Southwest Human Resource Agency

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PA-22 FYPD & PA-20 T&TA

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ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.00%

THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT TO BE ADDRESSED IS EDUCATION. THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA BY DELIVERING SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES. SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM HAS ALWAYS ACHIEVED MORE VSYS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY THE GRANT. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR GOAL TO SERVE ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. AN ESTIMATED 35 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS BEING EDUCATION. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING & MENTORING; ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS TO HELP IMPROVE ACADEMICS, LITERACY SKILLS, PROVIDING COMFORT, AND IMPROVING SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS TO SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 17 STATIONS THROUGHOUT CHESTER, DECATUR, HARDEMAN, HARDIN, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MADISON, AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 70 CHILDREN THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND TUTORING AT THE END OF THE ONE YEAR PROGRAM PERIOD. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES WILL BE THE STUDENTS IN K-12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE IMPROVED ACADEMICS SKILLS, AND THE HEAD START CHILDREN WILL HAVE IMPROVED SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT WILL BE THAT 201 CHILDREN WILL BE SERVED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $217,178 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $21, 717 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

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FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.00%.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY HAS BEEN THE SPONSORING AGENCY FOR RSVP SINCE JULY 2006. THE THREE COUNTIES SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM ARE DECATUR, HENDERSON AND MADISON. THE MISSION OF SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA BY DELIVERING SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THROUGH EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ALLEVIATING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY. AN ESTIMATED 118 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THREE COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE, DECATUR, HENDERSON AND MADISON. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DELIVERING MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS, DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO ASSIST THE LOW INCOME POPULATION, PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS TO ATTEND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDE IN-HOME AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMODITIES TO VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS RECEIVING HOME DELIVERED MEALS WILL HAVE IMPROVED THEIR EATING HABITS AND MAINTAINED A GOOD DIET, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND IN THEIR OWN HOMES, AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE INCREASED FOOD SECURITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $56,443 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $28,254 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES, BY CASH AND IN-KIND.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THE MISSION OF SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA BY DELIVERING SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THROUGH EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ALLEVIATING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY. AN ESTIMATED 110 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN TWO COUNTIES IN WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE, BENTON AND PERRY. THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE ABILITY OF ADULTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND AND OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO ASSIST THE LOW INCOME AND FOOD INSECURE POPULATION, PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO VETERANS WITH MEDICAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE "HEALTHY FUTURES". WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS THAT WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING HOMEBOUND SENIORS, VETERANS AND DISABLED PERSONS WITH HOME DELIVERED MEALS THAT SHOULD IMPROVE THEIR EATING HABITS AND HELP THEM MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET, WHICH SHOULD ENABLE THEM TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND IN THEIR OWN HOMES. VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO ASSIST WITH LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRIES AND OTHER AVAILABLE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OUT OF NASHVILLE, TN AND RIFA OUT OF JACKSON, TN TO INCREASE THEIR FOOD SECURITY.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

A JAIL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO AID INMATES IN LEARNING PARENTING SKILLS AND AIDING IN JOB PLACEMENT ONCE RELEASED

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS