2018-452-E Finance - Volunteers for Youth outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 4B292955- 9A36- 47C6- BDDE- 4E9CDOBA074D EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Volunteers for Youth has provided services to Orange County youth since 1982. In 2009, our mentoring program received a major blow when the North Carolina Legislature did away with funding for mentoring across the state. In 2015, our organization took another hit when the Triangle United Way revamped its funding structure away from member agencies. Volunteers for Youth staff has been reduced from six to four positions but we have maintained our services with the help of dedicated volunteers, interns, and staff. If Volunteers for Youth receives a reduced allocation or none at all, we will have to look at reducing much needed services, most particularly our mentoring program. Mentoring is one of the most commonly cited needs of parents, including those in the Family Success Alliance zones, so we are hopeful that we can continue our highly effective program with the funding requested. k) What percentage of your target population is low - moderate income? Volunteers for Youth does not track the incomes of the families of the children and youth with whom we work. Our estimate, based on a fairly good awareness of the living circumstances of these families is that approximately 65% of the families are low to moderate income. 1) What efforts do you make to seek feedback about your program from your target population (e.g. survey, evaluations, etc. ?) Volunteers for Youth staff check in regularly with program participants and their parents and with volunteer mentors and work site coordinators. The feedback we receive guides us in shaping our programs to fit the needs of the families and in providing relevant workshops and trainings to address current challenges. m) Include any other pertinent information. For the 2018 -19 fiscal year, Volunteers for Youth seeks to expand its mentoring services with increased funding from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County and with funding from a local foundation. Since the funding for mentoring was eliminated by the state legislature in 2009, Volunteers for Youth has attempted to continue providing this much - needed service with limited resources. Increased funding will allow us to match more children with one -on -one mentors, especially children in the Orange County Schools district where the need for mentoring is greatest. With the requested funding, Volunteers for Youth will hire a full -time mentoring coordinator who will provide mentors to 20 more children in 2018119 and 30 more in the following year. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/19/2018 2:38:17 PM Page 18 of 26