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AGENCY INFORMATION <br />Please provide the following information about your agency: <br />1.Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): February, 2005 <br />2.Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br />With a focus on STEM education, the arts, child health and emerging literacy, Kidzu <br />Children’s Museum inspires children and the adults in their lives to learn through creative, <br />purposeful play. Kidzu’s vision is to be a national model of excellence as a community <br />centered children’s museum. That is, to effectively serve, celebrate and reflect the <br />community through unique, play-based experiential exhibits and programs that promote <br />21st century skill-building and family engagement. <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 />Kidzu has offered reduced ticket rates to EBT/SNAP recipients via Museums for All, <br />an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, since 2018. We also offer free <br />organizational memberships to community non-profits and free camp scholarships for <br />underserved/underrepresented children in our area, which we most recently have reserved <br />for refugee children. By working with community groups, such as El Centro and the Refugee <br />Center, we routinely offer a variety of multicultural and multilingual programs. Kidzu has a <br />positive track record of securing and managing funding from foundations, private <br />corporations, and through the local and federal government. <br />4.Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living <br />wage?(Yes / No)Yes and No <br />5. <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer?No <br />If no, please briefly explain. <br />Kidzu provides a living wage for all salaried staff and most part-time hourly staff.The <br />remaining staff are UNC-CH work study students,who receive $10.50/hr,the second <br />highest tier of work-study pay rates. <br />Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions: 12 # of FTE – <br />Part-Time Paid Positions: 14 <br />Race & Equity <br />Program informationPage 11 of 31 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9F73F5ED-FE40-4DB1-BBAD-AF773010D285