Council Of The Southern Mountains Inc

THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, AN I.R.S. 501 C (3) NON-PROFIT WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE AGENCY IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER TRIPARTITE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH MEMBERS FROM THREE AREAS: 1) LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY, 2) ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 3) COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. THIS BOARD SERVES AS THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THIS FGP PROPOSAL, WHICH CSM HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED FOR OVER TWO DECADES IN MCDOWELL, MERCER, MINGO, MONROE, RALEIGH, SUMMERS AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY IS: "THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE DIGNITY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY." A PROJECTED 62 AMERICORPS SENIOR FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THIS SEVEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA. OF THIS NUMBER, 62 AMERICORPS SENIOR FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE VIRTUAL/REMOTE LEARNING, ACADEMIC, READING, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, ASSISTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HEAD-START CLASSROOMS. SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS AND STUDENT PACKETS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT CYCLE, 145 CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE (TUTORING, MENTORING, ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE, ETC., SERVICES FROM FGP VOLUNTEERS). FIFTY PERCENT OF CHILDREN SERVED WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE PLUS ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHILD NEEDS. THE AMERICORPS SENIOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR THIS PROJECT IS $351,658.00 PER ANNUM SUPPLEMENTED BY $39,092 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL IN-KIND MATCHING.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.00%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, AN I.R.S. 501 C (3) NON-PROFIT WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE AGENCY IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER TRIPARTITE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH MEMBERS FROM THREE AREAS: 1) LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY, 2) ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 3) COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. THIS BOARD SERVES AS THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THIS FGP PROPOSAL, WHICH CSM HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED FOR OVER A DECADE IN MCDOWELL, MERCER, MINGO, MONROE, RALEIGH, SUMMERS AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY IS: "THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE DIGNITY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY." AN ESTIMATED 62 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE THIS SEVEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA. OF THIS NUMBER, 62 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ACADEMIC, READING, ATTENDANCE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, AND ASSISTING IN HEAD-START CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT CYCLE, 117 CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE (TUTORING, MENTORING, ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE, ETC., SERVICES FROM FGP VOLUNTEERS). 50% OF CHILDREN SERVED WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ETC. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $309,527.00, PER ANNUM SUPPLEMENTED BY $34,392 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL IN-KIND.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS (CSM), AN I.R.S. DESIGNATED 501 C (3) NON-PROFIT WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1964. A VOLUNTEER TRIPARTITE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GOVERNS THE AGENCY, WITH MEMBERS FROM THREE AREAS: 1) LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY, 2) ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 3) COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. THIS BOARD SERVES AS THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THIS RSVP PROPOSAL, WHICH CSM HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED FOR OVER A DECADE IN MCDOWELL, MINGO, RALEIGH AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY IS, THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE DIGNITY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THREE-HUNDRED (300) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE COUNTIES OF MCDOWELL, WYOMING, MINGO AND RALEIGH. TWO-HUNDRED, SEVENTY (270) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $96,147 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $41,206 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. SOME OF THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TELEPHONE REASSURANCE CALLS; HOME VISITS TO THE SICK, ELDERLY AND SHUT-INS; FOOD PANTRY; NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS AND RECOVERY COACHES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID OR OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS WITH HEALTHY FUTURES BEING THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS, AS DERIVED FROM THE AGENCY COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AS CERTIFIED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ARE: TRAINING VOLUNTEERS; MANAGING VOLUNTEERS; HEALTHY FUTURES; HOSPICE AND VETERANS. TO DETERMINE OUTCOMES, TRACKING SHEETS, ALREADY DEVELOPED, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND TABULATED BY RSVP STAFF WITH REPORTS TO STAKEHOLDERS. PRE AND POST ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STATIONS MANAGING VOLUNTEERS TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY IN THE AREA OF VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, AN I.R.S. 501 C (3) NON-PROFIT WEST VIRGINIA CORPORATION, IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE AGENCY IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER TRIPARTITE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH MEMBERS FROM THREE AREAS: 1) LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY, 2) ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 3) COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. THIS BOARD SERVES AS THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THIS RSVP PROPOSAL, WHICH CSM HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED FOR OVER A DECADE IN MCDOWELL, MINGO, RALEIGH AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY IS: ?THE COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE DIGNITY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY.? THREE-HUNDRED (300) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE COUNTIES OF MCDOWELL, WYOMING, MINGO AND RALEIGH. TWO-HUNDRED, SIXTY-NINE (269) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $88, 647 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $37, 992 OF NONFEDERAL RESOURCES. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: TELEPHONE REASSURANCE CALLS; HOME VISITS TO THE SICK, ELDERLY AND SHUT-INS; FOOD PANTRY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS WITH HEALTHY FUTURES BEING THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT PERIOD THERE WILL BE SEVENTY-THREE (73) RSVP VOLUNTEERS MANAGING SIXTY-FIVE (65) COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS; ONE- HUNDRED, SEVENTY (170) VOLUNTEERS WILL BE CALLING OR VISITING THREE-HUNDRED, FORTY (340) SICK, ELDERLY OR SHUT-INS; FOURTEEN (14) VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE HELPED TRAIN OR PASS INFORMATION OUT TO FOUR-THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED, SEVENTY-SEVEN (4,577) CITIZENS; TWENTY-SIX (26) VOLUNTEERS WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE UNDER PRIVILEGED INDIVIDUALS; AND SIX (6) VOLUNTEERS WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON DRUG EDUCATION AND ELEVEN (11) WILL HELP WITH HOSPICE AND VETERANS. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ARE, AS DERIVED FROM THE AGENCY COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AS CERTIFIED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE: TRAINING VOLUNTEERS; MANAGING VOLUNTEERS; HEALTHY FUTURES; HOSPICE AND VETERANS. THE RESEARCH METHODS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU DATA, COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND GROUP FOCUS MEETINGS. THE RESEARCH-BASED METHODS THIS PROJECT WILL USE ARE: 1. OBSERVATIONS AND FORMATION OF THE TOPIC; 2. HYPOTHESIS; 3. CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION: 4. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION; 5. GATHERING OF DATA; 6. ANALYSIS OF DATA; 7. DATA INTERPRETATION; 8. TEST, REVISING OF HYPOTHESIS; 9. CONCLUSION. FINALLY, TO DETERMINE OUTCOMES, SURVEYS WILL BE MADE AND TABULATED BY RSVP STAFF WITH REPORTS. PRE AND POST ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOL WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STATIONS MANAGING VOLUNTEERS TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY IN THE AREA OF VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES