Oasis Institute

An Estimated 83 RSVP Volunteers Will Serve as Tutors in Public Schools in the Fulton 58 School District, North Callaway R-1, South Callaway R-2, Pilot Grove C-iv and New Bloomfield R-3 School Districts. All 83 RSVP Volunteers Will Be Placed in Outcome Assignments. Building on Its Proven Model and Expertise in Engaging Older Adult Volunteers, Oasis Will Address the Primary Focus Area of Education to Improve Educational Outcomes for Economically Disadvantaged and Academically At-risk Children. to Meet This Need, Over the Course of Three Years, Oasis Will Recruit, Train, and Place 83 Unduplicated RSVP Volunteers Who Will Serve Directly in Schools (volunteer Stations) Providing Literacy Tutoring and Mentoring Support to 150 Students in the Proposed Service Area. These Volunteers Will Provide More Than 6,640 Hours of Service Per School Year. of the Students Served by Year Three, 150 Students Will Complete the Program and 80 Percent of Those Students (120) Will Show Improved Academic Performance in Literacy as Measured by Pre-and Post Reading Tests. Callaway County RSVP Program Will Meet the Critical Community Need of Improving Students' Academic Performance in Literacy While Strengthening School Communities Through the Presence of Caring, Well-trained, Older Adult Volunteers. the CNCS Federal Investment of $82,500 Will Be Supplemented by $9,575 From Funding From Corporations and Foundations.