570 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8574f3a5bb2805f577d2ae9717c90fbc.pdf db98b9e1f781d1c9ef044b53048258cc PDF Text Text Cia nr Sawic& Work with new Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs they have the rn•mn,. ,.hor resources necE~ssary program. �programs to m opportunities In communities 2 �Celebrate and broaden exposure of the Michigan's Continue to support the advanced Michigan's programs through technical as~:ais1:ano 3 �lie• ....6-ey()vemor's A~~ Awards Increase the number nominations to 225 4 �r~ovemor's \0!;_} ;; ~~eAwards Defray costs of GSA sector support Secure media partnersradio, print 5 �1. Increase the reach of Michigan Citizen 6 �Develop and enhance training, and systemS< Citizen Corps g 7 �Broaden the leadership dialogue on serv1ce-1e.am civic engagement Develop innovative broaden and deepen service-learning 8 �Provide professional and support to the field 9 �Seek non-Corporation and Community Commission 10 �U~fJTOR -#f Michigan A•;koning and nurturing til< ~nmi ng 1>0tonti~l in youth 1. Increase the number of matches by 3,000 2. Increase the number of registered with MM 11 �12 �Develop a compre round public ::~w.::~rPnP~:c recruitment r::~nnn;1ir Continue to collect staltewi mentoring data ~nnn11<11n Michigan Census 13 �14 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_MCSC-About Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission about Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission about. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50548 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4b6e3d3294aacf3844515a85022c0979.pdf 3ebafa98ccfa1bb18331c6c2d38a6e5f PDF Text Text 2005 AmeriCorps Volunteer Investment Grant Mentor Michigan Goals: • • • To create community impact and build organizational capacity in all three program areas. To close the gaps in the recruitment and placement of volunteers, specifically mentors. To implement the Mentor Michigan Marketing Plan AmeriCorps 2005 To build organizational capacity in mentoring agencies with minimal yearly budgets by placing 40 to 50 AmeriCorps members in those agencies. AmeriCorps members would create or streamline organizational systems that recruit and place mentors. Volunteer Investment Grants To invest $200,000. of the 2005 Volunteer Investment Grant to close the gaps in the recruitment and placements of volunteers, specifically mentors. Steps: 1. Convene Volunteer Centers of Michigan leadership to define the gaps in recruiting and placing volunteers, specifically mentors Identify top 2 or 3 capacity issues with 2. measurable objectives. 3. Design a competitive bid process around those issues, with the understanding that the identification of the issues might involve one grant to the Volunteer Centers of Michigan for implementation. (i.e. to promote 1-800-Volunteer phone link or web-site state wide) Mentor Michigan To staff Mentor Michigan, and thus implement the Mentor Michigan Marketing Plan, with $50,000. of the 2005 Volunteer Investment Grants. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_MCSC-2005-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission 2005 goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting Michigan Community Service Commission 2005 goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50547 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9424d8245c2783da612d7981d3864d95.pdf be063cd3b2f7aaf38812906eb4f4c94d PDF Text Text Logo Game 1. The AmeriCorps programs in Metro Detroit are planning a recruitment fair. Using the logos in front of you, which logos should be on the event banner? (MCSC, AmeriCorps) 2. Invitations for an upcoming Mentor Michigan Regional meeting are being prepared. What logos should be on the invitation? (MCSC, Mentor Michigan) 3. Certificates will be sent out to the Hurricane volunteers from Michigan. Name the logos on the certificate. (MCSC, Citizen Corps) 4. The Learn and Serve team is preparing the funding guidelines that will go to schools across Michigan. What logos should appear on the application guidelines. (Learn and Serve, MCSC) 5. The fund raising letter for the Governor's Service Awards/Carter Partnership Awards is being sent. What logos should be on the special letterhead being designed for this event? (MCSC, GSA, CMA, MCC) 6. When Janet is sending out a general letter of correspondence, what logo is on the letterhead? (State seal) 7. Marquette Alger Regional Educational Services Agency AmeriCorps will be working with the local Citizen Corps Councils to visit and educate seniors about emergency preparedness. What logos would be used on the press release announcing the visits? (MCSC, AmeriCorps, Citizen Corps) 8. Registration packets are now available for the annual Institute on Service-Learning. Name three of the many logos that must appear on the registration materials. (MCSC, Learn and Serve, Michigan Campus Compact) 9. The 4-H Mentoring AmeriCorps program is holding a mentoring recruitment fair in Grand Rapids. What logos should be used on the invitation for the event? (MCSC, AmeriCorps, Mentor Michigan) �10. A CERT class is being held for all staff at Come rica Park and Ford Field. What logos should be on the press release announcing this event? (MCSC, Citizen Corps, CERT) 11. Applications for mini-grants for the Sa YES program have recently been released to school-based grantees. Name three of the logos that appeared on the mini-grant application. (MCSC, Learn and Serve, SeniorCorps) 12. The MCSC is sending out an announcement for RFP's for Volunteer Investment Grants, What logos should be on the announcement? (MCSC, VIG) �M[tJTOR 1,f Michigan MICHIGAN MICHIGAN'S VOL UNTEER INVESTMENT COMMUNITY GRANTS SERVICE COMMISSION MICHIGAN * citizen corps ~overnor's st\~eAwards Connect Michigan Attiance ~'"' A:-.r ERIC ~I\'s PRO:\II SE 1111 \ IH \"' 1 II IM \ lM I ll VOLUNTEER CENTERS Or MICHIG ~ N (M~N~A) Michigan Nonprofit Association ~~1/Y ~~~ M ich igan ICampus Compact � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_Logo-Game Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting logo game Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting logo game. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50546 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e59647ff3b5d55f85acaa5821f507492.pdf 04cbedd65b8dc8588a3ed9adab71742b PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M . GRANHOLM , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michig an 48913 Telephone: (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan .gov/mcsc Executive Director Janet Lawson MEMORANDUM '· TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Janet Lawson, Executive Director DATE: December 3, 2004 RE: Executive Director's Report During the months of October and November, staff members at the Michigan Community Service Commission criss-crossed the state, meeting with grantees, running trainings, collaborating with national training events, convening partnerships and preparing grantees for a successful year. This report and the discussions at our December Commission meeting will reflect that activity. Date October 9, 200~ October 18, 200 ~ October 19, 20 ~ October 20-21, 200 ~ October 22, 2000 November 4, 2005\ November 5, 200'S\ Number of Participants Service Learning Youth Council 16 students Mentor Michigan Regional Meeting 40 participants -Mackinaw City Mentor Michigan Provider Council 25 participants Meeting LEARNS Training 100 participants Training/ Meeting/ Event Mentor Michigan Regional Meeting - Grand Rapids AmeriCorps Member Celebration AmeriCorps Member Council Meeting 1 110 participants 250 participants 15 participants �{_ November 10, 200 ~ I December 1-3, 200 ~ Mentor Michigan Regional Meeting -Detroit AmeriCorps Supervisory Skills Training 125 participants 34 participants Mentor Michigan Three Mentor Michigan Regional Meetings were held in October in Mackinaw City, Grand Rapids and Detroit. Approximately 275 people attended the three events. Consistent at each presentation was an opening address by First Gentleman, Dan Mulhern about the value of mentoring and the value a mentoring experience brings to his life. Dan also gave a Mentor Michigan-Year in Review, highlighting the outstanding achievements of Mentor Michigan in 2004. Bob Kahle, of Kahle Research Solutions Inc. released the results of the mentoring census and customized the data for each regional presentation. Paula Kaiser presented the strength of the Michigan Mentoring Advocacy Network, and Mary Grill summarized the importance of January as National Mentoring Month. To assist with the goal of increasing mentor matches in 2005 and to help build a better mentoring infrastructure, the MCSC received word that we will be awarded a three-year Hudson-Webber grant for mentoring in southeast Michigan. Written confirmation of that grant will be received before year-end. In January we will announce the Mentor Michigan Leadership Council, mentoring champions throughout the state. Members of the Mentor Michigan Leadership Council will commit to be active mentors in their community, speak on behalf of mentoring at community events and to members of their local media, and sponsor an annual mentoring event in their community. Finally, the Governor, the First-Gentleman and the MCSC Commissioners will support National Mentoring Month in January with public speaking engagements, Public Service Announcements, media interviews, Mentor Michigan Sunday's at churches, synagogues, temples and mosques, and the creation of a Mentor Michigan Signature Event. Governor's Service Award We are proud to announce that in 2005 the Governor's Service Awards are being combined with the Carter Partnership Awards in an effort to elevate and align statewide volunteer recognition. This year's event includes a dinner and reception on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. At the dinner, open to the public, Governor Granholm, First Gentleman Mulhern and Former First Lady Roslyn Carter will 2 �pay tribute to Michigan's volunteers. The reception preceding the event, hosted by the Governor, First Gentleman and Mrs. Carter is a private affair by invitation only. AmeriCorps In November, we hosted the 2004-05 .Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Celebration. The celebration serves as an orientation and kick off for the members. The members had an opportunity to hear First Gentleman Dan Mulhern and Jumpstart's national director, Rob Waldron. In addition, the members received a national service orientation and attended several workshops to prepare them for their year of service. At the October board retreat we discussed continuing to focus our AmeriCorps funding on mentoring. We anticipate that we would have enough funding to support one program between 30 - 50 members in the next program year. We suggested that we approach the ConnectMichigan Alliance (CMA) to sponsor a statewide AmeriCorps program that would place AmeriCorps members in small mentoring organizations throughout the state. We have had preliminary discussions with CMA on this issue but cannot proceed until we know what our AmeriCorps resources are going to look like for next year. Congress has passed the Corporation's Appropriation bills but the President has yet to sign it. Based on what Congress approved we can expect about a 1% decrease in our AmeriCorps funding. Even with this reduction we will still have funds to support one new program. The Corporation hopes to be able to release funding figures next week. Once we have them we will be able to proceed with the size and scope of the statewide mentoring AmeriCorps program. Volunteer Investment Grants There is confirmation that $250,000. has been appropriated in the 2005 Michigan budget to support Volunteerism. The challenge for the Commissioners is to approve a program that will not only maximize the budget dollars, but also maximize the communities reached while assisting in solvin gaps in service to our communities. Service-Learning United As members of the Michigan Community Service Commission it is important for us to support the work of Service-Learning United. Service Learning United leads the charge in recommending to the Corporation for National and Community Service that current rulemaking enable and encourage the institutionalization of Service-Learning. Our discussion of this process and an understanding of the summary of their work will enable us to support Service-Learning at the national level and in our communities to make sure that the Corporation invests in what we know works. We also want to encourage the Administration and Congress to increase funding that will successfully grow Service-Learning and the necessary funding for sustainability. 3 �On the state level, a recent meeting with the Department of Education will insure a closer affiliation with them and their work. Members of the MCSC staff will present at the Instructional Excellence Seminar in December at the Kellogg Center on how ServiceLearning Strategies can be incorporated into the school environment to enhance the educational experience and make learning relevant for students in high priority schools. Also, in a partnership between the Department of Education Michigan Virtual University and Microsoft Corporation there is an opportunity to add a component on ServiceLearning in the instructional design and delivery of the Grade Level Content Expectations. Merit Awards Discussion at the October MCSC retreat led to a meeting with the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) regarding the volunteer component of the Michigan Merit Awards. Members of the MCSC staff as well as members of the Michigan Campus Compact, Volunteers Centers of Mich igan, Michigan's Promise, and the ConnectMichigan Alliance will present in December at a meeting of the MASSP to educate the field on the resources available to them for the opportunities, placement and tracking of high school students involved in service. 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50545 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/288983908ee4a8e0ff9275dc61758eeb.pdf 9e690269af29e2a150e232cfeed7fc59 PDF Text Text IJanice Harvey - MCSC Meeting From: To: Date: Subject: (' / j Janet Lawson Harvey, Janice 11/29/2004 5:39:56 PM MCSC Meeting Janie - I thought of a few other things we need to add to the agenda , EX. Directors report, etc. First, I'd lik o create two agendas - perhaps you've always done that - an annotated agenda for Dan , Paula and I d then the regular agenda for the group . 1. / on both agendas we need to add the information from the Service-Learning United group . Perhaps r executive summary would be enough . Let's check with Paula on that. ~ j On the annotated agenda only, under Citizen Corps, please add House Bill 5416 - the status, and haps the new Executive Order for Citizen Corps - if we hear anything. Also a review of their agenda from their Dec. meeting . 3. Under the Exec. Director report I want to update them on the Merit Board - they asked us to convene e group or participants at the October retreat - and I would like to report out on what we know currently. Also on foam core wall charts on easels, I'd like to have our three goals visible, and our overlying focus on diversity. 