Indiana 2005 - 2006 · 2007. 2. 12. · Indiana 2005 - 2006 Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006 AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide

Indiana 2005 - 2006

Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 640 individuals the opportunity toprovide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and otherpressing needs in communities across Indiana. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grant fundinggoes to the Governor-appointed Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which in turn awardsgrants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding isdistributed by the Corporation directly to multi-state and national organizations through a competitivegrants process. Other individuals will serve through AmeriCorps*VISTA, whose members help bringindividuals 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 CivilianCommunity Corps), a 10-month, full time residential program for men and women between the ages of18 and 24. In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn an education award of up to$4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than5,700 Indiana residents have qualified for Americorps Education Awards totaling more than$18,100,000.

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 31,000 Indiana students in communityservice linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, calledservice learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsiblecitizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on serviceand service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Indiana. More than 41,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping tomeet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 69 national service projects acrossIndiana. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutorand mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore theenvironment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporationfor National and Community Service will commit more than $10,500,000 to support Indiana communities through threenational service initiatives:

Senior Corps: More than 9,100 seniors in Indiana contribute their time and talents in one of threeSenior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than2,800 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 290 homeboundseniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior VolunteerProgram (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate inenvironmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other servicesthrough more than 1,400 groups across Indiana.

Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build aculture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs,visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.

Indiana At a Glance


35 642 $3,526,204

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)AmeriCorps*State (Formula)AmeriCorps*NationalAmeriCorps*VISTAAmeriCorps*NCCCEducation Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps38455

10

Program Sites

148 326 48 45

N/A 75

Participants $727,865 $1,705,659 $356,918 $708,162

N/A $27,600

ProgramFunding

AmeriCorps Total

32 9,185 $3,999,912

Foster Grandparent ProgramRetired and Senior Volunteer ProgramSenior Companion Program

Senior Corps 8

22 2

Projects

617 8,337 231

$2,033,063 $1,231,935 $734,914

ProgramFunding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps membersserving in Indiana. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay backstudent loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.

Indiana is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado. In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Bloomington, Martinsville, Notre Dame and St. Paul.

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2005 - 2006 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTAand the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

1 31,621 $853,290K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America 1

Grantees 31,621

Participants

$853,290

ProgramFunding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 68 41,448 $8,806,934

46 46

$358,391 $745,369 $108,675 $212,625

N/A $326,025 $1,751,085

3

2Education

Award

3

Disability OutreachProgram Development & Technical AssistanceState Commission Administration

Administrative Funds $38,500

$119,000 $270,028

N/A $427,528

ProgramFunding

$1,751,085

Total Corporation Funding (including AmeriCorps Education Awards) $10,558,019

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees

Senior Corps in Indiana


Anderson

Auburn

Bloomington

Columbus

Crown Point

Elkhart

Evansville

Evansville

Fort Wayne

Ft. Wayne

Gary

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Jasper

Lawrenceburg

Madison

Michigan City

Primary City

Madison County RSVP

RSVP of Dekalb/Noble/Steuben Co'S

Monroe/Owen Counties RSVP

Columbus FGP

Northwest Indiana FGP

RSVP of Elkhart County

Vanderburgh/Gibson/Posey FGP

RSVP

Fort Wayne Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP of Allen County, Inc.

SCP of Gary

Senior Companion Program

Greater Indianapolis FGP

RSVP Indy

Dubois/Pike & Warrick Co RSVP

Dearborn County RSVP

Jefferson Co.

RSVP of Lake, Laporte, and Starke Counties

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program


RSVP


RSVP


RSVP




RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Program TypeNumber of Participants

320

325

325

99

73

225

73

250

87

600

77

154

71

400

355

350

135

1,035

Program NameSponsor Organization (if different)

Anderson/Union Township Public Library

Catholic Charities Ft Wayne/So Bend

Aging & Comm Svcs of So Central In, Inc

Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary


Comm Action Program Evansville (Cape)

Vanderburgh County Council on Aging, Inc.

Lutheran Homes Inc.


Catholic Social Services of Central Indiana

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

University of Indianapolis, Center for Agingand Community

Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic OpportunityCommittee, Inc d/b/a TRI-CAP

Dearborn County Social Council

Interfaith Community Council


Senior Corps in Indiana


Muncie

New Albany

New Castle

New Castle

Richmond

Rochester

South Bend

South Bend

Tell City

Terre Haute

Terre Haute

Valparaiso

Vincennes

Washington

Primary City

RSVP of Delaware County

South Central Indiana RSVP

Henry Hancock Rush Co'S FGP

RSVP Hancock/Henry/Rush

RSVP of Wayne County

RSVP of Fulton Co

RSVP of St. Joseph County

St Joseph/Elkhart Co'S FGP

Crawford/Perry/Spencer RSVP

WICAA Foster Grandparent Program

WICAA Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Valparaiso RSVP

RSVP of Knox County

RSVP of Daviess County Indiana, Inc.

RSVP

RSVP


RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP


RSVP


RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

RSVP

Program TypeNumber of Participants

450

840

81

175

417

205

330

64

250

69

180

350

520

300

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 9,185

Program NameSponsor Organization (if different)

YWCA of Muncie Indiana

Interfaith Community Council

Interlocal Community Action Prog

Interlocal Community Action Prog

City of Richmond

Fulton Co Council on Aging


Real Services Inc

Lincoln Hills Dev Corp

Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc.

Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc.

Porter County Community Services, Inc.

