Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 2, 2014

National Service in Connecticut

More than 3,700 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Connecticut. Serving at more

than 600 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and

mentor children, support veterans and military families, provide health

services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, increase

economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers.

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN CONNECTICUT Senior Corps:

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 1,000 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 270 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own

homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to

natural disasters, and provide other services through more than

230 groups across Connecticut.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other

pressing needs in communities across Connecticut. Most AmeriCorps

grant funding goes to the Connecticut Commission on Community

Service, Office of Higher Education, which in turn awards grants to

nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of

the grant funding is distributed by CNCS directly to multi-state and

national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other

individuals 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 12,000 Connecticut residents have served more

than 16 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps

Education Awards totaling more than $36,130,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 910

More than 2,800 seniors in Connecticut

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a

federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities,

and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million

Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior

Corps, AmeriCorps, and national days of service; improves

communities through the Social Innovation Fund, 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 1-800-833-3722.

Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms

 This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

will commit more than $9,390,000 to support Connecticut

communities through national service initiatives. CNCS invests in

cost-effective community solutions--working hand in hand with local

partners to improve lives, expand economic opportunity, and engage

citizens in solving problems in their communities. Serving in many of

the state's most impoverished communities, CNCS provides vital

support to schools, food banks, homeless shelters, community health

clinics, youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit

and faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for

services. Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal

investment will leverage an additional $2,720,000 in other resources

to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase

return on taxpayer dollars.

lives and communities using limited federal investment as a

catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong

results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries

to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and

engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to

every one federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund

network grows programs that work in Connecticut, more people

are able to overcome their most pressing challenges in the areas

of economic opportunity, health, and youth development. The

Social Innovation Fund is investing $440,000 in expanding the

impact of 2 nonprofits in Connecticut.
 Connecticut At a Glance

Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 2, 2014

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 13 37 411 $902,110 $1,155,191 3

AmeriCorps State Competitive 2 109 223 $1,258,835 $287,424

AmeriCorps State Formula 5 27 239 $403,752 $940,752

AmeriCorps VISTA 7 45 46 $255,680 $737,702

AMERICORPS TOTAL 27 218 919 $2,820,377 $3,121,069

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 5 114 469 - $1,534,230

RSVP 8 238 2,196 - $624,709

Senior Companion Program 2 35 203 - $648,863

Senior Demonstration Program 1 - - - -

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 16 387 2,868 - $2,807,802

Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Nonprofit Subgrantees 2 - - - $449,500

SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL 2 - - - $449,500

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $200,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 1 - - - $200,000

PROGRAM TOTALS 46 3,787 $2,820,377 $6,578,371

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $9,398,747

Notes: The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data may not reflect current conditions.

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $2,723,108

605

(Non-CNCS Resources) 5

$12,121,856

4

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2013 - 2014 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of VISTA

members in active service.

2 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 CNCS funding.

3 AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states. Funding

reflects the estimated proportionate share of the national grant associated with operating sites in this report. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it

was not available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions.

4 The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

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

investment. This figure reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees and project sponsors have committed to raise to support their programming activities

across the state.

Since 1994, more than 12,000 Connecticut residents have served more than 16 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

totaling more than $36,130,000.
National Service Impact in Connecticut

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Teach For America Connecticut provides a critical source of well-trained teachers who are helping to break the local cycle of educational

inequity. AmeriCorps members teach for two years in low-income schools in Bridgeport, Stamford, Hartford, New Haven, and Windham,

going above and beyond traditional expectations to help their students achieve at high levels. Today, 189 AmeriCorps members are

teaching more than 11,000 students in the state. Teach For America Connecticut measures each corps member’s progress against

ambitious benchmarks. For the 2011-12 school year, the first and second year teachers (corps members) achieved, on average, 80 percent

and 87 percent of their benchmarks, which translates into 1.20 and 1.31 years of academic growth, respectively. The average academic

growth per year for low-income students is 0.4 years. Teach For America Connecticut members have enlisted more than 3,650 volunteers

this grant year, and for MLK Day, 171 corps members served 520 volunteer hours at charitable organizations across the state.

AmeriCorps

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County seeks to build community and to improve lives by partnering with low-income families,

community volunteers, and donors to build simple, decent, safe and affordable neighborhoods. In an area that has been identified as

having the widest income gap in the United States’ 516 metropolitan areas, according to the Census Bureau, greater Bridgeport area

benefits from the collaboration with AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) by making more housing to low-income

residents. Through collaboration with NCCC members, 200 new volunteer relationships were generated, 2,000 pounds of debris were

removed from identified communities, eight homes were constructed, and two blitz builds were coordinated with 600-800 corporate

volunteers.

AmeriCorps NCCC

The New Haven Education AmeriCorps VISTA Project placed 17 VISTA members at seven community organizations that teach children to

read, prepare youth with skills to enter and succeed in college, and provide students with wraparound services to improve educational

performance. VISTAs also provided parents with tools and support to ensure their students’ success. As a result, VISTAs enabled community

organizations to reach more than 3,500 students and 500 parents in New Haven by increasing the number of programs and the quality of

services provided by literacy tutors, wraparound service providers at New Haven public schools, and college readiness programs. The

VISTAs also distributed 200,000 books to classrooms and throughout the community, raised $250,000 in cash and in-kind donations, and

recruited 250 volunteers who contributed almost 10,000 hours of service.

AmeriCorps VISTA

New Opportunities RSVP project in Waterbury engaged 36 RSVP volunteers in serving 87 clients through the Money Management program.

Money Managers provided a total of 1,721 hours of service to elderly or disabled low-income adults who had difficulty managing their

money. Money Managers helped clients balance their checkbooks, reviewed bank statements, and provided other financial assistance as

needed. Money Management services allowed 84 percent of all clients to remain living independently in their own homes.

Senior Corps

Connecticut AIDS Resource Center’s (CARC) project, Connecticut Integrated Healthcare and Housing Neighborhoods, implements a health

home outreach model linking primary care, behavioral healthcare, and supportive housing. The program will serve 160 adults across the

State of Connecticut who are homeless with chronic behavioral health and substance abuse conditions and/or other chronic health

problems and who are high utilizers of crisis health services, particularly emergency departments, inpatient units, and detox facilities.

Program activities are intended to increase access to health services for vulnerable populations; increase coordination between primary

health care systems, behavioral health care services and community organizations; and improve health outcomes and reduce high costs

associated with high crisis health service use. Their first annual award from their Social Innovation Fund intermediary, Corporation for

Supportive Housing, was for $400,000, which they will match dollar-for-dollar.

Social Innovation Fund
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AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

27

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

919

223 33

Bridgeport Habitat - Coastal Fairfield (June 21 - July 26, 2013)

Habitat for Humanity - Coastal Fairfield County

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Bridgeport MYO (Current)

Regional Youth/Adult Social Action Partnership

96 AmeriCorps State Formula

Bridgeport Public Allies Connecticut (Completed)

Public Allies, Inc.

37 AmeriCorps National

Bridgeport University of Bridgeport (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

2 AmeriCorps National

Danbury Americorps Collegiate Development Program (Current)

Hispanic Center of Danbury, Inc.

24 AmeriCorps State Formula

Danbury YVC of Western Connecticut (Current)

Youth Volunteer Corps

2 AmeriCorps National

Deep River Incarnation Center (October 20 - November 6, 2013)

Incarnation Center

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Fairfield Connecticut Campus Compact (Current)

Fairfield University

12 AmeriCorps VISTA

Fairfield Fairfield University (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

4 AmeriCorps National

Gales Ferry United Way of Southeastern Connecticut Food Policy Council (Current)

United Way of Southeastern Connecticut

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Hartford Addressing Homelessness in Greater Hartford (Current)

Journey Home, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Hartford Building Volunteer Engagement Capacity in Hartford (Completed)

Hands On Hartford

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

Hartford Community Renewal Team, Inc. (Completed)

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Hartford Green Crew AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Knox Parks Foundation

12 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Hartford Hartford Area HFH (Completed)

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Hartford Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Hartford (Current)

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

37 AmeriCorps National

Hartford SCA Connecticut (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Hartford YouthBuild Hartford, CT (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

31 AmeriCorps National

Manchester Manchester Community College (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

5 AmeriCorps National

Middletown Community Health Center, Inc. (Current)

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

28 AmeriCorps National

Middletown Wesleyan University (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

12 AmeriCorps National

Milford Milford - Public Assistance (March 26 - May 30, 2013)

FEMA - Region I Division Office

7 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Milford Windsor, CT – IAM (March 26 - May 31, 2013)

FEMA - Region I

- AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

New Britain Central Connecticut State University (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

4 AmeriCorps National

New Britain Jumpstart New Britain at Central Connecticut State Uni (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

36 AmeriCorps National

New Haven Addressing the Multi-Level Needs of Homeless Veterans in CT (Current)

Columbus House, Inc

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

New Haven Building a Healthy and Sustainable Food System (Completed)

CitySeed, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA
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AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

27

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

919

223 33

New Haven Development Assistance (Completed)

Children In Placement Connecticut, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

New Haven Experience Corps (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

56 AmeriCorps State Formula

New Haven Jumpstart New Haven at Southern Connecticut State University (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

79 AmeriCorps National

New Haven LEAP AmeriCorps (Completed)

Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership

40 AmeriCorps State Formula

New Haven Market New Haven Housing (Completed)

Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund

- AmeriCorps VISTA

New Haven New Haven Education (Completed)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

- AmeriCorps VISTA

New Haven New Haven Education (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

17 AmeriCorps VISTA

New Haven New Haven, HFH of Greater (Completed)

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

New Haven Teach For America - Connecticut (Completed)

Teach For America

7 AmeriCorps National

New Haven Teach For America - Connecticut (Current)

Teach For America

211 AmeriCorps State Competitive

New Haven Yale University (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

2 AmeriCorps National

New London Employment and Training Services Project (Completed)

Women's Center of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

New London Heading Home (Completed)

New London Homeless Hospitality Center, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Shelton Connecticut Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, Inc. (Completed)

Connecticut Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Storrs Husky Sport (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

6 AmeriCorps National

Storrs Jumpstart UConn. at University of Connecticut (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

163 AmeriCorps National

Storrs UConn Cooperative Extension (Completed)

FoodCorps, Inc.

5 AmeriCorps National

Storrs Mansfield Husky Sport (Completed)

Up2Us, Inc.

5 AmeriCorps National

Torrington Torrington Area Health District - Medical Reserve Corps (July 26 - September 12, 2013)

Torrington Area Health District-Medical Reserve Corps

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Vernon Healthy Food Every Day (Current)

University of Connecticut

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Waterbury CT AHEC Network AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Waterbury Northwestern Connecticut AHEC, Inc. (Current)

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC

1 AmeriCorps National

Waterbury Waterbury AmeriCorps (Current)

Naugatuck Valley Community College

45 AmeriCorps State Formula

Waterbury Youth Health Service Corps-AmeriCorps Division (Completed)

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC

17 AmeriCorps State Formula

Waterbury Youth Mental Health First Aid Corps (Current)

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC

- AmeriCorps National

West Hartford University of Saint Joseph (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

- AmeriCorps National

West Haven University of New Haven (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

8 AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Connecticut

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

27

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

919

223 33

Wethersfield Community Health Center Assoc. of Connecticut (Current)

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

26 AmeriCorps National

Wethersfield SCA AmeriCorps National Direct Connecticut (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Willimantic Eastern Connecticut State University (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

9 AmeriCorps National

Willimantic The Access Agency, Inc. (Current)

The Access Agency, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Windsor Windsor, CT – IAM (March 26 - May 31, 2013)

FEMA - Region I

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Winsted Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

- AmeriCorps National

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.

Notes:

 The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Senior Corps in Connecticut

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 2, 2014)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

16

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

2,868

1,979 7

Bridgeport Bridgeport FGP (Current)

Child and Family Guidance Center

106 Foster Grandparent Program

Bridgeport Eastern Fairfield County RSVP (Completed)

City of Bridgeport

225 RSVP

Bristol Greater Bristol RSVP (Completed)

Bristol Community Organization

293 RSVP

Bristol Greater Bristol RSVP (Current)

Bristol Community Organization

293 RSVP

Danbury RSVP by CACD (Current)

The Community Action Committee of Danbury, Inc.

103 RSVP

Hartford Foster Grandparent Program NBBBS (Current)

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters Inc.

76 Foster Grandparent Program

Hartford Greater Hartford RSVP (Completed)

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

410 RSVP

Hartford Greater Hartford RSVP (Current)

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

328 RSVP

New Britain RSVP of Central Ct Inc (Current)

RSVP of Central Connecticut Inc.

260 RSVP

New Haven Experience Corps Greater New Haven (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

- Senior Demonstration Program

New Haven Foster Grandparent Program of Greater New Haven (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

101 Foster Grandparent Program

New Haven Greater New Haven SCP (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

112 Senior Companion Program

New Haven RSVP of South Central CT (Current)

Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

224 RSVP

New London Windham/Tolland & Southern New London (Current)

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

333 RSVP

Norwalk RSVP of Southwestern CT (Completed)

Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now (Neon)

255 RSVP

Norwalk RSVP of Southwestern Ct2 (Current)

Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now (Neon)

255 RSVP

Norwich Eastern Ct FGP (Current)

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

108 Foster Grandparent Program

Norwich Northern New London RSVP (Completed)

United Community And Family Services

357 RSVP

Norwich Tvcca SCP (Completed)

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

22 Senior Companion Program

Waterbury Central Naugatuck Valley FGP (Current)

New Opportunities, Inc.

78 Foster Grandparent Program

Waterbury New Opportunities Inc. RSVP (Current)

New Opportunities, Inc.

400 RSVP

Waterbury New Opportunities, Inc. RSVP (Completed)

New Opportunities, Inc.

417 RSVP

Waterbury New Opportunities, Inc. Senior Companion Program (Current)

New Opportunities, Inc.

91 Senior Companion Program

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Connecticut

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary

Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition’s project, Connecticut Integrated Healthcare

and Housing Neighborhoods, will create a health home outreach model linking

primary care, behavioral healthcare and supportive housing.

Hartford, CT Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition

Corporation for Supportive Housing

Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford is developing an educated,

economically self-sufficient workforce that meets employer needs in advanced

manufacturing, energy, utilities and health care.

Hartford, CT Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford/United

Way of Central and Northeastern CT

Jobs for the Future, Inc.