5. I don't think it's necessary at this point to have the wall calendars we talked about for them to sign up for National Mentoring Month activities since we don't have enough activities to fill a calendar at this point. Page.iJ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_Email-Additional-Agenda-Items Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting email additional agenda items Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting email additional agenda items. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50544 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/94f05ecb1aded60291b8c7d55c5c6fd4.pdf 81e944192e34a65728772a8083b9ed25 PDF Text Text I Janet Lawson- MSSC DRAFT Agenda 12-13-04 -lnternal.doc -DRAFT- Michigan Community Service Commission Monday, December 13, 2004 12:00 pm- 4:00pm Lear Corporation 21557 Telegraph Road Livonia, Michigan Internal Agenda I. Welcome and Introductions - Chairperson Mulhern A. Host- Commissioner Jimmie Comer II. Review & Approval of October 12-13, 2004, Minutes- Chairperson Mulhern (approval item) - (TAB 1) Ill. Standing Committee Reports A. B. C. IV. Logo Ice Breaker Public Relations Committee- Commissioner Young-Welch ~ Assessment Tool (TAB 2) 2. MCSC Marketing Plan (TAB 3) 3. Mentor Michigan Marketing Plan (To be distributed at meeting) 4. GSA Marketing Plan (To be distributed at meeting) Fund Development Committee - Commissioner Pickard Executive Director's Report -Janet Lawson- (TAB 4) A. B. Program Spotlights 1. Mentor Michigan B a. Hudson Webber Foundation Grant (Paula) C b. Mentor Michigan Leadership Council (Janet) f\ c. Mentor Michigan Regional Meetings (Paula) D d. National Mentoring Month (January) (Mary) - Commissioners Roles 2. AmeriCorps- Janet Lawson 3. Volunteer Investment Grants - earning United -- Page 1 I �I Janet Lawson- MCSC DRAFT Agenda 12-13-04 -lnternal.doc V. Review of MCSC Program Goals- MCSC Staff Members (TAB 5) VI. VII. New Business - Chairperson Mulhern (TAB 6) A. B. Approval of 2005 Meeting Dates Review MCSC Special Events Calendar VIII. Public Comment- Chairperson Mulhern VIII. Adjourn -Chairperson Mulhern Page 2 j � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50543 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/273dc0a49836e5d2b5112ea42b8c0d70.pdf f653c1fb75d0151f81abf70083b1784a PDF Text Text MICH I GAN Commissioners Communications COMMUNITY SERVICE Assessment Tool COMM I SSI O N Commissioner: Organization: Organization's Key Media Contact: Media Contact Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ MEDIA TOOL: Please add deadline, frequency and format information should be conveyed (WORD, Jpeg, etc) beside each media tool your organization may have. D D D D D Weekly N e w s l e t t e r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monthly Newsletter_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ E-Newsletter/E-Bulletin,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Cable Channel- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Would your organization be interested in interviewing First Gentleman Dan Mulhern or other Commissioners for your publication?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ If so, name/phone# of contact person. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Please return this form via fax to Janice Harvey at: Michigan Community Service Commission 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, MI 48913 (517) 373-4998 I (517) 241-3869 fax harveyj1@michigan.gov � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_Comm-Communication-Assessment-Tool Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting commissioners communications assessment tool Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting commissioners communications assessment tool. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50542 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e15c23205025b4d74b3a0e030b5892ee.pdf 8dd599ecfdeb1f5a5a18b4d5b377359e PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE Monday, December 13, 2004 Lear Corporation, Southfield 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm COMMISSION APPROVAL ITEM DISCUSSION ITEMS I. Welcome and Introductions - Chairperson Mulhern A. Host - Commissioner Jimmie Comer II. Review & Approval of October 12-13, 2004, MinutesChairperson Mulhern {TAB 1) III. Standing Committee Reports -Janet Lawson A. B. C. DISCUSSION ITEMS IV. Logo Ice Breaker Public Relations Committee - Commissioner Young-Welch 1. Assessment Tool (TAB 2) 2. MCSC Marketing Plan {TAB 2) 3. Mentor Michigan Marketing Plan (To Be Dist.l 4. GSA Marketing Plan (To Be Dist.l Fund Development Committee - Commissioner Pickard Executive Director's Report -Janet Lawson {TAB 3) A. Program Spotlights {\ 1. Mentor Michigan -- V. ~ a. Mentor Michigan Regional Meetings _, b. Hudson Webber Foundation Grant ...-Pt.-(TAB 3) c. Mentor Michigan Leadership Council ~ (To Be Dist.l d. January- National Mentoring Month {TAB 3) - Commissioners Roles 2. Governor's Service Awards/Carter Partnership ~J1. 3. AmeriCorps - () lV 4. Volunteer I nvestment Grants ~ {TAB 3) s. Service-Learning United ---W~ (TAB 3) 0\L (h.G APPROVAL ITEMS PI? �.....-j"L DISCUSSION ITEMS 6012 B. DISCUSSION ITEMS 6. Citizen Corps a. HB 5416 and HB 7. MERIIAwards ~ Financial Report - Garry Gros v. Review of MCSC Program Goals (presented by MCSC Staff Members) VI. VII. (TAB 3) f>\n5b (To Be Dist.l r{))IJ:y :r,J.l \}J New Business- Chairperson Mulhern A. Approval of 2005 Meeting Dates B. Review of MCSC Special Events Calendar (TAB 4) v (To be Dist.) (To be Dist.) Public Comment- Chairperson Mulhern VIII. Adjourn - Chairperson Mulhern Reminder- the next MCSC Board Meeting is scheduled for Monda}j February~ 2005, at 12:00 pm at the MCSC office in Lansing. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-12-13_Agenda Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting agenda Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-12-13 commission meeting agenda. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50541 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-12-13 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/87a4fe021d32b180128b0123eaeb60d9.pdf 0998672eb839fe22de94081d211c82b9 PDF Text Text State of Michigan DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AGENCY Cadillac Place, 3024 W . Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48202 August 12, 2004 TO: ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, RIC CENTER DIRECTORS, RIC CENTER MANAGERS, OFFICE OF BENEFIT SERVICES MANAGERS, U.l. EXAMINERS, TAX OFFICE MANAGERS AND TAX TEAM LEADERS FROM: SHARON M. UNEMPLOYMENTINSURANCEAGENCY SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO MES ACT: NEW SUBSECTION 43(U) EXCLUDING SERVICES OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS BOMMARrTg~lg;RECTOR Effective July 23, 2004, the Michigan Employment Security Act was amended by Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 2004. The amendment adds new Subsection 43(u) which provides an exclusion from coverage of services with respect to the following kind of service: (u) Service performed in an Americorps program but only if both of the following conditions are met: (t) The individual performed the service under a contract or agreement providing for a guaranteed stipend opportunity. {it) The individual received the full amount of the guaranteed stipend before the ending date of the contract or agreement. You may recall that about a year ago the Agency changed its long-standing position of excluding services of Americorps participants when the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a decision holding that the services of such individuals should not be excluded . The Michigan Legislature has now amended the Michigan Employment Security Act to again exclude services of Americorps participants. The services are only excluded, however, if performed under a contract or agreement providing for a guaranteed stipend opportunity, and only if the worker received the full amount of the stipend before the ending date of the contract or agreement. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL CONCERNED STAFF BEFORE FILING Distribution List: 1-8 Source: Administrative Law and Rules Section Expiration Date : 03/31/05 �Field Release August 6, 2004 Page 2 EFFECT OF AMENDMENT ON CLAIMS Claims having benefit years beginning (BYB) on or before July 18, 2004 will continue to be paid based on Americorps wages. Claims having benefit years beginning (BYB) on and after July 25, 2004 will not include wages earned with Americorps, if the conditions provided in the statute have been met. Also, for benefit years beginning on and after July 25, 2004, base period wages earned as a participant in an Americorps Program cannot be used to establish monetary eligibility for a claim. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT ON EMPLOYER TAXES Quarterly Tax Reports (Forms UIA 1020) filed by contributing employers should report wages paid for services performed through the day before the effective date of the amendment. The amendment was effective on July 23, 2004, so wages for services paid through July 22, 2004 should be reported by the employer. EFFECT OF AMENDMENT ON EMPLOYERS' QUARTERLY WAGE REPORTS Quarterly Wage Reports (Forms UIA 1017) filed by all employers should report wages actually paid to workers through July 22 , 2004. However, wages paid after that date, even though for services performed on or before that date, should not be reported. PROTESTS BY EMPLOYERS If wage information in the Agency's wage record database results in the establishment of a claim beginning July 25, 2004 using wages paid for Amercorps services, a timely protest by the employer should result in the recalculation of the claim (and possibly cancellation of the claim) without including the Americorps wages . If an issue arises about the coverage for services of Americorps participants, benefit adjudication staff is advised to forward the claim to the Multi-Claimant Unit for adjudication. �FY 2004-05 LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH BUDGET H.B. 5521 (CR-1 ): CONFERENCE REPORT Te!e;pft anr~ (51.7} 3'1l~ZI~ 8 Ffi.X1 {51 7] J 78 ·1986 TDD: l517'J 373-0549 FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation .............................................................................. . $0 Changes from FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date: Items Included by the House and Senate 1. Executive Order 2003-18. This E.O. consolidated the former Departments of CIS and DCD and transferred the Michigan Strategic Fund from DMB. 1,126,994 ,200 2. Economic and Other Adjustments. These adjustments include a base adjustment for FY 2003-04 and FY 2004-05, a reduction for anticipated employee-related savings , Human Resource optimization savings , and other economic and spending authority adjustments. 40 ,050,400 Conference Agreement on Items of Difference 3. Commission for the Blind. Governor recommended a $425 ,000 increase in local authorization to maximize Federal funds. The House did not include the local funding but increased GF/GP funding . The Senate concurred with Governor. Conference concurred with Senate. 425,000 4. Fire Protection Grants. The Governor proposed fully funding these grants with $3.7 million in new Liquor Purchase Revolving Fund revenue through a statutory change to increase the mark-up from 65% to 74%. Additionally, $8.5 million in anticipated revenue from 2003 changes to the Michigan Vehicle Code , which created a Fire Protection Fund, will be used to support these grants. The House concurred . The Senate created a point of difference. Conference funded at $7.4 million. (8 ,628,300) 5. Work First. The Governor proposed replacing $20,000,000 in US DOL Welfare-to-Work funds and $66.1 million in Reed Act funding from an FY 2001-02 accounts which is no longer available. The proposal appropriates $39.9 million GF/GP, $15.3 million carryforward Reed Act funds from the Unemployment Agency and the Employment Service Agency, and $10 .9 million TANF funding transferred from FlA. The proposal replaces the $66.1 million negative adjustment made to the line item in FY 2001-02. The House reduced this funding by $10,000,000 GF/GP. Senate increased TANF by $10,000,000. Conference concurred with Governor and did a $1 million shift Federal for GF/GP. 46,100,000 6. Job Training Programs Subgrantees. The Governor proposed using Federal Reed Act carryforward revenue for Michigan Works! and increasing by $15 million Federal. The House concurred with the Reed Act funding. The Senate concurred with the Governor. Conference concurred with Senate. 21 ,000,000 7. Volunteer Investment Grants. The House eliminated funding for these grants. The Senate created an item of difference. Conference concurred with House. (280, 100) 8. Technology Tri-Corridor. The House created two separate line items for the Automotive Initiative and the Homeland Security Initiative, funding each with $5 ,000,000 GF/GP. The Senate reduced each line to $1 million and increased the Life Sciences Initiative by $5 million. Conference increased by $15 million for Life Sciences only. 15,000,000 9. Michigan Virtual University. Senate created item of difference. Conference did $1 million fund shiftFederal to GF/GP. 0 10. Information Technology. The Senate reduced this appropriation by 7%. Conference reduced by 4%. (149, 100) 11 . Michigan Center for Excellence in Manufacturing. The Senate created this new line. Conference funded a feasibility study in the Strategic Fund Administration line. 100,000 12. Pre-College Programs. The Senate increased this line. 180 ,1 00 13. Broadband Authority. The Senate created a new unit and appropriated 10 FTEs. 1,296,600 14. Salary and Benefit Savings. Conference included Governor's revised rec. on these reductions . (223,000) Total Changes ............. ......................... ............. ..... .. ............ .. .... .. .. .............. ............. .... ......... ........ .... . 1 ,241 ,865 ,600 FY 2004-05 Conference Report Gross Appropriation .................................................................. .. 1,241 ,865,600 Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0 Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa September 8, 2004 �FY 2004-05 LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS Changes from FY 2003-04 Year to Date: Items Included by the House and Senate 1. Ergonomics. The House and Senate added language prohibiting funding for ergonomic guidelines. Conference did not include. (Sec. 355) 2. Commission for the Blind. The House and Senate added intent language to maximize Federal funds. (Sec. 357) Conference Agreement on Items of Difference 3. Standard Language. Concurred with Target Agreements. 4. Deleted Sections. The Governor recommended deleting the following language sections: a) Remote Initial Claims System guidelines for the phone system. House concurred and Senate included. Conference included . b) Low-Income Energy Efficiency Grants report and set aside for CAAs. House included. Senate concurred and added language allocating all funds to Detroit Edison Service Territory. Conference only included report. c) Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates vacancy. House concurred, Senate included, Conference included. d) Disabled Veteran's Outreach Program Specialist. House concurred, Senate included, Conference included. 