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Louisiana 2008 - 2009

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 2,000 individuals the opportunity toprovide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and otherpressing needs in communities across Louisiana. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grantfunding goes to the Governor-appointed Louisiana Serve Commission, which in turn awards grants tononprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed bythe 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 andcommunities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve health services, createbusinesses and increase housing opportunities, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian CommunityCorps), 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 canbe used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 6,200Louisiana residents have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than$21,269,489.

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,and nonprofit groups to engage more than 13,000 Louisiana students in community service linked toacademic 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. Learn andServe America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, schools, andcommunity groups.

Meeting community needs in Louisiana. More than 25,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helpingto meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 215 national service projects acrossLouisiana. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizenstutor and 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 $18,000,000 to support Louisiana communities throughthree national service initiatives:

Senior Corps: More than 9,600 seniors in Louisiana contribute their time and talents in one ofthree Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 3,400 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 3,500 homeboundseniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safetypatrols for local police departments, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to naturaldisasters, and provide other services through more than 720 groups across Louisiana.

The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communitites, and fosters civicengagement through service and volunteering. Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans inservice to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. To learn visitwww.NationalService.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.

Senior Corps Projects ParticipantsProgram Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 9 895 $2,908,762Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 14 8,410 $870,085Senior Companion Program 4 321 $1,004,580Senior Corps Total 27 9,626 $4,783,427

AmeriCorps Program Sites Participants1Education

Award2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive) 5 458 $212,625 $3,779,472AmeriCorps*State (Formula) 6 237 $541,775 $1,291,118AmeriCorps*State (Formula Disaster) 9 328 $2,787,895AmeriCorps*National 30 807 $2,829,363 $936,090AmeriCorps*VISTA 26 81 $382,725 $1,350,965AmeriCorps*NCCC 113 N/A N/A N/A3

Education Awards Program (National) 21 186 $878,850 $74,400AmeriCorps Total 210 2,097 $4,845,338 $10,219,940

Learn and Serve America Grantees Participants SubgranteesProgram Funding

K-12 School-Based 1 5,066 14 $343,353K-12 Community-Based 283 6 N/AHigher Education 2 8,442 12 $596,340Learn and Serve America Total 3 13,791 32 $939,693

Administrative FundsProgram Funding

Disability Outreach $72,000Program Development & Technical Assistance $144,000State Commission Administration $265,091Administrative Funds Total N/A $481,091Program Totals 240 25,514 $4,845,338 $16,424,151Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $21,269,489

Louisiana At a Glance

1This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2008 - 2009 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTAand the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.2This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorpsmembers serving in Oklahoma. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to payback student loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.3Louisiana is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Vicksburg, Mississippi.In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Houma, Monroe, Lafayette, Chalmette, Braithwaite,Metairie, Grand Isle, New Orleans, Covington, Cameron Parish, Baton Rouge, Gray, Slidell, Grand Lake, Lake Charles, Lacombe and Ville Platte.


Senior Corps in Louisiana


Alexandria

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Denham Springs

Denham Springs

Harahan

Houma

Lafayette

Lafayette

Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Luling

Mandeville

Mansfield

Monroe

Natchitoches

Primary City

Rapides Parish RSVP

East Baton Rouge Parish FGP

RSVP of Baton Rouge

SCP Baton Rouge

Quad Area Community Action Agency FGP

Quad Area RSVP

Jefferson Parish RSVP

Houma FGP

Lafayette Parish FGP

Lafayette RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Calcasieu RSVP

The River Parishes RSVP

St Tammany Parish RSVP

DHS Alums Foster Grandparent Program

Ouachita Parish RSVP

Natchitoches Parish RSVP

RSVP


RSVP

Senior Companion Program


RSVP

RSVP



RSVP


RSVP

RSVP

RSVP


RSVP

RSVP

Program TypeNumber of Participants

623

91

625

64

136

374

655

98

120

600

90

500

782

400

62

625

250

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Rapides Council on Aging, Inc.

Catholic Community Services Baton Rouge, Inc.

East Baton Rouge Council on Aging

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Quad Area Community Action Agency

Quad Area Community Action Agency

Jefferson Parish Community Action Program

Catholic Social Services (Louisiana)

Lafayette Council on Aging

St. Martin Iberia Lafayette Community ActionAgency

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish Office of Community Services

St. Charles Parish Council

Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans,Inc.

DeSoto High School Alumni Association

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Natchitoches Parish Police Jury

Senior Corps in Louisiana


Natchitoches

New Iberia

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

Opelousas

Pineville

Ruston

Shreveport

Shreveport

Primary City

Natchitoches Parish SCP

RSVP Iberia Parrish

New Orleans FGP

RSVP of New Orleans

SCP New Orleans Council on Aging

SCP Opelousas/St Landry Parish

Pinecrest Supports & Services FGP Program

RSVP Lincoln Parish

Caddo Parish FGP

Caddo/Bossier RSVP


RSVP


RSVP




RSVP


RSVP

Program TypeNumber of Participants

67

374

106

1,087

81

109

90

775

102

740

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 9,626

Program Name


Natchitoches Parish Police Jury

Iberia Parish Council on Aging

Catholic Charities Diocese New Orleans

New Orleans Council on Aging

New Orleans Council on Aging

St. Landry Parish Community Action

Louisiana Office For Citizens WithDevelopmental Disabilities

Lincoln Total Community Action, Inc.

Caddo Council on Aging

Caddo Council on Aging

AmeriCorps in Louisiana


Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Louisiana Serve Commission

National Association of Service & ConservationCorps

Louisiana CASA Association

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Baton Rouge

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge

Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis National Office


City Year, Inc.

HOPE worldwide Ltd. - Gulf Coast Branch


Louisiana Delta Service Corps

Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Division of Administration, Office ofCommunity Development

Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc.



BGC of Central Louisiana

LA Serve Commission

St. Bernard City of Hope - New Orleans

Louisiana CASA

America's Wetland

Boys & Girls Club

Boys Hope Girls Hope Links - Baton Rouge

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge

Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge

City Year Lousiana

Diocese of Baton Rouge

HOPE worldwide Programs

Habitat for Humanity

Louisiana CASA

Louisiana Delta Service Corps AmeriCorps

Louisiana HIPPY Corps

The Louisiana AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Community HealthCorps- Louisiana

LA Serve Commission

Program Name

N/A

1

46

6

22

41

2

1

4

65

12

8

34

1

45

15

6

10

7

# ofMembers

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Alexandria

Alexandria

Arabi

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Primary City



Teach For America South Louisiana

Volunteer Baton Rouge

Volunteer Baton Rouge



St. James Parish - River Parish YouthBuild





Hope Center - YouthRebuild Louisiana

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana

Student Conservation Association


Catholic Diocese of Lafayette


Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge

Richland County Health Department

Southern University and A & M College

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - SLA

Citizen Action AmeriCorps - Volunteer Baton Rouge

Youth Volunteer Corps of Baton Rouge

St. Bernard Project


Tri-Parish Restoration Corps - New Orleans

River Parish YouthBuild

BGC of the Bayou Teche Region

Siegfried Youth Center


Louisiana CASA

Youth Rebuild Louisiana

Project Positive Choices/Children of Promise

Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges

BGC of Acadiana

Diocese of Lafayette Disaster Relief VISTA Project

Program Name

1

1

4

81

1

3

33

1

22

25

N/A

N/A

7

1

78

1

2

N/A

1

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*National



AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA



AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Chalmette

Charmette

Convent

Convent

Franklin

Ft. Polk

Hammond

Hammond

Harvey

Jennings

Lacombe

Lafayette

Lafayette

Primary City



Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center

City of Lake Charles

United Way of Southwest Louisiana


American Red Cross South East Louisiana Chapter



Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans

Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis National Office

Catholic Charities Diocese New Orleans

City Year, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity - New Orleans Area

Hands on Network


SWLAHEC AmeriCorps Health Corps

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Impact Lake Charles AmeriCorps Program

Rebuilding Together Calcasieu

Success By Six Initiative


National Preparedness & Response Corps-NewOrleans

Arc LA Green Corps - New Orleans

Tri-District BGC of Monroe

Archdiocese of New Orleans

Boys Hope Girls Hope Links - New Orleans

Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans

Civic Justice

City Year Philadelphia MLK Project

Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc.

