Project Grant 18SRSSC003

SOUTH CAROLINA-#02; RSVP OF GREENVILLE COUNTY GREENVILLE COUNTY'S RSVP PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY SENIOR ACTION, WILL ENGAGE 50 VOLUNTEERS IN CRITICAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRODUCE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, VOLUNTEERS WILL MENTOR UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS, COMPLETE MINOR HOME REPAIR PROJECTS FOR SENIOR ADULTS, AND PROVIDE TAX ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT LACK THE KNOWLEDGE OR RESOURCES TO COMPLETE THEIR OWN RETURNS. BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR ADULT MENTORS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY'S RAPIDLY GROWING RETIRED AND SENIOR POPULATION, WE HAVE CHOSEN EDUCATION: K-12 SUCCESS AS THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF OUR PROJECT. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 20 OR MORE STUDENTS WILL SHOW EVIDENCE OF IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION. WITH STRONG, EXISTING NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIPS, WE FEEL THAT THIS PROJECT IS POISED FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH TO BECOME OUR LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL PROJECT IN HISTORY. TO APPEAL TO A WIDE DEMOGRAPHIC OF VOLUNTEERS AND TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO STRIVE TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN THE HEALTHY FUTURES: AGING IN PLACE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: FINANCIAL LITERACY FOCUS AREAS. AT THE END OF THIS GRANT CYCLE, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST 50 SENIOR ADULTS WITH MINOR HOME REPAIRS THAT WILL HELP THEM STAY IN THEIR HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THEY WILL ALSO PROCESS OVER 1,600 FREE TAX RETURNS THROUGH A FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM MARKETED TOWARDS SENIORS WHO HAVE LOW FINANCIAL LITERACY OR LACK OF MONETARY RESOURCES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $49,128 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $21,004 IN SPONSOR RESOURCES. A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $70,132 WILL WORK TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF MANY IN THE GREENVILLE COMMUNITY.