2024-535-E-Social Svc-Volunteers for Youth-Outside Agency

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1/30/24, 2:50 PM HSOA-24-33 https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/63101/react-form-details/63101 2/13 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) Volunteers for Youth's mission is to provide services to Orange County, North Carolina youth to help them become contributing members of the community. We achieve this by cultivating strengths, encouraging positive relationships, and helping youth develop the ability to make responsible choices. Through mentoring, community service, and teen court programs, Volunteers for Youth seeks to close the opportunity gap for Orange County youth by strengthening their social ties. Volunteers for Youth is an anti-racist organization. We are committed to identifying, discussing, and challenging issues of race and color. We are dedicated to dismantling racism. Our programs empower local youth and help them recognize that they are valuable and important assets to our community. Volunteers for Youth’s 41-year-old mentoring program is the longest running mentoring program in Orange County. VFY began Orange County’s juvenile community service program in 1992 and the teen court program has been a part of VFY since 2004. Thousands of local children and teens have reaped the benefits of participating in these programs. Throughout the course of VFY’s history, the organization has successfully adhered to budgets, timetables, and guidelines necessary to carry out these programs. Docusign Envelope ID: 56236DB9-D561-482D-8D02-F9F4FB22B3FC