Transaction Description:
RSVP OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, HAS SERVED THE LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY FOR 48 YEARS, SINCE 1972. AN ESTIMATED 804 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 786 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP, FOOD SUPPORT, LEGAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION/TRAINING, AND COUNSELING SERVICE ACTIVITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES, WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE INCREASING OLDER POPULATION AND HELPING THEM AGE IN PLACE AND HAVE ACCESS TO CARE. RSVP OF SUFFOLK WILL ALSO ADDRESS OTHER FOCUS AREAS INCLUDING EDUCATION THROUGH TUTORING AND MENTORING, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TO SUPPORT LONG ISLAND'S ECOSYSTEM, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LONG ISLAND, WE WILL DEPLOY THE SKILLS AND YEARS OF ACCUMULATED WISDOM AND DEDICATION OF RSVP VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 423 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES AND WILL IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR 5,943 PEOPLE: 2,628 PEOPLE WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; 2,880 WILL REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, AND 435 PEOPLE WILL REPORT IMPROVED HEALTH.
THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $111,467 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SECURING FUNDING SOURCES PROVIDED ANNUALLY FROM COUNTY, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. $175,644 (FEDERAL PASS THRU) $22,899 (NON-FEDERAL) FROM THE SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING, $5,000 FROM THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, $6,014 FROM THE NEW YORK OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND $38,213 FROM FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON GIVES A $12,800 IN-KIND DONATION FOR THE USE OF OFFICE SPACE.