Seniors In Service Of Tampa Bay Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. THE 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.39%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $16,485 (105 NUMBER OF VSYS TIMES $.15) TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $93,240, (105 NUMBER OF VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE A JULY 1 START DATE.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SENIORS IN SERVICE OF TAMPA BAY, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN 1984 AS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AGED 55+. WE HELP DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, FRAIL ELDERS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, OVERWHELMED CAREGIVERS, STRUGGLING VETERANS AND HUNGRY FAMILIES IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES. OUR SENIOR-AGED VOLUNTEERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM STAYING ACTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL. FISCALLY SOUND AND INNOVATIVE, WE ARE RECOGNIZED FOR OUR IMPACT AND SAVINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PURPOSE FOR THIS PROPOSAL IS TO HELP DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN SUCCEED THROUGH THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM. AN ESTIMATED 105 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 105 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING CHILDREN IN PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN LITERACY, SCHOOL READINESS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 80% OF CHILDREN SERVED WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN LITERACY, SCHOOL READINESS AND/OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AS EVALUATED BY THE TEACHER. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $681,849 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A TOTAL OF $74,451 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 SCP PROGRAM. THE 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 13.04%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $7,222 (46 NUMBER OF VSYS TIMES $.15) TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $40,848, (46 NUMBER OF VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE AWARD WITH STIPEND PROGRAM START DATES. THE 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR GRANT WILL HAVE A JULY 1 START DATE.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SENIORS IN SERVICE OF TAMPA BAY, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN 1984 AS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION. THE MISSION OF SENIORS IN SERVICE IS TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AGED 55+. WE HELP DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, FRAIL ELDERS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, OVERWHELMED CAREGIVERS, STRUGGLING VETERANS AND HUNGRY FAMILIES IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES. OUR SENIOR-AGED VOLUNTEERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM STAYING ACTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL. FISCALLY SOUND AND INNOVATIVE, WE ARE RECOGNIZED FOR OUR IMPACT AND SAVINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PURPOSE FOR THIS PROPOSAL IS TO PROLONG INDEPENDENCE FOR ELDERS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THROUGH THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. AN ESTIMATED 46 SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 46 SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS TO HELP LOW-INCOME FRAIL ELDERS AND DISABLED ADULTS AGE IN PLACE. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) COMPANIONSHIP (READING, WRITING LETTERS, MENTAL STIMULATION, COMPLETING PUZZLES, PHYSICAL EXERCISE, FILLING OUT FORMS OR TALKING AND LISTENING); 2) HOMEMAKER SERVICES (HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE SUCH AS MEAL PREPARATION, HELP WITH LAUNDRY, HOUSEKEEPING, ERRANDS, GROCERY SHOPPING, NON-MEDICAL SERVICES, CLOTHING SELECTION); AND 3) RESPITE SERVICES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PROJECT 80% OF CLIENTS SERVED WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $299,412 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $29,076 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. FOR MANY LOW-INCOME SENIORS, A SENIOR COMPANION IS THE ONLY BRIDGE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. HELPING FRAIL ISOLATED ELDERS WITH COMPANIONSHIP AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING CAN HELP THEM STAY IN THEIR HOME. THIS AVOIDS COSTLY INSTITUTIONALIZATION, WHICH SHOULD BE RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES EVEN WITH ASSISTANCE. PROVIDING CAREGIVERS WITH RESPITE PROLONGS THEIR HEALTH AND ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONE. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IS THEIR SAFETY NET, PROVIDING THE NECESSARY HOMEMAKER, COMPANIONSHIP AND RESPITE COMPONENTS THROUGH REGULAR AND CONSISTENT VISITS. WHAT SETS US APART IS OUR PROVEN ABILITY TO NOT ONLY MANAGE BUT TO TRULY ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS -- WITH TRAINING, PEER SUPPORT AND ONGOING APPRECIATION EVENTS. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO BENEFIT BY STAYING ACTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL, DELAYING THEIR OWN NEED FOR SERVICES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10.00%

AN ESTIMATED 160 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 125 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) COMPANIONSHIP FOR SENIORS TO PROMOTE AGING IN PLACE; 2) NUTRITION/FOOD SUPPORT TO INCREASE FOOD SECURITY; 3) MENTORING FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO HELP WITH K-12 SUCCESS; 4) HELPING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES SUCH AS REDUCING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 80 OF 100 OLDER ADULTS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT/IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; AT LEAST 160 OF 190 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY; AND AT LEAST 12 OF 15 SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT/SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS A RESULT OF CNCS-SUPPORTED SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $125,389 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $15,692.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.00%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10%.

SENIORS IN SERVICE OF TAMPA BAY, INC. PROPOSES TO ENGAGE 291 UNDUPLICATED RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN PASCO COUNTY. AT LEAST 102 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL OFFER COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES TO SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SUPPORT THEM SOCIALLY, NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPORT, AND/OR MENTORING TO AT-RISK STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, SENIORS IN SERVICE WILL LEVERAGE 189 RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO MEET OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREAS OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $102,022 WILL BE MATCHED WITH LOCAL CASH AND IN-KIND TOTALING $ 24,239.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.5%.

AN ESTIMATED 171 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE UNDER THIS GRANT. OUT OF THE 171 VOLUNTEERS, 81 WILL SERVE DIRECTLY IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS AND 90 WILL SERVE IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE IN HEALTHY FUTURES WITH FOCUS ON AGING IN PLACE AND OBESITY & FOOD. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 160 OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND 123 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF CNCS-SUPPORTED SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $80,539 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $40057.

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER 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

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%. SENIORS IN SERVICE OF TAMPA BAY, INC. PROPOSES TO HAVE 30 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL TUTOR, MENTOR AND SUPPORT FAMILY INVOLVEMENT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN K-12 IN HILLSBOROUGH AND/OR PINELLAS COUNTIES, FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 80% OF CHILDREN SERVED. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $224,988 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $25,126.

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 21.6%. SENIORS IN SERVICE OF TAMPA BAY, INC. PROPOSES TO HAVE 100 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND EDUCATION/TRAINING IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES, FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 1) PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP VIA SMALL SUPPORT GROUPS THAT RESULT IN AT LEAST 240 OF 300 OLDER ADULTS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES REPORTING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT/IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; AND 2) PROVIDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION/TRAINING THAT RESULTS IN AT LEAST 80 OF 100 HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS REPORTING INCREASED HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $100,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $27,513.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 25.43%