This three-year, $1.3 million AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 project grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management will support Friends of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Suffolk, Inc. in deploying approximately 800 unduplicated volunteers to address community needs on Long Island, New York through 2023. Primary services will focus on Healthy Futures initiatives to help the aging population access...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Grants Management awarded the County of Orange $287,895 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this Project Grant, the County of Orange's Orange County RSVP program, sponsored by the Orange County Office for the Aging, will utilize an estimated 525 RSVP volunteers each year to address community needs aligned with the...
The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded a $172,753 three-year Project Grant to Grundy County Council On Aging, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. The RSVP program supports volunteers aged 55 and older in activities that meet community needs and align with National Performance Measures. Under this award, an estimated 182 RSVP volunteers will serve from April 2021 through March 2024. Sixty-seven...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Wayne County Action Program, Inc. a $209,225 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) CFDA 94.002 to support volunteer engagement activities benefitting senior citizens. Over the three-year period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024, an estimated 100 RSVP volunteers will provide services focused on health, including transportation assistance, tax preparation assistance valued at...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $879,420 project grant to Ecumen Foundation under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). For the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024, approximately 200 unduplicated volunteers with the Ecumen RSVP program will provide services focused on healthy futures outcomes. Eighty volunteers will deliver nutrition/food support and transportation assistance. By the end of the three-year...
This Corporation for National and Community Service Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) provides $402,675 to Eldercircle over three years to support volunteer activities that meet community needs in Minnesota. Approximately 625 RSVP volunteers, including 190 in outcome placements, will deliver services including physical activities, nutrition/food support, transportation, and tax preparation focused on healthy futures. Outcomes...
This $586,542 three-year Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP 94.002) will support Old Colony Elder Services, Inc. (OCES) in operating the RSVP of Plymouth County program. An estimated 300 volunteers age 55+ will contribute 134,000 hours annually delivering critical services like meals, medical transportation, financial literacy education, and student tutoring. OCES will use the...
This Project Grant award of $343,936 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Herkimer County, New York through March 2024. Under the RSVP program, an estimated 179 volunteers age 55 and older will provide services through 25 stations located in Herkimer County and one station in adjacent Oneida County. Services will include food distribution, medical transportation,...
This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) will support volunteer engagement efforts by the Iowa Department on Aging. An estimated 75 senior volunteers will provide telephonic befriending and companionship services focused on healthy futures outcomes. By the grant completion date of July 30, 2021, 150 individuals are expected to report increased social support or...
The Lafayette County RSVP received a $197,130.12 three-year Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). The RSVP will use the funding to support volunteer activities focused on healthy aging and independent living for homebound seniors and disabled individuals. Services will include delivering food, providing access to technology classes, and increasing social support through...
THE OUTAGAMIE RSVP PROJECT INTENDS TO SUPPORT 300 RSVP MEMBERS ANNUALLY ACROSS OUTAGAMIE COUNTY TO HELP ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR OUR AGING ADULT POPULATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF OUR PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND, TO MEET OUR PROGRAMMATIC GOALS, AT LEAST 100 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS WHICH INCLUDE PROVIDING RIDES TO COMMUNITY APPOINTMENTS, VISITING HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY LEAVING THEIR RESIDENCE, AND DELIVERING AND SERVING MEALS. ANOTHER WAY WE SUPPORT OUR AGING POPULATION IS TO ENGAGING THEM IN OUR STRONG BODIES EXERCISE CAMPAIGN WHICH HELPS INCREASE BALANCE AND REDUCE INJURIES. PARTNERSHIPS ARE ANOTHER WAY WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS. WE PLAN TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE HOUSING TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. RSVP OUTAGAMIE WILL ALSO BE PARTNERING WITH A LOCAL SENIOR CENTER TO SUPPORT A NEW TELECARE-TYPE OUTREACH INITIATIVE WHICH WILL EXPAND HOME VISITS AND REDUCE SOME OF THE BURDENS WHICH CAREGIVERS EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, RSVP OUTAGAMIE WILL FILL A UNIQUE NICHE BY ENSURING SENIORS GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED WHILE REMAINING INDEPENDENT, SAFE, AND LIVING IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SITUATION POSSIBLE. THROUGH THESE INTENTIONAL INTERVENTIONS, OUR MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT TO OVER 493 OLDER ADULTS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OVER OUR THREE YEAR GRANT CYCLE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ 84,143 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $39,873.00 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.