Volunteers For Community Impact Inc

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

AN ESTIMATED 300 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 1200 CHILDREN/YOUTH WITH SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS. THE FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK WITH THE CHILDREN/YOUTH THEY SERVE TO INCREASE ACADEMIC SKILLS THROUGH READING WITH AND TO THE CHILDREN, ASSIST ASSIGNED CHILDREN/YOUTH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL OR ACADEMIC DEFICITS, AND HELP WITH THE COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A NETWORK OF 95 VOLUNTEER SITES SUCH AS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, HEAD START CLASSROOMS, AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, 75% OF STUDENTS ASSIGNED A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL SHOW ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. HUE - PLEASE CHECK THIS STATEMENT THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ 1,467,671 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ 188,166.

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

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

AN ESTIMATED 300 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 1,200 CHILDREN/YOUTH WITH SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS. THE FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK WITH THE CHILDREN/YOUTH THEY SERVE TO INCREASE ACADEMIC SKILLS THROUGH READING WITH AND TO THE CHILDREN, ASSIST ASSIGNED CHILDREN/YOUTH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL OR ACADEMIC DEFICITS, AND HELP WITH THE COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A NETWORK OF 95 VOLUNTEER SITES SUCH AS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, HEAD START CLASSROOMS, AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, 75% OF STUDENTS ASSIGNED A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL SHOW ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $1,467,671 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $188,166.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.12%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10.08%

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, INC. (VCI)'S MISSION IS 'IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM'. VCI HAS BEEN THE SPONSOR OF RSVP OF ORANGE COUNTY SINCE 1977 AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING, RECOGNIZING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS AGES 55 AND OVER TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, VCI IS THE SPONSOR OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM THAT SERVES ORANGE, OSCEOLA, SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES; VCI ALSO SPONSORS RSVP IN OSCEOLA COUNTY AND, UNTIL MID-2017, SPONSORED RSVP OF VOLUSIA COUNTY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR VCI HAS STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED THE ORGANIZATION WITH CNCS?S SERVICE CATEGORIES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND CURRENT INITIATIVES. 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF: ALLEVIATING FOOD INSECURITY AND THE HARSH CONDITIONS OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY IN ORANGE COUNTY'S 'FOOD DESERTS'; SUPPORTING STUDENT LITERACY, VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH VARIOUS DATA-DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS JOB PLACEMENTS AND TRAINING THROUGH THE ADULT LITERACY LEAGUE; AND FINALLY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA SENIOR COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES PUT ON THROUGH OUR PARTNERS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY (HOSPITALS AND HOSPICE). AN ESTIMATED 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN ORANGE COUNTY. OF THIS NUMBER, 200 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THEIR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: SERVING IN ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE HOT FOOD SERVICES AS WELL AS FOOD PANTRY AND FAMILY/EMERGENCY SERVICES; VOLUNTEERING IN COMMUNITY GARDENS; READING TO CHILDREN TO INCREASE THEIR LITERACY SKILLS; ASSISTING WITH PATIENT HOSPITALITY AND ADDITIONAL CARE FUNCTIONS; AND HELPING TO TEACH ADULT BASIC EDUCATION COURSES, AS TOUCHED ON ABOVE. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS, OVER 1,275 RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE INCREASED SERVICES IN EDUCATION AND OTHER IDENTIFIED AREAS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $110,665 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AT LEAST $65,975 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?24 ARP SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM GRANT. YOUR 2022-24 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10.2%. VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT PROPOSES TO HAVE 70 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP, RUN VITAL ERRANDS (SUCH AS VISITING GROCERY STORES AND PHARMACIES), AND TRANSPORT SENIORS TO VISIT THEIR DOCTORS OR OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN SERVICE SITES IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA (ORLANDO, WINTER GARDENS, APOPKA). THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING AT LEAST 50 HOME-BOUND SENIORS, EACH YEAR, AND 75% OF CLIENTS (38 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS) ASSIGNED A SENIOR COMPANION WILL SHOW QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT, BY REPORTING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $470,574 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $53,980 IN NON-FEDERAL FUNDING OF BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.2%.

VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, INC. (VCI)'S MISSION IS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY BY UTILIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF CARING ADULTS THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT VOLUNTEER SERVICE. VCI HAS BEEN THE SPONSOR OF RSVP OF OSCEOLA COUNTY SINCE 2012 AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING, RECOGNIZING, AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CNCS INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY, VCI IS THE SPONSOR OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM THAT SERVES ORANGE, OSCEOLA, SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES, AS WELL AS RSVP IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR VCI HAS STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE'S SERVICE CATEGORIES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND CURRENT INITIATIVES. THIS PROPOSAL IS REFLECTIVE OF THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION OF RSVP TO AN IMPACT-BASED PROGRAM. 105 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF: SUPPORTING LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY AND WORKING WITH OSCEOLA COUNTY YOUTH TO ACHIEVE GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. VOLUNTEERS WILL GROW AND TEND TO COMMUNITY GARDENS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FRESH FOOD AND PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES--SUCH AS FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT AND HELP SECURING IDENTIFICATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL SUPPORT AGENCIES--TO THOSE SEVERELY FOOD INSECURE. AT THE END OF THE GRANT CYCLE, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 2,200 FOOD INSECURE OSCEOLA COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH AT LEAST 25% SUBSTANTIAL GAINS IN LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS, 2,255 RESIDENTS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY WILL RECEIVE INCREASED SERVICES IN HEALTHY FUTURES AND OTHER IDENTIFIED AREAS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A MORE DIVERSE POOL OF VOLUNTEERS TO UTILIZE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $105,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AT LEAST $42,477 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES, THROUGH BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS.

VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, INC. (VCI)'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM. VCI IMPROVES NOT JUST THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED FAMILIES, BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME AND PASSIONS TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. VCI ENABLES VOLUNTEERS THROUGH OUR FOSTER GRANDPARENT (FGP) AND RSVP PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS SMALLER LOCAL BASED VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. VCI IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING, RECOGNIZING, AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OVER TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CNCS INITIATIVES. VCI IS THE SPONSOR RSVP OF ORANGE COUNTY (SINCE 1974), RSVP OF OSCEOLA COUNTY (SINCE 2012), AND IS THE SPONSOR OF FLORIDA'S LARGEST FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP)(SINCE 1974). OUR FGP PROGRAM SERVES ORANGE, OSCEOLA, SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES WITH 300 FGP VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE 1 ON 1 MENTORING SERVICES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR VCI HAS STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE'S SERVICE CATEGORIES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND CURRENT INITIATIVES. THIS PROPOSAL IS REFLECTIVE OF THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION OF RSVP TO AN IMPACT-BASED PROGRAM. 105 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN OUTCOME BASED ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF SUPPORTING VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES, AND MENTORING SEMINOLE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS THE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FOCUS AREA, OUR SECONDARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE SEMINOLE PUBLIC SCHOOL?S (SCPS) DIVIDEND'S PROGRAMS PROVIDING TUTORING, MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. SCPS WAS THE FORMER SPONSOR OF SEMINOLE COUNTY RSVP PROGRAM BUT RELINQUISHED SPONSORSHIP IN 2017. VCI HAS MET WITH SCPS TO LEARN THE PARTICULARS OF SCPS'S SPONSORSHIP OF RSVP AND TO ENSURE THAT VCI COULD ASSUME RSVP OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE TO RSVP PARTNERS AND STATIONS. VCI HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THE PREVIOUS WORK OF SCPS' RSVP PROGRAM, AND WILL WORK WITH SCPS TO REACH OUT TO PREVIOUS RSVP VOLUNTEERS AND RE-ENROLL THEM IN THE PROGRAM. VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO SERVE WITH SCPS' FAMILIES IN TRANSITION (FIT) PROGRAM (AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF HOMELESS STUDENTS) AND ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION BY REMOVING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS DUE TO HOMELESSNESS. ADDITIONALLY, VCI WILL PARTNER WITH SEMINOLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. AT THE END OF THE GRANT CYCLE, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE SERVED 300-5OO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ENSURING THAT 70% OF MENTORED STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. VCI WILL ALSO ENGAGE 5 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE MILITARY VETERANS TO SERVE IN VETERANS COURT. VETERANS COURT IS A PROGRAM OF SEMINOLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHERE VETERANS WHO HAVE MINOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS ARE MATCHED WITH A VETERAN MENTOR WHO ASSISTS THE VETERAN OFFENDER IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE TERMS OF THEIR LEGAL ADJUDICATION. VETERAN MENTORS WORK WITH CLIENTS FOR 8-10 MONTHS (ALTHOUGH MANY REMAIN FRIENDS WITH THEIR MENTEES AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED RESTITUTION FOR THEIR OFFENSE) TO HELP THEM TRANSITION BACK INTO BEING A LAW-ABIDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD RSVP VETERAN VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE ASSISTED 50 VETERAN OFFENDERS IN COMPLETING THEIR CRIMINAL EDICTS AND AGAIN BECOMING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $105,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AT LEAST $40,000 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES, THROUGH BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 31.7%.

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