2024-329-E-OCOEI Dept-Refugee Community Partnership-Outside Agency Funding

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AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following information about your agency: 1.Date of Incorporation (Month/Year):09/2008 2.Agency’s Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences):The Refugee Community Partnership (RCP)is a grassroots organization that uses community-led design to disrupt threats to the health and safety of refugee and migrant communities,creating systems that connect people to the resources they need while mobilizing institutions to eliminate barriers to access. Our 1,200+Members are largely non-English speaking,representing 13 unique languages with 18 dialects,hailing from Burma,Syria,Turkey,Yemen,Lebanon,the Congo,Central African Republic,El Salvador,Colombia,Guatemala,Honduras,Mexico,and Afghanistan.Most are families with young children,and roughly 98%live below the Federal Poverty Line.Centering relationships of mutual aid and transformative companionship,RCP works at the intersection of social mobility,health equity,and language justice,to ensure that our Members experience economic and social well-being & opportunities to thrive as they rebuild home in Orange County. 3.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). RCP creates tailored and streamlined “referral pathways,” deploying Community Coordinators and Bridge Builder Volunteers to provide personal interpretation and accompaniment eliminating language barriers that obstruct access to cross-sector services and stabilizing financial security. Last year, Community Coordinators earned 2x living wage, providing 2,802 hours of interpretation for 280+ residents navigating public services, from housing lease renewal meetings, to DSS, to accessing crisis response services. RCP’s work has garnered national attention and funding as a community-driven model for refugee support. Supported by the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County, RCP was launched in 2011 and has over 1,200+ Members. Each year, we carry out programmatic activities within budget, and complete reporting requirements within timeframes. 4.Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage?(Yes / No)Yes If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer?Yes If no, please briefly explain. Schedule of Positions: # of FTE – Full-Time Paid Positions:10 # of FTE – Part-Time Paid Positions:4 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. Program information Page 9 of 21 DocuSign Envelope ID: C7E9E35D-4294-4C57-9D16-FD34B7245AA8