Project Grant 19SFNIA001

THIS NARRATIVE DETAILS CARROLL COUNTY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM'S REQUEST TO THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) FOR $55,142 WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF $2757 FOR A TOTAL OF $57,899. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) CONNECTS SENIOR CITIZENS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM CURRENTLY MANAGES EIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY SITES WITH A NINTH VOLUNTEER STARTING APRIL 10, 2019. THESE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY NINE CHILDREN PER DAY AND SERVE NEARLY 7,000 HOURS LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE RECEIPT OF A FEDERAL GRANT WILL ENABLE THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH MUCH NEEDED ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION. THE FEDERAL DOLLARS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARROLL COUNTY, THE CITY OF CARROLL AND UNITED WAY, WHO ALL PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING. MANY LOCAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY CHESTS, FOUNDATIONS, PRIVATE DONORS AND STAFF FUNDRAISING CONTRIBUTE THE OTHER FUNDS NEEDED TO FULFILL THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SIMULTANEOUSLY, FUNDING WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SENIORS WITH EXTRA INCOME AND WITHOUT THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM CARROLL COUNTY WOULD LOSE OVER $55,000 ANNUALLY PAID IN STIPEND DOLLARS PAID WHICH IS SPENT LOCALLY ALONG WITH THE JOY OF KNOWING THEY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S LIVES.