Agency On Aging Of South Central Connecticut Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 16.96%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 8% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 9.18%.

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

AN ESTIMATED 75 SCP VOLUNTEERS(72 FEDERAL & 3 NON-FEDERAL) WILL SERVE IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY. VOLUNTEERS WILL PRIMARILY SERVE IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA WHICH INCLUDES- NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN, HAMDEN, MILFORD AND THE MERIDEN AREA. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND RESPITE CARE SERVICES. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITH OLDER ADULTS ARE: TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ESCORT SERVICE TO APPOINTMENTS, ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN DAILY ACTIVITIES, SHARING LUNCH, TALKING AND LISTENING, PROVIDING SENSE OF SECURITY TO FAMILIES AND GETTING CLIENTS OUTSIDE FOR WALKS FOR A CHANGE OF SCENERY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO 12 VOLUNTEER SITES SUCH AS SENIOR CENTERS, SENIOR HOUSING, ADCS AND RESPITE CARE PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THE SCP IS HEALTHY FUTURES - INDEPENDENT LIVING AND RESPITE CARE. AT THE END OF THE 12 MONTH PERIOD 70% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED BY THE SCP WILL REMAIN LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN A NON-INSTITUTIONAL SETTING. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $363,070 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $83,892

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 69 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE AT 12 VOLUNTEER STATIONS SUCH AS HEADSTART/SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH CHILDREN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS COOPERATION, RECOGNITION OF FEELINGS AND SHARING WITH OTHERS. A SPECIAL CORPS OF BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO HAVE A LANGUAGE BARRIER TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE FGP IS EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL READINESS. THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE PROJECT IS THAT 70% CHILDREN ASSIGNED A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $317,400 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ 129,560 OF LOCAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 65 SCP VOLUNTEERS(63 FEDERAL & 2 NON-FEDERAL) WILL SERVE IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY. CT. VOLUNTEERS WILL PRIMARILY SERVE IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA WHICH INCLUDES- NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN, HAMDEN, MILFORD AND THE MERIDEN/WALLINGFORD AREA. DUE TO COVID-19, VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND RESPITE CARE SERVICES IN-PERSON AND/OR THROUGH VIRTUAL CONTACT. ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED THEIR COVID-19 VACCINATION AND WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH PPE FOR THEIR OWN PROTECTION AND THEIR CLIENT'S SAFETY. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITH OLDER CLIENTS ARE: TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ESCORT SERVICE TO APPOINTMENTS, IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL CONTACT WITH CLIENTS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN DAILY ACTIVITIES, SHARING LUNCH, TALKING AND LISTENING, PROVIDING A SENSE OF SECURITY TO FAMILIES, GETTING CLIENTS OUTSIDE FOR WALKS AND A CHANGE OF SCENERY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO 11 VOLUNTEER SITES SUCH AS SENIOR CENTERS, SENIOR HOUSING, ADCS AND RESPITE CARE PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THE SCP IS HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE - INDEPENDENT LIVING AND RESPITE CARE. AT THE END OF THE 12 MONTH PERIOD 70% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED BY THE SCP WILL REMAIN LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN A NON-INSTITUTIONAL SETTING, INDICATE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION HAS DECEASED AND THEIR SOCIAL NETWORK HAS INCREASED OR REMAINED THE SAME. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $409,340 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $80070 OF MATCH DOLLARS.

