Year in Review

National Service in Connecticut

Information reflects national service activity between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020

MEETING NEEDS IN CONNECTICUT

Last year more than 1,900 Americans of all ages and backgrounds met local needs, strengthened communities, and expanded

economic opportunity through national service in Connecticut. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) invested

more than $9.9 million in federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions, working hand in hand with local partners

to empower citizens to solve problems. AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers are preparing today’s students for

tomorrow’s jobs, reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors

live independently, and rebuilding communities after disasters.

National service participants served at more than 300 locations across Connecticut, including schools, food banks, homeless

shelters, health clinics, youth centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit and faith-based organizations. Through a unique

public-private partnership, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $5.7 million in outside resources from

businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Connecticut in the last year. This local support strengthened

community impact and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

AMERICORPS

Last year, more than 600 AmeriCorps members

met pressing local needs across Connecticut,

making a lasting impact in communities while

gaining valuable skills and experience to

advance their careers. AmeriCorps members

serve in one of three programs:

SENIOR CORPS

AmeriCorps State & National engages men and women

in intensive service at thousands of locations across the

country through nonprofits, schools, public agencies,

tribes, and community and faith-based groups. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Connecticut

Commission on Community Service, the Governorappointed State Service Commission, which in turn

awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America)

taps the skills, talents, and passion of Americans of all

ages to support community efforts to overcome poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)

is a full-time, team-based residential program for 18-24

year-olds. Members develop leadership skills by

contributing to public safety, environment, and disaster

projects. FEMA Corps, a unit of NCCC, focuses solely on

disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn a

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award that can be used to pay for

trade school, college, or graduate school; or to pay back

qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 15,000

Connecticut residents have served approximately 22 million

hours and earned education awards totaling more than $53.6

million.

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of

Americans age 55 and over to meet a wide range of

community challenges. Last year, more than 1,300

Connecticut seniors met critical community needs

while contributing to their own health and well-being

through one of three Senior Corps programs:

Foster Grandparentsserve one-on-one as tutors and

mentors to young people with exceptional needs.

Senior Companions help seniors and other adults

maintain independence in their own homes.

RSVP volunteersconduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond

to natural disasters, and provide other services.

Last year, Foster Grandparents tutored and mentored 950

young people, Senior Companions helped 240 seniors live

independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened the impact of

80 organizations across Connecticut.

LEARN MORE

To see other reports about national service in Connecticut, please

contact CT@cns.gov. The Corporation for National and Community

Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens

communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. To learn more about the Corporation for National and

Community Service, visit NationalService.gov or call 202-606-5000

or TTY 1-800-833-3722.
At a Glance Report

Connecticut | Year in Review

 Information reflects national service activities completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 9 11 98 $495,848 $1,030,190

AmeriCorps NCCC 3 3 19 - -

AmeriCorps State 9 148 454 $1,627,534 $2,033,506

AmeriCorps VISTA 17 33 56 $329,340 $898,516

AMERICORPS TOTAL 38 195 627 $2,452,722 $3,962,212

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 4 71 306 - $1,502,410

RSVP 5 88 915 - $622,914

Senior Companion Program 2 21 141 - $682,344

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 11 180 1,362 - $2,807,668

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 2 - - - $415,082

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $265,000

Training and Technical Assistance 2 - - - $31,125

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 5 - - - $711,207

National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in {[Srv Place Name City Overview]}, Connecticut, with 415

AmeriCorps members and 1,361 Senior Corps volunteers currently serving. National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in Connecticut, with 415 AmeriCorps member and 1,361 Senior

Corps volunteers currently serving.

$5,717,397

 (including Education Scholarships)

(Non-CNCS Resources)

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

$9,933,809

$15,651,206

PROGRAM TOTALS 54 375 1,989 $2,452,722 $7,481,088

Since 1994, more than 15,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 22 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $53.6 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

1. Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020. For Senior Corps, this reflects all volunteers

 funded by grants completed during that same period.

4. The Education Scholarships figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members who completed service in

 Connecticut. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans.

5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated with the participants in

 this report. For AmeriCorps VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded

 to operate the completed grant.

6. Current participants reflects national service participants currently serving in Connecticut.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its public-private partnership

 approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.
Project Report

Connecticut | Year in Review

Information reflects national service activities completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020

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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

2019 Land Stewardship and Public Engagement Project

(August 19 - September 17, 2019)

Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative

Bethlehem AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Village

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 2 3 $17,760 $48,375 2

Cultural and Financial Development Program

Goodwill of Western and Northern CT, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Great Oaks - Bridgeport

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 65 $371,400 $804,421 38

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International-2012

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

LifeBridge Community Services

LifeBridge Community Services

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 3

Prevention Corps

Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Partnership

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 18 20 $82,968 $198,002 9

Public Allies Connecticut

Public Allies, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 25 27 $160,015 $329,870 24

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Bristol AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Service To Improve Community Health (STICH)

Community Health Center Association of Connecticut

Cheshire AmeriCorps State 12 20 $118,750 $279,324 11

Village

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Georgetown AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Cities of Service City Hall Love Your Block

Fund for Cities of Service Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,015 $32,829 1

City of Hartford-Promise Zone

City of Hartford

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,680 $64,500 5

Connecticut Statewide

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Hartford AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Hartford Area HFH

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,840 $26,860 1

Hartford Region Engagement Project

YWCA of the Hartford Region, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,935 $48,954 3

