Interfaith Caregivers Inc

AN ESTIMATED 185 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE WASHINGTON CO. WI THROUGH RSVP INTERFAITH OF INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF WASHINGTON CO.(SPONSOR PROGRAM), A 501(C)3 COMMUNITY BASED NON-PROFIT, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONNECT SENIORS WITH CARING VOLUNTEERS. OF THIS NUMBER 185 RSVP VOLUNTEERS, 185 WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. OUTCOME SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL BE 1.) TRANSPORTATION FOR HOME BOUND SENIORS TO PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY; 2.) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE TRAINED IN ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE ELDER ABUSE OF FINANCIAL FRAUD, ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT; RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION TO AT-RISK SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 3.) TRANSPORTATION FOR HOME-BOUND VETERAN SENIORS TO ACCESS PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES 4.) COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME-BOUND SENIORS. 5.) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL OPERATE A DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN AND RESOURCE REFERRAL PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT: HEALTHY FUTURES. PRIORITY AREA: AGING IN PLACE - TRANSPORTATION AND ELDER JUSTICE. INTERFAITH'S MISSION, VISION AND PROGRAMMING STRONGLY SUPPORT WORK IN THESE PRIORITY AREAS AND ARE SUPPORTED IN WASHINGTON CO. AS HIGH PRIORITY NEEDS FOR SENIORS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, A MINIMUM 600 HOME BOUND SENIORS WILL HAVE ACCESSED PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES WITH TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY 125 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS. OF THESE, 83% OF SENIORS WILL INDICATE "INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT." 5 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING AND 100 SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION ON ELDER ABUSE. 82.5% OF SENIORS RECEIVING ELDER ABUSE EDUCATION WILL INDICATE "INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT" IN ADDITION TO THESE OUTCOME ACTIVITIES, 30 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP TO 75 HOME-BOUND SENIORS; 5 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST SENIOR VETERANS WITH TRANSPORTATION; 500 SENIORS OR DISABLED WASHINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH A CHRONIC DISEASE, ILLNESS, INJURY OR AMBULATORY DIFFICULTY THAT REQUIRES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT/REFERRALS TO RESOURCES TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT WILL BE SERVICED BY 20 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS. CNCS'S FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $82,500, WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH A 30% LOCAL MATCH OF $35,357 FOR A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $117,857.

AN ESTIMATED 130 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF OZAUKEE COUNTY (ICO) RSVP AGING IN PLACE PROGRAM. ICO WILL SERVE AS THE RSVP SPONSOR AND SOLE VOLUNTEER STATION WITH TRAINING AND SCHEDULING OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED BY ICO STAFF AND COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM BY THE RSVP PROGRAM DIRECTOR. ALL RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE RSVP PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO MEDICAL MOBILITY EQUIPMENT, REDUCTION OF FOOD INSECURITY, REDUCTION IN SOCIAL ISOLATION, INCREASE OF COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON SENIOR ISSUES AND INCREASE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADDRESS SENIOR ISSUES. SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRANSPORTING SENIORS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES AND GROCERY STORES; VISITING SENIORS TO PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND COMBAT ISOLATION; PROVIDING EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO SENIORS, VOLUNTEERS AND THE COMMUNITY ON AN ARRAY OF ISSUES PERTINENT TO SENIOR SAFETY, THE PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE AND THE REDUCTION OF SENIOR ISOLATION; PROVIDING SENIORS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO MEDICAL MOBILITY EQUIPMENT FOR A SMALL, REFUNDABLE FEE; COORDINATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SENIORS FEEL SUPPORTED AND CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY; AND PROVIDING RESPITE SERVICES TO CAREGIVERS OF SENIORS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 1,500 SENIORS, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND/OR KNOWLEDGE OF SENIOR ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THE RSVP SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $82,500 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A $35,356 MATCH.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.00% 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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30.0% AND YOUR BUDETARY MATCH IS 30.0%. 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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 37.88%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

