HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-18-2008 - 6dORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 18, 2008
Action Agen~l~
Item No. ~~
SUBJECT: Budget Process FY09-10: Outside Agency Grant Fundin
DEPARTMENT:
County Manager's Office
Budget Office
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
A. Draft Orange County Allocations
Categories for 2009
B. Outside Agency Historical Funding FY
2004-05 to FY 2008-09 Using Draft
Service Categories
C. Outside Agency Comparisons FY
2004-05 to FY 2008-09 (Pie Chart)
Using Draft Service Categories
D. Outside Agency Descriptions
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Harvey, Assistant County
Manager
Donna Coffey, Budget Director
This item was delayed from the
Board's October 21, 2008 regular
meeting due to time constraints.
PURPOSE:
To review the Outside Agency Grant allocation process used in preparing the current fiscal year
operating budget and approve changes proposed for the upcoming fiscal year.
BACKGROUND:
Changes Implemented - FY08-09
Last year upon recommendation of County Management the Board of County Commissioners
approved and staff implemented certain changes in the outside agency grant application
process:
1. The grant application solicitation began in December, one month earlier.
2. The BOCC agreed to establish in advance a target percentage of the General Fund to be
made available for allocation to outside agencies. For FY08-09, the target percentage was
1.2%, or $1,809,600 for possible distribution among competing outside agency requests.
Due to fiscal constraints, the final BOCC adopted budget appropriated a total of $1,368,413, or
0.7% of the General Fund distributed among a total of forty-three (43) agencies.
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3. The BOCC charged the Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) with preparing and
presenting its own outside agency funding recommendations directly to the BOCC. In the
past, HSAC shared an advisory only role with County Departments and the County
Manager. HSAC drafted and the BOCC approved an application scorecard and narrative
criteria as evaluation tools for this purpose.
4. HSAC made its agency allocation recommendations to the BOCC at a work session in
March 2008. Previously, County management recommendations were provided during a
June budget work session.
HSAC reviewed a total of fifty-three (53) applications that if fully funded equated to $1,736,133.
HSAC recommended funding in the total amount of $1,621,417 distributed on a competitive
basis among forty-nine (49) agencies, including four (4) agencies not funded in FY07-08.
HSAC also recommended the BOCC consider assigning responsibility for outside agencies not
traditionally seen as "human services related"; such as AnimalKind, Inc., and Big Brothers/Big
Sisters to a more appropriate community advisory panel, such as Animal Services Advisory
Board and the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council respectively.
Changes Proposed for FY09-10:
County Management and Budget have discussed and present the following proposals to further
refine the process for the next fiscal year. HSAC has also been informed and involved in setting
the strategic direction.
1. Approve Draft Orange County Allocation Categories of outside agency expenditures to
create target allocation amounts for FY09-10. The target allocation amount by category, if
approved by the BOCC, would replace the percentage of General Fund goal.
The Draft Orange County Allocation Categories are modeled on the Triangle United Way
(TUW) Allocation Categories for 2009. The TUW categories emerged from a year long review of
local research and analysis (i.e., the Orange County Community Needs Assessment, the Ten
Year Plan to End Homelessness, and the Master Aging Plan Update), later confirmed by a
cross section of community stakeholders representing issue expertise that included Orange
County administrators, non-profit agency executives, and public advocates. The majority of
outside agencies funded by the County also receive funding from TUW.
The move to broad service categories should sharpen the focus on results and emphasize
highest/best use of every dollar within every service category. It should also help respond to
criticism and complaints, such as: "No new agencies are ever funded", "Each year is status
quo", and "Performance and results don't count".
Attachments: A, B, and C depict the draft allocation categories. Attachment D is a description
of all outside agencies currently funded by Orange County.
2. Adopt a policy position whereby a conscious effort is made to not duplicate core County
services. If a County Department operates the same or similar service, it should not be
repeated or contracted out to a private non-profit, except or unless by mutual agreement and
priority planning between the entities. This would strengthen and streamline service delivery
and enhance overall public benefit. Example: Both Social Services and Child Care Services
Association administer child care subsidy programs. The BOCC will recall that both the
BOCC and Social Services Board supported DSS in their bid last spring to administer the
Smart Start child care subsidy program as a step in eliminating the dual system in Orange
County.
