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New Mexico 2007 - 2008

Information on the 2007 - 2008 program year current as of April 11, 2008

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 710 individuals the opportunity toprovide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and otherpressing needs in communities across New Mexico. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grantfunding goes to the Governor-appointed National Indian Youth Leadership Project Inc., which in turnawards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant fundingis distributed 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 than4,000 New Mexico residents have qualified for Segal Americorps Education Awards totaling more than $11,100,000.

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 5,800 New Mexico 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 New Mexico. More than 14,000 people of all ages and backgrounds arehelping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 128 national service projectsacross New Mexico. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, thesecitizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restorethe environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, theCorporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $8,400,000 to support New Mexicocommunities through three national service initiatives:

Senior Corps: More than 7,900 seniors in New Mexico contribute their time and talents in one ofthree Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 1,900 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,400 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 840 groups across New Mexico.

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.

New Mexico At a Glance


80 717 $3,451,939

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)AmeriCorps*State (Formula)AmeriCorps*NationalAmeriCorps*VISTAEducation Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps48

102137

Program Sites

217 127 147 92 134

Participants $1,003,206 $576,200 $506,129 $1,354,080 $12,324

ProgramFunding

AmeriCorps Total

62 7,926 $2,382,525

Foster Grandparent ProgramRetired and Senior Volunteer ProgramSenior Companion ProgramSenior Demonstration Program

Senior Corps 21 18 22

1

Projects

745 6,627 546

8

$1,328,093 $571,186 $443,246 $40,000

ProgramFunding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorpsmembers serving in New Mexico. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or topay back student loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.

New Mexico is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado. In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2007 - 2008 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTAand the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

3 5,877 $487,854

K-12 School-BasedK-12 Community-BasedHigher Education

Learn and Serve America 1 1 1

Grantees 4,171 48

1,658

Participants

$130,340 $100,000 $257,514

ProgramFunding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 145 14,520 $6,594,715

8N/A

5 13

$712,058 $265,545 $264,836 $434,700 $145,577 $1,822,716

3

2Education

Award

Disability OutreachProgram Development & Technical AssistanceState Commission Administration

Administrative Funds $30,000 $85,500

$156,897N/A $272,397

ProgramFunding

$1,822,716

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $8,417,431

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees

Senior Corps in New Mexico


Alamogordo

Alamogordo

Alamogordo

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Artesia

Belen

Bernalillo

Bernalillo

Bernalillo

Carlsbad

Carlsbad

Primary City

Alamogordo/ Otero County FGP

City of Alamogordo - RSVP

City of Alamogordo SCP

Albuquerque FGP

Metropolitan RSVP

SCP of Albuquerque

HELP-NM Foster Grandparent Program

HELP-NM Senior Companion Program

Socorro RSVP

Socorro Senior Companion Program

RSVP Artesia

Mid-Rio Grand RSVP

Sandoval County Foster Grandparent Program

Sandoval County RSVP

Sandoval County SCP

Carlsbad City RSVP

Eddy County FGP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program


RSVP




RSVP


RSVP

RSVP


RSVP


RSVP


Program TypeNumber of Participants

13

778

13

115

1,400

60

42

34

100

14

230

290

11

300

11

360

38

Program NameSponsor Organization (if different)

City of Alamogordo

City of Alamogordo

City of Alamogordo

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

City of Albuquerque

HELP-NM

HELP-NM

SER de New Mexico Inc.


City of Artesia

City of Belen

Sandoval County

Sandoval County

Sandoval County

City of Carlsbad

Southeast NM Community Action Corporation



Carlsbad

Clovis

Clovis

Deming

Deming

Deming

Farmington

Gallup

Gallup

Grants

Grants

Las Cruces

Las Cruces

Las Cruces

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Primary City

SCP of Eddy County

Curry County FGP

Curry County RSVP

Luna County FGP

Luna County RSVP

Luna County SCP

SCP San Juan County

RSVP of Mckinley County

SCP of Mckinley County

Cibola County FGP

Cibola County SCP

Rio Grande Valley RSVP

Las Cruces Foster Grandparent Program

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute at LasVegas

New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute at LasVegas



RSVP


RSVP



RSVP




RSVP






22

25

157

14

13

17

28

200

14

N/A

22

800

87

45

45

55


Southeast NM Community Action Corporation

Curry County Commission

Curry County Commission

Deming/Luna County Commission on Aging



San Juan College Center For SeniorLeadership

Connections, Inc

Connections, Inc

City of Grants

City of Grants

City of Las Cruces

Concilio Campesino Del Sudoeste

Concilio Campesino Del Sudoeste

Las Vegas Medical Center

Las Vegas Medical Center



Los Alamos

Los Lunas

Portales

Portales

Portales

Raton

Raton

Reserve

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Ruidoso

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Silver City

Silver City

Primary City

Los Alamos RSVP

Valencia County Foster Grandparent Program

Curry/Roosevelt County SCP

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Roosevelt County FGP

Colfax County Fair Association FGP

Colfax County Fair Association SCP

Catron County COA SCP

Chaves County FGP

Chaves County SCP

RSVP Foundation, Roswell

Village of Ruidoso RSVP

SCP of Santa Fe

Santa Fe City RSVP

Santa Fe FGP

Grant County FGP

Grant County RSVP

RSVP



RSVP







RSVP

RSVP


RSVP



RSVP


405

105

34

150

19

27

22

11

29

21

247

247

36

450

42

31

150


Los Alamos Retired&Senior Organization Inc

SER de New Mexico

Community Services Center



Colfax County Fair Association, Inc.

Colfax County Fair Association, Inc.

Catron County Commission on Aging

Chaves County Joy Centers Inc

Chaves County Joy Centers Inc

Chaves County Retired Senior VolunteersFoundation, Inc.

City of Santa Fe

City of Santa Fe

City of Santa Fe

Grant County Senior Services




Silver City

Socorro

Taos

Taos

Truth or Consequences



Tucumcari

Tucumcari

Zuni

Zuni

Zuni

Primary City

Grant County SCP

socorro foster grandparents

Ancianos FGP

Ancianos SCP

Sierra County FGP

Sierra County RSVP

Sierra County SCP

Foster Grandparents

Senior Companions


Pueblo Tribe of Zuni SCP

Senior Volunteer Coordinator






RSVP






Senior Demonstration Program


13

18

45

28

13

350

13

1

1

25

32

8

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 7,926




Ancianos, Inc

Ancianos, Inc

Sierra Joint Office on Aging



City of Tucumcari

City of Tucumcari

Pueblo of Zuni

Pueblo of Zuni

Pueblo of Zuni

AmeriCorps in New Mexico


Boys & Girls Club

National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc.

National Society for American Indian Elderly

Public Allies, Inc.

Regis University-Colorado Campus Compact


University of New Mexico











Sponsor Organization (if different)

Boys & Girls Club of Otero County

National Farm Workers

National Society for American Indian Elderly VISTAProject

New Mexico Community Foundation

New Mexico Si Se Puede! Learning Centers

Public Allies New Mexico

University of New Mexico at Albuquerque

SER de New Mexico

ABQ Partnership

African American Student Services

Alpha Youth Leadership Institute

American Friends Service Committee

Barelas Community Center

Bosque Youth Conservation Corps

East San Jose Community Center and Elementary

El Centro de la Raza

Grant Middle School

KUNM

Kirtland Elementary

Program Name

5

2

1

17

4

15

N/A

28

1

1

N/A

1

4

N/A

N/A

7

3

N/A

3

# ofMembers

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State


AmeriCorps*VISTA












Program Type

Alamogordo

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Primary City






















La Luz

La Plazita

New Mexico Civic Engagement

Off-Center Community Arts Project

Parent Volunteer Corp (Enlace)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Family Services Inc.

Reginald Chavez- Sawmill

Research Learning Service Project

Resource Center for Raza Planning

Robert F. Kennedy Charter School

Santa Barbra- Martinez Town

Singing Arrow

South Broadway

South Valley Academy

Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)

Thomas Bell

Title I Homeless Migrant Program

Topakal Community Clinic

Program Name

5

2

2

1

N/A

N/A

4

N/A

1

1

2

N/A

2

N/A

N/A

3

1

1

# ofMembers



















Program Type

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Primary City






VSA Arts of New Mexico

Youth Development, Inc. - Albuquerque


EcoServants dba Sierra Blanca Service Corps

Student Conservation Association

Boys & Girls Clubs of America





Santa Clara Pueblo



San Juan County Partnership


Tribal Service Corps

Whittier

Wilson Middle School

VSA AmeriCorps Team

YDI LENS project

SER de New Mexico

EcoServants

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Carlsbad - New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Lincoln National Forest

New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association

Dexter National Fish Hatchery


Legacy Corps - Santa Clara

BGC of Farmington


San Juan College

AmeriCorps for San Juan County Partnership

Program Name

7

5

4

26

29

1

28

2

N/A

21

4

1

2

1

25

N/A

1

10

4

# ofMembers




AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State







AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*State

Program Type

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuqueruqe

Alto

Capulin

Carlsbad

Carlsbad

Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft

Dexter

Espanola

Espanola

Farmington

Farmington

Farmington

Farmington

Primary City



National Indian Youth Leadership Project Inc.


