Dr Piper Center For Social Services Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 17.99%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT 501 [C] (3) SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CARRYING ON THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EXEMPLIFIED BY DR. ELLA PIPER, A DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AND COMMUNITY LEADER IN FORT MYERS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE CENTER HAS EXPANDED FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO A MAJOR FIVE COUNTYWIDE PROVIDER OF SERVICES WHILE MAINTAINING ITS NEIGHBORHOOD BASE. A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM THE COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICIES AND OVER-ALL SUPERVISION OF THE CENTER. OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF THOSE 55 AND OLDER AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS. THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES HAS BEEN THE LOCAL SPONSOR OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM SINCE 1993 AND OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS AS WELL AS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN LEE, COLLIER, HENDRY, SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A GRATIFYING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW INCOME SENIORS TO MENTOR AND TUTOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITY TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN LIFE; AND THEY MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STRONGER BY HELPING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM SW FLORIDA WILL ADDRESS EDUCATION AS OUR FOCUS AREA. FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ACCORDING TO CITY-DATA.COM, APPROXIMATELY 379,448 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 LIVE IN SW FLORIDA. 15.9% OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN ARE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL. BASED ON THE COMMUNITY DISADVANTAGE INDEX OR CDI, ZIP CODE 33916 WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST DISADVANTAGE IN THE COUNTRY WITH A SCORE OF 10 FOLLOWED BY ZIP CODES 33905 AND 33901 BOTH WITH A SCORE OF 5. WORKING POOR HAVE A RELATIVELY GREATER RISK OF CHILDREN SLIPPING INTO CRIME. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 THERE WERE 4,490 YOUTHS REFERRED FOR FELONIES, MISDEMEANORS AND OTHER OFFENSES IN CIRCUIT 20, ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. AS PART OF A COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE TO INSTITUTIONAL CARE, FOSTER GRANDPARENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A VERY COST EFFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THE SERVICE PLANS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF IMPACTING THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. AN ESTIMATED 100 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDING ONE ON ONE MENTORING AND TUTORING TO AT LEAST 300 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN 34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN READING, MATH, WRITING, GRAMMAR, AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS. ANOTHER TWENTY (20) UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK WITH 100 ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN THROUGH CURRICULUM BASED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN SUMMER PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A STEADY, CARING, AND HELPFUL PRESENCE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, GIVING THESE YOUTH THE EXTRA HOMEWORK HELP THEY NEED. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MODELING AND REINFORCING APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR; READING AND TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN; HELPING CHILDREN IDENTIFY OBJECTS, NUMBERS, COLORS, AND LETTERS; ENCOURAGING SELF-HELP SKILLS; AND TALKING WITH AND LISTENING TO CHILDREN THROUGH A NETWORK OF 20 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, THE IMPACT WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN MENTORING/TUTORING PROGRAMS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $393,070 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $95,753 OF FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY AND PROCEEDS FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 33.2%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 22.4%.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 15.09%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS FOR JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

