Arkansas 

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2011-2012

INFORMATION ON THE 2011-2012 PROGRAM YEAR CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY 07 2012

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to

meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs

in communities across Arkansas. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the

Governor-appointed Arkansas Service Commission, 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. 

grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to engage

more than 2,400 Arkansas 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.

More than 8,600 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through

national service in Arkansas. Serving with more than 440 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 $9,800,000 to support Arkansas communities through national

service initiatives including: 

their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps programs. Foster

Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 2,600

young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than

600 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 380 groups across

Arkansas.

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.

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 7,100

Arkansas residents have served more than 11 million hours and

have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $20,700,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 550

Senior Corps: More than 5,500 seniors in Arkansas contribute 

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ARKANSAS. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides 
Arkansas at a Glance

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012 

 51 557 $3,550,558

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

 5

 8

 3

 15

 1

 2

 17

Projects

 197

 165

 45

N/A

 85

 5

 60

Participants

 $1,343,973

 $1,450,605

-

-

 $34,000

-

 $721,980

Program Funding

AMERICORPS TOTAL

 19 5,591 $3,534,474

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 6

 10

 3

Projects

 599

 4,740

 252

 $1,999,342

 $759,068

 $776,064

Program Funding

2

Participants

 1 2,491 $212,576

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

N/A

Grantees

 1,985

 506

Participants

 $206,776

 $5,800

Program Funding

LEARN AND SERVE TOTAL

PROGRAM TOTALS 75 8,639 $7,826,888

 $607,725

 $606,917

 $238,650

N/A

 $235,875

 $23,668

 $333,000

 $2,045,836

Education Award 3

4

5

Other Funding

 $73,850

 $116,429

 $25,000

 $314,001

- $529,280

Program Funding

 $2,045,836

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING $9,872,724

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL

 1

 1

 1

 1

 4

Grantees

Education Award 

N/A

N/A

-

(including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards)

-

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

Sept 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance Challenge

State Commission Administration

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Arkansas. 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.

1

2 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2011 - 2012 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual

number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

3

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. 

Arkansas is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado.

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Little Rock, Eudora, Bluff City, Lake Village.

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.

RSVP funding levels reflect the actual amount awarded to each RSVP grantee in FY 2011. The FY 2011 budget reduction was implemented by either extending or

compressing the grant period, with some grants receiving a 9-month budget period and others receiving a 15-month budget period. 

1

Notes:

7

7

7

6

4

5

6 Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 funding was eliminated for Learn and Serve America but some programs are operating funded by previously approved multi_year 

grants.

7 Funding levels reflect Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations. Funding for this account was reduced in Fiscal Year 2012.
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Arkadelphia

Augusta

Batesville

El Dorado

Ft. Smith

Gillham

Harrison

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Monticello

North Little Rock

Pine Bluff

Russellville

Springdale

Stuttgart

Southcentral Arkansas FGP

ARcare RSVP

Batesville FGP

El Dorado Connections

WestArk RSVP

Western Arkansas FGP

RSVP Boone/Marion Counties

Garland County RSVP

Garland County SCP

East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program

East Arkansas RSVP

Dev Disabilities Svcs FGP

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Central Arkansas SCP

Jefferson County RSVP

SCP of Russellville

RSVP of Northwest Arkansas

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

 83

 178

 85

 250

 850

 118

 200

 563

 84

 50

 649

 136

 127

 45

 481

 123

 326

 387

Ouachita Baptist University

ARcare

White River Area Agency on Aging

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Ozark Opportunities Inc.

Garland County Council on Aging

Garland County Council on Aging

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

Arkansas Department of Human Services & Developmental

Disabilities

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

United Way of Southeast Arkansas

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Economic Opportunity Agency Inc.

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name

Primary City Program Type

Number of

Participants
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Wrightsville Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central Arkansas 856 RSVP

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIOR CORPS PARTICIPANTS 5,591

Future Builders

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

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name

Primary City Program Type

Number of

Participants

Notes:
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation

United Way of Central Arkansas

Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

National Association for Public Interest Law d/b/a Equal Justice Works

National Center for Appropriate Technology

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

FoodCorps, Inc.

City Year, Inc.

DHS Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Arkansas Children's Hospital

UALR Children International

Arkansas Coalition for Excellence

Arkansas Community Foundation

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Rural Delta Renewing

Ready to Learn

Community Connections

Legal Aid of Arkansas

NCAT Southeast Regional Office

Apples in the Classroom

Omni Center Capacity Building Project

WestArk RSVP Community Outreach Program

SCA Arkansas

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

Justice for Arkansans

Delta Garden Study at ACHRI

City Year Little Rock

Community Initiative of Arkansas

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive Program

Arkansas Reads

Arkansas Children's Hospital - AR HIPPY

Next Move Corps

Programming & Capacity Building

Project Re-energize

Establishing Sustainable Community Groups in Arkansas

Program Name

 2

 29

 5

 2

 19

 1

 2

 1

 1

 12

 21

 4

 24

 22

 12

 38

 30

 32

 1

 2

 2

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Brinkley

Conway

Conway

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Fort Smith

Harrison

Harrison

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS 557

Better Community Developmant

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Our House, Inc

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

William J. Clinton Foundation

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

The Stand Foundation

Pine Bluff Police Department

Rogers Public School

American Red Cross - Northwest Arkansas Chapter

Mid Delta Community Consortium

PIP CHED ROC, INC

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Better Communiity Development

Green Jobs and Houses for Healthy Families

Educating, Equipping, and Empowering Homeless Families in AR

Arkansas 4-H Afterschool

HEAL AR

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps Program

The STAND Foundation, Inc.

PBPD AmeriCorps 1st Program

AmeriCorps Family Outreach

American Red Cross - Prevent, Prepare, Respond

Mid Delta Community Consortium ADRDN AmeriCorps Project

Community Outreach

Program Name

 1

 2

 9

 4

 1

 2

 85

 73

 18

 12

 8

 44

 10

 25

 1

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Marvell

Monticello

Monticello

Monticello

North Little Rock

Pine Bluff

Rogers

Springdale

West Helena

Wynne

Primary City

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. 

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

listed. 

Notes:
Learn and Serve America in Arkansas

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Primary City Sponsor Organization Program Type

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Forrest City

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Little Rock

Mountain Home

North Little Rock

Paris

Paris

Quitman

Shirley

Vilonia

Fayetteville High School

Woodland Junior High

Forrest City High School

Valley View School District

Arkansas Service Commission

Central High School

Mountain Home High School

Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Paris High School

Paris Middle School

Quitman Elementary School

Shirley Alternative Learning Center

Vilonia Middle School

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 150

 14

 83

 61

 30

 1,200

 506

 40

 25

 35

 65

 282

TOTAL NUMBER OF LEARN AND SERVE PARTICIPANTS 2,491

If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at

the time of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.

The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. Participants may be serving in other locations than the city

listed.

Fiscal Year 2011 funding was eliminated for Learn and Serve America but some programs are operating funded by previously

approved multi-year grants.

Number of

Participants