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P a g e 10 o f 19 <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> <br />14. Who will directly <br />or indirectly <br />benefit from your <br />project? Please be <br />as specific as <br />possible on the <br />characteristics of <br />those who will <br />benefit including, <br />gender, race, age, <br />income level and <br />geographic <br />location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the <br />demographics of <br />the area where <br />your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Does your project <br />help to address <br />any racial <br />disparities in the <br />location it is <br />proposed for? <br /> <br />Please list any <br />data sources used <br />and show the <br />steps of any <br />calculations: <br />Residents of Carrboro and Orange County will directly and indirectly benefit <br />from this program. The program provides direct benefits by providing a free <br />food waste collection service for local residents. Composting organic <br />material will indirectly benefit local residents by reducing greenhouse gas <br />emissions in order to mitigate climate change. The food waste collection <br />program is open to the general public and there are no restrictions to <br />participation. <br />The program is an important resource for residents of multifamily housing in <br />Carrboro, as their ability to compost food waste is limited by a lack of yard <br />space to set up a composting bin or pile. This program provides an <br />opportunity for residents of multifamily housing to compost at no cost. <br />Residents of multifamily housing make up a large proportion of Carrboro’s <br />population, as approximately 58 percent of residences within the Town are <br />multi-unit structures (5,336 units). Source: Town of Carrboro Adopted <br />Annual Budget (2013), <br />http://www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/DocumentCenter/View/360/Section-1---Community- <br />and-Organizational-Profile-PDF <br /> <br />Food waste collection is offered at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, located at <br />the Town Commons at 301 W Main St. The median annual household <br />income for the census tract in this location is $37,100/year, which is lower <br />than the median annual household income for the Town of Carrboro overall, <br />which is approximately $58,700/year. Source: American Community Survey, <br />https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=45ede6d6ff7e4c <br />bbbffa60d34227e462 <br /> <br />Additional demographics of the project location: <br />Race and Hispanic Origin <br />Percentage <br />of Town <br />Population <br />Percentage <br />of Population <br />in Project <br />Location, <br />Census Tract <br />107.03 <br />White alone, not Hispanic 68% 58% <br />Black or African American alone, not <br />Hispanic 11% 15% <br />Asian alone, not Hispanic 9% 14% <br />American Indian and Alaska Native <br />alone, not Hispanic 0.30% 0% <br />Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific <br />Islander, not Hispanic 0% 0% <br />Two or more races, not Hispanic 4% 5% <br />Hispanic or Latino 7% 7% <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 925D6FBC-24A8-425B-8158-E760CA6EAD2A