Dignity Health Connected Living

Section a: Executive Summary: the Senior Companion Program (SCP) Has 11 Volunteers to Be Matched With Clients in Partnering Stations, Working With Severely Disabled and Elderly Persons Who Need Companionship and Socialization to Remain in Their Homes. Service Activity: 11 Volunteers to Provide Companionship and Serve at Nonprofit and Not for Profit Agencies. Outcomes: 55 Clients Will Report Having Increased Social Support or Improved Capacity for Independent Living. Number of Stations and Location of Services: 5 Stations in Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity Counties. Funding: CNCS Funding Requested: $71,158 Grantee Share: $17,725 Non Federal Funding: Dignity Health Provides In-kind Through Human Resources, It Support, and Other Corporate Charges That Could Be Billed to Senior Corps Grants. Additional In-kind for Rent, Space, Recognitions, Breakfast and Lunches for Volunteers Is Provided as Well. Excess Funding: Federal Transit Administration ? 2018 Operating Assistance Mobility Management 5310 Grant - $17,767 to Help Cover the Cost of Volunteer Mileage, Supplies and Salaries.