Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE MISSION OF MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES, SPONSOR OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY RSVP SINCE 1996, IS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF ELDERS AND ADULTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITH DIGNITY IN A SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE. TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE (271) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER, DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND HEALTH BENEFITS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY, TUTOR AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND SERVE MEALS AT CONGREGATE MEAL SITES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES INCLUDING OBESITY AND FOOD, ACCESS TO CARE, AND AGING IN PLACE. THE OTHER FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF K-12 SUCCESS AND A COMMUNITY PRIORITY OF CONGREGATE MEAL SITES THAT ENABLES RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS THE LOCAL UNMET NEED OF SENIOR HUNGER AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 450 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AFTER ATTENDING THE FOOD PANTRY 3 TIMES OR MORE, 35 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AFTER 3 OR MORE MONTHS OF MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, 595 STUDENTS WILL HAVE IMPROVED THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AFTER COMPLETING 5 OR MORE MONTHS IN THE READING PARTNERS PROGRAM, AND 48,000 CONGREGATE MEALS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $74, 897 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SEVERAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES, BOTH CONTRIBUTORS WITH LONG -STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPONSOR MVES AS WELL AS MANY NEWLY CULTIVATED CONTRIBUTORS. THE READING PARTNERS PROGRAM RECEIVES ANNUAL SUPPORT FROM THE ELLA FITZGERALD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AWARD OF 4,500 CHILDREN?S BOOK AND LEARNING TOOLS, VALUED AT $15,000, BY $20,000 FROM THE TUFTS HEALTH PLAN FOUNDATION, $3,000 FROM TARGET CORPORATION, $5,000 FOR SEVERAL YEARS FROM THE CAMPBELL AND HALL CHARITY FUND, AND $2.500 FROM THE EVERETT COOPERATIVE BANK. THE READING PARTNERS PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN CHOSEN AS A FINALIST FOR AN AWARD FROM THE METROWEST FOUNDATION?S YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND MET WITH THE FUNDERS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK WITH STUDENTS. THE WELLS FARGO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WALMART FOUNDATION, THE BARR FOUNDATION, THE LUDTKE FOUNDATION, THE RGK FOUNDATION, AND THE PITNEY BOWES FOUNDATION HAVE ALSO BEEN APPROACHED FOR FUTURE FUNDING. THE MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED $20,000 A YEAR FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS FROM LONG TERM SUPPORTER THE ADELAIDE BREED FOUNDATION, $5,000 FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, $10,000 (UP FROM $2,500) FROM NORTHERN BANK AND TRUST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, $7,500 FROM THE CHARLES BACON TRUST, $2,500 (UP FROM $1,000) FROM EAGLE BANK, $3,000 FROM WINCHESTER SAVINGS BANK CHARITABLE TRUST, $3,000 FROM THE JOHN DONNELLY TRUST, $7,000 FROM THE HOWARD C. CONNOR CHARITABLE TRUST, $4,000 FROM PEOPLE UNITED COMMUNITY FUND, AND $2,500 FROM THE SAVINGS BANK FOUNDATION. ADDITIONALLY, AN AVERAGE OF $10,000 IS TYPICALLY RAISED FROM LOCAL BANKS VIA A FEBRUARY APPEAL. FOOD PANTRIES RECEIVED $5,000 FROM BJ?S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, $1,000 FROM THE WALMART FOUNDATION, $1,000 FROM THE EXELON POWER CORPORATION, AND $500 FROM STOP & SHOP. THE ROTARY CLUB OF MELROSE HAS PLEDGED TO START A YEARLY SPRING DRIVE TO SUPPORT FOOD PANTRIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING ARE PENDING WITH LIBERTY MUTUAL, AND BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. THE CONGREGATE MEAL SITE PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED AWARDS RANGING FROM $7,000 AND HIGHER FROM THE MALDEN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, $ 2,542 FROM THE MELROSE WHOLE FOODS SUPERMARKET, SUPPLIES SUCH AS CHINA FROM MALDEN?S JUNIOR AID ORGANIZATION, AND A PORTION OF THE $25,000 RAISED AN THE ANNUAL MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES? COMEDY NIGHT FUND RAISER. DURING THE FALL OF 2015, SPONSOR AGENCY, MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES, MERGED WITH ANOTHER STATE HOME CARE

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THE MISSION OF MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES, SPONSOR OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY RSVP IS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF ELDERS AND ADULTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITH DIGNITY IN A SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN (213) UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE; ALL 213 OF THEM WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS WHERE THEY WILL PROVIDE NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPORT TO ALLEVIATE LONG-TERM HUNGER, COUNSELING ON HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, TUTOR AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LITERACY, AND ASSIST WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY THAT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES INCLUDING OBESITY AND FOOD, ACCESS TO CARE, AND AGING IN PLACE. THE OTHER FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF K-12 SUCCESS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 450 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AFTER ATTENDING THE FOOD PANTRY 3 TIMES OR MORE, 52 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AFTER 3 OR MORE MONTHS OF MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND 595 STUDENTS WILL HAVE IMPROVED THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AFTER COMPLETING 5 OR MORE MONTHS IN THE READING PARTNERS PROGRAM. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $82,397 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SEVERAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES; THE GOAL WOULD BE TO RAISE NEEDED AMOUNTS FOR THE RSVP VOLUNTEER STAFFED PROGRAMS TOTALING OVER $235,000. CONTRIBUTORS WITH LONG -STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPONSOR MVES AS WELL AS MANY NEWLY CULTIVATED CONTRIBUTORS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN ENGAGED FOR FFY 2020. GRANT REQUESTS ARE SENT TO LOCAL CORPORATE FUNDERS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, DIRECT MAIL APPEALS ARE SENT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PLANNED BEQUESTS ALSO CONTRIBUTE. A FEW EXAMPLES OF SUPPORT ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE READING PARTNERS PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED $1,500 WORTH OF BOOK DONATIONS FROM 3 DONORS AND HOUGHTON MIFFLIN GIFTED THE PROGRAM WITH $2,666 WORTH OF BOOKS WITH A PLEDGE TO DONATE $5,334 MORE DURING THE UPCOMING GRANT PERIOD; THE MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RECEIVED $5,000 IN FIRST TIME SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE'S UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE CHARLES F. BACON TRUST RENEWED THEIR SUPPORT OF $10,000 AND THE HOWARD C. CONNOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION RENEWED THEIR SUPPORT OF $10,000.

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