Valley Area Agency On Aging

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 38.0%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

AN ESTIMATED 150 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN GENESEE, LAPEER AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES. OF THIS NUMBER, 109 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL BE M-F TELEPHONE WELL-BEING CALLS WITH THE KISS (KEEPING INDEPENDENT SENIORS SAFE) PROGRAM; SORTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AT LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND FOOD PANTRIES; MENTORING AND TUTORING ADULTS WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION; AND TUTORING/MENTORING CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS RSVP PROJECT WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 350 PEOPLE WILL HAVE REACHED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, RECEIVED SOCIALIZATION AND REPORT A REDUCTION IN FEELINGS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION. MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY DUE TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS. MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS AND/OR ADULTS WILL HAVE BEEN TUTORED AND ASSISTED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $62,644.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH $18,021.00 FROM AASA AND $40,712.00 IN FUNDS FROM COMMUNITY SOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 150 RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN GENESEE, LAPEER AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL BE M-F TELEPHONE WELL-BEING CALLS WITH THE KEEPING INDEPENDENT SENIORS SAFE (KISS) AND CHATTING HELPS AGING ADULTS THRIVE (CHAAT) PROGRAMS; SORTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AT LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND FOOD PANTRIES; MENTORING AND TUTORING ADULTS WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION; TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS TO ATTEND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND TUTORING/MENTORING CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 350 PEOPLE WILL HAVE REACHED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; 250 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE SOCIALIZATION AND REPORT A REDUCTION IN FEELINGS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION THROUGH THE KISS AND CHAAT PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY DUE TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS. MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS AND/OR ADULTS WILL HAVE BEEN TUTORED AND ASSISTED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH $27,859.00 FROM THE ADULT AND AGING SERVICES AGENCY (AASA) AND $43,693.00 IN FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED FROM COMMUNITY SOURCES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES