Arkansas 2007 - 2008

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 1,600 individuals the opportunity to

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

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

funding goes to the Governor-appointed Arkansas Service Commission, 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 4,100

Arkansas residents have qualified for Segal Americorps Education Awards totaling more than

$14,500,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 2,500 Arkansas 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 Arkansas. More than 11,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping

to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 74 national service projects across

Arkansas. 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 $14,000,000 to support Arkansas communities through

three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 7,600 seniors in Arkansas 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

 2,700 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 840 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 560 groups across Arkansas.

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.
Arkansas At a Glance

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

75 1,609 $5,600,502

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)

AmeriCorps*State (Formula)

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*NCCC

Education Awards Program (National)

Education Awards Program (State)

AmeriCorps

5

5

3

41

7

13

1

Program Sites

 251

 123

 65

 125

N/A

 45

 1,000

Participants 

 $1,737,314

 $817,706

 $744,614

 $1,997,268

N/A

 $3,600

 $300,000

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 21 7,687 $3,638,893

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 6

 12

 3

Projects

 619

 6,814

 254

 $2,006,405

 $854,326

 $778,162

Program

Funding

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

members serving in Arkansas. 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.

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

In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Boles, Hot Springs, Little Rock and Star City.

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

 1 2,545 $173,169

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

 2,515

 30

Participants

 $173,169

N/A

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 97 11,841 $9,725,017

 10

 2

 12

 $682,763

 $347,288

 $307,125

 $590,625

N/A

 $42,525

 $2,362,500

 $4,332,826

3

2

Education

 Award 

3

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $34,000

 $97,500

 $180,953

N/A $312,453

Program

Funding

 $4,332,826

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $14,057,843

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Arkadelphia

Augusta

Batesville

Bella Vista

Conway

El Dorado

Ft Smith

Gillham

Harrison

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

Jonesboro

Monticello

North Little Rock

Pine Bluff

Primary City

Southcentral Ar FGP

White River RSVP

Batesville FGP

Northwest Arkansas RSVP

State of Arkansas FGP Program

El Dorado Connections

Westark RSVP

DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative FGP

RSVP Boone/Marion Counties

SCP of West Central Arkansas-Senior Specialists

Garland County RSVP

Garland County SCP

E AR Foster Grandparent Program

East Ar RSVP

Se Arkansas FGP

Central Arkansas SCP

Jefferson County RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 85

 252

 88

 1,096

 140

 360

 900

 122

 300

 125

 634

 84

 52

 665

 132

 45

 600

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Ouachita Baptist Univ

White River Rural Health Center, Inc.

White River Aaa

Office of Human Concern Inc

Ar Dept Human Svsc-Dev Disabilities

South Ar Regional Health Ctr Inc

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Ctr

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Ozark Opportunites Inc

Area Agency on Aging Wca

Garland Co Council on Aging

Garland Co Council on Aging

E Ar Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

E Ar Area Agency on Aging, Inc.

Southeast Arkansas Education Service

Cooperative (SEARK)

Central Ar Area Aaa

United Way of Southeast Arkansas
Senior Corps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Springdale

Stuttgart

Texarkana

Wrightsville

Primary City

Eoawc RSVP of Nw Arkansas

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Greater Texarkana Ar RSVP

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Central

Arkansas

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 350

 418

 329

 910

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 7,687

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Economic Opportunity Agency Inc

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

City of Texarkana, Ar

Future Builders
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club

Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation

Boys & Girls Club

St. Francis County Community Development

Corporation

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

University of San Francisco - School of Education

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club

South Ar Regional Health Ctr Inc

The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast (Thofs)

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Audubon Arkansas

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Literacy Council of Jefferson County

Senior Outreach Program

Bella Vista Unit

Carl and Aileen McKinney

HLM Youth Center

AmeriCorps VISTA Project

"Bryant, AR"

Arkansas State CASA Association

St. Francis County CDC

BGC of Faulkner County, Arkansas

Culver City High School

Establishing Sustainable Community Groups in

Arkansas

Arkansas State CASA Association

Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado

Southeast Unit

Seniors in Poverty

The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast

BGC of Carroll Co.

Northwest Arkansas Watershed Outreach

Program Name

 1

 1

 2

 10

 2

 2

 3

 1

 2

N/A

N/A

 1

 1

 2

 1

 9

 1

N/A

 1

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Altheimer

Ashdown

Bella Vista

Bentonville

Bentonville

Brinkley

Bryant

Camden

Colt

Conway

Culver City

Dermott

El Dorado

El Dorado

El Dorado

El Dorado

El Dorado

Eureka Springs

Fayetteville

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Burlington Housing Authority

St. Francis County Community Development

Corporation

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

University of Arkansas

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Arkansas Service Commission

Black Community Developers, Inc

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Arkansas State CASA Association

BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

St. Francis County CDC

Establishing Sustainable Community Groups in

Arkansas

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

Garvan Gardens, Environmental

Education/Development

Paul Bewie Boys & Girls Club

North Garland County BGC (D.B.A.)

Little Rock AFB

HIPPYCorps

Arkansas Reads

Establishing Sustainable Community Groups in

Arkansas

AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Arkansas State CASA Association

Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind, Inc.

Black Community Developers, Inc.

Little Rock BGC

City Year Little Rock

Future Builders, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity Pulaski County

Program Name

 1

 1

 9

 1

 25

 35

 3

N/A

N/A

 38

 30

 1

 12

 1

 4

 2

N/A

 38

 1

 5

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Fordyce

Forrest City

Forrest City

Gould

Harrison

Hot Springs

Hot Springs Village

Hot Springs Village

Jacksonville

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

Our House, Inc

St. Francis County Community Development

Corporation

The Learning Center, Inc. of North Little Rock

The Stand Foundation

Boys & Girls Club

The Learning Center, Inc. of North Little Rock

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Winthrop Rockefeller Center Univ. of Arkansas

system

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

The Learning Center, Inc. of North Little Rock

The Stand Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive

Program

Our House

St. Francis County CDC

The Learning Center Inc. of North Little Rock

The STAND Foundation, Inc.

Lonoke School District

Boys & Girls Club of Magnolia

The Learning Center Inc. of North Little Rock

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

Arkansas Smart Start AmeriCorps Program

Winthrop Rockefeller Center Environmental Project

Senior Outreach Program

North Little Rock BGC

Future Builders, Inc.

The Learning Center Inc. of North Little Rock

The STAND Foundation, Inc.

BGC of Paris

Program Name

 10

 2

 1

 2

 1

 10

 2

 3

 

1,000

 60

 61

 2

N/A

 1

 13

 2

N/A

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

(State)

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Program Type

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Little Rock

Lonoke

Magnolia

Marvell

Monticello

Monticello

Morrilton

Nashville

North Little Rock

North Little Rock

North Little Rock

North Little Rock

Paris

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club

Rogers Public School

Boys & Girls Club

St. Francis County Community Development

Corporation

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

Seniors In Poverty - Greater Texarkana

The Learning Center, Inc. of North Little Rock

Boys & Girls Club

Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy

Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Mid Delta Community Consortium

Good Neighbor Center

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Heifer Ranch

Pine Bluff Citizens Boys & Girls Club

Future Builders, Inc.

Literacy Council of Jefferson County

Rogers

AmeriCorps Family Outreach

Russellville Unit

St. Francis County CDC

Arkansas State CASA Association

City of Texarkana Arkansas

City of Texarkana Arkansas

Senior Outreach Program

The Learning Center Inc. of North Little Rock

Boys & Girls Club of Van Buren

CCVL/Oklahoma Outreach Project

New Heights - Soaring with Eagles

Scott County BGC

Mid Delta Community Consortium ADRDN

AmeriCorps Project

Arkansas Delta Service Corps

Program Name

 11

 2

 1

 9

 2

 39

 2

 1

 1

 1

 1

 11

 1

 3

 1

 2

N/A

 14

 22

# of

Members

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Perryville

Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff

Rogers

Rogers

Russellville

Sherwood

Springdale

Stamps

Texarkana

Texarkana

Tuckerman

Van Buren

Van Buren

Van Buren

Waldron

West Helena

West Memphis

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 1,609

St. Francis County Community Development

Corporation

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Future Builders, Inc.

St. Francis County CDC

Program Name

 2

 1

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Wrightsville

Wynne

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 Arkansas

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of February 1, 2008

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Forrest City

Jonesboro

Little Rock

Little Rock

Mountain Home

Mountain Home

Quitman

Sheridan

Shirley

Van Buren

Vilonia

Fayetteville High School

Woodland Junior High School

Forrest City High School

Valley View Elementary School

Arkansas Department of Education

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

MHHS Career Academies

Quitman School District

Sheridan School

Shirley Alternative Learning Center

City Heights Elementary School

Vilonia Middle School

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 155

 40

 20

 41

N/A

 30

 70

 393

 100

 126

 250

 1,320

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 2,545

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

Arkansas

Arkansas State Office

700 West Capitol St

Federal Bldg, Rm 2506

Little Rock, AR 72201-3204

(501) 324-5234 (501) 324-6949

OSims@cns.gov

Central Region - Denver, CO

3001 S. Federal Blvd.

Denver, CO 80236-2711

303-844-7438 303-844-7440

Reginald Wilson

#4 Capitol Mall

Room 402A

Little Rock, AR 72201-1013

(501) 682-1059 (501) 371-3514 

rwilson@arkedu.k12.ar.us

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

PO Box 1437, Slot S230

700 S Main Street, Slot S230

Little Rock, AR 72203-1437

501-682-6724 501-682-1623

al.schneider@arkansas.gov

Albert Schneider

Elson Nash

Opal Sims

Barbara Lane

Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas Service Commission

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