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<br />Program information  P a g e  11 of 28  <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 nourish and enrich the <br />lives of older adults through meal delivery and personal connection. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in <br />carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting <br />proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words) <br /> <br />For the past 46 years MOWOCNC has faithfully served older adults, maintaining or <br />increasing service levels through strong financial oversight, community outreach and <br />engagement, innovation, and the dedication and commitment of our donors and volunteers. <br />In 2022, through a year of heightened food costs and economic challenges, we increased <br />meal distribution by 8.9%, despite a $1.60 per meal price increase in August of 2022. We <br />served 67,292 meals along with friendly check-ins to over 400 older adults across Chapel <br />Hill, Carrboro, and rural Orange.  <br /> <br /> <br />4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living <br />wage? (Yes / No) Yes <br /> <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? Yes <br /> <br />If no, please briefly explain. <br /> <br /> <br /> Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: _1__ # of FTE – Part- <br />Time Paid Positions: _5_ <br />Race & Equity <br />Consistent with our commitment to equity and inclusion, the Towns of Chapel Hill <br />and Carrboro and Orange County Government are taking steps together to center <br />racial equity in the Human Services Funding Program. We are requesting basic <br />information about your organization’s racial equity work. <br /> <br />5. How has your organization incorporated racial equity goals into your <br />organizational goals? <br /> <br />For the past five years MOWOCNC has been working on expanding board and staff <br />diversity to be more representative of the Orange County community and the recipients we <br />serve. MOWOCNC has a low threshold to apply, attempting to provide as close to no- <br />barrier-to-entry as possible. You may be referred to MOWOCNC in multiple ways, including <br />by friends, neighbors, and self. All initial eligibility phone calls and the in-depth intakes follow <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E701E49A-4289-4810-AE30-AED24F19182B