Year in Review

National Service in Arkansas

Information reflects national service activity between April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018

MEETING NEEDS IN ARKANSAS

Last year more than 3,800 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 $10.3 million 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 400 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 public-private

partnership, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $6.3 million in outside resources from businesses,

foundations, public agencies, and other sources in FY 2017. This local support strengthened community impact and increased the

return on taxpayer dollars.

AMERICORPS

Last year, more than 600 AmeriCorps members

met pressing local needs across Arkansas,

making a lasting impact in communities while

gaining valuable skills and experience to

advance their careers. AmeriCorps members

serve through 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 serving

in 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 9,300

Arkansas residents have served approximately 15 million

hours and earned education awards totaling more than $30.6

million.

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of

Americans age 55 and over to meet a wide range of

community challenges. Last year, more than 3,200

Arkansas seniors met critical community needs while

contributing to longer, healthier lives 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 homebound seniors and

other adults maintain independence primarily 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.

Last year in Arkansas, Foster Grandparents tutored and

mentored 1,470 young people, Senior Companions helped 300

seniors live independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened

the impact of 100 organizations across the state.

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 April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018.

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 12 26 106 $494,881 $971,910

AmeriCorps NCCC 5 5 44 - -

AmeriCorps State 15 128 349 $1,249,521 $1,689,906

AmeriCorps VISTA 21 25 127 $562,806 $1,585,968

Federal Partnerships 3 3 6 $31,763 -

AMERICORPS TOTAL 56 187 632 $2,338,971 $4,247,784

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 7 122 479 - $2,005,548

RSVP 4 100 2,621 - $615,237

Senior Companion Program 2 11 158 - $745,020

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 13 233 3,258 - $3,365,805

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

September 11th National Day of Service and

Remembrance

3 - - - $2,962

Social Innovation Fund Classic Subgrant 1 - - - $76,154

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $82,056

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

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 6 - - - $411,172

National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in {[Srv Place Name City Overview]}, Arkansas, with 429

AmeriCorps members and 3,097 Senior Corps volunteers currently serving. National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in Arkansas, with 429 AmeriCorps member and 3,097 Senior

Corps volunteers currently serving.

$6,362,626

 (including Education Scholarships)

(Non-CNCS Resources)

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

$10,363,732

$16,726,358

PROGRAM TOTALS 75 420 3,890 $2,338,971 $8,024,761

Since 1994, more than 9,300 Arkansas residents have served approximately 15 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $30.6 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018.

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 April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018. 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 April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018

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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Rural IMPACT Project

Community Action Partnership

Blytheville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,405 $48,904 -

Arkansas Health and Human Services (April 11 - July 8,

2017)

AR DHS Division of Development Disabilities Services

Booneville AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

PRIDE Youth Programs

Delta Regional Authority

El Dorado Federal Partnerships - - - - 2

Apples in the Classroom

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,325 $49,962 3

Full Circle Food Distribution and Cooking Classes

Center for Community Engagement at University of

Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Native Food Sovereignty Fellows

University of Arkansas

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

NCAT - Southeast

FoodCorps, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps National 8 9 $51,975 $92,862 10

Tri Cycle Farms (April 11 - July 8, 2017)

Tri Cycle Farms, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Tri Cycle Farms (April 7, 2018 - Current)

Tri Cycle Farms, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 11

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $17,365 $49,433 5

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

Harrison AmeriCorps VISTA 3 34 $151,627 $424,301 19

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Hot Springs AmeriCorps Affiliate - - - - 1

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Hot Springs AmeriCorps National 1 5 $11,581 $1,479 2

City of Jonesboro

City of Jonesboro

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $32,250 2

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Hispanic Community Services, Inc.

Delta Regional Authority

Jonesboro Federal Partnerships 1 2 $8,663 - 3

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,220 $65,029 1

Justice for Arkansans

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

Jonesboro AmeriCorps State 4 6 $25,850 $56,676 -

Legal Aid of Arkansas (Elder JAC)

Equal Justice Works

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

Legal Aid VISTA

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 2 4 $23,220 $65,029 2

NEA CARES

Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,125 2

Teach For America - New Jersey

Teach For America

Jonesboro AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,775 $500 -

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Little Rock AmeriCorps Affiliate - - - - 1
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Affordable Housing Preservation Project

Equal Justice Works

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,590 $32,779 -

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive

Program

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 23 $74,331 $161,945 16

American Red Cross Arkansas Region

Points of Light Foundation

Little Rock AmeriCorps National - - - - 2

Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps

Hunger Free America

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,775 $16,654 1

AR Kids Read

AR Kids Read

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,180 $65,558 4

Arkansas Dream Center

Equal Heart

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 14 $25,147 $56,250 3

Arkansas GardenCorps

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 11 14 $56,415 $134,090 15

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships - - - - 4

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Share Our Strength

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 4 $23,010 $26,128 2

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $28,995 $81,683 6

Arkansas Reads

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 16 39 $109,692 $235,437 21

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 6 16 $42,472 $100,704 -

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas II

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 1 $2,908 $6,914 15

Center for Arkansas Legal Services

Equal Justice Works

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $2,444 $5,293 1

Center for Arkansas Legal Services EOLC

Equal Justice Works

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $2,444 $5,079 -

Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Program at ACRI

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

City of Little Rock

City of Little Rock

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 11 $43,613 $103,717 8

City Year Little Rock - NATL

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 3 28 $159,113 $332,750 22

City Year Little Rock - STA

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 4 34 $182,073 $383,261 23

Educating, Equipping, and Empowering Homeless

Families in AR

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 39 $98,104 $277,163 17

Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the USA

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,550 $33,308 -

Harvest Against Hunger

Rotary First Harvest

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,125 -

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas VISTA Project

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,815 $16,125 1
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Lucie's Place VISTA Project

Lucie's Place

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,590 $32,779 -

Our House, Inc

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 25 $70,365 $164,898 14

Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships 1 3 $17,325 - 2

RCC- Oklahoma/Arkansas

American National Red Cross DC

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,550 $26,660 3

Rural

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Little Rock AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Rural Community Alliance

Delta Regional Authority

Little Rock Federal Partnerships 1 1 $5,775 - 2

Siena College AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows Program

Siena College

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Teach For America-Arkansas

Teach For America

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 27 69 $398,475 $55,200 -

TFA-Arkansas

Teach For America

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 5 5 $29,075 $5,000 55

Central Arkansas Planning & Development

Delta Regional Authority

Lonoke Federal Partnerships - - - - 1

UWNWA Statewide 2-1-1

United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.

Lowell AmeriCorps State 4 5 $26,168 $62,235 10

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 4 $23,100 $66,616 1

AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 15 70 $188,097 $400,022 49

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 12 36 $102,433 $14,169 26

Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps

Program

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 9 13 $36,850 $87,230 16

ARVets

ARVets

North Little AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $11,630 $32,250 -

Rock

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas (April 11 - July 8, 2017)

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas

North Little AmeriCorps NCCC 1 6 - - -

Rock

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 2 9 $52,135 $147,770 15

Rock

Ozark-St.Francis

Mt. Adams Institute

Ozark AmeriCorps National - - - - 1
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

AmeriCorps Family Outreach Program Springdale Public

Schools

Springdale Public Schools

Springdale AmeriCorps State 15 16 $42,778 $101,669 -

Ouachita National Forest

Mt. Adams Institute

Waldron AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,550 $22,244 1

AMERICORPS TOTAL 187 632 $2,338,971 $4,247,784 429

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 - $299,999

Program

Batesville 22 65

Tri-County RSVP

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

El Dorado RSVP 9 200 - $120,914 150

WestArk RSVP Expansion to Eight Counties

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Fort Smith RSVP 37 1,020 - $251,882 1,020

Western Arkansas FGP

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Foster Grandparent 93 - $383,962

Program

Gillham 33 96

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 97 - $402,380

Program

Little Rock 23 67

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Foster Grandparent 116 - $427,440

Program

Monticello 17 116

Central Arkansas SCP

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

Senior Companion 31 - $116,632

Program

North Little 3 62

Rock

SCP of South West Arkansas

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Senior Companion 127 - $628,388

Program

Russellville 8 115

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

Stuttgart RSVP 20 671 - $97,075 458

Ms River Delta FGP

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

Foster Grandparent 9 - $53,179

Program

West 1 6

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 234 3,258 - $3,365,805 3,097
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Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Other Funding

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 166 (AR)

American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters

September 11th National - - $1,000

Day of Service and

Remembrance

Augusta - -

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 64 (AR)

American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters

September 11th National - - $962

Day of Service and

Remembrance

Heber - -

Springs

State Commission - - $82,056

Investment Funds

Little Rock Arkansas Service Commission - -

State Commission - - $250,000

Operations Support

Little Rock Arkansas Service Commission - -

Arkansas Community Correction

Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab

Social Innovation Fund - - $76,154

Classic Subgrant

Little Rock - -

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 6 (AK)

American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters

September 11th National - - $1,000

Day of Service and

Remembrance

Pocahontas - -

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL - - - $411,172 -

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

(Non-CNCS Resources)

(including Education Scholarships)

PROGRAM TOTALS

$10,363,732

$16,726,358

$6,362,626

421 3,890 $2,338,971 $8,024,761 3,526

Since 1994, more than 9,300 Arkansas residents have served approximately 15 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $30.6 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018.

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 April 14, 2017 and April 13, 2018. 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.