Georgia 2009 - 2010

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

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

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

pressing needs in communities across Georgia. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governorappointed Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism, 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 12,000 Georgia residents 

have served more than 15 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards 

totaling more than $29,600,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to engage more than 17,000 Georgia 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 Georgia. More than 23,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 91 national service projects across 

Georgia. 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 $19,200,000 to support Georgia communities 

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 5,100 seniors in Georgia 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 2,075

young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,342 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 420 groups across Georgia.

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.
Georgia At a Glance

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

59 1,618 $15,074,369

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps

1

14

13

3

27

1

Program Sites

 70

 398

 285

N/A

 437

 428

Participants 

 $877,886

 $2,506,951

 $3,736,213

N/A

 $7,860,319

 $93,000

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 30 5,150 $4,053,781

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 10

 10

 10

Projects

 830

 3,661

 659

 $1,951,080

 $707,191

 $1,395,510

Program

Funding

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

members serving in Georgia. 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.

Georgia is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Tybee Island and Brunswick.

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

 2 17,021 $991,268

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

 1

Grantees

 13,724

 558

 2,739

Participants

 $570,868

 $60,000

 $360,400

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 91 23,789 $20,631,982

 53

 6

 4

 63

 $330,750

 $989,338

 $2,562,300

N/A

 $2,064,825

 $959,175

 $6,906,388

4

3

Education

 Award 

4

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $71,720

 $126,836

 $314,008

N/A $512,564

Program

Funding

 $6,906,388

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $27,538,370

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees

1

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

1
Senior Corps in Georgia

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010

Albany

Athens

Athens

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Augusta

Augusta

Augusta

Columbus

Gainesville

LaGrange

LaGrange

Macon

Primary City

Sowega Council on Aging RSVP Albany

Northeast Georgia Foster Grandparent

Northeast Georgia Senior Companion

Northeast Georgia RSVP

ACAC Foster Grandparent Program

Atlanta Regional Commission, RSVP Program

Metro Atlanta SCP

Volunteer Macon's Foster Grandparent Program 

of Atlanta

FGP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

RSVP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

SCP of Greater Augusta

SCP/Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

City of Columbus RSVP

RSVP-Gainesville "Georgia Mountains"

Troup County Health Department/ FGP

Troup County Health Department/ SCP

Macon-Bibb County FGP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 650

 49

 70

 300

 154

 150

 69

 153

 106

 150

 21

 65

 102

 791

 59

 63

 70

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Sowega Council on Aging, Incorporation

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Athens Community Council on Aging

Atlanta Community Access Coalition

Atlanta Regional Commission

Senior Citizen Svcs Metro Atlanta

Volunteer Macon, Inc.

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta

Columbus City Consolidated Government

Legacy Link Incorporated

Troup County Health Department

Troup County Health Department

Macon-Bibb County EOC Inc.
Senior Corps in Georgia

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010

Macon

Milledgeville

Milledgeville

Rome

Rome

Rome

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Statesboro

Thomasville

Valdosta

Valdosta

Primary City

RSVP Macon

Overview FGP

Overview SCP

Coosa Valley RSVP Program

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital FGP 

Project

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital SCP

Economic Opportunity Authority Savannah FGP

Economic Opportunity Authority Savannah 

RSVP

Senior Citizens Inc Savannah SCP

GSU Area SCP

Southwestern State Hospital/ SCP

South Central GA Retired and Senior Volunteer 

Program

South Georgia Foster Grandparents

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 527

 69

 59

 500

 21

 70

 56

 350

 95

 53

 94

 150

 93

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Volunteer Macon, Inc.

Overview Incorporated

Overview Incorporated

Coosa Valley Regional Services and 

Development

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital/GA 

Department of Human Resources

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital/GA 

Department of Human Resources

Economic Opportunity Authority For 

Savannah-Chatham County Area, Incorporated

Economic Opportunity Authority For 

Savannah-Chatham County Area, Incorporated

Senior Citizens Inc

Georgia Southern University Research and 

Service Foundation, Inc.

Southwest Georgia State Hospital/GA 

Department of Human Resources

211 of South Central GA, a program of South 

GA Coalition to End Homelessness

211 of South Central GA, a program of South 

GA Coalition to End Homelessness
Senior Corps in Georgia

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010

Primary City Number of Program Type

Participants

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 5,159

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)
AmeriCorps in Georgia

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

City of Albany/ Police Department

Board of Regents of the University System of 

Georgia, University of Georgia

Archdiocese of Atlanta

Teach For America

City of Atlanta Division of Recreation

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Hands on Atlanta, Inc.

Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Outward Bound Atlanta

Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc.

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity International Western 

Territory

National Council of Black Mayors, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Albany Police Department AmeriCorps

Georgia Personal Assistance Service Corps

Archdiocese of Atlanta AC program

Goodwill Industries of North Georgia

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - Atlanta

GulfsouthYouthActionCorps Atlanta

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Atlanta

Jumpstart Atlanta at Georgia Institute of Technology

Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps

Hands On Georgia

AmeriCorps Force

AmeriCorps Reading Tutorial Program

Outward Bound Atlanta AmeriCorps

T.E.A.M.: Technology, Environment And Movement

Program

Jumpstart for Young Children

Africa's Children's Fund

Habitat for Humanity

National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.

Program Name

 10

 18

 4

 10

 219

 5

 4

 35

 70

 16

 16

 32

 9

 14

 175

 3

 56

 8

# of

Members

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Albany

Athens

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

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

Fulton County Juvenile Court

Year Up Inc

Habitat for Humanity International

Points of Light Foundation

Georgia Institute on Aging

Morehouse College

Resources for Residents and Communities

United Way - Augusta

Fannin County Family Connection (Board of 

Commissioners/ Fiscal Agent)

Gwinnett Children's Shelter

Advocates for Bartow's Children

Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc

Fund for Southern Communities

Dekalb County Board of Health

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Fulton County Juvenile Court Mentoring Program

Year Up VISTAS

Southern Cluster Habitat for Humanity VISTA 

Program

Hands On Network VISTA

Georgia Institute on Aging-Wellness Program

One Economy Atlanta

The Morehouse College Community Revitalization 

Initiative 

Rebuilding, Retaining, and Challenging

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

United Way of the CSRA (Augusta) VISTA project

GivingBack Counseling Foundation, Incorporated

AmeriCorps Service to Families

SEN - Gwinnett Childrens Shelter

SEN - Advocates for Bartows' Children

Columbus Housing Initiative

United Way of Northwest Georgia

Literacy Volunteers of America - Metro Atlanta

Culture Connect, Incorporated

Capacity Development for Social Justice

DeKalb County Board of Health -capacity building

Program Name

 3

 7

 164

 92

 2

 2

 2

 2

 428

 20

 5

 19

 1

 1

 3

 14

 4

 5

 1

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Augusta

Austell

Blue Ridge

Buford

Cartersville

Columbus

Dalton

Decatur

Decatur

Decatur

Decatur

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Georgia

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

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 1,618

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of 

Atlanta

Inner Harbour Hospitals, Ltd.

East Point Community Action Team

Jekyll Island State Park Authority dba Georgia Sea 

Turtle Center

City of Macon, Macon Police Department

Central Georgia Technical College-Adult Learning 

Center

Communities in Schools of Georgia

Chattahoochee Technical College

Clayton State University

Georgia Center for Nonprofits

WestCare Georgia, Inc.

