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

National Service in Arizona

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 Arizona. Serving at more than

770 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 ARIZONA 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 1,200 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 510 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

110 groups across Arizona.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

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

pressing needs in communities across Arizona. Most AmeriCorps

grant funding goes to the Arizona Governor's Commission on Service

and Volunteerism, 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 18,000 Arizona residents have served more than 18 million

hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

totaling more than $44,050,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,600

More than 1,800 seniors in Arizona

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 $18,040,000 to support Arizona 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 $5,500,000 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

 Arizona At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 20 223 926 $6,444,624 $2,104,336 3

AmeriCorps State Formula 16 196 573 $1,375,961 $2,580,551

AmeriCorps Tribes/Territories 2 1 40 $197,575 $595,274

AmeriCorps VISTA 9 82 86 $488,360 $1,399,220

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 47 502 1,625 $8,506,521 $6,679,381

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 2 106 360 - $1,291,056

RSVP 5 112 1,273 - $446,082

Senior Companion Program 2 57 231 - $821,990

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 9 275 1,864 - $2,559,128

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $298,440

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 1 - - - $298,440

PROGRAM TOTALS 57 3,489 $8,506,521 $9,536,949

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $18,043,469

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 $5,509,331

777

(Non-CNCS Resources) 5

$23,552,800

4

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

5 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 18,000 Arizona residents have served more than 18 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $44,050,000.
National Service Impact in Arizona

Report ran on February 4, 2015 Page 1 of 2

Alliance of Arizona AmeriCorps VISTA Jeff Schlueter serving with United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA) in Flagstaff helps strengthen the

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program to increase the United Way's ability assist low-income taxpayers throughout northern

Arizona. UWNA’s VITA program helped fill in the gap of services when the local IRS office closed several years ago. With Schlueter's

assistance, the United Way was able to enlist more than 200 volunteers to serve more than 5,000 hours. These volunteers helped more than

5,000 families and individuals to receive free tax services and claim more than $2 million in Earned Income Tax Credits. Schlueter

cultivated new partnerships to expand the program’s service area. The VITA program now serves communities throughout Coconino and

Navajo County and the Hopi reservation. To ensure that the program continues to provide quality service, Schlueter created client surveys to

gather feedback so that the program can make future improvements. Thanks to Schlueter's efforts the UWNA’s VITA program passed its

federal audit with 100 percent compliance for the first time.

AmeriCorps VISTA

The Arizona Serves AmeriCorps VISTA project at Prescott College recruits and manages AmeriCorps VISTA members in Yavapai County and

Tucson to serve with local nonprofits and government entities on projects that addressed poverty. Over the past year, these members

managed 16,879 community volunteers who served 64,755 hours and helped raise $609,285 in cash resources. One of these VISTA

members, Adair Brown, served with the Tucson Mayor’s Commission on Poverty and the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

(TPCH). The Mayor’s Commission, composed of business and nonprofit leaders, is developing a research driven, collective impact initiative

to reduce poverty in Tucson. Adair assisted the Mayor’s Commission with planning, research, and identification of area experts. With TPCH,

Adair helped develop a community-wide coordinated assessment system for accessing homeless services. This tool ensures that scarce

housing resources are used efficiently to assist people experiencing homelessness. Adair also recruited and managed more than 100

volunteers to assist with the Housing and Urban Development Point-in-Time Count of individuals experiencing homelessness, and then

developed a manual to improve future counts.

AmeriCorps NCCC

The City of Casa Grande, Arizona is the largest city in Pinal County with just under 50,000 residents. Seventeen percent (17%) of Casa

Grande families live under the poverty level and over 60% of students at Casa Grande schools are eligible for the free or reduced lunch

program. The Community Services Department (CSD) of Casa Grande is one of eight providing services for the nearly 50,000 residents

within city boundaries. The CSD partnered with an AmeriCorps NCCC team in order to provide high quality recreational experiences at a low

cost for residences. An NCCC team was able to assist the city through work on Casa Grande Mountain, West Pinal Park, the Pinal County

