RSVP Volunteers

Executive Summary an Estimated 447 RSVP Volunteers Will Serve. of This Number 279 Will Be Placed in Outcomes Assignments. Some of Their Activities Will Include Tutoring Low-income Students and Those With Special Literacy Needs, Reading to Low Income Head Start Children and Providing Education to Their Parents About the Importance of Reading to Their Preschooler, Mentoring At-risk Youth, Delivering Meals to Home-bound Residents, Transportation for Low Income Seniors to Enable Them to Visit the Doctor or Grocery Store and Providing Skills Based Volunteers to Help Build the Capacity of Area Nonprofit Agencies to Improve Their Effectiveness. the Primary Focus Area of This Project Is Education. at the End of the Three-year Grant 83% of Students Participating in the RSVP America Reads Program Will Demonstrate Improved Academic Performance in Reading Fluency/comprehension; and 80% of Participating Head Start Students Will Demonstrate Gains in School Readiness in Terms of Literacy Skills. the CNCS Federal Investment of $181,045 Will Be Supplemented by $179,078 in Non-federal Resources.