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<br /> EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION
<br /> Program Description (3 pages OR LESS). Please provide the following information about
<br /> the proposed program:
<br /> Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a
<br /> Town/County priority/goal?
<br /> "When I had art therapy, I had a grown up I could go to and talk to for advice... This made me
<br /> realize how you were such a good part of my middle school years, and how art therapy wasn't
<br /> just a fun art thing, because that was how I viewed it back then, but no! It was a room filled
<br /> with fun, colors, excitement, and a room where I could find a way to express myself, my
<br /> feelings. It was really helpful to have it. I thank you for it."
<br /> -grn grade refugee student from Burma, reflecting on her past art therapy experience
<br /> ATI contributes to the mental health and general wellbeing of newly-arrived immigrants
<br /> and refugees, hereafter referred to as "newcomers", in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Orange, and
<br /> Durham Counties. ATI provides arts-based counseling services to approximately 225
<br /> newcomer adults and children from over 25 countries across the world. Of these newcomers,
<br /> approximately 125 are students in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County schools.
<br /> Approximately 25 are refugee women residing in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County.
<br /> ATI is currently seeking funding to 1) support group art therapy work for newcomer
<br /> adults and children which cannot be billed to insurance, 2) expand art therapy services to reach
<br /> newcomers that either do not have or lose insurance, and 3) cover the cost of art supplies,
<br /> interpreters, and research and evaluation costs. Specifically, ATI will use requested funds to
<br /> run 6 art therapy groups for adults and children across the county ($15,000/20 sessions, incl.
<br /> two art therapists per group and art supplies); research and evaluation costs ($4000/20 wks);
<br /> Interpretation ($6000/20 wks); and individual sessions for uninsured clients ($5000/20 wks).
<br /> ATI's activities align well with town and county priorities. Specifically, ATI provides
<br /> counseling services for many disadvantaged residents (i.e., newcomers) which help residents
<br /> cultivate wellness and avoid having to seek more intensive medical services (priority#1). ATI
<br /> provides counseling, mentorship, health and wellness education, and vocational support for
<br /> newcomers who already face academic, mental health, and social challenges. These hybrid
<br /> services positively impact education and job readiness (priority area #2). ATI seeks to directly
<br /> improve the health, mental health, and wellbeing of newcomers (priority area #3). By aligning
<br /> with all three priority areas through its focus on health and wellbeing for residents in need, ATI
<br /> is uniquely situated to serve town and county residents.
<br /> Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill
<br /> Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town
<br /> of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities
<br /> (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill
<br /> Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program.
<br /> The Newcomer Art Therapy Program (NATP) began in response to a community needs
<br /> assessment from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2008 and has expanded programming efforts and reach
<br /> ever since. ATI's NATP directly addresses numerous town and county needs and priorities. ATI
<br /> is committed to cultural sensitivity (Carrboro Board Priority A), social justice work, and the
<br /> bridging of diverse cultures (Orange County overarching goals), through its ongoing efforts of
<br /> cultural humility and cultural safety in counseling and research practices. These practices
<br /> acknowledge the power dynamics inherent between community members of different cultures
<br /> and positions, and commit to providing resources and settings that are familiar and empowering
<br /> to historically disenfranchised communities.
<br /> ATI's programming also relates to Chapel Hill's "Develop Good Places, New Spaces"
<br /> initiative in that we bring creative arts and social programming to diverse communities,
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