Fairgrounds, and the local rodeo grounds. During their time working at these sites, Corps members helped build three and a half miles and

maintain seven miles of trail, painted the interior of two exhibit barns on the fairgrounds, constructed a 722 square foot patio at the front

entrance of the fairgrounds, and built 50 feet of retaining wall at the fairgrounds. Due to the NCCC team, The City of Casa Grande now has

safer hiking trails, improved facilitates for events, an da better ability to attract tourists

American Conservation Experience (ACE) operates under the conservation corps model to implement a variety of environmental restoration

projects for land management agencies and non-profit organizations across the US. Members worked on four distinct projects with the ACE:

thin a dense Ponderosa Pine forest, help build one mile of dirt bike trail in the Coconino National Forest-Kelly Canyon, eradicate invasive

plant species in the Prescott, AZ area, and assist in the destruction and reconstruction of a dry stone masonry wall. Members of the

Flagstaff community benefited in many ways due to the work of AmeriCorps NCCC. The team's work in thinning the ponderosa pine forest

will help reduce the risk of wildfires. Residents of Flagstaff and visitors with dirt bikes will have the opportunity to expand their views of the

Coconino National Forest due to the new trail. The removal of invasive plants will allow native plants to compete for growth along the

waterways. Finally, a section of the Arizona Trail that runs from southern Utah to Nogales, AZ will be protected from large vehicles and ATVs

through the construction of a stone wall, which will allow the community will be able to enjoy this trail.

Northern Arizona University’s Civic Service Institute engages Foster Grandparent volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors to

disadvantaged youth living in Apache, Coconino, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma Counties. Last fiscal year, 193

FGP volunteers served 156,789 hours assisting 770 children. Of children assisted by FGP volunteers statewide, 100 percent showed

improved motor skills; 91 percent demonstrated improved intellectual/thinking skills; 94 percent showed improved social/emotional skills;

and 97 percent demonstrated improved language development skills as rated by classroom teachers. Furthermore, 96 percent of children

showed improved confidence in their motor skills; 92 percent showed improved confidence in their intellectual/thinking skills; 92 percent

demonstrated improved confidence in their social/emotional skills, and 97 percent demonstrated improved confidence in their language

development skills.

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program
National Service Impact in Arizona

Report ran on February 4, 2015 Page 2 of 2

The RSVP Program of Northern and Western Arizona, sponsored by Northern Arizona University’s Civic Service Institute, engages volunteers

to serve in many capacities including healthy futures, education, and veterans and military families. In fiscal year 2014, RSVP volunteers

had especially significant impacts working with students and addressing hunger issues. Eleven RSVP Literacy Coaches worked with 167

students throughout the 2013-2014 school year and 88 percent of students improved their reading skills. Additionally, 84 RSVP volunteers

served 16,289 hours to improve food security in their local communities. These volunteers gleaned, organized, and distributed food for food

banks, delivered Meals on Wheels to homebound elderly individuals, and prepared and served meals to those in need at food kitchens,

serving 32,000 individuals throughout the year. Partner agencies reported that 98 percent of clients responded they were better able to feed

themselves and address other priorities in their lives due to the meals and emergency food boxes they received.

Senior Corps RSVP

Our Family Services, located in Tucson, engages Senior Companion volunteers to assist seniors living independently in Pima County. Last

fiscal year, 45 Senior Companions served 46,592 hours assisting 552 seniors and caregivers. Of the clients assisted by Senior Companion

volunteers, 90 percent reported they were able to remain living independently due to the support they received from their Senior Companion

volunteer. Clients reported receiving support in at least two of eight activities of daily living, such as assistance with transportation, light

grooming, light meal preparation, etc. Of the caregivers assisted by Senior Companion volunteers, 80 percent reported decreased stress as

a result of receiving respite services and 80 percent reported that they are better able to provide caregiving support to their elder, allowing

the client to remain living in the home.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program
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AmeriCorps in Arizona

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)

47

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

1,625

965 26

Apache Junction Arizona State Parks (March 19 - May 8, 2014)

Arizona State Parks

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Avondale Avondale Education and Community Engagement Initiative (Current)

City of Avondale

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Avondale City of Avondale (January 12 - February 20, 2015)

