Georgia 2005 - 2006

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,200 individuals the opportunity to

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other

pressing needs in communities across Georgia. Roughly three-quarters of all 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 the Corporation directly to multi-state and national organizations through a competitive

grants process. Other individuals will 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 of up to

$4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than

5,500 Georgia residents have qualified for Americorps Education Awards totaling more than

$19,100,000. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,

and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 16,000 Georgia students in community

service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called

service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible

citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service

and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Georgia. More than 22,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping

to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 116 national service projects across

Georgia. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor

and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore the

environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporation

for National and Community Service will commit more than $18,100,000 to support Georgia communities through three

national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 5,100 seniors in Georgia 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

2,600 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,200 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior Volunteer

Program (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in

environmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services

through more than 420 groups across Georgia.

Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build a

culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs,

visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Georgia At a Glance

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

85 1,244 $7,969,671

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)

AmeriCorps*State (Formula)

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*NCCC

Education Awards Program (National)

Education Awards Program (State)

AmeriCorps*National Homeland Security

AmeriCorps

2

17

10

16

19

19

1

1

Program Sites

 209

 315

 535

 81

N/A

 82

 20

 2

Participants 

 $2,177,799

 $2,812,439

 $1,636,716

 $1,301,118

N/A

 $19,600

 $2,000

 $19,999

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 29 5,123 $4,569,927

Foster Grandparent Program

Homeland Security Special Volunteer Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 9

 1

 10

 9

Projects

 671

 300

 3,709

 443

 $2,096,679

 $505,600

 $630,140

 $1,337,508

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of 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 Corporation funding.

Georgia is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Charleston, South Carolina. 

In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick, Carnesville, Carrollton,

Folkston, Lavonia, Milledgeville, Savannah and Stockbridge.

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2005 - 2006 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA

and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 2 16,239 $1,000,286

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

 1

Grantees

 15,803

 100

 336

Participants

 $600,286

N/A

 $400,000

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 116 22,606 $14,067,794

 41

 1

 4

 46

 $836,325

 $993,431

 $1,561,140

 $382,725

N/A

 $231,525

 $23,625

 $9,450

 $4,038,221

3

2

Education

 Award 

3

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $50,000

 $155,000

 $322,910

N/A $527,910

Program

Funding

 $4,038,221

Total Corporation Funding (including AmeriCorps Education Awards) $18,106,015

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Athens

Athens

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Augusta

Augusta

Columbus

Gainesville

LaGrange

LaGrange

Macon

Macon

Primary City

Northeast Ga RSVP

Northeast Ga SCP

Northeast Georgia FGP

Metro Atlanta Foster Grandparent Program

Metro Atlanta Retired and Senior Volunteer

Program

Metro Atlanta Senior Companion Program

Morehouse School of Medicine Special

Volunteer Program

FGP/Senior Cit'S Gtr Augusta

RSVP/Senior Cit'S Council Gtr Augusta

SCP of Greater Augusta

City of Columbus RSVP

RSVP-Gainesville "Georgia Mountains"

West Ga Health System FGP

West Ga Health System SCP

Macon-Bibb County FGP

RSVP of Middle Georgia

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Homeland Security Special

Volunteer Prog

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 295

 70

 49

 166

 900

 80

 300

 106

 300

 15

 236

 500

 60

 64

 70

 400

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Georgia State University Research Foundation

Inc.

Georgia State University Research Foundation

Inc.

Georgia State University Research Foundation

Inc.

Morehouse School of Medicine

Senior Cit'S Coun of Gtr Augusta

Senior Cit'S Coun of Gtr Augusta

Senior Cit'S Coun of Gtr Augusta

Columbus City Consolidated Govt

Legacy Link Inc

West Ga Health System

West Ga Health System

Macon-Bibb County EOC Inc.

Macon-Bibb County EOC Inc.
Senior Corps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Milledgeville

Milledgeville

Rome

Rome

Rome

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Statesboro

Thomasville

Valdosta

Valdosta

albany

Primary City

Milledgeville SCP

Overview FGP

Coosa Valley RSVP Program

Northwest Ga Reg Hosp FGP

Nw Ga Regional Hospital SCP

Savannah FGP (Year 3)

Savannah RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Gsu Area SCP

Southwestern State Hosp SCP

South Central GA Retired and Senior Volunteer

Program

South Georgia Foster Grandparents

RSVP Albany

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 57

 70

N/A

N/A

N/A

 56

 400

 101

 56

N/A

 78

 94

 600

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 5,123

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Overview Inc

Overview Inc

Coosa Valley Regional Svcs & Dev

Nw Ga Regional Hosp/Ga Dhr

Nw Ga Regional Hosp/Ga Dhr

Economic Opportunity Authority For

Savannah-Chatham County Area, Inc.

Economic Opportunity Authority For

Savannah-Chatham County Area, Inc.

Senior Citizens Inc

Georgia Southern Univ

Sw Ga St Hospital/Ga Dhr

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

Sowega Council on Aging, Inc
AmeriCorps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Albany State University

North American Mission Board

HFHI Campus Chapters and Youth programs

HFHI Operation Home Delivery

Habitat for Humanity International - Southeast

Office

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Board of Regents of the University System of

Georgia

Action Ministries d.b.a. Atlanta Urban Ministries

American Red Cross, Metropoolitan Atlanta

Chapter

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Cool Girls, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Albany State University AmeriCorps

Hurricane Katrina Relief

CCYP Youth United

Operation Home Delivery

Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps - Georgia - Formula

Andersonville and Jimmy Carter National Historic

Sites

Georgia Personal Assistance Service Corps

ACCION USA Atlanta

Action Ministries

National Preparedness & Response Corps-Atlanta

Library Community Technology Initiative

Brookhaven Boys & Girls Club

Douglas County Boys & Girls Club

George Washington Carver Boys & Girls Club

AmeriCorps Reading Tutorial Program

Digital Opportunity Program

Cool Girls AmeriCorps Program

Program Name

 11

 8

 4

 100

 38

 2

 37

 1

 2

 5

 9

 6

 2

 3

 24

 20

 20

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

(State)

Program Type

Albany

Alpharetta

Americus

Americus

Americus

Andersonville

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Hands on Atlanta, Inc.

Hands on Atlanta, Inc.

Jumpstart Georgia State University

Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Teach For America-Atlanta

MACH Academy, Inc.

Fannin County Family Connection (Board of

Commissioners/ Fiscal Agent)

Boat People SOS, Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Outward Bound Center

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

American Red Cross of West Central Georgia

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Cooperative Resource Development Center

AmeriCorps-Hands On Atlanta

Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps

Infinity Solutions, Inc.

Jumpstart Atlanta

Jumpstart Atlanta - Morehouse

Jumpstart GSU

AmeriCorps Force Program

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Inc.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - Atlanta

MACH Academy, Inc

AmeriCorps Service to Families

Boat People S.O.S. Atlanta

CLASS Navigators-GA

EcoWatch AmeriCorps

Georgia Mutual Assistance Assoc.

Jesse Draper Boys & Girls Club

Community Preparedness Corps - Columbus

A.R. "Gus" Barksdale Boys & Girls Club

Program Name

 1

 176

 163

 1

 30

 40

 30

 12

 3

 6

 140

 2

 19

 3

 2

 12

 1

 1

 2

 6

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

Homeland Security

Education Awards Program

Program Type

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Blue Ridge

Chamblee

Chamblee

Clarkston

Clarkston

College Park

Columbus

Conyers

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Fund for Southern Communities (SE Waters)

Women Resource Cente - Women Moving On

Inner Harbour Hospitals, Ltd.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

National Council of Black Mayors, Inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of West Georgia

Troup Council on Aging, Inc. Care Link

AmeriCorps

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia

City of Macon, Macon Police Department (formula)

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Mid State Children's Challenge Projects

Cobb Housing, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Paulding County Boys & Girls Club - Dallas

Elementary

Southeast Waters AmeriCorps

Women's Resource Center - Women Moving On

Inner Harbour AmeriCorps

Douglas County Boys & Girls Club

Hispanic Community Support, Inc.

National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Peach County

West Point Unit

Care Link AmeriCorps

East DeKalb Boys & Girls Club

A.W. "Tony" Matthews Boys Club

Carl D.Thomas Memorial Boys & Girls Club

Central GA Technical College-Adult Learning Center

(CGTC)

MPD AmeriCorps Cadet Program

Communities In Schools of Georgia

Georgia Challenge AmeriCorps Program

Cobb Youthbuild AmeriCorps

Program Name

 1

 8

 3

 16

 1

 1

 34

 4

 5

 32

 3

 5

 1

 7

 18

 12

 46

 25

# of

Members

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

Program Type

Dallas

Decatur

Decatur

Douglassville

Douglasville

Duluth

East Point

Ft. Valley

LaGrange

LaGrange

Lithonia

Mableton

Macon

Macon

Macon

Macon

Macon

Marietta

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 1,244

The College of New Jersey

Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Georgia

 South Georgia Coalition To End Homelessness -

211 Program

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Berry College

Single Parent Alliance and Resource Center (SPARC)

ASSIST Savannah

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County

Elvera Mays Teen Center

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too!

