National Service in Arizona
MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ARIZONA Senior Corps: More than 1,700 seniors in Arizona More than 5,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to contribute their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and engagement through national service in Arizona. Serving at more than mentors to more than 1,400 young people who have special 700 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and mentor needs. Senior Companions help more than 860 homebound children, support veterans and military families, provide health seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, increase homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes, economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers. protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services through more than This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) 130 groups across Arizona. will commit more than $17,010,000 to support Arizona communities through national service initiatives. CNCS invests in cost-effective community solutions--working hand in hand with local partners to improve lives, expand economic opportunity, and engage citizens in solving problems in their communities. Serving in many of the state's most impoverished communities, CNCS provides vital support to schools, food banks, homeless shelters, community health clinics, youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit and faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for services. Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal investment will leverage an additional $4,350,000 in other resources to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return on taxpayer dollars.
AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 3,300 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs in communities across Arizona. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Arizona Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by CNCS directly to multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals serve through The Corporation for National and Community Service is a AmeriCorps VISTA, whose members help bring individuals and federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, communities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, and fosters civic engagement through service and improve health services, create businesses, and increase housing volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million opportunities, and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps), a 10-month, full time residential program for men and women Corps, AmeriCorps, and national days of service; improves between the ages of 18 and 24. In exchange for their service, communities through the Social Innovation Fund, and leads AmeriCorps members earn an education award that can be used to President Obama's national call to service initiative, United pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or Serve.gov more than 15,000 Arizona residents have served more than 16 million or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722. hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $36,890,000.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 11, 2013 Arizona At a Glance AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding AmeriCorps National 22 182 2,820 $7,005,891 $1,572,392 3 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 1 10 - - 4 AmeriCorps State Competitive 2 - 41 $86,686 $12,488 AmeriCorps State Formula 16 92 363 $1,118,163 $2,629,564 AmeriCorps Tribes/Territories 1 1 - $111,000 - AmeriCorps VISTA 7 63 75 $416,250 $1,193,175 AMERICORPS TOTAL 49 339 3,309 $8,737,991 $5,407,619 Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Foster Grandparent Program 2 143 411 - $1,344,850 RSVP 4 139 1,128 - $395,626 Senior Companion Program 2 79 240 - $856,239 SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 8 361 1,779 - $2,596,715 Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $273,377 OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 1 - - - $273,377 PROGRAM TOTALS 58 700 5,088 $8,737,991 $8,277,711 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $17,015,701 TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT (Non-CNCS Resources) $4,356,843 5 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $21,372,544 Notes: The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data may not reflect current conditions. 1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2012 - 2013 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of VISTA members in active service. 2 This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Arizona. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. The education award total is included in total CNCS funding. 3 AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states. Funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the national grant associated with operating sites in this report. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it was not available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions. 4 Arizona is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado. In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Yuma, Casa Grande, Crown King, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Marana. 5 As part of its public-private partnership approach, CNCS requires grantees to leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment. This figure reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees and project sponsors have committed to raise to support their programming activities across the state.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 11, 2013 AmeriCorps in Arizona
AMERICORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 3,309 49 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 260 22
Program/Project Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type
Casa Grande City of Casa Grande 19 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects City of Casa Grande Chinle Rough Rock AmeriCorps Program (Current) - AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Rough Rock Community School Board, Inc. Coolidge Pinal County AmeriCorps (Completed) 30 AmeriCorps State Formula Central Arizona College Coolidge SCA Arizona (Current) 113 AmeriCorps National Student Conservation Association, Inc. Crown King Crown King Fire District 11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Crown King Fire District Flagstaff American Conservation Experience (Current) 199 AmeriCorps National The Corps Network Flagstaff Coconino Rural Environment Corps - Energy Conservation Corps (Completed) 35 AmeriCorps State Formula Coconino County Community Services Flagstaff Coconino Rural Environment Corps NACC (Current) 61 AmeriCorps State Formula Coconino County Community Services Flagstaff Coconino Rural Environment Corps SNRC (Current) 32 AmeriCorps National Coconino County Community Services Flagstaff CREC/Northern Arizona Conservation Corps (Current) 23 AmeriCorps National The Corps Network Flagstaff Grand Canyon Trust 10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff North Central Arizona National Monuments 19 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects North Central Arizona National Monuments Flagstaff Southern Utah Environmental Projects 10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Grand Canyon Trust Flagstaff Volunteer Generation through Intercultural Outreach (Current) 15 AmeriCorps State Formula American Conservation Experience Flagstaff Youth in Action AmeriCorps (Current) 48 