First State Community Action Agency Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-2025 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.28%.THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY24.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

"AN ESTIMATED 76 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 76 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: * COMPANIONSHIP -- AID HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. * RESPITE CARE -- PROVIDE FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES. * TRANSPORTATION -- ENSURE SCP RECIPIENTS GET TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, RECREATIONAL EVENTS, AND OTHER DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES. * RESOURCES -- SERVE AS LIAISON TO ENSURE SAFETY AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT: * INDEPENDENT LIVING SURVEYS WILL SHOW 80% OF THE 150 OF HOMEBOUND SCP RECIPIENTS REPORTED HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. * RESPITE CARE SURVEYS WILL SHOW THAT 80% OF 35 CAREGIVERS OF HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $342,575 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $106,470 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

AN ESTIMATED 70 AMERICORPS SENIORS SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 61 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: COMPANIONSHIP - AID HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AS THEY "AGE IN COMMUNITY". AMERICORPS SENIORS SCP VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS LIAISONS TO PROTECT SCP RECIPIENTS' SAFETY AND MAKE NECESSARY REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. RESPITE CARE - PROVIDE FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK FOR SELF-CARE. TRANSPORTATION - ENSURE SCP RECIPIENTS GET TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH THEY HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF GETTING THERE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT: INDEPENDENT LIVING SURVEYS WILL SHOW 80% OF THE 150 HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. RESPITE CARE SURVEYS WILL SHOW THAT 80% OF 30 CAREGIVERS OF HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES REPORTED HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. INDEPENDENT LIVING SURVEYS WILL SHOW THAT 80% OF 25 RIDERS' NEEDS WERE MET BY GETTING TO THEIR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS, PURCHASING GROCERIES, PICKING UP THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS, AND RETAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE WITH TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $392,936 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A MATCH OF $51,510.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

HSNG COUNSEL ASSIST GRANTS

HSNG COUNSEL ASSIST GRANTS

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

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