Hickory Hill

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Georgia Project

Learn

South Georgia Coalition To End Homelessness - 211

Program

Warm Springs Fish Technology Center

Program Name

 20

 5

 15

 4

 3

 5

 3

 2

 19

 2

 2

# of

Members

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Program Type

Mount Berry

Norcross

Savannah

St. Marys

Statesboro

Statesboro

Stone Mountain

Thomson

Toccoa

Valdosta

Warm Springs

Notes:

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.
Learn and Serve America in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Adrian

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Blairsville

Brooklet

Brooklet

Clarkston

Cleveland

Cleveland

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Decatur

Decatur

Decatur

Eastman

Gainesville

Grantville

Hartwell

Jasper

LaGrange

Lenox

Lyons

Macon

Marietta

Mt. Airy

Nahunta

Savannah

Sparta

Adrian School of Performing Arts

League of Professional Schools

Alfred Blalock Elementary

Atlanta Public Schools

Emory University

Georgia Department of Education

Morehouse School of Medicine

SPCC/Atlanta Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Westlake high School

Union County High School

First District RESA

Southeast Bulloch High School

Georgia Perimeter College

Jack P. Nix Primary

Pioneer RESA

Carver High School

Hardaway High School

Shaw High School

Columbia High

Columbia High School

Georgia Business Forum, Inc

Heart of Georgia RESA

Gainesville Middle

West Georgia RESA

Hart County Middle

Jasper Elementary

Whitesville Road Elementary

Coastal Plains Regional Education Service Area

Lyons Primary

Volunteer Macon, Inc

Chattahoochee Technical College

Habersham Central High School

Nahunta Primary School

JHC Butler Elementary

Hancock Central Middle

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

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

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 Community-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

 225

 35

 60

N/A

 26

 78

 32

N/A

 180

 1,640

 128

 50

 669

N/A

 300

 1,220

 300

N/A

N/A

 900

N/A

 2,018

 299

 850

 670

 1,080

N/A

 11

 100

 150

 600

 330

 150

 376
Learn and Serve America in Georgia

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Statenville

Statesboro

Summerville

Talbotton

Tifton

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Watkinsville

Waycross

Waynesville

Whitesburg

Echols County High School

Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology

Summerville Middle

Central Elementary/High School

Northeast Campus, Tift County High School

Valdosta City Middle School

Valdosta State University - Regional Training

Valdosta State University- Master Trainers' Training

Valdosta State University-Training-of-trainers

Oconee High School

Okefenokee RESA

Waynesville Elementary

Whitesburg Elementary

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

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 20

 150

 185

 525

 565

 50

N/A

 300

N/A

N/A

 937

 650

 380

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 16,239

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.

Presidential Freedom Scholarships: Two students from the junior or senior class in each high school in the 

United States may receive a $1000 college scholarship for outstanding leadership in service to community. 

This is a matching scholarship: $500 is provided by a local organization such as the PTA or Kiwanis and $500 

is provided by Learn and Serve America. Since 2000, more than 702 Georgia students have received these

scholarships.
Contacts

Georgia

Georgia State Office

75 Piedmont Ave, N.E.

Room 902

Atlanta, GA 30303-2587

(404) 331-4646 (404) 331-2898

DJames@cns.gov

Southeast Region - Charleston, SC

2231 S. Hobson Ave.

Charleston, SC 29405-2430

843-743-8600 x3008 843-743-8609

Myra D Tolbert

Teacher and Student Support

1852 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334-9048

(404) 656-0643 (404) 657-0822 

mtolbert@doe.k12.ga.us

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20525

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

60 Executive Park South, NE

Atlanta, GA 30329-2296

404-327-6844 404-327-6848

jmarshal@dca.state.ga.us

James P. Marshall, Jr.

Elson Nash

Darryl James

Jeffrey Biel

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism

For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:

For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:

For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:

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