An estimated 200 rsvp volunteers will serve

This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. An estimated 200 RSVP volunteers will deliver various services through Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County, including food pantry support, food delivery, transportation, companionship, distributing health care information, and teaching adult basic education computer courses. The $321,429 three-year award aims to increase food security, social ties, basic skills, and health insurance knowledge for individuals in New Jersey. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program provides grants for volunteers age 55+ engaged in activities meeting community needs as defined by the program's National Performance Measures.

Of this number, 195 rsvp volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments. Some of their activities will include food pantry support, food delivery, transportation, companionship, distributing health care information, and teaching adult basic education computer courses. The primary focus area of this project is healthy futures. At the end of the three-year grant, individuals will have increased food security, increased social ties and perceived social support, increased basic skills for job placement, and increased health insurance knowledge. The cncs federal investment of $75,000 will be supplemented by $32,143 of non-federal resources. Since 1979 jewish family and vocational service of middlesex county (JFVS) has been the legal name of this agency. In may 2014, the agency was also registered as "jewish family services of middlesex county". For the purpose of this application, this agency will be referred to as JFS.