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

THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT 501 [C] (3) SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CARRYING ON THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EXEMPLIFIED BY DR. ELLA PIPER, A DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AND COMMUNITY LEADER IN FORT MYERS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE CENTER HAS EXPANDED FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO A MAJOR FIVE COUNTYWIDE PROVIDER OF SERVICES WHILE MAINTAINING ITS NEIGHBORHOOD BASE. A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM THE COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICIES AND OVER-ALL SUPERVISION OF THE CENTER. OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF THOSE 55 AND OLDER AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS. THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES HAS BEEN THE LOCAL SPONSOR OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM SINCE 1993 AND OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME IN LEE, COLLIER, HENDRY, SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GRATIFYING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW INCOME SENIORS AND HELP FRAIL ELDERLY RESIDENTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRENGTHENING THE VOLUNTEER'S CAPACITY TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR FRAIL ELDERLY SENIORS TO INCREASE THEIR ACCESS TO SERVICES AND BE SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED IN THEIR OWN HOME. THE DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS 2015 COUNTY PROFILES DECLARED THAT 35% OF LEE, COLLIER, HENDRY, CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES' POPULATION IS 60 AND OLDER WITH 63,022 LIVING BELOW 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL; 21.4% ARE LIVING ALONE WHILE 25.88% HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SENSORY, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES. 61,767 SUFFER FROM SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION GOES UNTREATED IN 80% OF THE SENIOR POPULATION. STUDIES SHOW THAT AT LEAST 10-25 % OF ALL ELDERLY PEOPLE SHOW CLEAR SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION. 1-5 % HAS SO-CALLED SERIOUS DEPRESSIVE EPISODES, AND 2-8 % SUFFERS FROM LONELINESS AND MELANCHOLY. THROUGH THE NATURE OF THE AGING PROCESS, CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS DEBILITATING ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, DEMENTIA, DIABETES, RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, BLINDNESS, ETC. SUBSTANTIALLY LIMIT MOBILITY THUS QUALITY OF LIFE IS DETERIORATING, WHICH ACCELERATES THEIR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS AND MOST OF THE TIME MENTAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DEPRESSION. THE DEMAND FOR CARE OF THE ELDERLY WILL GROW DRAMATICALLY IF THEY ARE TO REMAIN AT HOME AND AVOID PREMATURE AND COSTLY INSTITUTIONALIZATION. WITH SEVERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN LEE, COLLIER, HENDRY, CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES SHOWING A WAITING LIST FOR SERVICES OF FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS, FUNDING DOES NOT EXIST TO ALLEVIATE THIS CRISIS. AS PART OF A COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE TO INSTITUTIONAL LONG-TERM CARE, SENIOR COMPANIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A VERY COST EFFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THE SERVICE PLANS TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE. HEALTHY FUTURES IS THE FOCUS AREA OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM OF SW FLORIDA. SEVENTY-FIVE (75) SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL ENGAGE IN PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION TO FOUR HUNDRED (400) FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS. BY HELPING FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS WITH MEAL PREPARATION, TRANSPORTATION, ADVOCACY AND SIMPLE HOUSEKEEPING, SENIOR COMPANIONS HELP EASE LONELINESS AND ILLNESS WHILE BOOSTING SELF-ESTEEM OF THEIR ASSIGNED CLIENTS. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, THE IMPACT WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS THAT WERE SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $293,820 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $99,839 OF FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY AND PROCEEDS FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

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

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.76%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

THE DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, INC. WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CARRYING ON THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EXEMPLIFIED BY DR. ELLA PIPER, A DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AND COMMUNITY LEADER IN FORT MYERS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE CENTER HAS EXPANDED FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO A MAJOR FIVE COUNTYWIDE PROVIDER OF SERVICES THROUGH FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS WHILE MAINTAINING ITS NEIGHBORHOOD BASE. DR. PIPER CENTER IS NOW HOPING TO ASSIST MORE CITIZENS IN SWFL, BY SUBMITTING A COMPETITION GRANT FOR RSVP OF LEE COUNTY FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF 2021-2024 THAT WOULD UTILIZE 125 RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO IMPACT 1,338 CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM WOULD LEVERAGE A REQUESTED GRANT AMOUNT OF $75,000 WITH $33,917 LOCAL MATCH SUPPORT BY THE END OF THE 3 YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF $108,917. THIS GRANT SUBMISSION WILL PROPOSE 95 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS IN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT WORK PLANS WHICH WOULD EQUAL A COST OF $789.47 PER VOLUNTEER PER YEAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE VOLUNTEERS (30) WILL BE PLACED IN OTHER COMMUNITY PRIORITIES TO SUPPORT THE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN OUTCOME WORK PLANS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES WITH WORK PLANS FOR AGING IN PLACE AND OBESITY AND FOOD. AT LEAST AT THE END OF THE 3-YEAR GRANT, THE AGING IN PLACE WORK PLAN WILL INVOLVE 30 RSVP VOLUNTEERS DELIVERING MONTHLY FOOD BAGS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS/GROCERY SHOPPING, OR PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INVOLVE TRANSPORTATION TO AT LEAST 188 CLIENTS WITH 100 REPORTING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE OBESITY AND FOOD WORK PLAN WILL INVOLVE 50 RSVP VOLUNTEERS IN FOOD PANTRIES/FOOD BANKS WHERE THEY WOULD COLLECT, ORGANIZE, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE. THE OUTCOME GOAL WOULD BE TO HAVE 200 OF THEM REPORTING AN INCREASE IN FOOD SECURITY. OTHER WORK PLANS WOULD INVOLVE EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EFFORTS.