Delaware 

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2011-2012

INFORMATION ON THE 2011-2012 PROGRAM YEAR CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY 07 2012

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to

meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other pressing needs

in communities across Delaware. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the

Governor-appointed Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer

Service1, 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. 

More than 3,600 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through

national service in Delaware. Serving with more than 300 national and local

nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, 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. This

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

more than $3,200,000 to support Delaware communities through national

service initiatives including: 

their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps programs. Foster

Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 1,500

young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than

1,000 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 270 groups

across Delaware.

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 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 1-800-833-3722.

grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to engage

Delaware students in community service linked to academic

learning and the development of civic skills. This type of

learning, called service-learning, strengthens communities,

improves academic engagement, and prepares 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.

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 2,000

Delaware residents have served more than 3 million hours and

have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling

more than $5,900,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 170

Senior Corps: More than 3,500 seniors in Delaware contribute 

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN DELAWARE. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides 
Delaware at a Glance

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012 

 28 170 $941,519

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

 1

 3

 2

 13

 2

 7

Projects

 10

 48

 34

N/A

 60

 18

Participants

 $125,593

 $599,332

-

-

-

 $216,594

Program Funding

AMERICORPS TOTAL

 5 3,500 $1,068,855

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 1

 3

 1

Projects

 352

 3,039

 109

 $543,200

 $168,806

 $356,849

Program Funding

2

Participants

 1 - $57,329

K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

N/A

Participants

 $57,329

Program Funding

LEARN AND SERVE TOTAL

PROGRAM TOTALS 37 3,670 $2,337,675

 $55,500

 $260,850

 $177,600

N/A

 $333,000

 $99,900

 $926,850

Education Award 3

4

5

Other Funding

 $50,395

 $80,694

 $138,883

- $269,972

Program Funding

 $926,850

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING $3,264,525

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL

 1

 1

 1

 3

Grantees

Education Award 

N/A

-

(including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards)

-

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Delaware. 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.

1

2 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2011 - 2012 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual

number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

3

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. 

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

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Hartly.

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

states. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it wasn't available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions.

RSVP funding levels reflect the actual amount awarded to each RSVP grantee in FY 2011. The FY 2011 budget reduction was implemented by either extending or

compressing the grant period, with some grants receiving a 9-month budget period and others receiving a 15-month budget period. 

1

Notes:

7

7

7

6

4

5

6 Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 funding was eliminated for Learn and Serve America but some programs are operating funded by previously approved multi_year 

grants.

7 Funding levels reflect Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations. Funding for this account was reduced in Fiscal Year 2012.
Senior Corps in Delaware

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Dover

Dover

Georgetown

Georgetown

New Castle

Delaware FGP

RSVP of Kent County

RSVP of Sussex County

Kent/Sussex/New Castle SCP

New Castle County RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

 352

 1,089

 1,000

 109

 950

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIOR CORPS PARTICIPANTS 3,500

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

Modern Maturity Center Incorporated

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

First State Community Action Agency

Delaware Commission on Community & Volunteer Service1

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

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name

Primary City Program Type

Number of

Participants

Notes:
AmeriCorps in Delaware

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS 170

Delaware Economic Development Office

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity

Teach For America

The New Teacher Project

University of Delaware

Ministry of Caring Inc.

Connecting Generations

YMCA of Delaware Resource Center

A Center for Relational Living

Delaware Center for Justice, Inc.

Delaware Office of Public Defender

Department of Services for Children, Youth, Familes

Stand Up for What is Right and Just, Inc.

The Elizabeth House Family Life Center, Inc.

Philadelphia AIDS Consortium

Sponsor Organization (if different)

DEDO*VISTA

DE Habitat AmeriCorps 18

Teach For America - Delaware

Delaware Teaching Fellows

Public Allies Delaware 1

The Caring Corps

Youth Ambassador Program

New Castle County Emergency Services Corps

ACRL Development Mentor Project

ADHD Harm Reduction Project

Delaware Women's Pretrial Reentry Initiative

Foster Care Mentoring Program

Prostitution Diversion Program

Life Coach Support Services Program

Beautiful Gates Outreach Center

Program Name

 5

 18

 46

 14

 30

 10

 10

 20

 1

 1

 1

 4

 1

 5

 4

Number of

Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

Program Type

Dover

Georgetown

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington 

Primary City

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. 

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

listed. 

Notes:
Learn and Serve America in Delaware

Information on the 2011 - 2012 program year current as of February 7, 2012

Primary City Sponsor Organization Program Type

Newark University of Delaware K-12 School-Based

Notes:

TOTAL NUMBER OF LEARN AND SERVE PARTICIPANTS 0

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.

The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. Participants may be serving in other locations than the city

listed.

Fiscal Year 2011 funding was eliminated for Learn and Serve America but some programs are operating funded by previously

approved multi-year grants.

Number of

Participants