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<br />Program informationPage 4 of 10 <br />AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> <br />Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> <br />1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 03/1996 <br /> <br />2. Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br />EMPOWERment, Inc.'s (EI) mission is to empower individuals and communities to achieve <br />their destiny through community organizing, affordable housing, and grassroots economic <br />development. EmPOWERment’s affordable housing mission is to reduce or remove housing <br />barriers for the most vulnerable populations in Chapel Hill and give them priority in receiving <br />aid. <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 /> Rental acquisitions: for the last 5 years the EI rental inventory has increased by 2-3 units <br />per year. We have consistently been on time and on budget for these acquisitions. <br />Affordable rental counseling: EI counselors collaborated with other non-profit agency and <br />municipalities to assist hundreds of families maintain housing through and after the <br />pandemic. EI’s timely response to the urgency of tenants is imperative. Our eviction <br />prevention rate is 100%. EI has seen the highest level growth in the area of counseling and <br />it continues to rise. <br /> <br /> <br />4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living 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: _4__ # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions: _1_ <br />Race & Equity <br />Consistent with our commitment to equity and inclusion, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br />Orange County Government are taking steps together to center racial equity in the Human Services <br />Funding Program. We are requesting basic information about your organization’s racial equity work. <br /> <br />5. How has your organization incorporated racial equity goals into your organizational goals? <br />As an affordable housing non-profit, EI understands that the wealth and income status of <br />individuals can be directly traced to racial discrimination and bias. EI has created an <br />infrastructure to achieve racial equity goals for renters by supplying housing counseling, <br />financial literacy, and strategic partnerships that help people of color thrive, thus reducing <br />the racial wealth and literacy gap. Housing segregation creates inequality in living conditions <br />related to housing such as clean drinking water, the type and condition of homes, and <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8E979ED6-1D8F-4C24-8DEC-03C92D7020EE