Information on this page reflects active programs as of February 10, 2017

National Service in Arkansas

More than 5,800 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 400 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 1,800 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 310 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

200 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 hunger and illiteracy, improve health

services, 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 8,900 Arkansas residents have

served more than 15 million hours and have qualified for Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $29,240,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 590

More than 5,200 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 engages millions of 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 volunteer initiatives across 

the nation. 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 $11,210,000 to support Arkansas communities

through national service and social innovation 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 $8,270,000 in other resources

to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase

return on taxpayer dollars. Nationwide, CNCS, its grantees, and

project sponsors generated more than $1.25 billion in outside

resources from businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other

sources in FY 2015.

Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms 

lives and communities using limited federal investment as a 

catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong 

results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries 

to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and engages 

funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to every one 

federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund network 

grows programs that work in Arkansas, more people are able to 

overcome their most pressing challenges in the areas of economic 

opportunity, health, and youth development. The Social Innovation 

Fund is investing more than $76,000 in expanding the impact of 1 

nonprofit in Arkansas.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of February 10, 2017

 Arkansas At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 8 21 86 $841,954 $923,150 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 1 1 11 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Competitive 5 72 237 $991,458 $890,941

AmeriCorps State Formula 7 45 91 $314,010 $782,380

AmeriCorps VISTA 14 37 65 $376,095 $1,003,015

Federal Partnerships 1 4 100 $581,500 -

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 36 180 590 $3,105,016 $3,599,486

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 7 136 625 - $2,105,997

RSVP 8 202 4,283 - $904,953

Senior Companion Program 3 12 319 - $1,021,005

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 18 350 5,227 - $4,031,955

Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Nonprofit Subgrantees 1 - - - $76,154

SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 1 - - - $76,154

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance 1 - - - $156,581

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $250,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 2 - - - $406,581

PROGRAM TOTALS 57 5,817 $3,105,016 $8,114,176

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (Including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $11,219,192

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 $8,278,773

530

(Non-CNCS Resources) 6

$19,497,965

5

1

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2016 - 2017 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 Aurora, Colorado.

 In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Fayetteville.

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 or other revenue used to

support their programming activities across the state. Last year, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $1.25 billion in outside resources from

businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other sources.

Since 1994, more than 8,900 Arkansas residents have served more than 15 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $29,240,000.
National Service Impact in Arkansas

Report ran on April 22, 2016 Page 1 of 3

State Commission

The Arkansas Service Commission manages a portfolio of 12 AmeriCorps State programs with 366 AmeriCorps members serving in 75

counties addressing critical needs in the areas of education, healthy futures, economic opportunity and veterans’ services. In the 2014-

2015 program year, as a result of Arkansas AmeriCorps programs, 13,776 students completed K-12 education programs, 3,307 students

showed academic improvement in literacy and math, 1,722 youth engaged in activities to reduce childhood obesity including nutrition

education, 519 youth participated in mentoring programs that led to improved school attendance, and 216 economically disadvantaged

individuals received job training or other skill development services. A total of 145 AmeriCorps members completed their terms of service

by serving as teachers in high needs schools, and 38 teachers remained in the education field after service. Additional projects include the

Governor’s/KARK Community Service Awards.

Teach For America Arkansas AmeriCorps members serve as teachers in high-need schools in greatly underserved areas of Arkansas.

Members serve in the following school districts: Dumas School District, Lakeside School District, El Dorado School District, Camden Fairview

School District, KIPP, Helena-West Helena School District, Pine Bluff School District, Lighthouse, Earle School District, Blytheville Public

Schools, Barton-Lexa Public Schools, Cross County School District, Marked Tree School District, Lee County School District, and Stuttgart

Public School District. For the 2014-15 program year, Teach For America was awarded 160 full-time AmeriCorps members. The impact of

these AmeriCorps members in Arkansas is great and is meeting the need of lack of educational opportunities for students in Arkansas. For

example, in Arkansas, the connection between poverty and educational attainment is clear, as less than eight percent of low-income

students graduate from college (Arkansas Child Poverty Update, Reeve 2012). The intervention is placing Teach For America teachers in

high need school districts. During the 2014-2015 school year, 2,135 students taught by Teach For America members improved in math and

literacy, and 4,596 students improved in all content areas.