City of Avondale

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Casa Grande University of Arizona Cooperative Extension-Pinal County (January 12 - February 20, 2015)

Arizona Board of Regents dba University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Chinle Rough Rock AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Rough Rock Community School Board, Inc. HERE

25 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes

Coolidge SCA Arizona (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

29 AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff American Conservation Experience (Current)

The Corps Network

349 AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff American Conservation Experience (March 19 - May 8, 2014)

American Conservation Experience (ACE)

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Flagstaff Arizona Conservtion Corps (Current)

Conservation Legacy

61 AmeriCorps State Formula

Flagstaff Civic Service Institute at Northern Arizona University (May 22 - July 18, 2014)

Northern Arizona University

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Flagstaff Coconino Rural Environment Corps NACC (Completed)

Coconino County Community Services

- AmeriCorps State Formula

Flagstaff CREC/Northern Arizona Conservation Corps (Completed)

The Corps Network

13 AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff Flagstaff Area National Monuments (June 19 - July 17, 2014)

North Central Arizona National Monuments

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Flagstaff OYSI - CREC (Completed)

The Corps Network

44 AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff SCA Veterans Fire Corps Arizona (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

10 AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff SCC - Flagstaff (Current)

Conservation Legacy

- AmeriCorps National

Flagstaff Volunteer Generation through Intercultural Outreach (Current)

American Conservation Experience

13 AmeriCorps State Formula

Flagstaff Youth in Action AmeriCorps (Current)

Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University

52 AmeriCorps State Formula

Florence Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project (Current)

Equal Justice Works

1 AmeriCorps National

Glendale The IRC in Phoenix (Current)

International Rescue Committee HQ

3 AmeriCorps National

Mesa AZ - Mesa Community College (Completed)

University of Denver (Colorado Seminary)

66 AmeriCorps National

Mesa Concordia Charter School (January 12 - February 20, 2015)

Concordia Charter School

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Mesa Mesa Veterans, Education & Community Building Initiative (Current)

Mesa United Way

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Mesa NAFFA VISTA Project (Current)

Native American Fathers and Families Association

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Mesa Operation Second Wind (Current)

Mesa United Way

39 AmeriCorps State Formula

Nogales FEMA-Office of Border Patrol-Nogales, AZ (June 12 - July 30, 2014)

FEMA-Office of Border Patrol-Nogales, AZ

38 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Nogales Nogales, Arizona Logistics R09-029-AZ-ANY-ANY (June 6 - June 17, 2014)

FEMA-Office of Border Patrol-Nogales, AZ

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects
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AmeriCorps in Arizona

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)

47

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

1,625

965 26

Nogales University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: Nogales (March 19 - May 8, 2014)

Arizona Board of Regents dba University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Parker Arizona State Parks - Buckskin and Patagonia State Parks (November 3 - December 12, 2014)

Arizona State Parks

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Phoenix Alliance VISTA (Current)

Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits

21 AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix American Red Cross NPRC - Phoenix Region (Current)

American National Red Cross DC

6 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Andre House (Completed)

Catholic Volunteer Network

8 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Arizona Living Well CommunityCorps (Current)

Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona

31 AmeriCorps State Formula

Phoenix Arizona Teaching Fellows (Current)

The New Teacher Project

53 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix AZ Dept of Economic Security/Division of Aging & Adult Svcs (Current)

AZ Dept of Economic Security/Division of Aging & Adult Svcs

17 AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix AZ Refugee VISTA Project (Completed)

AZ Dept of Economic Security/Division of Aging & Adult Svcs

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix Diocese of Phoenix (Current)

University of Notre Dame

6 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Experience Matters AmeriCorps (Current)

Experience Matters, Inc.

37 AmeriCorps State Formula

Phoenix Family Campout & Stewardship Program (Current)

Arizona State Parks

6 AmeriCorps State Formula

Phoenix HandsOn Greater Phoenix (Current)

HandsOn Greater Phoenix

8 AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix HandsOn Service Corps (Completed)

HandsOn Greater Phoenix

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix Los Ancianos: Seniors Serving Seniors (Current)

Area Agency on Aging Region One

21 AmeriCorps State Formula

Phoenix Maggie's Place (Completed)

Catholic Volunteer Network

24 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Phoenix (Current)

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

6 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Playworks Phoenix (Current)

Playworks Education Energized

11 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Public Allies Arizona (Current)

Public Allies, Inc.

