2024-469-E-OCOEI Dept-Refugee Community Partnership-Outside Agency Funding

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1/30/24, 9:39 AM HSOA-24-6 https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/62569/react-form-details/62569 9/15 Primary Contact's Phone Number 919-590-5910 Primary Contact's Email Address daniella@refugeecommunitypartnership.org Describe the proposed program and the target population to benefit from the program. Please also explain how the program aligns with the Town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro's Human Services Program Results Framework and/or Orange County's BOCC Goals and Priorities (250 words or less). Target Population The program target population demographics table is included as an attachement on the application cover page. Please download the excel spreadsheet and fill out the demographic data in the table and then upload it with your application. Provide one copy per program that you are requesting funding for. The Triangle is home to a rapidly growing population of refugee and asylum- seeking communities. Language inaccess threatens the wellbeing of these communities, blocking non-English speaking residents from accessing housing, public benefits, and economic opportunities. Since 2020, RCP’s Membership- and their need for language support- has skyrocketed to 1,300+. Most institutions lack language services for global languages, preventing residents from being able to address their basic needs. More broadly, language access is critical for daily life - from finding and maintaining employment, to calling a child’s teacher or engaging with a landlord. RCP uses relationship-based support, opportunity development, and cultural stewardship to disrupt the socioeconomic drivers of poverty and isolation among refugee and migrant communities. Aligned with the Towns and County's priority to increase livelihood security among residents, RCP recruits and trains bilingual young adults from different language communities as Community Coordinators to act as bridges and cultural guides between non-English speaking residents and the broader community. Our intake process with new Members helps stabilize financial security, helping families enroll in public benefits, from signing up for public housing, to accessing discount internet and phone services, to enrolling in food assistance and childcare. We root out and eliminate predatory services, and support families dealing with threats of displacement, supporting families to decrease expenses and stabilize household income. From there, we work with families to establish and pursue personal goals, and support them in achieving them, while providing interpretation and accompaniment where language differences are a barrier to access. Docusign Envelope ID: 9A1CFCD5-41FF-4C02-9172-BC499052FC3A