3. Assign Community Housing and Land Trust a "line item appropriation" status, separate from
the HSAC outside agency process, since the Land Trust is a joint creation of the County and
Towns. Their annual grant application would still undergo rigorous review by Budget in
conjunction with Housing and Community Development, and final determination by the
BOCC in the adopted budget. Note: There may be other agencies the BOCC would like
County Management to address in the same or similar matter, but the Land Trust seems the
most obvious example.
4. Agencies collaborating with a County department and receiving aCounty-match would only
apply for outside agency funding above the amount of the match. The department,
facilitating the program with the outside agency, bears the responsibility for budgeting the
county match within its operating budget. Note: In 2008-09, these agencies were the
Dispute Settlement Center and Volunteers for Youth.
5. Re-consider HSAC recommendations from the March 2008 work session regarding the
referral of certain outside agency applications to different community advisory boards and
staff:
a. Refer animal and wildlife related agency applications; such as AnimalKind, Inc. and
Piedmont Wildlife, to the Animal Services Board/Animal Services Department for their
review and recommendation to the BOCC
b. Because of unique challenges and costs, refer mental health reform related agency
applications; such as KidSCope and Club Nova, Inc. to OPC Board/OPC Area Authority
for their review and recommendation to the BOCC.
c. Refer athletic/recreation related agency applications; such as Hillsborough Athletic
Association (HYAA) and Big Brothers/Big Sisters, to the Parks and Recreations Advisory
Commission/Parks and Recreation Department for their review and recommendations to
the BOCC.
d. Refer arts and cultural related agency applications; such as the Historical Foundation of
Hillsborough and Orange County, Historic Hillsborough Commission, and the Arts Center
to the Arts Commission/Economic Development Department for their review and
recommendations to the BOCC.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with a BOCC review and discussion of the FY08-09
process or changes proposed for FY09-10.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends the BOCC
1. Review and discuss the outside agency allocation process from FY08-09
2. Authorize the changes proposed by County management for FY09-10
3. Provide any additional feedback or direction as may be desired
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DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY ALLOCATION CATEGORIES FOR 2009
Cateporv A: More individuals of all ages are self-sufficient and able to meet their life
goals.
Kev Program Results:
^ Financial stability
^ Capacity of individuals and families to participate as caring, competent members of
the community (life skills development)
^ Opportunities for vocational, technical and basic skills education
^ Access to affordable housing (with supports as needed)
^ Access to affordable child care
^ Availability of personal assistance, physical aids and other supports to ensure
barrier-free access to services
Cateporv B: Youth ages 12-21 stay in school, plan for their future, and participate in
community life.
Kev Program Results:
^ One-on-one adult/youth partnerships
^ Culturally/linguistically appropriate services
^ Graduation rates
^ Job exploration, academic support, and job training
^ Community service opportunities
^ Diversion of youth from gang participation to constructive group activities
Cateporv C: Individuals of all ages are physically and mentally healthier.
Kev Program Results:
^ Availability of low-cost health care services
^ Availability of community-based mental health services
• Capacity of health/mental health services to serve cultural/linguistic and underserved
groups
^ Ability of substance abusers to become and remain free of dependency
^ Access to specialty health services, e.g. dental, vision, hearing, alternative medicine
Cateporv D: Families and individuals will live in safe, secure environments.
Kev Program Results:
^ Improvements in mental and physical health and well-being among victims who have
suffered abuse/violence
^ Availability of disaster/emergency services
^ Care-giving networks and caregiver support services
^ Affordable, supported and appropriated adapted housing
^ Eradication of discriminatory practices
Document adapted from the Triangle United Way's Resource Investment Cabinet.
Category E: Families and individuals will have the opportunity to access events,
programs and activities that enhance their quality of life as residents of a caring and
multi-cultural community.
Key Program Results:
^ Fosters the educational, professional and personal development of diverse groups
^ Helps develop self-confidence, social skills and a sense of personal accomplishment
^ Preserves and enhances Orange County's culture and environment
^ Advocates for social justice and individual empowerment
^ Promotes positive, lifelong habits
Document adapted from the Triangle United Way's Resource Investment Cabinet.
