Methodist Childrens Home Society

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 32.51%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $17,270 TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS 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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023 -24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 23.25%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $8,478.00 TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $47,952 TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS 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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 21.19%.

METHODIST CHILDREN?S HOME SOCIETY (MCHS), A NON-SECTARIAN PRIVATE 501C (3) NON-PROFIT, IS APPLYING TO SPONSOR THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) IN WAYNE COUNTY MICHIGAN. OUR AGENCY ACQUIRED COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES OF WAYNE COUNTY (CSSWC). CSSWC HAS SPONSORED SCP IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 AS WELL AS THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AND THE RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. WITH THE ADDITION OF CSSWC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, THE COMBINED STAFF LOOKS FORWARD TO MCHS? NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO OFFER SERVICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, RATHER THAN ONLY CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH MCHS IS CONSIDERED A NEW AGENCY APPLYING FOR THE SCP GRANT, MCHS ALONG WITH THE FORMER CSSWC SCP OF WAYNE COUNTY STAFF HAVE A COMBINED 34 YEARS? EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM IN OUR COUNTY. WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE THE SCP, THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE ITS GROWTH, AND THE SUPPORT OF MCHS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. FOR THE 2020-23 SCP GRANT, OUR NEWLY COMBINED AGENCY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF ADMINISTERING SCP IN WAYNE COUNTY AND BUILDING UPON THE RELATIONSHIP WITH 69 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AND 8 STATION PARTNERS IN WAYNE COUNTY. ONCE AWARDED THE GRANT, OUR EXPERIENCED SCP STAFF WOULD IMMEDIATELY REACH OUT TO BOTH THE CURRENT STATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS THEY MANAGE TO SIGN A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AND VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT FORM WITH MCHS. AN ESTIMATED 69 UNDUPLICATED SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, ALL 69 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ENGAGING A CLIENT IN CONVERSATION, HELPING WITH SIMPLE CHORES, TAKING A WALK, OR DRIVING A CLIENT TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, WE ANTICIPATE: (1) 60 SENIORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPANIONSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP WITH 30 INDIVIDUALS REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AND (2) 156 FAMILIES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH RESPITE ASSISTANCE WITH 78 REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $325,550 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $107,466 FROM NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY (MCHS), A NON-SECTARIAN PRIVATE 501C (3) NON-PROFIT, IS APPLYING TO SPONSOR THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) IN WAYNE COUNTY AND ST. CLAIR SHORES IN MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN. OUR AGENCY ACQUIRED COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES OF WAYNE COUNTY (CSSWC), WHICH HAS SPONSORED FGP IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1965 IN ADDITION TO THE RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. WITH THE ADDITION OF CSSWC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, THE COMBINED STAFF LOOKS FORWARD TO MCHS?S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO OFFER SERVICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, RATHER THAN JUST CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH MCHS IS CONSIDERED A NEW AGENCY APPLYING FOR THE FGP GRANT, OUR NEWLY COMBINED AGENCY WITH FORMER CSSWC FGP OF WAYNE AND PART OF MACOMB COUNTY STAFF HAVE A COMBINED 54 YEARS? EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM IN THIS SERVICE AREA. OUR STAFF HAS THE KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM, RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE ITS GROWTH, AND THE SUPPORT OF MCHS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. FOR THE 2020-23 FGP GRANT, OUR NEWLY COMBINED AGENCY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF ADMINISTERING FGP IN WAYNE AND PART OF MACOMB COUNTY AND BUILDING UPON THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CLOSE TO 139 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AND OVER 45 STATION PARTNERS. ONCE AWARDED THE GRANT, OUR EXPERIENCED FGP STAFF WOULD IMMEDIATELY REACH OUT TO BOTH THE CURRENT STATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS THEY MANAGE TO SIGN A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AND VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT FORM WITH MCHS. AN ESTIMATED 169 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AND WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HELPING THE YOUNGER CHILDREN WITH THEIR BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL SKILLS AND HELPING THE OLDER CHILDREN WITH THEIR ACADEMICS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS MENTORING AND OUTCOMES WILL BE TRACKED USING A CHILD ASSIGNMENT PLAN. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE K-12 SUCCESS WORK PLAN WILL TRACK THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING SERVICE, THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OR IMPROVED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THE SCHOOL READINESS WORK PLAN WILL TRACK THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING SERVICE, THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE?S FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $658,721 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $417,707 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025–26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 11.84%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PREAWARD COSTS FROM 4/1/25 TO 5/29/25.