Red River Community Corps Inc

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RED RIVER COMMUNITY CORPS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OKLAHOMANS THROUGH AMERICORPS SERVICE. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CAPACITY BUILDING FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 15-20 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY LEVERAGING AN ESTIMATED $10,000 AND IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 20,000 BENEFICIARIES PER YEAR. TWENTY-FIVE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECRUITING AND MANAGING VOLUNTEERS; CREATING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT TOOLS; HELPING BUILD THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY SEEKING RESOURCES THOUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS; AND HELPING SITES FORMALIZE EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; IDENTIFYING NEW AREAS FOR GROWTH, AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES SITES CAN IMPLEMENT FOR SUSTAINING NEW AND EXISTING SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.