Igniting the Way: Pathway to College

Grace Academy

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 2 3 $17,935 $48,954 1

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps State 2 28 $35,081 $59,258 4

Knox Hartford

The Corps Network

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 6 $17,445 $37,500 -

National Legal Aid & Defender Association II

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 3 11 $65,120 $106,419 10

SCA CT

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,566 $201 -

The Village VISTA Collaborative

The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 2 5 $29,950 $81,783 1
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

United Way Youth and Parent Success Project

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

YouthBuild Hartford, CT

YouthBuild USA, Inc

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 10 $15,384 $24,892 -

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Manchester AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,015 $32,829 -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Manchester AmeriCorps State 2 40 $50,265 $84,654 36

Trail Building & Maintenance in Connecticut (September

17 - October 15, 2019)

Connecticut Forest and Park Association

Middletown AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

R01-3502-CT-ANY-XXX - American Red Cross - Milford,

CT (February 10 - March 29, 2019)

FEMA-Region 1 HQ-Boston

Milford AmeriCorps NCCC 1 5 - - -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Britain AmeriCorps State 3 37 $46,358 $78,305 -

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

New Britain AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 2

Connecticut Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

New Haven AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $14,932 1

Improving Economic Opportunities Greater New Haven

United Way of Greater New Haven

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,680 $64,500 3

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps State 3 43 $53,986 $91,003 42

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $13,130 $35,785 -

PAVE New Haven VISTA Project

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Squash Haven

Up2Us, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Teach For America-Connecticut

Teach For America

New Haven AmeriCorps State 54 113 $669,485 $58,000 92

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New London AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 2

CCUSA New Americans & Family Strengthening

Catholic Charities USA

Norwich AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

CT Food Justice VISTA Project

University of Connecticut

Rockville AmeriCorps VISTA 8 12 $71,740 $195,816 -

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 13 20 $118,575 $240,340 22

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 2 26 $32,576 $55,025 26

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Sherwood AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Manor

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

South AmeriCorps State 1 8 $10,023 $16,931 -

Coventry
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful

Stamford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 1

NESS SEA AmeriCorps Program

New England Science & Sailing Foundation

Stonington AmeriCorps State 4 14 $82,880 $186,200 9

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Storrs AmeriCorps State 2 8 $10,023 $16,931 7

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Tariffville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 1

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA

FIRST

Tariffville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,840 $32,250 -

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Waterbury AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Health360

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $12,325 2

Health360 Opioid Crisis Intervention

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

HealthForward

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps State 4 11 $65,645 $153,016 11

Connecticut Veterans Legal Center

Equal Justice Works

West Haven AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,253 $2,640 -

Horizons National

Horizons National

Westport AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $11,840 $32,250 2

Economic Mobility AmeriCorps VISTA Project

United Way Worldwide

Wethersfield AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 1

EdCorpsCT

Governors Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce

Wethersfield AmeriCorps State 1 9 $53,280 $123,155 -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Willimantic AmeriCorps State 2 30 $37,624 $63,491 28

AMERICORPS TOTAL 195 627 $2,452,722 $3,962,212 415

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Career Resources, Inc.

Career Resources, Inc.

Foster Grandparent 67 - $402,778

Program

Bridgeport 10 70

The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut,

Inc.

The Community Action Agency of Western Connecitcut

Danbury RSVP 4 52 - $40,500 40

CRT - RSVP Program

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Hartford RSVP - - - - 340

Foster Grandparent Program NBBBS

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters Inc.

Foster Grandparent 112 - $496,862

Program

Hartford 35 86

Greater Hartford-Central CT RSVP

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Hartford RSVP 33 375 - $159,460 -

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Jewett City RSVP - - - - 218
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Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Greater New Haven FGP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

Foster Grandparent 69 - $321,800

Program

New Haven 11 59

Greater New Haven SCP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

Senior Companion 75 - $367,970

Program

New Haven 10 68

Windham/Tolland & Southern New London

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

New London RSVP 14 139 - $139,266 -

RSVP of South Central CT

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

North Haven RSVP 11 168 - $152,882 162

Central Naugatuck Valley FGP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Foster Grandparent 58 - $280,970

Program

Waterbury 15 58

New Opportunities Inc. RSVP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Waterbury RSVP 26 181 - $130,806 190

New Opportunities Senior Companion Program

New Opportunities, Inc.

Senior Companion 66 - $314,374

Program

Waterbury 11 70

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 180 1,362 - $2,807,668 1,361

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Other Funding

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

State Commission - - $415,082

Investment Funds

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service - -

State Commission - - $265,000

Operations Support

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service - -

FY2019 CHC Surge Funding

Connecticut Commission on Community Service

Training and Technical - - $27,846

Assistance

Hartford - -

FY2019 CHC Surge Funding

Health360

Training and Technical - - $3,279

Assistance

Waterbury - -

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL - - - $711,207 -

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

(Non-CNCS Resources)

(including Education Scholarships)

PROGRAM TOTALS

$9,933,809

$15,651,206

$5,717,397

375 1,989 $2,452,722 $7,481,088 1,776

Since 1994, more than 15,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 22 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $53.6 million.
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4. The Education Scholarships figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

 who completed service in Connecticut. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans.

5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated

 with the participants in this report. For AmeriCorps VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project

 is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant.

6. Current participants reflects national service participants currently serving in Connecticut. These participants are not included in the federal funding

 and education award numbers in this report.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its

 public-private partnership approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state. Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Connecticut cities with national service.

 Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020. For Senior

 Corps, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period.