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DocuSign Envelope ID:7E3AF63A-2F47-4028-951A-OOBA2A7COOB2 <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency. <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation [Month/Year]: November 1970 <br /> IFC was founded in 1963 and has been operating for 56 years. It was incorporated in <br /> November 1970. <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission(no more than a few sentences): <br /> IFC confronts the causes and responds to the effects of poverty in our community. We <br /> believe in a community where everyone's basic needs are met, including dignified and <br /> affordable housing, an abundance of healthy food, and meaningful social connection. <br /> 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization's past achievements in carrying out similar <br /> projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (no more than <br /> 100 words). <br /> In 1963, seven women united to address the conditions of poverty in Chapel Hill and <br /> Carrboro through the efforts of volunteers. Since then, IFC has become the primary non- <br /> profit provider of basic needs services for people living or working in our community. IFC <br /> has built capacity over decades to respond quickly and competently to residents' diverse <br /> needs in partnership with the County's Department of Social Services, the Towns of <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the OC Partnership to End Homelessness, United Way of the <br /> Triangle, the Emergency Solutions Grant Program, the Department of Housing and <br /> Urban Development, and many private foundations. <br /> Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage?(Yes/NO) Yes <br /> If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer?Yes,we are proud to be <br /> If no, please briefly explain. <br /> Schedule of Positions: #of FTE—Full-Time Paid Postions: 28 #of FTE—Part-Time Paid Positions: 7 <br /> IFC is grateful to leverage the time and energy of 750+ volunteers, who provide almost <br /> 30,000 hours of pro Bono staff time each year. IFC could not operate without them. <br /> - - ........................................................... ....-- ---.... _..............._......... <br /> Pi-ogram information Page 4 o F 17 <br />