Cenla Area Agency On Aging Inc

CENLA AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC. (CENLA AAA) WAS INCORPORATED IN 1992 AS A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER BY PROCURING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS REGULATIONS. OUR GOVERNING BODY IS A 14 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE CENTRAL LA PARISHES WE SERVE. A 14+ MEMBER ADVISORY COUNCIL ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE ELDERLY BY FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY-BASED SYSTEMS OF ELDERLY SERVICES IN THE PARISHES WE SERVE. OUR CURRENT PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA AS THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER COVERS 19 PARISHES IN LOUISIANA'S CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST REGIONS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A RESOURCE CENTER, WE CONTRACT TITLE III SERVICES AND PROVIDE OMBUDSMAN, SENIORX, SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION, EVIDENCE-BASED III-D WELLNESS WORKSHOPS, AND ADMINISTER THE CNCS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, GRANT, LASALLE, RAPIDES AND WINN PARISHES. CENLA AAA HAS ADMINISTERED THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA REGION SINCE JULY 1, 2012. WE HEREBY PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THE FGP SERVICES IN THIS AREA BY ENGAGING AN ESTIMATED 75 FGP VOLUNTEERS TO EQUAL A TOTAL OF 64 VSYS. SIXTY-FOUR (64) VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: TUTORING CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING BASIC LEARNING SKILLS, ASSISTING CHILDREN IN K-12 AND HEAD START CLASSROOMS, AND MENTORING CHILDREN IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER. THE PRIMARY CNCS FOCUS AREA OF THE GRANT IS EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS OBJECTIVES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT WE ANTICIPATE AT LEAST A 75-80 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND MATH SKILLS. THE CNCS FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT OF $288,219 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $32,026 FROM NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.

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

CENLA AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC. (CENLA AAA) WAS INCORPORATED IN 1992 AS A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER BY PROCURING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS REGULATIONS. OUR GOVERNING BODY IS A 15 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPRISED OF NO MORE THAN 5 MEMBERS FROM EACH OF OUR PLANNING AND SERVICE AREA (PSA) DISTRICTS. A 14+ MEMBER ADVISORY COUNCIL ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE ELDERLY BY FURTHERING OUR MISSION TO DEVELOP AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY-BASED SYSTEMS OF ELDERLY SERVICES IN THE PARISHES WE SERVE. THE CENLA AAA AGING DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER AND OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS SERVE 20 PARISHES IN LOUISIANA'S CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST REGIONS. WE CONTRACT TITLE III SERVICES AND PROVIDE SENIORX, SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION, AND EVIDENCE-BASED III-D WELLNESS WORKSHOPS IN 15 OF THOSE PARISHES. CENLA AAA SPONSORS AMERICORPS SENIORS SERVING AS FOSTER GRANDPARENTS IN AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, GRANT, RAPIDES AND WINN PARISHES. CENLA AAA HAS ADMINISTERED THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA REGION SINCE JULY 1, 2012. WE HEREBY PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THE FGP SERVICES IN THIS AREA BY ENGAGING AN ESTIMATED 70 FGP VOLUNTEERS TO EQUAL A TOTAL OF 51 VSYS PLACED IN OUTCOME-BASED ASSIGNMENTS WITH 9 VOLUNTEERS PROJECTED FOR ASSIGNMENTS AT THE CENTRAL LA SUPPORTS AND SERVICES CENTER (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER) IN RAPIDES PARISH. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: TUTORING CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING BASIC LEARNING SKILLS, ASSISTING CHILDREN IN K-12 AND HEAD START CLASSROOMS, AND MENTORING AND NURTURING SEVERELY ORTHOPEDICALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN. WE EXPECT THIS YEAR TO BE ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES DUE TO HURRICANES LAURA AND DELTA IN ADDITION TO THE PROLONGED, UNPRECEDENTED WINTER TEMPERATURES. THE PRIMARY AMERICORPS FOCUS IS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REMOVE STRUCTURAL RACIAL INEQUALITIES, ADVANCE RACIAL EQUALITY, AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE TRAINED, INSTRUCTED, AND ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE UNITY AND HARMONY ON AND OFF CAMPUS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT WE ANTICIPATE AT LEAST A 75-80 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY SKILLS, AND MATH SKILLS. THE CNCS FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT OF $330,016 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY FUNDS FROM NON-FEDERAL SOURCES AT THE REQUIRED 10% RATE, $36,668. HOWEVER, CNSC HAS WAIVED ALL MATCH REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER GRANDPARENT GRANTEES FOR FY 2021 UTILIZING THE AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN 45CFR 2552.92(B)(2) FOR FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAMS. THE AGENCY'S PAST EXPERIENCE SUPPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT THROUGH VOLUNTEER MEALS PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEER STATIONS, TRAINING LOCATIONS PROVIDED BY PARISH COUNCIL ON AGING AND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR RECOGNITION EVENTS, MULTIPLE-PROGRAM AGENCY ADVERTISING AND THE USE OF EXISTING AREA AGENCY ON AGING PERSONNEL TO SUPPLEMENT THE ACTIVITIES OF FGP PERMANENT PERSONNEL HAVE PROVEN AS SUCCESSFUL METHODS OF SECURING THE REQUIRED NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF FUNDING.

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