Project Grant 20SRNNE001

BOX BUTTE COUNTY RSVP IS WELL ESTABLISHED WITH A FORTY-THREE YEAR HISTORY OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEET IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE RSVP OFFICE IS LOCATED IN ALLIANCE, NE AND SERVES THE CITY OF ALLIANCE AND VILLAGE OF HEMINGFORD. AN ESTIMATED 150 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 60 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVES INCLUDE FOOD DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP, COACHING, FOOD COLLECTION AND TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. FOOD INSECURITY IS HIGH FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION, MANY OF OUR OLDER ADULTS NEED SOCIAL CONNECTION AS WELL AS HELP WITH THE BASICS OF DAILY LIVING. AT THE END OF THE REPORTING PERFORMANCE PERIOD, AT LEAST 40 HOME BOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO RECEIVING DELIVERED FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP AND OTHER HELP, 300 INDIVIDUALS WILL EXPRESS INCREASED FOOD SECURITY, AND 4 PEOPLE WILL BE PLACED IN STABLE HOUSING. THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH AN ORGANIZED AND WELL MANAGED NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER STATIONS. VOLUNTEER STATIONS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA AND INCLUDE SCHOOLS, NURSING HOME FACILITIES, ART CENTERS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY MORE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $47,500 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $27,564 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES EACH YEAR.