Wayne County Action Program, Inc.

An Estimated 100 RSVP Volunteers Will Serve. of This Number, 60 RSVP Volunteers Will Be Placed in Outcome-based Assignments. Some of Their Activities Will Include the Volunteer Transportation Program (VTC), Tax Counseling for the Elderly (tce), National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Classes, and Powerful Tools for Caregivers Classes (PTC). VTC Volunteers Provide Transportation for Seniors, Improving Access to Medical Care, Increasing Social Support and Improving Beneficiaries? Capacity for Independent Living. Tce Volunteers Will Improve the Financial Stability of Beneficiaries Engaged Through the Dollar Value of the Returns Generated. NDPP Leaders Provide Evidence Based Lessons Developed by the CDC to Facilitate Changes in Beneficiary Behavior With the Goal of Improving Health. PTC Leaders Will Provide Evidence Based Lessons and Provide Social Support to Caregivers of Older Adults and Individuals With Disabilities. the Primary Focus Area of This Project Is Healthy Futures. at the End of the Three-year Grant, Wayne County Action Program, Inc. RSVP Will: (1) Support 40 VTC Volunteers to Provide Rides for 100 Unduplicated Senior Citizen Beneficiaries, and 80% of Those Beneficiaries Will Report an Increase in Social Support and Ability to Live Independently; (2) 10 Tce Volunteers to Provide $400,000 in Tax Returns for Beneficiaries Engaged; (3) 5 NDPP Class Leaders Will Provide One Annual Cycle of Classes to 20 Unduplicated Beneficiaries and 80% Will Show a Change in Behavior, or Intent to Change Behavior to Improve Their Health; (4) 5 PTC Volunteers Will Provide One Annual Cycle of Classes for 20 Unduplicated Beneficiaries and 80% Will Show an Increase in Social Support; (4) 40 RSVP Volunteers Will Provide Service in Other Diverse Sites, Including an Estimated 10 Volunteers Leading Bone Builders and a Matter of Balance Classes on a Regular Basis. the CNCS Federal Investment of $50,000 Will Be Supplemented by $28,674 of Non-federal Resources.