Rsvp has enjoyed 40 years of successful and sound operation under the sponsorship of rutland community programs

Rsvp is not only highly respected but is looked to as the key leader in the region in mobilizing, utilizing, placing and recruiting volunteers. Rsvp is seen as the catalyst for positive change lead by a strong, talented and dedicated corps of 500 volunteers who through their provision of volunteer service have become instrumental to the success of our 80+ vounteer stations in providing desperately needed services to our region. Through the rsvp rutland/addison counties, VT project an estimated 500 volunteers will serve our communities through 82 volunteer stations. Some of the activities they will perform include access to health through health education, transporting qualified elders to essential services; delivering meals to homebound elders; tax assistance through the aarp tax program. The primary focus area of this project is healthy futures, access to care and aging in place. Economic opportunity, financial literacy being another focus area utilizing outcome volunteers. At the end of the three year grant period 125 rsvp volunteers will serve 1200 individuals who will receive health education services and tax assistance. In addition, 40 rsvp volunteers will provide transportation for qualified seniors providing essential service trips (medical and dental appointments, food and RX shopping, etc.) as well as 30 rsvp volunteers who will provide meal delivery to seniors who qualify for in home meal services. 100 rsvp volunteers will address the primary focus area of healthy futures/access to care/health education, providing services to over 500 individuals in rutland/addison counties. 25 rsvp volunteers will address the other focus area of economic opportunity. Rsvp aarp tax assistance program volunteers will provide tax preparation services to 700 qualified clients on an annual basis, providing a level of financial relief as commercially prepared taxes cost upwards of $200 per person, a hardship for the low income elder population of our region. The cncs investment of $101,977 requires that we have 101 outcome volunteers and we exceed that by nearly 25 additional volunteers. Our cncs grant will be supplemented by $89,204 in non-federal resources.