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~-~~~~~~~- ~ i ~ REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES CONTRACT 1. General Comnany Information -Orange Enterprises (OE) is a CARF- (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities - a national accreditation agency) accredited community rehabilitation progran~ celebrating its 30°' year of service provision for persons with employment barriers. Our mission is maximizing the vocational potential for these individuals. We are a 501 C-3 organization funded by a vaziety of sources.. About 34 percent of our income is self-generated through contract work. The other income is primarily fee for service. United Way and the towns of Chapel Hill and Cazrboro contribute to the agency. Orange County provides $43,175 amorally and also provides the builduzg and maintenance of that building. We began operations as a publicly funded operation (a pazt of Orange Person Chathanl Mental Health Center) and became a private, non-profit agency in September, 1986.. OE feels that assuming the animal shelter services contract fits within our mission for the following reasons: It will provide us with evaluation sites that are community-based and integrated. We have between 35 and 40 students who aze currently working on an occupational course of study towards a high school diploma. Without this course of study, these students would either be drop-outs or leave school with a certificate of attendance. This course of study requires volunteer and paid employment hours. This will allow us to provide some of these hours. It will also allow us to provide acommunity-based site for vocational evaluation, a service that we currently provide in-house for North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. It will allow for potential paid employment in an integrated, community-based work site for our clients. • It wIll broaden our financial base. The more sources of income a company has, the better off a compazry is and the more services can be provided. o We will be able to spread our admhristrative income over a wider base of funding and further strengthen our financial viability. o It will allow us to lure a human resources professional. We currently have 42 full-time workers (Nine located in our Winston-Salem operation) azrd with the addition of staff, we will fall under the FMLA and also have to do more extensive Affirmative Action programming. We currently do not have the level of expertise on staff needed to assure compliance with all rules and regulations.. While OE does not have direct knowledge of anhnal shelter operations; we have had a a eat deal of success in establishing positive relationships with the general public and with other agencies. Orange County would be purchasing this reputation as well as our expertise in agency management; customer relations, financial responsibility, achieving national accreditation setting policies and