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DocuSign Envelope ID:5AA6A454-5FE1-4D3D-BC86-92EE503AC9A3 <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): September 2013 <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> The Refugee Support Center is a volunteer-based organization established to facilitate the <br /> transition of local refuges to a new life in our community by providing them with services, <br /> assisting them with access to resources, and teaching them skills to promote self- <br /> sufficiency. <br /> 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization's past achievements in <br /> carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting <br /> proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words). <br /> Past achievements include successfully providing refugees with assistance related to <br /> housing, employment, transportation, health care access, legal counsel through our pro <br /> bono law clinic, immigration legal assistance for green card, citizenship and family <br /> reunification applications, English/ citizenship instruction, after school tutoring, personal <br /> financial literacy, and food/clothing access. Services are typically offered individually and in <br /> small classes, but periodic community-wide workshops have been held on Health <br /> Education, Immigration, and Legal Information. Timetables and budget deadlines have been <br /> met when required by grants: Strowd Roses, UNC Center for Public Service, Orange County <br /> Social Justice, the Town of Chapel Hill Human Services and Orange County Human <br /> Services. <br /> 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living <br /> 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: # of FTE — Part- <br /> Time Paid Positions: 3 <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION <br /> *Please submit for each program if applying for funding for more Than one program. <br /> 5. Program Name: Centralized Location for Services <br /> Program Primary Contact and Title: Flicka Bateman <br /> Prograrn inforrnat:ion P a g e 9 o f 2 2 <br />