Georgia 

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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 Georgia. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the

Governor-appointed Georgia Commission for Service & 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 multistate 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 10,000 Georgia 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 16,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through

national service in Georgia. Serving with more than 410 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 $27,400,000 to support Georgia 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

1,400 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 320 groups

across Georgia.

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 14,000

Georgia residents have served more than 18 million hours and

have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $37,200,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,800

Senior Corps: More than 4,300 seniors in Georgia contribute 

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN GEORGIA. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides 

 Georgia received a Nonprofit Capacity

Building Program grant of $200,000 to support small and

midsize nonprofits to develop and implement performance

management systems.

Other Programs: 
Georgia at a Glance

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

 60 1,809 $13,496,343

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

 2

 18

 8

 3

 4

 4

 21

Projects

 97

 482

 131

N/A

 495

 313

 291

Participants

 $1,214,078

 $3,267,977

 $793,285

-

 $819,400

 $3,900,000

 $3,501,603

Program Funding

AMERICORPS TOTAL

 29 4,336 $3,820,604

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 9

 10

 10

Projects

 694

 2,983

 659

 $2,101,708

 $574,451

 $1,144,445

Program Funding

2

Participants

 2 10,363 $916,600

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

 1

Grantees

 9,194

 1,169

Participants

 $698,600

 $218,000

Program Funding

LEARN AND SERVE TOTAL

PROGRAM TOTALS 96 16,508 $19,146,033

 $521,700

 $1,409,304

 $269,219

N/A

 $2,747,250

 $1,703,909

 $1,613,650

 $8,265,031

Education Award 3

4

5

Other Funding

 $96,744

 $150,000

 $200,000

 $121,375

 $344,367

- $912,486

Program Funding

 $8,265,031

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING $27,411,064

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL

 1

 1

 1

 1

 1

 5

Grantees

Education Award 

N/A

N/A

-

(including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards)

-

Disability Outreach

Martin Luther King Day

Nonprofit Capacity Building

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

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

Georgia is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Macon, Griffin, Folkston.

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 Georgia

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

Albany

Athens

Athens

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Augusta

Augusta

Augusta

Columbus

Gainesville

LaGrange

LaGrange

Macon

Macon

Milledgeville

Milledgeville

Sowega Council on Aging RSVP Albany

Athens Community Council on Aging FGP

Athens Community Council on Aging RSVP

Athens Community Council on Aging SCP

ACAC Foster Grandparent Program

Metro Atlanta RSVP

Senior Citizen Services Metro Atlanta SCP

FGP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

RSVP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

SCP/DBHDD Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

SCP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

City of Columbus RSVP

RSVP-Gainesville "Georgia Mountains"

Troup County Health Department/ FGP

Troup County Health Department/ SCP

Macon-Bibb County FGP

RSVP Macon

Overview FGP

Overview SCP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

 665

 49

 348

 70

 170

 150

 69

 106

 120

 59

 26

 75

 636

 59

 63

 70

 255

 69

 59

Sowega Council on Aging, Incorporation

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Atlanta Community Access Coalition

Atlanta Regional Commission

Senior Citizen Services Metro Atlanta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Columbus City Consolidated Government

Legacy Link Incorporated

Troup County Health Department

Troup County Health Department

Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.

Volunteer Macon, Inc.

Overview Incorporated

Overview Incorporated

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name

Primary City Program Type

Number of

Participants
Senior Corps in Georgia

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

Rome

Rome

Rome

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Statesboro

Thomasville

Valdosta

Valdosta

Coosa Valley RSVP Program

NorthWest Georgia Regional Hospital FGP Project

NorthWest Georgia Regional Hospital SCP

Economic Opportunity Authority Savannah FGP

Economic Opportunity Authority Savannah RSVP

Senior Citizens Inc Savannah SCP

GSU Area SCP

Southwestern State Hospital/ SCP

South Central GA Foster Grandparents

South Central GA Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

 259

 21

 70

 56

 325

 96

 53

 94

 94

 150

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIOR CORPS PARTICIPANTS 4,336

Coosa Valley Regional Services and Development

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital/GA Department of Human

Resources

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital/GA Department of Human

Resources

Economic Opportunity Authority For Savannah-Chatham County Area,

Incorporated

Economic Opportunity Authority For Savannah-Chatham County Area,

Incorporated

Senior Citizens Inc

Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc.

Southwest Georgia State Hospital/GA Department of Human

Resources

211 of South Central GA, a program of South GA Coalition to End

Homelessness

211 of South Central GA, a program of South GA Coalition to End

Homelessness

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 Georgia

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

City of Albany/ Police Department

United Way of Southwest Georgia

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, University of

Georgia

The Georgia 4-H Club Foundation

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Teach For America

Teach For America

HOPE worldwide

Health Federation of Philadelphia

Points of Light Foundation

Points of Light Foundation

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hands on Atlanta, Inc.

