Old Colony Elder Services Inc

OLD COLONY ELDER SERVICES (OCES) CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SPONSOR AGENCY FOR THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) SENIOR CORPS GRANT (PROJECT). THE PROJECT BECAME A SPONSORED PROGRAM OF OCES ON APRIL 1, 2015. OCES IS DESIGNATED AS ONE OF 25 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AGING SERVICES ACCESS POINTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE MISSION OF OCES IS TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND SAFE LIVING. OCES' DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, 47-YEAR HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CONTINUES TO PLACE US IN AN EXCELLENT POSITION TO MANAGE THIS PROJECT. OCES HAS A SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS A REPUTABLE ORGANIZATION THAT PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUALS TURN TO FIRST FOR ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. THE PROJECT NAME WAS CHANGED IN 2017 TO RSVP OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY (RSVP-PC) TO BETTER REFLECT THE FULL SERVICE AREA. IT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT RSVP-PC IS SPONSORED BY OCES WHICH IS WHY IT HAS BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT HAS BEEN SINCE BEING ACQUIRED BY OCES. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER CENTER THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ALLOWING VOLUNTEERS TO MEET VOLUNTEER PROGRAM STAFF AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS TRAININGS SUCH AS IDENTIFYING FRAUD AND SCAMS, COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HONORING CHOICES - A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON DEFINING THEIR PREFERENCES ON END OF LIFE CARE. OCES HAS THE ABILITY TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF OUR PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUCH AS BEING PRESENT AT HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH IN COMPARISON TO OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES DUE TO OUR DIVERSIFIED STAFF, VAST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND HAVING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF BEING WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT PLYMOUTH COUNTY. OCES IS REQUESTING FEDERAL INVESTMENT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) FOR OPPORTUNITY NUMBER MA-12 BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2021. AN ESTIMATED 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 134 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DELIVERING MEALS, PROVIDING MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION AND TUTORING STUDENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED SOCIALIZATION/QUALITY OF LIFE, INCREASED FOOD SECURITY, INCREASED FINANCIAL LITERACY, INCREASED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, INCREASED READING LEVELS/SKILLS FOR STUDENTS AND INCREASED VOLUNTEERISM TO ASSIST LOCAL AGENCIES TO DELIVER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $133,632 (ANNUAL FEDERAL GRANT) WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $57,271 (NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES) FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF $190,903.

OLD COLONY ELDER SERVICES (OCES) SERVES AS THE SPONSOR AGENCY FOR THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) SENIOR CORPS GRANT (PROJECT). THE PROJECT BECAME A SPONSORED PROGRAM OF OCES ON APRIL 1, 2015. OCES IS DESIGNATED AS ONE OF 26 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AGING SERVICES ACCESS POINTS (ASAPS) IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF ELDERS AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND SAFE LIVING. OCES' DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, 44-YEAR HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CONTINUES TO PLACE US IN AN EXCELLENT POSITION TO MANAGE THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT NAME WAS CHANGED FROM MAYFLOWER RSVP TO RSVP OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN THE CURRENT 3 YEAR GRANT PERIOD, TO BETTER REFLECT THE FULL RSVP SERVICE AREA. OCES AND THE RSVP OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY ARE WELL KNOWN AND WELL RESPECTED RESOURCES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE ARE REQUESTING THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $126,132 (ANNUAL FEDERAL GRANT) WHICH WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $54,057 (NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES) FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF $180,189. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE EDUCATION, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. AN ESTIMATED 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3 YEAR GRANT; OF THIS NUMBER, 127 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DELIVERING MEALS TO ELDERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDING MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, SUPPORTING VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, AND TUTORING STUDENTS. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS INCREASED SOCIALIZATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE, INCREASED FOOD SECURITY, INCREASED FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INCREASED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO ATTEND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL INCREASE THEIR READING LEVELS/SKILLS AND LOCAL AGENCIES WILL INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INCREASED SUPPORT OF PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ROSS PH SVC COORDINATOR

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 33.89%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.