5. Fire Protection Grants. The Governor changed the language making the $3.7 million appropriation contingent upon the deposit into the Liquor Purchase Revolving Fund being greater than $30 million. The House added language requiring the contingency also cover any deficiency in the Fire Protection Fund . The Senate concurred with Governor. Conference allocated $3.7 million if House Bill4313 is enacted . (Sec. 347) 6. Real Estate Licensure. The Senate added new sections that would allow for on-line courses and grants from the Education fund to set up these courses; intent language regarding 30-day application processing and the issuance of temporary licenses for 60 days; and requiring the creation of a tracking system for Continuing Education Credits. Conference included on-line course and tracking system language. (Sec. 358-360) 7. Boxing Regulation. The House added language allocating $200,000 of the Michigan Promotion funding for administration and regulation. The Senate changed to intent language that additional enforcement responsibilities be funded with fee revenue. Conference combined two sections and allocates funding from the Department. (Sec. 362) 8. Broadband Authority. The Senate changed to a report on administrative costs and repayment schedule. Conference concurred with Senate. (Sec. 364) 9. Work First. The House added language requiring the Department to develop a Memorandum of Understanding with FIA regarding the TANF funding that is included in FIA budget for this program. Senate did not include and added a work group requirement on education requirements . (Sec. 405) 10. EDJT. Senate retained current year 75% for community colleges and reduced match amount to 20% . Conference concurred with Senate. (Sec. 501) 11 . Life Sciences and Technology Tri-Corridor. The Governor renamed Technology Tri-Corridor; deleted requirement that Indian Casino revenue be used to fund the homeland security and automotive initiative; deleted language allocating funding for basic research and collaborative research; added language stating the primary focus of the initiative is to support a Commercial Development Fund and allocated all of the funding for this purpose. The House concurred with renaming and elimination of reference to the Casino funding, but reinserted basic and collaborative research category language, reinserted $5 million cap on the Life Science funding for a Commercial Development fund , and allocated a $2.5 million minimum for each of the Homeland and Automotive initiatives for commercial development. Senate concurred with House but changed $2.5 million for homeland and auto to $500,000; inserted reference to Michigan Center for Excellence in Manufacturing (MCEM) and added language that the Steering Committee create a proposal to allow each higher education institution opportunity to serve on a rotating basis. Conference maintained current-year language and added $1 .5 allocation for a core technology alliance and a good manufacturing practice facility. (Sec. 510) 12. State Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship. The Governor proposed new language to set aside $100,000 from available resources for the creation of this clearinghouse on the Internet. The House concurred. The Senate changed from "available resources" to "Indian Casino revenue". Conference changed to casino revenue or available resources. (Sec. 521) 13. Michigan Center for Excellence in Manufacturing (MCEM). The Senate created this initiative in the MSF. Conference changed to feasibility study requirement. (Sec. 522) Michigan Virtual University. Conference allocated $1 million GF/GP to support Michigan Virtual High School. (Sec. 428) Fiscal Analyst: Maria Tyszkiewicz Date Completed: 9-8-04 This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. hidleg_cr.doc �Act No. 243 Public Acts of 2004 Approved by the Governor July 22, 2004 Filed with the Secretary of State July 23, 2004 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2004 STATE OF MICHIGAN 92ND LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2004 Introduced by Reps. Caswell, Brandenburg, Palmer, Drolet, Milosch, Nitz, Garfield, Bradstreet, Emmons, LaJoy, Taub, Tabor, Wenke, Stakoe, Casperson, Voorhees, Kooiman, Meyer, Caul, Pappageorge, Hummel, Mortimer and Sheen ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5598 AN ACT to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled "An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state through the establishment of an unemployment compensation fund, and to provide for the disbursement thereof; to create certain other funds; to create the Michigan employment security commission, and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the protection of the people of this state from the hazards of unemployment; to levy and provide for contributions from employers; to provide for the collection of such contributions; to enter into reciprocal agreements and to cooperate with agencies of the United States and of other states charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law; to furnish certain information to certain governmental agencies for use in administering public benefit and child support programs and investigating and prosecuting fraud; to provide for the payment of benefits; to provide for appeals from redeterminations, decisions and notices of assessments; and for referees and a board of review to hear and decide the issues arising from redeterminations, decisions and notices of assessment; to provide for the cooperation of this state and compliance with the provisions of the social security act and the WagnerPeyser act passed by the Congress of the United States of America; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of free public employment offices; to provide for the transfer of funds; to make appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," by amending section 43 (MCL 421.43), as amended by 2000 PA 490. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 43. Except as otherwise provided in section 42(6), the term "employment" does not include any of the following: (a) Agricultural service performed by an individual who is an alien admitted to the United States to perform that service according to sections 214(c) and 101(a)(15)(H) of the immigration and nationality act, 8 USC 1184 and 8 usc 1101. (b) Service performed in the employ of another state or its political subdivisions, or of an instrumentality of another state or its political subdivisions, except as otherwise provided in section 42(9); and service performed in the employ of the United States government or an instrumentality of the United States exempt under the constitution of the United States from the contributions imposed by this act. However, to the extent that the congress of the United States permits states to require instrumentalities of the United States to make payments into an unemployment fund under a state unemployment compensation law, this act applies to the instrumentalities and to services performed for the instrumentalities in the same manner, to the same extent, and on the same terms as to all other employers, employing units, individuals, and services. If this state is not certified for any year by the appropriate agency of the United States under section 3304(c) of the federal unemployment tax act, chapter 23 of subtitle C of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 3304, the payments required of the instrumentalities with respect to the year shall be refunded by the (189) �commission from the fund in the same manner and within the same period as provided in section 16 with respect to contributions erroneously collected. (c) Service with respect to which unemployment compensation is payable under an unemployment compensation system established by an act of congress. However, the commission shall enter into agreements with the proper agencies under the act of congress, which agreements take effect 10 days after publication of the agreements in the manner provided in section 4 for regulations to provide reciprocal treatment to individuals who have, after acquiring potential rights to benefits under this act, acquired rights to unemployment compensation under the act of congress, or who have, after acquiring potential rights to unemployment compensation under the act of congress, acquired rights to benefits under this act. (d) Agricultural labor. As used in this subdivision, "agricultural labor" includes all of the following: (i) Service performed on a farm, in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil, or in connection with raising or harvesting an agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of livestock, bees, poultry, and fur-bearing animals and wildlife. (it) Service performed in the employ of the owner, tenant, or other operator of a farm in connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement, or maintenance of a farm and its tools and equipment, or in salvaging timber or clearing land of brush and other debris left by a hurricane, if the major part of the service is performed on a farm. (iit) Service performed in connection with the production or harvesting of a commodity defined as an agricultural commodity in section 15(g) of the agricultural marketing act, 12 USC 1141j, in connection with the ginning of cotton, or the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways not owned or operated for profit, used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes. (iv) Service performed in the employ of the operator of a farm in handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, storing, or delivering to storage, to market, or to a carrier for transportation to market, in its unmanufactured state, an agricultural or horticultural commodity, if the operator produced more than 1/2 of the commodity for which the service is performed. (v) Service performed in the employ of a group of operators of farms or a cooperative organization of which the operators are members, in the performance of service described in subparagraph (iv), but only if the operators produced more than 112 of the commodity for which the services are performed. (vt) Service performed on a farm operated for profit if the service is not in the course of the employer's trade or business. (vit) Subparagraphs (iv) and (v) do not apply to service performed in connection with commercial canning or commercial freezing or in connection with an agricultural or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption. (viit) As used in this subdivision, "farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, fur-bearing animals, truck farms, plantations, ranches, nurseries, ranges, and greenhouses, or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural or horticultural commodities. (ix) Agricultural labor is not excluded from the term employment if the labor is performed for an employer as defined in section 41(5). (e) Domestic service in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority not operated for profit. Domestic service is not excluded from the term "employment" if performed for an employer as defined in section 41{6). (f) Service as an officer or member of a crew of an American vessel performed on or in connection with the vessel, except a vessel of less than 200 horsepower, if the operating office from which the operations of the vessel operating on navigable waters within or without the United States are ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed, directed, and controlled is without this state; and service performed by an individual in or as an officer or member of the crew of a vessel while it is engaged in the catching, taking, or harvesting of any kind of fish including service performed by an individual as an ordinary incident to that activity, except service performed on or in connection with a vessel of more than 10 net tons determined in the manner provided for determining the register tonnage of merchant vessels under the laws of the United States. (g) Service performed by an individual in the employ of the individual's son, daughter, or spouse, and service performed by a child less than 18 years of age in the employ of the child's parent. (h) Service performed by real estate salespersons, sales representatives of investment companies, and agents or solicitors of insurance companies who are compensated principally or wholly on a commission basis. (i) Service performed within this state by an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or service performed within this state for an employer other than an American employer as defined in section 42(12)(d), if the service is incidental to the individual's service in a foreign country in which the base of operation is maintained or from which the service is directed or controlled. 2 �(j) Service covered by an arrangement between the commission and the agency charged with the administration of another state or federal unemployment compensation law under which all service performed by an individual for an employing unit during the period covered by the employing unit's approved election. Service described in this subdivision is considered to be performed entirely within the agency's state or under federal law. (k) Service performed by an individual in a calendar quarter in the employ of an organization exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, other than an organization described in section 401(a) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 401, or under section 521 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 521, if the remuneration earned is less than $50.00. (l) Service performed in the employ of a school, college, or university, if the service is performed by any of the following: (t) By a person who is primarily a student at the school, college, or university. For the purpose of this subparagraph, a person is considered to be "primarily a student" if the individual is enrolled in an institution, is pursuing a course of study for academic credit, and while enrolled normally works 30 hours or less per week for the institution. (it) By a spouse of a student, if given written notice at the start of the service that the employment is under a program to provide financial assistance to the student and that the employment will not be covered by a program of unemployment compensation. (m) Service performed by an individual less than 22 years of age who is enrolled, at a nonprofit or public educational institution that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are carried on, as a student in a full-time program, taken for credit at the institution, which program combines academic instruction with work experience, if the service is an integral part of the program and the institution has certified that fact to the employer. This subdivision does not apply to service performed in a program established for or on behalf of an employer or group of employers. (n) Service performed in the employ of a hospital, if the service is performed by a patient of the hospital as defined in section 53(1). (o) For purposes of section 42(8), (9), and (10), "employment" does not apply to service performed in any of the following situations: (t) In the employ of a church or a convention or association of churches or an organization that is operated primarily for religious purposes and that is operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church or a convention or association of churches. (it) By an ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of the ministry or by a member of a religious order in the exercise of duties required by the order. (iit) Before January 1, 1978, in the employ of a school that is not an institution of higher education and which service is also excluded from the term "employment" as defined in section 3306(c)(8) of the federal unemployment tax act, chapter 23 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 3306. After December 31, 1977, in the employ of a governmental entity as defined in section 50a, if the service is performed by an individual in any of the following capacities: (A) As an elected official. (B) As a member of a legislative body or of the judiciary. (C) As a military employee of the state national guard or air national guard. (D) As an employee serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or similar emergency. (E) In a position that, under or pursuant to the laws of this state, is designated as a major nontenured policymaking or advisory position, or a policymaking or advisory position, the performance of the duties of which ordinarily does not require more than 8 hours per week. (iv) By an individual receiving rehabilitation or remunerative work in a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, or of providing remunerative work for individuals who because of their impaired physical or mental capacity cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market. (v) As part of an unemployment work-relief or work-training program assisted or financed in whole or in part by a federal agency or an agency of a state or political subdivision of a state by an individual receiving the work relief or work training. (m) By an inmate of a custodial or penal institution. (vit) By an individual hired by a state department or recipient governmental entity through a summer youth employment program established under the Michigan youth corps act, 1983 PA 69, MCL 409.221 to 409.229, or an individual hired by a state department through a summer youth employment program administered by the department of natural resources or the department of transportation. 