Southeast Missouri Area Agency On Aging

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30.0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 48.5%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30.0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 59.9%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AREA AGENCY ON AGING, SPONSOR OF RSVP OF PEMISCOT/NEW MADRID COUNTIES SINCE 1986, IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY SERVING 18 COUNTIES. THE MISSION OF RSVP IS TO ACT AS A MECHANISM IN SUSTAINING A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MEETS CRITICAL SOCIAL NEEDS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP OTHERS AND BY BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN RSVP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE UNITED EFFORTS BENEFITS THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA. RSVP IS VITAL TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. UNDUPLICATED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (125) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS, VETERANS AND CHILDREN. VOLUNTEERS WILL PACKAGE AND DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS, IMPROVE CHILDREN'S READING SKILLS, PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY STORE AND SHOPPING; ASSIST AND RESPOND TO LOCAL DISASTER ORGANIZATIONS, OFFER FREE TAX SERVICES TO SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PROVIDE OUTREACH TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER NEEDS SPECIFIED THROUGH 11 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, TWELVE (12) VOLUNTEERS WILL DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO 300 HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN COLLABORATION WITH 4 VOLUNTEER SITES AND ALSO ON A MONTHLY BASIS HELP A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO THE NEEDY. THREE (3) VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE 600 INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO FREE TAX SERVICE AND FOLLOW-UP. THREE (3) VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN DISASTER SERVICES. SEVENTEEN (17) VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST IN DAILY/WEEKLY PHONE CALLS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS TO CHECK ON THEIR WELL-BEING. FOCUS AREAS OF VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE YEAR. ALSO, TWELVE (12) VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, BILL PAYING, SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE OR DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES. SEVENTY-EIGHT (78) VOLUNTEERS WILL HELP LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS DISTRIBUTE VITAL HEALTH INFORMATION OUT AT ANNUAL HEALTH FAIRS THAT ARE HELD IN 4 DIFFERENT TOWNS AND ASSIST CLIENTS WITH ENROLLING IN MEDICARE AND MEDICARE PART D. THEY WILL ALSO, ASSIST OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR ANNUAL EVENTS. SURVEYS TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ASSESSING 20% OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS AND 10% OF VOLUNTEERS. THE SURVEYS WILL SHOW THAT 80% OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS HAD THEIR NEEDS MET, 95% OF THE VOLUNTEERS ARE SATISFIED AT THEIR VOLUNTEER STATIONS, AND 50% MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $40,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $47,626 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. RSVP HAS 125 UN-DUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AND 11 WORK STATIONS.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AREA AGENCY ON AGING, A NON-PROFIT AGENCY SERVING EIGHTEEN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES, HAS SPONSORED RSVP OF CAPE GIRARDEAU/SCOTT COUNTIES SINCE 1992. THE MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF SERVICES WHILE BEING A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY RESOURCE. RSVP IS VITAL TO MISSION. AN UNDUPLICATED 500 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE CHILDREN, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS, VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. VOLUNTEERS WILL PACKAGE AND DELIVER NUTRITIOUS MEALS, ASSIST LOCAL DISASTERS, BUILD HOMES, IMPROVE CHILDREN'S READING SKILLS, CLEAN UP PARKS, PROVIDE OUTREACH TO VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND OTHER NEEDS SPECIFIED THROUGH 96 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE 12 MONTH PERIOD, 42 VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS WEEKEND MEALS DURING SCHOOL YEAR TO 1750 CHILDREN AND 70 VOLUNTEERS WILL DELIVER DAILY HOT NUTRITIONAL MEALS TO 980 HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN COLLABORATION WITH 6 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. FOCUS AREAS OF DISASTER SERVICES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED. SURVEYS TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ASSESSING 20% OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS AND 10% OF VOLUNTEERS. SURVEYS WILL REVEAL 85% OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS HAD NEEDS MET, 95% OF VOLUNTEERS SATISFIED, AND 50% MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $40,025 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $109,652 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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM