Catholic Charities Bureau

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

COMPREHENSIVE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AND NATURALIZATION- FUTURE AMERICANS PROGRAM

PROJECT MANAGER

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, (CCS) LOCATED IN SUPERIOR, WI, IS A NON-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU (CCB) CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU, INC. (CCB) VIA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. HAS BEEN THE SPONSORING AGENCY OF THE NORTH EAST RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (N.E.RSVP) LOCATED IN RHINELANDER, WI FOR OVER FORTY YEARS. THE RSVP PROGRAM COVERS ONEIDA COUNTY. CCB & CCS HAVE BEEN SERVING AS A PROGRAM SPONSOR SINCE 1973. THE MISSION OF CCS IS TO PROTECT FAMILY SAFETY AND SANCTITY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY. THIS IS A GREAT FIT WITH RSVP'S VISION WHERE VOLUNTEERS USE THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO HELP MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN NEED. N.E. RSVP HAS CHOSEN HEALTHY FUTURES AS ITS PRIMARY FOCUS AREA, WITH WORK PLAN OUTCOMES IN AGING IN PLACE AND OUTPUTS IN OBESITY AND FOOD. WORK PLAN OUTCOMES FOR AGING IN PLACE WILL BE DEVELOPED TO INCREASE OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, OR OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES WITH THE SAME OR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WORK PLAN OUTPUTS FOR OBESITY AND FOOD WILL SUPPORT THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS THAT ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH SERVICE AT THE RHINELANDER AREA FOOD PANTRY. N.E. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM DELIVERING HOT NOON MEALS FROM 7 NUTRITION SITES OPERATED BY THE ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING. N.E. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, AND OTHER NECESSARY EVENTS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING. CLIENTS RECEIVING THESE SERVICES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASE SOCIAL TIES AS WELL AS PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. A TOTAL OF 89 UNDUPLICATED N.E. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE SERVING IN THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES OUTCOME, AGING IN PLACE. 63 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, AND 14 VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 12 RSVP WILL BE PLACED IN OUTPUTS IN HEALTH FUTURES, OBESITY AND FOOD PROVIDING FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT. 74 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. N.E. RSVP WILL HAVE 163 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS IN OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. THE ANNUAL REQUESTED FEDERAL GRANT FOR N.E. RSVP IS $47,312 WHICH WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY NON-FEDERAL SOURCES IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,000.

THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PROPOSED BY THIS APPLICATION IS 110. OF THIS NUMBER, AT LEAST 50 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SERVICE CATEGORIES ADDRESSED BY RSVP IF DOUGLAS COUNTY INCLUDE: EDUCATION WITH THE BOOKWORMS? PROGRAM AND TUTORING PROGRAMS, HEALTHY FUTURES WITH PATIENT OUTREACH AND RESPITE CARE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND FOOD SECURITY WITH SOCIAL OUTREACH AND CRISIS SHELTER ASSISTANCE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST WITH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND SUPPORTING VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF RSVP DOUGLAS COUNTY INCLUDE: THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN RSVP-SUPPORTED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH IMPROVED KINDERGARTEN READINESS, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN K12 EDUCATION WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REPORTING INCREASED FOOD SECURITY, THE NUMBER OF HOME BOUND OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED AT THE HOSPITAL AND LOCAL HISTORICAL MUSEUMS. THE APPLICATION IS ASKING FOR A FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $45,705, SUPPLEMENTED BY $19,489 IN NON-FEDERAL MATCHING RESOURCES. RSVP OF DOUGLAS COUNTY IS SPONSORED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU (CCB), INC. VIA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (CCS), A NON-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY OF CCB, WITH A MISSION OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING SAFETY AND SANCTITY AMONG THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE; TO PROVIDE HELP AND CREATE HOPE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

PROGRAM SPONSOR, CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU'S VIA AFFILIATE AGENCY, CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES SERVING MANY POPULATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE FGP DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS, USING NO FEDERAL DOLLARS, TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT ON AT-RISK CHILDREN OF OPENING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEERS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE UNDER CURRENT CNCS GUIDELINES, SPECIFICALLY THOSE OVER THE INCOME GUIDELINES. SECONDLY, THE PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES WITH ASSESSMENTS ON THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL DEMONSTRATION VOLUNTEERS HAS INCREASED. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY FOR DEMONSTRATION VOLUNTEERS IN MINNESOTA AND COULD REACH THE LIMIT BY THE CLOSE OF 2018 IN WISCONSIN. THE MISSION OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN SERVICE, AND THAT MISSION CONTINUES EVEN WITH CONTINUED DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY. WITH DEMAND FOR SERVICE GROWING, AT THE SAME TIME THAT RECRUITING INCOME ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEERS FACES CHALLENGES, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT A MODEST PORTION OF NON-FEDERAL DOLLARS WILL BE UTILIZED TO EXPAND THE POOL OF POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS. AN ESTIMATED TEN (10) SENIOR DEMONSTRATION VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE PLACED AT OUTCOME SITES, AND THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICES AS TRADITIONAL VOLUNTEERS - TUTORING AND MENTORING CHILDREN ONE-ON-ONE OR IN SMALL GROUPS IN CHILD CARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS AND K-12 INSTITUTIONS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, TEN (10) UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE SERVED A TOTAL OF 105 OR MORE CHILDREN. SIXTY-EIGHT (68) WILL SHOW IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AND/OR MATH IN K-12 SETTINGS, AND FIFTY-FIVE (55) WILL SHOW GAINS IN LITERACY SKILLS IN CHILD CARE OR HEAD START PROGRAMS. THE SENIOR DEMONSTRATION GRANT IS FUNDED BY $47,074 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

THIS IS USED BY SENIOR DEMONSTRATION SPONSORS FOR A NO-CORPORATION COST GRANT AWARD.