Senior Resources Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $62,118 (70 VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 70 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT (FGP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, ALL IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS AND TUTORING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, WITH OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL READINESS PRIMARILY IN RICHLAND COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 350 CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE A CNCS-SUPPORTED EDUCATION PROGRAM AND WILL REPORT ON GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS IN TERMS OF LITERACY. THIS WILL INCLUDE 20 CHILDREN IN LOCAL HEAD START PROGRAMS AND DAYCARES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $306,056.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $67,522 ($50,697 IN MATCH PLUS $16,825 IN EXCESS). SENIOR RESOURCES, INCORPORATED (SRI), THE LEGAL APPLICANT, IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED AND ACTIVE IN THE SC MIDLANDS COMMUNITY SINCE 1967. FGP BEGAN IN COLUMBIA IN 1967 AND SINCE HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SENIOR RESOURCES SINCE 1984. THE MISSION OF SENIOR RESOURCES IS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SERVICES, RESOURCES AND PERSONAL CHOICES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE AARP FOUNDATION (JULY 2014) STATES THAT A PURPOSE IN LIFE CAN PREVENT ISOLATION AMONG SENIORS AND VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND BRING MEANING BACK TO LIFE. FGP OF THE MIDLANDS IS ALSO UNIQUELY POSITIONED AND QUALIFIED DUE TO BEING HOUSED IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALONG WITH ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES ON AGING, AND CURRENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS.

AN ESTIMATED 70 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT (FGP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, ALL FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS AND TUTORING AT-RISK CHILDREN ONE-ON-ONE OR IN SMALL GROUPS, PRIMARILY IN RICHLAND COUNTY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION, WITH OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL READINESS FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND KINDERGARTEN- GRADE 12 SUCCESS FOR ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AROUND 700 CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE A CNCS-SUPPORTED EDUCATION PROGRAM AND WILL REPORT ON GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS OR IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $350,937.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $61,518. SENIOR RESOURCES, INCORPORATED (SRI), THE LEGAL APPLICANT, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE SC MIDLANDS COMMUNITY SINCE 1967. FGP BEGAN IN COLUMBIA IN 1967 AND SINCE HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SENIOR RESOURCES SINCE 1984; THUS IT IS WELL-ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF SENIOR RESOURCES IS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SERVICES, RESOURCES AND PERSONAL CHOICES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT VOLUNTEERING PROMOTES A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF HAPPINESS, SELF-ESTEEM AND LIFE SATISFACTION. THE LONGITUDINAL STUDY PUBLISHED BY CNCS IN 2018 INDICATED THAT SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEERS WERE HEALTHIER, LESS DEPRESSED, AND LESS SOCIALLY ISOLATED THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT SERVE. FGP OF THE MIDLANDS IS ALSO UNIQUELY POSITIONED AND QUALIFIED DUE TO BEING HOUSED IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES ON AGING, AND CURRENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $35,496 (40 VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.6%.THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $9,263.00. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $287,330

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

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

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

AN ESTIMATED 40 UNDUPLICATED SENIOR COMPANION (SCP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, ALL IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS, PRIMARILY IN RICHLAND COUNTY. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME BOUND CLIENTS TO ASSIST WITH REMAINING MOBILE, HEALTHY, AND INDEPENDENT; PROVIDING RESPIRE CARE FOR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS; INCREASING SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS; AND PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS IN AN ADULT DAY CARE SETTING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES- AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. EIGHTY CLIENTS (80) WILL BE SERVED IN THEIR HOMES AND 10 OLDER ADULTS WILL RECEIVE ON-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE WHILE AT AN ADULT DAY CARE SETTING. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $188,428.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $43,342 ($28,156 MATCH PLUS $15,186 EXCESS). SENIOR RESOURCES, INCORPORATED (SRI), THE LEGAL APPLICANT, IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED AND ACTIVE IN THE SC MIDLANDS COMMUNITY SINCE 1967. THE SCP PROGRAM HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SENIOR RESOURCES SINCE 1988. THE MISSION OF SENIOR RESOURCES IS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SERVICES, RESOURCES AND PERSONAL CHOICES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE AARP FOUNDATION (JULY 2014) STATES THAT A PURPOSE IN LIFE CAN PREVENT ISOLATION AMONG SENIORS AND VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND BRING MEANING BACK TO LIFE. SCP OF THE MIDLANDS IS ALSO UNIQUELY POSITIONED AND QUALIFIED DUE TO BEING HOUSED IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALONG WITH ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES ON AGING, AND CURRENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS.

