United Way Of Northwest Indiana Inc

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

UNITED WAY OF PORTER COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO LEAD, UNITE AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE LIVES. AN ESTIMATED 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 158 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR MAIN ACTIVITIES WILL BE ASSISTING WITH MEAL DISTRIBUTION FOR LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, MEALS ON WHEELS, AND SENIOR CENTERS WHERE THEY WILL SORT, PACK, PREPARE, DELIVER AND DISTRIBUTE SHELF-STABLE MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE FOOD INSECURE. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES: OBESITY AND FOOD, UTILIZING NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT AS THE SERVICE ACTIVITY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, WE ANTICIPATE 1,000 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $157,626 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $67,553.00 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UNITED WAY OF PORTER COUNTY IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 CORPORATION THAT MANAGES THE UNITED WAY RSVP NWINDIANA GRANT TO SERVE OUR REGION. UNITED WAY OF PORTER COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO LEAD, UNITE AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE LIVES. WE ARE PROPOSING TO PLACE (400) RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER AND STARKE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE, FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON FOOD DELIVERY, COMPANIONSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION. WE ANTICIPATE 4,500 MEALS DELIVERED TO OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 1,000 OLDER ADULTS WILL INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL TIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND 1000 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE AT-NEED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WE WILL ALSO PLACE VOLUNTEERS IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITY SERVICES AT OUR RSVP STATIONS (AS WELL AS CNCS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS) TO ASSIST NON-PROFITS WITH THEIR SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS TO ADDRESS UNMET LOCAL AND STATE NEEDS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIVES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA RESIDENTS BY THE END OF OUR 3-YEAR GRANT CYCLE. OUR PARTICIPANTS CITE SATISFACTION OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FULFILLED AND SATISFIED, AS ARE THEIR SITES. LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER, AND STARKE COUNTIES MAKE UP OUR SERVICE AREA. WE ARE HOME TO 777,825 INDIVIDUALS AND HAVE MORE THAN 32 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THIS SERVICE AREA. ONE IN EIGHT HOOSIERS ARE LOCATED HERE AND IT IS COMMON FOR WORKING FAMILIES TO TRAVEL NEARLY 26 MILES EACH WAY TO GET TO WORK, WE ARE A VERY TRANSITORY REGION, AND YET WE HAVE NO CENTRAL LINES FOR TRAIN OR BUS TO TRAVEL WITHIN. WE HAVE A CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATION WHEREBY 38% ARE MINORITY POPULATION.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES