2017-720-E Finance - Table outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: D3ADCOFO-560B-45AA-A3EA-B65E3A3A06DE XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Program Description Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town/County priority/goal? The Weekend Meal Backpack Program (WMBP) is TABLE's school year hunger relief program for hungry children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. Currently, 30% of kids in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System rely on free and subsidized school breakfasts and lunches during the week. Consequently, they often go hungry on weekends and school vacations when those free meals are not available. TABLE works to meet their need for emergency food during those times. At the end of each week, TABLE distributes fresh produce and healthy non-perishables to participating youngsters. Receiving this emergency food aid each week allows children to return to school Mondays not ravenous - but ready to learn. TABLE's WMBP primarily addresses the Town/County priority to improve health and nutrition of local kids by providing them with healthy non-perishables, produce, and fresh milk every single week. According to parents' responses to our spring 2016 survey, 89% of kids who received healthy food from TABLE for more than one year ate fruits and vegetables often, compared to 70% of new participants. Secondarily, however, it is evident that the WMBP directly addresses the other two Town/County priorities as well: 1) WMBP improves the opportunity for a good education for local kids because they are able to focus on their schoolwork instead of their grumbling bellies as well as miss fewer school days because of frequent sickness. According to parent responses in spring 2016, 28% of our kids likely performed better academically because of food they received from TABLE. This is new data from 2016 and we will continue to measure it annually. 2) WMBP serves as a safety-net for parents and families of children because it allows parents to put more of their funds toward other bills like rent, utilities, fuel or transportation, keeping them from falling further into poverty. 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. TABLE's hunger relief programs target food-insecure preschool, elementary, and middle school children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. During the current 2016/2017 school year, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System let us know that 30.11% of children attending their schools were enrolled in the National School Lunch Program suggesting that nearly 1 in 3 local children are 1) at risk for hunger on weekends and other times of the year when schools meals are not available and 2) have limited access to fresh food because of expense and access issues. The breakdown of this statistic is as follows: • 32.10% of preschool and elementary schoolchildren • 25.93% of middle school students That's more than 2,300 kids that are likely going hungry on weekends and school holidays when they do not have access to their free school breakfasts and lunches. These kids are not simply at risk for being hungry on weekends, but they are at risk for low