Lifescape Community Services, Inc.

We Are Proposing That Lifescape Community Services, Inc. (lifescape), Be Named as the Sponsoring Agency for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in the Counties of Winnebago and Boone in the State of Illinois. an Estimated 314 RSVP Volunteers Will Serve. of This Number, 160 RSVP Volunteers Will Be Placed in Outcome Assignments. Some of Their Activities Will Include Delivering Evidence-based Health Promotion Workshops, Providing Door-through-door Transportation to Older Adults, Delivering Meals Through the Meals on Wheels Program, Acting as Senior Companions, Providing Disaster Preparedness Services, and Other Activities. the Primary Focus Area of This Project Is Healthy Futures. Furthermore, Lifescape Proposes to Include Several Funding Priorities, Including: Aging in Place -- Independent Living, Aging in Place -- Elder Justice, and Evidence-based Program Implementation. at the End of the Three-year Grant, 513 Individuals Will Report Having Increased Social Support or Capacity for Independent Living (H9A), 2,520 Individuals Will Report Increased Food Security (H12), 270 Individuals Served Will Report a Change in Behavior or Intent to Change Behavior to Improve Their Health (H18), 297 Acres of Parks or Public Land Will Be Improved (EN4.1), and 153 Individuals Will Report Increased Disaster Readiness (D5). the CNCS Federal Investment of $159,054 Will Be Supplemented by $21,230 of State and Local Match.