Megiddo Dream Station

The Megiddo Dream Station in Graniteville, South Carolina Serves Individuals in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield Counties Through the Support of Our Current RSVP Grant. Currently, Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, 112 Volunteers Are Serving. Now That We Have Developed Virtual Programs and Plan to Resume Classroom Training When It Is Safe, We Are Going to Need to Increase Our Number of RSVP Volunteers to 150. of the 150 Volunteers, 150 Will Be Placed in Outcome Assignments. Our Primary Focus Area Is Economic Opportunity- Workforce Development. Volunteer Activities Will Include Job and Personal Skill Training, Financial Literacy Classes, Income Tax Preparation and Ged Preparation. to Ensure We Can Continue to Provide Effective, Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities for Our RSVP Volunteers and Effective Training for Great Outcomes Regardless of Concerns About Illness, Natural Disasters or Civil Unrest, We Will Provide an Intense 8 Week Virtual Training Program, That Includes Volunteers Conducting Zoom Trainings, Online Classwork and Volunteer Mentors Assigned to Each Student. Once It Is Deemed Safe by Our State Health Departments, We Will Also Resume in Person Training at the Megiddo Training Center in Graniteville, as Well as Other Non-profits, Churches and Ymcas Throughout Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell Counties. at the End of the Three-year Grant, 300 Displaced Workers and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals Will Complete Work for Success Programs, Which Includes Job and Personal Skill Training as Well as Financial Literacy Classes- With 280 Graduates Moving Into Full-time, Permanent Job Placements. in Addition, 150 Participants Will Get Income Tax Support and 30 Participants Will Be Served Through Ged Prep Groups. the CNCS Federal Investment of $89,193 Will Be Supplemented by $38227 From Local Sources.