Hunger Free America Inc

VISTA STATE

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

HUNGER FREE AMERICANS (HFA) IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT GROUP BUILDING A NONPARTISAN, GRASS-ROOTS MEMBERSHIP MOVEMENT TO ENACT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO END DOMESTIC HUNGER AND ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREAS. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL ASSIST UNEMPLOYED AND UNDER-EMPLOYED PEOPLE OBTAIN JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES; IMPROVE ACCESS TO FOOD FROM GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT SOURCES FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS IN PARTICULAR AND FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE IN GENERAL; ENABLE RESIDENTS OF FOOD DESERTS TO ACCESS HEALTHIER FOODS THROUGH FARMERS MARKETS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS; ENABLE MORE LOW-INCOME CHILDREN TO OBTAIN FREE SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND SUMMER MEALS; HELP NONPROFIT GROUPS FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY TO RAISE MORE MONEY AND RECRUIT AND MANAGE MORE VOLUNTEERS, PARTICULARLY HIGH-IMPACT AND SKILLED VOLUNTEERS. TWENTY-ONE MEMBERS AND ONE VISTA LEADERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING OUTREACH MATERIALS, APPLYING FOR GRANTS, AND RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.

VISTA STATE

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?24 ARP SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM GRANT. YOUR 2022?24 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 21.60%. HUNGER FREE AMERICA (HFA) PROPOSES TO HAVE 600 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL CONDUCT FOOD BENEFITS ACCESS OUTREACH, SUPPORT EMERGENCY FOOD PREP AND SERVICE, AID PANTRY ASSISTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION, PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, ASSIST COMMUNITY GARDENING AND HARVESTING, AND AID CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS (SUCH AS ACCOUNTING, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, GRANT WRITING, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATION FOR ANTI-HUNGER GROUPS) IN ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, AND WISCONSIN. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE PROJECT IS ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY / HEALTH FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 134,310 HOURS AND AIDED AT LEAST 60,500 INDIVIDUALS, THEREBY IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY AND ACCESS TO CARE, AND HELPING THEIR COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $500,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $137,885 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) TARGETED CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM - YOUTH