Connecticut 2007 - 2008

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 540 individuals the opportunity to

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other

pressing needs in communities across Connecticut. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grant

funding goes to the Governor-appointed Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service,

which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the

grant funding is distributed by the Corporation directly to multi-state and national organizations through a

competitive grants process. Other individuals will serve through AmeriCorps*VISTA, whose members

help bring individuals and communities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve

health services, create businesses 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 of up

to $4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more

than 6,200 Connecticut residents have qualified for Segal Americorps Education Awards totaling more

than $20,000,000. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,

and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 5,500 Connecticut students in community

service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called

service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible

citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service

and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Connecticut. More than 12,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are

helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 53 national service projects

across Connecticut. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these

citizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore

the environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the

Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $8,100,000 to support Connecticut communities

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 5,900 seniors in Connecticut 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

 2,000 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 280 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior Volunteer

Program (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in

environmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services

through more than 790 groups across Connecticut.

Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build a

culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs,

visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Connecticut At a Glance

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

37 545 $2,350,618

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)

AmeriCorps*State (Formula)

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*NCCC

Education Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps

2

6

12

11

1

5

Program Sites

 63

 216

 232

 14

N/A

 20

Participants 

 $574,557

 $1,030,281

 $574,360

 $169,260

N/A

 $2,160

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 20 5,938 $3,296,551

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 5

 12

 3

Projects

 523

 5,189

 226

 $1,722,893

 $867,897

 $705,761

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps

members serving in Connecticut. 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 Corporation funding.

Connecticut is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Perry Point, Maryland. 

In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Bridgeport.

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2007 - 2008 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA

and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 2 5,530 $570,390

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

 1

Grantees

 4,978

 532

 20

Participants

 $182,395

 $387,995

N/A

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 59 12,013 $6,567,787

 8

 4

 1

 13

 $215,460

 $387,214

 $874,716

 $66,150

N/A

 $25,515

 $1,569,055

3

2

Education

 Award 

3

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $38,500

 $109,500

 $202,228

N/A $350,228

Program

Funding

 $1,569,055

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $8,136,842

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bristol

Danbury

Danielson

Hartford

Hartford

New Britain

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven

New London

Norwalk

Norwich

Norwich

Norwich

Torrington

Primary City

Bridgeport FGP

Eastern Fairfield County RSVP

Greater Bristol RSVP

RSVP of Northern Fairfield County

Windham/Tolland RSVP

Greater Hartford RSVP

Hartford FGP

RSVP of Central Ct Inc

FGP

Greater New Haven SCP

RSVP of South Central CT

Southern New London RSVP

RSVP of Southwestern CT

Eastern Ct FGP

Tvcca SCP

Northern New London RSVP

RSVP of Nw Connecticut

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 98

 480

 350

 558

 350

 650

 81

 475

 105

 113

 410

 374

 330

 155

 22

 243

 450

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Child Guid Ctr of Gtr Bridgeport

City of Bridgeport

Bristol Community Organization

American Red Cross W. Ct Chapter

Thames Valley Coun Comm Action

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters Inc

RSVP of Central Connecticut Inc

South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging

South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging

South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging

Thames Valley Coun Comm Action

Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now (Neon)

Thames Valley Coun Comm Action

Thames Valley Coun Comm Action

United Community And Family Services

Nortwest Ctr For Family Svcs
Senior Corps in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Waterbury

Waterbury

Waterbury

Primary City

Central Naugatuck Valley FGP

Central Naugatuck Valley RSVP

SCP of Waterbury

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 84

 519

 91

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 5,938

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

New Opportunities, Inc

New Opportunities, Inc

New Opportunities, Inc
AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

City Year, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity - Coastal Fairfield County

Regional Youth/Adult Substance Abuse Project

(RYASAP)

Regional Youth/Adult Substance Abuse Project

(RYASAP)

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

US Foundation for the Inspiration and Recognition

of Science and Technology

Disability ResourceCenter of Fairfield County, Inc.

(DRC)

American Red Cross of Greenwich

Boys & Girls Club

Co-opportunity, Inc.

