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All Federal Grant Awards
Project Grant 16SRARI001
Award Date
4/1/16
Completion Date
3/31/19
Dollars Obligated
$403K
Overview
Activity
6
Transactions
6
Subawards
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Federal Agency
Office of Grants Management
Awardee
Southern Rhode Island Volunteers (L3RRMCMF33S5)
Federal Grant Program
94.002
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Rhode Island, USA
Update #1
Update #2
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Posted 3/2/16
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ReasonForModification
Federal Obligation
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MISSION: SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS (SRIV) IS A 501(C) 3 COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO GROW AND SUPPORT A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE TEN COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE YEAR 2015. TWO 2 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES, EAST AND WEST GREENWICH, RI WILL JOIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING IN 2016. ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO IN 1980 AS SENIORS HELPING OTHERS, SRIV INCORPORATED IN 1981 MOVING FORWARD WITH A MISSION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATING ON THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCE AVAILABLE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY, RI. INITIALLY, 36 VOLUNTEERS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WERE ENGAGED TO ASSIST THEIR PEERS IN THE THREE NORTHERN MOST COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH THE FEDERAL RSVP (RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM). TODAY, 371 VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH RSVP AT THIS AGENCY FOR NINE COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY OF JAMESTOWN, RI WHICH IS LOCATED IN NEWPORT COUNTY. FOR THE LAST DECADE, SRIV'S 371 RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED 60,000 SERVICE HOURS OR MORE ANNUALLY. SINCE APRIL 1, 2015, THESE RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED JUST OVER 36,000 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH AT ONE OF 55 COMMUNITY STATIONS. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SRIV ARE OFFERED IN ONE OF TWO PATHS. THE FIRST IS THROUGH SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP, SPECIFICALLY OUR HEALTHY FUTURES, INDEPENDENCE IN AGING PROGRAM. THIS SIGNATURE PROGRAM IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ELDERS AND DISABLED ADULTS RESIDING IN THIS REGION BY ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THEY FACE RELATED TO THE RURAL AND LIMITED SUBURBAN GEOGRAPHY OF THIS COUNTY. THREE CRITICAL ISSUES FACED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ADDRESSED BY SRIV'S PROGRAM ACROSS OUR COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FIRST, A LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY FUTURES DUE TO NON-EXISTENT AND LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION CREATES A GAP AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL OUTCOME FOR ELDERS ATTEMPTING TO LIVE/AGE IN PLACE IN THIS RURAL REGION. HEALTHY FUTURES/AGING DEPENDS ON APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOODS TO SUPPORT OVERALL GOOD HEALTH. THIS POPULATION'S ABILITY TO GET TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT RESOURCES IS IMPACTED BY THE COUNTY'S LIMITED RESOURCES, LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS, AND NON EXISTENT PERSONAL RESOURCES. WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, ISOLATION FOR OUR FRAIL ELDERS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND SENIORS WITHOUT PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED WHEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH PERSONAL VEHICLES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND SIMILAR SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. FURTHER, VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO LOCAL, COUNTYWIDE GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND PERSONAL CARE APPOINTMENTS. : FRAIL ELDERLY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN OUR MOST RURAL TOWNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENSURES THEY HAVE OPTIONS FOR HEALTHY AGING AND FOR ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ISSUES. EVEN IN THE TWO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE OFTEN CHALLENGES AROUND AVAILABILITY. SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS ELIMINATE THOSE ACCESS OBSTACLES THROUGH OUR SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ELDERS IN NEED THROUGH COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE READY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, DIALYSIS, CANCER, CARDIAC AND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS. SRIV WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THIS PROGRAM
$0
4/25/19
Not listed
MISSION: SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS (SRIV) IS A 501(C) 3 COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO GROW AND SUPPORT A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE TEN COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE YEAR 2015. TWO 2 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES, EAST AND WEST GREENWICH, RI WILL JOIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING IN 2016. ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO IN 1980 AS SENIORS HELPING OTHERS, SRIV INCORPORATED IN 1981 MOVING FORWARD WITH A MISSION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATING ON THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCE AVAILABLE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY, RI. INITIALLY, 36 VOLUNTEERS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WERE ENGAGED TO ASSIST THEIR PEERS IN THE THREE NORTHERN MOST COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH THE FEDERAL RSVP (RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM). TODAY, 371 VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH RSVP AT THIS AGENCY FOR NINE COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY OF JAMESTOWN, RI WHICH IS LOCATED IN NEWPORT COUNTY. FOR THE LAST DECADE, SRIV'S 371 RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED 60,000 SERVICE HOURS OR MORE ANNUALLY. SINCE APRIL 1, 2015, THESE RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED JUST OVER 36,000 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH AT ONE OF 55 COMMUNITY STATIONS. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SRIV ARE OFFERED IN ONE OF TWO PATHS. THE FIRST IS THROUGH SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP, SPECIFICALLY OUR HEALTHY FUTURES, INDEPENDENCE IN AGING PROGRAM. THIS SIGNATURE PROGRAM IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ELDERS AND DISABLED ADULTS RESIDING IN THIS REGION BY ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THEY FACE RELATED TO THE RURAL AND LIMITED SUBURBAN GEOGRAPHY OF THIS COUNTY. THREE CRITICAL ISSUES FACED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ADDRESSED BY SRIV'S PROGRAM ACROSS OUR COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FIRST, A LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY FUTURES DUE TO NON-EXISTENT AND LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION CREATES A GAP AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL OUTCOME FOR ELDERS ATTEMPTING TO LIVE/AGE IN PLACE IN THIS RURAL REGION. HEALTHY FUTURES/AGING DEPENDS ON APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOODS TO SUPPORT OVERALL GOOD HEALTH. THIS POPULATION'S ABILITY TO GET TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT RESOURCES IS IMPACTED BY THE COUNTY'S LIMITED RESOURCES, LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS, AND NON EXISTENT PERSONAL RESOURCES. WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, ISOLATION FOR OUR FRAIL ELDERS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND SENIORS WITHOUT PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED WHEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH PERSONAL VEHICLES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND SIMILAR SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. FURTHER, VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO LOCAL, COUNTYWIDE GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND PERSONAL CARE APPOINTMENTS. : FRAIL ELDERLY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN OUR MOST RURAL TOWNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENSURES THEY HAVE OPTIONS FOR HEALTHY AGING AND FOR ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ISSUES. EVEN IN THE TWO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE OFTEN CHALLENGES AROUND AVAILABILITY. SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS ELIMINATE THOSE ACCESS OBSTACLES THROUGH OUR SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ELDERS IN NEED THROUGH COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE READY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, DIALYSIS, CANCER, CARDIAC AND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS. SRIV WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THIS PROGRAM
$500
1/9/19
Not listed
MISSION: SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS (SRIV) IS A 501(C) 3 COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO GROW AND SUPPORT A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE TEN COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE YEAR 2015. TWO 2 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES, EAST AND WEST GREENWICH, RI WILL JOIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING IN 2016. ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO IN 1980 AS SENIORS HELPING OTHERS, SRIV INCORPORATED IN 1981 MOVING FORWARD WITH A MISSION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATING ON THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCE AVAILABLE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY, RI. INITIALLY, 36 VOLUNTEERS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WERE ENGAGED TO ASSIST THEIR PEERS IN THE THREE NORTHERN MOST COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH THE FEDERAL RSVP (RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM). TODAY, 371 VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH RSVP AT THIS AGENCY FOR NINE COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY OF JAMESTOWN, RI WHICH IS LOCATED IN NEWPORT COUNTY. FOR THE LAST DECADE, SRIV'S 371 RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED 60,000 SERVICE HOURS OR MORE ANNUALLY. SINCE APRIL 1, 2015, THESE RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED JUST OVER 36,000 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH AT ONE OF 55 COMMUNITY STATIONS. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SRIV ARE OFFERED IN ONE OF TWO PATHS. THE FIRST IS THROUGH SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP, SPECIFICALLY OUR HEALTHY FUTURES, INDEPENDENCE IN AGING PROGRAM. THIS SIGNATURE PROGRAM IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ELDERS AND DISABLED ADULTS RESIDING IN THIS REGION BY ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THEY FACE RELATED TO THE RURAL AND LIMITED SUBURBAN GEOGRAPHY OF THIS COUNTY. THREE CRITICAL ISSUES FACED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ADDRESSED BY SRIV'S PROGRAM ACROSS OUR COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FIRST, A LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY FUTURES DUE TO NON-EXISTENT AND LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION CREATES A GAP AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL OUTCOME FOR ELDERS ATTEMPTING TO LIVE/AGE IN PLACE IN THIS RURAL REGION. HEALTHY FUTURES/AGING DEPENDS ON APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOODS TO SUPPORT OVERALL GOOD HEALTH. THIS POPULATION'S ABILITY TO GET TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT RESOURCES IS IMPACTED BY THE COUNTY'S LIMITED RESOURCES, LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS, AND NON EXISTENT PERSONAL RESOURCES. WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, ISOLATION FOR OUR FRAIL ELDERS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND SENIORS WITHOUT PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED WHEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH PERSONAL VEHICLES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND SIMILAR SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. FURTHER, VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO LOCAL, COUNTYWIDE GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND PERSONAL CARE APPOINTMENTS. : FRAIL ELDERLY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN OUR MOST RURAL TOWNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENSURES THEY HAVE OPTIONS FOR HEALTHY AGING AND FOR ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ISSUES. EVEN IN THE TWO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE OFTEN CHALLENGES AROUND AVAILABILITY. SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS ELIMINATE THOSE ACCESS OBSTACLES THROUGH OUR SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ELDERS IN NEED THROUGH COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE READY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, DIALYSIS, CANCER, CARDIAC AND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS. SRIV WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THIS PROGRAM
$40.0k
3/5/18
Not listed
MISSION: SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS (SRIV) IS A 501(C) 3 COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO GROW AND SUPPORT A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE TEN COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH THE YEAR 2015. TWO 2 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES, EAST AND WEST GREENWICH, RI WILL JOIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING IN 2016. ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO IN 1980 AS SENIORS HELPING OTHERS, SRIV INCORPORATED IN 1981 MOVING FORWARD WITH A MISSION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATING ON THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCE AVAILABLE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY, RI. INITIALLY, 36 VOLUNTEERS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WERE ENGAGED TO ASSIST THEIR PEERS IN THE THREE NORTHERN MOST COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH THE FEDERAL RSVP (RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM). TODAY, 371 VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH RSVP AT THIS AGENCY FOR NINE COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY OF JAMESTOWN, RI WHICH IS LOCATED IN NEWPORT COUNTY. FOR THE LAST DECADE, SRIV'S 371 RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED 60,000 SERVICE HOURS OR MORE ANNUALLY. SINCE APRIL 1, 2015, THESE RSVP VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED JUST OVER 36,000 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH AT ONE OF 55 COMMUNITY STATIONS. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SRIV ARE OFFERED IN ONE OF TWO PATHS. THE FIRST IS THROUGH SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP, SPECIFICALLY OUR HEALTHY FUTURES, INDEPENDENCE IN AGING PROGRAM. THIS SIGNATURE PROGRAM IMPACTS THE LIVES OF ELDERS AND DISABLED ADULTS RESIDING IN THIS REGION BY ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THEY FACE RELATED TO THE RURAL AND LIMITED SUBURBAN GEOGRAPHY OF THIS COUNTY. THREE CRITICAL ISSUES FACED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ADDRESSED BY SRIV'S PROGRAM ACROSS OUR COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FIRST, A LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY FUTURES DUE TO NON-EXISTENT AND LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION CREATES A GAP AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL OUTCOME FOR ELDERS ATTEMPTING TO LIVE/AGE IN PLACE IN THIS RURAL REGION. HEALTHY FUTURES/AGING DEPENDS ON APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOODS TO SUPPORT OVERALL GOOD HEALTH. THIS POPULATION'S ABILITY TO GET TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT RESOURCES IS IMPACTED BY THE COUNTY'S LIMITED RESOURCES, LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS, AND NON EXISTENT PERSONAL RESOURCES. WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, ISOLATION FOR OUR FRAIL ELDERS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND SENIORS WITHOUT PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED WHEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH PERSONAL VEHICLES TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND SIMILAR SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPOINTMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. FURTHER, VOLUNTEERS TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO LOCAL, COUNTYWIDE GROCERY STORES, PHARMACIES AND PERSONAL CARE APPOINTMENTS. : FRAIL ELDERLY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN OUR MOST RURAL TOWNS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENSURES THEY HAVE OPTIONS FOR HEALTHY AGING AND FOR ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ISSUES. EVEN IN THE TWO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE OFTEN CHALLENGES AROUND AVAILABILITY. SRIV'S WASHINGTON COUNTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS ELIMINATE THOSE ACCESS OBSTACLES THROUGH OUR SIGNATURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ELDERS IN NEED THROUGH COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE READY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, DIALYSIS, CANCER, CARDIAC AND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS. SRIV WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THIS PROGRAM
$40.0k
2/16/17
Not listed
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
$3.5k
8/23/16