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THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2024-25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.24%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY24.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AN ESTIMATED 625 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 190 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION, AND TAX PREPARATION. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 50 CLIENTS WILL REPORT IMPROVED HEALTH, 100 CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING DUE TO FOOD DELIVERY, 35 CLIENTS WILL REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, $750,000 IN TAX RETURNS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITIES, AND 100 CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 PER YEAR WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ANTICIPATED $52,825 PER YEAR FROM THE MN BOARD ON AGING, AND APPROXIMATELY $6,500 IN OTHER SMALL LOCAL GRANTS AND DONATIONS. COVID-19 NOTES: THE CURRENT SOCIETAL RESTRICTIONS (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS GRANT APPLICATION) HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. WITH THIS IN MIND, WHILE EVERY ACCOMMODATION IS BEING MADE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF VOLUNTEERS RETURNING TO SERVICE, WE ANTICIPATE A GREAT NEED OF REBUILDING STATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS CAPACITY GOING FORWARD. WHILE WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS PANDEMIC WILL BE BEHIND US BY THE END OF THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WE HAVE PUT FORTH CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS THAT ENSURE THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS.

AN ESTIMATED 625 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AT 71 STATIONS. OF THIS NUMBER, 168 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN OUTCOMES, INCLUDING: 92 WILL DELIVER FOOD AND GROCERIES; 16 WILL PROVIDE IN-HOME HANDYMAN REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE; 25 WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; AND 35 WILL PREPARE INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME CLIENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE: 300 CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE FOOD AND GROCERY DELIVERY AND 67% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT; 30 CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE IN-HOME HANDYMAN REPAIRS, AND 67% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT; 75 CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND 67% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT; AND 2,100 LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION SERVICES AT NO COST, SAVING THOSE CLIENTS $369,600 IN TAX PREPARATION FEES. THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $53,970 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,827, LOCAL FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY OF 1000 LAKES IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,400, AND APPROXIMATELY $5,000 IN OTHER SMALL LOCAL GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

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