2017-665-E Finance - ARC of the Triangle outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:7B55B196-3912-4C1A-ADB4-A753058DFEFD XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION others in need in our community can enjoy eating nutritious and locally grown food. The Petals with a Purpose program connects flowers to people. Each week a group of individuals, both with and without disabilities, gather together in the community to create flower vases as "Acts of Random Compassion" (A — R C) that have a rippling effect of good will in the community. They recycle and repurpose items destined for the landfill including soup cans, or water, juice and wine bottles that are transformed by their creative talents into vases of flowers. Our local Whole Foods donates beautiful fresh flowers every week. The flower vases are then delivered into the community to places like St. Joseph's food pantry and the Seymour Senior Center, and to local events like the Special Olympics, Stroud Rose's Anniversary Celebration, and the Town of Chapel Hill's Annual Appreciation Luncheon (where Mayor Pam Hemminger publically acknowledged our program.) Recipients of the flower arrangements receive free gifts of beauty, learn about The Arc, and will continue to enjoy reusing the Petals with Purpose vase at home; importantly all this with a focus to keep our landfills less filled! When individuals with UDD are contributing to the community in a positive way, then we are further along in reaching our goals of Creating a Place for Everyone and Nurturing our Communities. 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. The Arc programs meet multiple needs that are top priorities for the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Services Advisory Boards, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. We provide Educational and Family Resources for our clients through the cooking and exercise classes described above. We teach civic engagement, Nurturing Our Community, by working together to create flower arrangements or food creations that are then donated to other local nonprofit or governmental agencies. The HOPE Community gardens offer a local place for our individuals to grow healthy food that they can take home, stretching their income by not having to pay for the food or the travel to other grocery stores. People with IIDD live on very limited budgets and organic, fresh food is often expensive and less accessible. Much of the food grown is also shared and donated to food pantries, Seymour Senior Center and Meals on Wheels, thereby providing more food to more people, anad helping to nurture and feed our community in any small but meaningful way that we can. Through our classes and our Friday Fun Days, we provide happy, supported opportunities for vital socializing with both I/DD peers and the overall local community. Our Supported Employment program and Summer Work and Wellness program complement these activities by teaching job skills. We put a lot of effort into helping IIDD people become comfortable with using our local public transportation such as the free town bus systems and the UNC EZ Rider to get to and from programs. All these pieces come together to help Creating a Place for Everyone. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/26/2017 5:52:39 PM Page 'i of 26;