EVERYBODY WINS! Connecticut

Hands On Hartford

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity

Knox Parks Foundation

Sponsor Organization (if different)

BGC of Bridgeport

City Year Philadelphia MLK Project

One Economy-Habitat for Humanity of Coastal

Fairfield County

Public Allies Connecticut

Safe Neighborhood AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP)

Bristol BGC Association

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc.

National Preparedness & Response Corps-Greenwich

Asylum Hill Boys & Girls Club

YouthBuild Hartford, CT

EVERYBODY WINS! With AmeriCorps CT

Citizen Action AmeriCorps - Hands On Hartford

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity

HfH VISTA Project

Green Crew

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford

Program Name

N/A

 1

 1

 25

 40

N/A

 1

 1

 2

 1

 20

 1

 1

 4

 1

 21

 9

# of

Members

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bristol

East Hartford

Farmington

Greenwich

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Hartford

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Our Piece of the Pie, Inc.

Women and Families Center

Achievement First, Inc.

Breakthrough Collaborative 

 

Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership

National Student Partnerships

South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging

Teach For America Connecticut

Connecticut CollegeOffice of Volunteers for

Communtiy Service

Women's Center of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.

Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails Council, Inc.

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club

Stamford Public Education Foundation

US Foundation for the Inspiration and Recognition

of Science and Technology

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Hartford AmeriCorps

Support Awareness Information and Referral*Corps

The Urban Teacher Partnership

Summerbridge New Haven, A Breakthrough Program

LEAP AmeriCorps

NSP - New Haven

Experience Corps

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America -

Connecticut

Connecticut College

AmeriCorps Community Education and Outreach

Project

Connecticut Trails Corps

The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck

Valley, Inc.

Wakeman Memorial Association, Inc.

EVERYBODY WINS! With AmeriCorps.Stamford

Jumpstart UCONN at University of Connecticut

FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Program Name

 42

 33

 30

 12

 53

 3

 38

 94

 3

 27

 25

 1

 3

 1

 45

 1

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Hartford

Meriden

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven

New London

New London

North Haven

Shelton

Southport

Stamford

Storrs

Storrs

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 545

Disability ResourceCenter of Fairfield County, Inc.

(DRC)

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Disability ResourceCenter of Fairfield County, Inc.

(DRC)

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc.

CSJ Volunteers in Mission

Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc.

Public / Private Ventures (AMACHI)

Eastern Connecticut State University

Program Name

 1

N/A

 1

 1

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Stratford

West Hartford

Wethersfield

Wethersfield

Willimantic

Primary City

Notes: 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.
Learn and Serve America in Connecticut

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Bridgeport

Enfield

Hampton

Hartford

Hartford

Jewett City

Lisbon

Middlebury

Middlebury

New Haven

New Haven

New London

Norwich

Plainfield

Waterford

Southwestern Connecticut Area Health Education

Centers

Educational Resources for Children, Inc. (ERFC)

EASTCONN

Central Connecticut Area Health Education Centers

Connecticut State Department of Education N/A

Eastern Connecticut Area Health Education Centers

Lisbon Central School

Northwestern Connecticut Area Health Education N/A

Center

Northwestern Connecticut Area Health Education Center

Common Ground High School/School for Ethical

Education

Yale University

New London Public Schools

Norwich Public Schools

Plainfield Memorial School

Waterford High School

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 113

 20

 717

 69

 66

 251

 284

 563

 20

 1,266

 1,952

 9

 200

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 5,530

If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the

time of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.
Contacts

Connecticut

Connecticut State Office

280 Trumbull Street

Hartford, CT 06103-3501

(860) 240-3237 (860) 240-3238

RCherry@cns.gov

Eastern Region - Perry Point MD

P.O. Box 27

Perry Point, MD 21902-0027

410-642-2411 410-642-1888

Agnes Quinones

P.O. Box 2219

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 305

Hartford, CT 06145-2219

(860) 807-2126 (860) 566-1080 

Agnes.Quinones@po.state.ct.us

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

State Department of Higher Education

61 Woodland Street

Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 947-1828 (860) 947-1310 

jjohnson@ctdhe.org

Jacqueline M. Johnson

Elson Nash

Romero Cherry

LaQuine Roberson

Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service

For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:

For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:

For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:

Phone: Fax:

Phone: Fax:

Phone: Fax:

Phone: Fax:

Phone: Fax:

For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.gov