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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
Senior Companion Program
Senior Companion Program
Foster Grandparent Program
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
Catholic Charities Ft Wayne/So Bend
Comm Action Program Evansville (Cape)
Vanderburgh County Council on Aging, Inc.
Lutheran Homes Inc.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary
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
Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary
Senior Corps in Indiana
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
Foster Grandparent Program
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
Catholic Charities Ft Wayne/So Bend
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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Education Awards Program
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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*State
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Indiana Department of Education
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
Information on the 2005 - 2006 program year current as of February 14, 2006
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
Indiana Department of Education
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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