3 �(p) Service perlonned by an individual less than 18 years of age in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to a point for subsequent delivery or distribution. (q) Service perlonned for an employing unit other than a governmental entity or nonprofit organization and that is any of the following: · (i) Service perlonned by an individual while the individual was a minor student regularly attending either a public or a private school below the college level and the individual's employment during the week was any of the following: (A) Less than the scheduled hours the individual would have worked in the department or establishment in which the employment occurred if the individual were not a student. (B) Within the customary vacation days or vacation periods of the school, following which the individual actually returns to school. (C) With an employer as a fonnal and accredited part of the regular curriculum of the individual's school. (ii) Service perlonned by a college student of any age, but only if the student's employment is a fonnal and accredited part of the regular curriculum of the school. (iit) Service perlonned by an individual as a member of a band or orchestra, but only if the service does not represent the principal occupation of the individual. (r) Subject to subdivision (s), services perlonned as a direct seller, if the person is engaged in either of the following: (t) The trade or business of selling, or soliciting the sale of, consumer products or services to any buyer on a buysell basis, a deposit-commission basis, or any similar basis that the commission or the U.S. department of labor designates by rule or regulation, for resale by the buyer or any other person in the home or otherwise than in a pennanent retail establishment. (ii) The trade or business of selling, or soliciting the sale of, consumer products or services in the home or otherwise than in a pennanent retail establishment. (s) The exclusion of services under subdivision (r) applies only if both of the following are met: (t) Substantially all the cash or other remuneration, for the perlormance of the services described in subdivision (r) is directly related to sales or other output, including the perlonnance of services, rather than to the number of hours worked. (ii) The services are perlonned according to a written contract that provides that the person perlorming the services will not be treated as an employee with respect to those services for federal tax purposes. (t) Service perlonned by an individual as a product demonstrator or product merchandiser if the service is perlonned under a written contract between the individual and a person whose principal business is obtaining the services of product demonstrators and product merchandisers for third parties for product demonstration and product merchandising purposes, and both in contract and in fact, the individual meets all of the following conditions: (t) Is not treated as an employee with respect to those services for federal unemployment tax purposes. (ii) Is compensated for each job, or the compensation is based on factors that relate to the work perlonned. (iit) Determines the method of perlonning the service. (iv) Provides the equipment used to perlonn the service. (v) Is responsible for the completion of a specific job and is liable for any failure to complete the job. (m) Pays all expenses, and the opportunity for profit or loss rests solely with the individual. (vit) Is responsible for operating costs, fuel, repairs, supplies, and motor vehicle insurance. (viit) As used in this subdivision: (A) "Product demonstrator'' means an individual who, on a temporary, part-time basis, demonstrates or gives away samples of a food or other product as part of an advertising or sales promotion for the product and who is not otherwise directly employed by the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer. (B) "Product merchandiser'' means an individual who, on a temporary, part-time basis, builds or resets a product display and who is not otherwise directly employed by the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer. (C) "Third party" means a manufacturer or broker. (u) Service perlonned in an Americorps program but only if both of the following conditions are met: (t) The individual perlonned the service under a contract or agreement providing for a guaranteed stipend opportunity. (it) The individual received the full amount of the guaranteed stipend before the ending date of the contract or agreement. 4 �This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved _________________________________ Governor 5 �Michigan Citizen Corps October 2004 CITIZEN CORPS COUNCILS: Number of Approved Councils: 45 (27 County/17 Local) Population Served by County/Local Citizen Corps Councils according to year 2000 Census figures: 6,823,827 (69% of total state population) • • Michigan ranks 12th in the nation for councils and population covered. The goal for 2005 is to continue to increase the number of local and county councils. CERT: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • There are currently 18 registered CERT programs . Citizen Corps National has approached major league sports organizations to endorse and support CERT. Michigan Citizen Corps is working with security at Comerica Park and Ford Field to train staff in CERT. Shelby Slater, Detroit Citizen Corps Council , will assist in providing the training for both fields Michigan Citizen Corps will be contacting the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to begin CERT programs at both universities. George Mason University in Virginia has a CERT program. Oakland Community College, where most of the Train-the-Trainer sessions have been held , will begin instructing their security in CERT. Oakland County trained 42 Civil Air Patrol cadets, ages 2-21 , in CERT. They were utilized in the recent Ryder Cup series. CERT is transitioning over to Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP). Councils with active CERT programs are seeing overwhelming support and interest in the program. Since 2003, over 1700 citizens have been trained in CERT. The establishment of the CERT academy is still in progress with interest from several colleges to train and provide CERT as a continuing education class. Michigan Citizen Corps has received a School Student Emergency Response Training (SERT) curriculum and expect to roll it out soon. Michigan Citizen Corps has received inquires from Oakland University to offer CERT as a continuing education program . The Michigan Salvation Army recently received a Corporation for National and Community Service grant for Special Volunteers and have networked them with the Southfield Citizen Corps Council to provide CERT training of their volunteers . The goal for 2005 will be to continue offering help and assistance to communities to start CERT. Funding to support Train-the-Trainer is being depleted which may limit Councils to one or two classes a year. �OTHER CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAMS: Medical Reserve Corps, Volunteers in Police Service, and Neighborhood Watch are growing. The programs are under Citizen Corps but are administered by other agencies. It has been difficult to establish a close working relationship because of the other agencies administering the programs. Michigan Citizen Corps will continue to keep working on better communications with these agencies. HIGHLIGHTS: • • • • • Michigan Citizen Corps presented at the Michigan Association of Counties conference. Michigan Citizen Corps is currently examing several companies to provide a program to track volunteers, CERT volunteers and other volunteers such as Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. This information will be used to interface with the Emergency Manager software. Gary Zulinski recently participated in the FEMA national citizen call-out for the Florida Hurricanes. Gary Zulinski will be speaking to the Veterinary Association in October on how they can play an important part in Citizen Corps. o The Veterinary Association has formed VET Corps whereby a group of volunteer veterinarians will be available to treat animals in a disaster situation . Michigan Citizen Corps received a draft of the 2005 Citizen Corps funding guidelines. It appears very similar to the 2004 guidelines and indicates there will be additional funding for next year. SPECIAL PROJECTS: • • • • • Citizen Corps National is supplying funding for the Arabic translation of the CERT program. Dearborn will be forming a Citizen Corps Council and begin training the community in CERT with emphasis in the Middle Eastern community. There was a lot of interest in the CERT translation at the National Citizen Corps Conference recently in Denver and several states requested the information. Representatives from Comerica Park and Joe Lewis Arena just attended the CERT Train-the-Trainer class and plans are in the works to train the entire staff of both facilities. Washtenaw County will be training students in CERT in the school systems in the county. �Michigan Citizen Corps Report on: Citizen Corps Hurricane Deployment Hurricane Charley had just hit Florida and Frances was bearing down to also strike. FEMA has 27 active disasters and were stretched pretty thin with assistance. FEMA contacted Liz DiGregorio, Director of Citizen Corps, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, for assistance from Citizen Corps. Liz contacted FEAM Region V specialists Jim Opoka and the plan was quickly formed and approved to call on representatives from National, State and Local Citizen Corps to conduct a ·national call out of Citizen Corps and affiliate program members to assist with the Florida hurricanes. Jim Opoka called me late Friday, September 3, 2004 requesting me to travel to FEMA Region V headquarters in Chicago to assist in this national call-out. I flew to Chicago early Saturday, September 4, 2004 and met at FEMA Region V Headquarters, Regional Operation Center (ROC). Also assembled were several emergency managers and staff from several Illinois counties. We were quickly briefed on our mission to have 1000 volunteers within 48 hours and 2000 within 7 days, for a two-week deployment. The volunteers went to Atlanta Georgia for training and deployment to the hurricane ravaged areas of Florida . We were all sworn in as FEMA employees. I was appointed as Deputy Director of the operation. The group broke into areas of Operations, Logistics, Planning, and Finance. We started at 7:30am COT, and quickly drafted the necessary documents for the call-out. Immediately after headquarters approved the documents, the announcement went out to 3,100 state, local, CERT, and affiliate contacts. By 8:30pm COT thirteen Citizen Corps volunteers were traveling to Atlanta. Over the next two weeks, working 12-14 hours per day. We called out an additional 500 volunteers for a 4-6 week deployment and processed 3363 volunteers that were sent to Atlanta for training and eventual deployment to Florida, and other states affected by the hurricanes. Michigan sent to Atlanta 74 volunteers for the twoweek deployment and 8 for the 4-6 week deployment. During this deployment Hurricane Ivan struck Florida and Hurricane Jeanne was also on a course to strike Florida. Within 30 days, 4 major hurricanes have struck Florida and caused billions of dollars in damages. This first-ever nationwide activation of Citizen Corps members expands the mission of Citizen Corps from a locally based program to a national resource. By tapping Citizen Corps members who have received first aid or disaster response training and who volunteer in their communities, the state and federal response system has an additional resource for large-scale disasters. In addition to the 5,038 FEMA staff in Florida, emergency response personnel have been deployed from the U.S. Forest Service, the Coast Guard, Health and Human Service, Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation and Department of Defense. �REGION V CITIZEN CORPS SUPPORT CELL SITUATION REPORT# 17 FINAL Hurricane Frances Citizen Corps Deployment (All times CDT) DATE/TIME OF REPORT: September 17, 2004- 3 p.m. SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS SPECIAL NEW RECRUITMENT TOTALS: Wed., Sep. 15 Thurs., Sep. 16 Fri., Sep. 17 141 298 158 GRAND TOTAL 595 ISSUES AND POTENTIAL CONCERNS: None at this time FINAL SITREP - Support Cell in stand down status. All requested requirements met at this time. PREPARED BY: Linda Winkler APPROVED BY: Jim Opoka EMAILED TO: Liz DiGregorio, Vince Davis, Marie Sloan, Carolyn Nawrocki , Geneva Coleman, Barbara Russell, Russell Fox, Anne Griffin, Agnes Mravcak, Mary Hudak, Ed Conley, Ed Taylor, Cindy Webb, Susie Davis, Rebecca Ward, Nancy Ward, Dan Craig, Tomas Quinones, FEMA Regional Directors, FEMA National Preparedness Division Directors date/time: September 17, 2004 - 3 p.m. �HURRICANE ACTIVATION SUMMARY BY STATE STATE PHASE 2 PHASE 1 ALABAMA 0 6 ALASKA 0 ARIZONA 78 17 ARKANSAS 1 0 CALIFORNIA 85 3 COLORADO 0 3 CONNECTICUT 0 8 DELAWARE 0 0 DC 0 0 FLORIDA 13 GEORGIA 4 1 HAWAII 0 0 IDAHO 58 134 ILLINOIS 166 3 INDIANA 45 9 IOWA 0 9 25 2 KANSAS 7 KENTUCKY 5 LOUISIANA 0 7 2 MAINE 13 MARYLAND 2 0 MASSACHUSETTS 64 1 MICHIGAN 74 8 MINNESOTA 54 18 MISSISSIPPI 14 0 MISSOURI 204 0 MONTANA 36 63 NEBRASKA 21 7 NEVADA 27 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 22 265 NEW JERSEY 115 11 NEW MEXICO 0 25 NEW YORK 1 1 NORTH CAROLINA 0 16 NORTH DAKOTA 13 3 OHIO 187 9 OKLAHOMA 132 0 22 OREGON 62 PENNSYLVANIA 13 0 RHODE ISLAND 0 6 SOUTH CAROLINA 42 7 SOUTH DAKOTA 46 9 TENNESSEE 5 0 111 16 TEXAS UTAH 21 6 0 2 VERMONT VIRGINIA 59 6 WASHINGTON 26 117 WEST VIRGINIA 5 0 WISCONSIN 7 0 WYOMING 47 5 TOTAL DEPLOYED 2150 595 TOTAL 6 1 95 I 88 3 8 0 0 14 5 0 192 169 54 9 27 12 7 15 2 65 82 72 14 204 99 28 33 287 126 25 2 16 16 196 132 84 13 6 49 55 5 127 27 2 65 143 5 7 52 2745 NOTE: Phase 1 -Initial Deployment Phase 2 - Special Recruitment (4-6 wk deployment) NOTE: Standby Phase 1: 641 Standby Phase IT: (maintained by State POC) �Press Releases Department Of Homeland Security Citizen Corps Mobilized To Assist With Hurricane Disaster Support Release Date: September 16 More than 2,600 Citizen Corps participants deployed to help in disaster recovery from recent hurricanes Washington, DC - Citizen Corps Councils and national Citizen Corps affiliate organizations mobilized more than 2,600 volunteers and representatives from 48 states to provide disaster support to communities affected by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan. In addition, Citizen Corps Councils and volunteer members already established within Florida are supporting state coordinated disaster relief efforts. This first-ever nationwide activation of Citizen Corps members expands the mission of Citizen Corps from a locally based program to a national resource . By tapping Citizen Corps members who have received first aid or disaster response training and who volunteer in their communities, the state and federal response system has an additional resource for large-scale disasters. In addition to the 5,038 FEMA staff in Florida, emergency response personnel have been deployed from the U.S . Forest Service, the Coast Guard, Health and Human Service, Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation and Department of Defense . "Citizen Corps Councils across the country have been working hard to educate and train citizens in emergency preparedness and response skills and to engage citizens in supporting emergency services within their community. We, at the Department of Homeland Security, are proud to see so many local Citizen Corps participants responding so enthusiastically to the need for help in Florida," said C. Suzanne Mencer, Executive Director of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness. "Citizens across America play an important role in making our communities safer and better prepared and they are a critical resource in responding to events like this - the work of Citizen Corps is definitely paying off." The recent devastation from the hurricanes reinforce the importance of citizen preparedness. September is National Preparedness Month and Citizen Corps Councils across the country are hosting and participating in more than 175 events to raise awareness about the importance of community emergency preparedness, including family preparedness, training, and volunteer support for local emergency responders. These events include: participation in state fairs, promotions at local retail stores, local media public service announcements, 9-11 memorial ceremonies, events at the State capitols, safety demonstrations, disaster drills, preparedness lectures and workshops, and door-todoor distribution of preparedness materials. Citizen Corps is the Homeland Security Department's nationwide grass-roots program created to actively involve Americans in making communities safer, stronger and better prepared for all emergencies including a terrorist attack. Fifty percent of the U.S. population is now served by nearly 1,400 state, county, local and tribal Citizen Corps Councils, which provide opportunities for citizens to participate in a wide range of homeland security activities that help make their families, their homes, and their communities safer from threats of crime, terrorism, and disasters of all kinds. The Department of Homeland Security disseminates information about emergency preparedness through its Ready Campaign, a national public service advertising campaign produced by the Ad Council. Visit www .Ready.gov for more information. For more information about Citizen Corps and National Preparedness Month, visit . �::I: 0 c CJ) m OJ r r z 0 01 ,J:lr.. ~ HOUSE BILL No. 5416 January 21, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Nofs, Stahl, Pastor, Steil, Shackleton, Gaffney, Shaffer, Amos, Hoogendyk, Taub, Laloy, Brandenburg, Hummel, Garfield, Palmer, Nitz, Newell, Emmons, Pappageorge, Ruth Johnson, McConico, Rivet, Moolenaar, Hunter, DeRossett, Rocca, DeRoche, Farhat, Walker, Caul and Wenke and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled "Emergency management act," by amending the title and section 11 (MCL 30.411), the title as amended by 1990 PA 50 and section 11 as amended by 2002 PA 132. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: CD 1 TITLE 2 An act to provide for planning, prevention, mitigation, ~ ~ LO 3 . 4 0 response , and recovery from in relation to natural and human-made disaster within this state; to create the Michigan z 5 emergency management advisory council and prescribe its powers ::::! 6 and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state w 7 and local agencies and officials; to prescribe immunities and ...J Ill en a 0 9 :J ::I: 10 liabilities; to provide for the acceptance of gifts; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; and to repeal certain parts of the act. 03261'03 TDR 0') �2 1 2 3 Sec. 11. (1) Personnel of disaster relief forces while on duty are subject to all of the following provisions: (a) If they are an employee employees of this state, they 4 have the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities of 5 and receive the compensation incidental to their employment. 6 (b) If they are employees of a political subdivision of this 7 state, regardless of where serving, they have the powers, duties, 8 rights, privileges, and immunities and receive the compensation 9 incidental to their employment. 10 (c) If they are not employees of this state or a political 11 subdivision of this state, they are entitled to the same rights 12 and immunities as provided by law for the employees of this 13 state . 14 duty, be subject to the operational control of the authority in 15 charge of disaster relief activities in the area in which they 16 are serving, and shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary 17 travel and subsistence expenses. 18 All personnel of disaster relief forces shall, while on (2) This state, any political subdivision of this state, or 19 the employees, agents, or representatives of this state or any 20 political subdivision of this state are not liable for personal 21 injury or property damage sustained by any person appointed or 22 acting as a member of disaster relief forces. 23 does not affect the right of a person to receive benefits or 24 compensation 25 under the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 26 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941, any pension law, or any act of 27 congress. 03261'03 This act shall to which he or she may otherwise be entitled to TDR �3 1 (3) This state or a political subdivision of this state 2 engaged in disaster relief acti v ity is not liable for the death 3 of or injury to a person, 4 property, as a result of that activity. 5 or representatives of this state or a political subdivision of 6 this state and nongovernmental disaster relief force workers or 7 private or volunteer personnel engaged in disaster relief 8 activity are immune from tort liability to the extent provided 9 under section 7 of 1964 PA 170, MCL 691 . 1407 . or persons, or for damage to The employees, agents, As used in this 10 section , "disaster relief activity" includes training for or 11 responding to an actual, impending, mock, or practice disaster or 12 emergency . 13 (4) A person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic 14 medicine and surgery, or a licensed hospital, registered nurse, 15 practical nurse, dentist, veterinarian, or paramedical person, 16 whether licensed in this or another state or by the federal 17 government or a branch of the armed forces of the United States, 18 or a student nurse undergoing training in a licensed hospital in 19 this or another state, that renders services during a state of 20 disaster declared by the governor and at the express or implied 21 request of a state official or agency or county or local 22 coordinator or executive body, is considered an authorized 23 disaster relief worker or facility and is not liable for an 24 injury sustained by a person by reason of those services, 25 regardless of how or under what circumstances or by what cause 26 those injuries are sustained. 27 subsection does not apply in the event of a willful act or 03261'03 The immunity granted by this TDR �4 1 omission. 2 willful act or omission resulting in injuries, the services 3 rendered that resulted in those injuries shall be judged 4 according to the standards required of persons licensed in this 5 state to perform those services. If a civil action for malpractice is filed alleging a 6 (5) A licensed dentist, veterinarian, registered nurse, 7 practical nurse, or licensed paramedical person, whether licensed 8 in this or another state or by the federal government or a branch 9 of the armed forces of the United States, or a student nurse 10 undergoing training in a licensed hospital in this or another 11 state, during a state of disaster declared by the governor, may 12 practice, in addition to the authority granted by other statutes 13 of this state, the administration of anesthetics; minor surgery; 14 intravenous, subcutaneous, or intramuscular procedure; -er- oral 15 and topical medication; or a combination of these under the 16 supervision of a member of the medical staff of a licensed 17 hospital of this state, and may assist the staff member in other 18 medical and surgical proceedings. 19 (6) A person owning or controlling real estate or other 20 premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants to this 21 state or a political subdivision of this state a license or 22 privilege, or otherwise permits this state or a political 23 subdivision of this state to inspect, designate, and use the 24 whole or any part or parts of the real estate or other premises 25 for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, 26 impending, mock, or practice disaster, 27 her successors in interest, 03261'03 if any, together r,vith and his or is not civilly liable for TDR �5 1 negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or 2 about the real estate or premises under the license, privilege, 3 or permission or for loss or damage to the property of the 4 person. 5 (7) A person owning or controlling real estate or other 6 premises who has gratuitously granted the use of the real estate 7 or other premises for the purposes stated in this section is 8 legally obligated to make known to the licensee any hidden 9 dangers or safety hazards that are known to the owner or occupant 10 11 12 13 of the real estate or premises that might possibly result in the death, -er- injury, or loss of property to a person using the real estate or premises. (8) A volunteer member of the citizen corps or other 14 component of the USA freedom corps is immune from tort liability 15 for injury to or death of a person or damage to property caused 16 by the volunteer while in the course of providing service as a 17 member of the citizen corps or other component of the USA freedom 18 corps if all of the following apply: 19 20 21 (a) The volunteer is acting or reasonably believes he or she is acting within the scope of his or her authority. (b) The volunteer's conduct is not willful or does not amount 22 to gross negligence that is the proximate cause of the injury or 23 damage. 24 (9) As used in this section: 25 (a) "Disaster relief activity" includes training for or 26 responding to an actual, impending, mock, or practice disaster or 27 emergency. 03261'03 TDR �6 1 (b) "Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to 2 demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury 3 results. 4 (c) "USA freedom corps" means the interagency initiative 5 established by executive order no. 13,254, 3 CFR 196 (2003), 6 reprinted in 42 USC 12501 note. 03261'03 Final Page TDR � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50540 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1c480263fcce12554d357c114376ee6e.pdf 9894595d5ce2e33e9a3c38bab5d6c8be PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone: (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan.gov/mcsc Executive Director Janet Lawson MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Paula Kaiser, Deputy Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: StaffRecommendations for Learn and Serve-Michigan School-Based Grant for Coldwater Community Schools DATE: September 30, 2004 L earn & Serve Michigan School-Based Grants The MCSC Executive Committee approved funding for the Learn & Serve Michigan School-Based Grants at their August 20, 2004 meeting. One applicant, St. Charles Borromeo, was not recommended for funding due to the fact that they are a private school. We were recently notified by the Corporation for National and Community Service that we can not fund private schools- only local education agencies are eligible for the funds. Coldwater Public Schools has agreed to serve as the fiscal agent for the grant for St. Charles Borremeo. Staff is recommending funding for an implementation grant at the amount of $15 ,000. Coldwater Community Schools/St. Charles Borromeo Elementary School St. Charles Borromeo Elementary School is proposing a plan to integrate service-learning into its school wide curriculum with 88 students, 13 school staff members, parent and/or family members, and 15 community partners. By teaching children beginning at preschool that they can be helpful members of their community, will also encourage lifelong practice of altruistic behavior and civic responsibility. The proposal indicates a comprehensive approach to implementing quality service-learning that includes professional development, collaboration with community partners, student input, program evaluation, and continuing support. Contact: Jeanne Asher Coldwater Community Schools 401 Sauk River Drive Coldwater, MI Phone (517) 279-5910 Fax: (517) 278-0505 Email: sbschool@cbpu .com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-10-12_Staff-Recommendations Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting staff recommendations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting staff recommendations. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50539 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/55b216d4d5eb4918b915b428592bc4b0.pdf 81a8624b3a60c471b9df5871d3a28897 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone : (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan .gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: MCSC Commissioners FROM: Pat Ryan O'Day, MCSC Outreach Committee Co-chair Vivian Pickard, MCSC Outreach Committee Co-chair DATE: August 30, 2004 RE: MCSC Outreach Committee Report The MCSC Outreach Committee met via conference call on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Present on the call were Commissioners Bensen, Pardoe, Parker, Pickard, Swain, andY oungWelch. Staff member present on the call was Mary Grill. Governor's Service Awards The committee discussed the May 1i 11 event including the debrief conducted by First Gentleman Mulhern, his staff, and the MCSC staff. Overall, the event was a huge success- very celebratory and inspirational. It had the perfect number of award categories, timing was good throughout the evening, and the room was packed. The committee also made the following recommendations for 2005, which will be held in conjunction with the Volunteerism SuperConference which is being held at the Hyatt in Dearborn in June: • MCSC Commissioners should be seated at sponor and awardee tables rather than all together at one table. We should also be more proactive in seating awardees at sponsor tables if appropriate. • We should maintain the surprise element of the everring by announcing five finalists in advance and the winner at the dinner. • We should seek to increase the number of nominations by: o Developing media partners including a partnership with a media affiliate (e.g. NBC, ABC, etc.) o Creating and placing public service announcements. o Creating a media "hit list" similar to the sponsor list so we can directly target specific media. o Put together a nomination packet for sponsors and other corporate stakeholders and distribute it in October. �MCSC Outreach Co mmittee Rep ort August 6, 2004 Page2 o o Developing a solid PR message that will "hook" people and make them want to nominate someone. Having the nomination information ready for distribution in October. Kathy Young-Welch has agreed to assist with the development and implementation ofthe media campaign. There was also an in-depth discussion about 2005 sponsorship opportunities which included the following : • Our 2005 goal is $100,000. • We will use a strategy similar to the one we used in 2004, with the letter signed by First Gentleman Mulhern and a follow up call by a Commissioner. • We will make the initial asks earlier- in September and October. • We will give the corporations who sponsored at the $10,000 level in 2004 the first opportunity to sponsor the same award category in 2005. These initial letters will go in the mail by the end of September. The second wave of letters will be mailed in mid October. • MCSC staffwill create the initial list of potential sponsors based on the 2004list. The Outreach Committee will review and ammend the list to reflect the southeast Michigan location of the 2005 event. AmeriCorps There was discussion regarding the celebration of AmeriCorps 10111 Anniversary. Initial plans were to host an event at the State Capitol building, but due to time and space issues plans have changed and a traditional AmeriCorps Celebration will take place at a different Lansing location that is still being determined. Mentor Michigan January 2005 is National Mentoring Month and we are encouraging Commissioner involvement. Currently, there are two primary ways the Committee felt Commissioner participation would be beneficial: • • Place op ed articles in local publications Participate in local National Mentoring Month events This will be discussed further at the upcoming commissioner meeting. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50538 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/79f04276d7b3dc9957b410ce9f9f5792.pdf 6d35881c062f66c84c373e2408e9ed0f PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Jennifer M. Granholm Governor of Michigan MCSC Members Dan Mulhern- Chair Janet Lawson I Garry Gross Director of Finance and Administration Vacant Administrative Assistant Kevin Reeves Grants Coordinator Paula Kaiser Deputy Director Director of Programs Mary Grill Director of Communication Kimberlee Andrews Program Officer AmeriCorps l Michelle Metzmaker Administrative Assistant AmeriCorps I Vacant Director of Programs Andrew Younger Program Officer AmeriCorps Jeanine Yard Program Officer Learn & Serve Gary Zulinski Coordinator Michigan Citizen Corps Diana Algra Service-Learning Coordinator Angelia Salas Program Officer Learn & Serve VIG Megan Sargent Training & Communication I I Tara Gilman Administrative Assistant Learn & Serve VIG Kathie Vasilion Administrative Assistant MICHIGAN COMMUNITY Effective October 1, 2004 SERVICE ----COM M ISS ION � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-10-12_Organization-Chart Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting organization chart Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting organization chart. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50537 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/28f238139f1bafd664bfc5a0163f74bb.pdf 83a09c038b24088686a6ad4cb2aa1cc7 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone : (517) 335-4295 FAX: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan.gov/mcsc Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern Executive Director Janet Lawson MEMORANDUM TO: Members and Friends of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Daniel G. Mulhern, Chair DATE: October 4, 2004 RE: 2004 Commissioner Retreat The Commissioner Retreat is fast approaching. We're excited to have Janet Lawson, our new Executive Director, join us for her first meeting, along with several new Commissioners. We will also be celebrating the accomplishments of Kyle Caldwell, our departing Executive Director. Lunch will begin at 11:30 am and the meeting of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) will begin at 12:00 p.m. Standing committee reports and staff approvals will be addressed as the first agenda items. The meeting will then recess to begin the retreat. The next day, after our retreat work is completed, the MCSC meeting will be reconvened to take up any recommendations resulting from our retreat. As you'll see from the agenda, the first day of the retreat will include a dialogue on transition with J arret Lawson outlining her plan and vision for the MCSC. The ConnectMichigan Alliance partners will give a presentation on their areas and how they work with the MCSC. There will also be a progress update presentation on Mentor Michigan. Cal Steele, the Governor's Service Awards Mentor ofthe Year for 2004, will give a presentation on what mentoring has meant to him. We will end the day with a di1mer honoring Kyle Caldwell. Our second day will focus looking at the opporttmities and expectations for MCSC and goal setting. I look forward to seeing you at Brook Lodge on October 12, 2004. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-10-12_Next-Retreat-Letter Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting next retreat letter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting next retreat letter. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50536 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/880ee693f90690e3cc4ddb64eecfc74d.pdf b9c51b9cd24bb5366c188b87d2c74990 PDF Text Text Janet Lawson Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission The Michigan Community Service Commission welcomes new Executive Director, Janet Lawson of Troy. Ms. Lawson will begin her tenure as Executive Director of the Michigan Community Service Commission in October 2004. Ms. Lawson brings to the MCSC a 20-year history of collaborative leadership in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. She exemplifies a life-long commitment to service, volunteerism, and corporate citizenship. Ms. Lawson most recently served as the National Director of the UAW Ford Family Service and Learning Centers sponsored by United Auto Workers, Ford Motor Company, and Visteon. While in this position she and her team annually mobilized 20,000 volunteers, engaged more than 75,000 participants in life-long learning activities, designed programming at 31 locations nationwide, and achieved a 90 percent plus user satisfaction rating. Ms. Lawson has also served as the Manager ofthe Volunteer Leadership Coalition under former Governor George Romney. She worked at United Way Community Services as the Manager of Detroit's Promise and the Director ofVolunteer Services. She is an experienced educator and is involved in a variety of community activities in southeast Michigan. Ms. Lawson is married to David Lawson, a United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Michigan. She has three sons, a daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE NEW MCSC COMMISSIONERS OCTOBER - 2004 COMMIS SIO N Wendy Acho Wendy Acho is the Vice President ofthe Business Development Office and Targeted Business Development at Standard Federal Bank. She also serves as Treasurer for the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, the U.S.-Iraqi Chamber of Commerce, and the Associated Food Dealers of Michigan (AFD) Foundation. She serves as a board member on the Business Contributions Council, Hispanic Business Alliance, and the Chaldean Federation of America. Brenda Lawrence Brenda Lawrence has served as Mayor of the City of Southfield since 2001 . She also is a Manager with the United States Postal Service. She also was President of the Southfield City Council, Vice President of the Southfield Public School Board, a participant in Leadership Oakland and Leadership Detroit, and Founder/Co-President of Support Team for African American Youth (ST AAY). Shaun VanHorn Shaun VanHorn is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan with a Political Science degree and is currently studying Biochemistry at Michigan State University. He served as Assistant Director/Dorm Supervisor for the University of Michigan Debate Camp and was a Mentor Michigan Program Advisor in the Office of the Governor. Ken Whipple Ken Whipple is chairman ofthe board ofCMS Energy Corporation. He also was CEO of CMS Energy from May 2002 until October 2004. Mr. Whipple is a director and member ofthe audit committees of AB Volvo, Korn!Ferry International and 14 J.P. Morgan mutual funds. Mr. Whipple has been a United Way Community Services leader and board member for many years. He is a member and past chairman of the board of Detroit Public Television and Oakland Family Services. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50535 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e587e7dd40f1964d64ff520ebce55e63.pdf 8f93ad68ac07748d5275fdb6d804415a PDF Text Text NATIONAL SERVICE NEWS RELEASE September 14, 2004 Contact: Sarah Moore, Office of Congressman Shays, 202-225-5541 NATIONAL SERVICE CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS KICK-OFF This morning a bipartisan National Service Congressional Caucus was launched at an event attended by over 100 service organization leaders and featuring the remarks of Representative Harold Ford (D-TN), Representative Tom Osborne (R-NE), Representative David Price (D-NC) and Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT). The National Service Congressional Caucus is founded in the recognition that the desire of Americans to serve their community and country has increased dramatically in recent years, and that Congress has the ability to enable more Americans to do so. The four Congressmen are committed to moving national service forward as part of the nation's domestic agenda by broadening and deepening existing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America and the Senior Corps. Through these service initiatives, citizens of all ages work to improve their communities and country. Each Congressman was introduced by an individual who served in his district, and each congressman spoke of his belief in the power of service to change lives and communities. Congressman Shays spoke of his own personal experience in the past and his vision for service moving forward: "As a former Peace Corps volunteer and a fiscal conservative, I believe that national service is one of the wisest investments our government can make. It benefits the recipients and the givers. Volunteers not only address an immediate need, they lead and teach through example, and through that example they learn the value of serving and helping others. In 1993, I was thrilled to be a co-author of the National Community Trust Act, which created the Corporation for National Service. Last year, I was happy to help Save AmeriCorps raise federal funding to historic levels and now I am grateful to be a part of the National Service Caucus, which will help mobilize Congressional support for national service. I look forward to continued work on behalf ofvolunteerism in America." For Congressman Price, the connection between national service and patriotism is clear: " In this post 9-11 world, Americans are looking ahead with a renewed sense of patriotism and an appreciation for community service. I hope this caucus can tap into that spirit by advocating for more opportunities for Americans to give back to their neighborhoods, bringing together those who need help with those who are willing to lend a hand ." -more- �Page 2 of2 National Service Congressional Caucus Kick-off Congressman Osborne expressed his support for service by recognizing the range of ways in which it enriches a community: tutoring and mentoring children, building affordable housing, creating playgrounds and parks, teaching in underserved schools, building trails, caring for elderly and homebound neighbors, providing critical services to low-income citizens and supporting homeland security programs. · "Today, through national service programs such as AmeriCorps and VISTA as well as local service programs, Americans are displaying great leadership by devoting their talents, skills, and expertise to helping their fellow neighbors. As a result, thousands of children, schools, seniors, and communities across our country rely on the services provided by national service programs. It is our duty in Congress, to support these programs and ensure that the necessary resources are available so that national service programs can continue to grow and thrive." When Congressman Ford looks to the future of national service in America, he is also seeing the future of America. "Programs designed to encourage young people to take active roles in national service breed the leaders of tomorrow. By becoming civically active at a young age, the future leaders of America are able to not only gain the skills necessary for effective leadership, but also develop a deep appreciation for the tenets of democracy and freedom. We, as lawmakers, need to do everything possible to encourage young adults to respond to the call to service." The SaveAmeriCorps Coalition welcomed the support for this commitment to government's active and passionate role in helping more Americans serve. #-#-# �Page 1 of2 Federal Advocacy Campaign for Service-Learning Join thousands of service-learning practitioners and supporters mobilizing to support Learn and Serve America. Our Legislative Call to Action The 7,400 organizational and individual members of the National Service-Learning Partnership, call upon President Bush and members of the United States Congress to support a $12 million funding increase for Learn and Serve America , a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service. This will bring Learn and Serve America's total annual budget to $55 million for fiscal year 2005. Federal funding for service-learning has remained constant at $43 million since 1991 . After more than a decade of frozen funding levels, the spending power of $43 million in 1991 is now worth less than $30.7 million in 2004. We know that service-learning practitioners can no longer do more with the same. The Time to Act is NOW: • Tell the Media about the Benefits of Service-Learning to Your Community. As the school year winds down and summer approaches , now is your opportunity to speak up for service-learning. Tell the stories of community organizations and ordinary people who directly benefited from the service provided by students through service-learning . Our goal is to send 500 letters and media advisories to the ed itors and reporters of local newspapers across the country by August 1, 2004. • Qrganize a Service-Learning Experience for Public Officials Nothing is more persuasive than seeing service-learning in action. Elected officials will understand the value of service-learning better when they see it first-hand . Invite your local, state, and/or national public officials to visit your service-learning site; a first important step in this year's $55 in '05 federal advocacy campaign . • Send a Postcard or Letter to Your Cong~erson or Senator. Urge them to support a $12 million dollar increase in Learn and Serve America funding for the 2005 fiscal year. What Will $55 in '05 Mean for YOU? • $3 million in new funding to support a pipeline of service-learning professional activities between http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/advocacy_tools/$55in05.cfm?PrintFriendlv=ves 8/23/2004 �Page 2 of2 schools of education and K-12 teachers and school administrators. • An additional $9 million to help local schools and community groups increase the number of opportunities for young people to learn and serve through service-learning by 25%. • More resources to help minimize the need for out-of-pocket expenses most teachers and community members incur when implementing service-learning . • More state and local service-learning training opportunities for educators and their community partners. Our Gameplan You are critical to our collective success. The Partnership's work on Capitol Hill will not succeed without the active support and involvement of service-learning practitioners and advocates like you. The most important voice of our advocacy campaign is your voice and the individual phone calls , letters, faxes, emails , and other contacts you make with public officials. Your voice is what will capture the attention of policymakers , spark their civic imagination, and inspire them to take action . Our Partners In addition to the over 7,700 Partnership members, we are also joined by our organization campaign partners-- American Youth Policy Forum , Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council, Youth Service America, and the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network. We thank them for their support. More Information • Pledge Your Organization's Support for Service-Learning a $55 in '05 - Overview • $55 in '05 - Specific Advocacy Action Steps http://www.service-leamingpartnership.org/advocacy tools/$55in05.cfm?PrintFriendlv=ves 'X/?~/?()()Ll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50534 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/eb5e6d7e8fd3e5d68cb020f877f8e707.pdf fb02c41bddcd8d794d29dd4b302872cc PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Monday, May 24, 2004 Eberhard Center, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids 12:00 pm- 4:00pm MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Daniel G. Mulhern, Chair Ken Bensen Elizabeth Bunn Robert Collier Jimmie Comer Pamela Faris Nancy Lenz RussMawby Don Newport Patricia Ryan O'Day Kari Pardoe Bernard Parker Vivian Rogers Pickard Pam Roth Meg Smith Al Swain Michael Thomas Thomas Watkins Kathy Young-Welch Kyle Caldwell, Ex Officio Mary Pfeiler, Ex Officio MEMBERS ABSENT: Rani Bahadur Elizabeth Bunn Alex Gamepudi Christine Kwak MikeMakki Jessica Pellegrino Jerry Seese OTHERS: Joan Bowman, First Gentleman's Office Karen Carroll, Office on Aging David Eisner, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service Mary Grill, Michigan Community Service Commission Garry Gross, Michigan Community Service Commission Janice Harvey, Michigan Community Service Commission Paula Kaiser, Michigan Community Service Commission Kevin Murphy, Corporation for National and Community Service Mary Pfeiler, Corporation for National and Community Service Peter Shifter, Corporation for National and Community Service 1 �Amy Smitter, Michigan Campus Compacts Marie Sweeney, Michigan Dept. Of Labor and Economic Growth Judy Tymowicz, Volunteer Centers ofMichigan Jocelyn Yanda, Family Independence Agency Mary Zatina, Office of the First Gentleman Gary Zulinski, Michigan Community Service Commission I. Welcome and Introduction - Chairperson Mulhern The meeting was called to order at 12:14 p.m. by Chairperson Mulhern and he welcomed everyone to the meeting. II. Comments by David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service Chairperson Mulhern introduced David Eisner. Mr. Eisner started out by sharing that since he began with the Corporation, Kyle Caldwell has been a tremendous advisor to him. He has been with the Corporation for four months but was waiting to be confirmed by the Senate for seven months, which was during the AmeriCorps pause. He is happy to report that coming out of what some might call a "crisis year", there is a lot of good news this year. This year has the largest funding increase that AmeriCorps has ever witnessed and also funding increases in Senior Corps and Learn and Serve. Mr. Eisner noted that it's not all funding news. There is stronger bipartisan support in Congress than ever before, greater public awareness, and Governors of every state submitted strong letters of support for AmeriCorps. This is in part due to all the program has accomplished in the last ten years. It has accomplished so much good in so many communities and when it looked like the program was threatened, those accomplishments came to the forefront. Mr. Eisner shared that the Corporation's goal will be to capture the momentum and build it to a strong future to cement the awareness, the bipartisan support, the state support, and grow on the foundation of that level of support and goodwill. Mr. Eisner noted that even in the absence of a crisis, a lot of folks will tell you is not easy to do. He said the Corporation has to do this in a challenging environment. At the same time that there is a lot of new funding, Congress left the Corporation with a lot of new things that have to get done. The Corporation has to do a much better job on the accountability issues, performance of management, compliance and reporting, rulemaking for AmeriCorps programs, and has to do this with a substantial cut in operational resources. So the Corporation is giving 50% more dollars and doing more overseeing and monitoring of those dollars with less operational capacity as an organization. There are a couple of long-term solutions. One is the Corporation has to do more with less. The second is that the Corporation will need to tum more to state commissions. Certainly with the AmeriCorps program, commissions are what make the programs run. He stated that they have solved the operational shortfall by eliminating some full-time staff equivalents and some tough priority setting. 2 �One of the fascinating phenomenons when you look at AmeriCorps is there is actually more money but it's more competitive this year. Out of every ten state competitive applications, the Corporation is saying yes to four. This is also the same for dollars and slots (four often). Which overall is good news. It will end up pushing the quality of the program higher and taking some of the pressure off the challenge in the national debate to prove the importance of AmeriCorps. One of things that led the Corporation to where they are now around accountability is this feeling that there was no performance. So this means high performance will be rewarded. He also shared that Governor Granholm has set a best practice (which only a few states have done) which is to bring the capacity of volunteering and national service and other social oriented programs to deliver in a couple of well-defined areas. The focus on mentoring and early reading is exactly the right scope. It' s broad enough to include a lot of different program areas yet narrow enough to make a meaningful difference. The Corporation wants to do everything they can to support states that are making smart choices like that and to make assets available for those states. States that are able to articulate those priorities will have a competitive advantage. He congratulated Michigan for doing this. Mr. Eisner also congratulated the Commission on its collaboration and relationship with the CNCS's state office. With the Unified State Plan complete, Michigan is one ofthe top five states. Michigan has integrated the staffCNCS office with the Commission, and also unlike many states, it has also integrated volunteer centers into both the planning process and how it looks at service around the state and Michigan also further integrated education foundations. These four units are working in alignment with your office which bodes well for the future in Michigan and he wishes he could find a way to duplicate that across the country. Chairman Mulhern turned the conversation over to Q&A. Jocelyn Yanda asked if there was one thing Mr. Eisner would like to get done right now what would that be? Mr. Eisner responded by saying he would like to establish a better set of feedback mechanisms. Russ Mawby asked what Mr. Eisner thought was the role of the state commissions, what commissions should be like in the future, and what were his expectations of commissions in the mission of the Corporation? Mr. Eisner stated that an interesting challenge within states is the diversity of opportunities and needs. Another is how do you create enough flexibility that a commission that knows what it's doing is able to proactively assert its state in general. They're able to harness resources in a way that most states can' t and empower to make the kind of funding decisions that could never be done as well in a centralized way. At the same time you build systems that don' t punish the 3 �medium states for not having a commission that reports that voice out. Mr. Eisner sees a future where virtually all funding decisions will be made at the commission level. There is then a series of operational questions. One of the best incentives that we have for commissions to continue to strive and do well is the inherent competition between the commissions for the competitive grants. The bigger states (TX, FL, CA, NY) are lobbying the Corporation to basically to do away with state competitive awards and leave it all under formula. The big states would then get the bulk of the money. But there are some real gems in some of the smaller states and they are receiving a lot more competitive dollars because they are doing incredibly innovative high performing programs. Mr. Eisner said he is going to propose next year that states be required to rank their submissions to the Corporation. If the Corporation knows which ones the states like in a rank order, when they come out of the peer review, they can place a high level of priority to those at the top of the list. It' s going to be tough for the commissions because they are going to have to choose but it's better for the commissions to do it than the Corporation. Commissioners Parker, O'Day and Newport all agreed with this plan. Commissioner Al Swain asked Mr. Eisner ifthere is some sort of national information sharing around collaboration and best practices that other commissions might use as examples or ideas? Mr. Eisner answered by saying the Corporation's strategy so far has been to let the commissioners do the work through (American Association of State Service Commissions (ASC) and Technical Assist to State Commissions (TASC). The Corporation has to do a better job of capturing the information and publishing it. The goal at the Corporation should be to facilitate the commissions coming together to share information and develop peer networks. There then needs to be a productive discussion with commissioners about such issues as what to research. Commissioner Bensen shared his experience with working with the AmeriCorps program and his appreciation for the volunteers that come from the program. Mr. Eisner shared a statistic that 450 members of habitat will manage, train and supervise 150,000 volunteers. That is amazing leverage. Mr. Eisner stated that the Corporation has to do a better job of identifying risk but also not being prejudice to an organization. Any proposal should have some programs that are risky and some that aren't. The Corporation needs to figure out a way to help state commissions identify where the risks are in a way that doesn't turn the Corporation into nay-sayers. Ultimately, the programs that are risky are the ones that the Corporation needs to make themselves available for technical assistance, stronger auditing, more compliance, and oversight with the goal of trying to increase their possibility. He also shared that he didn't think they were having meaningful dialogue with state commissions about where the risks are and how they can better provide resources and work with commissions on their resources. 