Volunteer Center Of Fairfax County Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.73%. 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

WITH THIS PROPOSAL, VOLUNTEER FAIRFAX (VF) WOULD CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE CURRENT RSVP PROGRAM IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. WHILE SPONSORED BY VF, THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEER ARLINGTON (VOLARL; A PROGRAM OF LEADERSHIP CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE), AND VOLUNTEER ALEXANDRIA (VOLALEX). ALL THREE ARE PRIVATE 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER, THESE THREE LOCAL VOLUNTEER CENTERS ARE COMMITTED TO SHARING RESOURCES TO LEVERAGE SENIOR VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGION. THIS INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE IS KNOWN AS RSVP NORTHERN VIRGINIA (RSVP-NV), AND HAS PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO REGIONALIZATION. THE THREE PARTNERING VOLUNTEER CENTERS HAVE BEEN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 YEARS AND HAVE DEEP-SEATED RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ITS VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. EACH HAS INDEPENDENTLY IDENTIFIED THE CONTINUED NEED TO ENGAGE IN TARGETED OUTREACH TO THE 55+ RESIDENTS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE RSVP-NV TO CONTINUE ENGAGING AND PLACING SENIOR VOLUNTEERS IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. OUR ORGANIZATION WILL CONCENTRATE ON SIX CNCS FOCUS AREAS: * HEALTHY FUTURES-OBESITY AND FOOD: NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT (FUNDING PRIORITY: ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY-HEALTHY FUTURES) (PRIMARY FOCUS) * EDUCATION-K-12 SUCCESS: TUTORING (NEW THIS GRANT CYCLE) * HEALTHY FUTURES-AGING IN PLACE: COMPANIONSHIP (FUNDING PRIORITY: AGING IN PLACE-INDEPENDENT LIVING) * HEALTHY FUTURES-AGING IN PLACE: TRANSPORTATION (FUNDING PRIORITY: AGING IN PLACE-INDEPENDENT LIVING) * HEALTHY FUTURES-AGING IN PLACE: NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT (FUNDING PRIORITY: AGING IN PLACE-INDEPENDENT LIVING) * ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY-FINANCIAL LITERACY: FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION A MINIMUM OF 75 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD COLLECTION, AND FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT. BY THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 1,200 INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE RECEIVED EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPORT OR OTHER FOOD SECURITY SERVICES FROM FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FOOD SECURITY OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE HAVE ADDED A NEW FOCUS AREA FOR THE 2021-2024 GRANT CYCLE: EDUCATION-K-12 SUCCESS: TUTORING. WE WILL RECRUIT 16 VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS TUTORS IN A CLASSROOM/CLASSROOM SETTING OR ONLINE. RSVP-NV VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVEN EAGER TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OTHER PARTNERS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOCUS AREA. AT LEAST 46 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT HEALTHY FUTURES-AGING-IN-PLACE-INDEPENDENT LIVING, BY PROVIDING MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMPANIONSHIP TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AT LEAST 18 VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST WITH FURTHERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS ACROSS THE REGION. THESE SIX FOCUS AREAS WILL PROVIDE 155 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS IN OUTCOME-BASED WORK PLANS. WITH THE DIVERSE ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA, AT LEAST 65 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE SERVING UNDER OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $154,500 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A NONFEDERAL SHARE OF AT LEAST $73,453.

WITH THIS PROPOSAL, VOLUNTEER FAIRFAX (VF) WISHES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE CURRENT RSVP PROGRAM IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. WHILE SPONSORED BY VF, A PRIVATE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEER ARLINGTON (VOLARL), A PROGRAM OF LEADERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE A PRIVATE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, AND VOLUNTEER ALEXANDRIA (VOLALX), ANOTHER PRIVATE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. TOGETHER, THESE THREE LOCAL VOLUNTEER CENTERS ARE COMMITTED TO SHARING RESOURCES TO LEVERAGE OLDER VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE IS KNOWN AS RSVP-NORTHERN VIRGINIA (RSVP-NV), HAS PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO REGIONALIZATION. THE THREE PARTNERING VOLUNTEER CENTERS HAVE BEEN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 YEARS WITH DEEP-SEATED RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ITS VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. EACH HAS INDEPENDENTLY IDENTIFIED THE CONTINUED NEED TO ENGAGE IN TARGETED OUTREACH TO THE 55+ RESIDENTS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. SINCE INITIATING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT FOR RSVP-NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN JUNE 2013, THE PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS WITH OVER 260 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVING ANNUALLY. BY APPLYING AN UNDERSTANDING OF GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN VOLUNTEER MOTIVATION, RSVP PROGRAM STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNICATION/MARKETING STRATEGIES THAT APPEAL TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE RSVP-NV TO CONTINUE ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING OLDER VOLUNTEERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, SPECIFICALLY OBESITY AND FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 77 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT OBESITY AND FOOD BY PROVIDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD COLLECTION, AND FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT. BY THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, 1,100 INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE RECEIVED EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPORT OR OTHER FOOD SECURITY SERVICES FROM FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FOOD SECURITY OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. APPROXIMATELY 55 VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT HEALTHY FUTURES, AGING-IN-PLACE BY PROVIDING MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMPANIONSHIP TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REMAINING 15 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN CAPACITY BUILDING ROLES BY MANAGING VOLUNTEERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $147,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF AT LEAST $63,000.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES