Nevada 2007 - 2008

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

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 390 individuals the opportunity to

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

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

goes to the Governor-appointed Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, Inc., 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 1,600 Nevada residents have qualified for Segal Americorps Education Awards totaling more than

 $4,600,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 750 Nevada 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 servicelearning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Nevada. More than 4,300 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 44 national service projects across

Nevada. 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 $5,100,000 to support Nevada communities through three

national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 3,200 seniors in Nevada 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

1,900 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,400 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 440 groups across Nevada.

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.
Nevada At a Glance

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

41 393 $2,079,117

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)

AmeriCorps*State (Formula)

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*NCCC

Education Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps

1

6

9

18

1

6

Program Sites

 80

 70

 155

 36

N/A

 52

Participants 

 $475,360

 $740,962

 $263,505

 $592,410

N/A

 $6,880

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 7 3,213 $1,277,661

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 2

 3

 2

Projects

 328

 2,597

 288

 $496,091

 $412,772

 $368,798

Program

Funding

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

members serving in Nevada. 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.

Nevada is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Sacramento, California. 

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

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

 2 750 $173,566

K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America

 2

Grantees

 750

Participants

 $173,566

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 50 4,356 $3,814,963

 3

 3

 $209,081

 $269,325

 $610,706

 $170,100

N/A

 $81,270

 $1,340,482

3

2

Education

 Award 

3

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $30,000

 $85,500

 $169,119

N/A $284,619

Program

Funding

 $1,340,482

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $5,155,445

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Nevada

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

Carson City

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Reno

Sparks

Sparks

Primary City

Nevada 15 Rural Counties Retired & Senior

Volunteer Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

No Nevada FGP

SCP of Nevada

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 1,221

 147

 700

 153

 676

 181

 135

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 3,213

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of

Nevada, Reno

Elvirita Lewis Forum

Elvirita Lewis Forum
AmeriCorps in Nevada

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

Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association

Carson City Fire Department

Nevada Division of Emergency Management

Nevada Health Division

Nevada Natural Resource Education Council

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Family Resource Center of Northeastern Nevada

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada,

Reno

Nevada Commission for National and Community

Service, Inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association

Parasol Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Clark County Emergency Management

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Great Basin National Park

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Mojave Desert Network

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

NNREC

Legacy Corps - Nevada

Rural AmeriCorps

People First Self-Advocacy Project

Strengthening Nevada Through Service

BGC of Henderson

Western Ecological Research Center

White Mountain Research Station

Friends of Special Children

Parasol Community Foundation AmeriCorps Program

BGC of Las Vegas

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

Program Name

 1

 10

 1

 1

 1

 1

 2

 33

 12

 1

 1

N/A

 8

 10

 1

 15

N/A

 1

# of

Members

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Baker

Boulder City

Boulder City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Elko

Fallon

Fallon

Henderson

Henderson

Henderson

Incline Village

Incline Village

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

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

Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada

HealthInsight

Teach For America Las Vegas

The Salvation Army, Clark County, Nevada

U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc.

United Way of Southern Nevada

The Salvation Army, Clark County, Nevada

24-7 TLC

American Lung Association of ID/NV

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada,

Reno

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

Great Basin Institute

Great Basin Institute

HealthInsight

National Association of Service & Conservation

Corps

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Communities In Schools

Nevada Covering Kids & Families

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - Las

Vegas

Emergency Disaster Services Capacity Building

Nevada Collaboration for Homeless Veterans

United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps

Program

Emergency Disaster Services Capacity Building

24-7 Transitional Living Communities AmeriCorps

Program

American Lung Association

People First Self-Advocacy Project

BGC of Truckee Meadows

Friends of Special Children

GSSN Outreach Program

Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program

Southwest Sustainable Forest Response Team

Nevada Covering Kids & Families

Nevada Conservation Corps

Program Name

 1

 8

 107

 1

 21

N/A

 1

 12

 1

 4

N/A

 1

 3

 80

 9

 1

 22

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Program Type

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

North Las Vegas

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

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

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 393

Nevada Commission for National and Community

Service, Inc.

Northern Nevada Chapter-American Red Cross

Washoe County Emergency Management

Nevada Outdoor School

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Strengthening Nevada Through Service

AZ-NV Project - Reno

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness Project

Food Bank of Northern Nevada

Habitat for Humanity International

Nevada Outdoor School

Nevada Outdoor School Americorps Program

BGC of Mason Valley

Nevada Outdoor School

Program Name

 1

 1

 1

 3

 1

 3

 10

N/A

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Reno

Reno

Reno

Sparks

Sparks

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Yerington

Winnemucca

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 Nevada

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

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Alamo

Carson City

Elko

McDermitt

Reno

Lincoln County School District - Pahranagat Valley High

School

Nevada Department of Education N/A

Elko County School District

Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe

Washoe County School District - RTI

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 13

 164

 151

 422

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 750

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

Nevada

Nevada State Office

400 S. Virginia Street

Suite 548

Reno, NV 89501

775-784-7474 775-784-7476

CWarner@cns.gov

Western Region - Sacramento, CA

3427 Laurel Street

Sacramento, CA 95652-1014

619-523-2651 619-523-2658

Heather Dye

700 East 5th Street

Carson City, NV 89710

(775) 687-9246 (775) 687-9114 

hdye@doe.nv.gov

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

137 Keddie St.

Fallon, NV 89406-2820

(775) 423-1461 (775) 423-8039 

shawn@americorpsnevada.org

Shawn Rene Lecker-Pomaville

Elson Nash

Craig Warner

Jim Phipps

Nevada Department of Education

Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, Inc.

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:

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For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.gov