Retired Senior Volunteer Program Of Rock County Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10.00%.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.0%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 64.2%.

RSVP OF ROCK COUNTY, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS 55 AND OLDER TO VOLUNTEER WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF RSVP IS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PERSONS AGED 55 AND OLDER THROUGH MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MATCH THEIR LIFE SKILLS AND INTERESTS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. RSVP IS PROPOSING THAT AT LEAST 560 VOLUNTEERS WILL VOLUNTEER IN THE ROCK COUNTY, WI AND NORTHERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL COMMUNITIES. RSVP IS REQUESTING $84,480 FROM THE CNCS TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION. WE RECEIVE $122,235 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDING. THIS AMOUNT IS LOWER THAN 2017 LEVELS DUE TO CUTS IN FUNDING FROM THE COUNCIL ON AGING AND UNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION. TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS WE HAVE LEFT THE PROGRAM ASSISTANT POSITION VACANT IN 2018. WE HAVE ADDED A PART TIME (20 HRS.) PROGRAM ASSISTANT POSITION IN OUR PROPOSED 2019 BUDGET. WE DO NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE UNITED WAY FUNDING UNTIL 2020 SINCE UNITED WAY HAS GONE TO A TWO YEAR FUNDING CYCLE. ROCK COUNTY INCREASED OUR FUNDING LEVEL FOR 2018 TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS WHICH ALLOWED US TO KEEP MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT THE SAME FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS. THE SERVICE CATEGORIES ADDRESSED ARE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DISASTER RECOVERY/RELIEF, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH/NUTRITION, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING, HUMAN NEEDS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES. COMMUNITY NEEDS ADDRESSED ARE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG AWARENESS, FOSTERING STUDENT'S COMPREHENSION OF LOCAL AND STATE HISTORY, ASSISTING NON-PROFITS IN FULFILLING THEIR MISSIONS, PROVIDING CARING RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUTH BY ADULTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME TO DISPEL STEREOTYPES OF BOTH YOUNG PEOPLE AND SENIOR CITIZENS, READING PROFICIENCY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, CONGREGATE MEAL SITE SUPPORT WHICH FOSTERS IMPROVED NUTRITION AND INCREASES SOCIALIZATION FOR SENIORS, DELIVERING MEALS TO HOME BOUND SENIORS, SUPPORTING FOOD PANTRY OPERATIONS SERVING THE NEEDY, PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE, AND HELPING SENIORS REMAIN INDEPENDENT. OUR INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS INCORPORATE RESEARCH BASED METHODS IN PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH OUR FOUR SUB PROGRAMS ACHIEVING READING PROFICIENCY BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE, HANDS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING DOVETAILING WITH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, PROVIDING SAFE AND STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES DURING THE TIME OF DAY WHEN CHILDREN ARE MOST VULNERABLE, AND EARLY DRUG AWARENESS HAVE ALL BEEN SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL RESEARCH. OUR COMMUNITY REFERRALS PROGRAM USES LOCAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH TO NOT ONLY HELP FILL COMMUNITY NEEDS BUT TO MODIFY PROGRAMS AS NEEDS CHANGE. OUR IN-HOME/GROUPS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY AN ARRAY OF DATA SHOWING THAT ACTIVE SENIORS ARE HEALTHIER AND OBTAIN A SENSE OF PURPOSE. THIS SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL DATA (I.E. SEARCH INSTITUTE, COMMUNITY ACTION SURVEYS). OUR OUTCOMES ARE LISTED SPECIFICALLY IN THE WORK PLANS SECTION OF THIS APPLICATION. GENERALLY, OUR PROJECTED OUTCOME IS TO MOBILIZE SENIORS TO HELP ADDRESS THE EVER INCREASING COMMUNITY NEEDS, REACHING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH SCHOOL YEAR, ASSISTING NEARLY 100 NON-PROFITS, AND PROVIDING DONATED CLOTHING ITEMS TO THE NEEDY.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF ROCK COUNTY (?RSVP?) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. RSVP SEEKS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 AND OLDER BY WORKING TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALSO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. RSVP FIRST STARTED PROGRAMMING IN 1973, MORE THAN 47 YEARS AGO, AND INCORPORATED IN 1987. IF AWARDED FUNDING, AN ESTIMATED 28 AMERICORPS SENIORS FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. ALL 28 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE; (1) TUTORING STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS, (2) MENTORING STUDENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE LIFE EXPERIENCE OF A CARING ADULT, (3) PROVIDING A RANGE OF OTHER CLASSROOM SUPPORT IN AN EFFORT TO BENEFIT THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS POSSIBLE, (4) OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME TO ALLOW THE VOLUNTEER TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING, INTENSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED, AND (5) FAMILY INVOLVEMENT, WORKING TO SUPPORT TEEN-AGE MOTHERS AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT A MINIMUM OF 70 STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, A MINIMUM OF 20 STUDENTS WILL EXHIBIT IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND A MINIMUM OF 6 TEEN-AGE STUDENTS WILL HAVE CHILDREN EXHIBITING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS. THE AMERICORPS ANNUAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $139,571 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $19,511 IN FUNDING FROM NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM