2022 YEAR IN REVIEW

National Service in Connecticut

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Connecticut by the Numbers What is AmeriCorps?

Bringing Out the Best

in America

Segal AmeriCorps

Education Award

agency for national service and

volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides

opportunities for Americans of all

backgrounds to serve their country,

address the nation’s most pressing

challenges, improve lives and

communities, and strengthen civic

engagement.

Meeting Needs in Connecticut

Last year more than 2,300 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national service

in Connecticut. AmeriCorps invested more than $9.5 million in

federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions,

working hand in hand with local partners to empower

individuals to help communities tackle their toughest

challenges.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

are preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs, helping

communities and families impacted by COVID-19 pandemic,

connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic,

helping seniors live independently, rebuilding communities

after disasters, and leading conservation and climate change

efforts.

More than 200,000 AmeriCorps

members and AmeriCorps Seniors

volunteers serve each year,

empowering millions more to meet

needs in their communities. By

bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable

part of the American experience.

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

2,331 306 $12.3m

AmeriCorps is the federal

After successful completion of

service, AmeriCorps members earn a

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

to pay for qualified educational

costs. Since 1994, more than 17,000

Connecticut residents have served

approximately 24 million hours and

earned education awards totaling

more than $60.2 million. Higher

education institutions and other

organizations in Connecticut have

received more than $17.8 million in

education award payments since

1994.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 300 locations across Connecticut,

including schools, food banks, homeless shelters, health

clinics, youth centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit

and faith-based organizations. Through a unique publicprivate partnership, AmeriCorps and its partners generated

more than $2.7 million in outside resources from businesses,

foundations, public agencies, and other sources in

Connecticut last year. This local support strengthened

community impact and increased the return on taxpayer

dollars.
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National Service in Connecticut

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AmeriCorps State and National

Our Programs and Initiatives

 awards grants to organizations to engage individuals in sustained service

to address local, regional, and national challenges. Thousands of opportunities exist in locations across the

country to serve with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, tribes, and community and faith-based groups.

Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Serve Connecticut, the Governor-appointed State Service

Commission, which in turn awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps VISTA places individuals with nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal

governments to expand reach and deepen impact in making sustainable change that alleviates the impact

of poverty. Through fundraising, volunteer recruitment, program development, and more, AmeriCorps

members gain experience and leadership skills that put them on track for a life of service in the public,

private, or nonprofit sector.

 is a full-time, team-based, residential program for 18–26-year-olds. Whether building

homes for families in need or accelerating our nation’s capacity to respond to a crisis, AmeriCorps NCCC

members engage in a variety of community identified projects during their service term, while developing

leadership, teamwork, and professional skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps serves communities, in

coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with

special or exceptional needs. In 2021, Foster Grandparents in Connecticut served more than 670 young

people with special needs.

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing supportive, individualized services to help homebound seniors

and other adults maintain their dignity and independence. In 2021, Seniors Companions in Connecticut

provided independent living support to more than 90 individuals.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP provides grants to organizations to engage Americans aged 55 and older in

tutoring and mentoring youth, responding to natural disasters, supporting veterans and their families, and

meeting other critical needs.

To see other reports about national service in Connecticut, email CT@cns.gov.

Learn More

Volunteer Generation Fund supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting

the impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

MLK Day of Service is observed each year on the third Monday in January. It is the only federal holiday

designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to deepen ties to

communities, expand racial equity, and solidify service to others as a national commitment.

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance calls Americans across the country to volunteer in their

local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many

who have risen in service to defend freedom since Sept. 11, 2001.

To learn more about AmeriCorps, visit: AmeriCorps.gov.
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Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

2,331 306 $12,274,661

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 10 25 71 $422,582 $916,995

AmeriCorps NCCC 2 2 16 - -

AmeriCorps State 11 89 233 $960,477 $1,628,846

AmeriCorps VISTA 14 24 65 $274,904 $788,581

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 37 140 385 $1,657,963 $3,334,422

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program 4 77 337 - $2,247,151

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP 4 69 1,467 - $926,876

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program 2 20 142 - $909,253

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program - - - - -

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 10 166 1,946 - $4,083,280

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $164,949

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $290,000

Subtotal 2 - - - $454,949

Total Program Funding $7,872,651

$9,530,614

$2,744,048

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $12,274,661

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Awards

 Since 1994, more than 17,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 24 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $60.2 million.

Notes: Data shown represents national service activity completed between January 18, 2022 and January 17, 2023. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of

unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 18, 2022 and January 17, 2023. For

AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2022 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the

project from the previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by

AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant

associated with the participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from this

report. For AmeriCorps VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6.

Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match

replacement funding.
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Program Funding

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Bridgeport Great Oaks - Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 31 $179,379 $566,630 16

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Bridgeport Great Oaks Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 3 $19,035 $48,900 -

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Bridgeport Groundwork Bridgeport, Inc. AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,840 $37,167 -

Groundwork Bridgeport, Inc.

Bridgeport LifeBridge Community Services AmeriCorps VISTA 1 24 $58,142 $170,686 6

LifeBridge Community Services

Bridgeport Prevention Corps AmeriCorps State 6 10 $32,994 $103,663 3

Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Partnership,

Inc.

Bridgeport Public Allies Connecticut AmeriCorps State 15 26 $164,970 $394,992 -

Public Allies, Inc.

Bridgeport Public Allies CT AmeriCorps State - - - - 15

Public Allies, Inc.

Bridgeport Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National - - - - 3

Relay Graduate School of Education

Bristol Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Campus Compact

Bristol Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 - 1

Relay Graduate School of Education

Cheshire Village Service To Improve Community Health (STICH) AmeriCorps State 4 4 $25,380 $65,516 -

Community Health Center Association of

Connecticut

East Hartford Anti-Hunger Corps AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $5,498 $16,584 -

Hunger Free America, Inc

East Hartford FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

East Hartford Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 1 $1,343 $2,221 6

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

East Hartford Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 - -

Relay Graduate School of Education

East Haven Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 - -

Relay Graduate School of Education

Georgetown CL Environmental Stewards AmeriCorps National 1 2 $9,518 $1,200 -

Corps Network, The

Georgetown Conservation Legacy Stewards VISTA Program AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Conservation Legacy

Glastonbury Center Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 1

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Hartford Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Campus Compact
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Hartford City of Hartford-Promise Zone AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,990 $39,180 1

City of Hartford

Hartford Completing Construction on 2 Homes (January AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

18 - February 27, 2022)

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity

Hartford ConnectiCorps AmeriCorps State 8 10 $35,532 $91,275 9

CT Community Nonprofit Alliance

Hartford Connecticut Statewide AmeriCorps National 3 4 $20,378 $54,733 2

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Hartford Great Oaks Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 2 $12,690 $32,600 -

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Hartford Habitat for Humanity International AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL,

INC.

Hartford Hartford Area HFH AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 $17,200 -

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Hartford Igniting the Way: Pathway to College AmeriCorps VISTA 2 3 $19,035 $52,731 1

Grace Academy

Hartford Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 2 $2,686 $4,441 -

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hartford Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford AmeriCorps National 4 11 $69,795 $122,503 6

NOTRE DAME MISSION VOLUNTEERS INC

Hartford Rebuilding Together Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 $15,701 -

Rebuilding Together, INC.

Hartford Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 2 2 $12,690 - 2

Relay Graduate School of Education

Hartford Service through Sports AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,840 $37,167 -

Up2Us, Inc.

Hartford The Village VISTA Collaborative AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Litchfield EdAdvance AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Health360, Inc.

Manchester Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Campus Compact

Manchester Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 18 $24,203 $39,970 18

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Meriden Anti-Hunger Corps AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,375 $4,146 -

Hunger Free America, Inc

Meriden FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

Middletown Community Health Center AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,690 $40,000 -

Community Health Center, Inc

Middletown CT EF Office AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Epilepsy Foundation New England, Inc
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Middletown FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

Middletown Healthy Communities AmeriCorps State 2 3 $19,485 $86,400 9

Community Health Center, Inc

Milford The Storehouse Project, Inc Funding Capacity AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Project

The Storehouse Project, Inc

Naugatuck FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

Naugatuck PAARI Recovery Corps AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative

New Britain FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

FoodCorps, Inc.

New Britain Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 2 3 $4,029 $6,662 24

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Britain Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 - 1

Relay Graduate School of Education

New Haven Achievement First - Connecticut AmeriCorps National 2 2 $12,990 $41,978 7

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

New Haven AFAAHS Combined VISTA Project AmeriCorps VISTA 2 8 $51,060 $144,642 5

Achievement First, Inc.

New Haven Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Campus Compact

New Haven Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 2 10 $13,460 $22,206 20

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Haven Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Relay Graduate School of Education

New Haven Southern Connecticut State University AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Health360, Inc.

New Haven Teach For America - Connecticut AmeriCorps National - - - - 16

TEACH FOR AMERICA INC

New Haven Teach For America-Connecticut AmeriCorps State 24 48 $304,560 $48,000 -

TEACH FOR AMERICA INC

New London Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA 2 3 $19,185 $54,744 -

Campus Compact

New London FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

Norwalk FoodCorps National PHAC AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FoodCorps, Inc.

Norwich Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Relay Graduate School of Education

Old Hill Horizons National Student Enrichment Program AmeriCorps VISTA 3 6 $28,279 $80,613 2

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program,

Inc.
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Rockville FoodCorps Connecticut AmeriCorps State 10 17 $107,865 $258,230 -

FoodCorps, Inc.

Rockville Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 2 31 $41,660 $68,837 27

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Sherwood Manor Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Campus Compact

Stamford Keep America Beautiful AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,495 $19,590 -

Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

Stonington NESS SEA AmeriCorps Program AmeriCorps State 1 9 $57,105 $135,884 5

New England Science & Sailing Foundation, Inc.

Storrs Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 5 $6,714 $11,103 2

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Storrs Service through Sports AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $2,749 $8,292 -

Up2Us, Inc.

Storrs University of Connecticut AmeriCorps National 4 4 $22,208 $57,050 5

College Advising Corps

Tariffville Foodshare, Inc. AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,690 $35,154 -

Foodshare, Inc.

Waterbury HealthForward AmeriCorps State 5 9 $57,255 $159,200 8

Health360, Inc.

Waterbury Relay Connecticut AmeriCorps National 1 7 $44,865 - 20

Relay Graduate School of Education

West Hartford Assist with the Set-Up and Operation of a Dental AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Clinic ( - November 14, 2022)

Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach -

CT Mission of Mercy

West Haven Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 12 $16,114 $26,647 16

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Wethersfield Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticut's AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Workforce IV

Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticut's

Workforce

Willimantic Jumpstart Connecticut AmeriCorps State 1 10 $13,397 $22,101 13

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 139 385 $1,657,963 $3,334,422 297

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Blue Hills CRT - RSVP Program 34 689 - $340,172 -

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

Bridgeport Career Resources, Inc. 19 70 - $647,526 120

Career Resources, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

Hartford Foster Grandparent Program BBBSCT 29 86 - $558,464 86

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Jewett City Thames Valley Council for Community Action 6 218 - $217,573 218

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

New Haven Greater New Haven FGP 9 65 - $422,500 65

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut,

Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

New Haven Greater New Haven SCP 11 65 - $409,340 65

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut,

Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

North Haven Agency on Aging's Volunteer Program 9 110 - $103,487 110

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut,

Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

Waterbury Central Naugatuck Valley FGP 20 116 - $618,660 -

New Opportunities, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

Waterbury New Opportunities Inc. RSVP 20 450 - $265,644 -

New Opportunities, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

Waterbury New Opportunities Senior Companion Program 9 77 - $499,913 77

New Opportunities, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

Waterbury New Opportunities, Inc. - - - - 42

New Opportunities, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior

Demonstration

Program

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 166 1,946 - $4,083,280 783

Other Funding

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Hartford State Commission

Investment Funds

Office Of Higher Education - - - $164,949 -

Hartford State Commission

Operations Support

Office Of Higher Education - - - $290,000 -

Subtotal - - - $454,949 -

Total Program Funding

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

 Since 1994, more than 17,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 24 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $60.2 million.

305 $1,657,963 $7,872,651 1,080

$9,530,614

$2,744,048

$12,274,661

2,331

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 18, 2022 and January 17, 2023. 1. Projects operate in communities throughout the

state. The Service Location report contains a listing of all locations with national service. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. For

AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2022 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the project from the previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. Projects may be

headquartered in other states. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 18, 2022 and January 17, 2023. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all

volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

who completed service in Connecticut. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant associated with the

participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from this report. For AmeriCorps

VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6. Current participants

reflects national service participants serving in Connecticut as of January 17, 2023. These participants are not included in the federal funding and education award numbers in this report. 7. Total local project support reflects

non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match replacement funding.