United Way Of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 37.8%.

RSVP WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 AND OLDER WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THEIR ENERGY, EXPERIENCE AND LIFE SKILLS TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH SERVICE. AN ESTIMATED 435 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTHY FUTURES, DISASTER SERVICES, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. SPONSORED BY UNITED WAY OF JOHNSON & WASHINGTON COUNTIES (UWJWC), THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN JOHNSON, MUSCATINE, DES MOINES COUNTIES AND WEST BRANCH IN CEDAR COUNTY IN IOWA. IN THE PRIMARY OUTCOME-BASED FOCUS AREA, EDUCATION, 90 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE LITERACY ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS IN 20 SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND HELP THEM ON THE PATH TO READING AT GRADE LEVEL. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, DELIVER MEALS TO HOME-BOUND ELDERLY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, ADDRESS DISASTER SERVICES IN JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER CENTER AND STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE OPERATING CAPACITY AT 15 RSVP STATIONS SUCH AS FOOD BANKS, LOCAL HOSPITALS AND MORE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $78,781 WILL BE MATCHED WITH AT LEAST $40,412 IN LOCAL NONFEDERAL RESOURCES. UWJWC WILL CONTRIBUTE OFFICE SPACE, PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE, PRINTING, POSTAGE, MEETING ROOM USAGE, AND STAFF SUPERVISION.

UNITED WAY OF JOHNSON & WASHINGTON COUNITES (UWJWC) ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, INCOME STABILITY AND HEALTHY LIVES AND IS SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO SPONSOR RSVP IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA. WASHINGTON COUNTY IS IN THE SERVICES AREA OF UWJWC AND THE RSVP PROGRAMMING WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 AND BETTER THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR ENERGY, LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE OLDER ADULTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY, STUDENTS NEEDING LITERACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS AND VETERANS. AT LEAST 75 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN OUTCOME-BASED VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY OUTCOME-BASED FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES, 20 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT WILL INCREASE SUPPORTS AND IMPROVE CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO PROVIDE SERVICE THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEAL DELIVERY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A NETWORK OF APPROXIMATELY 15 STATIONS, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS, HOSPITALS, FOOD BANKS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS, AND MORE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH AT LEAST $11,000 IN LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES.