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.