2022-384-E-Housing-Rebuilding Together of the triangle-FY 23 Outside agency funding

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Program information P a g e 8 o f 22 AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following informat ion about your agency: 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): January 1996 2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): The mission of Rebuilding Together of the Triangle (RTT) is repairing homes, revitalizing communities, and rebuilding lives. Our critical home repairs and accessibility modificat ions make a sustainable impact, ensuring vulnerable homeowners – including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and families with children – live in safe, healthy homes. 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in c arrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words). RTT is the only local nonprofit organization exclusively focused on comprehensive repair services for Triangle-area homeowners. In addition to repairing more than 150 homes each year, RTT has developed the partnerships necessary to take on large-scale, highly complicated projects. In 2019, we received the Chatham County Public Health Department Partner of the Year Award for mob ilizing support from the state division of water quality for septic repairs and for assisting the county health department with homes occupied by lead poisoned children. In 2020, RTT was awarded a six-figure grant from the USDA for rural housing preservation in Chatham County. 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 ? No If no, please briefly explain. Headquartered in Wake County, RTT has not applied to become an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer. Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 11 # of Part-Time Paid Positions: 2 NEW THIS YEAR Consistent with our commitment to equity and inclusion, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and Orange County Government are taking steps together to center racial equity in the Human Services Funding Program. Over the course of the next year, the Towns and County will conduct a comprehensive racial-equity analysis of the program and we are requesting basic information about your organization’s racial equity work. a. Please describe how you have involved the intended beneficiaries of the proposed project in the planning and design process (in 100 words or less). RTT works closely with the Orange County Home Preservation Coalition to ensure that every eligible homeowner in need has access to apply for services. Our home assessment process is designed to incorporate the unique needs of each individual homeowner, and our proposed work scopes reflect the improvements and modifications necessary to create living environments that are s afe, healthy, accessible, and energy efficient. DocuSign Envelope ID: B438B920-B207-4BCC-8708-F907392FF717