AmeriCorps State Formula Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University Guadalupe Guadalupe YYAP AmeriCorps (Current) 15 AmeriCorps State Competitive Town of Guadalupe Marana Community Food Resource Center 9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Community Food Resource Center Mesa AZ - Mesa Community College (Current) 158 AmeriCorps National Regis University-Colorado Campus Compact Mesa Mesa United Way (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA Mesa United Way Mesa Operation Second Wind (Current) 36 AmeriCorps State Formula Mesa United Way Phoenix Alliance VISTA (Current) 13 AmeriCorps VISTA Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits Phoenix American Red Cross NPRC - Phoenix Region (Current) 4 AmeriCorps National American National Red Cross Phoenix Andre House (Current) 17 AmeriCorps National Catholic Volunteer Network Phoenix Arizona Living Well CommunityCorps (Current) 28 AmeriCorps State Formula Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona Phoenix Arizona Si Se Puede! Learning Centers (Current) 12 AmeriCorps National Arizona Si Se Puede! Learning Centers Phoenix Arizona State Parks 9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Arizona State Parks Phoenix Arizona Teaching Fellows (Current) 96 AmeriCorps National The New Teacher Project
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AMERICORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 3,309 49 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 260 22
Program/Project Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type
Phoenix AZ - Arizona State University (Current) 1,375 AmeriCorps National Regis University-Colorado Campus Compact Phoenix AZ Refugee VISTA Project (Current) 11 AmeriCorps VISTA AZ Dept of Economic Security/Division of Aging & Adult Svcs Phoenix Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix (Current) - AmeriCorps National Boys & Girls Clubs of America Phoenix Community Legal Services, Inc. (Current) 4 AmeriCorps National Equal Justice Works Phoenix Diocese of Phoenix (Current) 4 AmeriCorps National University of Notre Dame Phoenix Eliminating Roadblocks to School Success (Current) 23 AmeriCorps State Formula Communities In Schools of Arizona Phoenix Experience Matters AmeriCorps (Current) 31 AmeriCorps State Formula Arizona Community Foundation Phoenix Family Campout & Stewardship Program (Current) 5 AmeriCorps State Formula Arizona State Parks Phoenix HandsOn Service Corps (Current) 18 AmeriCorps VISTA HandsOn Greater Phoenix Phoenix K-12 College and Career Success Initiative (Current) 26 AmeriCorps State Competitive Communities In Schools of Arizona Phoenix Kartchner State Park 12 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Arizona State Parks Phoenix Los Ancianos: Seniors Serving Seniors (Current) 16 AmeriCorps State Formula Area Agency on Aging Region One Phoenix Maggie's Place (Current) 39 AmeriCorps National Catholic Volunteer Network Phoenix National Preparedness & Response Corps - Phoenix (Completed) 3 AmeriCorps National American National Red Cross Phoenix National Society for American Indian Elderly VISTA (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA National Society for American Indian Elderly Phoenix Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Phoenix (Current) 17 AmeriCorps National Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc. Phoenix Oracle and Fort Verde State Parks 11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Arizona State Parks Phoenix Public Allies Arizona (Completed) 44 AmeriCorps National Arizona State University Phoenix Public Allies Arizona (Current) 42 AmeriCorps National Public Allies, Inc. Phoenix Radio Campesina Internship Program (Current) 3 AmeriCorps VISTA Cesar Chavez Foundation Phoenix Si Se Puede VISTA (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA Cesar Chavez Foundation Phoenix Slide Rock and Roper State Park 10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects Arizona State Parks Phoenix Social Venture Partners Network Initiative (Current) 4 AmeriCorps VISTA Social Venture Partners International Phoenix Teach For America - Phoenix (Current) 459 AmeriCorps National Teach For America Prescott Serve Yavapai (Current) 18 AmeriCorps VISTA PRESCOTT COLLEGE Prescott Valley Youth Count AmeriCorps State (Current) 18 AmeriCorps State Formula Youth Count, Inc. Scottsdale BGC of Greater Scottsdale (Completed) - AmeriCorps National Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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AMERICORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 3,309 49 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 260 22
Program/Project Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type
Tempe Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun (Current) 1 AmeriCorps National Rebuilding Together, Inc Tucson AmeriCorps Operational Grant 2010 (Current) 7 AmeriCorps State Formula The Nature Conservancy - Arizona Tucson Arts for All, Inc. (Completed) 14 AmeriCorps State Formula Arts for All, Inc. Tucson Arts for All, Inc. (Current) 10 AmeriCorps State Formula Arts for All, Inc. Tucson Diocese of Tucson (Current) 7 AmeriCorps National University of Notre Dame Tucson Operation Desert Home (Current) 22 AmeriCorps State Formula American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter Tucson Pima Community College Adult Education Corps 2 (Current) 16 AmeriCorps State Formula Pima County Community College District Tucson Pima Council on Aging VISTA Project (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA Pima Council on Aging Inc Tucson SCC - Sonoran Desert (Current) 99 AmeriCorps National Southwest Conservation Corps Tucson Southwest Conservation Corps - Sonoran Desert (Current) 70 AmeriCorps National The Corps Network Tucson The Partnership AmeriCorps Project (Current) 14 AmeriCorps State Formula Pima Prevention Partnership Tucson UA Wildcat Corps FY2012 (Current) 13 AmeriCorps State Formula Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona Tucson University of Arizona Cooperative Exten VISTA Project (Current) 8 AmeriCorps VISTA University of Arizona Tucson Youth Now! Collaboration (Completed) 24 AmeriCorps State Formula Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona Tucson YouthBuild San Luis, AZ (Current) 49 AmeriCorps National YouthBuild USA, Inc. Notes: If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing. The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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SENIOR CORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS
CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 1,779 8 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 0 0
Program Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type
Flagstaff FGP of Arizona (Current) 220 Foster Grandparent Program Northern Arizona University Flagstaff RSVP of Northern, Western and Southern AZ (Current) 335 RSVP Northern Arizona University Flagstaff SCP of Northern and Central Arizona (Current) 178 Senior Companion Program Northern Arizona University Mesa East Valley RSVP (Current) 356 RSVP East Valley Adult Resources Phoenix Maricopa County RSVP (Current) 271 RSVP Area Agency on Aging Region One Tucson RSVP-Tucson (Current) 166 RSVP Pima Council on Aging Inc Tucson Senior Companion Program (Current) 62 Senior Companion Program Our Family Services, Inc. Window Rock Navajo Nation Foster Grandparent Program (Current) 191 Foster Grandparent Program Navajo Tribe Area Agency on Aging Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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