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<br />Program information Page 5 of 15 <br />AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> <br />Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> <br />1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 05/2010 <br /> <br /> <br />2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> <br />PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro fights hunger by mobilizing our neighbors to provide non- <br />perishable and fresh food for families, schools, and pantries. <br /> <br />Our monthly food drives collect food and funds to support many initiatives, including: <br />• ensuring our local food pantries are well-stocked with non-perishable food; <br />• distributing fresh food and grocery gift cards directly into the hands of families with <br />children in the public schools identified as food insecure; <br />• creating and stocking pantries with healthy snacks in each of the 20 public schools <br />and the community’s after-school programs; <br />• providing emergency food support to community social service agencies during <br />COVID-19, and <br />• creating more public awareness about the severity of hunger in the community, and <br />the benefits of fresh food consumption. <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 /> <br />Since 2010, PORCH’s Food for Families program has grown, serving over 500 families <br />(2135 individuals) living in poverty in our community at its peak in 2021. FFF has received <br />Outside Agency funding for the past six years and has met all its performance measures <br />each year, successfully delivering fresh food according to budget that is consumed by our <br />enrolled families. <br /> <br />FFF expanded enrollment during the pandemic, and we anticipate continued significant <br />need. We have provided essential food support, uninterrupted, including grocery gift cards <br />and fresh food each month. We also supported other community food distribution efforts, <br />providing leadership and volunteers. <br /> <br />4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) NA <br /> <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? Yes <br /> <br />If no, please briefly explain. <br /> <br />PORCH is currently an all-volunteer run organization. We are in the process of adding <br />at least one employee in 2022. <br /> <br /> Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: _1__ # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: _0_ <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 29366550-6A20-4B30-A362-E40C819AE769