Pittsburgh Cares

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30.0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.29%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

AS THE INCUMBENT RSVP SPONSOR FOR ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES, PITTSBURGH CARES SEEKS FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $206,375.00 FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF THE ROBUST RSVP PROJECT IN ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $88,446.00 IN MATCHING, NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH CARES IS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR REGIONAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS BY MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. AS THE PRIMARY VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION CENTER IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THE GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION (INCLUDING BEAVER COUNTY), WE SERVE MORE THAN 13,000 VOLUNTEERS PER YEAR. AS A LEADER IN VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PITTSBURGH CARES CONNECTS ALL SECTORS IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION -- INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENTS -- TO MEET THE MOST CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEED THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND CAPACITY BUILDING. RSVP, AS SPONSORED BY PITTSBURGH CARES, WILL PLACE A MINIMUM OF 206 SENIORS IN MORE THAN 50 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MENTORING ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK YOUTH, IMPROVING LITERACY SKILLS, AND REDUCING SUMMER LEARNING LOSS THROUGH TUTORING AND ACADEMIC REMEDIATION SERVICES. WHILE THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE EDUCATION, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO SERVE BY ASSISTING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST IN MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF HOMEBOUND SENIOR CITIZENS. ADDITIONALLY VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT AGENCIES SERVING THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES. LASTLY, THROUGH PITTSBURGH CARES VAST NETWORK OF OVER 300 NONPROFIT PARTNERS, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT SERVICE SITES THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORT THE IDENTIFIED FOCUS AREA (EDUCATION), WHILE ALSO MEETING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE VOLUNTEER. AT PITTSBURGH CARES WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN CUSTOMIZING THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SCHEDULING, GEOGRAPHIC, AND SPECIFIC AGENCY PREFERENCES AND REQUESTS.

AS THE INCUMBENT SPONSOR FOR RSVP IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND FIVE YEARS IN BEAVER COUNTY, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PITTSBURGH CARES IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL POSITIONED TO CONTINUE IN THIS ROLE FOR THE 2021-2024 GRANT CYCLE AND BEYOND. PITTSBURGH CARES IS REQUESTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $213,875.00 FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) TO CONTINUE OFFERING VITAL AND EXPANSIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS AGED 55 AND OLDER. THE CNCS FUNDS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $96,396.00 IN MATCHING, NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH CARES IS TO INSPIRE, EQUIP, AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT OF OUR REGIONAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS BY EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, YOUTH, SENIORS, AND COMPANIES IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER SERVICE. WITH MORE THAN 13,000 VOLUNTEER CONNECTIONS ANNUALLY, PITTSBURGH CARES IS THE PRIMARY VOLUNTEER ACTION CENTER IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES. AS THE LEADER IN VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PITTSBURGH CARES CREATES BRIDGES ACROSS ALL SECTORS IN THE REGION- INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES- TO MEET THE MOST CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND CAPACITY BUILDING. RSVP POWERED BY PITTSBURGH CARES, WILL CONNECT AND PLACE 300 SENIORS AT AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, PITTSBURGH CARES WILL HOST THREE DAYS OF SERVICE, 9/11 DAY OF SERVICE, MLK DAY OF SERVICE, AND EARTH DAY, TO GIVE MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT SITES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOCIALIZE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE AGING IN PLACE WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP AND NUTRITION & FOOD SUPPORT. A SECONDARY FOCUS WILL PLACE RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN THE FOCUS AREAS OF EDUCATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WHERE VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE TOWARDS THE OBJECTIVES OF K-12 SUCCESS, EMPLOYMENT, AND AWARENESS & STEWARDSHIP, RESPECTIVELY. PITTSBURGH CARES HAS AN EXPANSIVE NETWORK OF MORE THAN 300 NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND OUR RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED STRONG, LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CONSISTENCY FOR BOTH OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE PITTSBURGH CARES WELL POSITIONED TO CONTINUE SERVING AS THE LOCAL SPONSOR FOR RSVP IN ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, PITTSBURGH CARES? MISSION HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW: TO EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS TO HELP ONE ANOTHER AND TO EQUIP OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS THROUGH VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIES, AND RESOURCES. THAT MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED. RSVP HAS BEEN, AND WE HOPE WILL CONTINUE TO BE, AN INTEGRAL PART OF ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION OF ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES IN ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTIES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

PITTSBURGH CARES IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO HOUSE RSVP IN BUTLER COUNTY. AS THE CURRENT SPONSOR FOR RSVP IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND FIVE YEARS IN BEAVER COUNTY, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PITTSBURGH CARES CAN SUCCESSFULLY BROADEN OUR REACH TO SERVE OLDER ADULTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BUTLER COUNTY. PITTSBURGH CARES IS REQUESTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) TO ENGAGE ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 55 IN VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. THE FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $8,334 IN MATCHING, NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH CARES IS TO INSPIRE, EQUIP, AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT OF OUR REGIONAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS BY EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, YOUTH, SENIORS, AND COMPANIES IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER SERVICE. WITH MORE THAN 13,000 VOLUNTEER CONNECTIONS ANNUALLY, PITTSBURGH CARES IS THE PRIMARY VOLUNTEER ACTION CENTER IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH REGION, INCLUDING BUTLER COUNTY. AS THE LEADER IN VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PITTSBURGH CARES CREATES BRIDGES ACROSS ALL SECTORS IN THE REGION- INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES- TO MEET THE MOST CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND CAPACITY BUILDING. RSVP POWERED BY PITTSBURGH CARES, WILL CONNECT AND PLACE 75 SENIORS AT AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, PITTSBURGH CARES WILL HOST TWO NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED DAYS OF SERVICE, 9/11 DAY OF SERVICE AND MLK DAY OF SERVICE TO GIVE MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT SITES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOCIALIZE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THE PRIMARY PERFORMANCE MEASURE WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES, FOCUSING ON THE OBJECTIVES OF AGING IN PLACE AND OBESITY & FOOD, WITH THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF COMPANIONSHIP, AND NUTRITION & FOOD SUPPORT. PITTSBURGH CARES HAS AN EXPANSIVE NETWORK OF MORE THAN 300 NONPROFIT PARTNERS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. OVER OUR NEARLY 30 YEAR HISTORY, WE HAVE MOBILIZED THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE BUTLER COUNTY AREA. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE PITTSBURGH CARES WELL POSITIONED TO ADDITIONALLY SERVE AS THE LOCAL SPONSOR FOR RSVP IN BUTLER COUNTY. FOR NEARLY THIRTY YEARS, PITTSBURGH CARES? MISSION HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW: TO EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS TO HELP ONE ANOTHER AND TO EQUIP OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS THROUGH VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIES, AND RESOURCES. THAT MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE CAN EXPAND THIS MISSION TO BUTLER COUNTY AND BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AS THE CURRENT SPONSOR OF RSVP PROGRAMS IN ALLEGHENY AND BEAVER COUNTY FOR THE PAST 8 AND 5 YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, PITTSBURGH CARES IS THRILLED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TO OUR RSVP REPERTOIRE.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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