Year in Review

National Service in Arkansas

Information reflects national service activity between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020

MEETING NEEDS IN ARKANSAS

Last year more than 3,200 Americans of all ages and backgrounds met local needs, strengthened communities, and expanded

economic opportunity through national service in Arkansas. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) invested

more than $9.5 million in federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions, working hand in hand with local partners

to empower citizens to solve problems. AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers are preparing today’s students for

tomorrow’s jobs, reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors

live independently, and rebuilding communities after disasters.

National service participants served at more than 300 locations across Arkansas, including schools, food banks, homeless shelters,

health clinics, youth centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit and faith-based organizations. Through a unique publicprivate partnership, CNCS, its grantees, and project sponsors generated more than $5.1 million in outside resources from

businesses, foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Arkansas in the last year. This local support strengthened

community impact and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

AMERICORPS

Last year, more than 600 AmeriCorps members

met pressing local needs across Arkansas,

making a lasting impact in communities while

gaining valuable skills and experience to

advance their careers. AmeriCorps members

serve in one of three programs:

SENIOR CORPS

AmeriCorps State & National engages men and women

in intensive service at thousands of locations across the

country through nonprofits, schools, public agencies,

tribes, and community and faith-based groups. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to EngageAR, the

Governor-appointed State Service Commission, which in

turn awards grants to organizations to respond to local

needs.

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America)

taps the skills, talents, and passion of Americans of all

ages to support community efforts to overcome poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)

is a full-time, team-based residential program for 18-24

year-olds. Members develop leadership skills by

contributing to public safety, environment, and disaster

projects. FEMA Corps, a unit of NCCC, focuses solely on

disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

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. Since 1994, more than 10,000

Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million

hours and earned education awards totaling more than $33.2

million.

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of

Americans age 55 and over to meet a wide range of

community challenges. Last year, more than 2,600

Arkansas seniors met critical community needs while

contributing to their own health and well-being

through one of three Senior Corps programs:

Foster Grandparentsserve one-on-one as tutors and

mentors to young people with exceptional needs.

Senior Companions help seniors and other adults

maintain independence in their own homes.

RSVP volunteersconduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond

to natural disasters, and provide other services.

Last year, Foster Grandparents tutored and mentored 1,900

young people, Senior Companions helped 280 seniors live

independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened the impact of

100 organizations across Arkansas.

LEARN MORE

To see other reports about national service in Arkansas, please

contact AR@cns.gov. The Corporation for National and Community

Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens

communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. To learn more about the Corporation for National and

Community Service, visit NationalService.gov or call 202-606-5000

or TTY 1-800-833-3722.
At a Glance Report

Arkansas | Year in Review

 Information reflects national service activities completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 2 2 $11,630 -

AmeriCorps National 13 26 113 $479,402 $996,145

AmeriCorps NCCC 6 6 55 - -

AmeriCorps State 13 84 297 $904,788 $1,329,680

AmeriCorps VISTA 21 26 156 $549,206 $1,501,377

AMERICORPS TOTAL 54 144 623 $1,945,026 $3,827,202

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 7 109 428 - $1,980,359

RSVP 5 105 2,214 - $790,132

Senior Companion Program 1 1 28 - $118,932

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 13 215 2,670 - $2,889,423

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Scholarships Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 3 - - - $541,640

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $249,989

Training and Technical Assistance 2 - - - $47,017

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL 6 - - - $838,646

National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in {[Srv Place Name City Overview]}, Arkansas, with 381

AmeriCorps members and 2,942 Senior Corps volunteers currently serving. National service programs continue to improve lives and communities in Arkansas, with 381 AmeriCorps member and 2,942 Senior

Corps volunteers currently serving.

$5,180,334

 (including Education Scholarships)

(Non-CNCS Resources)

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

$9,500,296

$14,680,630

PROGRAM TOTALS 73 359 3,293 $1,945,026 $7,555,270

Since 1994, more than 10,000 Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $33.2 million.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

1. Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Arkansas between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020. For Senior Corps, this reflects all volunteers

 funded by grants completed during that same period.

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

 Arkansas. 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 Arkansas.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its public-private partnership

 approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.
Project Report

Arkansas | Year in Review

Information reflects national service activities completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020

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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Petit Jean State Park (November 8, 2019 - Current)

Petit Jean State Park

Adona AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 10

Arkansas 4-H Center (November 8, 2019 - Current)

Arkansas 4-H Center

Avilla AmeriCorps NCCC - - - - 12

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

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

Univ of Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas

Conway AmeriCorps State - - - - 12

Apple Seeds (April 13 - July 13, 2019)

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC 1 9 - - -

Apples in the Classroom

Apple Seeds, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,855 $65,079 4

Credit Counseling of Arkansas

Credit Counseling of Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

FoodCorps MS

FoodCorps, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Montana Energy Corps

National Center for Appropriate Technology

Fayetteville AmeriCorps State 1 1 $2,960 $6,735 -

Native Food Sovereignty Fellows

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

NCAT - Southeast

FoodCorps, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps National 4 9 $53,280 $95,431 10

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Tri Cycle Farms Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $18,110 $49,533 -

Tri-Cycle (September 21 - December 14, 2019)

Tri Cycle Farms, Inc.

