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

This two-year, $223,001 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017), funds the L.A. Works RSVP Program. The Program will utilize 200 volunteers to promote social connection and economic opportunity among older adults and economically disadvantaged individuals across Los Angeles County. Volunteers will conduct wellness calls to serve 124 homebound older adults, with an expected outcome of 74 reporting increased social ties. They will also provide adult education and job training services to an estimated 90 economically disadvantaged adults annually, anticipating 54 will demonstrate improved job readiness. The grant aims to test innovative volunteer-led activities that engage older Americans in delivering critical social and economic services to vulnerable populations, as outlined under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program.

Your 2022-24 statutory match requirement is 10% and your budgeted match is 10.3%. The L.A. Works rsvp program proposes to have 200 rsvp volunteers who will promote improved social connection through wellness calls and increased employment through adult education and job training, across the L.A. Works service territory which includes: all LOS angeles city neighborhoods in the central LA, northeast LA, and SAN fernando valley regions; the city of LOS angeles neighborhoods of boyle heights, EL sereno, and lincoln heights in the eastside region; the city of LOS angeles neighborhoods of BEL air, beverly crest, beverlywood, brentwood, century city, cheviot hills, DEL REY, marina DEL REY, MAR vista, pacific palisades, palms, pico robertson, playa vista, rancho park, sawtelle, venice, west LOS angeles, and westwood in the westside region; the city of LOS angeles neighborhoods of sunland and tujunga in the verdugos region; the cities of SAN fernando, west hollywood, inglewood, and hawthorne; the unincorporated community of lennox; and the cities of beverly hills, culver city, and santa monica. The primary focus area of this project is healthy features. A secondary focus area will be economic opportunity. At the end of the two-year grant, rsvp volunteers will be responsible for serving 124 homebound older adults with an anticipated outcome that 74 older adults will report feeling they have increased social ties/perceived social support and an estimated 90 economically disadvantaged adults each year anticipating an outcome that 54 will demonstrate improved job readiness. The americorps federal investment of $200,000 will be supplemented by $23,001.