Central Vermont Council On Aging Inc

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE CENTRAL VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING (CVCOA) HAS BEEN SUPPORTING ELDERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN LEADING HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT, MEANINGFUL AND DIGNIFIED LIVES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 45 YEARS. THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CHOICE AND SECURITY FOR ALL ELDERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SOME OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY THROUGH CVCOA STAFF, OTHERS PROVIDED VIA CONTRACT WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE APPLYING FOR 60 VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSYS). THIS IS 11 MORE THAN THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURE REQUIREMENTS CALCULATION OF 49 (BASED ON THE BASE LEVEL FUNDING AMOUNT OF $296,474), BECAUSE 49 VOLUNTEERS WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET CLIENT NEED IN VERMONT. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS 60-VSY LEVEL, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE 68 VSYS FROM THE PREVIOUS GRANT PERIOD, WILL ALLOW US TO OBTAIN VOLUNTEERS WHILE EASING THE DIFFICULTY OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION THAT THE PROGRAM HAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. OUR MAJOR AREA OF FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEALTHY FUTURES-INDEPENDENT LIVING. WE ARE USING THE VERMONT STATE PLAN ON AGING FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015-2017, INDICATORS FROM THE VERMONT CENTER FOR RURAL STUDIES, THE VERMONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CENSUS DATA AND THAT FROM THE AARP, N4A, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AS REFERENCE MATERIALS. THE RESULTS OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WILL INDICATE THAT CLIENTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE MORE SOCIALLY CONNECTED HELPING VERMONTERS LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND DELAY OR AVOID POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONALIZATION; A COSTLY AND UNDESIRED ALTERNATIVE

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE CENTRAL VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING (CVCOA) WISHES TO CONTINUE SPONSORING RSVP OF CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM (RSVP). CVCOA HAS BEEN A SPONSOR AND CHAMPION OF SENIOR CORPS PROJECTS SINCE 1988. THE MISSION OF CVCOA IS TO SUPPORT VERMONTERS TO AGE WITH DIGNITY AND CHOICE. THEY HELP ELDERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN LEADING INDEPENDENT, MEANINGFUL, AND DIGNIFIED LIVES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SPONSOR'S MISSION, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OLDER VERMONTERES IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND SERVE. THIS PROJECT IS PROPOSING TO COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE 220 VOLUNTEERS IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE HEALTHY FUTURES OF OLDER VERMONTERS. THEIR SERVICE IS IN PROGRAMING THAT IMPROVES SUCCESSFUL AGING IN PLACE (H4A) OF 1095 VERMONTERS. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES -THREE WORK PLANS WHERE OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (H18), NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT (H12) AND COMPANIONSHIP (H9A) BUILDING ON LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, RSVP VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. ONE 120 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST WITH ACCESS TO FOOD RESOURCES BY PARTNERING WITH 26 INDEPENDENT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS (H12) TO DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO 640 HOMEBOUND VERMONTERS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW 30 PEER-LED WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF 325 INDIVIDUALS (H18). 30 VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP (H9A) TO 30 INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.72%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THE CENTRAL VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING (CVCOA) WISHES TO CONTINUE SPONSORING RSVP OF CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM (RSVP). CVCOA HAS BEEN A SPONSOR AND SUPPORTER OF SENIOR CORPS PROJECTS SINCE 1988. THE MISSION OF CVCOA IS TO SUPPORT ELDERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN LEADING INDEPENDENT, MEANINGFUL, AND DIGNIFIED LIVES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SPONSOR'S MISSION, AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OUR PROPOSAL IS TO HAVE 170 VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGING IN PLACE (H8/H9) AND ACCESS TO CARE (H4), AND CAPACITY BUILDING (G3-3.3) BUILDING ON LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, RSVP VOLUNTEERS IMPROVE LIVES BY ENGAGING IN SERVICE THAT SUPPORTS OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH ACCESS TO FOOD RESOURCES BY PARTNERING WITH 26 INDEPENDENT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS (H8) TO DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOME BOUND ELDERS. THEY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TWO TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS (H8). RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW PEER-LED WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS, AND THE COMMUNITY (H4).ALL HELP ADDRESS THE GROWING PROBLEM OF SOCIAL ISOLATION OF SENIORS. RSVP STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE SUCCESS OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES BY ENGAGING IN CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES EMPHASIZING EFFECTIVE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SUCH AS RECRUITING AND MARKETING TO PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS; INTERVIEWING, SCREENING, AND SELECTING VOLUNTEERS. THEY WILL ALSO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR MEASURING OUTCOMES AND EVALUATING THE PROCESS. (G3-3.3) THE GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNER AGENCIES' VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS; ALSO BY INCREASING THE POOL OF VOLUNTEERS, THE NUMBER OF MEALS DELIVERED BY EACH VOLUNTEER CAN BE REDUCED, ALLOWING FOR MORE TIME TO VISIT WITH MEAL RECIPIENTS AND INCREASING SOCIAL TIES AND SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $142,334 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $78,289 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026-27 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026-27 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 24.97%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AWARD.