2017-706-E Finance - ArtsCenter outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:C4C09F35-022B-45DE-8313-4A1ED7AF458B XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Program Description (3 p max) ArtsCenter Youth Department (Orange County) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town/County priority/goal? Youth Programs-- The ArtsCenter will provide one year of youth educational and arts activities that reach approximately 30,000 children primarily from Orange County. The ArtsCenter's Youth Education department includes School Shows, Artist-In-Residence residencies, summer ArtsCamps, Afterschool Arts Immersion, and Youth Arts Classes. We are seeking funding for scholarships for underserved children to participate in Afterschool Arts Immersion (at The ArtsCenter) and for Artist-In-Residence residencies (in Orange County Schools). Youth Education fits well within the above Carrboro and Chapel Hill goals as well as Orange County BOCC Goals #6: "Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity [and] education at all levels..." 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 goals, 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. As noted in the Orange County BOCC strategic goals adopted in 2009: it is important to the county to (Goal # 3:) Implement planning and economic development polices which create a balanced, dynamic local economy...which promotes diversity ... while embracing community values and (Goal #6:) "Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity [and] education at all levels..." The ArtsCenter as a whole on contributes to fulfilling goal #3 and the Youth Education division helps reach goal #6 with the diversity of artists and cultures represented. The need for ArtsCenter programs and services is reflected in the organizations growth statistics: In 1987, we served 60,000 patrons annually—in FY2015-16, we served more than 95,000. The ArtsCenter regularly surveys ArtSchool students, Youth Program Parents, and theater, concert, and gallery attendees to ensure that patron expectations are being met, to learn new and evolving needs, to discover new populations to be served, and to gather suggestions for improvement. Orange County and Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School teachers, administrators, and PTA regularly evaluate the quality and value of the School Shows and Artist In Residence residencies, which are both designed to reinforce current NC standards and curricula. Pages 84-85 of the Consolidated Plan note that "Orange County, North Carolina is home to a university, hospitals, and some manufacturing establishments and therefore has a diverse economy. The three (3) largest categories of jobs in Orange County in business by sector is as follows: Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations - 4,693 jobs; Education and Health Care Services - 4,025 jobs; Retail Trade - 2,942 jobs." As an employer of more than 1000 artists per year on a part-time or contract basis, The ArtsCenter contributes to the health and diversity of Orange County employment and acts as an economic engine for our area. PROGRAM INFORMATION 2/8/2017 5:24:23 PM Page 13 of 20