AmeriCorps State

In the Future Teacher Initiative AmeriCorps program sponsored by the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, 30 AmeriCorps

members serve in schools and provide early childhood education development to prepare children for school. Members serve in these

southeast Arkansas counties: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Drew, and Faulkner. The program’s main mission is to

enable each targeted student to achieve kindergarten readiness. Developing and attracting more interest in the field of education is also a

key factor in the success of the program. A current survey revealed 18 former members have completed their degrees in education and are

employed as teachers, administrators, and high school coaches. The members provide one-on-one and small group tutoring to 360 preschool students. The at-risk students are tracked and academic growth and/or change is measured using the KRIC assessment. This

assessment is recorded Pre-, Mid and Post during the program year. Of the 360 students who were tracked in 2014-2015, 84% of the

students served showed academic improvement in literacy, and 83% displayed higher math skills. The program has a positive impact on

both the children served and in the members themselves, and is helping meet the educational needs of students in Arkansas.

City Year Little Rock AmeriCorps has 54 members who serve full-time at six schools, helping students at greatest risk of dropping out. The

members support more than 3,750 students. City Year AmeriCorps members work alongside teachers, using research-based tools to

improve students’ attendance, behavior, and performance in math and English. The members also lead afterschool programs and schoolwide initiatives to improve school culture. Thanks to the members’ service, 82 percent of students in grades 3 through 5 improved their

overall literacy score and 86 percent of teachers agreed that City Year AmeriCorps members improved overall focus and order in the

classroom.

AmeriCorps National

FoodCorps AmeriCorps members serve in Fayetteville, Huntsville, Lawrence County, Little Rock, Marshall and Springdale. FoodCorps is a

nationwide team of AmeriCorps leaders who work under the direction of local partner organizations to connect children to real food and help

them grow up healthy. They teach children hands-on lessons about food and nutrition build and tend school gardens, teach cooking

lessons, and help change what's on lunch trays so that children can eat healthy food from local farms. In the last year, the FoodCorps

members in Arkansas served 5,857 children, built or brought back into use 7 school and community gardens, harvested 2,363 pounds of

produce, and recruited 259 community volunteers.
National Service Impact in Arkansas

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The Apple Seeds AmeriCorps VISTA project serves Northwest Arkansas youth through garden-based educational programming. More than

3,985 students participated this program year. The project has harvested and shared 3,205 pounds of vegetables from the Apple Seeds

Teaching Farm with students. VISTAs coordinated and hosted 850 students at Farm Lab, a two-hour field trip for elementary students that

educates them on where their food comes from. The VISTAs organized students to create 25 garden markets in their schools, resulting in 41

percent of the attending students replicating the snacks offered at home. In addition, student participants distributed 596 pounds of food

and were able to reach 1,487 people through these markets. The VISTAs coordinated a student volunteer team that prepared and

distributed 709 recipe bags filled with healthy ingredients for students to take home and prepare in their kitchens. They also developed and

executed a school garden workshop that trained more than 30 teachers from 20 different schools how to develop and sustain school

gardens.

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA members with Our House in Little Rock had a tremendous impact on every aspect of the organization. One VISTA

conceived of, directed, and produced Project Voice, a 12-part documentary series featuring Our House clients telling their own stories. The

documentary series is a powerful outreach and fundraising tool that has already enabled the organization to reach new donors, raising

$45,000 at a one-hour event in which the films were shown to community members unfamiliar with Our House. VISTAs have also

established highly effective partnerships, including one with a local employment agency that resulted in a streamlined job-application

process for clients. VISTAs helped raise $2,717,380 by coordinating two major fundraising events, each of which raised a record amount of

funds. Thanks to these and other efforts of the VISTAs, the agency served 1,568 homeless and near-homeless individuals this year,

including 593 children, and helped 447 adults find full-time employment with over more than 200 employers.

