Athens Community Council On Aging Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS10.00%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24

THE ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING (ACCA) IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION SERVING 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA (NEGA). OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A LIFETIME OF WELLNESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. ACCA HAS BEEN A LEADING PROVIDER OF AGING SERVICES SINCE 1967 AND HAS SPONSORED THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) SINCE 1988. AN ESTIMATED 39 SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP AND ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. VOLUNTEERS MAY ALSO PROVIDE RESPITE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING SERVICE, AND 75% OF FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVING RESPITE CARE WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $250,475 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $27,878 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

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

THE ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING (ACCA) IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION SERVING 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA (NEGA). OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A LIFETIME OF WELLNESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. ACCA HAS BEEN A LEADING PROVIDER OF AGING SERVICES SINCE 1967 AND HAS SPONSORED THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) SINCE 1988. AN ESTIMATED 49 SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP AND ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. VOLUNTEERS MAY ALSO PROVIDE RESPITE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING SERVICE, AND 75% OF FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVING RESPITE CARE WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $217,338 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $39,300 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.4%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

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

THE ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING (ACCA) IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION SERVING 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A LIFETIME OF WELLNESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. ACCA HAS BEEN A LEADING PROVIDER OF AGING SERVICES SINCE 1967 AND HAS SPONSORED THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) SINCE 1997. AN ESTIMATED 26 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING AND MENTORING CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, DAYCARES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF CHILDREN COMPLETING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $169,236 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ $24,569 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDS. IN LATE MARCH OF 2020, OUR COUNTRY WAS PLUNGED INTO A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXPERIENCED IN MODERN HISTORY. AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR COUNTRY HAS EXPERIENCED AN UNPRECEDENTED DECLINE OF THE STOCK MARKET, A TIME OF BUSINESSES CLOSING THEIR DOORS AND UNPARALLELED UNEMPLOYMENT, FOOD PANTRIES OVERRUN WITH FAMILIES WHO IN THE PAST DONATED TO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS NOW NEEDED THE SERVICES OF THEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS WHICH ARE HAVING TO REDEFINE HOW LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL OF 2020, AND IN THE MOST SIMPLEST TERMS A COMPLETE OVERFLOW OF CITIZENS NEEDING SERVICES FROM OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. WHILE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, IT IS CLEAR FROM THE STATISTICS PROVIDED THAT IF THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT BAND TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND HELP OUR COMMUNITIES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE BATTLE, EVEN MORE PEOPLE WILL SUFFER PHYSICALLY, FINANCIALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY. FGP VOLUNTEERS, WHILE IN A DEMOGRAPHIC WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY, ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. FGP VOLUNTEERS ARE WORKING TO MEET THEIR COMMUNITIES MOST PRESSING NEEDS BY TUTORING IN VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS, ASSISTING SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AS BEST THEY ARE ABLE.

THE ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING (ACCA) IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION SERVING 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A LIFETIME OF WELLNESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. ACCA HAS BEEN A LEADING PROVIDER OF AGING SERVICES SINCE 1967 AND HAS SPONSORED THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) SINCE 1997. AN ESTIMATED 34 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING AND MENTORING CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, DAYCARES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THE PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF CHILDREN COMPLETING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $145,188 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $38,869 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 33.8%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025–26 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025–26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 20.91%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PREAWARD COSTS FROM 4/1/25 - 5/1/25,

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

AN ESTIMATED 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 61 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DELIVERING MEALS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, OFFERING COMPANIONSHIP, CONNECTING SENIORS TO FOOD RESOURCES, AND PROVIDING BENEFITS COUNSELING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 75% OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS, IN OUTCOME-BASED ASSIGNMENTS, WILL REPORT INCREASED SOCIAL TIES AND SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $49,049 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $21,863 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.