Jewish Family Service Of Atlantic County Inc

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.51%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY24.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES (JFS) HAS DEVELOPED AN EFFECTIVE RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) PROGRAM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. A MINIMUM OF 90 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE EACH YEAR FROM 2021 THROUGH 2024. AT LEAST 75 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES WITH SERVICE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT AND COMPANIONSHIP. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE FOOD COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS FRIENDLY VISITING WITH ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS. IN ADDITION, 15 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT JFS WITH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, JFS WILL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR 1,015 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. MOREOVER, 25 OLDER ADULTS PER YEAR WILL BENEFIT FROM ITS AGING IN PLACE SERVICES AS A RESULT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 PER YEAR WILL BE SUPPORTED BY $34,194 FROM JFS PER YEAR.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES (JFS) HAS DEVELOPED AN RSVP PROGRAM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 70 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA. LOOKING AHEAD, IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES, A TOTAL OF 120 VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH AGING IN PLACE SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, ACCESS TO BENEFITS, AND MORE. THIS INCLUDES THE VOLUNTEER STATION AT GILDA'S CLUB, WHICH OFFERS 15 VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH CANCER DIAGNOSES. SECOND, JFS PLANS TO USE 50 VOLUNTEERS IN THE FOCUS AREA OF COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. OF THESE, 40 WILL SUPPORT THE AGENCY'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND 10 WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AT THE AGENCY. IN THE FOCUS AREA OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, 10 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND CONNECT THEM TO LONG-TERM HOUSING THROUGH THE FAMILY PROMISE ATLANTIC COUNTY VOLUNTEER STATION. FINALLY, IN THE FOCUS AREA OF SCHOOL READINESS, JFS WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH READING BUDDIES, MEANING 5 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS. IN TOTAL, THROUGH JFS' RSVP PROGRAM, 185 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT JFS AND ITS PARTNER STATIONS. BY YEAR THREE, JFS WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1. MEAL DELIVERY AND HEALTH PROMOTION FOR OLDER ADULTS -- DELIVERY OF AT LEAST 3,600 KOSHER MEALS TO AT LEAST 30 SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THIS WILL INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT. IT ALSO PROMOTES HEALTH, WITH BI-MONTHLY GROCERIES DELIVERED TO THEIR HOMES THROUGH JFS' GROCERY DELIVERY PROGRAM, WHICH USES VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SENIORS PLACE ORDERS, SHOP, DELIVER, AND UNPACK FOOD. 2. OLDER ADULT COMPANIONSHIP AND ASSISTANCE -- 10 OLDER ADULTS WILL RECEIVE FRIENDLY VISITS THAT OFFER SOCIALIZATION, CONVERSATION, AND ACTIVITIES LIKE BOARD GAMES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP WITH BASIC TASKS LIKE READING MAIL AND REVIEWING BILLS. 3. FOOD SECURITY -- 2,000 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE EMERGENCY FOOD FROM JFS' FOOD PANTRY. 4. BENEFITS ACCESS -- JFS' BENEFITS ENROLLMENT CENTER (BEC) WILL ENROLL 500 MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE CONSUMERS FOR MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS BY PROVIDING SCREENINGS, HELPING FILE APPLICATIONS, AND RE-CERTIFICATION AS NEEDED. 5. AGENCY FUNDRAISING -- VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST AT JFS' THREE MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES EACH YEAR. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT -- VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST WITH JFS ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL WORK, SUCH AS MAILINGS AND FILINGS, WHICH ULTIMATELY ALLOWS FOR JFS TO IMPACT 8,000 CLIENTS PER YEAR. 7. INCREASED ACCESS TO CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS -- 175 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM VOLUNTEERS, ENSURING THE NO COMMUNITY MEMBER EXPERIENCES CANCER ALONE. 8. HOUSING SUPPORT -- 20 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER WITH SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS. 9. EDUCATION AND CHILDHOOD LITERACY -- 20 CHILDREN WILL BE SUPPORTED TO IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY AND COMPLETE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES (JFS) REQUESTS CNCS SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT A VISTA PROGRAM TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR ITS FOOD PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS. JFS' MISSION IS TO MOTIVATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION, RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ETHNICITY, AGE OR BACKGROUND. IN KEEPING WITH JEWISH VALUES AND THE SPIRIT OF "TIKKUN OLAM" (HEALING THE WORLD), JFS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SERVICES INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, RESPECT AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA, BY MEETING HEALTH NEEDS FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE VISTA PROGRAMMING PRIORITY OF "FOOD SECURITY: ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD." THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO DEVELOP A VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE TO OPERATE JFS' FOOD AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY RUN BY PAID STAFF AND SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD EXPAND THE PROGRAMS' EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT ON REGIONAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION. THE VISTA PROJECT EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 1000 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS, DEFINED AS BELOW 185% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME LEVEL THROUGH JFS' FOOD PANTRY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES; 10 VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS THROUGH JFS' KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM (80% OF WHOM THE AGENCY ESTIMATES ARE LOW-INCOME); AND 12 VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS THROUGH JFS' GROCERY DELIVERY PROGRAM (30% OF WHOM THE AGENCY ESTIMATES ARE LOW-INCOME, AND ALL OF WHOM ARE HOMEBOUND). TWO VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CONDUCTING RESEARCH OF COMMUNITY NEEDS, RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON BEST PRACTICES FOR VOLUNTEER WORKERS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS, SUPPORTING EXPANDED FOOD PANTRY OFFERINGS SUCH AS FRESH VEGETABLES, AND SUPPORTING EXPANDED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, WHICH IS JFS' TERM FOR DONATION DRIVES THAT RESULT IN DONATED THANKSGIVING DINNERS, BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WINTER COATS AND HOLIDAY GIFTS. JFS EXPECTS TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.