Project Grant 18SRWAR001

RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS PROPOSES TO UTILIZE 497 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1.) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP-PRIMARY FOCUS AREA - VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN PARKS AND GARDENS WHERE GROUNDS AND NATURAL HABITAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED. 2.) DISASTER SERVICES - PARTNERING WITH THE ARKANSAS EMERGENCY AGENCIES DURING NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS, TORNADOS, FIRES, AND FLOODING. 3.) HEALTHY FUTURES - THIS AREA WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING BENEFICIARIES IN HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE THROUGH THE SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL (SMP). SERVING IN FOOD BANKS AND PANTRIES. 4.) VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES - VOLUNTEERS WILL ANSWER THE NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS AND APPOINTMENTS, FEEDING DEMENTIA PATIENTS, COMPANIONSHIP AND OFFICE NEEDS. 5.) EDUCATION - SERVING IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS MENTORS FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH READING AND MATH SKILLS. 6.) OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES - RSVP WILL SERVE IN LOCAL HOSPITALS HELPING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS WITH PATIENTS. AT THE END OF THIS 3-YEAR GRANT, RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, OUTCOMES AND NEEDS OF EACH WORK PLAN PRESENTED IN THIS GRANT. THE CNCS SHARE OF $145,336 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $43,601 (30%) OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SURVEY THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THIS TARGETED 4-COUNTY SERVICE AREA OF PULASKI, LONOKE, SALINE AND GARLAND. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, VA HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS AND CENTERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE 4-COUNTY AREA, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL PARKS.