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National Service In Your State -
Colorado
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Meeting community needs in
Colorado.
More than 15,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 147 national service projects across Colorado. 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 $24,100,000 to support Colorado communities through three national service initiatives: |
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Colorado
Overview (PDF)
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Colorado
By the Numbers (PDF)
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National Service Contacts in
Colorado
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More than 9,000 seniors in Colorado 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 13,000 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 5,400 homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in environmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services through more than 1,200 groups across Colorado. |
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Senior Corps in
Colorado
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This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 2,500 individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other pressing needs in communities across Colorado. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governor-appointed Colorado Govs Commission on Natl & Community Svc, 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 of up to $4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 13,000 Colorado residents have qualified for AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $29,800,000. |
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AmeriCorps in
Colorado
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Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 4,200 Colorado students in community service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups. |
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Learn and Serve America in
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The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages more than four million Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. To learn more, visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009.
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