2023-530-E-Social Svc-The Orange County Disability Awareness Council-outside agency award

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Program information P a g e 9 o f 2 4 AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following information about your agency: 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 02/1999 1. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): OCDAC's mission is to assist the public with removing barriers that block equal access to employment, transportation, housing, education, and overall community access for people with disabilities. 2. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (no more than 100 words). • We have earned several cash awards based on community relationships in tying technology to the needs of disabled. These cash awards include UPS, JCPenney Golden Rule, and IBM Community Development in Special Technology. • Established a technology lab for persons with moderate to severe disabilities and conducted technology workshops on Zoom for 41-51 registrants. • Our successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables is evident in our partnerships with established agencies in North Carolina such as NC Works, NC ADA Network, Insightful Visionairies, The Volunteer Center, NC Fair Housing Project, UNC Center for Public Service, Triangle eCycling and NC Food Bank. 3. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) NO If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer ? If no, please briefly explain. OCDAC has no full-time paid employees, but utilizes services of professional contractors Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 0 # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: 0 Race & Equity 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. We are requesting basic information about your organization’s racial equity work. 4. How has your organization incorporated racial equity goals into your organizational goals? The Orange County Disability Awareness Council prides itself on racial equity in leadership and membership. Since we are constantly faced with different types of biases, it is part of our mission to be totally inclusive. Our leadership draws from people of all background such as Native Americans, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, Asian, Arab, and Caucasian. 5. Please describe how you have involved the intended beneficiaries of the proposed project in the planning and design process (in 100 words or less). We have those entities in the design process with surveys, outside events and Zoom Meetings DocuSign Envelope ID: D33CE11B-4D47-490F-AD8B-A92F0A8ECFE9