Project Grant 21SRBPA006

DIAKON COMMUNITY SERVICES, A PROGRAM OF DIAKON CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (DIAKON), IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND AN EXISTING RSVP, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES BERKS, PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD MONTOUR COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, CLINTON, LYCOMING, UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES. BY SERVING ALL NINE COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DIAKON, WE WILL CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FUNDING, GENERATE MATCHING RESOURCES AND BRING THE RESOURCES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO AS MANY BENEFICIARIES AS POSSIBLE. AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AGING IN PLACE, OBESITY & FOOD AND ACCESS TO CARE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF MEALS ON WHEELS, ASSISTANCE AT FOOD PANTRIES AND MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING FOCUSING ON BENEFICIARIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MEDICARE'S PREVENTIVE SERVICES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 200 HOMEBOUND, OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD OR RECEIVED MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING. 80 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND/OR COUNSELING SERVICES RESULTING IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $11,098.