Real Services Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.51%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

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

AN ESTIMATED 55 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 165 ASSIGNED CHILDREN AT NON-PROFIT SITES. SITES WILL INCLUDE SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS. EACH FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE ASSIGNED THREE CHILDREN. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) READING TO CHILDREN, 2) LISTENING TO CHILDREN READ, 3) WORKING ON COMPREHENSION, 4) LEARNING LETTERS/ALPHABET, 5) GIVING POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND 6) HELPING WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. IT IS PROJECTED THAT AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR READING SKILLS. IN CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS, IT IS PROJECTED THAT 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ 211,668 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $24,419.

AN ESTIMATED 55 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 165 ASSIGNED CHILDREN AT NON-PROFIT SITES. SITES WILL INCLUDE SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS IN THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND AND ELKHART, AND ST. JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES, INDIANA EACH FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE ASSIGNED THREE CHILDREN. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) READING TO CHILDREN, 2) LISTENING TO CHILDREN READ, 3) WORKING ON COMPREHENSION, 4) LEARNING LETTERS/ALPHABET, 5) GIVING POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND 6) HELPING WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. IT IS PROJECTED THAT AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR READING SKILLS. IN CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS, IT IS PROJECTED THAT 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $242694 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $31367.