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

AN ESTIMATED 59 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA IN CT. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE AT 12 VOLUNTEER STATIONS SUCH AS HEAD START/SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS THAT ARE LOCATED IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN, AND WHO SERVE CHILDREN FROM THESE AREAS OR WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND/OR WHO QUALIFY FOR THE FREE LUNCH PROGRAM. SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH SELECTED CHILDREN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS COOPERATION, RECOGNITION OF FEELINGS AND SHARING WITH OTHERS. A SPECIAL CORPS OF BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO HAVE A LANGUAGE BARRIER TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE FGP IS EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL READINESS. THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE PROJECT IS THAT 70% CHILDREN ASSIGNED A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $358,463 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ 82250 OF LOCAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

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

AN ESTIMATED 123 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE WITH THE AGENCY ON AGING?S RSVP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. OF THIS NUMBER, 73 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: MONEY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AT FINANCIAL RISK; FRIENDLY VISITOR SERVICES RESULTING IN COMPANIONSHIP AND INCREASED SOCIAL TIES; RESPITE RELIEF PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO CARE GIVERS; AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH TUTORING AND PEN PAL PROJECTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THERE WILL BE 50 + SENIORS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS RECEIVING SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND/OR AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. A SECOND FOCUS AREA IS THE CHILDREN?S LITERACY PROGRAM WHICH WILL ENSURE 50 + STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE IN THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS THROUGH TUTORING AND PEN PAL PROJECTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $72,382. WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $40,784 ANTICIPATED NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 20% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 27.86%. THIS AWARD REDUCES THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH NON-STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE AN APRIL 1 START DATE.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

A TOTAL OF 110 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE WITH THE AGENCY ON AGING'S RSVP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. OF THIS NUMBER, AT LEAST 80 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS OF THIS PROJECT ARE: EDUCATION AND HEALTHY FUTURES. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: COMPANIONSHIP AND RESPITE SUPPORT THROUGH THE FRIENDLY VISITOR PROGRAM, FINANCIAL LITERACY SUPPORT AND FRAUD AND SCAM PREVENTION THROUGH THE MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND EDUCATIONAL TUTORING THROUGH THE RSVP IN-SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCE CORPS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MENTORING THROUGH OUR SCHOOL BASED PEN PAL PROJECTS, ONE OF WHICH IS SOLELY FOR VETERAN VOLUNTEERS. ALL OF THESE SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCORPORATE VETERANS IN ITS PROGRAMMING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD 70% OF THE SENIORS, AND/OR VETERANS SUPPORTED BY THE AGING IN PLACE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, RSVP'S FRIENDLY VISITOR AND RESPITE SUPPORT PROGRAMS WILL STILL BE LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN A NON-INSTITUTIONAL SETTING. AND 50% OF THE SENIORS AND/OR VETERANS ASSISTED THROUGH RSVP'S MONEY MANAGEMENT AND FRAUD/ SCAM PREVENTION PROGRAMS WILL HAVE IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, FEEL FINANCIALLY SECURE AND BE MORE EDUCATED REGARDING FRAUD AND SCAMS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $79,882 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES OF $41,507.00 FOR A TOTAL OF $121,389.00. ..

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 13.22%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AWARD.

VISTA STATE

THE AGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (AASCC) IS GUIDED BY THE MISSION TO ?EMPOWER ADULTS TO REMAIN AS INDEPENDENT AND ENGAGED AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND SERVICES.? THE AGENCY PROMOTES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH VOLUNTEERING AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF AMERICORPS AND SENIOR CORPS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE PAVE NEW HAVEN AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECT (PAVE). THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALIGNS WITH CNCS PRIORITY AREAS EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT K-12 SUCCESS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH TRANSITIONS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO INCORPORATE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION INTO THEIR PROGRAMMING. THE PROJECT AIMS TO BENEFIT LOW-INCOME YOUTH, LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. FOR THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT, PAVE REQUESTS 12 VISTA MEMBERS AND ONE VISTA LEADER AND $45,000 FROM CNCS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS USED BY SENIOR DEMONSTRATION SPONSORS FOR A NO-CORPORATION COST GRANT AWARD.

EXPERIENCE CORPS RECEIVES AMERICORPS FUNDING FOR MEMBER STIPENDS. HOWEVER, MANY OLDER ADULTS NEED MORE FLEXIBILITY IN HOURS THAN IS AVAILABLE AS AN AMERICORPS MEMBER. IT IS OUR GOAL TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL AND MORE FLEXIBLE STIPENDS.