Project Grant 17SRNIL001

PART II -- SECTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AN ESTIMATED 400 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE YWCA RSVP PROJECT. SOME OF THEIR PRIMARY ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: FOOD BANK ASSISTANCE AT FIVE (5) LOCAL FOOD BANKS WHERE RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL COLLECT, PACKAGE, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND VERIFY ELIGIBILITY; A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WHERE RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION TO SENIORS TO ASSIST THEM IN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY; AND ACCESS TO CARE WHERE RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND HEALTH BENEFITS TO OVER 2,460 MCLEAN COUNTY RESIDENTS (BASED ON CURRENT LOCAL STATISTICS). THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAM, 280 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WILL RECEIVE FOOD AS WELL AS RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM CREATE A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO FOOD SECURITY. YWCA RSVP WILL WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE. BASED ON CURRENT DATA OBTAINED FROM THE FOOD BANKS/PANTRIES THAT WILL HAVE RSVP VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING, 3,000 MCLEAN COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FOOD BANKS AND FOOD PANTRIES. IN ADDITION, 1000 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE SERVICES AND RESOURCES THROUGH YWCA RSVP OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $58,133 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $26,119 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.