Dignity Health Connected Living

Section a. Executive Summary: the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Has Volunteers Who Will Serve in Local Schools to Assist Low-achieving, At-risk Youth. Risk Factors, Based on Local Poverty Levels, Include Parental Absence, Substance, Local and National Disasters (fire, COVID19) and Various Forms of Abuse. Protective Factors Include Caring Relationships, Positive Acceptance, High Expectations, and Interactive Opportunities. Schools Benefit by Having a Nurturing Senior Available to Enhance and Enrich the Classroom Experience. Service Activity: 68 Volunteers to Provide Social and Emotional Support to Assigned Children. Location of Services: Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen and Trinity Counties Outcomes: 225 Number of Students With Improved Academic Engagement or Social Skills. Number of Stations: 28 Funding: CNCS Funding Requested: $454.753 Grantee Share: $69,732 Non-federal Funding: Dignity Health Connected Living (DHCL) 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, Breakfast, Lunches, and Recognitions for Volunteers Are Supported by Local Schools and Partnering Agencies. Excess Funding: Federal Transit Administration ? 2018 Operating Assistance Mobility Management 5310 Grant - $17,554 to Help Cover the Cost of Volunteer Mileage, Supplies, and Salaries.