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P a g e 10 o f 2 3 <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> Note: The Eno River Farmers’ Market will be administering <br />the grant by themselves and carrying out all the tasks of <br />recruitment, organizing, advising, training and supervising <br />the compost monitors. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />14. Who will directly or indirectly <br />benefit from your project? <br />Please be as specific as possible <br />on the characteristics of those <br />who will benefit including, <br />gender, race, age, income level <br />and geographic location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the <br />demographics of the area <br />where your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Does your project help to <br />address any racial disparities in <br />the location it is proposed for? <br /> <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of any <br />calculations: <br />With the addition of the Community Compost Collection site, <br />Northern Orange County residents now have somewhere closer <br />to home to bring compostables. <br /> <br />Hillsborough has higher concentrations of residents that identify <br />as minorities, so the ERFM draws from a more racially diverse <br />population than other parts of Orange County. The ERFM <br />Community Compost Collection site provides a way for <br />community members of every demographic to learn about <br />composting and reduce waste. Compost monitors will educate <br />ERFM customers/visitors about the positive environmental <br />impact of composting and assist those who need help getting <br />started with composting by providing information about how to <br />get started with home collection of compostables, including what <br />can be composted and the environmental impact of diverting <br />food waste from the landfill and creating compost. <br /> <br />In addition, northern Orange County has a higher percentage of <br />low-income residents than the rest of Orange County. Those who <br />have limited time and resources to travel to a waste a nd recycling <br />center are able to utilize our program while at the Market, saving <br />gas and time. <br /> <br />Hillsborough Demographics (where the decrease in car <br />emissions will occur) <br /> <br />According to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS), <br />the racial composition of Hillsborough was: <br /> <br /> White: 64.13% <br /> Black or African American: 20.93% <br /> Other race: 7.20% <br /> Asian: 3.57% <br /> Native American: 2.18% <br /> Two or more races: 2.00% <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: AFC9D9B8-B7DD-46DF-8603-54762363FD20