Catholic Charities West Michigan

RESIDENTIAL (SHELTER AND/OR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE) SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN- PRELICENSED - CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESIDENTIAL TFC PROGRAM WITHIN THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) THAT PROVIDES TEMPORARY CARE AND SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. THE PROGRAM ENSURES CHILDREN RECEIVE ESSENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WHILE IDENTIFYING AND VETTING SUITABLE SPONSORS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO SAFELY REUNITE CHILDREN WITH VETTED SPONSORS IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAINTAINING ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 21.5%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $53,280 (60 VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

AN ESTIMATED 100 VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEAR (VSY) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM SPONSORED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN (CCWM) PROVIDING SERVICES IN MUSKEGON, LAKE, AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL BE STATIONED THROUGHOUT THESE COUNTIES ADDRESSING CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. VOLUNTEERS WILL TUTOR OVER 600 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS, OR WHO ARE IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LIMIT THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN THE PROGRAM'S THREE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT CYCLE OVER 1,800 STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING, AIDED BY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS' INVOLVEMENT, MENTORING, AND TUTORING. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN 23 STATION LOCATIONS INCLUDING HEAD START PROGRAMS AND K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE THREE-COUNTY SERVICE AREAS PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 104,400 HOURS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY ACHIEVING AN IMPACT ON TARGET OUTCOME AREAS. THE THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) TO INVEST $387,021 ANNUALLY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, FREMONT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (FACF), AND UNITED WAY MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTY FUNDING.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 95 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM MANAGED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN WHICH SERVICES MUSKEGON, LAKE AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL BE MOBILIZED THROUGHOUT THESE COUNTIES TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST IMPACT ON LOCAL NEEDS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. VOLUNTEERS WILL MENTOR OVER 500 CHILDREN A YEAR WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS WITHIN THE PROGRAM'S THREE COUNTY SERVICE AREA. BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT CYCLE OVER 1,500 STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING, AIDED BY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS' INVOLVEMENT AND MENTORING. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN 26 STATION LOCATIONS WHICH INCLUDE CHILDCARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE THREE COUNTY SERVICE AREAS TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 100,000 HOURS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY TO ENSURE IMPACT ON TARGET OUTCOME AREAS. THE THREE YEAR COMMITMENT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE TO INVEST $342,162 ANNUALLY WILL BE AUGMENTED BY OVER $117,055 IN STATE MONIES AND $100,000 IN LOCAL GRANTEE MATCH.

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

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

AN ESTIMATED 25 VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEAR (VSY) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN (CCWM) PROVIDING SERVICES IN MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL BE STATIONED THROUGHOUT THESE COUNTIES ADDRESSING CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF FRAIL ELDERLY OR DISABLED CLIENTS TO SAFELY LIVE INDEPENDENTLY LONGER. OVER 100 CLIENTS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO REPORT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE LONGER AND PERCEIVED STRONGER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORT DUE TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN AND PARTNER WITH 6 STATION LOCATIONS WHICH INCLUDE SENIOR RESOURCES, NEWAYGO COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING, COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE, DAYBREAK ADULT SERVICES, NEWAYGO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, AND AREA AGENCY ON AGING WEST MICHIGAN WHICH SERVICE CLIENTS THROUGHOUT MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE OVER 26,000 HOURS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY FOR THE STATIONS CREATING THE GREATEST IMPACT AND MEETING THE HIGHEST NEED. THIS PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) AS A NON-FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM. OUR MAJOR FUNDER IS THE AGING AND ADULT SERVICES THROUGH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN PROVIDING $47,324. LOCAL SUPPORT IS SECURED THROUGH THE FREMONT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (FACF), AREA AGENCY WEST MICHIGAN (AAAWM), AND UNITED WAY MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTY.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 92.65%.

AN ESTIMATED 18 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM MANAGED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN WHICH SERVICES MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL BE MOBILIZED THROUGHOUT THESE COUNTIES TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST IMPACT ON LOCAL NEED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF FRAIL ELDERLY OR DISABLED CLIENTS TO SAFELY LIVE INDEPENDENTLY LONGER. OVER 50 CLIENTS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO REPORT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE LONGER AND PERCEIVED STRONGER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORT DUE TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN AND PARTNER WITH 5 STATION LOCATIONS WHICH INCLUDE SENIOR RESOURCES, NEWAYGO COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING, COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE, DAY BREAK ADULT SERVICES AND NEWAYGO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH WHICH SERVICE CLIENTS THROUGHOUT MUSKEGON AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES. PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE OVER 13,500 HOURS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY TO THE STATIONS CREATING THE GREATEST IMPACT AND MEET THE HIGHEST NEED. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SOLELY SUPPORTED THROUGH STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS. WITH $39,000 IN STATE FUNDING AND $70,200 IN LOCAL GRANT SUPPORT CCWM IS ABLE TO CURRENTLY FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.

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