Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 12, 2015

National Service in Delaware

More than 3,400 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Delaware. Serving at more

than 350 locations throughout the state, 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.

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN DELAWARE Senior Corps:

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 1,400 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 310 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own

homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to

natural disasters, and provide other services through more than

210 groups across Delaware.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other

pressing needs in communities across Delaware. Most AmeriCorps

grant funding goes to the Serve Delaware - Governor's Commission on

Community & Volunteer 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 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 2,400 Delaware residents have served more

than 3.4 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps

Education Awards totaling more than $7,870,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 140

More than 3,300 seniors in Delaware

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 national days of service; improves

communities through the Social Innovation Fund, 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.

This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

will commit more than $3,250,000 to support Delaware 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,

youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit and

faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for services.

Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal investment

will leverage an additional $2,130,000 in other resources to

strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return

on taxpayer dollars.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 12, 2015

 Delaware At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 5 21 37 $411,488 $420,296 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 2 11 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Formula 4 25 93 $516,518 $530,486

AmeriCorps VISTA 2 4 3 $17,105 $48,810

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 12 52 144 $945,110 $999,592

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 1 76 352 - $521,472

RSVP 3 211 2,854 - $200,162

Senior Companion Program 1 17 106 - $342,575

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 5 304 3,312 - $1,064,209

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $250,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 1 - - - $250,000

PROGRAM TOTALS 18 3,456 $945,110 $2,313,801

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $3,258,911

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.

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $2,131,211

356

(Non-CNCS Resources) 6

$5,390,122

5

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2014 - 2015 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 Delaware. 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 Delaware is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Perry Point, Maryland.

 In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Wilmington, Winterthur.

5 The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

6 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.

Since 1994, more than 2,400 Delaware residents have served more than 3.4 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

totaling more than $7,870,000.
National Service Impact in Delaware

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At Serve Delaware's 9/11 statewide service project, AmeriCorps members placed flags at hundreds of gravesites at a veterans' memorial

cemetery and helped collect items for 10,000 service members overseas. In addition, Teach for America AmeriCorps members engaged

their students in writing cards for soldiers, and Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members worked on a veteran's build and home rehab.

AmeriCorps State

To educate the future workforce in Delaware and close the skills-education gap, the Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) has

partnered with state agencies and non-profits to support the launch of the Success Pathways and Roads to Careers (SPARC) program.

Currently being piloted in seven schools, the web-based SPARC program enables students to explore post-secondary options and engage

with professionals in those fields. An AmeriCorps VISTA member played a critical role in recruiting and training volunteers and businesses

to participate in the online platform, as well as to provide opportunities for job shadowing and career fairs. More than 90 businesses and

200 volunteers representing the diverse industries in Delaware are participating. The SPARC program will reach 1,750 student participants

by June 2015, with the goal of a statewide rollout to all students in the 2015-16 school year.

AmeriCorps VISTA

The mentoring and technology center at Kingswood Community Center opened its doors in January 2015 to help close the digital divide and

enable youth in northeast Wilmington to achieve their full potential. Developed in partnership with the Mike Clark Legacy Foundation, the

center is modeled after the Skills Center at Fraim Boys and Girls Club. Both projects have been realized with support of AmeriCorps VISTA

members playing a key role in renovation, partnerships and outreach, and program development. The newly renovated space serves as the

home base for the KCC Mentoring and Technology Education Program, which utilizes a team mentoring approach where one mentor serves

four students ages 10-17. The mentoring program will serve 12 youth in its inaugural year. The center offers additional activities and

workshops to youth including STEM training, financial literacy, self-management and the arts.

AmeriCorps NCCC

Habitat for Humanity New Castle County is a non-profit organization building about 21 sustainable homes per year for lower income

families. HFHNCC uses the recourses of volunteer labor, homeowner sweat equity, and donated fund/materials. HFHCC is requesting an

AmeriCorps NCCC team to assist with a seven townhouse development project in Cooper’s Run located in Wilmington, DE. An AmeriCorps

NCCC team provided a consistent team of volunteers who would accumulate skills as their work days with Habitat increase. This would

speed up building and shorten the work schedule. Members will be working with Habitat construction staff, skilled volunteers and

prospective homeowners to complete seven townhouses by September 2014.

Winterthur’s mission is to inspire, enlighten, and delight all of its visitors while preserving and enhancing its buildings and landscape, its

collections and programs, and its history as a great American country estate. An AmeriCorps NCCC team was responsible for enhancing

access to Winterthur’s woodland trail by removing invasive non-native plant species in support of staff Horticulturalists. This team cleared

trail in Natural Outlying Areas through brush removal and mowing with sensitivity to native plant development and animal habitat. This

team also helped construct deer “exclosure” fences at several locations at Winterthur. Deer “exclosures” fences are designed to keep deer

out and allow native tree, shrub and herbaceous layer to establish themselves. The NCCC team also pruned, raked, weeded, and mulched

as part of overall fall clean-up which has as a goal increasing the native plant population and maintaining and improving the water

quality of Clenny Run, the stream that runs through the estate. Through their hard work, the NCCC team was able to make this bucolic

garden available to many members of the public who otherwise would not have access to such a space.

For students who have fallen behind, the 239 Foster Grandparents sponsored by the Delaware State Office on Volunteerism represent an

opportunity to close the gap academically and improve their social and emotional development. From July 2013 to June 2014, Foster

Grandparents served more than 200,000 hours in elementary and pre-schools across the state, providing tutoring and mentoring to 1,434

children and youth. The average Foster Grandparents serves 20-30 hours per week, focusing on children 12 and under in need of

educational support. The State of Delaware’s Foster Grandparent Program continues to respond to new community needs, recently

beginning to provide services at language immersion schools, where half of the instruction is taught in English and the other half in

Spanish. The Foster Grandparents serving at these language immersion schools are bilingual, helping students to become proficient in

both languages.

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program
National Service Impact in Delaware

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The Hope Medical Clinic is Delaware’s only 100 percent free medical facility, offering non-emergency primary medical and dental care

services to uninsured, non-Medicaid individuals age 18-65. Comprised entirely of volunteers, the staff includes internists, surgeons, family

practice physicians, dentists, nurses and additional medical and office support staff. For the more than 3,200 patients, the clinic has

offered access to medical treatment that was once out of reach. The total value of the free medical services provided is more than

$500,000. From July 2013 to June 2014, 22 RSVP volunteers contributed 1,614 hours of service to the clinic as leadership, medical and

support staff. The Hope Medical Clinic was founded and has continued to expand with the support of the Modern Maturity Center, adding

additional services to meet the needs of Delaware’s uninsured citizens.

Senior Corps RSVP

With respite care costs increasing, in-home care services are out of reach for much of Delaware’s senior population. A report on the state of

respite care in Delaware indicated that 53 percent of seniors surveyed could not afford the cost of respite care, forcing many to stay alone

or rely on family for care. The First State Community Action Agency’s Senior Companion Program focuses on those most vulnerable, the lowincome frail and elderly that would not otherwise be able to access respite services. From July 2013 to June 2014, 12 Senior Companions

provided respite care services four hours per day, five days per week. Thirteen low-income families received services, resulting in cost

savings of more than $300,000. First State Community Action Agency has proudly sponsored the Senior Companion Program in Delaware for

more than 30 years.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program
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AmeriCorps in Delaware

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

12

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

144

40 4

Dover DEDO*AmeriCorps (Current)

Delaware Economic Development Office

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Dover DEDO*VISTA (Current)

Delaware Economic Development Office

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Dover Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs (Current)

Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs

6 AmeriCorps State Formula

Georgetown DE Habitat AmeriCorps (Current)

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wilmington Habitat for Humanity New Castle County (February 27, 2015 - Current)

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Wilmington Habitat for Humanity New Castle County (October 4 - November 4, 2014)

Habitat for Humanity New Castle County

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Wilmington Kingswood Community Center Mentoring Project (Current)

Kingswood Community Center

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Wilmington Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Wilmington (Current)

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

3 AmeriCorps National

Wilmington Public Allies Delaware (Current)

Public Allies, Inc.

30 AmeriCorps National

Wilmington SCA Delaware (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Wilmington Teach For America--Delaware (Current)

Teach For America

59 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wilmington The Caring Corps (Completed)

Ministry of Caring Inc.

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wilmington Widener Veterans Law Clinic (Current)

Equal Justice Works

2 AmeriCorps National

Wilmington Youth Ambassador Program (Completed)

Connecting Generations

15 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wimington Child, Inc (Current)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2 AmeriCorps National

Winterthur Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library (October 20 - November 4, 2014)

Winterthur Museum

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members are shown, either the grant is for

planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.

Notes:

 The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Senior Corps in Delaware

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

5

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

3,312

0 0

Dover Delaware FGP (Current)

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

352 Foster Grandparent Program

Dover RSVP of Kent County (Current)

Modern Maturity Center Incorporated

754 RSVP

Georgetown Kent/Sussex/New Castle SCP (Current)

First State Community Action Agency

106 Senior Companion Program

Georgetown RSVP of Sussex County (Current)

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

1,200 RSVP

New Castle New Castle County RSVP (Current)

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

900 RSVP

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.