Interfaith Caregivers Of Greater Mercer County Inc

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.

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.