A PROPOSED 230 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE WASHINGTON CO., WISCONSIN THROUGH RSVP OF INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF WASHINGTON CO.(SPONSOR PROGRAM), A 501(C)3 COMMUNITY BASED NON-PROFIT, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONNECT SENIORS WITH CARING VOLUNTEERS. OF THE 230 RSVP VOLUNTEERS, 175 WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. OUTCOME SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL BE 1.) TRANSPORTATION FOR HOME BOUND SENIORS TO PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY; 2.) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE TRAINED IN ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE ELDER ABUSE OF FINANCIAL FRAUD, ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT; RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ELDER ABUSE TO AT RISK SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. NON-OUTCOME SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF 1.) NUTRITION TO HOME BOUND SENIORS; 2.) TRANSPORTATION FOR HOME BOUND VETERAN SENIORS TO ACCESS PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES 2.) COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME BOUND SENIORS AND COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME BOUND SENIOR VETERANS; 3.) SERVE AS COACHES/LEADERS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS - HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES,WALK WITH EASE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA: HEALTHY FUTURES. PRIORITY AREA: AGING IN PLACE - TRANSPORTATION AND ELDER JUSTICE. INTERFAITH'S MISSION, VISION AND PROGRAMMING STRONGLY SUPPORT WORK IN THESE PRIORITY AREAS. THESE ARE ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY WASHINGTON CO. AS HIGH PRIORITY NEEDS FOR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, A MINIMUM 600 HOME BOUND SENIORS WILL HAVE ACCESSED PREVENTIVE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES WITH TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY 125 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS. OF THESE, 83% OF SENIORS WILL INDICATE "INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT." 50 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING AND 200 SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION ON ELDER ABUSE. 82.5% OF SENIORS RECEIVING ELDER ABUSE EDUCATION WILL INDICATE "INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT" IN ADDITION TO THESE OUTCOME ACTIVITIES, 20 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP TO 50 HOME BOUND SENIORS;10 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST SENIOR VETERANS WITH TRANSPORTATION; 10 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP TO SENIOR VETERANS; 10 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE NUTRITION FOR 125 HOME BOUND SENIORS. 120 SENIORS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC CONDITIONS WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM LED BY 5 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS. $8,334 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES WILL SUPPLEMENT THE CNCS'S FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000, FOR A FIRST YEAR RSVP PROGRAM BUDGET OF $83,334.

AN ESTIMATED 125 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF OZAUKEE COUNTY (ICO) RSVP AGING IN PLACE PROGRAM. ICO WILL SERVE AS THE RSVP SPONSOR AND SOLE VOLUNTEER STATION WITH TRAINING AND SCHEDULING OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED BY ICO STAFF AND COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM BY THE RSVP PROGRAM DIRECTOR. ALL RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE RSVP PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL NEEDS OF SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, FOOD INSECURITY, ISOLATION, RESPITE NEEDS OF CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATION RELATED TO SAFE INDEPENDENT LIVING. SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRANSPORTING SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, FOOD PANTRIES AND GROCERY STORES; VISITING CLIENTS TO PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND COMBAT ISOLATION; PROVIDING EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO CLIENTS ON AN ARRAY OF ISSUES PERTINENT TO INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PROVIDING RESPITE TO CAREGIVERS OF CLIENTS. THE EDUCATION FOR CLIENTS ON INDEPENDENT LIVING WILL COVER SUCH ISSUES AS INCREASING HOME SAFETY TO PREVENT FALLS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS, EDUCATING AND PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE AND IDENTIFYING FINANCIAL SCAMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE- YEAR GRANT, 600 SENIORS, ADULTS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY AND CAREGIVERS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A RESULT OF THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS' COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP, EDUCATION TO PREVENT ELDER ABUSE AND RESPITE COMPANIONSHIP. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT, THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $7,500. ICO SERVES CLIENTS AND RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR RELIGION.