Refugee Family Services

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

RRISA and Fugees Family Education and Soccer 

Program

Youth Villages AmeriCorps

East Point Community Action

Georgia Sea Turtle Center

MPD AmeriCorps Cadet Program

Bridges Program

Communities In Schools of Georgia

Chattahoochee Technical College Service Learning:

Clayton State University Tutoring Program

Georgia Family Education and Research Council

Diocese of Savannah

Georgia Center for Nonprofits Capacity Building 

Project

National AmeriCorps Project - Georgia

Refugee Family Services Empowerment Project

Program Name

 3

 10

 19

 3

 20

 15

 10

 12

 1

 25

 1

 4

 7

 2

 5

# of

Members

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Decatur

Decautr

Douglasville

East Point

Jekyll Island

Macon

Macon

Macon

Marietta

Morrow

Norcross

Savannah

Savannah

Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain

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 Georgia

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

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Atlanta

Acworth

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany

Albany

Alpharetta

Appling

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Atlanta

Bowersville

Brunswick

Brunswick

Cochran

Columbus

Columbus

Commerce

Danielsville

Decatur

Dublin

Dunwoody

Dunwoody

East Dublin

Eastman

Eastman

Evans

Evans

Gainesville

Hawkinsville

Hawkinsville

Morehouse School of Medicine

McCall Primary

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Dougherty International Education Middle School

Southwest Area Health Educators Center

House of Mercy Community Outreach Center, Inc.

Mount Zion Community Reinvestment Corporation

Mt. Olive Community Outreach Center

Turner Elementary School

Holcomb Bridge Middle School

North Columbia Elementary School

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia State University, School of Nursing

Gresham Park Elementary School

Morehouse School of Medicine

North Hart Elementary School

C.B.Greer Elementary School

Glynn Academy High School Freshman Academy

Bleckley County Elementary School

Allen Elementary School

Fort Middle School

East Jackson Elementary School

Danielsville Elementary School

Chapel Hill Middle School

Susie Dasher Elementary School

DeKalb High School of Technology North

Dekalb High School of Technology North

Heartland Academy

Heart of Georgia Reginal Educational Service Agency

Heartland Academy

Columbia County Board of Education

Columbia River Ridge Elementary School

Chestatee Middle School

Pulaski County Middle School

Pulaski Middle School

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

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

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

 170

 20

 28

 100

 72

 54

 125

 250

 252

 629

 57

 141

 151

 51

 651

 632

 381

 521

 78

 370

 42

 67

 100

 241

N/A

 104

 154

N/A

 8

 1,762

 759

 100

 3

 339
Learn and Serve America in Georgia

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

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Hull

Jackson

Jackson

Lakeland

Lilburn

Lithonia

Mableton

Macon

Madison

Manchester

Marietta

Martinez

McDonough

Morrow

Mount Vernon

Nashville

Riverdale

Roswell

Savannah

Smyrna

Swainsboro

Swainsboro

Toccoa

Tucker

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Valdosta

Villa Rica

Waycross

Hull Sanford Elementary School

Butts County School district

Henderson Middle

Lanier High School

Berkmar High School

Marbut Theme School

Riverside Primary School

Clifton Ridge Middle School

Morgan County Middle School

Manchester High School

Chattahoochee Technical College

Stevens Creek Elementary School

Ola High School

Clayton State University

Montgomery Middle School

Berrien High School

Riverdate Middle

Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School

JHC Butler Elementary School

Hope. Achievement. Victory. Encouragement. Nobility 

(HAVEN) Academy

Central Savannah River Area Reginal Educational 

Service Agency

Emmaual County Board of Education

Camp Fire USA Georgia Council

Tucker High School

J. L. Newbern Middle School

Newbern Middle School

Valdosata High School

Valdosta High School

Valdosta Middle

Ithica Elementary School

Okefenokee Reginal Educational Service Agency

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

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

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

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:

 67

N/A

 510

N/A

 360

 865

 417

 56

 81

 21

 2,349

 849

 50

 28

 106

 125

 260

 240

 600

 70

 18

N/A

 29

 755

 21

 28

 179

 195

 30

 300

N/A

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 17,021
Learn and Serve America in Georgia

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

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.