Project Grant 12VSSGA002

STEP UP SAVANNAH IS A COLLABORATIVE MADE UP OF OVER 90 ORGANIZATIONS. WE BELIEVE SAVANNAH IS A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY, WHERE WE CHALLENGE INJUSTICE, WHERE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEP UP TO REDUCE POVERTY. OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF FAMILIES IN SAVANNAH, CHATHAM COUNTY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THAT MISSION AND THE CNCS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WEALTH BUILDING, FOOD ACCESS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING. WE EXPECT TO BENEFIT OVER 8,000 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH VISTA RESOURCES. TEN VISTA MEMBERS AND ONE VISTA LEADER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GRANT WRITING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT, AND OUTREACH OVER THE NEXT YEAR (5.29.17-5.28.18). VISTA'S WOULD BE PLACED AT STEP UP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM, CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES, CHATHAM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LUTHERAN SERVICES OF GEORGIA, FORSYTH FARMERS' MARKET, CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL AND UNION MISSION. IN ADDITION SIX SUMMER ASSOCIATES WILL BE PLACED AT FORSYTH FARMERS' MARKET, PARK PLACE OUTREACH, HORIZONS SAVANNAH, CITY OF SAVANNAH, WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER, AND PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES.