Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 11, 2013

National Service in Arkansas

More than 5,200 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Arkansas. Serving at more

than 660 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 ARKANSAS 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 2,800 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 810 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

230 groups across Arkansas.

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 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 7,700 Arkansas

residents have served more than 12 million hours and have qualified

for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than

$22,440,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 490

More than 4,700 seniors in 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 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 $9,840,000 to support Arkansas 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 $3,790,000 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 11, 2013

 Arkansas At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding 1 2

Service Locations

AmeriCorps National 4 46 70 $369,075 $606,790 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 1 10 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Competitive 5 96 207 $607,725 $1,147,643

AmeriCorps State Formula 9 62 150 $601,353 $1,432,216

AmeriCorps VISTA 16 18 61 $338,550 $970,449

AMERICORPS TOTAL 35 223 498 $1,916,703 $4,157,098

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 6 137 599 - $1,999,342

RSVP 10 280 3,934 - $705,532

Senior Companion Program 3 20 252 - $776,064

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 19 437 4,785 - $3,480,938

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Disability Outreach 1 - - - $69,383

September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance 1 - - - $25,000

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $200,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 3 - - - $294,383

PROGRAM TOTALS 57 5,283 $1,916,703 $7,932,419

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $9,849,122

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 $3,794,613

$13,643,735

660

(Non-CNCS Resources) 5

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2012 - 2013 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 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 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 Arkansas is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado.

 In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Kirby, Mountain Pine, Little Rock, Bluff City, Rogers, Eudora.

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.
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

35

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

498

217 17

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Bluff City White Oak Lake State Park

White Oak Lake State Park - Arkansas State Parks

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Brinkley Rural Delta Renewing (Current)

Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Conway Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Current)

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Conway Community Connections (Current)

Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Conway Ready to Learn (Completed)

United Way of Central Arkansas

29 AmeriCorps State Formula

Eudora J. Austin White Cultural Center

J. Austin White Cultural Center, Inc.

20 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Fayetteville Apples in the Classroom (Current)

Apple Seeds, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville Elevate (Completed)

Prism Education Center

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Fayetteville Legal Aid of Arkansas (Current)

Equal Justice Works

4 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville NCAT - Southeast (Current)

FoodCorps, Inc.

4 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville NCAT Southeast Regional Office (Current)

National Center for Appropriate Technology

28 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville Omni Center Capacity Building Project (Current)

Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP Community Outreach Program (Current)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (Current)

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

11 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison SCA Arkansas (Completed)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

11 AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro Justice for Arkansans (Current)

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

16 AmeriCorps State Formula

Jonesboro North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative (Current)

City of Jonesboro

16 AmeriCorps State Formula

Kirby Daisy State Park

Arkansas State Parks - Daisy State Park

20 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive Program (Current)

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

12 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock Arkansas 4-H Afterschool (Current)

The Board of Trustees UofA, acting for & behalf of UofA CES

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Arkansas 4-H Center Programs

Arkansas 4-H Programs

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas Children's Hospital - AR HIPPY (Completed)

Arkansas Children's Hospital

30 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Arkansas Childrens Hospital

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas GardenCorps (Current)

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Arkansas Reads (Current)

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

38 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock Better Community Development (Current)

Better Community Developmant

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Building Nonprofit Capacity in Arkansas (Current)

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

3 AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

35

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

498

217 17

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Little Rock City Year Little Rock - NATL (Current)

City Year, Inc.

34 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Community Initiative of Arkansas (Current)

DHS Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support

16 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Community Investment Initiative (Current)

Arkansas Community Foundation

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Educating, Equipping, and Empowering Homeless Families in AR (Current)

Our House, Inc

10 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center

Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp

21 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Green Jobs and Houses for Healthy Families (Current)

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Next Move Corps (Current)

UALR Children International

32 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Programming & Capacity Building (Current)

Arkansas Coalition for Excellence

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Marvell Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center (Completed)

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Monticello AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

73 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Monticello Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

40 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Monticello Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

Mountain Pine Lake Ouachita State Park

Arkansas State Parks - Lake Ouachita State Park

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock The Stand Foundation (Current)

The Stand Foundation

12 AmeriCorps VISTA

Pine Bluff PBPD AmeriCorps 1st Program (Current)

Pine Bluff Police Department

10 AmeriCorps State Formula

Rogers AmeriCorps Family Outreach (Current)

Rogers Public School

44 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Rogers Hobbs State Park

Hobbs State Park

12 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Rogers Hobbs State Park

Hobbs State Park

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Springdale American Red Cross - Prevent, Prepare, Respond (Current)

American Red Cross - Northwest Arkansas Chapter

12 AmeriCorps State Formula

West Helena MDCC AmeriCorps Project (Current)

Mid Delta Community Consortium

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

West Helena Mid Delta Community Consortium ADRDN AmeriCorps Project (Completed)

Mid Delta Community Consortium

25 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wynne Community Outreach (Current)

PIP CHED ROC, INC

2 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.
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 11, 2013)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

19

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

4,785

566 2

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Arkadelphia Southcentral Arkansas FGP (Current)

Ouachita Baptist University

83 Foster Grandparent Program

Augusta ARcare RSVP (Current)

ARcare

204 RSVP

Batesville Batesville FGP (Completed)

White River Area Agency on Aging

85 Foster Grandparent Program

Batesville Batesville FGP (Current)

White River Area Agency on Aging

85 Foster Grandparent Program

El Dorado El Dorado Connections (Current)

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

225 RSVP

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP (Current)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

900 RSVP

Gillham Western Arkansas FGP (Current)

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

118 Foster Grandparent Program

Harrison RSVP Boone/Marion Counties (Current)

Ozark Opportunities Inc.

50 RSVP

Hot Springs Garland County RSVP (Current)

Garland County Council on Aging

563 RSVP

Hot Springs Garland County SCP (Current)

Garland County Council on Aging

84 Senior Companion Program

Jonesboro East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

50 Foster Grandparent Program

Jonesboro East Arkansas RSVP (Current)

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

300 RSVP

Little Rock Dev Disabilities Svcs FGP (Current)

Arkansas Department of Human Services & Developmental Disabilities

136 Foster Grandparent Program

Monticello Southeast Arkansas FGP (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

127 Foster Grandparent Program

North Little Rock Central Arkansas SCP (Current)

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

45 Senior Companion Program

Pine Bluff Jefferson County AR RSVP (Current)

United Way of Southeast Arkansas

549 RSVP

Pine Bluff Jefferson County RSVP (Completed)

United Way of Southeast Arkansas

481 RSVP

Russellville SCP of Russellville (Current)

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

123 Senior Companion Program

Springdale EOAWC RSVP of NW Arkansas (Current)

Economic Opportunity Agency Inc.

258 RSVP

Stuttgart Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP (Current)

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

375 RSVP

Wrightsville Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central Arkansas (Current)

Future Builders

510 RSVP

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