Outside Agencies Historical Funding ~
FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Actual Actual Actual Actual Commissioner
Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Approved
Category A: More individuals of all ages are self-sufficient and able to meet their life goals
Arc Of Orange County $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
Child Care Services $43,025 $43,025 $43,025 $43,025 $43,025
Chrysalis Foundation $0 $0 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
Food Bank Of Central & Eastern NC $0 $0 $0 $4,500 $4,500
JOCCA $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $105,000 $105,000
Literacy Council $12,313 $14,687 $13,500 $13,500 $13,500
Orange Enterprises $43,175 $73,175 $73,175 $73,175 $63,175
Triangle Radio Reading Service $1,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,800
$204,313 $236,687 $255,500 $265,000 $255,000
Category B: Youth ages 12-21 stay in school, plan for their future, and participate in community life.
Adolescents In Need $75,749 $75,749 $75,749 $75,749 $75,749
Big BrothersBig Sisters $0 $0 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Community In Schools $45,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000
Haw River Festival $500 $500 $0 $0 $0
Hills. Youth Athletic Assoc. $22,500 $22,500 $22,500 $23,625 $23,625
KidsCope'~Z $89,000 $146,468 $89,000 $139,000 $89,000
Middle School Program -CIS $65,000 $65,000 $65,000 $70,000 $70,000
OC Alternative Sentencing $20,250 $39,989 $83,000 $83,000 $83,000
Shaeffer House $165,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Volunteers For Youth $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Youth Creating Change $2,500 $2,500 $1,875 $0 $0
$510,499 $432,706 $422,124 $476,374 $426,374
Category C: Individuals of all ages are physically and mentally healthier.
Alliance Of AIDS Services $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Club Nova3~4 $0 $0 $80,000 $75,000 $75,000
Disability Awareness Council $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $3,500
Family Counseling Services $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $1,750 $0
Freedom House $17,000 $17,000 $24,000 $26,000 $24,000
Mental Health Association $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $0
Piedmont Health Services $10,750 $10,750 $10,750 $10,750 $10,750
Planned Parenthood $16,940 $21,940 $21,940 $21,940 $21,940
Project Turn Around $44,424 $44,424 $64,424 $64,424 $64,424
$101,114 $106,114 $213,114 $208,364 $202,614
Footnotes:
~ KidsCope FY 2005-06: Includes a $57,468 appropriation from the Critical Needs Reserve.
z KidsCope FY 2007-08: Includes a $50,000 appropriation from the Critical Needs Reserve.
s Club Nova FY 2006-07: Includes a $80,000 appropriation from the Critical Needs Reserve.
° Club Nova FY 2007-08: Incudes a $75,000 appropriation from the Critical Needs Reserve.
Outside Agencies Historical Funding S
FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Actual Actual Actual Actual Commissioner
Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Approved
Category D: Families and individuals will live in safe, secure environments.
A Helping Hand $0 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Charles House $8,000 $8,000 $11,000 $11,000 $11,000
Cornucopia House $0 $0 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000
Dispute Settlement Center $34,000 $34,000 $34,000 $34,000 $34,000
Duke Community Hospice $3,300 $3,300 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
EmPOWERment $0 $0 $13,544 $13,545 $13,545
Family Violence Prevention Center $19,400 $19,400 $19,400 $19,400 $19,400
Habitat For Humanity $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000
Hope Line $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $0 $0
Interfaith Council $36,480 $36,480 $36,480 $36,480 $36,480
OC American Red Cross $0 $0 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Orange Community Housing & Land Trust $100,000 $110,000 $114,000 $149,000 $149,000
Orange Congregations In Missions $25,600 $30,600 $30,600 $30,600 $30,600
Rape Crisis Center $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $28,000
Senior Care Of Orange County $0 $40,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
$271,280 $331,280 $369,524 $403,025 $403,025
Category E: Families and individuals will have the opportunity to access events, programs and activities that
enhance their quality of life as residents of a caring and multi-cultural community.
Arts Center $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
EI Centro Latino $25,000 $21,000 $21,000 $21,000 $21,000
Historic Hillsborough Commission $5,000 $9,000 $9,000 $9,000 $9,000
Historical Foundation of Hillsborough/OC $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Piedmont Wildlife Center $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
Women's Center $16,400 $16,400 $16,400 $16,400 $16,400
Leaflight $0 $0 $5,000 $0 $0
Special Olympics Of Orange County $0 $0 $5,000 $0 $0
576,400 $76,400 $91,400 $81,400 $81,400
Outside Agencies Total $1,163,606 $1,183,187 $1,351,662 $1,434,163 $1,368,413
Fiscal Year 2004-05
Total Contribution: $1,163,606
Category E
Category D
23%
Category
9%
Exalanation of Categories
Category A: More individuals of all
ages are self-sufficient and able to
meet their life goals.
Category B: Youth ages 12-21 stay ',
in school, plan for their future, and
participate in community life.
Category C: Individuals of all ages
are physically and mentally healthier.
Category D: Families and
individuals will live in safe, secure
environments.
Category E: Families and individuals
will have the opportunity to access
events, programs and activities that
enhance their qualify of life as
residents of a caring and multi-
cultural community.
Category A
18%
Outside Agency Historical Funding
FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09
Fiscal Year 2005-06
Total Contribution: $1,183,187
Category E Category A
20 %
Category D
28%
Category B
~ ~ Cates
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Fiscal Year 2007-08
Total Contribtrtion: $1,434,163
Category E
Category D
28%
Cates
1s%
Categories
Category A
Category B
Category C
Category D
Category E
Category A
~ t8%
Category B
33%
Fiscal Year 2006-07
Total Contribution: $1,351,662
Category A
Category E __ ~ 1g%
7%
Category D
27
Category B Category C
37% 16%
Category D
29%
Catec
15r
Category B
31%
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
$204,313 $236,687 $255,500 $265,000 $255,000
$510,499 $432,706 $422,124 $476,374 $426,374
$101,114 $106,114 $213,114 $208,364 $202,614
$271,280 $331,280 $369,524 $403,025 $403,025
$76,400 $76,400 $91,400 $81,400 $81,400
51,163,606 $1,183,187 51,351,662 $1,434,163 $1,368,413
Fiscal Year 2008-09
Total Contribution: $1,368,413
Category E Category A
Category B
31%
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Outside Agency Descriptions
A Helping Hand
The goals of this agency are to enable senior citizens to live independently, maintain high levels
of wellness and avoid institutionalized care. The funds provided from Orange County support
low-income care recipients who are unable to afford the fee of $15 per hour. Services provided
by A Helping Hand include transportation to the doctor, assistance with shopping for nutritious
food and preparing healthy meals, assistance with business correspondence, and light
housekeeping for a clean and safe home environment.
Adolescents in Need
This agency serves Orange County School District teens (grades 6 through 12 and those not in
school). The focus is primarily on those youths that are considered at-risk of early sexual
involvement, substance abuse, defiant behavior and physical or sexual abuse due to home,
family or other social surroundings.
Alliance of Aids Services
This agency operates two family care homes for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS, six of
whom currently live at the Orange Community Residence ("Orange House") in Carrboro. This
grant will assist the Alliance in providing the proper nutrition and medication needed for the six
residents in the Orange House.
Arc of Orange County
The Arc of Orange County works with and for people who have/are at risk for developmental
disabilities to promote full participation in all areas of life in our community. A portion of the
requested funds would be used for transportation costs for clients living in northern Orange
County. The other half of their request would be spent on a new program initiative, Community
Connections Program. This program will promote entrepreneurial abilities in clients by
supporting and encouraging projects and activities that might lead to micro-enterprise projects.
ArtsCenter
The Arts Center links art, artists and audiences in Orange County through programs, events and
classes designed in response to community needs and interests. The co-existence of visual,
performing and literary arts in one accessible facility encourages multi-disciplinary
collaborations and provides wide-ranging experiences for professionals, amateurs and non-
artists of all ages to learn about and participate in visual and performing arts.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the Triangle offers two services, community-based and
school-based mentoring. Community-based mentoring provides mentors for children from
single parent homes or other children in need of adult mentors. These "Big Brothers and Big
Sisters" play an integral role in the lives of their "Littles° by being good listeners and guiding
these children in the right direction. School-based mentoring provides mentors to children
during and after school on their school's campus. Teachers or key school staff refer children to
their program who may need extra attention to build better social skills or who may be lacking in
a particular area of schoolwork. School-based matches last for one school year and may
continue into the next at the request of the parent, child, teacher or volunteer.
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Charles House
Charles House is an adult day care facility located in Carrboro whose goals are to prolong the
independence of older adults with disabilities and to provide respite for their caregivers. The
facility has a capacity for 19 older adults and has had a waiting list since June of 2000.
Child Care Services Association
The Child Care Services Association seeks to ensure that affordable (no more than 10% of a
family's gross eaming are used to purchase child care for one child), accessible, high quality
childcare is available for all young children and their families.
Chrysalis Foundation
The Chrysalis Foundation develops affordable housing for disabled adults and families in
Orange County, focusing on mental health, developmental and substance abuse disabilities.
Chrysalis develops housing that brings additional rental units into the affordable stock for
renters whose income is generally lower than 30 percent of area median income. Chrysalis's
housing activities include real estate development, property acquisition and renovation,
financing, grant writing and participating in local housing initiatives.
Club Nova
The mission of Club Nova is to serve adults in Orange County living with severe and persistent
mental illness and provide them with structured daily activities, as well as social, vocational and
residential opportunities that they would not otherwise have.
Communities in Schools
Communities in Schools (CISOC) is a "stay-in-school° program that coordinates human services
delivery to middle school and high school youth and their families. The goal of the agency is to
offer students successful teaming environments and encourage them to stay in school and
prepare for life.
Cornucopia House
Cornucopia House provides a nurturing environment where patients, families and others can
gather to share and receive support, resources and education to cope with cancer. Services at
Cornucopia House are provided to anyone touched by cancer at any stage of diagnosis,
treatment, recovery, remission or recurrence.
Disability Awareness Council
The Orange County Disability Awareness Council offers educational and advocacy projects to
promote opportunities for persons with disabilities to work and live in an environment free of
architectural, attitudinal, economic, structural, and societal barriers.
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Dispute Settlement Center
This agency promotes and brings about peaceful settlement of disputes and prevents the
escalation of conflict through mediation, facilitation, conciliation, and training.
Duke Community Hospice Services (formerly Triangle Hospice)
This grant will serve the terminally ill and their families in Orange County. The Hospice provides
medical, psychosocial, spiritual and bereavement care for the terminally ill and their loved ones.
EI Centro Latino
EI Centro Latino offers services to meet the needs of the Latino community in a culturally
appropriate and pro-active manner. These include, overcoming language and transportation
barriers, isolation, legal issues, educational issues, access to services and assistance to
individuals who are not eligible for social services.
EmPOWERment, Inc.
EmPOWERment will employ and supervise a Property Manager for five local nonprofits
concerned with providing affordable rental housing to low-income residents. The new position
will manage 58 rental units for the Affordable Rentals Group (EmPOWERment, Inc., Orange
Community Land and Housing Trust, Chrysalis Foundation, Affordable Rentals, Inc, and Habitat
for Humanity).
Family Counseling Services
The grant will fund a 26-week offender treatment program for domestic violence offenders. This
program entitle CHANGE, includes highly structured educational groups as well as case
management services and coordination between the courts, probation and victims.
Family Violence Prevention Center
The Family Violence Prevention Center seeks to prevent and end family violence through
community education and provision of direct services including emergency assistance, case
management and court advocacy.
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
This agency provides regularly scheduled distribution and delivery of nutritious food, including
fresh produce and high-quality high-protein meats, to seven Food Bank partner agencies in
Orange County serving low-income individuals.
Freedom House
This agency provides extended care and transitional living in order to promote recovery from the
disease of addiction. The goal of the Freedom House is to help alcoholics and drug addicts by
providing the tools necessary to lead a life of recovery and to become productive members of
society.
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Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (HHOC) provides decent affordable housing for families
earning less than hall of the area median income and who live in substandard housing. HHOC
constructs simple but well-built homes that are then sold to qualifying families at affordable
prices.