AmeriCorps NCCC

An AmeriCorps NCCC team partnered with the Mississippi River State Park to complete infrastructure and environmental tasks on

campgrounds, trails, and staff facilities. The park is on the southern end of Crowley's Ridge and borders the Mississippi River. NCCC

members assisted in campground improvements by raking leaves into burn piles, removing rotted railroad ties, replacing rusted barbeque

grills, planting trees, and creating fish habitats for the park lake from recycled Christmas trees. NCCC members also reconstructed two

sets of wooden steps in steep slopes and assembled a set of wooden steps to reduce soil erosion and improve water drainage on the trail.

Members also replaced rotted lumber on multiple boardwalks within the park trails. Around the park facilities, members built a fence

around the park's superintendent housing, demolished a rotted deck and painted the park interpreter's house. Members manufactured

outdoor furniture and landscaped the park's volunteer housing and Visitor Center. Through the team’s service, the community now has a

safer recreational area.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital requested an AmeriCorps NCCC team to assist staff at the ACH and Camp Aldersgate to improve the lives of

children, families, and seniors. Camp Aldersgate is the only camp in Arkansas uniquely dedicated to serving individuals with special

needs. NCCC members provided structured activities in classrooms, playrooms, and the pool. The team also helped ACH distribute toys and

donations, collected data for research purposes, and helped volunteer services staff organize correspondence and paperwork. NCCC

members helped camp office staff with logistics, inventory, volunteer applications, database management, and planning new activities.

Additionally, members helped facilitate a weekly Seniors Day Out, in which members assisted with different activities for senior

participants. During weekend camps, members engaged children with mental and physical special needs in a variety of learning activities.

Members also completed facility maintenance tasks around the camp.

The White River Area Agency on Aging Foster Grandparent Program serves in 21 public schools, one preschool, and two Head Start

programs. Approximately 30 percent of the students were performing below their grade level in reading and/or math or had low literacy

levels. These students receive little or no encouragement, motivation, or support outside of the school system. Seventy-one Foster

Grandparents served 221 K-12 students in daily tutoring sessions. As a result, 89 percent of the students mentored showed improvement in

reading and/or math and were performing at their grade level. According to child care plans developed by volunteer sites, 126 children had

low literacy levels and poor communication skills and had little support at home. Six Foster Grandparents served these children and as a

result most of the three to five year old children engaged in the program had increased literacy levels and improved communication skills.

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program
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RSVP of Central Arkansas is sponsored by Future Builders, Inc., located in Wrightsville, just south of Little Rock. RSVP volunteers serve

Pulaski, Saline, Lonoke and Garland Counties. RSVP volunteers have been trained and certified to train Medicare beneficiaries on how to

protect, detect, and report fraud, abuse, and misuse of Medicare benefits. RSVP volunteers have provided more than 300 presentations to

25,451 individuals, and offered other counseling. RSVP of Central Arkansas partnered with the Arkansas Food Bank, Care-Link of Arkansas,

Jackson House and Project Hope to collect and distribute food to low income, homeless, and disabled citizens in the service area. In 2014,

22 RSVP volunteers collected 238 pounds of food for this cause. Other activities include tutoring children in reading, language skills, and

word comprehension, and working with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which offers nutrition assistance to

millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.

