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National Service in Connecticut

Connecticut by the Numbers What is AmeriCorps?

A Cornerstone of Our

National Culture

Segal AmeriCorps Education

Award

AmeriCorps is the only federal agency

tasked with elevating service and

volunteerism in America. We provide

opportunities for people of all ages and

backgrounds to give their time and

talent to strengthen communities

across our country.

Meeting Needs in Connecticut

Last year more than 1,100 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national

service in Connecticut. AmeriCorps invested more than

$8.2 million in federal funding to support cost-effective

community solutions, working hand in hand with local

partners to empower individuals to help communities

tackle their toughest challenges.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

are preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs,

helping communities and families impacted by COVID-19,

reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to

services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors live

independently, and rebuilding communities after

disasters.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 300 locations across Connecticut,

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, AmeriCorps and its

partners generated more than $4.8 million in outside

resources from businesses, foundations, public agencies,

and other sources in Connecticut in the last year. This

local support strengthened community impact and

increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

By bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable part

of the American experience. We offer

individuals and organizations flexible

ways to make a local impact through

our programs and initiatives.

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.

more than 16,000 Connecticut

residents have served approximately

22 million hours and earned education

awards totaling more than $56.1

million.

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,124 310 $13.1m

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Since 1994,
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National Service in Connecticut

AmeriCorps State and National

Our Programs and Initiatives

 matches individuals with organizations that see service as a solution to local,

regional, and national challenges. There are thousands of opportunities in locations across the country to

serve with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, tribes, and community and faith-based groups. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Serve Connecticut, the Governor-appointed State Service Commission,

which in turn awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

Volunteer Generation Fund

To see other reports about national service in Connecticut, email CT@cns.gov.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

 supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting the

impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with special or

exceptional needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage Americans 55 and older in tutoring and

mentoring youth, responding to natural disasters, supporting veterans and their families, and meeting other

critical needs.

Learn More

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions

MLK Day of Service

9/11 Day of Service

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 places individuals with organizations that fight poverty, to build capacity and make

sustainable change. Through fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruitment, and so much more,

AmeriCorps VISTA members gain experience and leadership skills that put them on track for a life of service in

the public, private, or nonprofit sector.

 is a full-time, team-based, residential program for 18-24-year-olds. Whether clearing trails

for a national park or building homes for families in need, AmeriCorps NCCC members engage in a variety of

projects in multiple communities while developing leadership and teamwork skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA

Corps serves communities, in coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and

recovery.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing supportive, individualizes services to help older adults and adults maintain their

dignity and independence.

 is observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off.” MLK

Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer

to improve their communities.

 calls Americans across the country to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the

individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many who have risen in service to defend

freedom.
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Connecticut | At a Glance Report

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Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,124 310 $13,144,618

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 9 18 79 $434,965 $993,479

AmeriCorps NCCC 3 3 28 - -

AmeriCorps State 9 131 385 $1,383,814 $1,891,758

AmeriCorps VISTA 16 26 50 $243,359 $673,327

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 37 178 542 $2,062,138 $3,558,565

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 4 70 214 - $1,317,169

RSVP 3 42 230 - $172,822

Senior Companion Program 2 20 138 - $726,777

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 9 132 582 - $2,216,769

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $169,838

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $265,000

Subtotal 2 - - - $434,838

Total Program Funding $6,210,171

$8,272,309

$4,872,309

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $13,144,618

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

Since 1994, more than 16,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 22 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning

Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $56.1 million.

Notes: All data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts

of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps programs operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. For

AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could

be earned by AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut. 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 Connecticut. 7. Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its

public-private partnership approach, AmeriCorps grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.
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Connecticut | Project Report

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Program Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

2020 Greenprint Public Access and Community

Land Stewardship (November 20 - December

20, 2020)

Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative

Bantam AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,190 $33,408 1

Coastal Fairfield Co., HFH of

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $15,479 2

Great Oaks - Bridgeport

Great Oaks Foundation Inc

Bridgeport AmeriCorps National 1 50 $290,413 $721,620 41

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International-2012

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

LifeBridge Community Services

LifeBridge Community Services

Bridgeport AmeriCorps VISTA 1 13 $31,496 $88,166 5

Prevention Corps

Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Partnership

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 11 11 $39,530 $97,748 8

Public Allies Connecticut

Public Allies, Inc.

Bridgeport AmeriCorps State 24 37 $172,684 $427,271 23

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Bristol AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Service To Improve Community Health (STICH)

Community Health Center Association of

Connecticut

Cheshire Village AmeriCorps State 9 11 $67,045 $167,112 7

Trail Building and Maintenance (August 17 -

September 4, 2020)

Connecticut Forest and Park Association

Durham AmeriCorps NCCC 1 10 - - -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Georgetown AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $800 1

Conservation Legacy Stewards VISTA Program

Conservation Legacy

Georgetown AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Glastonbury Center AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

City of Hartford-Promise Zone

City of Hartford

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 7 $42,865 $118,662 5

ConnectiCorps

CT Community Nonprofit Alliance

Hartford AmeriCorps State 3 3 $9,293 $23,219 27

Connecticut Statewide

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Hartford AmeriCorps National 7 8 $26,025 $56,765 -

Hartford Area HFH

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,095 $15,192 1

Igniting the Way: Pathway to College

Grace Academy

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 4

Johns Hopkins University Cities of Service

Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps State 2 14 $18,059 $29,629 1
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

National Legal Aid & Defender Association II

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps National 4 13 $73,240 $122,448 15

The Village VISTA Collaborative

The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 3

United Way Youth and Parent Success Project

United Way of Central and Northeastern

Connecticut

Hartford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 1

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Manchester AmeriCorps State 2 43 $55,510 $91,004 23

Mission Assignment: R01-3834-CT-LOG-XXX

(March 3 - March 19, 2020)

American Red Cross (ARC) - Connecticut

Chapter

Milford AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Britain AmeriCorps State 2 9 $11,610 $19,047 4

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

New Britain AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $7,506 $21,290 1

AFAAHS Combined VISTA Project

Achievement First, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 6

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,190 $33,408 1

Connecticut Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

New Haven AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,095 $15,678 1

Improving Economic Opportunities Greater New

Haven

United Way of Greater New Haven

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $18,285 $50,112 -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps State 5 47 $60,733 $99,469 12

Service through Sports

Up2Us, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,311 $3,719 -

Squash Haven

Up2Us, Inc.

New Haven AmeriCorps National 1 2 $9,143 $20,847 1

Teach For America-Connecticut

Teach For America

New Haven AmeriCorps State 43 94 $573,230 $94,000 68

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

New London AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 1

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

North Haven AmeriCorps State 1 1 $1,311 $2,116 7

Grassroots Tennis and Education

Up2Us, Inc.

Norwalk AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Odyssey Family Executive Center of South

Norwalk, Inc.

Odyssey Family Executive Center of South

Norwalk, Inc.

Norwalk AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Service through Sports

Up2Us, Inc.

Norwalk AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,311 $3,719 -
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

CCUSA New Americans & Family Strengthening

Catholic Charities USA

Norwich AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 1

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 13 26 $158,870 $394,940 16

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Rockville AmeriCorps State 2 34 $43,964 $71,956 45

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Sherwood Manor AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful

Stamford AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 1

NESS SEA AmeriCorps Program

New England Science & Sailing Foundation

Stonington AmeriCorps State 4 9 $54,855 $119,700 9

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Storrs AmeriCorps State 2 7 $9,030 $14,815 4

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Tariffville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

Foodshare, Inc.

Foodshare, Inc.

Tariffville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA

Campus Compact

Waterbury AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Health360

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,840 $24,650 1

Health360 Opioid Crisis Intervention

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

HealthForward

Health360

Waterbury AmeriCorps State 4 12 $73,240 $182,591 12

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

West Haven AmeriCorps State 1 1 $1,311 $2,116 3

Horizons National

Horizons National

Westport AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,190 $33,408 4

Economic Mobility AmeriCorps VISTA Project

United Way Worldwide

Wethersfield AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

Jumpstart Connecticut

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Willimantic AmeriCorps State 3 26 $33,539 $55,025 22

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 178 542 $2,062,138 $3,558,565 400

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

CRT - RSVP Program

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Blue Hills RSVP - - - - 340

Career Resources, Inc.

Career Resources, Inc.

Bridgeport Foster Grandparent

Program

10 70 - $508,291 70

The Community Action Agency of Western

Connecticut, Inc.

The Community Action Agency of Western

Connecitcut

Danbury RSVP 4 40 - $40,000 40
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Foster Grandparent Program NBBBS

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc.

Hartford Foster Grandparent

Program

35 86 - $523,996 86

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Jewett City RSVP - - - - 218

Greater New Haven FGP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

New Haven Foster Grandparent

Program

11 - - - 118

Greater New Haven SCP

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

New Haven Senior Companion

Program

10 68 - $407,190 68

Agency on Aging's Volunteer Program

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

North Haven RSVP - - - - 121

RSVP of South Central CT

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

North Haven RSVP 13 - - - 162

Central Naugatuck Valley FGP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Waterbury Foster Grandparent

Program

14 58 - $284,882 58

New Opportunities Inc. RSVP

New Opportunities, Inc.

Waterbury RSVP 25 190 - $132,822 249

New Opportunities Senior Companion Program

New Opportunities, Inc.

Waterbury Senior Companion

Program

10 70 - $319,587 70

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 132 582 - $2,216,769 1,600

Other Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service State Commission

Investment Funds

- - - $169,838 -

Hartford Connecticut Commission on Community Service State Commission

Operations Support

- - - $265,000 -

Subtotal - - - $434,838 -

Total Program Funding

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

Since 1994, more than 16,000 Connecticut residents have served approximately 22 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning

Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $56.1 million.

310 1,124 $2,062,138 $6,210,171 2,000

$8,272,309

$4,872,309

$13,144,618

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state.

Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Connecticut cities with national service. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2020 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with

the project from the previous year are represented. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps programs operated. 3.

Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed

during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members who completed service in Connecticut.

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 Connecticut. These participants are not included in the

federal funding and education award numbers in this report. 7. Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants.

As part of its public-private partnership approach, AmeriCorps grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.