United Way Of East Central Iowa

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

UNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA (UWECI) CONTINUES TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT VOLUNTEERS 55 AND BETTER MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IS RECOMPETING FOR THE RSVP OF LINN & JONES CO TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THIS IMPACTFUL RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UWECI'S 55+ INITIATIVE ENGAGES AT LEAST 350 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 75 SERVING IN CNCS APPROVED OUTCOME-BASED OPPORTUNITIES. RSVP IS A PILLAR OF SERVICE FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS. UWECI IS LEVERAGING THIS RECOMPETITION TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY AND PERCEIVED VALUE OF RSVP SERVICES BY ALLEVIATING THE REPORTING BURDEN ON MOST VOLUNTEER STATIONS. WE WILL RECRUIT AND PLACE RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN IMPACTFUL OPPORTUNITIES. WHAT WE WILL MINIMIZE IS THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE TO TIE OUTCOMES BACK TO RSVP VS. NON-RSVP VOLUNTEERS; THIS HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR STATIONS DUE TO VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND STATION STAFF TURN-OVER. UWECI WILL NOW SHOULDER THIS BURDEN BY HAVING MOST OUTCOME-BASED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES DONE WITH COLLABORATIONS THAT UWECI RUNS OR IS INVOLVED IN. THIS WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF RSVP IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE STATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS WITH A MUCH SMALLER REPORTING BURDEN. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS IN SERVICE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEAL DELIVERY, COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAMS, FOOD SECURITY, PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION OF INSURANCE INFORMATION, BUILDING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND VOLUNTEER CAPACITY BUILDING; SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF ABOUT 40 STATIONS THAT COVERING CNCS FOCUS AREAS AND OBJECTIVES. 55+ INITIATIVE WILL CONNECT VOLUNTEERS WITH HEALTHY FUTURES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS WILL ANNUALLY INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR 150 CLIENTS, BRING AT LEAST $500,000 BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN TAX RETURNS, HELP INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 20 STUDENTS, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY AND/OR PROGRAM REACH FOR 12 STATIONS. WE WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR AGING IN PLACE -- INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH THE NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION WORK PLAN. DURING THE UPCOMING GRANT PERIOD OUR RSVP DIRECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY THAT RSVP VOLUNTEERS CAN ASSIST WITH THEIR EFFORTS FOR ELDER JUSTICE AND THE LOCAL AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION TO SEE HOW 55+ INITIATIVE CAN SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS FIGHTING THE NATIONAL OPIOID CRISIS. WHEN AN IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER ROLE IS DEFINED WE WILL WORK WITH OUR CSO TO ADD THE APPROPRIATE WORK PLAN(S). THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $40,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH AT-LEAST $12,000 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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

UNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA (UWECI) CONTINUES TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT VOLUNTEERS 55 AND BETTER MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IS COMPETING FOR RSVP FUNDING IN CEDAR CO. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SIMILAR IMPACTFUL RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR ANOTHER OF OUR RURAL COUNTIES. UWECI'S 55+ INITIATIVE INTENDS TO ENGAGE AT LEAST 75 CEDAR CO. RESIDENTS TO MEET THE COUNTY?S COMMUNITY NEEDS; SERVING IN CNCS APPROVED OUTCOME-BASED OPPORTUNITIES. RSVP HAS BEEN A PILLAR OF SERVICE FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS IN UNITED WAY?S SERVICE AREA AND IS THE BACKBONE OF UNITED WAY?S 55+ INITIATIVE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THIS WORK INTO CEDAR CO. RECRUITING AND DEPLOYING RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN IMPACTFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. UNITED WAY?S 55+ INITIATIVE WILL LEVERAGE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF CEDAR COUNTY?S NETWORKS WITH OURS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF OUR STATIONS TO SERVE CEDAR CO. AND DIVERSIFY VOLUNTEER SERVICE EXPERIENCE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TAX ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. UWECI HAS FUNDED VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF CEDAR CO. IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SMALL VOLUNTEER CENTER WHICH HAS A PRIMARY FOCUS ON MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. UWECI WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF CEDAR CO. TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL DRIVERS FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS IN SERVICE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEAL DELIVERY, COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAMS, FOOD SECURITY, PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION OF INSURANCE INFORMATION, BUILDING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND VOLUNTEER CAPACITY BUILDING; SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF AT LEAST 6 STATIONS THAT DELIVER OUTPUT AND OUTCOMES IN CNCS FOCUS AREAS AND OBJECTIVES. 55+ INITIATIVE WILL CONNECT VOLUNTEERS WITH HEALTHY FUTURES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, DISASTER SERVICES AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS WILL ANNUALLY INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR 40 CLIENTS, BRING AT LEAST $100,000 BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN TAX RETURNS, HELP INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 20 STUDENTS, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY AND/OR PROGRAM REACH FOR 6 STATIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE DONE WITH COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROTOCOLS. UNITED WAY?S CURRENT RSVP DIRECTOR WILL OVERSEE ALL UWECI RSVP PROGRAMS TO ENSURE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS; EACH PROGRAM WILL HAVE AN RSVP COORDINATOR THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS, CULTURE, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DUE TO THE 2020 MIDWEST DERECHO OUR PLANNING EFFORTS WERE DERAILED WHEN OUR COUNTIES WERE HIT BY AN INLAND HURRICANE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND NON-PROFITS TO IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. WHEN IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER ROLES ARE DEFINED, WE WILL WORK WITH OUR CSO TO ADD APPROPRIATE WORK PLAN(S) WITH CNCS APPROVED OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING PROVEN PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH RSVP OF LINN AND JONES CO. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH AT LEAST $32, 143 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

UNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA (UWECI) CONTINUES TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT VOLUNTEERS 55 AND BETTER MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IS COMPETING FOR RSVP FUNDING IN BENTON CO. TO PROVIDE SIMILAR IMPACTFUL RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR ANOTHER OF OUR RURAL COUNTIES. UWECI'S 55+ INITIATIVE INTENDS TO ENGAGE AT LEAST 75 BENTON CO. RESIDENTS TO MEET THE COUNTY?S COMMUNITY NEEDS; SERVING IN CNCS APPROVED OUTCOME-BASED OPPORTUNITIES. RSVP HAS BEEN A PILLAR OF SERVICE FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS IN UNITED WAY?S SERVICE AREA AND IS THE BACKBONE OF UNITED WAY?S 55+ INITIATIVE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THIS WORK INTO BENTON CO. RECRUITING AND DEPLOYING RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN IMPACTFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. UNITED WAY?S 55+ INITIATIVE WILL LEVERAGE BENTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM?S NETWORKS WITH OURS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF OUR STATIONS TO SERVE BENTON CO. AND DIVERSIFY VOLUNTEER SERVICE EXPERIENCE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TAX ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. UWECI HAS FUNDED VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF THE BENTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SMALL VOLUNTEER CENTER WHICH HAS A PRIMARY FOCUS ON MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. UWECI WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF BENTON CO. TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL DRIVERS FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS IN SERVICE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEAL DELIVERY, COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAMS, FOOD SECURITY, PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION OF INSURANCE INFORMATION, BUILDING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND VOLUNTEER CAPACITY BUILDING; SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF AT LEAST 6 STATIONS THAT DELIVER OUTPUT AND OUTCOMES IN CNCS FOCUS AREAS AND OBJECTIVES. 55+ INITIATIVE WILL CONNECT VOLUNTEERS WITH HEALTHY FUTURES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, DISASTER SERVICES, AND CAPACITY BUILDING OUTCOME-BASED ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS WILL ANNUALLY INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR 40 CLIENTS, BRING AT LEAST $100,000 BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN TAX RETURNS, HELP INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 20 STUDENTS, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND/OR PROGRAM REACH FOR 6 STATIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE DONE WITH COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROTOCOLS. UNITED WAY?S CURRENT RSVP DIRECTOR WILL OVERSEE ALL UWECI RSVP PROGRAMS TO ENSURE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS; EACH PROGRAM WILL HAVE AN RSVP COORDINATOR THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS, CULTURE, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DUE TO THE 2020 MIDWEST DERECHO, OUR PLANNING EFFORTS WERE DERAILED WHEN OUR COUNTIES WERE HIT BY AN INLAND HURRICANE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND NON-PROFITS TO IDENTIFY THE UNMET NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES. WHEN IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER ROLES ARE DEFINED, WE WILL WORK WITH OUR CSO TO ADD APPROPRIATE WORK PLAN(S) WITH CNCS APPROVED OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING PROVEN PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH RSVP OF LINN AND JONES CO. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH AT LEAST $32, 143 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.