Fayetteville AmeriCorps NCCC 3 9 - - -

Volunteer Action Center and Full Circle program

development

Center for Community Engagement at University of

Arkansas

Fayetteville AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,015 $32,829 1

Denton, TX IA R06-3634-TX-DSA-DSA (June 12 - June 27,

2019)

FEMA- Federal Regional Center- Denton, TX

Fort Smith AmeriCorps NCCC 1 6 - - -

Future School Capacity Creation Team

Future School of Fort Smith

Fort Smith AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Jumpstart Arkansas

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Fort Smith AmeriCorps State 2 3 $3,870 $8,164 12

University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Fort Smith AmeriCorps National 1 16 $20,047 $33,856 -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Harrison AmeriCorps National 1 4 $12,649 $1,685 -

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education

Harrison AmeriCorps VISTA 3 19 $104,795 $286,406 10

SCA AR

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Harrison AmeriCorps National 1 4 $11,840 $1,520 -

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Hot Springs AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 $5,815 - -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Hot Springs AmeriCorps National 1 1 $2,255 $305 1
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

City of Jonesboro

City of Jonesboro

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 1

Economic Development Outreach

Economic Development Administration

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

Foundation for the MidSouth, Inc.

Foundation for the MidSouth, Inc.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 3

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 6 $26,610 $72,728 -

Legal Aid VISTA

Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc

Jonesboro AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 3

Access to Healthy Foods, AR Children's Research

Institute

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Affilate Stewards

Conservation Legacy

Little Rock AmeriCorps Affiliate 1 1 $5,815 - -

Alternative Classroom Experience/Summer Incentive

Program

Kiwanis Activities, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 29 $101,948 $214,517 11

AR Kids Read

AR Kids Read

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $29,950 $81,783 1

Arkansas Business Unit

The Nature Conservancy

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $14,932 -

Arkansas Dream Center

Equal Heart

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 15 $32,450 $71,560 5

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance

Share Our Strength

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,840 $13,440 1

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Arkansas Public Policy Panel

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $23,855 $65,079 3

Arkansas Reads

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 8 21 $54,408 $136,342 19

Better Community Developmant

Better Community Development Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 3 13 $44,725 $122,076 4

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas II

Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 6 21 $43,554 $109,820 10

Building Healthy Communities

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 2

Center for Arkansas Legal Services

Equal Justice Works

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 3 $8,426 $17,755 -

Central Arkansas Library System

Central Arkansas Library System

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 4

City of Little Rock

City of Little Rock

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 26 $34,361 $80,265 -

City Year Little Rock - NATL

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 8 29 $164,025 $410,630 43

City Year Little Rock - STA

City Year, Inc.

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 3 25 $133,200 $287,446 -

Connecting Patient Resources through Social Needs

Screenings

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 3
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Educating, Equipping, and Empowering Homeless

Families in AR

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 41 $113,079 $308,612 13

Family Promise of Pulaski County: Poverty-stricken

Services

Family Promise of Pulaski County

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 7 9 $20,093 $50,629 8

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas VISTA Project

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Our House, Inc

Our House, Inc

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 1 30 $83,739 $188,202 19

RCC- Oklahoma/Arkansas

American National Red Cross DC

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,815 $13,330 -

Rural

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Little Rock AmeriCorps National 1 1 $5,920 $12,011 -

Teach For America - Greater Delta: Mississippi and

Arkansas

Teach For America

Little Rock AmeriCorps National - - - - 26

TFA-Arkansas

Teach For America

Little Rock AmeriCorps State 19 47 $278,240 $47,000 -

Urban League of the State of Arkansas

Urban League of the State of Arkansas

Little Rock AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 3

Wildwood Park (January 5 - February 20, 2019)

Wildwood Park for the Arts

Little Rock AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

UWNWA 2-1-1 Economic VITAlity

United Way of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.

Lowell AmeriCorps State - - - - 5

Southern Arkansas University VISTA

Southern Arkansas University

Magnolia AmeriCorps VISTA 1 30 $38,698 $106,057 8

Mississippi River State Park (February 20 - April 6, 2019)

Mississippi River State Park

Marianna AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center

Marvell AmeriCorps VISTA 1 11 $18,819 $51,477 5

AR Smart Start AmeriCorps Tutoring

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 13 45 $113,314 $262,360 47

Arkansas AmeriCorps Future Teacher Initative

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 10 28 $83,055 $11,200 26

Arkansas Coordinated School Health AmeriCorps

Program

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Monticello AmeriCorps State 9 14 $40,735 $102,445 -

Community Service, Inc. Tutoring/Mentoring Program

Conway County Community Service, Inc.

Morrilton AmeriCorps State 6 23 $44,511 $112,001 14

Saint Joseph's Center of Arkansas (April 13 - July 13,

2019)

St. Joseph Center of Arkansas

North Little AmeriCorps NCCC 1 9 - - -

Rock

The Stand Foundation

The Stand Foundation

North Little AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $5,920 $16,125 -

Rock
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AmeriCorps

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

The Stand Foundation III

The Stand Foundation

North Little AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

Rock

Ozark-St.Francis

Mt. Adams Institute

Ozark AmeriCorps National 1 2 $11,735 $22,244 -

Foundation for the MidSouth, Inc.

Foundation for the MidSouth, Inc.

Pocahontas AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Camp Alliance, Inc

Camp Alliance, Inc.

Rogers AmeriCorps VISTA 1 6 $22,155 $60,718 9

Establishment of ATU's Center for Community

Engagement Vista

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

AMERICORPS TOTAL 146 623 $1,945,026 $3,827,202 381

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

Southcentral Arkansas FGP

Ouachita Baptist University

Foster Grandparent 69 - $288,189

Program

Arkadelphia 16 53

ARcare RSVP

ARcare

Augusta RSVP 11 123 - $94,295 250

Batesville FGP

White River Area Agency on Aging

Foster Grandparent 60 - $271,499

Program

Batesville 20 60

State of Arkansas FGP Program

Arkansas Department of Human Services/Office of

Comms. and Community Engagement

Foster Grandparent 67 - $407,180

Program

Conway 15 67

Tri-County RSVP

South Arkansas Regional Health Center Inc.

El Dorado RSVP 8 150 - $120,914 150

KI BOIS Community Action RSVP

Ki Bois Community Action Foundation

Fort Smith RSVP - - - - 2

WestArk RSVP

Western Ark Counseling & Guidance Center

Fort Smith RSVP 33 750 - $248,882 750

Western Arkansas FGP

Dequeen-Mena Educational Coop

Foster Grandparent 88 - $389,362

Program

Gillham 33 68

Ms River Delta FGP

Save the Children Field Office (AR)

Foster Grandparent 5 - $29,890

Program

Helena-West 1 5

Helena

SCP of West Central Arkansas-Senior Specialists

Area Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas

Senior Companion - - -

Program

Hot Springs - 124

East Arkansas Foster Grandparent Program

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc. AR

Foster Grandparent 34 - $158,399

Program

Jonesboro 10 34

Southeast Arkansas FGP

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

(SEARK)

Foster Grandparent 105 - $435,840

Program

Monticello 14 95

Central Arkansas SCP

Central Arkansas Area Agency Aging

Senior Companion 28 - $118,932

Program

North Little 1 24

Rock

Stuttgart North Arkansas County RSVP

Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce

Stuttgart RSVP 21 475 - $180,175 468

RSVP of Central Arkansas

Future Builders

Wrightsville RSVP 32 716 - $145,866 792
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Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Senior Corps

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL 215 2,670 - $2,889,423 2,942

Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Completed

Participants

Education

Scholarships

Federal

Funding

Program Type

Other Funding

Service

Locations

Current

Participants

City

State Commission - - $149,090

Investment Funds

Little Rock AR Division of Higher Ed - -

State Commission - - $249,989

Operations Support

Little Rock AR Division of Higher Ed - -

State Commission - - $392,550

Investment Funds

Little Rock Arkansas Service Commission - -

AR Division of Higher Ed III

AR Division of Higher Ed

Training and Technical - - $18,898

Assistance

Little Rock - -

FY2019 CHC Surge Funding

Arkansas Service Commission

Training and Technical - - $28,119

Assistance

Little Rock - -

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL - - - $838,646 -

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING

TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROJECT SUPPORT

(Non-CNCS Resources)

(including Education Scholarships)

PROGRAM TOTALS

$9,500,296

$14,680,630

$5,180,334

361 3,293 $1,945,026 $7,555,270 3,323

Since 1994, more than 10,000 Arkansas residents have served approximately 16 million hours through AmeriCorps, earning Segal

AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $33.2 million.

4. The Education Scholarships figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

 who completed service in Arkansas. 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 Arkansas. These participants are not included in the federal funding

 and education award numbers in this report.

7. Total local project support reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its

 public-private partnership approach, CNCS grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.

8. Funding for the Social Innovation Fund was eliminated in FY 2017; projects shown operated under previously awarded grants.

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, all data shown represents national service activity completed between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020.

1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state. Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all Arkansas cities with national service.

 Projects may be headquartered in other states.

2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs operated.

3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Arkansas between January 7, 2019 and January 6, 2020. For Senior

 Corps, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period.