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DocuSign Envelope ID: FF8EA4C7-AC32-4CCF-ADC4-C781B247516E <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 03/1996 <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission(no more than o fewsentences):The mission of EmPOWERment, <br /> Inc. is to empower people and communities to determine their own destinies through <br /> affordable housing, community organizing, and grass roots economic development. <br /> 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 <br /> than 100 words). EmPOWERment was created 24 years ago to address the needs of <br /> gentrifying low wealth African American neighborhoods of Orange County. A <br /> Cornerstone agency providing resources and services. Successful programs below <br /> demonstrate accurate timetables and budgets. <br /> • Procure/maintain rental inventory of 53 units at a annual procurement rate of <br /> 3 units per year. <br /> • Home Buyers/Rental Counseling, homeownership, foreclosure at 500+ hours <br /> annually <br /> • Community Outreach: Resident capacity building through advocacy, resource <br /> sharing (monthly meetings attended by approximately 25 persons) <br /> • Career Explorers Summer Youth Program: 10 interns annually for 15 years <br /> • Midway Business Center: reducing barriers for women and minority <br /> entrepreneurs 200+ businesses <br /> • Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage?YES <br /> If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer?YES <br /> If no, please briefly explain. <br /> Schedule of Positions: #of FTE—Full-Time Paid Positons: 4 #of FTE—Part-Time Paid Positions: <br /> 1 <br />