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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.04%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS PROPOSES TO UTILIZE 505 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RECRUITED AND PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1.) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP (PRIMARY FOCUS AREA) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN NATIONAL PARKS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS WHERE GROUNDS AND NATURAL HABITAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED. 2.) HEALTHY FUTURES - ELDER JUSTICE, THIS AREA WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING BENEFICIARIES IN HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE THROUGH THE SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL (SMP) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON SCAMS THAT ARE PLAGUING OUR SENIOR POPULATION. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICE IN FOOD BANKS AND PANTRIES. 3.) VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES - RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL HELP ANSWER THE NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM HOSPITALS AND VA CLINICS SO DISABLED VETERANS CAN KEEP NECESSARY APPOINTMENTS. 4.) EDUCATION - RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS MENTORS FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH READING AND MATH SKILLS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO HELP ADULTS WHO HAVE CHALLENGES WITH ENGLISH SKILLS, HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND NEED HELP IN FINDING JOBS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE VETERANS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. 5.) OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES - RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN LOCAL HOSPITALS, SENIOR CENTERS, AND NURSING HOMES (WHEN ALLOWED DUE TO COVID-19) TO HELP HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS WITH PATIENTS, ACTIVITIES AND OFFICE DUTIES. AT THE END OF THIS 3-YEAR GRANT, RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, OUTCOMES AND NEEDS OF EACH WORK PLAN PRESENTED IN THIS GRANT. THE CNCS SHARE OF $152,866 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY RESOURCES GENERATED OVER THE YEARS THAT ALLOW US TO EXCEED THE 10% MATCH REQUIREMENT. WE ARE PROUD THAT YEAR ONE OF THIS GRANT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $45,860 (30%) OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SURVEY THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE 4-COUNTY SERVICE AREA OF PULASKI, SALINE, LONOKE AND GARLAND. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO NAME A FEW INCLUDE THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, VA HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS AND CENTERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE 4-COUNTY AREA, AND NATIONAL PARKS.

RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS PROPOSES TO UTILIZE 497 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1.) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP-PRIMARY FOCUS AREA - VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN PARKS AND GARDENS WHERE GROUNDS AND NATURAL HABITAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED. 2.) DISASTER SERVICES - PARTNERING WITH THE ARKANSAS EMERGENCY AGENCIES DURING NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS, TORNADOS, FIRES, AND FLOODING. 3.) HEALTHY FUTURES - THIS AREA WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING BENEFICIARIES IN HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE THROUGH THE SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL (SMP). SERVING IN FOOD BANKS AND PANTRIES. 4.) VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES - VOLUNTEERS WILL ANSWER THE NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS AND APPOINTMENTS, FEEDING DEMENTIA PATIENTS, COMPANIONSHIP AND OFFICE NEEDS. 5.) EDUCATION - SERVING IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS MENTORS FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH READING AND MATH SKILLS. 6.) OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES - RSVP WILL SERVE IN LOCAL HOSPITALS HELPING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS WITH PATIENTS. AT THE END OF THIS 3-YEAR GRANT, RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, OUTCOMES AND NEEDS OF EACH WORK PLAN PRESENTED IN THIS GRANT. THE CNCS SHARE OF $145,336 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $43,601 (30%) OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. RSVP OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SURVEY THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THIS TARGETED 4-COUNTY SERVICE AREA OF PULASKI, LONOKE, SALINE AND GARLAND. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, VA HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS AND CENTERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE 4-COUNTY AREA, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL PARKS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-26 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025–26 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10.0%, AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 15.36%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PREAWARD COSTS FROM 4/1/25 TO 5/29/25.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 5% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 5.01%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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