Arkansas 2010 - 2011

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 530 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive,

results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs in communities across

Arkansas. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governor-appointed Arkansas Service Commission, 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 6,700 Arkansas residents have served more than 10 million

hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $19,000,000. 

Meeting community needs in Arkansas. More than 7,500 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through national service in Arkansas. Serving with more

than 530 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 $10,500,000 to support Arkansas communities through national service initiatives

including: 

Senior Corps: More than 6,900 seniors in Arkansas 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 600 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 460 groups across Arkansas.

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.

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

engage Arkansas 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.
Arkansas At a Glance

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

44 539 $3,892,105

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

2

10

2

6

1

5

18

Program Sites

 85

 241

 35

N/A

 85

 25

 68

Participants 

 $614,663

 $1,942,380

 $49,998

N/A

 $34,000

N/A

 $1,251,064

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 22 6,964 $4,247,476

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 7

 12

 3

Projects

 779

 5,933

 252

 $2,572,349

 $899,092

 $776,035

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps

members serving in Arkansas. 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.

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. 

2

2

3

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2010 - 2011 program year excluding Recovery

Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 1 N/A $173,169

K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

N/A

Participants

 $173,169

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 70 7,503 $8,757,479

 $229,163

 $722,900

 $187,250

N/A

 $200,813

 $107,000

 $371,000

 $1,818,126

4

3

Education

 Award 

4

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Other Funding

 $70,125

 $106,404

 $268,200

N/A $444,729

Program

Funding

 $1,818,126

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $10,575,605

Senior Corps Total

Other Funding Total

1

This chart does not include AmeriCorps sites, participants, or funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

1

1

1

1

3

Grantees

Education

 Award 

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. 
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Arkadelphia

Augusta

Batesville

Bella Vista

El Dorado

Ft. Smith

Gillham

Gillham

Harrison

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Monticello

North Little Rock

Pine Bluff

Primary City

Southcentral Arkansas FGP

White River RSVP

Batesville FGP

Northwest Arkansas RSVP

El Dorado Connections

WestArk RSVP

DMEC FGP Oklahoma

Western Arkansas FGP

RSVP Boone/Marion Counties

Garland County RSVP

Garland County SCP

East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program

East Arkansas RSVP

Dev Disabilities Svcs FGP

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Central Arkansas SCP

Jefferson County RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 83

 155

 85

 586

 322

 850

 180

 118

 300

 530

 84

 50

 649

 136

 127

 45

 613

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Ouachita Baptist University

ARcare

White River Area Agency on Aging

Office of Human Concern Inc.

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Ozark Opportunities Inc.

Garland County Council on Aging

Garland County Council on Aging

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

Arkansas Department of Human Services &

Developmental Disabilities

Southeast Arkansas Education Service

Cooperative (SEARK)

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

United Way of Southeast Arkansas
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Russellville

Springdale

Stuttgart

Texarkana

Wrightsville

Primary City

SCP of Russellville

RSVP of Northwest Arkansas

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Greater Texarkana Arkansas RSVP

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central

Arkansas

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 123

 326

 416

 330

 856

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 6,964

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Economic Opportunity Agency Inc.

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

Future Builders

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

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation

Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

City Year, Inc.

Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

UALR Children International

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Saline County, AR, HFH of

Rural Delta Renewing

Community Connections

Apples in the Classroom

Omni Center Capacity Building Project

WestArk RSVP Community Outreach Program

SCA Arkansas

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

BGC of Phillips County

Legal Aid for Arkansans

Pulaski County, HFH of

City Year Little Rock

Arkansas Human Development Corporation *

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive

Program

Next Move Corps

Program Name

 1

 3

 6

 2

 2

 1

 1

 10

N/A

 8

 3

 34

 1

 12

 32

# of

Members

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Benton

Brinkley

Conway

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Fort Smith

Harrison

Harrison

Helena

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Arkansas Service Commission

Arkansas Children's Hospital

William J. Clinton Foundation

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Our House, Inc

Arkansas Coalition for Excellence

Better Community Developmant

William J. Clinton Foundation

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Arkansas Reads

AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Arkansas Children's Hospital - AR HIPPY

HEAL AR

Establishing Sustainable Community Groups in

Arkansas

Our House

Programming & Capacity Building

Better Communiity Development

HEAL AR

Green Jobs and Houses for Healthy Families

Lonoke School District

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Program Name

 40

 16

 30

 24

 3

 9

 2

 2

 5

 4

 7

 2

 85

 73

# of

Members

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

(State)

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Lonoke

Marvell

Monticello

Monticello

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 539

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

The Stand Foundation

Catholic Volunteer Network

Rogers Public School

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

Mid Delta Community Consortium

Mid Delta Community Consortium

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps

Program

Pulaski County Learning Center

The STAND Foundation, Inc.

Heifer International Learning Centers

AmeriCorps Family Outreach

Senior Outreach Program

Mid Delta Community Consortium ADRDN

AmeriCorps Project

MDCC AmeriCorps*VISTA

Future Builders, Inc.

Program Name

 17

 5

 6

 20

 47

 2

 20

 2

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Monticello

North Little Rock

North Little Rock

Perryville

Rogers

Texarkana

West Helena

West Helena

Wrightsville

Primary City

Notes: 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.