1. Corporation for National and Community Service
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Corporation for National and Community Service
Kim:
Introductions (confirm titles)
Thanks for meeting with us
Really appreciate your time, interest and the opportunity for us to highlight our agency initiatives in the context of the 2016 framework
As you know, we are reaching out to committee members and staff to answer questions and go over their district information.
The people that I have with me today are delighted for the opportunity to speak with you. It is the first such opportunity we have had in many years, to discuss our budget strategy and agency plans with the House.
While we have a Power Point presentation with slides to guide the discussion, we would like this to be more informal as you and I have discussed Jennifer. So at anytime, if you have questions please let us know.

2. Social Innovation Fund
COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATION
COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATION
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320,000 members
4.6 million leveraged volunteers
50,000 locations
345,000 members
5 million volunteers
60,000 locations
CNCS – the federal agency for national service – improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering.
CNCS – the federal agency for national service – improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering.
NOVEMBER 2017
NOVEMBER 2014
Social
Innovation
Fund
75,000 members
25,000 sites
75,000 members
25,000 sites
270,000 volunteers
35,000 sites
245,000 volunteers
35,000 sites
$420 million in match
221 grantees in 37 states
CNCS programs have a great impact in communities and also improve the lives of national service participants.
CNCS is focused on impact, outcomes, evidence, and accountability
AmeriCorps State and National Overview:
Focus on direct service activities: tutors, health aids, home construction, disaster relief (eg TFA, City Year, Habitat)
FY14: Grants for approximately 65,000 AmeriCorps members
AmeriCorps VISTA Overview:
Full-time members focused on poverty alleviation
Build the capacity of public and nonprofit organizations
FY14: Approximately 7,800 AmeriCorps VISTA members
AmeriCorps NCCC Overview:
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) provides surge capacity to meet short term community needs
Campus based; members ages 18-24; 8-10 week service spikes
FY14: Approximately 1,200 members (+1,000 FEMA Corps)
Senior Corps Overview:
Americans 55+
RSVP: volunteer centers in counties
Foster Grandparent Program: Mentor students with exceptional needs
Senior Companion Program: Support and respite care for home bound seniors
Social Innovation Fund Overview:
Growing evidence based interventions to meet pressing social problems
Public-Private partnership leverages federal funds 3 to 1
Pay for Success leverage philanthropic and private dollars to fund services up front, with government paying only after results occur.
Volunteer Generation Fund
Volunteer Generation Fund
United We Serve and
National Days of Service
United We Serve and
National Days of Service
17 states
18 states
760,000 volunteers
DISASTER SERVICES | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | HEALTHY FUTURES | VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILIES
DISASTER SERVICES | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | HEALTHY FUTURES | VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILIES

3. CNCS History National and Community Service Trust Act (1993)
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CNCS History
National and Community Service Trust Act (1993)
Created CNCS and AmeriCorps
Merged VISTA and Senior Corps into CNCS
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (2009)
Six focus areas
Emphasis on outcomes and evaluation
10% goal for engaging seniors in AmeriCorps
With bipartisan Congressional support, CNCS has worked to focus service on pressing social problems; expand opportunities for more Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve; build the capacity of individuals, nonprofits, and communities; and embrace social innovation.
The bipartisan Serve America Act set aggressive goals for AmeriCorps growth and strongly emphasized the role of evidence, evaluation, and outcomes. The goals that Congress laid out in the Serve America Act guide CNCS work every day and leads to our focus on impact, accountability, and evaluation.

4. Our Focus Areas Disaster Services Economic Opportunity Education
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Our Focus Areas
Disaster Services
Economic Opportunity
Education
Environmental Stewardship
CNCS recognizes that national service will have its greatest impact if we target resources on a core set of critical problems and carefully measure our progress and prioritizes six major challenges facing communities: disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families.
Healthy Futures
Veterans and Military Families

5. AmeriCorps State and National AmeriCorps VISTA AmeriCorps NCCC
CNCS Overview
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AmeriCorps State and National
AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps NCCC
Senior Corps – RSVP, Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions
CNCS Partners

6. AmeriCorps State and National
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AmeriCorps State and National
Grants to organizations that recruit, train and place AmeriCorps members to meet critical community needs
Focus on direct service activities
53% focused on education; serve in over 10,000 schools including 1 in 4 low achieving schools
FY17: Grants for approximately 65,000 AmeriCorps members
AmeriCorps State and National gives grants to organizations that focus on direct service to meet unmet community needs. Major grantees include Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, City Year, and Public Allies.
In addition, AmeriCorps members receive a post service education award that can be used for higher education or loan repayment. This year the amount is $5,920, which is tied to the Pell Grant amount.
Of course, here are just a few examples:
If there is a tornado, flood, forest fire, or hurricane, AmeriCorps members help communities recover from the damage caused by that disaster.
To help people who are living in poverty have economic opportunity, AmeriCorps members build affordable housing units for families.
For high school students who want to prepare for college and advance their education, AmeriCorps members create a mentorship program to connect students with community members.
To promote environmental stewardship, AmeriCorps members remove trash and other man-made debris from local ponds.
With an aim to reduce childhood obesity and promote healthy futures, AmeriCorps members have community members donate fresh produce to their local schools.
AmeriCorps members assist veterans and military families in filing for benefits claims, so they get access to the resources they need.

7. AmeriCorps VISTA Full-time members focused on poverty alleviation
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AmeriCorps VISTA
Full-time members focused on poverty alleviation
Build the capacity of public and nonprofit organizations
Focused on strategic planning, volunteer engagement, data management, fundraising, and resource development
FY17: Approximately 7,800 AmeriCorps VISTA members

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AmeriCorps NCCC
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) provides surge capacity to meet short-term community needs
Focus on infrastructure improvements, disaster response, and conservation
FY17: Approximately 1,200 members
FEMA Corps: 1,000 members

9. AmeriCorps Member Benefits
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AmeriCorps Member Benefits
Training
Living allowance for full-time members, possible living allowance for those who serve part-time
Health benefit options
An Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion to help pay for college, graduate school, or vocational training or to repay student loans – Currently $5,920
Student loan deferment
Career opportunities with leading employers from the private, public and nonprofit sectors
More than $3 billion dollars of education awards have been earned over the last 23 years – of which $1 billion has been spent on repaying education awards.

10. Senior Corps Engages Americans 55+ in local service
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Senior Corps
Engages Americans 55+ in local service
RSVP: Wide range of volunteer activities in counties across the country
Foster Grandparent Program: Mentor students with exceptional needs
Senior Companion Program: Support and respite care for home bound seniors
FY17: Approximately 270,000 participants

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Our Grantees
Asim:
As the nation’s largest grantmaker for service and volunteering, CNCS plays a critical role in strengthening America’s nonprofit sector and addressing our nation’s challenges through service. 
CNCS programs provide grants to some of the nation’s leading nonprofits, including familiar names like the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and more.

12. Our Corporate Supporters
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Our Corporate Supporters
o National service operates as a public private partnership. Most organizations who receive CNCS grants are required to obtain matching funds with non-CNCS resources, which often includes private sector and corporate entities.
o Last year, CNCS programs levered more than $1.1 Billion in non-CNCS resources to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return on taxpayer dollars.
o In addition, CNCS has found opportunities to sponsor with its corporate supporters in other ways. For example:
o Time Warner, Southwest Airlines, and Shell also supported AmeriCorps response efforts in Hurricane Sandy-affected New York and New Jersey.
o Google is financing an AmeriCorps program designed to help nonprofits effectively use technology to further their missions.
o And Bank of America has enlisted AmeriCorps members to support financial literacy efforts.