2024-518-E-Visitors Bureau=Orange County Living Wage-Outside Agency

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1/31/24, 11:37 AM HSOA-24-41 https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/63264/react-form-details/63264 2/14 Agency's Purpose/Mission Statement brief description of your organization’s past achievements Wages and Positions Does the agency pay permanent employees a living wage? Yes Is the agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? Yes Award Programs Check one or more of the following application types. Human Services Awards (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County) Small Awards (Chapel Hill & Carrboro Applicants Only) Orange County Living Wage (OCLW) seeks to address a key root cause of poverty by elevating pay to a Living Wage for lower income workers. Poverty is associated with food insecurity, housing insecurity, as well as substandard childcare, education, and health. Many people living in poverty are employed in low paying jobs and do not earn sufficient wages (minimum in NC is $7.25/hr) to provide for their basic needs without reliance on government assistance. The dire need for a Living Wage for our community is recognized by its inclusion as a component of this application. OCLW's primary efforts to meet this objective are through its voluntary employer certification program that encourages and highlights living wage employment. OCLW certifies and promotes public, private, and non-profit employers in Orange County that pay full and part-time employees a living wage. During FY 2022-23, OCLW certified 42 new employers (reaching 367 total), continued to recertify more than 80% of certified employers, and added over $700,000 in raised wages to the regional economy (reaching over $3 million total). OCLW has consistently met its objectives, commitments, and budgets established in prior outside agency proposals and internal plans. For every dollar OCLW invests, $17.46 is added to the spending power of workers in our community Docusign Envelope ID: 5C318706-42D9-4B0F-B8A6-43E915CB7F39