Project Grant 21SRIWA007

THE MISSION OF LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES NORTHWEST (LCSNW) IS TO PARTNER WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH, JUSTICE AND HOPE. LCSNW BUILDS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. LCSNW IS A 501 (C) (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN THE SPONSORING AGENCY FOR RSVP PIERCE COUNTY SINCE 2017, RSVP OF KITSAP COUNTY SINCE 1981, AND THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM SERVING BOTH PIERCE AND KITSAP COUNTIES SINCE 1998. THE WORK OF LSCNW IN THE SOUTH SOUND IS FOCUSED ON SERVING SENIOR POPULATIONS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR OUR WORK IN PIERCE COUNTY WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. AS OUR MISSION SHOWS, WE BELIEVE HEALTH IS THE FOUNDATION OF A QUALITY LIFE AND MAKES ALL OTHER PURSUITS, BY INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY POSSIBLE. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE 210 RSVP VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ACROSS PIERCE COUNTY. OF THAT NUMBER, 120 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS UNDER HEALTHY FUTURES AND CAPACITY BUILDING. IN 2021, RSVP PIERCE WILL CONTINUE WITH ALL SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TO INCLUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES CONGREGATE MEAL SITES, KOREAN WOMEN?S ASSOCIATION CONGREGATE MEAL SITES, NOURISH FOOD BANKS AND RETAIL STORES AT NORTHWEST FURNITURE BANK AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. AT THE END OF THE GRANT YEAR AN ESTIMATED 210 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 120 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE WORK AT CONGREGATE MEAL SITES, FOOD BANKS, SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 40,000 PEOPLE WILL BE SERVED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $120,029 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $55,822.00 FROM STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER SOURCES.