Year in Review

National Service in Connecticut

Information reflects national service activity between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019

MEETING NEEDS IN CONNECTICUT

Last year more than 2,100 Americans of all ages and backgrounds met local needs, strengthened communities, and expanded

economic opportunity through national service in Connecticut. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) invested

more than $9.9 million in federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions, working hand in hand with local partners

to empower citizens to solve problems. AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers are preparing today’s students for

tomorrow’s jobs, reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors

live independently, and rebuilding communities after disasters.

National service participants served at more than 400 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

public-private partnership, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $6.3 million in outside resources from

businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Connecticut in the last year. This local support strengthened

community impact and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

AMERICORPS

Last year, more than 600 AmeriCorps members

met pressing local needs across Connecticut,

making a lasting impact in communities while

gaining valuable skills and experience to

advance their careers. AmeriCorps members

serve in one of three programs:

SENIOR CORPS

AmeriCorps State & National engages men and women

in intensive service at thousands of locations across the

country through nonprofits, schools, public agencies,

tribes, and community and faith-based groups. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Connecticut

Commission on Community Service, the Governorappointed State Service Commission, which in turn

awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America)

taps the skills, talents, and passion of Americans of all

ages to support community efforts to overcome poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)

is a full-time, team-based residential program for 18-24

year-olds. Members develop leadership skills by

contributing to public safety, environment, and disaster

projects. FEMA Corps, a unit of NCCC, focuses solely on

disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn a

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award that can be used to pay for

trade school, college, or graduate school; or to pay back

qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 15,000

Connecticut residents have served approximately 21 million

hours and earned education awards totaling more than $51.2

million.

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of

Americans age 55 and over to meet a wide range of

community challenges. Last year, more than 1,400

Connecticut seniors met critical community needs

while contributing to their own health and well-being

through one of three Senior Corps programs:

Foster Grandparentsserve one-on-one as tutors and

mentors to young people with exceptional needs.

Senior Companions help seniors and other adults

maintain independence in their own homes.

RSVP volunteersconduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond

to natural disasters, and provide other services.

Last year, Foster Grandparents tutored and mentored 840

young people, Senior Companions helped 250 seniors live

independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened the impact of

100 organizations across Connecticut.

LEARN MORE

To see other reports about national service in Connecticut, please

contact CT@cns.gov. The Corporation for National and Community

Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens

communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. To learn more about the Corporation for National and

Community Service, visit NationalService.gov or call 202-606-5000

or TTY 1-800-833-3722.
At a Glance Report

Connecticut | Year in Review

 Information reflects national service activities completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 1 $5,815 -

AmeriCorps National 10 13 132 $512,073 $999,134

AmeriCorps NCCC 4 4 35 - -

AmeriCorps State 10 154 455 $1,727,370 $2,046,078

AmeriCorps VISTA 14 37 60 $341,036 $966,409

AMERICORPS TOTAL 39 209 683 $2,586,294 $4,011,621

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 4 83 318 - $1,487,278

RSVP 5 109 962 - $647,244

Senior Companion Program 2 22 144 - $674,657

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 11 214 1,424 - $2,809,179

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $249,766

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $265,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 2 - - - $514,766

National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in {[Srv Place Name City Overview]}, Connecticut, with 531

AmeriCorps members and 1,437 Senior Corps volunteers currently serving. National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in Connecticut, with 531 AmeriCorps member and 1,437 Senior

Corps volunteers currently serving.

$6,390,902

 (including Education Scholarships)

(Non-CNCS Resources)

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

$9,921,860

$16,312,762

PROGRAM TOTALS 52 423 2,107 $2,586,294 $7,335,566

Since 1994, more than 15,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 21 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $51.2 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

1. Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019. For Senior Corps, this reflects all volunteers

 funded by grants completed during that same period.

4. The Education Scholarships figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members who completed service in

 Connecticut. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans.

5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated with the participants in

 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 currently serving in Connecticut.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its public-private partnership

 approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.
Project Report

Connecticut | Year in Review

Information reflects national service activities completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019

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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 2

Coastal Fairfield Co., HFH of

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 $13,965 -

Cultural and Financial Development Program

Goodwill of Western and Northern CT, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 1

Great Oaks - Bridgeport

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 55 $320,140 $689,150 57

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International-2012

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 1

International Institute of Connecticut

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 - -

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $33,308 -

Prevention Corps

Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Partnership

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 18 19 $69,833 $160,542 19

Public Allies Connecticut

Public Allies, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 19 27 $157,005 $326,781 26

Service To Improve Community Health (STICH)

Community Health Center Association of Connecticut

Cheshire AmeriCorps State 14 25 $146,005 $345,750 18

Village

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Georgetown AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 $5,815 - -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Georgetown AmeriCorps National 1 2 $5,815 $738 -

New York Academy of Sciences

New York Academy of Sciences

Georgetown AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 1

Cities of Service City Hall Love Your Block

Fund for Cities of Service Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

City of Hartford-Promise Zone

City of Hartford

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $29,180 $82,741 3

Economic Mobility AmeriCorps VISTA Project

United Way Worldwide

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

Hartford Area HFH

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,630 $27,930 2

Hartford Region Engagement Project

YWCA of the Hartford Region, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 3

Hartford Thrive!

Hands On Hartford

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 4 7 $40,705 $116,578 -

Igniting the Way: Pathway to College

Grace Academy

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 3

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps State 1 5 $6,265 $10,582 17

Jumpstart Hartford

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 2 20 $24,614 $42,320 -
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Knox Hartford

The Corps Network

Hartford AmeriCorps National - - - - 6

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 3 12 $69,780 $116,094 10

SCA CT

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 3 $4,615 $603 -

The Village VISTA Collaborative

The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 4

United Way Youth and Parent Success Project

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,840 $32,250 -

YouthBuild Hartford, CT

YouthBuild USA, Inc

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 34 $52,220 $83,684 2

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Manchester AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Manchester AmeriCorps State 2 23 $28,484 $47,094 32

Trail Stewardship in Connecticut (September 19 -

October 12, 2018)

Connecticut Forest and Park Association

Middletown AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

R01-3174-CT-LOG-XXX, Red Cross, Milford, CT (July 20 -

October 21, 2018)

American Red Cross (ARC) - Connecticut Chapter

Milford AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Britain AmeriCorps State 3 28 $34,459 $56,304 25

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

New Britain AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Connecticut Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

New Haven AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Improving Economic Opportunities Greater New Haven

United Way of Greater New Haven

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 4

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps State 3 42 $51,756 $84,773 39

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $14,136 $40,133 2

PAVE New Haven VISTA Project

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 5 9 $52,335 $149,886 1

Relay Teaching Residency CT

Relay Graduate School of Education

New Haven AmeriCorps State 9 25 $145,375 $13,450 -

Teach For America-Connecticut

Teach For America

New Haven AmeriCorps State 52 108 $628,650 $54,000 111

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New London AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $33,308 1

Conservation Projects in NW CT (September 20 - October

12, 2018)

Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative

New Preston AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Norwalk AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

CT Food Justice VISTA Project

University of Connecticut

Rockville AmeriCorps VISTA 11 17 $99,590 $279,415 15

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 16 23 $134,060 $272,550 18

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 2 29 $35,779 $58,737 24

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

South AmeriCorps State 1 11 $13,604 $22,436 8

Coventry

Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful

Stamford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

NESS SEA AmeriCorps Program

New England Science & Sailing Foundation

Stonington AmeriCorps State 4 15 $87,330 $199,500 14

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Storrs AmeriCorps State 2 12 $14,857 $24,552 4

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA

FIRST

Tariffville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 2

CT AHEC Network AmeriCorps Program

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps State 4 11 $64,070 $147,730 8

Health360

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,630 $24,650 1

Health360 Opioid Crisis Intervention

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Farmington, CT LOG R01-3122-CT-LOG-XXX (March 29 -

June 4, 2018)

FEMA-Region 1 HQ-Boston

West AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Hartford

Campus Compact Southern New England

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

West Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

Horizons National

Horizons National

Westport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 2

Economic Mobility AmeriCorps VISTA Project

United Way Worldwide

Wethersfield AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

EdCorpsCT

Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce

Wethersfield AmeriCorps State 1 10 $58,150 $136,840 9

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Willimantic AmeriCorps State 3 42 $51,689 $84,457 28

AMERICORPS TOTAL 209 683 $2,586,294 $4,011,621 531

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Bridgeport FGP

Child and Family Guidance Center

Foster Grandparent 93 - $412,046

Program

Bridgeport 19 -

Career Resources, Inc.

Career Resources, Inc.

Foster Grandparent - - -

Program

Bridgeport - 67
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Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut,

Inc.

The Community Action Agency of Western Connecitcut

Danbury RSVP 20 106 - $38,680 52

Foster Grandparent Program NBBBS

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters Inc.

Foster Grandparent 100 - $491,562

Program

Hartford 34 112

Greater Hartford-Central CT RSVP

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Hartford RSVP 31 375 - $158,690 375

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Jewett City RSVP - - - - 79

Greater New Haven FGP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

Foster Grandparent 69 - $317,400

Program

New Haven 11 69

Greater New Haven SCP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

Senior Companion 80 - $375,683

Program

New Haven 11 75

RSVP of South Central CT

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

New Haven RSVP 19 162 - $210,478 168

Windham/Tolland & Southern New London

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

New London RSVP 14 139 - $111,074 139

Central Naugatuck Valley FGP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Foster Grandparent 56 - $266,270

Program

Waterbury 19 56

New Opportunities Inc. RSVP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Waterbury RSVP 25 180 - $128,322 181

New Opportunities Senior Companion Program

New Opportunities, Inc.

Senior Companion 64 - $298,974

Program

Waterbury 11 64

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 214 1,424 - $2,809,179 1,437

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Other Funding

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

State Commission - - $249,766

Investment Funds

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service - -

State Commission - - $265,000

Operations Support

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service - -

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL - - - $514,766 -

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

(Non-CNCS Resources)

(including Education Scholarships)

PROGRAM TOTALS

$9,921,860

$16,312,762

$6,390,902

423 2,107 $2,586,294 $7,335,566 1,968

Since 1994, more than 15,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 21 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $51.2 million.
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4. The Education Scholarships figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

 who completed service in Connecticut. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans.

5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated

 with the participants in 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 currently serving in Connecticut. These participants are not included in the federal funding

 and education award numbers in this report.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its

 public-private partnership approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state. Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Connecticut cities with national service.

 Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019. For Senior

 Corps, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period.