United Way Of Martin County Inc

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

UNITED WAY OF MARTIN COUNTY'S (UWMC) MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE RESIDENTS OF MARTIN COUNTY SHARING THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND RESOURCES. UWMC HAS STREAMLINED ITS FOCUS TO THE THREE MAJOR AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT VOLUNTEERING IS VITAL TO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE MADE IT A MAJOR COMPONENT OF OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY. SINCE 1979, UWMC HAS PROVIDED MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SENIORS THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP OF RSVP. AN ESTIMATED 600 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE RSVP IN FY 2021-2023. OF THIS NUMBER, 99 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MEASURABLE RESULTS-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SUPPORT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO SCHOOL READINESS, DELIVERING NUTRITIOUSLY BALANCED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, IMPROVING THE READING LEVELS OF CHILDREN THROUGH A STRUCTURED LITERACY PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND UTILIZING TRAINED SENIOR CORPS RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS WITH TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, FORTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL TUTOR THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND READING AT BELOW GRADE LEVEL, EIGHT RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE CLASSROOM SUPPORT IN VPK CLASSES, THIRTY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOME BOUND SENIORS TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES, TEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND ELEVEN RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE TAX PREPARATION SERVICE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE VOLUNTEERS WILL ADDRESS OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $98,844 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $32,948 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

UNITED WAY OF MARTIN COUNTY'S (UWMC) MISSION IT TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE RESIDENTS OF MARTIN COUNTY SHARING THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND RESOURCES. UWMC HAS STREAMLINED ITS FOCUS TO THE THREE MAJOR AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT VOLUNTEERING IS VITAL TO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE MADE IT A MAJOR PART OF OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY. SINCE 1979, UWMC HAS PROVIDED MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SENIORS THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP OF RSVP. THE $91,344 FEDERAL INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF 600 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE REQUIRED MATCH OF $39,147. BY THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT NO LESS THAN 91 OF THE 600 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ENGAGED IN WORK PLAN ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OUTCOMES. MEASURABLE RESULTS- ORIENTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN, DELIVERING NUTRITIOUSLY BALANCED MEALS TO FRAIL, HOMEBOUND SENIORS; IMPROVING THE READING LEVELS OF YOUNGSTERS THROUGH A STRUCTURED LITERACY PROGRAM; PROVIDING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING AND 509 VOLUNTEERS WILL ADDRESS OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.25%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES