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Minnesota 2006 - 2007
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 960 individuals the opportunity toprovide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and otherpressing needs in communities across Minnesota. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grantfunding goes to the Governor-appointed ServeMinnesota!, which in turn awards grants to nonprofitgroups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by theCorporation directly to multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants process.Other individuals will serve through AmeriCorps*VISTA, whose members help bring individuals andcommunities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve health services, createbusinesses and increase housing opportunities, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian CommunityCorps), a 10-month, full time residential program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24.In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps members earn an education award of up to $4,725 that canbe used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 8,900Minnesota residents have qualified for Americorps Education Awards totaling more than $32,200,000.
Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 22,000 Minnesota students in communityservice linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, calledservice learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsiblecitizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on serviceand service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.
Meeting community needs in Minnesota. More than 41,000 people of all ages and backgrounds arehelping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 97 national service projectsacross Minnesota. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, thesecitizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restorethe environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, theCorporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $18,400,000 to support Minnesota communitiesthrough three national service initiatives:
Senior Corps: More than 18,000 seniors in Minnesota contribute their time and talents in one ofthree Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 9,800 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 2,300 homeboundseniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior VolunteerProgram (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate inenvironmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other servicesthrough more than 5,700 groups across Minnesota.
Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build aculture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs,visit www.nationalservice.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Minnesota At a Glance
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
68 965 $9,200,798
AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)AmeriCorps*State (Formula)AmeriCorps*NationalAmeriCorps*VistaAmeriCorps*NCCCEducation Awards Program (National)Education Awards Program (State)
AmeriCorps968
313
101
Program Sites
410 133 151 165
N/A 56 50
Participants $4,370,204 $1,868,165 $673,395 $2,259,374
N/A $9,660 $20,000
ProgramFunding
AmeriCorps Total
24 18,434 $4,089,888
Foster Grandparent ProgramRetired and Senior Volunteer ProgramSenior Companion Program
Senior Corps 3
19 2
Projects
705 17,426 303
$2,010,078 $1,469,616 $610,194
ProgramFunding
This figure represents the maximum potential value of AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps membersserving in Minnesota. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay backstudent loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.
Minnesota is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Denver, Colorado. In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in Austin, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
1
1
2
This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2006 - 2007 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTAand the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.
Participants
5 22,595 $913,002
K-12 School-BasedHigher Education
Learn and Serve America 2 3
Grantees 19,276 3,319
Participants
$381,607 $531,395
ProgramFunding
Learn and Serve America Total
Program Totals 97 41,994 $14,799,573
15 15 30
$1,637,213 $583,538 $296,494 $779,625
N/A $114,109 $236,250 $3,647,229
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2Education
Award
3
Disability OutreachProgram Development & Technical AssistanceState Commission Administration
Administrative Funds $182,410 $166,000 $247,475
N/A $595,885
ProgramFunding
$3,647,229
Total Corporation Funding (including AmeriCorps Education Awards) $18,446,802
Senior Corps Total
Administrative Funds Total
Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
Albert Lea
Anoka
Brainerd
Cloquet
Crookson
Crookston
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Elbow Lake
Grand Rapids
Litchfield
Mankato
Minneapolis
New York Mills
Ortonville
Pierz
Rushford
Primary City
Southern Tri-County RSVP
Anoka County RSVP
Crow Wing County RSVP
Aitkin-Carlton County RSVP
SCP of NW Minnesota
FGP of NW Minnesota
RSVP of the Red River Valley
Mahube RSVP
West Central Mn RSVP
ElderCircle RSVP
Augustana RSVP
South Central Mn RSVP
RSVP Sponsored by Volunteers of America ofMN
RSVP Todd/Wadena/Otter Tail/Wilkin
RSVP Volunteers United
Horizon Health RSVP
Semcac RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
Senior Companion Program
Foster Grandparent Program
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
Program TypeNumber of Participants
902
500
839
652
13
81
633
414
700
727
269
860
1,849
700
400
677
984
Program NameSponsor Organization (if different)
Senior Resources of Freeborn County
Anoka County Community Soc Svcs
Crow Wing Social Services
Volunteer Services of Carlton County, Inc.
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
University of Minnesota, Office of SponsoredProjects
Mahube Community Council
West Central Mn Community Action Inc
ElderCircle
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Mankato Senior Citizens-Summit Ctr
Volunteers of America Mn
Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action
Big Stone County Welfare Board
Horizon Health, Inc.
Semcac Inc
Senior Corps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
St Cloud
St. Cloud
St. Paul
St. Paul
Virginia
Winona
Worthington
Primary City
Greater St Cloud RSVP
Central MN Foster Grandparent Program
LSS of Minnesota FGP
LSS of Minnesota SCP
Arrowhead RSVP
Common Good RSVP
RSVP of SW Minnesota
RSVP
Foster Grandparent Program
Foster Grandparent Program
Senior Companion Program
RSVP
RSVP
RSVP
Program TypeNumber of Participants
1,245
207
417
290
1,700
1,400
1,975
Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 18,434
Program NameSponsor Organization (if different)
City of St Cloud
Catholic Charities Diocese St Cloud
Lutheran Social Service of Mn
Lutheran Social Service of Mn
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona
RSVP of Southwest Mn
AmeriCorps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
University of Wisconsin Parkside
Duluth Area Family YMCA
Duluth Public Schools
Faribault Public Schools
Jumpstart Mankato
University of Wisconsin Parkside
Minnesota Conservation Corps
National Association of Service & ConservationCorps
Breakthrough Collaborative (formerlySummerbridge National)
Homeline
Hope Community, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
Minneapolis Public Schools
Sponsor Organization (if different)
Minnesota Housing Partnership
University of Minnesota, Crookston
AmeriCorps True North
Duluth Reads
Minnesota Alliance with Youth...Fulfilling OurPromise
Initiative Foundation
Jumpstart Mankato at Minnesota State UniversityMankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato
MN Conservation Corps
Minnesota Conservation Corps
Admission Possible
LearningWorks at Blake - A Breakthrough Program
Rural Development and Sec. 8 VoucherTenantCapacity Building
Youth and Family Learning and Leadership inCommunity
Legacy Corps - Lutheran Minnesota
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Achievement!Possible - Volunteer
Program Name
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1
73
9
60
13
40
1
1
5
44
15
2
2
35
3
17
# ofMembers
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*National
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*State
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Program Type
Alexandria
Crookston
Duluth
Duluth
Faribault
Little Falls
Mankato
Mankato
Maplewood
Maplewood
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Primary City
AmeriCorps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
Minneapolis Public Schools-City of LakesYouthWorks
Minnesota Council of Churches
Minnesota Council on Crime and Justice
PEACE Foundation
Sustainable Resources Center
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
University of Wisconsin Parkside
Volunteer Lawyers Network Ltd.
Volunteer Resource Center
Volunteers of America - Minneapolis
Youth Venture
National Association for Community Mediation -Minnesota
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
SER de New Mexico Inc.
Red Lake Tribal Council
Sponsor Organization (if different)
City of Lakes
Resettlement Resource Network
MN Council on Crime & Justice VISTA
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota Literacy Council
PEACE Games
CLEARCorps/Minnesota
AmeriCorps Building Community
Twin Cities RISE!
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minnesota Law School Public Service Program
Citizen Action AmeriCorps - Volunteer Twin Cities
Experience Corps- Minneapolis/St. Paul
Youth Venture-MN
Community Mediation Services, Inc.
AmeriCorps - Southern Minnesota
AmeriCorps READS Initiative
SER de New Mexico
Red Lake AmeriCorps Partners In Service To America
Program Name
21
7
1
1
1
1
27
32
3
1
2
3
40
3
1
70
N/A
1
29
# ofMembers
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
Program Type
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
New Hope
Owatonna
Owatonna
Palisade
Red Lake
Primary City
AmeriCorps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
Minnesota Council of Churches
Breakthrough Collaborative (formerlySummerbridge National)
Minnesota Literacy Council
Camphill Association of North America, Inc.
Rise, Incorporated
Saint Cloud State University
City of St Paul
Commonbond
Mid-Minnnesota Legal Assistance
Mn Senior Federation
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
The Harambee Project
University of Wisconsin Parkside
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
Sponsor Organization (if different)
Resettlement Resource Network
Breakthrough Saint Paul
Minnesota Literacy Council
Minnesota Reading Corps
Camphill Village Minnesota
Work In Progress: Increasing Jobs & CommunityIntegration
St. Cloud Corps
City of St Paul
CommonBond Communities
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
LawHelpMN
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota Literacy Council
MN Senior Federation
Community Technology Empowerment Project
Harambee Project
St. Cloud Technical College
Admission Possible
Catholic Charities Volunteer Corps
St. Joseph Workers
Program Name
1
12
2
50
3
43
15
8
2
1
1
36
2
4
28
1
1
2
4
13
# ofMembers
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program(State)
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*Vista
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Education Awards Program
Education Awards Program
Program Type
Richfield
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
Sauk Centre
Spring Lake Park
St Cloud
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St Paul
St. Cloud
St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul
Primary City
AmeriCorps in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
965Total Number of AmeriCorps Members
CommonBond Communities
Minnesota Literacy Council
Minnesota Literacy Council
University of MN Extension
ServeMinnesota!
Sponsor Organization (if different)
Multicultural Communities in Action
International Institute of Minnesota
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Early Literacy Corps - Formula
Minnesota Literacy Council
Minnesota Reading Corps
Project Fine
Minnesota Latino Financial Literacy Program
Planning Grants
Program Name
40
3
4
65
33
23
1
1
N/A
# ofMembers
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*National
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*State
Program Type
St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul
Winona
Worthington
minneapolis
Primary City
Notes: If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no membersare shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.
Learn and Serve America in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type
Bena
Chaska
Chaska
Cloquet
Crookston
Duluth
Edina
Fergus Falls
Forest Lake
Grand Rapids
Hibbing
Inver Grove Heights
Mahnomen
Mankato
Mankato
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Mora
Morris
Morris
Richfield
Rosemount
Roseville
St. Joseph
St. Paul
St. Peter
St. Peter
Virginia
Bug O Nay Ge Shig School
Carver Scott Educational Cooperative
Chaska Public School
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
University of Minnesota
Duluth Public Schools
Edina Public School
Lakes Country Service Cooperative
Forest Lake Area Schools
Itasca Community College
Hibbing Community College
Inver Hills Community College
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mankato Independent School District
Minnesota State University Mankato
Augsburg College
Cedar Riverside Community School
Juxtaposition Arts
Metropolitan State University
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis Public School
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
University of Minnesota - Department of ChicanoStudiesMora Public School
Morris Area School District
University of Minnesota, Morris
World Relief Minnesota
Rosemount High School
Minnesota Department of Education
Central Minnesota Nurse Managed Center
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Saint Peter Public Schools, ISD #508
St. Peter School District
Virginia Independent School District
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
Higher Education
Higher Education
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
K-12 School-Based
239
649
3,158
102
85
4,420
967
170
N/A
25
725
730
N/A
N/A
315
50
150
25
56
90
2,500
300
44
672
974
700
10
175
N/A
1,831
1,831
1,540
Learn and Serve America in Minnesota
Information on the 2006 - 2007 program year current as of February 2, 2007
Primary City Sponsor OrganizationNumber ofParticipants Program Type
White Bear Lake Century College Higher Education
Notes:
62
22,595Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants
If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at thetime of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.
Presidential Freedom Scholarships: Two students from the junior or senior class in each high school in the United States may receive a $1000 college scholarship for outstanding leadership in service to community. This is a matching scholarship: $500 is provided by a local organization such as the PTA or Kiwanis and $500 is provided by Learn and Serve America. Since 2000, more than 1112 Minnesota students have received thesescholarships.
ContactsMinnesota
Minnesota State Office431 South 7th StRoom 2405Minneapolis, MN 55415-1821
(612) 334-4083 (612) [email protected]
Central Region - Denver, CO3001 S. Federal Blvd.Denver, CO 80236-2711
303-844-7438 303-844-7440
Michelle M Kamenov
1500 Highway #36 WestRoseville, MN 55113-4035
(651)582-8434 (651) [email protected]
CNCS Headquarters1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314Washington, DC 20005-3917
202-606-6834 [email protected]
431 South 7th Street, Ste 2540Minneapolis, MN 55415-1855
(612) 333-7738 (612) 333-7758 [email protected]
Audrey Suker
Elson Nash
Robert Jackson
Barbara Lane
Minnesota Department of Education
ServeMinnesota!
For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:
For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:
For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:
For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:
For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:
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For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.org