AN ESTIMATED 40 UNDUPLICATED SENIOR COMPANION (SCP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, ALL BUT 2 PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS IN RICHLAND COUNTY (PRIMARILY) AND LEXINGTON COUNTY. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO HOME BOUND CLIENTS; PROVIDING RESPITE CARE FOR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS; AND PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS IN A PACE ADULT DAY CARE SETTING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES- AGING IN PLACE: INDEPENDENT LIVING AND RESPITE CARE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 56 INDEPENDENT LIVING CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; CAREGIVERS OF 24 RESPITE CLIENTS WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT; AND 4 OLDER ADULTS WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WHILE AT A PACE CENTER. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $216,465.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $44,125. SENIOR RESOURCES, INCORPORATED (SRI), THE LEGAL APPLICANT, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE SC MIDLANDS COMMUNITY SINCE 1967. THE SCP PROGRAM HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY SENIOR RESOURCES SINCE 1988, THUS IT IS WELL-ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF SENIOR RESOURCES IS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED SERVICES, RESOURCES AND PERSONAL CHOICES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT VOLUNTEERING PROMOTES A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT, WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF HAPPINESS, SELF-ESTEEM AND LIFE SATISFACTION. THE LONGITUDINAL STUDY PUBLISHED BY CNCS IN 2018 INDICATED THAT SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEERS WERE HEALTHIER, LESS DEPRESSED, AND LESS SOCIALLY ISOLATED THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT SERVE. SCP OF THE MIDLANDS IS ALSO UNIQUELY POSITIONED AND QUALIFIED DUE TO BEING HOUSED IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALONG WITH ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES ON AGING, AND CURRENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS.

SENIOR RESOURCES OF GUILFORD IS A 501(3)(C) ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR FUNDING TO CONTINUE OUR 30 YEAR SPONSORSHIP OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. SENIOR RESOURCES OF GUILFORD IS A STRATEGIC PARTNER OF BOTH THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER GREENSBORO AND THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT. THE AGENCY'S MISSION IS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ADVOCATING AND PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN GUILFORD COUNTY IS REQUESTING A CNCS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $253,970 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 (YEAR 1 OF 3) WHICH WILL FUND 55 UNDUPLICATED FEDERAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSYS). THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $253,970 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $42,627 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE REQUIRED NON-FEDERAL PORTION WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE UNITED WAYS OF GREATER GREENSBORO AND GREATER HIGH POINT AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL SOURCES AND WILL FUND SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL VSYS. SENIOR RESOURCES WILL UTILIZE A MINIMUM OF 62 (50 FGP VOLUNTEERS IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND 12 FGP VOLUNTEERS IN HEAD START CENTERS) UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS TO EXPEND THE 62 VSYS REQUIRED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE EDUCATION (READING) FOR THE PROJECT PERIOD 7/1/2019-6/30/2022. THE CHILDREN'S READING FOUNDATION (SERVING YOUNG READERS SINCE 1996) RESEARCH REPORTS THAT THE RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION ARE HIGHEST FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF SCHOOLING WHEN CHILDREN ARE FIRST LEARNING TO READ. THE EARLY YEARS SET THE STAGE FOR LATER LEARNING AND WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO READ, EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND IS UNATTAINABLE. 100% OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS AND PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING ASSISTANCE FOR A TOTAL OF 416 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THEIR TEACHER/SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AS HAVING EXCEPTIONAL AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS IN READING AND READING COMPREHENSION OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. EACH FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE ASSIGNED A MINIMUM OF 3 STUDENTS TO TUTOR EACH ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR AND COMMIT TO VOLUNTEERING A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS PER WEEK WHILE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS THAT A MINIMUM OF 80% OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS TUTORED BY FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS IN WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND THAT 75% OF THE HEAD START AND PRE-K STUDENTS TUTORED BY FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS BY THE END OF THE 2019-2022 PROJECT PERIOD.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.14%.

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

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

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.04%.

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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

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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

FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM