2021-647-E-County Mgr-El Centro Hispano-Outside Agency Funding

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Program information P a g e 5 o f 17 AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following information about your agency: 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 1/1998 2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): El Centro Hispano works to strengthen the community, build bridges, and serve as advocates for equity and inclusion of Hispanics /Latinos in the Triangle area of North Carolina. We achieve these purposes by making advancements in Education, Economic Development, and Health & Well-being. While the organization’s priority population is the Latino community, services are rendered to all groups in the community that experience similar socio-economic needs and/or barriers. 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words). El Centro Hispano has been serving the Orange-Chapel Hill-Carrboro area for 10 years. During 2019-2020 and in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, ECH served a total of 15,863 households of which 4,776 non-repeat, 8,613 repeat contacts were Orange-Chapel Hill- Carrboro residents In March 2020, ECH went into emergency response mode as individuals contacted the office for help due to the impact of COVID19 on their lives whether it was j ob loss, need for food, rent and utilities assistance, access to testing, etc. In partnership with NC DHHS and Curamericas, ECH engaged 35 CHWs to do outreach, education, and community support. 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? Yes If no, please briefly explain. Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 18 # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: 13 + 35 Community Health Workers (Temporary- COVID19 Response) DocuSign Envelope ID: 19D4C255-6C4E-420A-B8D1-63E97B864BA9