Haw River Festival
Grant funds support this program and allow third- and fourth-grade children to participate in a
traveling, hands-on teaming situation along the banks of the Haw River. About 500 students
from the two school systems participate in this program annually free of charge.
Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association (HYAA)
This agency provides youth baseball programs for Orange County children, ages 5 through 17,
in a supervised and structured environment. HYAA provides playing facilities, supplies and
equipment, and organizes players, parents, volunteers, coaches and umpires.
Historic Hillsborough Commission
The Commission owns and maintains the Burwell School located on Churton Street in
Hillsborough, which is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The two-acre site consists
of the main house (ca 1821, 1846), a brick classroom building (ca 1837), a rare brick necessary
(ca. 1837), and the Carrie Waitte Spurgeon Garden. The site is open to the public year round
and there is no charge for tours of the school.
Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County (Formerly Historical Museum)
The Orange County Historical Museum, located in Hillsborough, preserves the past and
encourages interest in local history through the exhibition of the economic, political, social, and
cultural aspects of Orange County's 18"' and 19"' century history. The Museum is open to the
public, free of charge, 6 days per week.
Hope Line
This organization operates a 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year crisis intervention/suicide
prevention telephone service. This service is staffed by trained community volunteers and
offers individuals of any age support in understanding and resolving problems that affect their
ability to cope and function effectively at home, at school, or at work. In addition, Hope Line
offers the PhoneFriend program, which is an after-school telephone service for elementary-
school children (k-5) who are home alone, or need someone to talk to. Hope Line's most
recently established program, Teen TalkLine, offers teens a source of support through peer-
based help. Hope Line services are free, anonymous, and confidential.
Interfaith Council for Social Service
Funds from this grant will continue to address local poverty, hunger, homelessness,
underemployment, transitional housing (Project HomeStart), substance abuse and other
problems through specific programs offered by volunteers and paid staff or in collaboration with
other community agencies.
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Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action (JOCCA)
JOCCA provides services to very low-income families and individuals with the goal of improving
their quality of every day life. JOCCA offers the following services (1) nutrition and aging; (2)
self-sufficiency services; (3) job training and employment; (4) community based assistance and
teen court for youth offenders; and (5) energy conservation/weatherization and heating
assistance. Increased funding for fiscal year 2007-08 will allow JOCCA to increase the
numbers of meals it will serve to seniors at the new Seymour Senior Center in Chapel Hill.
KidsCope
KidScope is an early intervention program that offers services to young children who are
experiencing social, emotional, and/or behavioral difficulties. Main service components include
individual play therapy with children, customized counseling and education for families,
technical assistance and training for child care providers, service coordination and a therapeutic
preschool program.
Leaflight
The Leaflight, Inc. is an educational and scientific, charitable and religious nonprofit corporation
whose mission is sustainable development. Leaflight will design, implement and evaluate a
21st Century Farmers' Market payment system for Orange and Durham Counties farmers'
market operations and customers. The project's main effort is to help all limited resource
households in Orange and Durham Counties utilize Electronic Benefits Transfer Food Stamp
Program (EBT FSP) to access fresh nutritious food at area farmers' markets.
Literacy Council
The Orange County Literacy Council (OCLC) provides tuition-free instruction to adults who want
to improve their skills in reading, writing, basic math and/or computer-based literacy. Trained
volunteers provide individual tutoring and lead small group classes in a variety of public settings.
Mental Health Association
The Mental Health Association in Orange County promotes positive mental health through
advocacy, education, collaboration and service. The Association supports activities to improve
services to citizens who have a mental illness or emotional disturbance. This grant will be used
to support the Compeer Program, which coordinates friendship matches between volunteers
and mentally ill adults to address the social isolation that is often prevalent in mental illness.
Middle School After School Program
The Middle School After School Program (MBAs) provides educational, social and recreational
activities for middle school students during the after school hours from 3:OOpm to 6:OOpm. This
program is offered at all middle schools in the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
School Districts. Increased funding for fiscal year 2007-08 will allow MSAS to expand its
programming for Gravelly Hills Middle School in the Orange County School District.
Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing
Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing (OCAS) provides critical information to the judiciary
and probations officers, magistrates, jailers, and other judicial officials so that they may make
more informed decisions regarding the rehabilitation or release of Pretrial inmates in the 15-B
County Jails.