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc.

Operation REACH, Inc.

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Albany Police Department AmeriCorps

United Way of Southwest Georgia Project ONE "War on Poverty"

Georgia Personal Assistance Service Corps

Georgia 4-H Youth Development VISTA Partnership

Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps

SCA Georgia

Habitat for Humanity International

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Atlanta

Teach For America - Atlanta

Teach for America – Georgia State

HOPE worldwide Programs - Atlanta

Atlanta Health Corps 1

HandsOn Atlanta

Get HandsOn

Jumpstart Atlanta at Georgia State University

Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Reading Tutorial Program

T.E.A.M.: Technology, Environment And Movement Program

Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps

Jumpstart for Young Children

Program Name

 10

 4

 18

 5

N/A

 10

 299

 4

 184

 231

 4

 13

 6

 3

 40

 80

 30

 20

 44

 89

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Albany

Albany

Athens

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

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

Georgia Tech Research Cooporation

United Way of Metro Atlanta

Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism

Fulton County Manager's Office

Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country

Georgia Institute on Aging

Points of Light Foundation

Points of Light Foundation

Morehouse College

Habitat for Humanity International

The New Teacher Project

United Way - Augusta

Fannin County Family Connection (Board of Commissioners/ Fiscal

Agent)

Georgia Perimeter College

Goodwilll Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc.

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta

Dekalb County Board of Health

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Hands on Atlanta, Inc.

Georgia Institute of Technology

Project Health Access

Georgia Commission VISTA Project

Fulton County Second Chance Project

East Atlanta Kids Club

Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country VISTA Project

Georgia Institute on Aging-Wellness Program

HandsOn Tech

Hands On Network VISTA

The Morehouse College Community Revitalization Initiative (M

Southern Cluster Habitat for Humanity VISTA Program

Georgia Teaching Fellows

United Way of the CSRA (Augusta) VISTA project

AmeriCorps Service to Families

Vet Success

Career and Job Assistance for Veterans in Rural GA

United Way of Northwest Georgia

RRISA and Fugees Family Education and Soccer Program

Culture Connect, Incorporated

DeKalb County Board of Health -capacity building

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

Program Name

 12

 30

 22

 9

 3

 3

 12

 2

 23

 54

 3

 89

 50

 21

 19

 25

 10

 10

 10

 4

 1

 3

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Augusta

Blue Ridge

Clarkston

Columbus

Dalton

Decatur

Decatur

Decatur

Decatur

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

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

TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS 1,809

International Community School

Inner Harbour Hospitals, Ltd.

YouthBuild USA, Inc.

Georgia Mountains YMCA

Jekyll Island State Park Authority dba Georgia Sea Turtle Center

City of Macon, Macon Police Department

Central Georgia Technical College-Adult Learning Center

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Volunteer Macon, Inc.

YouthBuild USA, Inc.

Clayton State University

The New Teacher Project

Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Refugee Family Services

Sponsor Organization (if different)

International Community School Project

Youth Villages AmeriCorps

YouthBuild Forest Park, GA

Y Corps

Georgia Sea Turtle Center Competitive

MPD AmeriCorps Cadet Program

Central Georgia Technical College-Bridges Program

Communities In Schools of Georgia

Volunteer Macon VISTA Intermediary Project

YouthBuild Atlanta, GA

Clayton State University Tutoring Program

Georgia Teaching Fellows - Savannah

Georgia Center for Nonprofits Capacity Building Project

RFS Self-Sufficiency Project

Program Name

 3

 32

 30

 45

 17

 15

 11

 10

 7

 35

 37

 30

 14

 14

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Decatur

Douglasville

Forest Park

Gainesville

Jekyll Island

Macon

Macon

Macon

Macon

Marietta

Morrow

Savannah

Savannah

Stone Mountain

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 Georgia

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

Primary City Sponsor Organization Program Type

Albany

Alpharetta

Alpharetta

Alpharetta

Alpharetta

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Columbus

Decatur

Gainesville

Hawkinsville

Hawkinsville

Roswell

Roswell

Stone Mountain

Union City

Valdosta

Turner Elementary School

Haynes Bridge Middle School

Holcomb Bridge Middle School

Independence High School

Webb Bridge Middle School

University of Georgia

Communities In Schools of Georgia

Cross Keys High School

Emory University Office of University-Community Partnerships

Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism

Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc.

Fort Middle School

DeKalb High School of Techonology South

Chestatee Middle School

Pulaski County 4-H

Pulaski County Middle School

Crabapple Middle School

Crossroad Second Chance Alternative School

DeKalb Alternative School

Crossroads Second Chance South

Valdosta High 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 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

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 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 443

 38

 30

 200

 69

 4,832

 465

 90

 70

 1,169

 525

 100

 224

 89

 314

 287

 272

 800

 47

 299

TOTAL NUMBER OF LEARN AND SERVE PARTICIPANTS 10,363

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