Community Teamwork Inc

Executive Summary Community Teamwork, Inc. Is an $80 Million Community Action Agency Serving Over 50,000 Low Income Clients From Throughout the Greater Lowell Area With a Wide Range of Programs That Include: All Three Senior Corps Volunteer Programs, Child and Family Services, Housing and Homeless Services, Workforce Development and Energy and Community Resources Our Mission Is to Be a Catalyst for Social Change, We Strengthen Communities and Reduce Poverty by Delivering Vital Services and Collaborating With Key Stakeholders to Create Housing, Education and Economic Opportunities. We Strive to Assist Low Income People to Become Self-sufficient, to Alleviate the Effects of Poverty, and to Assist Low Income People to Participate in the Decisions That Affect Their Lives. We Are Requesting $233,334.00 to Provide High Quality Volunteer Management and Support to 39 Vsys/unduplicated Foster Grandparent Volunteers Who Will Provide Critically Important Support Services to Children in a Variety of Settings, Who Require the Extra Attention and Service That Our FGP Volunteers Can Provide. Cti Will Work With a Wide Range of Early Education and Care, Traditional Public Schools, and Private-nonprofit Institutions Serving Children in the Greater Lowell Community. Our Community Is Facing Increasingly Challenging Socio-economic Circumstances and Is Home to Over 50 Different Ethnic and Cultural Backgrounds. Yet We Can Also Boast of a Highly Engaged and Partnership Driven Community of Institutions. Cti's Senior Corps Volunteer Programs Have Established Themselves as a Vital Contributor Across the Entire Spectrum of Educational Institutions in Our Community. the Primary Focus Area of This Project Is Education. Our FGP Volunteers Help Children With Special Needs, Abilities, Language Challenges and Who Are Impacted by Poverty and Continue to Make Great Strides. FGP Volunteers Support Ambitious Literacy Initiatives With Students of All Ages and They Develop Profoundly Supportive and Encouraging Relationships With the Students They Serve. FGP Volunteers Contribute Mightily to the Quality of Education in Our Region. Our Supporting Agency and Our Community, as a Whole Are Committed to Nurturing and Supporting This Valued Program.