2018-213-E DSS - Interfaith Council outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: EB294A71-C7D1-4EE4-8287-60A6149320D4 The Food Pantry also relies on food donations and volunteers to provide around 1,100 bags of groceries to food insecure households every month. Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents and workers may receive groceries as often as once a month, and many seek emergency assistance as well. Staff, student interns and community volunteers receive, sort and stock food, interview clients and greet members at the reception desk. Evening hours are provided by UNC-Chapel Hill students who keep the Pantry open until 7 p.m. two days a week during the academic year. In addition to normal operations, approximately 800 holiday dinners are distributed in November and December to member households. Orange County aims to ensure a community network of basic human services and infrastructure that maintains, protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. Both Food Security Programs are safety-net services for disadvantaged residents. Food is a basic human need, and these programs meet that daily need. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County 130CC 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 Chapel Hill Human Services Need Assessment identifies food — specifically affordable food and access to healthy food - as a significant human need in our community. Many government and nonprofit organizations address the need for food, especially local, healthy food options. However, more needs to be done. According to 2015 data from Feeding America, Orange County had an overall food insecurity rate of 14.3 percent and 19,790 food insecure people. Out of those 19,790 food insecure people, 39 percent did not qualify for SNAP or other government-run nutrition programs. In the first half of the current year, Pantry members representing 40 households did not qualify for Food and Nutrition Services. Because the Pantry does not have strict income guidelines, IFC increases food security for these households. The Pantry does not screen out households that are receiving food services from other programs. Similarly, the Community Kitchen is open to anyone who is hungry. Both programs are available to Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents and workers free of charge. IFC works with our supply-chain partners to incorporate as much fresh, healthy food as possible into our offerings. By providing hot meals and a week's worth of groceries at a time, IFC"s Community Kitchen and Pantry, alongside other food relief organizations in Orange County, work to combat local food insecurity. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? ... _..__......... _._..--.__ -- DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/23/2018 2:06:13 PM P a g e 32 of 37