An estimated 36 senior companion volunteers will serve for this proposed project during the 7/1/2018-6/30/2021 grant period

All 36 SCP volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments. There will be three primary focus areas the volunteers will be placed in. These focus areas will include: companionship independent living, respite services, companionship within ADH facilities. The focus area of this project is the healthy futures performance measure. During this project period the volunteers will be providing companionship services to those seniors who are aging in place and living in a private residence (house, apartment, mobile home, etc.) the volunteers will also provide respite support to family caregivers, who are overwhelmed with their caregiver responsibilities, and need a break. Also, the volunteers will be providing companionship within adult day health programs to aid with continued cognitive abilities and actively participating to keep up their endurance and strength, to continue living within their own homes. IT is anticipated through the development of the three different work plans proposed, the senior companion volunteers will have successfully provided a continued or increased sense of wellbeing and the ability to remain living independently within their own homes. Additionally, the volunteers will have provided much need respite relief for family members, thereby limiting increased stress and anxiety for families. IT is projected with the independent living service (clients within their own homes) the volunteers will have provided 240 hours weekly, for a total of 12,528 volunteer hours per year and for those volunteers placed within the ADH facilities the volunteers will have provided 425 weekly hours of volunteer service for a total of 22,185 volunteer hours per YR. Also, for those volunteers providing respite service IT is projected the volunteers will have provide 60 volunteer hours of weekly for a total of a total of 3,125 volunteer hours per year for respite relief for family members, and companionship for the clients. The cncs federal investment of $216,000 will be supplemented by $51,399 of nonfederal resources.