Vincennes Univ

RSVP of Daviess Co Indiana, Inc

AmeriCorps in Indiana


Harmony School Corporation

Wells Community Boys & Girls Club

City of Elkhart, Elkhart Envirocorps

Southwest Workforce Investment Board

Fran klin College

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana

Tree of Life Community Development Corporation

Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Indianapolis

Habitat for Humanity of Indiana

Horizon House

Indiana AIDS Fund

Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University

Lutheran Child & Family Services ofIndiana/Kentucky

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Harmony Student Engagement Project/Harmony-Corps

Wells Community Boys & Girls Club, Inc.

Elkhart EnviroCorps

AmeriCorps Southwest Indiana

Building a Healthy Community

Indiana RSVP Director's Association

Cedar Lake Boys & Girls Club

YouthBuild Gary, IN

Experience Corps - Central Indiana

College Mentors for Kids! Inc.

Indiana HabiCorps

Horizon House, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN National AIDS Fund AmeriCorpsProgram

Indiana Department of Education

Indiana Mentor Corps

Indiana Reading Corps

Indiana University/AIM

Preparing Opportunities for Development Corps

Program Name

N/A

1

17

12

40

9

4

21

20

4

46

10

5

13

56

102

9

12

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

Program Type

Bloomington

Bluffton

Elkhart

Evansville

Franklin

Ft. Wayne

Gary

Gary

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Primary City

AmeriCorps in Indiana


642Total Number of AmeriCorps Members

Neighborhood Services of Central Indiana/ MaryRigg Neighborhood Center

Peace Learning Center

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

University of Wisconsin Parkside

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County, Indiana

National Association for Community Mediation -Indiana

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Coaches for Success

AmeriCorps Peacemakers

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Ball State University

Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville

Holy Cross Associates

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Richard E. Jeffers Unit

Conflict Resolution Center

Indiana State University

Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County

LEAPS, Valparaiso University

Program Name

120

29

1

1

4

30

7

1

2

40

1

25

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State







AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State



Program Type

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Madison

Muncie

Noblesville

Notre Dame

Porter

Richmond

Richmond

Terre Haute

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Notes:

Primary City

If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members areshown, 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 Indiana


Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type

Bloomfield

Bloomington

Bloomington

Boonville

Boonville

Cannelton

Carmel

Chrisney

Columbus

Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville

Decatur

Evansville

Fort Wayne

Francesville

French Lick

Garrett

Gary

Greenwood

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Lafayette

Leopold

Michigan City

Mooresville

New Albany

New Carlisle

Paoli

White River Valley School District

Clear Creek Elementary

Monroe Community School Corporation

Oakdale Elementary

Warrick County School Corporation

Cannelton Junior high

Options Charter School

Chrisney Elementary

Columbus Area Career Connection

Crawfordsville High School

Tuttle Middle School

ACCES Alternative School

Stanley Hall Enrichment Center

Homestead High School

West Central Middle School

Springs Valley Jr.Sr. High

Garrett Middle School

Gary Community Schools

Greenwood Community High School

Ben Davis Jr. High

Ben Davis Junior High

Greenbriar Elementary


Indianapolis Public School Corporation

LEAPS Academy at Emmerich Manual Campus

MSD Wayne Township

Opportunity School

Perry Meridian High School

Sunnyside Middle School

Perry Central Elementary

Michigan City Schools

Mooresville Consolidated School Corp

New Albany-Floyd County Schools

New Prairie United School Corporation

Paoli Jr. Sr. High School

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

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

960

280

210

1,000

3,800

21

27

70

647

35

25

53

18

421

85

800

15

320

42

N/A

250

231

140

275

370

71

1,142

52

300

120

2,070

96

2,000

800

Learn and Serve America in Indiana


Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type

Poneto

Southbend

Spencer

Spencer

Terre Haute

Terre Haute

Tipton

Valparaiso

Warsaw

Washington

Waterloo

West Terre Haute

Southern Wells Elementary

LaSalle Intermediate Academy

Owen Valley Middle School

Spencer Owen Community Schools

Deming Elementary

Vigo Community Schools

Tipton Middle School

Valparaiso Community Schools

Warsaw Community Schools

Washington High School

Waterloo Elementary

West Vigo High School

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

Notes:

372

15

227

98

412

1,236

75

7,500

4,200

65

175

500

31,621Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants

If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at thetime of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.

Presidential Freedom Scholarships: Two students from the junior or senior class in each high school in the United States may receive a $1000 college scholarship for outstanding leadership in service to community. This is a matching scholarship: $500 is provided by a local organization such as the PTA or Kiwanis and $500 is provided by Learn and Serve America. Since 2000, more than 668 Indiana students have received thesescholarships.

ContactsIndiana

Indiana State Office46 East Ohio StRoom 226Indianapolis, IN 46204-4317

(317) 226-6724 (317) [email protected]

Central Region - Denver, CO3001 S. Federal Blvd.Denver, CO 80236

303-844-7438 303-844-7440

Michele Lyn Sullivan

State House, Room 229Indianapolis, IN 46204-2728

(317) 233-3163 (317) [email protected]

CNCS Headquarters1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314Washington, DC 20525

202-606-6834 [email protected]

302 West Washington Street, Room E012Indianapolis, IN 46204-2767

(317) 233-3295 (317) 233-5660 [email protected]

Paula Parker-Sawyers

Elson Nash

Louis Lopez

Barbara Benner


Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:

For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:

For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:

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