The Retired Senior Volunteer Program Inc. received a $111,112 two-year Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017. The grant will fund 100 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to develop and distribute early learning kits to 375 preschool-aged children in Daviess and Martin Counties, Indiana to address learning loss from COVID-19. It will also fund activities to reduce loneliness among 160 older adults by hosting group activities in underserved areas. The $100,000 federal investment will be supplemented with $11,111 in non-federal resources to support this work from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024. If successful, this innovative senior volunteer demonstration project aims to improve educational proficiency and well-being through engagement across generations.
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