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National Service in Nevada

Nevada by the Numbers What is AmeriCorps?

A Cornerstone of Our

National Culture

Segal AmeriCorps Education

Award

AmeriCorps is the only federal agency

tasked with elevating service and

volunteerism in America. We provide

opportunities for people of all ages and

backgrounds to give their time and

talent to strengthen communities

across our country.

Meeting Needs in Nevada

Last year more than 1,600 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national

service in Nevada. AmeriCorps invested more than $8.0

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,

reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to

services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors live

independently, and rebuilding communities after

disasters.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 200 locations across Nevada,

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, AmeriCorps and its

partners generated more than $3.9 million in outside

resources from businesses, foundations, public agencies,

and other sources in Nevada in the last year. This local

support strengthened community impact and increased

the return on taxpayer dollars.

By bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable part

of the American experience. We offer

individuals and organizations flexible

ways to make a local impact through

our programs and initiatives.

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.

more than 6,300 Nevada residents

have served approximately 8.7 million

hours and earned education awards

totaling more than $21.2 million.

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,628 232 $11.9m

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Since 1994,
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National Service in Nevada

AmeriCorps State and National

Our Programs and Initiatives

 matches individuals with organizations that see service as a solution to local,

regional, and national challenges. There are thousands of opportunities 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 Nevada Volunteers, the Governor-appointed State Service Commission,

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

Volunteer Generation Fund

To see other reports about national service in Nevada, email NV@cns.gov.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

 supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting the

impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with special or

exceptional needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage Americans 55 and older in tutoring and

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

critical needs.

Learn More

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions

MLK Day of Service

9/11 Day of Service

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 places individuals with organizations that fight poverty, to build capacity and make

sustainable change. Through fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruitment, and so much more,

AmeriCorps VISTA 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 18-24-year-olds. Whether clearing trails

for a national park or building homes for families in need, AmeriCorps NCCC members engage in a variety of

projects in multiple communities while developing leadership and teamwork skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA

Corps serves communities, in coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and

recovery.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing supportive, individualizes services to help older adults and adults maintain their

dignity and independence.

 is observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off.” MLK

Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer

to improve their communities.

 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.
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Nevada | At a Glance Report

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Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,628 232 $11,960,906

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 5 70 227 $1,270,258 $15,320

AmeriCorps NCCC 1 1 12 - -

AmeriCorps State 9 50 355 $1,069,028 $2,413,539

AmeriCorps VISTA 8 12 46 $281,970 $782,256

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 23 133 640 $2,621,256 $3,211,115

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 2 52 190 - $906,842

RSVP 2 44 670 - $240,430

Senior Companion Program 2 3 128 - $296,571

Senior Demonstration Program - - - - -

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 6 99 988 - $1,443,843

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps State Planning Grant 2 - - - $122,813

Research Grants 2 - - - $158,218

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $186,561

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

Subtotal 6 - - - $732,592

Total Program Funding $5,387,550

$8,008,806

$3,952,100

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $11,960,906

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

Since 1994, more than 6,300 Nevada residents have served approximately 8.7 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $21.2 million.

Notes: All data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts

of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps programs operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Nevada between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 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 Nevada. 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 Nevada. 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. As part of its publicprivate partnership approach, AmeriCorps grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.
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Nevada | Project Report

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Program Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Baker AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,612 $212 -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Boulder City AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $800 1

OYSI19 - Conservation Legacy

The Corps Network

Boulder City AmeriCorps National 1 1 $2,322 $5,714 1

SATA Stewards 2020

Conservation Legacy

Boulder City AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA

FIRST

Enterprise AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Kupu

Kupu

Enterprise AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Family Support Council Kit's Valley Child Care

Family Support Council

Gardnerville AmeriCorps State 1 9 $30,868 $91,151 -

City of Las Vegas Community Empowerment

City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas AmeriCorps VISTA 1 8 $48,960 $135,366 5

Nevada Free Taxes Coalition

Nevada Free Taxes Coalition

Las Vegas AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $18,585 $52,713 3

Nevada Teacher Corps

The New Teacher Project

Las Vegas AmeriCorps National 4 29 $176,755 - 18

Reinvent Schools Las Vegas

City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas AmeriCorps State 14 55 $137,131 $362,073 39

