An estimated 288 rsvp volunteers will serve

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a $352,755 Project Grant to the Wa-Id Volunteer Center, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). Through this three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024, an estimated 288 RSVP volunteers will provide various services focused on healthy futures. Activities will include assisting at local food banks and delivering meals to homebound individuals; tutoring elementary school children in reading; preparing income tax returns for seniors and the economically disadvantaged; and providing opioid education to the public. The primary outcomes over the grant period include at least 150 homebound or disabled individuals receiving home-delivered meals monthly or weekly, and 80% of elementary tutoring students achieving reading proficiency benchmarks. Additionally, over 6,300 food-insecure individuals will gain access to food through food banks annually.

Of this number, 188 rsvp volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments. Activities will include; assisting at local food banks and delivering meals to the home-bound. Tutoring elementary school-age children in reading preparing income tax returns for seniors and the economically disadvantaged providing opioid education to the general public preparing food and cleaning at senior meal sites making homemade hats, scarves, and LAP blankets to help keep low-income children, the homeless, and the elderly warm during our cold idaho winters. The primary focus area of this project is healthy futures. At the end of the three-year grant: daily/weekly/monthly: at least 150 home-bound, older adults, or individuals with disabilities, receive nutritious meals delivered to their homes. Elementary students receive reading tutoring, and the reading proficiency will increase to grade-level benchmarks in at least 80% of grade-school students. Annually: over 6,300 food- insecure individuals will gain access to food through the use of food banks, to help them live a healthier life. Seniors and other individuals living in poverty will receive a combined minimum of tax refunds totaling at least $370,000. The cncs federal investment of $82,250 will be supplemented by at least $35,250 (30% match) using in-kind donations and non-federal funding.