North Carolina 2009 - 2010 Meeting community needs in North Carolina. More than 22,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 90 national service projects across North Carolina. 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 $17,000,000 to support North Carolina communities through three national service initiatives: Senior Corps: More than 8,800 seniors in North Carolina 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 2,290 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,250 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 1,200 groups across North Carolina. AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,400 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic and other pressing needs in communities across North Carolina. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governor-appointed North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service, 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 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 12,000 North Carolina residents have served more than 15 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $30,400,000. Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to engage more than 12,000 North Carolina 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. Learn and Serve America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups. The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communitites, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation anually 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 202-565-2799. Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010 North Carolina At a Glance Program Senior Corps Projects Participants Funding Foster Grandparent Program 11 1,004 $3,221,752 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 17 7,358 $1,071,467 Senior Companion Program 6 464 $1,323,493 Senior Corps Total 34 8,826 $5,616,712 Education Program 1 2 AmeriCorps Program Sites Participants Award 3 Funding AmeriCorps State Competitive 3 267 $708,250 $1,689,075 AmeriCorps State Formula 9 245 $859,225 $2,189,891 AmeriCorps National 18 511 $3,942,375 $156,012 AmeriCorps NCCC 4 N/A N/A N/A 4 AmeriCorps VISTA 15 166 $784,350 $2,985,842 Education Awards Program 2 259 $288,800 $60,000 AmeriCorps Total 51 1,448 $6,583,000 $7,080,820 Program Learn and Serve America Grantees Participants Subgrantees Funding K-12 School-Based 1 10,895 32 $442,931 K-12 Community-Based 1 34 2 $239,342 Higher Education 1,720 15 $235,138 Learn and Serve America Total 2 12,649 49 $917,411 Program Administrative Funds Funding Disability Outreach $87,172 Program Development & Technical Assistance $165,543 State Commission Administration $332,402 Administrative Funds Total N/A $585,117 Program Totals 87 22,923 $6,583,000 $14,200,060 Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $20,783,060 1 This chart does not include AmeriCorps sites, participants, or funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 2 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2009 - 2010 program year excluding Recovery Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service. 3 This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Mooresville, Hayesville and Raleigh. Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010 Senior Corps in North Carolina Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Asheville Asheville FGP 102 Foster Grandparent Program Land of Sky Regional Council Asheville Land-of-Sky Regional Council Senior Companion 97 Senior Companion Program Program Land of Sky Regional Council Asheville RSVP of Land-Of-Sky 600 RSVP Land of Sky Regional Council Boonville Yadkin Valley RSVP 294 RSVP Yadkin Valley Economic Development Disttrict, Inc. Carthage Moore County RSVP 564 RSVP Moore County Government Chapel Hill RSVP of Orange County 560 RSVP Orange County Department on Aging Charlotte RSVP Charlotte 400 RSVP Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Centers Durham RSVP of Durham County 149 RSVP Durham Technical Community College Fayetteville RSVP of Cumberland County 435 RSVP Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults, Inc. Goldsboro WAGES Foster Grandparent Program 140 Foster Grandparent Program Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency (Wages) Goldsboro WAGES Senior Companion Program 105 Senior Companion Program Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency (Wages) Goldsboro Wayne County NC RSVP 212 RSVP Wayne Community College Greensboro Guilford County FGP 84 Foster Grandparent Program Senior Resources of Guilford Greensboro Guilford County RSVP 326 RSVP Senior Resources of Guilford Jefferson Appalachian Senior Programs/Appalachian 113 Foster Grandparent Program Foster Grandparents Appalachian State University Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010 Senior Corps in North Carolina Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Jefferson Appalachian Senior Programs/SCP 71 Senior Companion Program Appalachian State University Kinston Foster Grandparent Program Caswell Center 101 Foster Grandparent Program NC Division of Mental Health Lenoir Appalachian RSVP 370 RSVP Appalachian State University Lillington Harnett County RSVP 350 RSVP Harnett County Department on Aging Morehead City Foster Grandparent Program 91 Foster Grandparent Program Coastal Community Action Inc. Morganton Foster Grandparent Program at JIRDC 80 Foster Grandparent Program NC Division of Mental Health Morganton Senior Companion at J. I. Riddle Developmental 14 Senior Companion Program Center The Enola Group Newport Coastal Community Action, Inc. Senior 84 Senior Companion Program Companion Program Coastal Community Action Inc. Newport RSVP of Carteret/Craven Counties 200 RSVP Coastal Community Action Inc. Raleigh RSVP Raleigh 626 RSVP City of Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh FGP 91 Foster Grandparent Program City of Raleigh Shelby Cleveland County FGP 66 Foster Grandparent Program United Way of Cleveland County Waynesville Mountain Projects FGP 88 Foster Grandparent Program Mountain Projects Inc. Waynesville Mountain Projects RSVP 115 RSVP Mountain Projects Inc. Waynesville Mountain Projects SCP 93 Senior Companion Program Mountain Projects Inc. Whiteville Columbus County RSVP 350 RSVP Southeastern Community College Wilmington New Hanover County FGP 48 Foster Grandparent Program New Hanover County Dept. of Aging Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010 Senior Corps in North Carolina Primary City Program Name Number of Program Type Sponsor Organization (if different) Participants Wilmington New Hanover County RSVP 1,100 RSVP New Hanover County Dept. of Aging Winston-Salem RSVP of Forsyth And Stokes County 707 RSVP Northwest Piedmont Council of Government Total Number