Senior Corps RSVP

The Senior Companion Program with the West Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging provides services for homebound seniors to keep

them out of nursing homes and living dignified independent lives. The program provides services to seniors in Clark, Conway, Garland,

Johnson, Hot Spring, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pope, Montgomery, and Yell counties. As the senior population continues to grow, a large percent in

these areas live at or below poverty levels. The Senior Companion program provides services to seniors who would otherwise fall through

the cracks of our Medicaid programs and cannot afford private pay services. A total of 113 volunteers assist with companionship, light

housekeeping, meal preparation, respite, and transportation. The Independent Living Surveys indicated most of the clients are happy with

the services they are receiving and feel the services allow them to remain in their homes and live independently. Most reported that their

ability to remain in their situation had improved because they have a Senior Companion volunteer.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program

In 2015, the Social Innovation Fund Pay for Success program expanded its reach to Arkansas and is conducting a feasibility analysis of a

project targeted towards a state-wide strategy for the corrections system. The Social Innovation Fund is investing to expand the impact of

one nonprofit in Arkansas.

Social Innovation Fund
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AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

36

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

590

71 19

Conway Community Connections (Completed)

Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville Apples in the Classroom (Current)

Apple Seeds, Inc.

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville ARISE (Completed)

Prism Education Center

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation (May 31 - July 8, 2016)

City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Department

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Fayetteville Elevate (Completed)

Prism Education Center

15 AmeriCorps State Formula

Fayetteville NCAT - Southeast (Current)

FoodCorps, Inc.

10 AmeriCorps National

Fayetteville Omni Center Capacity Building Project (Completed)

Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Fayetteville Tri Cycle Farms Inc. (Current)

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (Current)

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

18 AmeriCorps VISTA

Harrison SCA AR (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Harrison SCA Arkansas (Completed)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro City of Jonesboro (Current)

City of Jonesboro

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Jonesboro HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (Current)

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Jonesboro Justice for Arkansans (Current)

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

8 AmeriCorps State Formula

Jonesboro Legal Aid of Arkansas (Elder JAC) (Current)

Equal Justice Works

6 AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro Legal Aid of Arkansas VLC (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro Legal Aid of Arkansas-Medical Legal Partnership Office (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Jonesboro Legal Aid VISTA (Current)

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Adult Program Coordinator (Current)

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

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

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

14 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock AR Kids Read (Current)

AR Kids Read

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Arkansas GardenCorps (Current)

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

9 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (Current)

Share Our Strength

2 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Arkansas Public Policy Panel (Current)

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Arkansas Reads (Current)

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

40 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas (Current)

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

16 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 February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

36

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

590

71 19

Little Rock Center for Arkansas Legal Services (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Center for Arkansas Legal Services EOLC (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Little Rock City of Little Rock (Current)

City of Little Rock

- AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock City of Little Rock-Energy Conservation (April 12 - May 30, 2016)

City of Little Rock, Department of Housing & Neighborhood Programs

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock City of Little Rock-Love Your School (April 12 - July 8, 2016)

City of Little Rock, Arkansas

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Little Rock City Year Little Rock - NATL (Current)

City Year, Inc.

25 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock City Year Little Rock - STA (Current)

City Year, Inc.

36 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Delta Regional Authority (Current)

Delta Regional Authority

100 Federal Partnerships

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

Our House, Inc

10 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Lucie's Place 2016 VISTA (Current)

Lucie's Place

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Our House, Inc (Current)

Our House, Inc

24 AmeriCorps State Formula

Little Rock Pulaksi County Prosecutor's Office (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

- AmeriCorps National

Little Rock RCC- Oklahoma/Arkansas (Current)

American National Red Cross DC

4 AmeriCorps National

Little Rock Regional Programs (Completed)

Regional Programs

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Little Rock Teach For America-Arkansas (Current)

Teach For America

90 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Little Rock Wildwood Park for the Arts (January 6, 2017 - Current)

Wildwood Park for the Arts

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

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

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

4 AmeriCorps VISTA

Monticello AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

63 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Monticello Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

30 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Monticello Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK)

16 AmeriCorps State Formula

North Little Rock ARVets (Current)

ARVets

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

North Little Rock Little Rock, AR - DSA - R06-1854-AR-DSA-DSA (February 10 - March 3, 2016)

