Rsvp Of Dane County Inc

RSVP OF DANE COUNTY, INC., ESTABLISHED IN 1972, BECAME A 501 (C)(3) INCORPORATED AGENCY IN 1977. OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY BY RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 AND OLDER TO HELP DELIVER PRIORITY SERVICES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, PROVIDING DANE COUNTY WITH A VALUABLE RESOURCE. OUR VISION: RSVP ASPIRES TO BUILD AND EXPAND A COMMUNITY WIDE NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT UNITES COMPASSIONATE, EXPERIENCED ADULTS WITH MEANINGFUL AND FULFILLING SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHILE ENHANCING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE ARE REQUESTING $209,059 TO SUPPORT 1,500 VOLUNTEERS. AN ESTIMATED 1,500 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: TRANSPORTATION OF SENIORS, VETERANS, AND AMBULATORY DISABLED TO APPOINTMENTS, AND DELIVERING MEALS TO FRAIL ELDERLY TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND ENABLE SENIORS AND VETERANS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT; K-12 TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND RECYCLING/REUSING MATERIALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND WE WILL EXCEED OUR REQUIREMENT OF 209 VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN A NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION WORK PLAN. IN ADDITION TO VOLUNTEERS IN NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTIVITIES, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITY ASSIGNMENTS HELPING NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC AGENCIES EXTEND THEIR SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $209,059 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $89,809 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, SENIORS (INCLUDING VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES), AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION THROUGH OUR DRIVER SERVICES/VETS HELPING VETS PROGRAM, WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT. OF THE PROJECTED 700 UNDUPLICATED PASSENGERS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT 30% WILL RESPOND TO A SURVEY AND 80% OF THE RESPONDENTS WILL INDICATE THAT THEY FEEL LESS ALONE AND HAVE TIES TO MORE PEOPLE, AN INDICATOR OF INCREASED SOCIAL TIES AND/OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT.

AN ESTIMATED 1,200 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 450 RSVP SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION OF SENIORS, VETERANS, AND AMBULATORY DISABLED TO APPOINTMENTS, AND PACKING AND DELIVERING MEALS TO FRAIL ELDERLY TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND ENABLE SENIORS AND VETERANS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES AND WE WILL EXCEED OUR REQUIREMENT OF 217 VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN A NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION WORK PLAN. IN ADDITION TO VOLUNTEERS IN NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OUTCOME ACTIVITIES, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITY ASSIGNMENTS HELPING NONPROFIT, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND SCHOOLS EXTEND THEIR SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, SENIORS (INCLUDING VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES), AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION AND/OR HOME DELIVERED MEALS THROUGH OUR DRIVER SERVICES/VETS HELPING VETS PROGRAM, 168 PASSENGERS AND/OR HOME DELIVERED MEAL RECIPIENTS WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND/OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $216,559 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $94,145 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.15%. THIS AWARD REDUCES THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH NON-STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE AN APRIL 1 START DATE.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.21%.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION: K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AN ESTIMATED 20 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 20 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME-BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: TUTORING (READING, MATH, AND LITERACY) AND MENTORING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND/OR THOSE WHO HAVE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 300 CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT ONE TO ONE AND IN SMALL GROUPS. 45 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR AND 24 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT IS $110,165 AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES EVEN THOUGH THE NONFEDERAL MATCH HAS BEEN WAIVED FOR 2019 AND 2020.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION:K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AN ESTIMATED 22 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 20 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME-BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING (READING, MATH, AND LITERACY) CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND/OR THOSE WHO HAVE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 350 CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT ONE TO ONE AND IN SMALL GROUPS. NINE CHILDREN WILL SHOW INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND MATH, AND 27 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION TWO VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE INFANT AND TODDLER ROOM WHERE THEY WILL READ TO, PLAY WITH AND COMFORT CHILDREN. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT IS $90,000, AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $32,524 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.