Project Grant 20SRWOK001

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BRYAN COUNTY RSVP, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT, 501C3 SELF-SPONSORED PROGRAM WITH A GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORY BOARD. OUR MISSION IS TO LINK PERSON 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEER. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AN ESTIMATED 200 RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS IN THE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL CENTER APPOINTMENTS AND HELP COMPLETING THE NECESSARY FORMS. THEY WILL ASSIST IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING BY RECRUITING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THEY WILL DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS TO THE HOMEBOUND, HELP WITH BLOOD DRIVES, PREPARE INCOME TAXES, AND HELP WITH COATS FOR KIDS, AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE. ALL THIS WILL BE CARRIES OUT THROUGH A NETWORK OF 35 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. STATIONS INCLUDE: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, ALLIANCE HEALTH HOSPITAL, SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY, VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) SITE, CAPACITY BUILDING SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY SITES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE PROGRAM IS VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. AT THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE SERVED OVER 1,200 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. BRYAN COUNTY RSVP IS REQUESTING $47,500.00 IN BUDGET SUPPORT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. BRYAN COUNTY RSVP WILL SUPPLEMENT THE FEDERAL BUDGET WITH $26,055.00. BRYAN COUNTY RSVP, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT, 501C3 SELF-SPONSORED PROGRAM WITH A GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORY BOARD.