Family Service Agency Of Mid Michigan

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 28.69% THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $2292 TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

AN ESTIMATED 60 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 56 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, UNDER THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OF K-12 ? TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 24 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 144 CHILDREN. ONE HUNDRED (100) OR 70% OF THOSE SERVED WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. UNDER PERFORMANCE MEASURE K-12 ? TUTORING OTHER, 12 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 72 CHILDREN. FIFTY (50) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. IN SCHOOL READINESS ? ASSISTING IN A CLASSROOM 8 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 48 CHILDREN. THIRTY FOUR (34) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. UNDER SCHOOL READINESS ? ASSISTING IN A CLASSROOM HEAD START, 12 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 72 CHILDREN. FIFTY (50) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $77,660 (12 VSY?S) WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $267,449 (48 OF VYS?S) IN NON-FEDERAL SOURCES. FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED FAMILY AND CHILDREN?S AGENCY OPERATING IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1945. THE MISSION OF FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS ?BUILDING TOMORROW BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TODAY?. THE PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE AGENCY INCLUDE FAMILY COUNSELING, IN-HOME ELDER CARE, GUARDIANSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED CENTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OF GENESEE, LAPEER AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1978 WITH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN BEING THE SPONSORING AGENCY SINCE 1991.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 66 SENIOR FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT (58) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE K- 12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, UNDER THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OF K-12 -- TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TWENTY-FIVE (25) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SEVENTY-FIVE (75) CHILDREN. FIFTY-TWO (52) OR 70% OF THOSE SERVED WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. UNDER PERFORMANCE MEASURE K-12 -- TUTORING, OTHER SEVEN (7) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOURTEEN (14) CHILDREN. TEN (10) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. IN SCHOOL READINESS -- ASSISTING IN A CLASSROOM EIGHTEEN (18) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FIFTY-FOUR (54) CHILDREN. THIRTY-EIGHT (38) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OR SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. UNDER SCHOOL READINESS -- ASSISTING IN A CLASSROOM, HEAD START EIGHT (8) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO TWENTY-FOUR (24) CHILDREN. SEVENTEEN (17) OR 70% WILL DEMONSTRATE SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $65,976 (14 VSY'S) WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $299,650 (52 VSY'S) IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S AGENCY OPERATING IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1945. THE MISSION OF FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS "BUILDING TOMORROW BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TODAY". THE PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE AGENCY INCLUDE FAMILY COUNSELING, IN-HOME ELDER CARE, GUARDIANSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED CENTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OF GENESEE, LAPEER AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1978, WITH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN BEING THE SPONSORING AGENCY SINCE 1991.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 49.63%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $$2,661 TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

AN ESTIMATED 38 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM VSYS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 29 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE REMAINING 9 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES TO HELP ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH LIMITED OR NO FAMILY SUPPORT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTH FUTURES, AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, UNDER THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING, 29 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 105 HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 80%, OF THOSE SERVED WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $19,805 (3 VSYS) WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $226,433 (35 VSYS) IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 40 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER TWENTY-THREE (23) SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, UNDER THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING, TWENTY-THREE (23) SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SIXTY-EIGHT (68) HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. FIFTY-ONE (51), OR 75%, OF THOSE SERVED WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $14,009 (3 VSY'S) WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $226,696 (37 VSY'S) IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S AGENCY OPERATING IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1945. THE MISSION OF FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN IS "BUILDING TOMORROW BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TODAY". THE PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE AGENCY INCLUDE FAMILY COUNSELING, IN-HOME ELDER CARE, GUARDIANSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, VISUALLY IMPAIRED CENTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM OF GENESEE AND LAPEER COUNTIES IS CELEBRATING ITS 33RD ANNIVERSARY; WITH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF MID MICHIGAN BEING THE SPONSORING AGENCY SINCE 1991.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM