Delaware 2009 - 2010

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 140 individuals the opportunity to 

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic and other 

pressing needs in communities across Delaware. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the 

Governor-appointed Delaware Commission on Community and Volunteer 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 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than

 1,700 Delaware residents have served more than 2 million hours and have qualified for Segal 

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $4,700,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to engage more than 0 Delaware students in community service linked to 

academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called servicelearning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. 

Learn and Serve America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, 

schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Delaware. More than 3,800 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping 

to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 16 national service projects across 

Delaware. 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 $2,700,000 to support Delaware communities 

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 3,700 seniors in Delaware 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

1,374 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,703 homebound seniors and

other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols for 

local police departments, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, 

and provide other services through more than 250 groups across Delaware.

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communitites,

and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation anually engages more than five million

Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads 

President Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or 

Serve.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Delaware At a Glance

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010

11 145 $1,082,142

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

1

3

3

4

Program Sites

 65

 39

 31

 10

Participants 

 $368,487

 $465,563

 $68,222

 $179,870

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 5 3,739 $1,120,983

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 1

 3

 1

Projects

 352

 3,278

 109

 $535,595

 $233,813

 $351,575

Program

Funding

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

members serving in Delaware. 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.

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

2

2

3

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2009 - 2010 program year excluding Recovery 

Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps 

members in active service.

Participants

Program Totals 16 3,884 $2,445,678

 $139,913

 $174,825

 $454,013

 $47,250

 $816,001

4

3

Education

 Award 

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $43,929

 $85,119

 $113,505

N/A $242,553

Program

Funding

 $816,001

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $3,261,679

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

1

This chart does not include AmeriCorps sites, participants, or funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

1
Senior Corps in Delaware

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 4, 2010

Dover

Dover

Georgetown

Georgetown

New Castle

Primary City

Delaware FGP

RSVP of Kent County

RSVP of Sussex County

Kent/Sussex/New Castle SCP

New Castle County RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 352

 978

 1,300

 109

 1,000

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 3,739

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

DE Division of State Service Centers

Modern Maturity Center Incorporated

DE Division of State Service Centers

First State Community Action Agency

DE Division of State Service Centers
AmeriCorps in Delaware

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 9, 2010

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 145

Division of Parks and Recreation

NCALL Research, Inc.

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

University of Delaware

Beautiful Gates Outreach Ministry

Ministry of Caring Inc.

YMCA of Delaware Resource Center

Anna P. Mote

Nehemiah Gateway Community Development 

Corporation

Sponsor Organization (if different)

AmeriCorps State Parks Partners - Competitive

Financial Literacy Training/ Foreclosure Prevention 

Support

DE Habitat AmeriCorps 09

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Wilmington

Public Allies Delaware 1

Beautiful Gates

The Caring Corps

New Castle County Emergency Services Corps

Delaware Center for Horticulture

Mote Mentoring Program

Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign Americorps 

Project

Program Name

 65

 1

 10

 8

 20

 3

 10

 19

 2

 1

 6

# of

Members

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Dover

Dover

Georgetown

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

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 Delaware

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of February 16, 2010

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Notes:

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants

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.