Hope Southern Indiana Inc

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.00%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

AN ESTIMATED 700 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON AND SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. OF THIS NUMBER, 352 WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME PRODUCING ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: WORKING IN PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS; BUILDING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS; CALLING AND TRANSPORTING THE HOMEBOUND; PROVIDING WEEKLY SOCIALIZATION AND FRESH FLOWERS TO HOSPICE PATIENTS; PROVIDING INTEGRATION FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES; AND TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN HOW AND WHY TO WASH THEIR HANDS PROPERLY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH 4 OUTCOME-BASED WORKPLANS FOR AGING IN PLACE, 2 FOR ACCESS TO CARE AND 1 FOR OBESITY AND FOOD. AT THE END OF THE 3 YEAR GRANT, 100 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DIAL A CARE OR RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION; 30 FAMILIES WILL HAVE IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH RAMPS TO FREEDOM; 1,000 SENIORS WILL HAVE SAVED $200,000 BY HAVING THEIR TAX RETURNS PREPARED FREE; AND 25 AT-RISK THIRD GRADERS WILL HAVE MAINTAINED A C OR ABOVE IN LANGUAGE ARTS. IN ADDITION, 1,000 FIRST-GRADERS WILL HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PROPER HAND-WASHING AND OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SERVED THROUGH OUR PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS, AT LEAST 500 OF THEM WILL REPORT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR FOOD SECURITY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $84,210 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $79,609 OF LOCAL RESOURCES, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH THE REQUIRED MATCH AND 'EXCESS' RESOURCES GENERATED TO SUSTAIN THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS APPLICATION.

AN ESTIMATED 700 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON AND SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019. OF THIS NUMBER, 105 WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THEY WILL OFFER COMPANIONSHIP TO AND TRANSPORT HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND VETERANS; WORK IN FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS; USE A SKIT TO TEACH FIRST GRADERS (AND THEREFORE THEIR FAMILIES) HOW TO WASH THEIR HANDS PROPERLY AND WHY AND WHEN THEY SHOULD DO THAT; TUTOR AT-RISK CHILDREN; BUILD WHEELCHAIR RAMPS FOR SENIORS AND THE DISABLED. THESE AND OTHER SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED THROUGH A NETWORK OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEER STATIONS SUCH AS OUR AREA AGENCY ON AGING, 7 FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOLS, HEAD STARTS, HOSPITALS AND A VARIETY OF PRIVATE NON-PROFITS. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES, WITH 3 OUTCOME BASED WORKPLANS FOR AGING IN PLACE AND 1 FOR OBESITY AND FOOD. AT THE END OF THE 3 YEAR GRANT, 130 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DIAL A CARE, RAMPS TO FREEDOM OR RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION; 1,000 SENIORS WILL HAVE SAVED $200,000 BY HAVING THEIR TAX RETURNS PREPARED FREE; AND 35 THIRD GRADERS WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST A C IN LANGUAGE ARTS. IN ADDITION, 1000 FIRST GRADERS WILL HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PROPER HAND-WASHING, AND THOUSANDS OF FOOD INSECURE FOLKS WILL BE SERVED THROUGH FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $76,710 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A LOCAL INVESTMENT OF $53,259 FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF $129,969.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?24 ARP SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM GRANT. YOUR 2022-24 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10%. HOPE SOUTHERN INDIANA PROPOSES 2 SEPARATE WORKPLANS FOR THIS SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. IN THE FIRST, WE PLAN TO HAVE 60 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES AT 4 DIFFERENT NEW SENIOR CENTERS IN ISOLATED, UNDERSERVED AREAS OF OUR 5 COUNTY REGION IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PLAN AND LEAD THE ACTIVITIES AND ENTICE THEIR ISOLATED NEIGHBORS TO PARTICIPATE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS AGING IN PLACE, INDEPENDENT LIVING. OUR GOAL IS TO REENGAGE SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN ISOLATED BY COVID. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIOR VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR 160 SENIORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM ISOLATION AND LONELINESS. WE ALSO PROPOSE TO HAVE 40 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL MAKE AT LEAST 6370 PRESCHOOL LEARNING KITS FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE 7 HEAD START CENTERS IN OUR 5 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, SCHOOL READINESS. AT THE END OF THE 2 YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING THE SCHOOL READINESS OF 1274 HEAD START STUDENTS, HOPEFULLY BACK TO PRE-COVID LEVELS. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $100,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $11,112 DOLLARS OF LOCAL NONFEDERAL RESOURCES.