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National Service in Arkansas

Arkansas by the Numbers

3,346 365 $13.3m

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

Meeting Needs in Arkansas

Last year more than 3,300 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national

service in Arkansas. AmeriCorps invested more than $10.8

million in federal funding to support cost-effective community

solutions, working hand in hand with local partners to

empower individuals to help communities tackle their

toughest challenges.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

are preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs, helping

communities and families impacted by COVID-19, connecting

veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping

seniors live independently, rebuilding communities after

disasters, and leading conservation and climate change

efforts.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 300 locations across Arkansas, including

schools, food banks, homeless shelters, health clinics, youth

centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit and faithbased organizations. Through a unique public-private

partnership, AmeriCorps and its partners generated more

than $2.4 million in outside resources from businesses,

foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Arkansas

last year. This local support strengthened community impact

and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

What is AmeriCorps?

AmeriCorps is the federal

agency for national service and

volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides

opportunities for Americans of all

backgrounds to serve their country,

address the nation’s most pressing

challenges, improve lives and

communities, and strengthen civic

engagement.

Bringing Out the Best

in America

More than 250,000 AmeriCorps

members and AmeriCorps Seniors

volunteers serve each year,

empowering millions more to meet

needs in their communities. By

bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable

part of the American experience.

Segal AmeriCorps

Education Award

After successful completion of

service, AmeriCorps members earn a

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

to pay for qualified educational

costs. Since 1994, more than 10,000

Arkansas residents have served

approximately 17 million hours and

earned education awards totaling

more than $35.8 million. Higher

education institutions and other

organizations in Arkansas have

received more than $15.2 million in

education award payments since

1994.

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Our Programs and Initiatives

AmeriCorps State and National awards grants to organizations to engage individuals in sustained service

to address local, regional, and national challenges. Thousands of opportunities exist in locations across the

country to serve with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, tribes, and community and faith-based groups.

Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to EngageAR Arkansas Service Commission, the Governor-appointed

State Service Commission, which in turn awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

AmeriCorps VISTA places individuals with nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal

governments to expand reach and deepen impact in making sustainable change that alleviates the impact

of poverty. Through fundraising, volunteer recruitment, program development, and more, AmeriCorps

members gain experience and leadership skills that put them on track for a life of service in the public,

private, or nonprofit sector.

AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, team-based, residential program for 18–26-year-olds. Whether building

homes for families in need or accelerating our nation’s capacity to respond to a crisis, AmeriCorps NCCC

members engage in a variety of community identified projects during their service term, while developing

leadership, teamwork, and professional skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps serves communities, in

coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with

special or exceptional needs. In 2020, Foster Grandparents in Arkansas served more than 1,720 young

people with special needs.

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing supportive, individualized services to help homebound seniors

and other adults maintain their dignity and independence. In 2020, Seniors Companions in Arkansas

provided independent living support to more than 200 individuals.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP provides grants to organizations to engage Americans aged 55 and older in

tutoring and mentoring youth, responding to natural disasters, supporting veterans and their families, and

meeting other critical needs.

Volunteer Generation Fund supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting

the impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

MLK Day of Service is observed each year on the third Monday in January. It is the only federal holiday

designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to deepen ties to

communities, expand racial equity, and solidify service to others as a national commitment.

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance calls Americans across the country to volunteer in their

local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many

who have risen in service to defend freedom since Sept. 11, 2001.

Learn More

To see other reports about national service in Arkansas, email AR@cns.gov.

To learn more about AmeriCorps, visit: AmeriCorps.gov.

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Arkansas | At a Glance Report

3,346 365 $13,305,477

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 10 28 108 $565,907 $1,115,978

AmeriCorps NCCC 3 3 30 - -

AmeriCorps State 13 63 237 $572,814 $1,244,933

AmeriCorps VISTA 26 53 187 $760,987 $2,136,354

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 52 147 562 $1,899,707 $4,497,265

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program 7 99 374 - $2,219,488

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP 6 119 2,286 - $813,032

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program - - 124 - $816,943

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 13 218 2,784 - $3,849,463

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps State Planning Grant 1 - - - $46,480

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $545,000

Subtotal 2 - - - $591,480

Total Program Funding $8,938,208

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Awards $10,837,915

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources) $2,467,562

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $13,305,477

 Since 1994, more than 10,000 Arkansas residents have served approximately 17 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $35.8 million.

Notes: Data shown represents national service activity completed between January 29, 2021 and January 28, 2022. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of

unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Arkansas between January 29, 2021 and January 28, 2022. For AmeriCorps

Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2021 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the project from the

previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps

members who completed service in Arkansas. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant associated

with the participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from 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. Total local

project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match

replacement funding.

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Arkansas | Project Report

Program Funding

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Avilla Supporting 4-H's ability to provide affordable and AmeriCorps NCCC

safe youth develop (November 19 - December

20, 2021)

Arkansas 4-H Center

1 12 - - -

Benton Arkansas Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. AmeriCorps State

Arkansas Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.

3 6 $14,160 $33,363 -

Conway University of Central Arkansas BearsServe

Leaders

University of Central Arkansas

AmeriCorps State 8 23 $30,072 $78,145 14

Conway University of Central Arkansas VISTA Program

University of Central Arkansas

AmeriCorps VISTA 6 7 $43,515 $123,003 7

Crossett Boys and Girls Club of Ashley County

Equal Heart

AmeriCorps National 1 3 $3,933 $9,827 -

El Dorado SHARE Foundation VISTA's

SHARE Foundation

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,390 $35,142 2

Fargo Arkansas Land and Community Development

Corporation

Arkansas Land and Community Development

Corporation

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $24,780 $70,284 -

Fayetteville Credit Counseling of Arkansas

Credit Counseling of Arkansas

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 -

Fayetteville FoodCorps MS

FoodCorps, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $15,400 -

Fayetteville FoodCorps: AR

FoodCorps, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 6 14 $87,330 $215,600 9

Fayetteville In-Home Tutoring for Refugees

Canopy NWA

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 2

Fayetteville University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,690 $35,154 8

Fayetteville Volunteer Action Center and Full Circle program AmeriCorps VISTA

development

Center for Community Engagement at University

of Arkansas

2 5 $31,425 $87,873 2

Fort Smith ARC&D Full Circle FarmCorps

Arkansas Resource Conservation and

Development Council

AmeriCorps State 9 16 $68,145 $219,999 -

Fort Smith Future School Capacity Creation Team

Future School of Fort Smith

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 1

Fort Smith Jumpstart Arkansas

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

AmeriCorps State 2 17 $22,384 $68,714 11

Harrison CL Environmental Stewards

Corps Network, The

AmeriCorps National 1 3 $9,473 $1,223 -

Harrison North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education AmeriCorps VISTA

North Arkansas Partnership for Health

Education, Inc.

4 10 $47,994 $134,181 6

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City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Harrison SCA AR

STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION,

INC., THE

AmeriCorps National 1 2 $3,278 $423 -

Helena-West Helena Marianna Rotary Club (February 17 - April 3,

2021)

Marianna Rotary Club

AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

Hot Springs CL Environmental Stewards

Corps Network, The

AmeriCorps National 1 3 $13,929 $1,812 -

Hot Springs Manage Fuels with Prescribed Burns (February AmeriCorps NCCC

25 - May 2, 2021)

USDA Forest Service - Ouachita National Forest

& Ozark-St. Francis National Fore

1 8 - - -

Jonesboro HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Jonesboro Legal Aid VISTA

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $18,885 $52,725 1

Jonesboro Neighborhood Red Wolves Community

Engagement

Arkansas State University

AmeriCorps State 2 4 $5,244 $13,104 1

Little Rock Access to Healthy Foods, AR Children's

Research Institute

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

AmeriCorps VISTA 4 8 $49,560 $140,568 -

Little Rock AR Division of Workforce Services, Adult

Education Section

AR Division Of Workforce Service, Adult

Education Section

AmeriCorps State 4 4 $10,915 $27,273 3

Little Rock Arkansas Dream Center

Equal Heart

AmeriCorps National 1 11 $22,960 $57,281 4

Little Rock Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Share Our Strength

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $12,000 1

Little Rock Arkansas Reads

Adult Learning Alliance, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 7 14 $38,940 $96,647 13

Little Rock Better Community Development, Inc.

Better Community Development Inc

AmeriCorps VISTA 3 13 $36,866 $103,764 5

Little Rock Building Healthy Communities

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 -

Little Rock Central Arkansas Library System

Central Arkansas Library System

AmeriCorps VISTA 4 7 $24,256 $67,605 2

Little Rock Central Arkansas, HFH of

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Little Rock City Year Little Rock - NATL

City Year, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 6 54 $313,494 $787,462 19

Little Rock Educating, Equipping, and Empowering

Homeless Families in AR

Our House, Inc

AmeriCorps VISTA 7 26 $118,751 $332,241 6

Little Rock Family Promise of Pulaski County: Povertystricken Services

Family Promise of Pulaski County

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,540 $35,148 -

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City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Little Rock JA Arkansas: Moving At-Risk Youth from Poverty AmeriCorps VISTA

to Prosperity

Junior Achievement of Arkansas

1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Little Rock Our House, Inc

Our House, Inc

AmeriCorps State 1 23 $70,655 $166,373 2

Little Rock Pfeifer Camp AmeriCorps Program

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 3 20 $50,206 $125,445 6

Little Rock Support & Connect Communities

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,540 $35,148 2

Little Rock Sustainable National and State Afterschool

Programs & Networ

Afterschool Alliance

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Little Rock Teach For America - Greater Delta: Mississippi

and Arkansas

Teach For America, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 8 15 $92,925 - 9

Little Rock Urban League of the State of Arkansas

Urban League of the State of Arkansas

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,345 $17,577 -

Little Rock Women's Foundation of Arkansas

Women's Foundation of Arkansas

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,390 $35,142 1

Lowell United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc. II

United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.

AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 3

Lowell UWNWA 2-1-1 Economic VITAlity

United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 2 16 $49,154 $122,276 -

Magnolia Southern Arkansas University VISTA

Southern Arkansas University

AmeriCorps VISTA 3 75 $183,501 $514,479 20

Marvell Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development

Center

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development

Center

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $31,425 $87,873 6

Monticello AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Southeast Arkansas Education SEAEC

AmeriCorps State 9 45 $91,966 $215,128 27

Monticello Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

Southeast Arkansas Education SEAEC

AmeriCorps State 8 37 $94,831 $12,607 24

Morrilton Community Service, Inc. Tutoring/Mentoring

Program

Conway County Community Service, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 5 12 $26,142 $65,858 12

North Little Rock Every Arkansan, Inc.

Every Arkansan, Inc.

AmeriCorps State - - - - 3

North Little Rock National - Arkansas

National Lead for America, Inc.

AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

North Little Rock Supporting Local Agriculture to Work Towards

Ending Food Security in AR (January 14, 2022 -

Current)

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas

AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 12

North Little Rock The Stand Foundation III

The Stand Foundation

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 -

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City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Pine Bluff Center on Rural Innovation: Multi Community

VISTA Project

Center on Rural Innovation

AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Russellville ATU's Center for Community Engagement

VISTA Project

Arkansas Tech University

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $30,975 $87,855 -

Waldron Ouachita National Forest

Mt Adams Institute

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $14,950 -

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 147 562 $1,899,707 $4,497,265 248

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Arkadelphia AmeriCorps Seniors FGP for Clark, Hot Springs, AmeriCorps Seniors -

and Garland Foster Grandparent

Howard A Dawson South Central DBA Dawson Program

Education Service Cooperative

- - - 50

Arkadelphia Southcentral Arkansas FGP

Ouachita Baptist University

AmeriCorps Seniors 15

Foster Grandparent

Program

50 - $320,143 -

Augusta ARcare

ARcare

AmeriCorps Seniors -

RSVP

- - - 244

Augusta ARcare RSVP

ARcare

AmeriCorps Seniors 27

RSVP

238 - $93,795 -

Batesville Batesville FGP

White River Area Agency on Aging, Inc

AmeriCorps Seniors 21

Foster Grandparent

Program

60 - $306,522 60

El Dorado Tri-County RSVP

South Arkansas Regional Health Center

AmeriCorps Seniors 7

RSVP

150 - $125,914 150

Fort Smith KI BOIS Community Action RSVP

Ki Bois Community Action Foundation Inc

AmeriCorps Seniors 1

RSVP

2 - - 2

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

AmeriCorps Seniors 27

RSVP

650 - $255,882 651

Gillham Western Arkansas FGP

Dequeen Mena Educational Co-Operative

AmeriCorps Seniors 25

Foster Grandparent

Program

69 - $432,007 68

Helena-West Helena Ms River Delta FGP

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

AmeriCorps Seniors 1

Foster Grandparent

Program

5 - $37,324 5

Hot Springs SCP of West Central Arkansas-Senior AmeriCorps Seniors -

Specialists Senior Companion

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas Program

124 - $816,943 124

Jonesboro E Arkansas FGP

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

AmeriCorps Seniors -

Foster Grandparent

Program

- - - 29

Jonesboro East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

AmeriCorps Seniors 9

Foster Grandparent

Program

28 - $179,048 -

Little Rock State of Arkansas FGP Program AmeriCorps Seniors 14

Arkansas Department of Human Services/Office Foster Grandparent

of Comms. and Community Engagement Program

67 - $430,337 -

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City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Monticello

Stuttgart

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Southeast Arkansas Education SEAEC

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

AmeriCorps Seniors 14

Foster Grandparent

Program

AmeriCorps Seniors 26

RSVP

95

468

-

-

$514,107

$184,575

95

-

Wrightsville RSVP of Central Arkansas

Future Builders

AmeriCorps Seniors 31

RSVP

778 - $152,866 538

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 218 2,784 - $3,849,463 2,016

Other Funding

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Little Rock Higher Education, Arkansas Department Of State Commission

Operations Support

- - - $545,000 -

North Little Rock Every Arkansan, Inc.

Every Arkansan, Inc.

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $46,480 -

Subtotal - - - $591,480 -

Total Program Funding 365 3,346 $1,899,707 $8,938,208 2,264

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships $10,837,915

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources) $2,467,562

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $13,305,477

 Since 1994, more than 10,000 Arkansas residents have served approximately 17 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $35.8 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 29, 2021 and January 28, 2022. 1. Projects operate in communities throughout the

state. The Service Location report contains a listing of all locations with national service. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. For

AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2021 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the project from the previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. Projects may be

headquartered in other states. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Arkansas between January 29, 2021 and January 28, 2022. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all

volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

who completed service in Arkansas. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant associated with the

participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from 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 serving in Arkansas as of January 28, 2022. These participants are not included in the federal funding and education award numbers in this report. 7. Total local project support reflects nonAmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match replacement funding.

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