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National Service in Delaware

Delaware by the Numbers

1,327 192 $6.4m

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

Meeting Needs in Delaware

Last year more than 1,300 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national

service in Delaware. AmeriCorps invested more than $4.5

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 100 locations across Delaware, 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 $1.8 million in outside resources from businesses,

foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Delaware

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 3,400

Delaware residents have served

approximately 4.9 million hours and

earned education awards totaling

more than $12.6 million. Higher

education institutions and other

organizations in Delaware have

received more than $5.3 million in

education award payments since

1994.

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National Service in Delaware

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 Governor's Commission on Community & Volunteer Service, 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.

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 Delaware

provided independent living support to more than 230 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 Delaware, email DE@cns.gov.

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

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Delaware | At a Glance Report

1,327 192 $6,404,407

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 8 29 61 $358,771 $702,382

AmeriCorps NCCC 5 5 44 - -

AmeriCorps State 8 34 146 $523,034 $699,508

AmeriCorps VISTA 4 7 18 $68,591 $191,649

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 25 75 269 $950,396 $1,593,539

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program 1 76 208 - $606,355

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP 1 35 763 - $61,117

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program 1 6 87 - $407,936

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 3 117 1,058 - $1,075,408

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps State Planning Grant 5 - - - $146,775

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $226,301

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

Subtotal 7 - - - $918,076

Total Program Funding $3,587,023

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Awards $4,537,419

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources) $1,866,988

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $6,404,407

 Since 1994, more than 3,400 Delaware residents have served approximately 4.9 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $12.6 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 Delaware 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 Delaware. 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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Delaware | Project Report

Program Funding

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Brookside Improvements to Girl Scouts Camp and Support AmeriCorps NCCC

of Blood Bank of Delmarva (September 17 -

October 19, 2021)

Delaware Office of Volunteerism

1 10 - - -

Brookside Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Dover Delaware Division of Libraries

Delaware Division of Libraries

AmeriCorps VISTA 4 12 $30,671 $86,193 3

Dover Division of Parks and Recreation II

Division of Parks and Recreation

AmeriCorps State 1 1 $1,639 $212 -

Dover Mission Assignment DR-4488-NJ (February 17 - AmeriCorps NCCC

March 3, 2021)

FEMA- Region 3 Field Office- Philadelphia, PA

1 6 - - -

Dover Mission Assignment DR-4526-DE (February 17 - AmeriCorps NCCC

March 1, 2021)

FEMA- Region 3 Field Office- Philadelphia, PA

1 9 - - -

Dover NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

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

Frankford Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Georgetown Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International-2012

AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,690 $35,154 1

Georgetown Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Georgetown Sussex County HFH

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 3 $18,585 $46,437 2

Hockessin Public Allies Delaware

Public Allies, Inc.

AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Laurel Construct and Rehabilitate Homes in LowIncome Areas (August 27 - September 4, 2021)

Habitat for Humanity Sussex County

AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

Long Neck Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,390 - -

Long Neck Warrior Community Connect

Greater Good Media

AmeriCorps State 1 12 $40,313 $97,363 2

Middletown Assist with the Construction of 4 Townhomes

(January 14, 2022 - Current)

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County

AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 10

Milton Public Allies Delaware

Public Allies, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 - - - 1

New Castle CL Environmental Stewards

Corps Network, The

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $800 -

New Castle Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National 1 3 $18,585 - 5

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Delaware | Project Report

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Newark Public Allies Delaware

Public Allies, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 - - - 1

Ocean View Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,390 - -

Pike Creek Valley Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps

VISTA Project

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic

AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Wilmington Great Oaks - Wilmington

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

AmeriCorps National 1 14 $87,030 $222,277 13

Wilmington Great Oaks Charter School- Wilmington, Inc.

Great Oaks Charter School- Wilmington, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 1 1 $6,195 $16,132 1

Wilmington Improve Infrastructure and Support Food Banks

(February 25 - March 25, 2021)

Delaware Office of Volunteerism

AmeriCorps NCCC 1 9 - - -

Wilmington Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Wilmington

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $10,204 3

Wilmington Public Allies Delaware

Public Allies, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 24 25 $154,875 $352,842 19

Wilmington RAI Reading Intervention Program

Reading ASSIST Institute

AmeriCorps State 13 39 $166,129 $411,829 28

Wilmington RAI Reading Intervention Tutor Program

Reading ASSIST Institute

AmeriCorps State 6 8 $23,869 $3,010 39

Wilmington Relay Delaware

Relay Graduate School of Education

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 - 1

Wilmington SCA DE

STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION,

INC., THE

AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,639 $212 -

Wilmington Teach For America-DE

Teach For America, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 10 33 $204,585 $26,600 25

Wilmington TeenSHARP, Inc.

TeenSHARP, Inc.

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

Wilmington TeenSHARP, Inc. II

TeenSHARP, Inc.

AmeriCorps State 1 13 $28,209 $69,228 -

Wilmington The Summer Learning Collaborative, Inc.

Summer Learning Collaborative Inc., The

AmeriCorps State 1 39 $52,096 $75,134 -

Wilmington Manor New Castle County Executive Office

Health Federation of Philadelphia

AmeriCorps National 6 8 $34,692 $69,610 5

Wilmington Manor Public Allies Delaware

Public Allies, Inc.

AmeriCorps National 1 - - - 3

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 88 269 $950,396 $1,593,539 169

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Brookside Cecil/Harford RSVP

Cecil County, Maryland

AmeriCorps Seniors -

RSVP

- - - 5

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Delaware | Project Report

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Dover Delaware FGP

Delaware Commission on Community and

Volunteer Service

AmeriCorps Seniors 76

Foster Grandparent

Program

208 - $606,355 208

Dover RSVP of Kent County De

Modern Maturity Center Incorporated

AmeriCorps Seniors 35

RSVP

763 - $61,117 763

Georgetown Kent/Sussex/New Castle SCP

First State Community Action Agency

AmeriCorps Seniors 6

Senior Companion

Program

87 - $407,936 62

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 117 1,058 - $1,075,408 1,038

Other Funding

City Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type Service

Locations

Completed Education

Participants Awards Federal Funding Current

Participants

Edgemoor TOVA Community Health

TOVA Community Health

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $20,000 -

Long Neck WCC Plan for Growth

Warrior Community Connect

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $41,851 -

Milford Milford Housing Development Corporation

(MHDC)

Milford Housing Development Corporation

(MHDC)

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $24,000 -

Wilmington FAME, Inc

FAME, Inc

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $20,000 -

Wilmington Ministry of Caring AmeriCorps

Ministry of Caring Inc.

AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $40,924 -

Wilmington Manor Health And Social Services, Delaware

Department Of

State Commission

Investment Funds

- - - $226,301 -

Wilmington Manor Health And Social Services, Delaware

Department Of

State Commission

Operations Support

- - - $545,000 -

Subtotal - - - $918,076 -

Total Program Funding 205 1,327 $950,396 $3,587,023 1,207

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships $4,537,419

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources) $1,866,988

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $6,404,407

 Since 1994, more than 3,400 Delaware residents have served approximately 4.9 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $12.6 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 Delaware 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 Delaware. 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 Delaware 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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