National Service in Georgia MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN GEORGIA Senior Corps: More than 3,500 seniors in Georgia 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 Georgia. Serving at more mentors to more than 2,600 young people who have special than 650 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,000 homebound mentor 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) 150 groups across Georgia. will commit more than $18,820,000 to support Georgia 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, Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit and lives and communities using limited federal investment as a faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for services. catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal investment results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries will leverage an additional $4,150,000 in other resources to to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to on taxpayer dollars. every one federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund network grows programs that work in Georgia, 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 $170,000 in expanding the impact of 2 nonprofits in Georgia. AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,500 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs in communities across Georgia. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Georgia Commission for 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 Georgia residents have served more than 20 million or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722. hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $42,720,000. Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 11, 2013 Georgia At a Glance AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding AmeriCorps National 19 49 405 $786,294 $719,299 3 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 1 10 - - 4 AmeriCorps State - 7 - - - AmeriCorps State Competitive 3 86 251 $1,376,400 $599,008 AmeriCorps State Formula 15 180 632 $2,725,226 $3,217,409 AmeriCorps VISTA 20 34 225 $1,248,750 $3,579,525 AMERICORPS TOTAL 58 357 1,523 $6,136,670 $8,115,241 Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Foster Grandparent Program 8 88 674 - $2,099,038 RSVP 10 163 2,467 - $601,606 Senior Companion Program 7 44 371 - $1,139,026 SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 25 295 3,512 - $3,839,670 Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Nonprofit Subgrantees 2 - - - $177,500 SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL 2 - - - $177,500 Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding Disability Outreach 1 - - - $88,612 Martin Luther King Day 1 - - - $155,000 State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $311,101 OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 3 - - - $554,713 PROGRAM TOTALS 88 652 5,035 $6,136,670 $12,687,124 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $18,823,794 TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT (Non-CNCS Resources) $4,150,636 5 TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $22,974,430 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 Georgia. 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 Georgia is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Atlanta, Douglasville, Gainesville, Folkston, Lumpkin, Blakely. 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 Georgia AMERICORPS TOTALS PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013) 1,523 58 COMPLETED (within last 12 months) 371 33 Program/Project Name Number of Primary City Sponsor Organization Participants Program Type Albany Albany Police Department AmeriCorps (Completed) 10 AmeriCorps State Formula City of Albany/ Police Department Albany United Way of Southwest Georgia Project ONE "War on Poverty" (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA United Way of Southwest Georgia Americus HFHI - Women's Build (Current) 1 AmeriCorps National Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. Americus HFHI - Youth Programs (Completed) 1 AmeriCorps National Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. Athens Bring America Home (Completed) - AmeriCorps VISTA Northeast Georgia Homeless Coalition, Inc. Athens Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps Program (Current) 16 AmeriCorps State Formula The University of Georgia Athens Georgia 4-H Youth Development VISTA Partnership (Current) 9 AmeriCorps VISTA The Georgia 4-H Club Foundation Athens Georgia Personal Assistance Service Corps (Completed) 18 AmeriCorps State Formula Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, University of Georgia Athens UGA VISTA Network Project (Current) 4 AmeriCorps VISTA The University of Georgia Atlanta AmeriCorps Reading Tutorial Program (Current) 26 AmeriCorps State Formula Communities in Schools of Georgia Atlanta Atlanta Community Relations 20 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects FEMA-Region IV-Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Health Corps 1 (Current) 19 AmeriCorps National Health Federation of Philadelphia Atlanta Atlanta HFH (Current) 5 AmeriCorps National Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. Atlanta Atlanta Individual Assistance 21 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects FEMA-Region IV-Atlanta