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DocuSign Envelope ID:6F4743BF-4EA0-4961-AF93-D6509976FC9A <br /> i <br /> I <br /> I � <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> i <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> i <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year):09 2008 <br /> f <br /> i <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> The Refugee Community Partnership (RCP) addresses the social and economic factors that <br /> drive refugees into cyclical poverty and social isolation upon resettlement to Orange County. <br /> Through long term relationship-based support, opportunity development, and language <br /> justice, RCP facilitates the following topline priorities: Employment& Income; Housing; Health <br /> Care;Access to Community Resources&Services; Social Bonding &Bridging;and Language <br /> Access. <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 /> RCP's Bridge Builders has garnered national attention as a community-driven model for <br /> refugee support and integration. Supported by the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, and <br /> Orange County, Bridge Builders was launched in 2011 and has soared from 164 participants <br /> to over 500 in just three years. Each year, we have carried out programmatic activities within <br /> our budget, and have completed all reporting requirements within the Towns' and County's <br /> time frames. i <br /> RCP won the Triangle Community Foundation's 2017 Social Innovation Award, and the <br /> 2019 GSK IMPACT Award for Bridge Builders, RCP's Executive Director won the <br /> Roddenberry Fellowship for the Bridge Builders model. RCP collaborates with 32+ agency <br /> partners —from medical clinics to school social workers to public housing -to create tailored <br /> and streamlined "referral pathways," eliminating the logistical barriers to accessing services <br /> across sectors—like complexity of applications and eligibility rules; inaccess to required <br /> support documentation; language barriers; and reverification processes that result in <br /> termination. This accompaniment model aims to produce real cost savings for both the j <br /> resident and their service providers. In 2019, 220 Bridge Builders provided over 2,000 hours <br /> of personal accompaniment to 530 Members. <br /> 4. 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 <br /> If no,please briefly explain. <br /> Schedule of Positions: #of FTE—Full-Time Paid Positons: 3 #of FTE—Part-Time Paid Positions:—4— <br /> Program information Page 8 of 21 ! <br />