FEMA- Disaster Survivor Assistance- Little Rock, AR

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR GIS R06-1862-AR-GIS-GIS (February 18 - April 1, 2016)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - JFO - Little Rock

6 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR Planning R06-1844-AR-PLN-PLN (February 16 - March 16,

2016)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - JFO - Little Rock

7 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Little Rock The Stand Foundation (Current)

The Stand Foundation

9 AmeriCorps VISTA
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AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

36

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

590

71 19

Springdale AmeriCorps Family Outreach Program Springdale Public Schools (Current)

Springdale Public Schools

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Springdale Legal Aid of Arkansas, 2014 (Completed)

Equal Justice Works

2 AmeriCorps National

Waldron Ouachita National Forest (Current)

Mt. Adams Institute

2 AmeriCorps National

West Helena Mid Delta Community Consortium AmeriCorps Project (Completed)

Mid Delta Community Consortium

- AmeriCorps State Formula

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 February 10, 2017)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

18

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

5,227

938 2

Arkadelphia Southcentral Arkansas FGP (Current)

Ouachita Baptist University

82 Foster Grandparent Program

Augusta ARcare (Current)

ARcare

519 RSVP

Augusta ARcare RSVP (Current)

ARcare

661 RSVP

Batesville Batesville FGP (Current)

White River Area Agency on Aging

81 Foster Grandparent Program

El Dorado Tri-County RSVP (Current)

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

200 RSVP

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP (Completed)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

680 RSVP

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP Expansion to Eight Counties (Current)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

1,020 RSVP

Fort Smith WestArk RSVP Expansion Washington County (Completed)

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

258 RSVP

Gillham Western Arkansas FGP (Current)

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

115 Foster Grandparent Program

Hot Springs SCP of West Central Arkansas-Senior Specialists (Current)

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

78 Senior Companion Program

Jonesboro East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

48 Foster Grandparent Program

Little Rock DHS Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

Arkansas Department of Human Services/Division of Community Services/NonProfit

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

39 Senior Companion Program

Russellville SCP of Russellville (Current)

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

202 Senior Companion Program

Stuttgart Southeast Arkansas RSVP (Current)

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

385 RSVP

Stuttgart Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP (Current)

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

671 RSVP

West Memphis Ms River Delta FGP (Current)

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

36 Foster Grandparent Program

Wrightsville Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central Arkansas (Current)

Future Builders

664 RSVP

Wrightsville RSVP of Central Arkansas (Current)

Future Builders

163 RSVP

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Arkansas

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary

Arkansas is currently facing the largest increase in its incarcerated

population in the state’s history. At the current rate of growth,

Arkansas would need to build a 1,200 bed prison every two years. This

marked increase in incarceration has led to an increased number of

inmates being released to the community without the proper support

due to lack of reentry programming during incarceration and after

release. The GPL will work with Arkansas Community Correction to

explore the use of Pay for Success (PFS) models to provide additional

programming for inmates and offenders to prepare for reentry. The

main policy area of focus will be deterring prison growth and

recidivism. The increase in state inmates has led to an increase in the

number of released inmates. This project will target a state-wide

strategy for the corrections system, specifically, the GPL will be using

available data and evidence to conduct a feasibility analysis of

proposed preventative strategies using the Pay for Success model. This

analysis would focus on five main aspects: (1) do the proposed

interventions produce the desired outcomes, (2) do the realistic

outcomes satisfy cost-benefit analysis, (3) what is a proper payment

structure of a PFS transaction, (4) are there adequate organizations

that can deliver the desired outcomes in Arkansas, and (5) what are

the most rigorous evaluation strategies that can be used to measure

the initiative’s outcomes.

Little Rock, AR Arkansas Community Correction

Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab
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Other Programs in Arkansas

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization Program Type

Clinton Clinton School District (Current)

Youth Service America

September 11th National Day of Service and

Remembrance

Little Rock State Administrative Grant (Current)

Arkansas Service Commission

State Commission Operations Support