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1/11/24, 11:14 AM HSOA-24-13 <br />https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/62510/react-form-details/62510 13/15 <br />Please briefly describe how your proposed programs aligns with evidence-based approaches to addressing <br />human service need(s). <br />Please describe one to three key partnerships/collaborations that add the most value to the success of the <br />proposed programs. <br />If you are not awarded a Community Impact Award, what would your agency’s funding request be? <br />Applicant Statement <br />Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest <br />Childhood hunger and inadequate nutrition has proven, serious, long-term effects: <br />poor language comprehension, developmental delays, and higher incidence of chronic <br />illnesses, cancer, and mood/behavior disorders. TABLE alleviates many of these risks, <br />helping kids thrive by providing sufficient, nutritious food. We have a Parent Advisory <br />Committee and, when possible, we provide customization/personalization options - <br />these incorporate agency and dignity in the process and beneficiaries improve our <br />programs as well. Furthermore, home delivery has reduced stigma, increased food <br />assistance participation among older children/teens, and enabled us to increase the <br />quantity of food distributed: all further improving kids’ health. <br />Our local farm partnerships add the most value to our programs: Orange County <br />farms like Wildflower Lane, Sankofa, and Elysian Fields, plus other NC sources like <br />Gabor Farm and Farmer Foodshare. In 22-23, we spent $120,000 with local Black- and <br />woman-owned farms (23% of all purchased fresh food) and distributed an additional <br />118,000 pounds of donated produce from local farms and gardens. Local fresh food is <br />better for kids, the economy, and environment! One parent said, “Thanks for all you <br />are doing for children… mine in particular have really enjoyed having fresh foods to <br />add to their menus.” <br />We currently have a waitlist of over 200 children in need of food support, beyond our <br />current 950 children. Any funding provided will gratefully help alleviate that. If we are <br />not awarded a Community Impact Award, we respectfully request $22,000 from the <br />Town of Chapel Hill. This amount of funding would provide nutritious food for 6 <br />months for 30 children, support local farmers, and improve children's health <br />outcomes both short- and long-term. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: D43192F0-F492-433D-8CDD-C94458BC2F9A