43 AmeriCorps National

Phoenix Radio Campesina Internship Program (Completed)

Cesar Chavez Foundation

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix Social Venture Partners Network Initiative (Completed)

Social Venture Partners International

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Phoenix Teach For America - Phoenix (Current)

Teach For America

250 AmeriCorps National

Prescott Prescott College (Current)

PRESCOTT COLLEGE

24 AmeriCorps VISTA

Prescott Valley Community Counts AmeriCorps State (Current)

Youth Count, Inc.

22 AmeriCorps State Formula

Sacaton Veterans Serving Veterans (Current)

Gila River Indian Community

15 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes

Tempe Arizona State University (Current)

Arizona State University

185 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tempe AZ - Arizona State University (Completed)

University of Denver (Colorado Seminary)

604 AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Arizona

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)

47

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

1,625

965 26

Tempe Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun (Current)

Rebuilding Together, Inc

2 AmeriCorps National

Tucson Arizona Conservation Corps (Current)

The Corps Network

9 AmeriCorps National

Tucson Arts for All, Inc. (Current)

Arts for All, Inc.

10 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson Diocese of Tucson (Current)

University of Notre Dame

8 AmeriCorps National

Tucson Operation Desert Home (Current)

American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter

38 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson OYSI - Southwest CC (Completed)

The Corps Network

52 AmeriCorps National

Tucson OYSI Arizona Conservation Corps (Current)

The Corps Network

86 AmeriCorps National

Tucson Pima Community College Adult Education Corps 2 (Current)

Pima County Community College District

7 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson SCC - Sonoran Desert (Current)

Conservation Legacy

22 AmeriCorps National

Tucson Southwest Conservation Corps - Sonoran Desert (Completed)

The Corps Network

8 AmeriCorps National

Tucson The IRC in Tucson (Current)

International Rescue Committee HQ

2 AmeriCorps National

Tucson The Nature Conservancy AmeriCorps (Current)

The Nature Conservancy - Arizona

5 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson The Partnership AmeriCorps Project (Current)

Pima Prevention Partnership

16 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson UA Wildcat Corps (Current)

Arizona Board of Regents - University of Arizona

30 AmeriCorps State Formula

Tucson University of Arizona Cooperative Exten VISTA Project (Completed)

Arizona Board of Regents - University of Arizona

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Tucson YouthBuild San Luis, AZ (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

30 AmeriCorps National

Willcox Chiricahua National Monument (May 22 - June 18, 2014)

National Park Service- Southeast Arizona Group

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Yuma Building A Brighter Future for Yuma (Current)

City of Yuma, Arizona

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Yuma Western Arizona Community Alliance, Inc. (Current)

Western Arizona Community Alliance, Inc.

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

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 Arizona

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)

9

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

1,864

685 2

Flagstaff FGP of Arizona (Current)

Northern Arizona University

209 Foster Grandparent Program

Flagstaff RSVP of Northern & Western AZ (Current)

Northern Arizona University

300 RSVP

Flagstaff RSVP of Northern, Western and Southern AZ (Completed)

Northern Arizona University

335 RSVP

Flagstaff RSVP of Southeastern Arizona (Current)

Northern Arizona University

96 RSVP

Flagstaff SCP of Northern and Central Arizona (Current)

Northern Arizona University

168 Senior Companion Program

Mesa East Valley RSVP (Current)

East Valley Adult Resources

385 RSVP

Phoenix Experience Matters (Current)

Experience Matters, Inc.

190 RSVP

Phoenix Maricopa County RSVP (Completed)

Area Agency on Aging Region One

350 RSVP

Tucson RSVP-Tucson 2013 (Current)

Pima Council on Aging Inc

302 RSVP

Tucson Senior Companion Program (Current)

Our Family Services, Inc.

63 Senior Companion Program

Window Rock Navajo Nation Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

Navajo Tribe Area Agency on Aging

151 Foster Grandparent Program

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