Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 2, 2014

National Service in Arkansas

More than 4,400 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 610 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 320 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

240 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 8,000 Arkansas

residents have served more than 13 million hours and have qualified

for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than

$24,340,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 480

More than 3,900 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 $8,920,000 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 $3,310,000 in other resources to

strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return

on taxpayer dollars.
 Arkansas At a Glance

Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 2, 2014

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 5 48 94 $506,617 $621,365 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 3 3 33 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Competitive 3 73 155 $437,488 $975,802

AmeriCorps State Formula 9 69 140 $569,876 $1,144,062

AmeriCorps VISTA 17 24 66 $367,535 $1,058,442

AMERICORPS TOTAL 37 217 488 $1,881,515 $3,799,671

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 6 143 590 - $1,919,369

RSVP 8 242 3,229 - $628,006

Senior Companion Program 2 16 168 - $469,037

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 16 401 3,987 - $3,016,412

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

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

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

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 2 - - - $225,000

PROGRAM TOTALS 55 4,475 $1,881,515 $7,041,083

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $8,922,599

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 $3,317,175

618

(Non-CNCS Resources) 6

$12,239,774

5

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2013 - 2014 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 Mena, North Little Rock, Little Rock, Bluff City, Morrilton, Rogers, Kirby.

5 The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

6 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.

Since 1994, more than 8,000 Arkansas residents have served more than 13 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $24,340,000.
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Each year the Kiwanis Alternate Classroom Experience (ACE) AmeriCorps program in Little Rock turns around the lives of more than 150

children in third through fifth grade in a series of five-week, live-in sessions. Through intensive, on-site educational interventions,

behavior modification, and family buy-in, children who created problems in school and at home are helped to understand and improve their

schoolwork, appreciate discipline and structure, and gain a new lease on life before bigger problems can develop. At the end of the session

75 to 85 percent of the students routinely improve at least one-half grade level in reading, spelling and/or math. Results are measured by

the Wide Range Achievement Test. More than half the results show behavioral improvement as assessed by teachers immediately after

their camp session and through the end of the academic year. As a residential program, ACE is able to alter eating habits, increase

exercise, develop an appreciation for the outdoors, and expand the minds of the students. Several alumni have returned as AmeriCorps

members and have served with distinction.

AmeriCorps

The mission of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute in Little Rock is to improve children's health, development, and wellbeing through high quality research. Their vision is to be a leader in cutting-edge research that improves the health and well-being of

children and their families. An AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team working with the institute maintained four

community gardens in the Little Rock area and six school gardens throughout Arkansas, as well as one organic farm. Specifically, the

AmeriCorps NCCC team weeded, mulched, planted, transplanted, built crop beds, tilled soil, and harvested 5.25 acres of gardens and

farms. Additionally, the team built two 30' x 48' greenhouses and two 4' x 8' compost systems.

AmeriCorps NCCC

The Our House AmeriCorps VISTA project engages eleven members to develop and coordinate programs and activities to transition people

from homelessness into the workforce and permanent housing. In 2012, the VISTA members worked with Our House, Inc. to provide

emergency shelter to 962 homeless people, including 238 children; provide transitional housing to 85 people, including 24 children; provide

early childhood education to 96 homeless or extremely low-income school-aged children; provide adult education to 675 homeless or

extremely low-income adults; and assist 416 formerly homeless people to move from homelessness into transitional or permanent housing.

In addition, of the previously homeless adults who participated in Our House programs, 85 percent moved from homelessness to

transitional or permanent housing, 59 percent left with full-time jobs, and 63 percent left with a savings account.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Working in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service TCE and VITA programs, 32 WestArk RSVP members in Fort Smith prepared and

electronically filed federal and state tax returns for senior citizens and/or low-income workers/families that may be disabled, non?English

speaking, or living in a rural area. The free tax preparation and electronic filing service offered at the RSVP center aided more than 2,000

families who received $2,448,930 in refunds. Federal returns were prepared for 2,007 families and as well as 2,257 state returns. Efforts

to increase the number of families filing for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were successful with $708,083 in EITC received. Returns were

prepared for 649 seniors who were 60 years of age or older. Tax efforts were supported by a $15,000 Tax Counseling for the Elderly grant

from the Internal Revenue Service.

Senior Corps
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AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

37

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

488

181 22

Benton Saline County, AR, HFH of (Current)

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Bluff City White Oak State Park (April 1 - April 21, 2013)

White Oak Lake State Park - Arkansas State Parks

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Brinkley Rural Delta Renewing (Completed)

Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Conway Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Current)

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Conway Community Connections (Current)

Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville Apples in the Classroom (Current)

Apple Seeds, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville ARISE (Current)

Prism Education Center

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville Elevate (Current)

Prism Education Center

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Fayetteville Legal Aid of Arkansas (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

2 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville NCAT - Southeast (Current)

FoodCorps, Inc.

9 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville NCAT Southeast Regional Office (Completed)

National Center for Appropriate Technology

12 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville Omni Center Capacity Building Project (Current)

Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP Community Outreach Program (Current)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (Current)

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

11 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison Public Assistance DR-4124-AR (August 26 - November 14, 2013)

FEMA - Region VI

- AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Harrison SCA Arkansas (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro Justice for Arkansans (Current)

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

9 AmeriCorps State Formula

Jonesboro North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative (Current)

City of Jonesboro

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Kirby Daisy State Park (April 22 - May 9, 2013)

Arkansas State Parks - Daisy State Park

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

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

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

14 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock American Red Cross - Prevent, Prepare, Respond (Current)

American Red Cross - Northwest Arkansas Chapter

12 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Arkansas 4-H Afterschool (Current)

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

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Arkansas 4H Little Rock (November 10 - December 18, 2013)

Arkansas 4-H Programs

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas Children's Hospital (November 10 - December 18, 2013)

Arkansas Childrens Hospital

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (April 1 - May 9, 2013)

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital (January 17, 2014 - Current)

Arkansas Childrens Hospital

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Arkansas GardenCorps (Current)

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

14 AmeriCorps State Formula
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AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

37

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

488

181 22

Little Rock Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (Completed)

Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters

1 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (Current)

Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters

- AmeriCorps National

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

Little Rock City Year Little Rock - NATL (Current)

City Year, Inc.

82 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Community Initiative of Arkansas (Current)

DHS Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support

17 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Community Investment Initiative (Completed)

Arkansas Community Foundation

- AmeriCorps VISTA

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

Our House, Inc

11 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Ferncliff Camp (April 1 - April 16, 2013)

Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center (January 17, 2014 - Current)

Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

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

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Love Your School (Current)

City of Little Rock Mayor's Office

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Next Move Corps (Completed)

UALR Children International

32 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Programming & Capacity Building (Completed)

Arkansas Coalition for Excellence

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Taking Action for the Future (Current)

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

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

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Mena Queen Wilhelmina State Park (November 10 - December 18, 2013)

Queen Wilhelmina State Park

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

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)

30 AmeriCorps State Formula

Monticello Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Morrilton Petit Jean State Park (November 10 - December 18, 2013)

Arkansas State Parks - Petit Jean State Park

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock Arkansas Public Assistance DR-4124-AR (July 15 - August 7, 2013)

FEMA - Region VI

5 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock FEMA- Joint Field Office- Little Rock, AR (July 29 - August 22, 2013)

FEMA- Joint Field Office- Little Rock, AR

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock Public Assistance DR-4124-AR (August 26 - November 14, 2013)

FEMA - Region VI

5 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock The Stand Foundation (Current)

The Stand Foundation

14 AmeriCorps VISTA

Pine Bluff PBPD AmeriCorps 1st Program (Completed)

Pine Bluff Police Department

10 AmeriCorps State Formula
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AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

37

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

488

181 22

Rogers Hobbs State Park (January 17, 2014 - Current)

Hobbs State Park

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Rogers Hobbs State Park (November 10 - December 18, 2013)

Hobbs State Park

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Springdale AmeriCorps Family Outreach (Current)

Springdale School District

44 AmeriCorps State Competitive

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

Mid Delta Community Consortium

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

Wynne Community Outreach (Current)

PIP CHED ROC, INC

3 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.
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Senior Corps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

16

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

3,987

642 2

Arkadelphia Southcentral Arkansas FGP (Current)

Ouachita Baptist University

81 Foster Grandparent Program

Augusta ARcare RSVP (Current)

ARcare

226 RSVP

Batesville Batesville FGP (Current)

White River Area Agency on Aging

83 Foster Grandparent Program

El Dorado El Dorado Connections (Current)

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

200 RSVP

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP (Current)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

900 RSVP

Gillham Western Arkansas FGP (Current)

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

115 Foster Grandparent Program

Hot Springs Garland County RSVP (Completed)

Garland County Council on Aging

564 RSVP

Hot Springs Garland County SCP (Completed)

Garland County Council on Aging

78 Senior Companion Program

Jonesboro East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

48 Foster Grandparent Program

Jonesboro East Arkansas RSVP (Current)

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

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

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

286 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.