Massachusetts 2010 - 2011
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Massachusetts 2010 - 2011 Meeting community needs in Massachusetts. More than 36,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through national service in Massachusetts. Serving with more than 970 national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor and mentor children, support veterans and military families, provide health services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, increase economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will commit more than $65,000,000 to support Massachusetts communities through national service initiatives including: Senior Corps: More than 7,200 seniors in Massachusetts 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 9,000 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,300 homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services through more than 810 groups across Massachusetts. AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 2,700 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs in communities across Massachusetts. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governor-appointed Massachusetts Service Alliance, 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 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 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 21,000 Massachusetts residents have served more than 28 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $61,600,000. Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to engage more than 26,000 Massachusetts students in community service linked to academic learning and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service-learning, strengthens communities, improves academic engagement, and prepares young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. Learn and Serve America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups. Other Programs: Massachusetts received two Social Innovation Fund grants totaling $12,700,000 to support innovative and replicable solutions to education, economic, or health challenges. The Massachusetts state service commission also received a Volunteer Generation Fund grant of $150,638 to strengthen volunteer recruitment and management. Massachusetts also received a Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grant of $220,000 to support small and midsize nonprofits to develop and implement performance management systems. The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads President Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or Serve.gov or call 202-606- 5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722. Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011 Massachusetts At a Glance Program Senior Corps Projects Participants Funding Foster Grandparent Program 7 824 $2,647,814 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 15 6,070 $1,782,875 Senior Companion Program 4 327 $1,030,542 Senior Demonstration Program 1 N/A N/A Senior Corps Total 27 7,221 $5,461,231 1 2 Education 3 Program AmeriCorps Program Sites Participants Award Funding AmeriCorps State Competitive 14 1,029 $2,625,825 $6,820,053 AmeriCorps State Formula 12 390 $1,121,550 $3,066,867 AmeriCorps National 23 534 $1,301,451 $20,044,233 4 AmeriCorps NCCC 5 N/A N/A N/A AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State) 1 28 $132,300 $364,000 AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant 42 517 $1,752,521 $54,970 AmeriCorps VISTA 32 234 $1,259,300 $4,305,132 AmeriCorps Total 129 2,732 $8,192,947 $34,655,255 Education Program Learn and Serve America Grantees Participants Award Funding K-12 School-Based 1 22,522 $1,537,027 Higher Education 3 3,740 $1,557,414 Learn and Serve America Total 4 26,262 $3,094,441 Program Other Funding Grantees Funding Disability Outreach 1 $88,800 Nonprofit Capacity Building 1 $220,000 Program Development & Technical Assistance 1 $129,600 Social Innovation Fund 2 $12,700,000 State Commission Administration 1 $349,876 Volunteer Generation Fund 1 $150,638 Other Funding Total 7 N/A $13,638,914 Program Totals 167 36,215 $8,192,947 $56,849,841 Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $65,042,788 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 chart does not include AmeriCorps sites, participants, or funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 2This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2010 - 2011 program year excluding Recovery Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service. 3This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Massachusetts. 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. 4 AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it wasn’t available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions. Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011 Senior Corps in Massachusetts Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Boston Boston FGP 200 Foster Grandparent Program Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Boston Boston SCP 69 Senior Companion Program City of Boston-Elderly Affairs Commission Boston RSVP Boston 454 RSVP City of Boston-Elderly Affairs Commission Boston Generations Incorporated N/A Senior Demonstration Program Chicopee Chicopee/Holyoke/Ludlow RSVP 300 RSVP Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Chicopee SCP of Chicopee 59 Senior Companion Program Valley Opportunity Council Inc. Dedham Norfolk County RSVP 400 RSVP Norfolk County Commissioners Fall River Fall River FGP 97 Foster Grandparent Program Citizens For Citizens, Inc. Fall River Fall River/Taunton RSVP 362 RSVP Citizens For Citizens, Inc. Gloucester SeniorCare RSVP Volunteers of the North Shore 346 RSVP Senior Care Inc. Lawrence Foster Grandparent Program of Greater 70 Foster Grandparent Program Lawrence/Haverhill Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps Inc. Lawrence Greater Lawrence Retired and Senior Volunteer 421 RSVP Program Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps Inc. Lowell Lowell FGP/CTI 69 Foster Grandparent Program Community Teamwork Inc. Lowell RSVP of Lowell 300 RSVP Community Teamwork Inc. Lowell SCP of Lowell 94 Senior Companion Program Community Teamwork Inc. Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts RSVP 274 RSVP Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc. Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011 Senior Corps in Massachusetts Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants New Bedford Foster Grandparent Program 91 Foster Grandparent Program Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. Northampton Hampshire/Franklin RSVP 656 RSVP Hampshire Council of Governments Pittsfield Berkshire RSVP 435 RSVP City of Pittsfield Plymouth Mayflower Retired & Senior Volunteer Program 445 RSVP Plymouth County Mayflower RSVP, Inc. Somerville Eastern Middlesex County FGP 91 Foster Grandparent Program Greater Boston Catholic Charities South Dennis Cape & Islands RSVP 550 RSVP Elder Services of Cape Cod & Islands, Inc. Springfield FGP 206 Foster Grandparent Program Urban League of Springfield, Inc. Springfield RSVP of Springfield 200 RSVP Urban League of Springfield, Inc. West Newton SOAR 55 347 RSVP Newton Community Service Centers Worcester Worcester Area RSVP 580 RSVP Family Services of Central Massachusetts Worcester Worcester Area SCP 105 Senior Companion Program Family Services of Central Massachusetts Total