Family Service Of Champaign County

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

FAMILY SERVICE RSVP HAS SERVED CHAMPAIGN, PIATT & DOUGLAS COUNTIES SINCE 1972. AN ESTIMATED 600 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THIS GRANT PERIOD. THEY WILL DELIVER GROCERIES TO CHRONICALLY HUNGRY LOW-INCOME SENIORS; PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS; PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND/OR THE DISABLED; DELIVER LIBRARY BOOKS, PROVIDE FOOD, ETC TO THE HOMEBOUND AND FRAIL ELDERLY, PROVIDE ADULT LITERACY SERVICES, TUTOR IN K-12, PROVIDE TAX-AIDE SERVICES TO SENIORS AND THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, SERVE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND THEY WILL WORK IN HOSPITALS, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCY OFFICES. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE A NETWORK OF 100+ STATIONS SUCH AS FOOD BANKS, SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES, MEALS ON WHEELS, FAITH IN ACTION, AARP TAX-AIDE, ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. THERE WILL BE 185 VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA, HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, CHRONICALLY HUNGRY SENIORS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY; THE FRAIL ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE AT HOME AND WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; LOW-INCOME TAX PAYERS WILL HAVE INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TAX CREDITS AND TAX LAW; GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL MEASUREMENTS; STUDENTS WILL HAVE IMPROVED THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES, COMFORT AND OTHER SERVICES; ADULT LEARNERS & ESL LEARNERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ENGLISH SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY. LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, MUSEUMS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFITS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO SERVE THEIR CLIENTS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS. OUR FEDERAL FUNDING IS 52% OF OUR FUNDING WHILE NONFEDERAL IS 48%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 RSVP PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET. THE 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND THE BUDGETARY MATCH IS 44.3%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES