This award funds the approved 2022?24 ARP senior demonstration program grant

This Project Grant award of $215,955 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds the Tennessee Respite Coalition's 2022-2024 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program. Through 14 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, the Coalition will provide respite services to homebound older adults and individuals with disabilities in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Services include visiting clients, conducting music and memory activities, accompanying clients to medical appointments or social events, and preparing light meals. By the end of the two-year grant period, volunteers are expected to serve at least 26 clients, with 20 caregivers and 6 volunteers and clients each reporting improved social support or health behaviors. The AmeriCorps investment of $105,000 will be supplemented by $65,836 in statutory matching funds to support innovative volunteer activities for older Americans through the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program.

Your 2022-24 statutory match requirement is 10% and your budgeted match is 38.5%. The tennessee respite coalition proposes to have 14 americorps seniors volunteers who will visit with individual clients, provide music and memory activities to clients, accompany clients to medical appointments or social activities, and prepare light meals for clients in rutherford county, TN. The primary focus area of this project are healthy futures and access to care. At the end of the two-year grant, americorps seniors volunteers will be responsible for for at least 26 homebound or older adults and individuals with disabilities will report having increased social support or improved capacity for independent living at the end of the two-year grant, at least 20 caregivers of homebound or older adults and individuals with disabilities will report having increased social support, and at least 6 volunteers and 20 homebound or older adults and individuals with disabilities will report increased health knowledge and a change in behavior or intent to change behavior to improve their health. The americorps federal investment of $105,000 will be supplemented by $65,836.