Eras Senior Network Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.0%.

AN ESTIMATED 240 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THEY WILL TUTOR CHILDREN AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING VETERANS BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD DELIVERY, AND SERVE AT THRIFT STORES AND LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 11 STATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MENOMONEE FALLS, SALVATION ARMY, AND THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF WAUKESHA COUNTY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. THE PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES THE CNCS FUNDING PRIORITY OF EDUCATION -- INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 475 STUDENTS WILL HAVE INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH AND 11 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $89,200 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $57,930.

AN ESTIMATED 250 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THEY WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SOCIALIZATION, GIVE ELDER JUSTICE PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS OF OLDER ADULTS, AND MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH OLDER ADULTS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 2 STATIONS INCLUDING THE FAITH IN ACTION PROGRAM (PREVIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH PROGRAM )OF ERAS SENIOR NETWORK AND THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. THIS APPLICATION ALSO ADDRESSES THE CNCS FUNDING PRIORITIES OF AGING IN PLACE -- ELDER JUSTICE, AND AGING IN PLACE - INDEPENDENT LIVING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 420 OLDER ADULTS WILL BE SERVED AND 350 OLDER ADULTS WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. ONE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $160,887 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $17,891.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

AN ESTIMATED 240 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THEY WILL TUTOR CHILDREN AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING VETERANS BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD DELIVERY, AND SERVE AT THRIFT STORES AND LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 21 STATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MENOMONEE FALLS, SALVATION ARMY, AND THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF WAUKESHA COUNTY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 1,150 STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES, AND 575 WILL HAVE INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH AND 19 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $81,700 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $74,229.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM