2018-637-E Finance - Youth Community Project outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:3457204A-7765-4E36-8B42-227F6F673AF6 XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION 2. Youth Artists Exhibitions e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. Youth, like everyone, need spaces where they can gather with their peers — organize and create programs, or spend leisure and creative time together. Many such places exist for thousands of our younger children, university students, adults, senior citizens. But Orange County's 6,000+ high-school age youths — five percent of the population — have limited programs available to them, especially cultural arts programs outside of school. The Youth Art Exhibition allows youth artists in Orange County an opportunity to express themselves and create pieces together with their peers and showcase them in a professional way. This falls in line with Chapel Hill Human Needs Assessment and Town of Chapel Hill priorities of youth support and increasing cultural and creative arts. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? Youth Art Exhibitions primary targets are youth artists in Chapel Hill, Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools and students of other local high schools. These students are representative of all local teens whose voices are exemplified by their artistic expression. In turn, this project targets our entire community who need to demonstrate that young people are an integral and contributing part of our overall community, to recognize that they have a voice in interpreting their experiences as important to our overall understanding of a holistic civic body. g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) The Youth Art Exhibition is organized by the YCP Managing Director, Christine Abernathy. Christine Abernathy has been working directly with Orange County teens for the past five years. She has also worked aboard teaching art-based youth empowerment in Honduras, Hungary, and Malaysia. She focuses on cultivating youth as community leaders and activating them to pursue their passions through advocacy and self-expression. Christine is currently pursuing a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. h) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an implementation timeline. The Youth Arts Exhibition will be carried out in the first half of the calendar year as fits with the venue and youth art clubs' calendars. This will involve months of planning and art creation, one month of showing at a gallery yet to be selected and months of exhibition at the YCP space. i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) Teens of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County are some of the most underserved residents in our community. Solutions to this problem begin with the recognition and honoring of the voices (including artistic expression) of our teenage youth. Absent, robust non-school programming or available modern venues, teens DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/31/2017 12:37:26 PM Page 22 of 45