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33. How many people will benefit <br /> from your project? <br /> The 230 members of St. Joseph's CME Church will directly benefit from <br /> the proposed project. The 1,700 people that reside in the Northside <br /> Neighborhoods will indirectly benefit. <br /> 34. Please describe how you will <br /> engage with and/or educate <br /> project participants and/or the <br /> community. <br /> While SolarEquity ’s mission is to “empower North Carolina <br /> communities through the solarization of affordable housing by building <br /> valuable partnerships to drive an equitable and sustainable energy <br /> transition”, our organization also places considerable importance on <br /> educating members of the community on the value of renewable <br /> energy. SolarEquity has designed a technical assistance packet to <br /> increase our partners’ energy literacy and to ensure that they <br /> understand the ins and outs of our solar proposals. Additionally, <br /> SolarEquity has held a speaker series - open to the community - that <br /> educates listeners on different facets of the solar industry. <br /> Up to this point, we have held open forums with St. Joseph's CME <br /> Church’s congregation, allowing them to pose questions and make <br /> suggestions on how to improve the solar project. We intend for these <br /> discussions to continue throughout the duration of the solar project. <br /> After the conclusion of the solar project, our involvement with the <br /> church and Northside Neighborhood will continue. Northside <br /> Neighborhood’s future is inextricably linked with UNC - Chapel Hill as <br /> student rentals in the community are looking increasingly permanent. <br /> This fact paired with the neighborhood’s proximity to UNC ’s campus <br /> make it nearly impossible to decouple the two entities. In 2015, the <br /> Jackson Center passed the Northside Neighborhood Initiative (NNI) to <br /> invite students into the tradition of neighboring in Northside. The <br /> initiative has yielded several benefits including reducing conflicts <br /> between permanent residents and students by 75% and halting the <br /> buying up of properties by large corporations in the community. As a <br /> part of the initiative, The Northside Neighborhood, the Jackson Center, <br /> and St. Joseph's CME Church offers students the opportunity to <br /> experience the rich history, values, and traditions of Northside by <br /> engaging as partners in service and advocacy for the community. <br /> Students have a multitude of engagement opportunities including: <br /> 1. Assisting in the annual Northside Neighborhood festival <br /> 2. Delivering grocery boxes to elders <br /> 3. Working with students at the local Boys and Girls club <br /> SolarEquity will look to increase further cooperation between the <br /> neighborhood and the community by participating in the delivery of <br /> grocery boxes and volunteering at the local Boys and Girls club. By <br /> setting this example, we hope to stimulate additional participation <br /> from other service groups based out of UNC - Chapel Hill. <br /> Page 24 of 28 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 257985C7-FC41-4937-8E64-B610C38DBA58