Teach For America - Las Vegas

Teach For America

Las Vegas AmeriCorps National 53 165 $1,006,075 - 152

Nevada Teacher Corps

The New Teacher Project

North Las Vegas AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,190 - 1

YouthBuild Las Vegas

YouthBuild USA, Inc

North Las Vegas AmeriCorps National - - - - 30

Nye Communities Coalition II

Nye Communities Coalition

Pahrump AmeriCorps VISTA 3 8 $48,960 $135,366 6

Partners of Prevention AmeriCorps Program

Nye Communities Coalition

Pahrump AmeriCorps State 8 30 $95,779 $250,665 21

Various Community Projects in Nye County

(February 24 - March 20, 2020)

Nye Communities Coalition

Pahrump AmeriCorps NCCC 1 12 - - -

Southern Nevada AmeriCorps 4-H Expansion

Project

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Paradise AmeriCorps State - - - - 9

Building Awaken's Capacity to Serve Lowincome Victims

Awaken

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

Enhancing Well-Being and Health Outcomes for

Older Adults

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $24,580 $68,550 4
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA

FIRST

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Healthy Futures: Reducing Immunization

Disparities

Immunize Nevada

Reno AmeriCorps State 2 6 $33,523 $102,204 -

NCED Statewide VISTA Project

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $30,475 $83,520 -

TMPF VISTA Program Grant 1

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA 3 16 $98,120 $272,466 15

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation (Nevada

Volunteers)

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

Reno AmeriCorps State 10 41 $179,625 $446,659 30

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

VISTA Project

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

Reno AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 5

UWNNS Early Childhood Development & Family

Engagement

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

Reno AmeriCorps State - - - - 5

Walker Basin Conservancy AmeriCorps Program

Walker Basin Conservancy

Reno AmeriCorps State 1 47 $123,163 $326,215 11

Wetlands Restoration Program

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation

Reno AmeriCorps State 1 14 $60,950 $179,989 4

Nevada Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

Spring Valley AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Opportunity Village

Opportunity Village

Spring Valley AmeriCorps State - - - - 10

Great Basin Institute

Great Basin Institute

Washoe Valley AmeriCorps State 8 139 $366,727 $540,165 13

Great Basin Institute

The Corps Network

Washoe Valley AmeriCorps National 9 28 $65,384 $8,594 6

Nevada Outdoor Schools AmeriCorps Program

Nevada Outdoor School

Winnemucca AmeriCorps State 5 14 $41,262 $114,417 8

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 133 640 $2,621,256 $3,211,115 404

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Nevada 15 Rural Counties Retired & Senior

Volunteer Program

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Carson City RSVP 40 370 - $155,183 382

City of Mesquite RSVP Program

City of Mesquite

Mesquite RSVP 4 300 - $85,247 -

Jewish Family Service Agency

Jewish Family Service Agency

Paradise Senior Companion

Program

2 68 - $230,271 68

Jewish Family Service Agency II

Jewish Family Service Agency

Paradise Foster Grandparent

Program

14 105 - $405,401 105
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Jewish Family Service Agency III

Jewish Family Service Agency

Paradise Senior

Demonstration

Program

- - - - 100

Northern Nevada FGP

Seniors in Service

Sparks Foster Grandparent

Program

38 85 - $501,441 85

Senior Companion Program of Northern Nevada

Seniors in Service

Sparks Senior Companion

Program

1 60 - $66,300 43

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 99 988 - $1,443,843 783

Other Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Reno Nevada Volunteers State Commission

Investment Funds

- - - $186,561 -

Reno Nevada Volunteers State Commission

Operations Support

- - - $265,000 -

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Reno Research Grants - - - $158,218 -

Increasing Capacity Volunteer Engagement

Nevada Volunteers

Reno Volunteer

Generation Fund

- - - - -

UWNNS Early Childhood Development & Family

Engagement

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

Reno AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $70,887 -

Opportunity Village

Opportunity Village

Spring Valley AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $51,926 -

Subtotal - - - $732,592 -

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 6,300 Nevada residents have served approximately 8.7 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $21.2 million.

232 1,628 $2,621,256 $5,387,550 1,187

$8,008,806

$4,014,663

$12,023,469

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state.

Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Nevada cities with national service. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2020 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the

project from the previous year are represented. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps programs operated. 3.

Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Nevada between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 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 Nevada. 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 Nevada. 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. As part

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