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Florida 2005 - 2006 Florida 2005 - 2006 Meeting community needs in Florida. More than 92,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 177 national service projects across Florida. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore the environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $30,300,000 to support Florida communities through three national service initiatives: Senior Corps: More than 27,000 seniors in Florida contribute their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 7,700 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 2,600 homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in environmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services through more than 2,900 groups across Florida. AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,548 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other pressing needs in communities across Florida. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governor-appointed Volunteer Florida!, which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by the Corporation directly to multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals will serve through AmeriCorps*VISTA, whose members help bring individuals and communities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses and increase housing opportunities, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a 10-month, full time residential program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24. In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn an education award of up to $4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 9,500 Florida residents have qualified for Americorps Education Awards totaling more than $33,500,000. Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 63,000 Florida students in community service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups. Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs, visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799. Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 24, 2006 Florida At a Glance Program Senior Corps Projects Participants Funding Foster Grandparent Program 12 1,871 $5,904,113 Homeland Security Special Volunteer Program 1 800 $408,351 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 33 24,403 $2,783,457 Senior Companion Program 7 760 $2,267,279 Senior Corps Total 53 27,834 $11,363,200 Education Program 1 AmeriCorps Program Sites Participants Award 2 Funding AmeriCorps*State (Competitive) 4 128 $486,675 $1,256,008 AmeriCorps*State (Formula) 17 720 $1,973,869 $5,095,413 AmeriCorps*National 21 382 $994,613 $1,898,290 AmeriCorps*VISTA 26 187 $883,575 $2,933,814 AmeriCorps*NCCC 32 N/A N/A N/A 3 Education Awards Program (National) 18 107 $330,041 $27,940 AmeriCorps*National Homeland Security 2 4 $18,900 $39,998 AmeriCorps*State Homeland Security 1 20 $94,500 $247,525 AmeriCorps Total 121 1,548 $4,782,173 $11,498,988 Program Learn and Serve America Grantees Participants Subgrantees Funding K-12 School-Based 1 62,164 87 $1,781,395 K-12 Community-Based 767 5 N/A Higher Education 104 2 N/A Learn and Serve America Total 1 63,035 94 $1,781,395 Program Administrative Funds Funding Disability Outreach $226,086 Program Development & Technical Assistance $155,000 State Commission Administration $554,004 Administrative Funds Total N/A $935,090 Program Totals 175 92,417 $4,782,173 $25,578,673 Total Corporation Funding (including AmeriCorps Education Awards) $30,360,846 1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2005 - 2006 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service. 2 This figure represents the maximum potential value of AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Florida. 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 Corporation funding. 3 Florida is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Charleston, South Carolina. In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Apopka, Avan Park, Avon Park, Escambia County, Fellsmere, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Lake Wales, Milton, Naples, North Fort Myers, Oakland, Okeechobee, Orlando, Pensacola, Princeton, Riverview, Summerland, Summerland Key, Tallahassee, Tampa and pensacola. Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 24, 2006 Senior Corps in Florida Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Bartow Polk County RSVP 125 RSVP Polk County Board of County Commissioners Bonifay Central Panhandle RSVP N/A RSVP Elder Care Services Inc Bradenton Manatee/North Sarasota RSVP 678 RSVP Meals on Wheels, Plus of Manatee Brooksville Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of 2,150 RSVP Hernando County Mid-Fl Community Services Cocoa RSVP of Brevard County 1,100 RSVP Community Services Council Brevard Daytona Beach RSVP of Volusia County 1,050 RSVP Council on Aging of Volusia County Daytona Beach Volusia County FGP 144 Foster Grandparent Program Council on Aging of Volusia County Flagler Beach RSVP of Flagler County 550 RSVP Flagler Volunteer Services, Inc. Fort Lauderdale Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 900 RSVP Senior Volunteer Services, Inc. Fort Myers Charlotte County RSVP 450 RSVP Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. Ft Lauderdale Broward County FGP 235 Foster Grandparent Program Senior Volunteer Services, Inc. Ft Myers Southwest Florida FGP 2 Foster Grandparent Program Dr Ella Piper Ctr For Soc Svcs Inc Ft Myers Southwest Florida SCP 2 Senior Companion Program Dr Ella Piper Ctr For Soc Svcs Inc Ft Myers RSVP of Lee County N/A RSVP Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. Ft Pierce St Lucie County RSVP 1,142 RSVP St. Lucie County School Board Ft. Walton Beach Retired and Senior Volunteer Project of Okaloosa 725 RSVP County Okaloosa County Council on Aging Gainesville Alachua County FGP 126 Foster Grandparent Program Alachua Co Board of County Commissioners Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 24, 2006 Senior Corps in Florida Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Gainesville RSVP of Alachua County 576 RSVP Alachua Co Board of County Commissioners Jacksonville Duval County RSVP 675 RSVP City of Jacksonville Fl Jacksonville Jacksonville FGP 127 Foster Grandparent Program City of Jacksonville Fl Kissimmee RSVP of Osceola County 1,160 RSVP Osceola County Council on Aging Lake Mary Seminole County Florida RSVP 624 RSVP Seminole Community Volunteer Prg Inc Land O' Lakes RSVP Project 886 RSVP District School Board of Pasco County Lecanto Citrus County Community Support Services 728 RSVP Citrus County Board of County Commissioners Miami Miami-Dade County FGP 141 Foster Grandparent Program Miami Dade Co Bd of Commissioners Caa Miami SCP of Miami-Dade County 164 Senior Companion Program Miami Dade Co Bd of Commissioners Caa Miami Miami-Dade County RSVP 1,115 RSVP Miami-Dade Co Bd of Commissioners Milton Santa Rosa County RSVP 500 RSVP Santa Rosa Community Services Inc Naples RSVP of Collier County 764 RSVP Collier County Government Oakland Park SCP of Broward County 122 Senior Companion Program Senior Volunteer Services, Inc. Ocala RSVP Project 1,048 RSVP Central Fl Community College -RSVP of Marion County Orlando Central Florida FGP 347 Foster Grandparent Program Florida Senior Programs Inc Orlando RSVP of Orange County 950 RSVP Florida Senior Programs Inc Palatka Putnam/St. Johns Foster Grandparent Program 70 Foster Grandparent Program Communities in Schools - Putnam County Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 24, 2006 Senior Corps in Florida Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Panama City RSVP of Bay County 841 RSVP Bay County Council on Aging Pensacola Council on Aging of West
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