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<br />Program information Page 9 of 25 <br />AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> <br />Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> <br />1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 09/1976 <br /> <br /> <br />2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): To enhance the well-being of older adults by <br />alleviating hunger and reducing social isolation and loneliness. <br /> <br /> <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). <br />For the past 45 years, Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels (CHCMOW) has been <br />faithfully serving older adults in Orange County. On June 29, 2020 Orange County Rural <br />Alliance officially merged into CHCMOW, forming Meals on Wheels Orange County, NC. <br />In response to the merger and COVID we increased meal distribution by 17,000 meals, a <br />39% increase, pivoted our operations to meet COVID safety requirements, expanded <br />services to include emergency food and supply distributions, and widened our donor <br />base to help fund our growth. In 2021, we maintained our heightened service capacity <br />serving approximately 61,000 meals. <br /> <br /> <br />4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes <br /> <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? <br /> <br />If no, please briefly explain. <br /> <br /> <br /> Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 1 # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: 4 <br />NEW THIS YEAR <br />Consistent with our commitment to equity and inclusion, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br />Orange County Government are taking steps together to center racial equity in the Human Services <br />Funding Program. Over the course of the next year, the Towns and County will conduct a comprehensive <br />racial-equity analysis of the program and we are requesting basic information about your organization’s <br />racial equity work. <br /> <br />a. Please describe how you have involved the intended beneficiaries of the <br />proposed project in the planning and design process (in 100 words or <br />less). We do an in-depth intake interview for all potential clients that focusses <br />on food insecurity, health and wellness, social isolation and loneliness, and <br />offers all the options MOWOCNC currently has the capacity to offer which <br />enables the client to have choice/input into the services received. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 3E214CCE-9F32-46C0-9591-DFA25EDE6B6C