Senior Services Plus Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $29,200 (70 VSY TIMES .85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS GRANT, THE SSP FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON PAUSE. OUR PROJECT WAS INTERRUPTED IN MARCH OF 2020 DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CONTACT EACH OF THE GRANDPARENTS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO CHECK ON THEIR WELL BEING AND CONNECT THEM TO LOCAL RESOURCES. AS THE COMMUNITY BEGINS TO OPEN ITS DOORS AGAIN, WE PLAN TO ADAPT ACCORDINGLY TO THE NEW WAYS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. AS VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES BEGIN TO TAKE A NEW SHAPE, IT IS OUR JOB TO GUIDE THE REVIVAL OF THIS PROGRAM WHILE KEEPING THOSE INVOLVED SAFE. AN ESTIMATED 86 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AND BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING, MENTORING, OTHER CLASSROOM SUPPORT, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, OUR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH INCREASED ATTENDANCE AND DECREASED DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $467,440.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $23,811 FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING.

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

LEGAL APPLICANT: SENIOR SERVICES PLUS, INC. (SSP) MISSION: TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AS THEY AGE. VISION FOR THE FUTURE: ?EVERYONE AGING SUCCESSFULLY? SENIOR SERVICES PLUS, INC. IS THE FRONTRUNNER IN AGING FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. SENIOR SERVICES PLUS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT (501C) AGENCY ESTABLISHED TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT LIVING INCLUDING: TRANSPORTATION, MEALS ON WHEELS, CONGREGATE MEALS, IN HOME CARE, AFFORDABLE WELLNESS CENTER, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE AND NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SENIOR SERVICES PLUS, INC. SERVICES MADISON, MACOUPIN, JERSEY, CLINTON, MARION AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS REQUESTING 95 VSYS. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUESTED IS: $411,791 SERVICE CATEGORIES: EDUCATION: (91%) K-12 SUCCESS (TUTORING PUBLIC SCHOOL AND TUTORING FAITH BASED SCHOOL) K-12 SUCCESS (SCHOOL BASED MENTORING) K-12 SUCCESS(COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING) SCHOOL READINESS (EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS/HEAD START PROGRAMS) ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (9%) EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SKILL DEVELOPMENT (RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED)