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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


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

3

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


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


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



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


University of Wisconsin Parkside

Duluth Area Family YMCA

Duluth Public Schools

Faribault Public Schools

Jumpstart Mankato


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

1

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


AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*State


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



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.


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


City of Lakes

Resettlement Resource Network

MN Council on Crime & Justice VISTA


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


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



Minnesota Council of Churches

Breakthrough Collaborative (formerlySummerbridge National)


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


Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service


Resettlement Resource Network

Breakthrough Saint Paul


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



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


AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program(State)


AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*Vista

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA


AmeriCorps*VISTA



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



965Total Number of AmeriCorps Members

CommonBond Communities



University of MN Extension

ServeMinnesota!


Multicultural Communities in Action

International Institute of Minnesota


Early Literacy Corps - Formula


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


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


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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