New Orleans Council On Aging

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023- 24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT BY $9,106 TO ALIGN WITH THE FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL STIPEND INCREASE. THIS AWARD ALSO EXTENDS THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR BY THREE 3 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.

THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING (NOCOA) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1974, WHICH SERVES AS THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR ORLEANS PARISH. THE MISSION OF THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING IS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS, PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING, AND ENHANCE THE SELF-ESTEEM OF NEW ORLEANS' ELDERLY BY GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENCE. NUMBER OF SCP VOLUNTEERS PROPOSED: 58 FUNDING REQUEST: $293,283 SERVICE CATEGORIES: HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE; OTHER HEALTHY FUTURES SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) VOLUNTEERS WILL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ORLEANS PARISH. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE CLIENTS IN THEIR HOMES, AND AT MEDICAL FACILITIES. SCP IS PART OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THE LIVES FOR SO MANY SENIORS MORE CONDUCIVE. SCP VOLUNTEERS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT SENIORS VALUE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND WILL ASSIST THEIR CLIENTS IN STAYING INDEPENDENT FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST SENIORS WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AND FAMILIES WITH RESPITE. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST CLIENTS WITH PERSONAL CARE, NUTRITION, HOME MANAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING (NOCOA) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1974, WHICH SERVES AS THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR ORLEANS PARISH. THE MISSION OF THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING IS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS, PROMOTE THE WELL BEING, AND ENHANCE THE SELF-ESTEEM OF NEW ORLEANS' ELDERLY BY GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENCE. NUMBER OF SCP VOLUNTEERS PROPOSED: 58 FUNDING REQUEST: $253,344 SERVICE CATEGORIES: HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE; OTHER HEALTHY FUTURES SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP) VOLUNTEERS WILL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ORLEANS PARISH. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE CLIENTS IN THEIR HOMES, AND AT MEDICAL FACILITIES. SCP IS PART OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THE LIVES FOR SO MANY SENIORS MORE CONDUCIVE. SCP VOLUNTEERS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT SENIORS VALUE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND WILL ASSIST THEIR CLIENTS IN STAYING INDEPENDENT FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST SENIORS WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AND FAMILIES WITH RESPITE. SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST CLIENTS WITH PERSONAL CARE, NUTRITION, HOME MANAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM FIXED AMOUNT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.00%. THIS AWARD WAS APPROVED FOR AN INCREASE IN BASELINE FUNDING OF $442,611. THE NEW BASELINE FUNDING FOR THIS GRANT IS $745,000. THIS AWARD WAS APPROVED FOR CHANGES TO THE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA: ADDED JEFFERSON AND ST. BERNARD PARISHES.

164496333 10952728000PO BOX 19067 2475 CANAL SUIT

THE RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) IN NEW ORLEANS IS SPONSORED BY THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING (NOCOA). NOCOA IS A 501.C.3 NON-PROFIT SINCE 1974. AN ESTIMATED 320 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE RSVP IN NEW ORLEANS. OF THIS NUMBER, A MINIMUM OF 103 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING THE DISADVANTAGED AND HOMELESS PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS TO SECURE FOOD THROUGH: ASSIST LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AND HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ACCESS TO FOOD, AS WELL AS WITH APPLYING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), ASSIST THOSE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, ASSIST VETERANS IN ACCESSING STATE AND FEDERAL BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS, AND ASSIST WITH TUTORING /MENTORING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS SUCH: AS THE FRANKLIN AVENUE BAPTISTE CHURCH SHARE THE HARVEST FOOD BANK AND SENIOR SOLDIERS, ST PETER CLAVER CATHOLIC CHURCH, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (SLVHCS), THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER-RESPITE PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS UPWARD BOUND AND UNITY OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS (GNO)-FOR THE HOMELESS OF NEW ORLEANS. RSVP VOLUNTEER STATIONS ARE ALSO IN OTHER FOCUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE PROGRAMS, THE NEW ORLEANS COUNCIL ON AGING, AND THE NEW CANAL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEATHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT RSVP OF NEW ORLEANS WILL HAVE ASSISTED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS INCLUDING VETERANS, THE HOMELESS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, WITH SECURING FOOD, BUDGETING THEIR INCOME TO HELP ALLEVIATE MAKING THE DECISION OF PURCHASING FOOD, OR PAYING THEIR LIVING EXPENSES OR MORE OVERLY PAYING FOR THEIR MEDICATION. RSVP OF NEW ORLEANS VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO SERVE AT SENIOR CENTERS, LOCAL MUSEUMS, PROVIDE TUTORING/MENTORING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, HELP NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, ASSIST SENIORS AT RESPITE PROGRAMS, AND THE VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO ASSIST VETERANS AND VETERAN FAMILIES IN ACCESSING BENEFITS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $102,633 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $44,927 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

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 30%

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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%.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER 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%.