AN ESTIMATED 100 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THE MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AREA THROUGH INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY'S RSVP PROGRAM. OF THIS NUMBER, 80 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMPANIONSHIP TO AREA RESIDENTS WHO ARE AGE 65 AND OLDER AND/OR DISABLED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES ? AGING IN PLACE, AND 80 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN THESE OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. IN ADDITION, 20 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED WITHIN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, INCLUDING WELLNESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THIS TARGET POPULATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, ICGMC ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL SERVE AT LEAST 80 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, WHO ARE AGED 60+ AND/OR WHO HAVE DISABILITIES , WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES THAT WILL HELP THEM TO AGE WITHIN THEIR HOME OR THE COMMUNITY. FURTHER THEY WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, 20 SENIORS WILL BE SERVED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, FOR A TOTAL IMPACT ON 100 ELDERLY OR DISABLED RESIDENTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $35,000 IN NON-FEDERAL SHARE MATCHING FUNDS, AND AN ADDITIONAL $37,410 IN ADDITIONAL OR EXCESS FUNDING, FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF $147,410. ICGMC, IN OPERATION SINCE 1994, HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND WELLNESS OF HOMEBOUND ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY MATCHING THEM WITH CARING VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE TASKS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. VOLUNTEERS ARE PROFESSIONALLY SCREENED AND TRAINED, AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT PROSELYTIZATION OR REGARD TO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. IN 2015 THE AGENCY ADDED THE RSVP PROGRAM, ALLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RECRUITING AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES, AND IMPROVE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND RETENTION. AT THE END OF THE PAST 2019/2020 GRANT YEAR, THE AGENCY HAD A TOTAL OF 186 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVED, AND DESPITE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LIMITS, AN AVERAGE OF 95-100 RSVP VOLUNTEERS REMAINED ACTIVE EACH MONTH OF THE CRISIS. ALTHOUGH IT IS EXPECTED THAT MUCH OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WILL BE RESOLVED BY THE BEGINNING OF THIS 2021 GRANT PERIOD, REBUILD AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES WILL BLEND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TOOLS TO ENSURE THAT OUR ELDERLY AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES BENEFIT FROM THE FULL RANGE OF THESE ESSENTIAL CAREGIVING AND WELLNESS SERVICES.

AN ESTIMATED 90 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THE MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AREA THROUGH INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY'S RSVP PROGRAM. OF THIS NUMBER 60 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE FOOD DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMPANIONSHIP TO AREA RESIDENTS WHO ARE AGE 65 AND OLDER AND/OR DISABLED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES -- AGING IN PLACE, AND 60 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN THESE OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. IN ADDITION, 30 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED WITHIN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, INCLUDING WELLNESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THIS TARGET POPULATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, ICGMC ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL SERVE AT LEAST 60 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, WHO ARE AGED 65 PLUS AND/OR WHO HAVE DISABILITIES, WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES THAT WILL HELP THEM TO AGE WITHIN THEIR HOME OR THE COMMUNITY. FURTHER THEY WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, 30 SENIORS WILL BE SERVED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, FOR A TOTAL IMPACT ON 90 ELDERLY OR DISABLED RESIDENTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $59,529 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $25,839 IN NON-FEDERAL SHARE MATCHING FUNDS, AND AN ADDITIONAL $27,395 IN ADDITIONAL OR EXCESS FUNDING, FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF $112,763. ICGMC, IN OPERATION SINCE 1994, HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND WELLNESS OF HOMEBOUND ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY MATCHING THEM WITH CARING VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE TASKS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. VOLUNTEERS ARE PROFESSIONALLY SCREENED AND TRAINED, AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT PROSELYTIZATION OR REGARD TO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. IN 2015 THE AGENCY ADDED THE RSVP PROGRAM, ALLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RECRUITING AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES. THIS GRANT REQUEST ENABLES THIS PROJECT TO CONTINUE PAST ITS INITIAL THREE-YEAR FUNDING PLAN, STRENGTHENING THESE VITAL ACTIVITIES AND AIDING WITH FUTURE EXPANSION NEED.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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 10.6%. INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY, INC. THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL TITLED ICGMC PROJECT EXPANSION, PROPOSES TO RECRUIT 100 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS OVER THE TWO YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WHO WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTEER CAREGIVING SERVICES TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION AND COMPANIONSHIP TO RESIDENTS IN THE GREATER MERCER COUNTY NJ AREA WHO ARE AGED 60 OR OLDER AND/OR DISABLED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS AGING IN PLACE: INDEPENDENT LIVING. PRIORITY FOR EXPANSION ACTIVITIES WILL BE PLACED IN THE CITY OF TRENTON, A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE CITY IN MERCER COUNTY SEVERELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19 AND LIMITED BY SIGNIFICANT POVERTY AND RESOURCE SHORTAGES. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING AT LEAST 50 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 100 CARE RECEIVERS IN THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES THAT WILL HELP THEM TO SAFELY AGE WITHIN THEIR HOME OR THECOMMUNITY. FURTHER THEY WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES OR PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $100,000 AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $13,243 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.