Tennessee 

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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 Tennessee. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to

the Governor-appointed Volunteer Tennessee, 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. 

grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to engage

more than 2,400 Tennessee 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 9,500 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through

national service in Tennessee. Serving with more than 710 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 $13,900,000 to support Tennessee 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 12,000

young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than

530 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 650 groups across

Tennessee.

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 9,000

Tennessee residents have served more than 17 million hours and

have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $25,100,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 740

Senior Corps: More than 6,300 seniors in Tennessee contribute 

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN TENNESSEE. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides 
Tennessee at a Glance

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

 45 747 $4,431,478

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

 12

 1

 11

 4

 7

 10

Projects

 272

 10

N/A

 99

 295

 71

Participants

 $2,290,160

-

-

 $1,286,975

-

 $854,343

Program Funding

AMERICORPS TOTAL

 29 6,372 $4,888,667

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program Fixed Amount

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 9

 1

 15

 4

Projects

 882

 105

 5,080

 305

 $2,873,329

 $345,000

 $780,295

 $890,043

Program Funding

2

Participants

 1 2,480 $586,996

K-12 Community-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

 2,480

Participants

 $586,996

Program Funding

LEARN AND SERVE TOTAL

PROGRAM TOTALS 79 9,599 $10,419,449

 $975,141

 $14,683

N/A

 $549,450

 $1,553,662

 $394,050

 $3,486,986

Education Award 3

4

5

Other Funding

 $65,899

 $74,853

 $25,000

 $346,556

- $512,308

Program Funding

 $3,486,986

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING $13,906,435

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL

 1

 1

 1

 1

 4

Grantees

Education Award 

N/A

-

(including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards)

-

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

Sept 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance Challenge

State Commission Administration

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

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

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Greeneville, Cleveland, Pikeville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Hermitage.

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 Tennessee

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

Adamsville

Chattanooga

Chattanooga

Clarksville

Clarksville

Cookeville

Cookeville

Decatur

Dyersburg

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Gallatin

Henderson

Henderson

Johnson City

Kingsport

Knoxville

Knoxville

Knoxville

McNairy-Hardin-Hardeman-Chester RSVP

Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors

Chattanooga FGP

Clarksville/Montgomery County FGP

Clarksville/Montgomery County RSVP

East Central TN FGP

East Central TN RSVP

SE Tennessee RSVP

Dyer County RSVP

South Central FGP

RSVP Fayetteville Area

Rutherford/Sumner/Wilson RSVP

Sw Human Resource FGP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP of Northeast Tennessee

Knoxville Knox Co FGP

Knoxville Knox County RSVP

Knoxville SCP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program Fixed

Amount

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

 525

 366

 130

 111

 150

 42

 625

 278

 391

 88

 240

 294

 64

 209

 105

 600

 140

 345

 95

Adamsville Lions Club, Inc.

Alexian Senior Neighbors of Chattanooga, Inc.

City of Chattanooga Human Services

Clarksville/Montgomery County Community Action Agency

Clarksville/Montgomery County Community Action Agency

LBJ&C Development Corporation

LBJ&C Development Corporation

Meigs County Legislative Body

Dyer County Legislative Body

South Central Human Resource Agency

South Central Human Resource Agency

Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency

Southwest Human Resource Agency

Southwest Human Resource Agency

First Tennessee Human Resource Agency

Upper East TN Human Development Agency

Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee

Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee

Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name

Primary City Program Type

Number of

Participants
Senior Corps in Tennessee

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

McMinnville

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Spencer

RSVP Mcminnville

Memphis Area SCP

Memphis FGP

RSVP

South Central Region FGP

BBBS of Middle TN RSVP

Davidson County FGP

RSVP of Nashville

TRC Senior Companions

Van Buren SCP

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

 182

 127

 161

 100

 49

 100

 97

 675

 17

 66

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIOR CORPS PARTICIPANTS 6,372

TN Opportunity Programs, Inc. (TOPS)

Metropolitan Interfaith Association

Porter Leath Children Center

Porter Leath Children Center

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TN

Senior Citizens, Inc.

Senior Citizens, Inc.

Tennessee Respite Coalition

Van Buren Community Development Services Board

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 Tennessee

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

AIM Center, Inc.

Public Education Foundation

Tennessee Community Services Agency

YouthBuild USA, Inc.

The College of New Jersey

The Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child

Abuse

West TN Special Technology Access Resource Center

The College of New Jersey

Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee

Emerald Youth Foundation

Teach For America

The College of New Jersey

Memphis Teacher Residency, Inc

Porter-Leath Children's Center

RISE Foundation

Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South

Hope House Day Care, Inc.

Tennessee's Community Assistance Corp.

Tennessee's Community Assistance Corp.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

AmeriCorps*Building Futures

TEACH/Here Teacher Residency

Partners Achieving School Success

YouthBuild Kingsport, TN

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee

Tusculum College TN 37743-0595

One Child At A Time

BT Project

Carson-Newman College TN 37760-1909

Knox County CAC AmeriCorps

T.E.A.M.

Teach For America - Memphis

Rhodes College TN 38112-1624

Memphis Teacher Residency

Early Childhood Home Visitation

STEP Prep

Project TLC (To Love a Child)

Hope House Day Care

Women of Style, Spirit and Success Inc.

Community Cares

Making Veterans Priority (MVP)

Program Name

 5

 16

 13

 10

 1

 7

 12

 14

 1

 40

 60

 264

 4

 23

 29

 7

 11

 2

 2

 38

 21

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant (State)

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Chattanooga

Chattanooga

Cookeville

Elizabethton

Gray

Greenville

Jackson

Jackson

Jefferson City

Knoxville

Knoxville

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

Morristown

Morristown

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Tennessee

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

TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS 747

Tennessee's Community Assistance Corp.

Tennessee Court Appointed Special Advocates

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

Teach For America

Martha O'Bryan Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Center for Health Services

Lipscomb University

NAMI Tennessee

Tennessee Literacy Coalition

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Community Action Network, Inc.

Appalachia Habitat for Humanity

Clinch-Powell RC&D Council

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Community VISTA

Volunteers in CASA

United Neighborhood Health Services

Teach For America - Nashville

THRIVE

Coalition For Healthy Aging

VISTA Tennessee Campus Compact/Lipscomb University

In Our Own Voice Volunteers

VISTA Literacy Project

SCA Tennessee

Housing Project

Housing Service Corps

Appalachia CARES / AmeriCorps

Program Name

 9

 6

 8

 3

 23

 18

 22

 3

 11

 8

 1

 14

 41

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

Program Type

Morristown

Murfreesboro

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Nashville

Oneida

Paris

Robbins

Rutledge

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 Tennessee

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

Primary City Sponsor Organization Program Type

Chattanooga

Cookeville

Knoxville

Knoxville

Memphis

Nashville

YMCA Y-CAP Chattanooga

Volunteer Tennessee

University of Tennessee - 4-H

YMCA Y-CAP Knoxville

BRIDGES USA, Inc

YMCA Y-CAP Nashville

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Notes:

 110

 1,697

 100

 465

 108

TOTAL NUMBER OF LEARN AND SERVE PARTICIPANTS 2,480

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