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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM . YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.12%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $9,420 (60 VSYS TIMES $.15) TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $11,460, (3 VSYS TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE 3 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE A JULY 1 START DATE.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE MISSION OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA IS TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION WITH AT-RISK YOUNG CHILDREN IN OUR INNER-CITY LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND OFFER SUPPORT IN THEIR LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND SCHOOL READINESS. WE ARE SENIORS WHO DESIRE TO INVEST IN THE CHILDREN WHO WILL ONE DAY LEAD OUR COUNTRY AND RECALL THE DAYS WHEN A SPECIAL VOLUNTEER TOOK THE TIME TO HELP WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST. AN ESTIMATED 60 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OF FORT WAYNE. OF THIS NUMBER, 56 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN VOLUNTEER STATIONS THAT MEET THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OUTCOME ASSIGNMENT, SERVING 168 CHILDREN. AT CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS, FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL SUPPORT PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR LANGUAGE AND PRE-LITERACY SKILLS BY: *ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS TO HELP DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION *READING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT STORY COMPREHENSION, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, AND LETTER RECOGNITION *SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENT WRITING AND THE MEANING OF WRITING *SUPPORTING ELL STUDENTS (ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS) WITH ACCURATE ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION *SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMBER, SHAPE AND PATTERN RECOGNITION, AND USING MATH WORDS AT SCHOOLS, FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH IMPROVING THEIR READING SKILLS BY: *SUPPORTING PHONEMIC AWARENESS (SOUND FLUENCY WITH SPOKEN WORDS) *SUPPORTING PHONIC SKILLS (CONNECTING SOUNDS WITH LETTERS IN ORDER TO READ WORDS) *SUPPORTING READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION *SUPPORTING A CHILD?S VOCABULARY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANINGS OF INDIVIDUAL WORDS *SUPPORTING ELL STUDENTS (ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS) WITH ACCURATE ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION *PRACTICING TEST-TAKING SKILLS AT THE END OF THE 3-YEAR GRANT, 85% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN WILL EXHIBIT IMPROVEMENT. CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $349,894 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $65,600 IN LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SOME NOT YET SECURED.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.21%. THIS AWARD WAS APPROVED FOR A GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA EXPANSION TO INCLUDE: ADAMS COUNTY.

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

HEALTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PREVENTION

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM