Egyptian Area Agency On Aging Inc

AN ESTIMATED 270 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. OF THIS NUMBER, 230 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN PRIORITY OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DELIVERING FOOD AND MEALS TO SENIOR ADULTS, PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME BOUND SENIOR ADULTS AND VETERANS, EDUCATION ON OBESITY AND FOOD, TUTORING AND MENTORING OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGS, TAX PREPARATION FOR SENIOR ADULTS, EDUCATION ON OPIOID AND DRUG ADDITION, MEALS FOR CHILDREN ON WEEKENDS, BICYCLE REPAIR, AND MANY OTHER PRIORITY AND COMMUNITY ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE WILL BENEFIT 90 INDIVIDUALS. OTHER PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDE HEALTHY FUTURES - OBESITY AND FOOD, WHICH WILL BENEFIT 190 INDIVIDUALS. EDUCATION - K-12 SUCCESS WILL BENEFIT 40 STUDENTS. MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BENEFIT FROM OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $107,500 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $46,072.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 48.3%. THIS AWARD REDUCES THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH NON-STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE AN APRIL 1 START DATE.

RSVP OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (RSVP OF SI) ANTICIPATES RECRUITING AND TRAINING 100 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE PLACED AT 40 WORKSTATIONS, AND WILL SERVE AN ANTICIPATED 240 INDIVIDUALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS OF THE RSVP OF SI PROGRAM WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES AND EDUCATION. OBJECTIVES WILL ADDRESS AGING IN PLACE AND K-12 SUCCESS. WORKSTATIONS WILL INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL HOMES OR APARTMENT BUILDINGS, SENIOR LIVING COMPLEXES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING, SENIOR CENTERS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTERS.