AN ESTIMATED 243 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN MECOSTA, OSCEOLA AND LAKE COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS RSVP PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST 122 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACE IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS AND WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH FOOD BANKS TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD AT COMMUNITY SITES AND DELIVERING FOOD TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE AND LACK TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO COMMUNITY SITES. OTHER PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDE TUTORING CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE IN READING, ENGLISH AND MATH, HELPING INDIVIDUALS BECOME SAFER AND MORE PREPARED TO WEATHER EMERGENCIES, AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY MAINTAIN ITS NATURAL BEAUTY THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, 1,100 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WILL HAVE IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY DUE TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $45,257.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $70,106 FROM NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.