Teach For America


Pueblo of Isleta


Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Families and Youth

Mesilla Valley Youth Foundation, Inc.


Estrella Nativa, Inc.


Catholic Network of Volunteer Service




National Indian Youth Leadership Project


University of New Mexico at Gallup

Teach For America - New Mexico Expansion


White Sands National Monument

Legacy of Isleta

Santa Fe National Forest


Border Servant Corps

Families and Youth, Inc. AmeriCorps Program

Court Youth Center

SER de New Mexico

Youth Corps de Las Vegas

Bandelier National Monument

St. Francis School-Lumberton

Mescalero National Fish Hatchery

Chaco Culture National Historical Park


Program Name

3

1

N/A

80

2

4

31

2

1

6

17

12

17

12

5

N/A

1

3

1

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State





AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Gallup

Gallup

Gallup

Gallup

Hobbs

Holloman AFB

Isleta

Jemez Springs

Laguna

Las Cruces

Las Cruces

Las Cruces

Las Cruces

Las Vegas

Los Alamos

Lumberton

Mescalero

Nageezi

Portales

Primary City



National Association of Service & ConservationCorps

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps


RISD


Aging and Long-Term Care Department

Breakthrough Collaborative



Corporation for Downtown Development dba SilverCity MainStreet Project

The Wellness Coalition



Rocky Mountain Youth Corps NM

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps AmeriCorps

Southwest Sustainable Forest Response Team


BGC of Roswell


New Mexico Senior Olympics, Inc.

Roswell's AmeriCorps Program

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Aging and Long-Term Services Department

Breakthrough Santa Fe


SER de New Mexico

Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity

BGC of the Navajo Nation

MainStreet Silver City Silco Theater


TWC AmeriCorps

Taos Field Office

Program Name

N/A

96

10

1

N/A

1

6

12

5

3

N/A

2

2

4

N/A

2

1

39

2

# ofMembers


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State


AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National


AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State


Program Type

Rancho de Taos

Ranchos de Taos

Ranchos de Taos

Raton

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Shiprock

Silver City

Silver City

Silver City

Taos

Primary City



717Total Number of AmeriCorps Members

Santa Fe Mountain Center

Pueblo of Zuni


New Mexico National AIDS Fund AmeriCorpsProgram

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Thoreau


Legacy Corps - Zuni

Program Name

5

9

1

30

# ofMembers

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Tesuque

Thoreau


Zuni

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 New Mexico


Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Anthony

Bernalillo

Casa Blanca

Gallup

Grants

Las Cruces

Lordsburg

Magdalena

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Rosa

Silver City

Central New Mexico Community College

Sandia High School

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute


Gadsden Independent School District

Bernalillo High School

Laguna Acoma High School

National Indian Youth Leadership Project

New Mexico State University Grants Campus

New Mexico State University Las Cruces

Lordsburg High School

Magdalena Municipal High School

New Mexico Public Education Department N/A

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Rosa High School

Silver Consolidated School District

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Higher Education

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

430

1,993

10

1,175

217

900

252

48

13

N/A

N/A

500

30

10

299

5,877Total 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.

ContactsNew Mexico

New Mexico State Office120 S. Federal PlaceRoom 315Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 988-6577 (505) [email protected]

Western Region - Sacramento, CA3427 Laurel StreetSacramento, CA 95652-1014

619-523-2651 619-523-2658

Patricia Concannon

Education Building300 Don GasparSanta Fe, NM 87501-2752

(505) 827-6525 (505) 827-6694 [email protected]

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

202-606-6834 [email protected]

Children, Youth and Family Department3401 Pan American Freeway, NEAlbuquerque, NM 87107-4785

(505) 841-4841 (505) 841-4839 [email protected]

Gregory A Webb

Elson Nash

Ernesto Ramos

Jim Phipps

New Mexico Public Education Department

New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism

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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