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<br />Program information Page 9 of 22 <br />AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> <br />Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> <br />1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 09/2010 <br /> <br /> <br />2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> <br />Farmer Foodshare’s mission is to reshape the disconnected food system by removing <br />barriers to growing and accessing local food. Operating through the lenses of food <br />sovereignty, food distribution and food education, we create markets for North Carolina <br />farmers to sell what they grow and deliver fresh, healthy food to people in need. <br /> <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 /> <br />For the past decade, Farmer Foodshare has partnered with farmers, community <br />members, institutions and hunger relief agencies to build a healthy, sustainable food <br />system in Orange County and across North Carolina. Donation Stations, the program <br />that launched Farmer Foodshare, has operated consistently at four Orange County <br />farmers markets for years, benefiting thousands of residents annually while also <br />supporting NC farmers. Out of these experiences, we have launched a successful <br />Wholesale Market and developed educational programming in schools that deepens the <br />community’s engagement with local food and the people who grow it. <br /> <br /> <br />4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living <br />wage? (Yes / No) Yes <br /> <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? <br />No <br /> <br />If no, please briefly explain. <br /> <br />We hold a living wage certification from Durham County because our office is <br />physically located in Durham County. <br /> <br /> Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 8 <br /> # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: 3 <br /> <br /> <br />PROGRAM INFORMATION <br />*Please submit for each program if applying for funding for more than one program. <br /> <br />5. Program Name: Donation Stations <br /> <br /> Program Primary Contact and Title: Braedyn Mallard, Program Manager <br /> <br /> Telephone Number: 919.274.6166 E-Mail: Braedyn@farmerfoodshare.org <br />EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C888F46-91B5-4337-8927-E87F20B28ADC