Health Association Of Niagara County Inc

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 72 UNDUPLICATED SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, INCLUDING OUTCOME: INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. THE SERVICE ACTIVITY WILL BE COMPANIONSHIP, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FRIENDLY VISITATION, ACCOMPANIMENT TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ESSENTIAL SHOPPING, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT AN ESTIMATED 300 CLIENTS WILL REPORT ON BEING LESS LONELY AND HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SENIOR COMPANIONS. SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION FOR VETERANS AND NON-VETERANS WHO ATTEND TWO NIAGARA COUNTY ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $309,384 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $61,261 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

AN ESTIMATED 72 UNDUPLICATED SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, INCLUDING THE OUTCOME: INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. THE SERVICE ACTIVITY WILL BE COMPANIONSHIP, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO; FRIENDLY VISITATION, ACCOMPANIMENT TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ESSENTIAL SHOPPING, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT CYCLE, A TARGETED 325 CLIENTS WILL REPORT BEING LESS LONELY AND HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SENIOR COMPANIONS. SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION FOR VETERANS AND NON-VETERANS WHO ATTEND NIAGARA COUNTY'S PACE PROGRAM. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $359,568 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $61,802 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 71 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 68 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL CONSIST PRIMARILY OF TUTORING AND PROVIDING GENERAL CLASSROOM SUPPORT. VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN SUMMER LEARNING ACTIVITIES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMP STATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 400 CHILDREN WHO ARE AT-RISK OR HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS WILL HAVE RECEIVED SERVICES FROM FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $329,713 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $39,850 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 16.27%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.3%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $11,147.00. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $370,803.00.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.11%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025–26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 21.31%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PREAWARD COSTS FROM 4/1/25 TO 5/29/25.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 36%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AN ESTIMATED 400 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 200 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS? ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MEAL PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF THESE MEALS TO FRAIL SENIORS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, AND VETERANS. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, 200 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, PREPARE AND DELIVER HEALTHY MEALS TO 500 SENIORS OR DISABLED ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT WILL HELP THOSE SERVED BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENT. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST AT FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE 45 VOLUNTEERS PLACED IN LOCAL PANTRIES SERVING 1000 INDIVIDUALS TO OFFER INCREASED FOOD SECURITY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $74,864 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $35,334.