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Orange County American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter provides Disaster Services, Health and
Safety Services and Blood Services to the citizens of Orange County. Each year, the Orange
County Chapter responds immediately to over 75 local emergencies, including house or
apartment fires. Disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-
caused needs. Each year, the Orange County Chapter trained 5,000 people in lifesavings skills
- programs that are designed to give individuals the confidence to respond in an emergency
situation with skills that can save a life. The Chapter also provides nearly one-third of UNC
Hospital's blood supply from volunteer donors in Orange County.
Orange Community Housing and Land Trust
Orange Community Housing and Land Trust (OCHLT) focuses on providing affordable housing,
that remains affordable forever, for families earning less than 80 percent of the area median
income.
Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM)
This agency provides services to economically-challenged and homebound northern Orange
County residents through volunteer efforts of diverse congregations and individuals.
Orange Enterprises
Orange Enterprises provides vocational training and sheltered employment programs for
Orange County citizens who have employment barriers.
Piedmont Health Services
This grant supports health services to families in or near poverty. This local grant enables this
agency to attract more than $2.7 million annually in federal funds to support primary care
services for residents. Piedmont Health Services served approximately 30,207 Orange County
residents in 2003-04. The cost of the average visit to the Health Center is approximately $80.00
compared to triple that amount in most hospital emergency rooms.
Piedmont Wildlife Center
This agency's mission is to support native North American wildlife and its habitat through
rehabilitation, education, and scientific study, with emphasis given to wildlife and wildemess of
the North Carolina Piedmont. Piedmont Wildlife Center takes in sick, injured, and orphaned
native North American wildlife with the intent of returning them in a healthy condition to their
original habitat. Additionally, PWC teaches wildlife rehabilitation and restoration while stressing
the importance of preserving tracts of wildemess needed to support wildlife populations.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties provides comprehensive reproductive
health care services along with educational programs that enhance understanding of human
sexuality. .
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Project Turn Around
Project Turn Around (PTA) is a court diversionary program for first-time non-violent drug
offenders. Program participants receive twelve months intensive supervision, during which time
they are required to pay program fees and to be employed or in school, support themselves and
any dependents, participate in drug counseling, have no further criminal charges and be drug
free. At successful completion of the program, the court charges are dismissed.
Rape Crisis Center
The Orange County Rape Crisis Center works to stop sexual violence and its impact through
support, education, and advocacy. It does this through operation of 24-hour services, support
groups, and community education throughout the county.
Senior Care of Orange County
Senior Care of Orange County was created to provide a safe and enriching environment while
offering social and health services to frail, disabled, and isolated older adults. The program
provides respite and education for family members and caregivers with the primary goal of
preventing or delaying the institutionalization of participants.
Shaeffer House
Shaeffer House provides a safe temporary residence for children and youth of Orange County.
Youth who are targeted for Shaeffer House's services lack socially acceptable values, display
violent and aggressive behavior, are unable to accept externally imposed discipline, and
frequently abuse substances. Without these services, these youth would likely experience
continued abuse or neglect by their caretakers, homelessness, or placement in a secure
detention facility.
Special Olympics Orange County
Special Olympics Orange County provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in
12 Olympic-type sports to more than 250 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, free of
charge, giving them the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other
Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Triangle Radio Reading Service
This agency broadcasts local and national newspapers and periodicals to elderly, visually and
physically impaired, and handicapped residents of Orange County.
Volunteers for Youth
Volunteers for Youth, Inc. is an organization that serves delinquent and high-risk youths in
Orange County. The agency bridges the gap between disconnected youth and the community
through one-on-one volunteer and community service programs.
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Women's Center
This mission of the Women's Center is to promote the individual and collective empowerment of
the diverse community of women and girls in the Triangle. The Women's Center provides
financial, legal, career, adolescent, education, support and referral services. Over 4,700 clients
are served annually.
Youth Creating Change
The mission of this organization is to inspire today's youth to create positive change within their
communities and lives through leadership training, economic development, and
educational/career planning. To date there are three clubs operating through Orange County
with over 50 members.
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