New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity

Hands On New Orleans AmeriCorps

Jumpstart Louisiana

Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans

Louisiana Bar Foundation

Program Name

148

31

40

2

16

1

3

57

N/A

7

3

2

30

1

1

1

12

110

29

2

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*State


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National



AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Lafayette

Lafayette

Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Marksville

Metairie

Metairie

Monroe

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

Primary City




Mary Queen of Vietnam




Operation Community Building

Operation Helping Hands of Catholic Charities -YouthBuild Helping Hands

Orleans Parish Juvenile Court - YouthworksYouthBuild

Preservation Resource Center

School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

Sports4Kids New Orleans

Teach For America Greater New Orleans

Teach for America



Dan Than Corps

Greater New Orleans Youth Corps

Limitless Vistas, Inc.

Recovery School District, New Orleans

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - New Orleans

Dan Than Corps

YouthBuild Helping Hands

Operation REACH, Inc.

YouthWorks NOLA YouthBuild

Housing Redevelopment through Volunteer Service

Rebuilding Together New Orleans

Literacy and Tutoring for High-Need Schools

SLLS Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps

Sports4Kids Louisiana

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - NewOrleans

Teach For America, Louisiana

Program Name

4

4

2

31

33

14

5

20

7

41

10

7

48

2

7

339

150

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA



AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

Program Type

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

Primary City



2,097Total Number of AmeriCorps Members

The New Teacher Project

Trinity Christian Community

Trinity Christian Community



Extra Mile

Northwest Louisiana Food Bank

Shreveport Green



City of West Monroe


TeachNola

Disaster Relief & Recovery

Youth Literacy and Leadership Development

Tulane University


Louisiana CASA

youth Volunteer Corps of Shreveport/Bosier

Rural Outreach and Evacuee Assistance

ShrevCORPS


Webster Habitat for Humanity

BGC of West Monroe

Serve, Educate, & Empower West Monroe

Program Name

100

50

43

15

1

1

1

1

50

1

1

N/A

25

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*State

Program Type

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Road

Opelousan

Shreveport

Shreveport

Shreveport

Slidell

Springhill

West Monroe

West Monroe

Primary City

Notes: If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no membersare shown, 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 Louisiana


Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type

Albany

Alexandria

Amelia

Amite

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

Centerville

Destrehan

Franklinton

Glenmora

Grambling

Hammond

Jonesboro

Kentwood

Lafayette

Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Leesville

Livingston

Luling

Monroe

Monroe

Natchitoches

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

New Orleans

Livingston Parish School Board

Rapides Parish School Board

St. Mary Parish School Board

Tangipahoa Parish School System

Baton Rouge Community College


Louisiana State University

University of Louisiana System

St. Mary Parish School Board

St. Charles Parish School Board

Washington Parish School Board

Rapides Parish School Board

Grambling State University

Southeastern Louisiana University

Jackson Parish School Board

Tangipahoa Parish School System

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Calcasieu Parish School Board

Camp Fire USA Southwest Louisiana Council

McNeese State University

Vernon Parish School Board


St. Charles Parish School Board

Monroe City Schools

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Northwestern State University

Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc.

Advocates for Arts-Based Education

Berean Presbyterian Church

Delgado Community College

Institute for Academic Excellence

Interfaith Works

Israelite Baptist Church

Pentecost Baptist Church Educational and OutreachProgram

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based


Higher Education

K-12 School-Based




92

35

105

1,312

185

74

110

180

72

232

163

433

60

1,650

2,342

100

61

783

107

180

250

34

3,245

148

200

93

63

210

55

9

45

80

Learn and Serve America in Louisiana


Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type

New Orleans

New Orleans

Ruston

Shreveport

Sorrento

Thibodaux

Walker

Shalom Zone Community, Inc.

Xavier University of Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University

Caddo Parish School Board

River Parishes Community College

Nicholls State University



Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

25

247

410

159

100

103

40

13,792Total 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.

Contacts

Louisiana

Louisiana State Office707 Florida StreetSuite 316Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1713

(225) 389-0473 (225) [email protected]

Southern Region - Vicksburg, MS2715 Confederate AvenueVicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-1426

Denise Dowell

620 Florida StreetSuite 210Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1300

(225) 342-2038 (225) 342-0106 [email protected]

CNCS Headquarters1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 [email protected]

620 Florida StreetSuite 210Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1300

(225) 342-2038 (225) 342-0106 [email protected]

Janet Pace

Elson Nash

Pam Olson

Jules Hampton



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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For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.gov

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