Year in Review

National Service in Arkansas

Information reflects national service activity between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019

MEETING NEEDS IN ARKANSAS

Last year more than 3,900 Americans of all ages and backgrounds met local needs, strengthened communities, and expanded

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

more than $11.0 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 Arkansas, including schools, food banks, homeless shelters,

health clinics, youth centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit and faith-based organizations. Through a unique publicprivate partnership, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $5.9 million in outside resources from

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

community impact and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

AMERICORPS

Last year, more than 700 AmeriCorps members

met pressing local needs across Arkansas,

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 Arkansas Service

Commission, the Governor-appointed 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 9,700

Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million

hours and earned education awards totaling more than $32.0

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 3,200

Arkansas 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 2,670

young people, Senior Companions helped 270 seniors live

independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened the impact of

100 organizations across Arkansas.

LEARN MORE

To see other reports about national service in Arkansas, please

contact AR@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

Arkansas | Year in Review

 Information reflects national service activities completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 2 2 $11,630 -

AmeriCorps National 15 29 118 $534,098 $1,082,339

AmeriCorps NCCC 7 7 74 - -

AmeriCorps State 13 97 359 $1,154,975 $1,730,197

AmeriCorps VISTA 19 27 148 $681,671 $1,918,791

Federal Partnerships 6 6 14 $81,170 -

AMERICORPS TOTAL 61 168 715 $2,463,544 $4,731,326

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 7 112 449 - $1,954,821

RSVP 4 100 2,621 - $611,737

Senior Companion Program 2 9 145 - $745,021

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 13 221 3,215 - $3,311,579

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $243,460

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

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 2 - - - $508,460

National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in {[Srv Place Name City Overview]}, Arkansas, with 357

AmeriCorps members and 2,781 Senior Corps volunteers currently serving. National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in Arkansas, with 357 AmeriCorps member and 2,781 Senior

Corps volunteers currently serving.

$5,914,765

 (including Education Scholarships)

(Non-CNCS Resources)

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

$11,014,910

$16,929,675

PROGRAM TOTALS 76 389 3,930 $2,463,544 $8,551,366

Since 1994, more than 9,700 Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $32.0 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

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 Arkansas between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019. 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

 Arkansas. 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 Arkansas.

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

Arkansas | Year in Review

Information reflects national service activities completed between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019

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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Petit Jean State Park (January 5 - February 14, 2018)

Arkansas State Parks - Petit Jean State Park

Adona AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

Arkansas 4-H Center (November 9 - December 19, 2018)

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas

Avilla AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

Batesville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Rural IMPACT Project

Community Action Partnership

Blytheville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

PRIDE Youth Programs

Delta Regional Authority

El Dorado Federal Partnerships 1 2 $11,630 - -

Apple Seeds, Inc. (April 7 - July 7, 2018)

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

Apples in the Classroom

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,445 $49,962 3

Montana Energy Corps

National Center for Appropriate Technology

Fayetteville AmeriCorps State - - - - 1

Native Food Sovereignty Fellows

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

NCAT - Southeast

FoodCorps, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps National 10 12 $69,885 $124,101 8

Tri Cycle Farms (April 7 - July 7, 2018)

Tri Cycle Farms, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC 2 11 - - -

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 7 $40,915 $115,520 3

Volunteer Action Center and Full Circle program

development

Center for Community Engagement at University of

Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $33,308 2

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

Fort Smith AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Fort Smith AmeriCorps National 1 5 $6,265 $10,580 13

Lake Chicot State Park (November 9 - December 19,

2018)

Lake Chicot State Park

Greenville AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Harrison AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,538 $195 1

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

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

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

Harrison AmeriCorps VISTA 3 33 $146,904 $413,995 12

SCA AR

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Harrison AmeriCorps National 1 1 $2,960 $380 4

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Hot Springs AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 $5,815 - -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Hot Springs AmeriCorps National 1 3 $6,646 $843 1

City of Jonesboro

City of Jonesboro

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $29,285 $82,212 -
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

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

Hispanic Community Services, Inc.

Delta Regional Authority

Jonesboro Federal Partnerships 1 3 $17,445 - -

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $14,136 $40,133 3

Legal Aid of Arkansas (Elder JAC)

Equal Justice Works

Jonesboro AmeriCorps National 1 3 $8,219 $19,404 -

Legal Aid VISTA

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 2 5 $29,565 $82,262 2

NEA CARES

Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,550 $49,433 -

Access to Healthy Foods, AR Children's Research

Institute

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $33,308 1

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Little Rock AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 $5,815 - -

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive

Program

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 25 $80,241 $172,780 12

American Red Cross Arkansas Region

Points of Light Foundation

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,630 $25,614 -

Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps

Hunger Free America

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

AR Kids Read

AR Kids Read

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 2 12 $51,952 $144,767 2

Arkansas Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

Little Rock AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Arkansas Dream Center

Equal Heart

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 20 $36,536 $81,163 -

Arkansas GardenCorps

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 14 18 $76,995 $182,960 -

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships 1 4 $23,100 - -

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Share Our Strength

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,630 $13,440 2

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 6 $34,995 $99,395 4

Arkansas Reads

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 10 27 $75,878 $179,196 17

Better Community Developmant

Better Community Developmant

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 5

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas II

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 6 22 $55,633 $132,724 9

Center for Arkansas Legal Services

Equal Justice Works

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 3 $8,276 $17,779 1

City of Little Rock

City of Little Rock

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 52 $95,117 $225,763 13
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

City Year Little Rock - NATL

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 3 28 $151,663 $327,344 21

City Year Little Rock - STA

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 3 32 $183,960 $387,823 23

Educating, Equipping, and Empowering Homeless

Families in AR

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 42 $134,845 $381,148 13

Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 1 $1,566 $3,950 7

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas VISTA Project

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,840 $32,250 1

Our House, Inc

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 27 $76,494 $181,290 14

Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships 1 2 $11,630 - -

RCC- Oklahoma/Arkansas

American National Red Cross DC

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 3 $17,445 $39,990 -

Rural

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 $11,439 1

Rural Community Alliance

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships 1 2 $11,550 - -

Siena College AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows Program

Siena College

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 -

TFA-Arkansas

Teach For America

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 22 60 $349,320 $60,000 47

Wildwood Park (January 5, 2019 - Current)

Wildwood Park for the Arts

Little Rock AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 11

Central Arkansas Planning & Development

Delta Regional Authority

Lonoke Federal Partnerships 1 1 $5,815 - -

UWNWA 2-1-1 Economic VITAlity

United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.

Lowell AmeriCorps State 5 13 $40,705 $96,810 -

Mississippi River State Park (February 14 - March 31,

2018)

Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism - Mississippi

River State Park

Marianna AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Marvell AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,654 2

AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 12 59 $153,492 $328,263 43

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 10 31 $83,530 $11,477 26

Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps

Program

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 9 18 $52,440 $120,790 14

Community Service, Inc. Tutoring/Mentoring Program

Conway County Community Service, Inc.

Morrilton AmeriCorps State 5 6 $13,563 $34,194 10
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas (January 5 - March 31,

2018)

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas

North Little AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

Rock

The Stand Foundation

The Stand Foundation

North Little AmeriCorps VISTA 3 15 $87,960 $246,107 1

Rock

Ozark-St.Francis

Mt. Adams Institute

Ozark AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 $11,122 -

Ouachita National Forest

Mt. Adams Institute

Waldron AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 $11,122 -

AMERICORPS TOTAL 169 715 $2,463,544 $4,731,326 357

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Southcentral Arkansas FGP

Ouachita Baptist University

Foster Grandparent 70 - $283,689

Program

Arkadelphia 16 69

ARcare RSVP

ARcare

Augusta RSVP - - - - 123

Batesville FGP

White River Area Agency on Aging

Foster Grandparent 65 - $266,999

Program

Batesville 19 60

State of Arkansas FGP Program

Arkansas Department of Human Services/Office of

Comms. and Community Engagement

Foster Grandparent - - -

Program

Conway - 67

Tri-County RSVP

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

El Dorado RSVP 9 200 - $120,914 150

WestArk RSVP

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Fort Smith RSVP - - - - 750

WestArk RSVP Expansion to Eight Counties

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Fort Smith RSVP 37 1,020 - $248,382 -

Western Arkansas FGP

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Foster Grandparent 96 - $383,962

Program

Gillham 33 88

SCP of West Central Arkansas-Senior Specialists

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Senior Companion - - -

Program

Hot Springs - 124

East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

Foster Grandparent 29 - $154,899

Program

Jonesboro 11 34

DHS Foster Grandparent Program

Arkansas Department of Human Services/Office of

Comms. and Community Engagement

Foster Grandparent 67 - $402,380

Program

Little Rock 16 -

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Foster Grandparent 116 - $427,440

Program

Monticello 16 105

Central Arkansas SCP

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

Senior Companion 30 - $116,632

Program

North Little 1 28

Rock

SCP of South West Arkansas

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Senior Companion 115 - $628,389

Program

Russellville 8 -

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

Stuttgart RSVP 20 671 - $97,075 458
Project Report

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Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Ms River Delta FGP

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

Foster Grandparent 6 - $35,453

Program

West 1 9

Memphis

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central

Arkansas

Future Builders

Wrightsville RSVP 34 730 - $145,366 -

RSVP of Central Arkansas

Future Builders

Wrightsville RSVP - - - - 716

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 221 3,215 - $3,311,579 2,781

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Other Funding

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

State Commission - - $243,460

Investment Funds

Little Rock Arkansas Service Commission - -

State Commission - - $265,000

Operations Support

Little Rock Arkansas Service Commission - -

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL - - - $508,460 -

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

(Non-CNCS Resources)

(including Education Scholarships)

PROGRAM TOTALS

$11,014,910

$16,929,675

$5,914,765

390 3,930 $2,463,544 $8,551,366 3,138

Since 1994, more than 9,700 Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $32.0 million.

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 Arkansas. 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 Arkansas. 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 February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019.

1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state. Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Arkansas 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 Arkansas between February 7, 2018 and February 6, 2019. For Senior

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