The ogallala/keith county rsvp program will have an estimated 295 volunteers who will serve

The City of Ogallala, Nebraska will receive $230,945 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management. The funding supports the Ogallala/Keith County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002).

Through the grant, an estimated 295 volunteers age 55 and older will provide services to address community needs such as home-delivered meals to homebound individuals, food collection/distribution at food pantries, and support of other local programs. Specifically, 50 RSVP volunteers will be placed in outcome-focused assignments, and by the end of the three-year period, 25 individuals are expected to report increased social support/independent living capacity while 45 individuals should experience greater food security. The City of Ogallala will provide $23,586 in additional local support. The RSVP program aims to help meet critical community needs through volunteer support services for seniors.

Of this number, 50 rsvp volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments. Some of their activities will include home delivery of meals to home bound individuals, food collection/distribution at the food pantries, and support of community programs. The primary focus area of this project is healthy futures. At the end of the three-year grant, twenty-five individuals will report having increased social support or improved capacity for independent living, and forty-five individuals will have increased food security, in addition to meeting numerous other community needs. The cncs federal investment of $50,000 will be supplemented by $23,586 non-federal resources provided thru the city of ogallala. The ogallala city council is supportive of the rsvp program, and intends to continue the program in our community for many years to come.