Volunteer Center Of Cedar Valley

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.0%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 24.71%.

THE RSVP OF BLACK HAWK AND FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL SERVE 250 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THIS PROJECT. OF THIS NUMBER, 250 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THE OUTCOME ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SERVICE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WHO ARE BEHIND IN READING SKILLS (EDUCATION), PROVIDING TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS (ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY), AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND PREPARATION FOR TIMES OF DISASTER (DISASTER PREPARATION). OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES WILL INCLUDE UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AT 15 STATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS EDUCATION: HELPING DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS. IT IS ANTICIPATED AT THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR OF A 3-YEAR GRANT PERIOD A MINIMUM OF 130 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST MINIMALLY 350 STUDENTS IN IMPROVING READING SKILLS AND 30 UNDUPLICATED TAX VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST 800 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN OBTAINING A TAX REFUND. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $87,585 PER YEAR WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $13,014 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES (INCLUDES IN-KIND).

THE RSVP OF BUCHANAN COUNTY WILL SERVE 75 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THIS PROJECT. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THE OUTCOME ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SERVICE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WHO ARE BEHIND IN READING SKILLS (EDUCATION), PROVIDING TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS (ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY), AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND PREPARATION FOR TIMES OF DISASTER (DISASTER PREPARATION). OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES WILL INCLUDE UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AT 5 STATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS EDUCATION: HELPING DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS. IT IS ANTICIPATED AT THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR OF A 3-YEAR GRANT PERIOD A MINIMUM OF 30 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST MINIMALLY 75 STUDENTS IN IMPROVING READING SKILLS AND 15 UNDUPLICATED TAX VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST 200 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN OBTAINING A TAX REFUND. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 PER YEAR WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $7,500 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES (INCLUDES IN-KIND).