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 UNION COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, DIAKON HAS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS FOR COLUMBIA, MONTOUR, CLINTON, LYCOMING, 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 ARE TO BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE AT-RISK ECOSYSTEMS, AND EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STREAM MONITORING/REMEDIATION AND CLEAN-UP (DEBRIS REMOVAL), AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATERWAYS CRISSCROSSING UNION COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED ABOUT STEWARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN TOTAL, 150 VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT, WITH 75 PROVIDING THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS, MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $12,898.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | ($75k) | 7/6/21 | ||
| Not listed | $75.0k | 3/26/21 |