Community Place

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 16.84%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY24.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 17.3%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY24.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

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

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

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

THE COMMUNITY PLACE OF GREATER ROCHESTER, INC. (CPGR) DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. CPGR HAS SETTLEMENT HOUSE ROOTS THAT SPAN 100 YEARS AND HOLDS STRONG TO ITS MISSION "TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME". THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (RCSD) IS A HIGH-NEED URBAN DISTRICT WHERE 86% OF STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED RATE LUNCH. DURING THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR, ONLY 10% OF RCSD STUDENTS SCORED PROFICIENT OR HIGHER ON THE 3RD GRADE STATE READING ASSESSMENT. STUDENTS ALSO STRUGGLE WITH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS. CPGR IS REQUESTING 76 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSY'S) TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 83 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOMES BASED ASSIGNMENTS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING AND ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS OF THIS PROJECT ARE K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT: 85% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING WILL SHOW IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND 85% OF CHILDREN RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN CLASSROOMS WILL SHOW GAINS IN SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. CPGR IS REQUESTING A CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $455,404.

THE COMMUNITY PLACE OF GREATER ROCHESTER, INC. (CPGR) DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. CPGR HAS SETTLEMENT HOUSE ROOTS THAT SPAN 100 YEARS AND HOLDS STRONG TO ITS MISSION "TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME." AS BABY BOOMERS AGE, THE "GRAYING OF AMERICA" IS PROGRESSING AT A PHENOMENAL RATE. IN "A PROFILE OF OLDER AMERICANS: 2019," THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REPORTS THAT THE NATION IS PROJECTED TO AGE SIGNIFICANTLY. BY 2040 THERE WILL BE ABOUT 80.8 MILLION OLDER PERSONS, OVER TWICE THE NUMBER IN 2000. AS THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY AMERICANS CONTINUES TO INCREASE, THE NUMBER OF FRAIL ELDERS, AND THEIR NEEDS, IS ALSO EXPECTED TO GROW. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT, CPGR IS REQUESTING 78 SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSY'S) TO PROVIDE OLDER ADULTS SERVICES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOMES BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS AGING IN PLACE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES (COMFORT, SOCIALIZATION, READING, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, ETC.) AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (GROCERY SHOPPING, ACCOMPANYING CLIENT TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PRESCRIPTION DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP, ETC.). AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 85% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES OR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. CPGR IS REQUESTING A CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $507,000 AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $129,106 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

THE COMMUNITY PLACE OF GREATER ROCHESTER, INC. (CPGR) DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. CPGR HAS SETTLEMENT HOUSE ROOTS THAT SPAN 100 YEARS AND HOLDS STRONG TO ITS MISSION "TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME". AS BABY BOOMERS AGE, THE "GRAYING OF AMERICA" IS PROGRESSING AT A PHENOMENAL RATE. IN "A PROFILE OF OLDER AMERICANS: 2016," THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REPORTS THAT THE NATION IS PROJECTED TO AGE SIGNIFICANTLY. BY 2040 THERE WILL BE ABOUT 82.3 MILLION OLDER PERSONS, OVER TWICE THE NUMBER IN 2000. CPGR IS REQUESTING 75 SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSY'S) TO PROVIDE HOMEBOUND, DISABLED, AND OLDER ADULTS SERVICES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. 82 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOMES BASED ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS OF THIS PROJECT IS AGING IN PLACE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE, COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES, SUCH AS COMFORT, ASSISTANCE WITH MEAL PREP, SOCIALIZATION, ETC. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ACCOMPANYING CLIENTS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PRESCRIPTION DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP, RUNNING LIGHT ERRANDS, ETC. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 80% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. CPGR IS REQUESTING A CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $447,944.

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

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

THE COMMUNITY PLACE OF GREATER ROCHESTER, INC. (CPGR) DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. CPGR HAS SETTLEMENT HOUSE ROOTS THAT SPAN 100 YEARS AND HOLDS STRONG TO ITS MISSION "TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME." THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (RCSD) IS A HIGH-NEED URBAN DISTRICT WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (2019), 90% OF STUDENTS ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THE SAME DATA SHOWS THAT ONLY 18% OF ROCHESTER STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PROFICIENCY BY THIRD GRADE. THAT IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE NEW YORK STATE RATE. STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ALSO STRUGGLE WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS. IN 2019, 81% OF RCSD STUDENTS REPORTED HAVING ONE OR TWO ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EVENTS (2019 ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY). CPGR IS REQUESTING 76 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS (VSY'S) TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. EIGHTY-THREE (83) VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOMES BASED ASSIGNMENTS (WE'VE PLANNED TO RECRUIT 83 TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY ATTRITION). THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS K-12 SUCCESS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MENTORING AND ENGAGING YOUTH DURING OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME. VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TO PROVIDE TUTORING, MODELING PROPER SOCIAL SKILLS READING AND TELLING STORIES, POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT, AND REDIRECTION (MENTORING SERVICES), AS WELL AS READING AND TELLING STORIES, MENTORING, ENCOURAGEMENT, ARTS AND CRAFTS, DANCE, MUSIC AND SPORTS (OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SERVICES). AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 85% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING MENTORING SERVICES OR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SERVICES WILL SHOW IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND/OR A POSITIVE CHANGE IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL TRACK AND REPORT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED. CPGR IS REQUESTING A CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $494,000 AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $113,953 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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