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National Service in Massachusetts National Service in Massachusetts MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN MASSACHUSETTS Senior Corps: More than 7,000 seniors in Massachusetts More than 11,000 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 Massachusetts. Serving at mentors to more than 7,200 young people who have special more than 1,400 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor needs. Senior Companions help more than 610 homebound and mentor children, support veterans and military families, provide seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own health services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes, increase 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) 590 groups across Massachusetts. will commit more than $39,970,000 to support Massachusetts 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 Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms clinics, youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit lives and communities using limited federal investment as a and faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong services. Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries investment will leverage an additional $28,750,000 in other resources to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to return on taxpayer dollars. every one federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund network grows programs that work in Massachusetts, more people are able to overcome their most pressing challenges in the areas of economic opportunity, health, and youth development. The Social Innovation Fund is investing $3,480,000 in expanding the impact of 5 nonprofits in AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 4,000 Massachusetts, selected and supported by 3 intermediaries. 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 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 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 25,000 Massachusetts residents have served more than 39 or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722. million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $78,020,000. Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 11, 2013 Massachussetts At a Glance AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding AmeriCorps National 77 275 2,748 $7,744,129 $5,789,009 3 AmeriCorps State - 2 - - - AmeriCorps State Competitive 12 157 522 $2,654,985 $6,152,255 AmeriCorps State Formula 12 103 546 $1,402,197 $2,944,833 AmeriCorps VISTA 40 61 195 $1,082,250 $3,102,255 AMERICORPS TOTAL 141 598 4,011 $12,883,562 $17,988,352 Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Foster Grandparent Program 7 222 814 - $2,619,399 RSVP 16 584 5,963 - $1,471,510 Senior Companion Program 4 28 307 - $984,385 Senior Demonstration Program 1 - - - - SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 28 834 7,084 - $5,075,294 Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Intermediary Grantmakers 3 - - - - Nonprofit Subgrantees 5 - - - $3,489,750 SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL 8 - - - $3,489,750 Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Disability Outreach 1 - - - $88,628 September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance 1 - - - $25,000 State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $274,566 Volunteer Generation Fund 1 - - - $150,639 OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 4 - - - $538,833 PROGRAM TOTALS 181 1,432 11,095 $12,883,562 $27,092,229 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $39,975,790 TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT (Non-CNCS Resources) $28,755,801 4 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $68,731,591 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 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 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 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 Massachusetts AMERICORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 4,011 141 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 254 27 Program/Project Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type Allston Tenacity (Current) 5 AmeriCorps National Up2Us, Inc. Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst (Current) 19 AmeriCorps National Tufts University/MA Campus Compact Athol Massachusetts Lands Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT) (Current) 20 AmeriCorps State Competitive Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Auburndale Lasell College (Current) 7 AmeriCorps National Tufts University/MA Campus Compact Babson Park Babson College (Current) 8 AmeriCorps National Tufts University/MA Campus Compact Barnstable AmeriCorps Cape Cod Program (Current) 32 AmeriCorps State Competitive Barnstable County Beverly Endicott College (Current) 14 AmeriCorps National Tufts University/MA Campus Compact Boston Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring, Inc. (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA Foster and Adoption Mentoring and Enrichment (FAME, Inc.) Boston Ambassadors of Mentoring (Current) 25 AmeriCorps State Competitive The Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc. Boston Berklee College of Music (Current) 19 AmeriCorps National Tufts University/MA Campus Compact Boston Boston After-School & Beyond (Current) 29 AmeriCorps National After-School Corporation (The) Boston Boston Cares (Current) 4 AmeriCorps VISTA Boston Cares Boston Boston Green Academy (Current) 2 AmeriCorps VISTA Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School Boston Boston Inc., HFH Greater (Current) 2 AmeriCorps National Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. Boston Boston LISC (Completed) - AmeriCorps National Local Initiatives Support Corporation Boston
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