2018-509-E Finance - El Centro Hispano outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: A89913EK- BAEC- 40F3 -91 E1- A9D77FC4C488 EXHIBIT A: PROVIDE 'S TSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Please provide the following information a ou the proposed program. d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County priority /goal? El Centro Hispano seeks funding to support services rendered through the Center for Employment and Leadership (CEL) located at the Carrboro - Chapel Hill Office. CEL's programs and services align with the Board of County Commissioners' values of diversity and social justice and help address Goal #3; to implement planning and economic development policies which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which promote diversity, sustainable growth, and enhanced revenue while embracing community values. it also supports the Town of Chapel Hill priorities of Supporting Community Prosperity, Nurturing Our Community, and Growing Town, UNC and UNC Healthcare Collaborations. CEL helps connect job seekers with employment, particularly day laborers and domestic workers. It provides worker training, job placement services, financial literacy education, community outreach, and grassroots mobilization. Staff work with area employers to connect with a strong, ready workforce and to assure a safe workplace and fair wages. In addition, through a collaboration with The Financial Clinic and Unidos US, CEL is taking the lead in providing Financial Education and Counseling through a national network of financial coaches of topics related to Budgeting, Banking, Credit, Debt, Taxes, and Building Assets. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chap @l Mill Humao. Servlce5 Need-s Assessment, orangq_ County QQCC P-oals A 1ag,_gQ of Chapel 1-11.I1 Cound Vials, Carrboro goals, or other community priorities (i.e. CouncillBoard Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. El Centro Hispano's Center for Employment and Leadership help address the Jobs and Jobs Training and Community Engagement priorities of the 2012 Human Services Report. Between 1995 and 2005, the number of Hispanic /Latino workers in North Carolina increased 431 %, which accounted for 35% of the state's total workforce. By the end of 2005, three out of four Latinos residing in North Carolina were employed in construction, wholesale, manufacturing, and the retail industries. While Orange County was holding its own with a 3.5% unemployment rate, there was an upsurge in that rate, 4.20 %, toward the end of 2015. Many Latinos, both men and women, are seeking independent work to secure or supplement incomes. We have seen an increase in men seeking assistance from CEL to obtain work or secure wages as day laborers. Women have sought assistance to secure work as Domestic workers. Most of the workers are from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador; however, Caucasian and African American day laborers have also frequented the Worker's Center. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/22/2018 10:14:21 AM P a g e 1' 0 f = 3