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DocuSign Envelope ID:70FA685C-23OD-4616-AOFD-2C4EC50BBB3F <br /> AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): March 2012 <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission(no more than a few sentences):The Marian Cheek Jackson Center's mission is <br /> to honor, renew, and build community in the historic Northside, Pine Knolls, Tin Top, and Lloyd/Broad <br /> communities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.We were established in 2008 to respond to rapid demographic <br /> changes in historically Black, low-wealth communities in Orange County, NC. As a place-based and oral <br /> history-driven organization, we preserve the future of neighborhoods in transition and pursue MLK's <br /> vision of beloved community through education & youth leadership, organization & advocacy, and <br /> community events. <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). We have a team of professional staff and trained community mentors who have successfully <br /> carried out this program for 6 years. Each year,we increased capacity while keeping to our budget. In the <br /> past year,we greatly exceeded our target numbers, more than doubling the number of workshops <br /> offered and almost doubling the number of students served. For this reason,we will employ more <br /> workshop leaders to meet demand.We maintain very high levels of teacher satisfaction and student <br /> engagement.Students of color and low-income families are overrepresented in our audiences; responses <br /> consistently show our workshops are empowering and impactful. <br /> 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage?(Yes/No) Yes <br /> If yes, is this agency an Grange Count-v Living Wage Certified Employer?Yes <br /> If no, please briefly explain. <br /> Schedule of Positions: #of FTE—Full-Time Paid Positons: 5 #of FTE--Part-Time Paid Positions:5 <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION <br /> *Please submit for each program if opplying for funding for more than one program. <br /> S. Program Name: Learning Across Generations(LAG):Local Civil Rights and Oral History Education <br /> Program Primary Contact and Title:Dr.Andrea Wuerth, Dir of Education and Communications <br /> Telephone Number: 919-960-1670 E-Mail:andrea@iacksoncenter.info <br /> 6. Please briefly describe the proposed program, including an explanation of how it aligns with the Town of <br /> Chanel Hill and Carrboro's Results Framework, and Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, and the target <br /> population to benefit from the program. (100 words or less) Based on the transformative power of stories <br /> and storytelling, our LAG program shares the rich local history of Northside and other historically black <br /> neighborhoods in Chapel HIII with K-12 students, primarily in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County. Our <br /> workshops bring oral histories into classrooms through multimedia presentations and experiential activities, <br /> often featuring interactions between students and our Community Mentor Team,veterans of the local civil <br /> rights movement. The LAG program aligns with TOCH Intermediate Result 1.2, in which children <br /> Program information P a g e 8 o f 2 1 <br />