4 �Mr. Eisner discussed the rulemaking process and stated that the Corporation is in the final stages of submitting the rules to OMB. There is going to be change but that it will be manageable, fair, equitable, and designed to grow the program by ensuring more resources. This will get more AmeriCorps members into more communities. There is also an active role from grantees that are able to give up more costs. The Corporation will also ask the state commissions to do their own sustainability policies. A lot of different pieces of rulemaking were addressed. Mr. Eisner thinks the thing that's going to cause the most issues is around sustainability. Mr. Eisner felt there were two pressing arguments in rulemaking. One is what about the small organizations that may not be able to do what you 're asking. The second is it doesn't matter if these rules are reasonable or not, it is just one slice of the salami, this is the first step. If we don't face this issue right now, next year we'll face a much tougher situation. The goal ofrulemaking is to take these issues off the table. So we're not every year fighting for our lives with the appropriations bill and these policies. From the point of view of the Corporation, the White House and the view of many folks in Congress, this proposal will be what meets to the reforms requested. Mr. Eisner stated that he was not aware of a commission that has as much talent and as focused to the task at hand as Michigan. He also commended the board participation and said that other commissions don't have this kind of participation. He shared that he is interested in the Commission's committee structure. III. Review and Approval of February 9, 2004 Minutes - Chairperson Mulhern Chairperson Mulhern asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the February 9, 2004 board meeting. Commissioner Parker moved to approve the minutes, Commissioner Young-Welch seconded the motion. A change will be made to the list of Commissioners present to include Tom Watkins. The motion passed unanimously. IV. Standing Committee Reports A. Executive Committee - Chairperson Mulhern 1. Review Executive Committee Report Chairperson Mulhern discussed the minutes of the March 17, 2004 Executive Committee meeting which were distributed to board members. During the meeting (via conference call) they approved the agenda for the May 24, 2004, MCSC Board Meeting, staff recommendations for funding the 2004 Michigan's AmeriCorps Competitive Application and staff recommendations for 2003 CERT Funding. A memo from Kyle Caldwell dated March 18, 2004, outlined the proposals. Chairperson Mulhern gave background on the three areas of the competitive application (new, 5 �renewal, and formula submitted as competitive). He suggested that the Commission might want to establish a "Programmatic Review Committee". If the Corporation changes to a ranking system for applications, we may need to be better educated about the programs and how to rank them. Chairperson Mulhern also suggested that the Commissioners should familiarize themselves with the programs should the time come that the programs need to be ranked. Commissioner Parker asked if the staff currently ranks the AmeriCorps programs. Mr. Caldwell responded by saying that the staff does rank the programs internally but that it is not publicized. Chairperson Mulhern shared that it would be useful for the Commissioners to know who is getting funded and who is not and possibly some historical information. Chairperson Mulhern asked for a motion to approve the Executive Committee's actions for funding the 2004 Michigan's AmeriCorps Competitive Application and the 2003 CERT Funding. Commissioner Smith moved to approved the motion and Commissioner Comer seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Executive Director Performance Review Process Chairperson Mulhern explained that the Executive Director's performance review will be rolled into the state's new review process and will take place in October. B. Outreach and Communications Committee- Commissioner Pickard Commissioner Pickard shared that the fundraising goal of $100,000 for the Governor's Service Awards has been met and thanked everyone for helping reach that goal. Commissioner Swain suggested that the letters requesting sponsorships be sent out earlier than January. Mary Grill gave an overview ofthe Governor's Service Awards dinner and ceremony which will take place this evening. C. Board Development - Chairperson Mulhern Chairperson Mulhern asked Commissioners their thoughts on what the Commission should be looking at for new Commissioners (strengths, attributes, connections). Suggestions included mentor expert, John Lore, AmeriCorps alumni, higher education, youth, connection to corporation (Ford, GM, Chrysler), UAW!Union, media representative, faith based, senior programs, and term limited legislators (Rep. Doug Hart). 6 �D. Citizen Corps- Kyle Caldwell Kyle Caldwell gave a brief update on Citizen Corps. He discussed the Citizen Corps funding that was approved by both the Citizen Corps Council and the MCSC Executive Committee. A chart that was included in Commissioners packets shows the distribution of funding. The future strategy is to employ risk in the grant making. Currently it is done on a competitive basis but we need to now look at population density, community risk, and all other factors to move forward with future funding. In order to receive these federal funds, Michigan Citizen Corps had to agree to turn them around in 45 days. So the fastest system we could install was the competitive process. The integrity of the money and what the grantees are doing is sound. "But, looking at the map, you probably wouldn't put these grants where they are based on density but based on the risk." If you look at what they're doing, they're all doing work that is very valuable and necessary. The Governor gave the MCSC/Michigan Citizen Corps a charge to engage and train 15,000 citizens in CERT by the end of the year. Gary Zulinski shared that there are currently 38 Citizen Corps Councils across the state. The Detroit Citizen Corps Council is conducting CERT training in the salt mines and in their local neighborhoods. There is now a council established in each of the eight regions of the state. On the federal level, there is a new program that just started so there are five programs under Citizen Corps (CERT, Neighborhood Watch, VIPS, the new Fire Corps Program, and Medical Reserve Corps). E. Report ofConnectMichigan Alliance- Kyle Caldwell (for John Lore) Mr. Caldwell explained that the Commissioners received a list of all those who supported the CMA endowment campaign and thanked everyone for their support in reaching the goal. V. Executive Directors Report- Kyle Caldwell A. MCSC Goals and update on Mentor Michigan Mr. Caldwell gave an update on the MCSC goals that were established at the September 2003 MCSC board retreat. A full report was distributed to the Commissioners and Mr. Caldwell gave a brief summary. The first major piece of progress regarding Mentor Michigan is a partnership with CNCS for a VISTA program that will focus solely on Mentor Michigan and will work in 10 communities across the state. There 7 �will be 25 members, each charged with recruiting 100 mentors. We hope over the course of three years that they will recruit 7,500 mentor matches through this program. This program is significant because it puts groups on the ground working on Mentor Michigan. The MCSC will work with the ConnectMichigan Alliance, who is the grantor, to get information on what this group is doing. They'll be doing capacity building along with recruitment. It's the first group in the field to get Mentor Michigan up and runrung. Mr. Caldwell explained that the MCSC is working with two foundations (Kellogg Foundation and Hudson Webber Foundation) to put resources into the Mentor Michigan initiative. Chairperson Mulhern met with the Kellogg Foundation and discussed the areas ofphilanthropy/volunteerism and youth/education. They have agreed to entertain a proposal from the MCSC. The Commission is looking at a August or September window for that proposal. The MCSC is also working with the Hudson Webber Foundation. They are very excited about looking at recruitment systems and working with Mentor Michigan in Southeast Michigan. The MCSC is going to look at the Mott Foundation, which currently funds the National Mentoring Partnership. The MCSC is also working to develop tracking tools with Greg Roberts from the Governor's Office of Community and Faith Based Initiatives. The Commission is working to put together a data collection system and Mr. Caldwell explained a funnel tracking system that is being developed. The next steps regarding Mentor Michigan will be to develop a tracking system, gamer resources, tighten up communication and coordination and communicate with our stakeholders. Mr. Caldwell discussed the goals for AmeriCorps were to increase/restore the number of AmeriCorps programs, maintain the program support and broaden exposure of program efforts. The MCSC will hear from the CNCS in early summer as to what programs will be funded. The MCSC lost two programs (Oakland University and Branch ISD). Both were going to have issues with the increased match. Mr. Caldwell stated that MCSC would like to increase the AmeriCorps funding to $6 million (we are currently just under $3 million). Ideally if you look at our size, we're still at an average to above average size portfolio. CNCS rulemaking could impact our funding. Mr. Caldwell explained the Unemployment Insurance Requirement relating to AmeriCorps members. Due to a lawsuit, AmeriCorps programs were recently required to pay for unemployment insurance for members. Representative Caswell has enrolled HB 5598 which states that AmeriCorps members are not eligible for unemployment. 8 �The next steps for ArneriCorps include examining quality issues to determine what makes a high quality program. The MCSC is examining Texas which has quality standards that determine high quality, medium quality and low quality programs to see ifthere is a way to apply them in Michigan. The MCSC is preparing a number of new AmeriCorps grantees with training grants to work with those programs to see what they need. This will be used as a learning tool on how to start new programs. Mr. Caldwell shared the goals for Michigan Citizen Corps which was to triple the number of councils (which has been filled), work with existing and new councils to include all Citizen Corps programs, establish a CERT academy and quadruple the number of CERT trainers. There are currently 39 Citizen Corps Councils. There has been $782,400 granted out to the councils. The next steps will be to train and count the number of citizens who are trained in CERT, increase the number of councils, and to examine grant distribution on performance, risk factors and geographic distribution. Mr. Caldwell explained the goal for Volunteer Investment Grants were to re-acquire funds to the previous years' funding levels. We are working with the Senate and Governor's Office. The next steps include working with the Legislature and to encourage grantee involvement. Mr. Caldwell shared the goals for Learn and Serve which were to broaden the leadership and dialogue, secure increased levels of funding, develop innovative partnerships, disseminate research, and development a resource library. Regarding broadening the leadership, the Commission is now represented on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Civic Good of Higher Education, linked to the Governor's Education Summit, has been meeting with local superintendents, and involved with the Michigan Coalition on Civic Education. The MCSC is also seeking Learn and Serve Homeland Security funding. The MCSC is putting together research findings on service learning and MEAP testing. Next steps include expanding the leadership partners to include education associations. Mr. Caldwell shared that there were 150 nominations received for the Governor's Service Awards. There were six categories this year, instead of 13, so progress has been made but more outreach is needed. Mr. Caldwell handed out a Mentor Michigan VISTA program description and the financial statement for the MCSC. He gave a brief overview of the financial status ofthe MCSC. B. 2004 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project 9 �Mr. Caldwell shared that the Signature Service Project this year will be June 26 in Benton Harbor and will be a Habitat Build. Chairperson Mulhern strongly encouraged Commissioners to attend. VI. New business - Chairperson Dan Mulhern A. Retreat Planning Committee Kari Pardoe, Don Newport, and Pam Roth agreed to serve on the Retreat Planning Committee. VII. Public Comment - Chairperson Dan Mulhern Kari Pardoe shared that the Youth Advisory Council will be doing a service project in Mt. Pleasant June 25-26. Vill. Adjourn - Chairperson Mulhern Chairperson reminded the Commissioners of the 4:00pm Commissioner/Grantee Reception in the Haldane Room of the Amway Grand Plaza. The meeting was adjourned at 3:06pm. 10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50533 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0f80ddf329f29b68622e2ea1cdc4ab2f.pdf a0881f3e846873e8e2777c3b5c3e5db2 PDF Text Text M~fJTOR Michigan fit Who: Mentoring professionals and volunteers What: We will share information, review our progress, discuss our future direction, and continue to build our mentoring skills and knowledge When-&- Monda-y, October 1-8,-2004- Where: Mackinaw City Ramada Inn & Convention Center Friday, October 22,2004 Grand Rapids Aquinas College - Wege Center Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Warren UAW Region 1 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (registration begins at 9:00 a.m.) Cost: $15, covers lunch and materials. Checks should be made payable to the "State of Michigan." Sorry, no credit cards. How Do I Complete and mail the Mentor Michigan Regional Meeting Registration Form, which is attached or can be found at www.mentormichigan.org. The $15 registration fee must accompany the registration. Register? Cancellation If you register and are unable to attend, another individual may Policy: come in your place. However, there are no refunds. Questions? Kathie Vasilion Michigan Community Service Commission (517) 373-4200 or vasilionk@michigan.gov �M~tJTOR Michigan 1tf AwakQning and nuttuting the arnazing potential in youth REGISTRATION FORM Name: -------------------------------------------------------------------Organization: ------------------------------------------------------------Adilless: -----------------------------------------------------------------Cicy: _________________________ Zip: ____________ State: _________ Phone: __________________________ Fax: _______ Email: ------------------------------------------------------------------(Regional Meeting confirmation and details will be sent via email.) Please check one box to designate the Regional Meeting you would like to attend. 0 0 0 OCTOBER 18,2004 NOVEMBER 10, 2004 Ramada Inn & Convention Center Mackinaw Cicy 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. UAWRegion 1 Warren 9:00 a.m.-4:00p.m. REGISTRATION DEADLINE- OCTOBER ] REGISTRATION DEADLINE- OCTOBER OCTOBER 22, 2004 0 0 Aquinas College, Wege Center Grand Rapids 9:00 a.m.-4:00p.m. REGISTRATION D EADLINE- O CTOBER 22 Vegetarian Meal Special Accommodations _____ 7 PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE STATE OF MICIDGAN. Cancellation Policy: Ifyou are unable to attend the meeting, another individual may come in your place, however there are no refunds. MICHIGAN PLEASE RETURN TillS FORM TO: COMMUNITY Kathie Vasilion Michigan Community Service Commission 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Phone: (517) 373-4200 Fax: (517) 373-4977 Email: vasi1ionk@michigan.gov SERVICE COMMISSION �M~NTOR Michigan Awakening and nUttuting the amazing potential in youth January is National Mento ring Month During January each year, national, state, and local organizations focus their efforts to gain media attention around youth mentoring - how it benefits young people, adults, and society as a whole. Spearheaded nationally by the Harvard Mentoring Project and MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership, National Mentoring Month will celebrate it's fourth anniversary in January 2005. In 2004, Michigan had its first statewide effort when Mentor Michigan organized a wide range of activities, produced a variety of resources for local mentoring programs, and garnered statewide media support. Local mentoring organizations also hosted many activities during National Mentoring Month such as recruitment fairs, recognition celebrations, and special events for mentors and mentees. Thank Your Mentor Day is a big part ofNational Mentoring Month. Held for the first time on January 15,2004, Thank Your Mentor Day is designed to give men tees an opportunity to honor an important mentor in their lives. Who Mentored You (www.WhoMentoredYou.org), the group leading Thank Your Mentor Day activities, provides a variety of fun, web-based resources and ideas that can be utilized on this day. Mentor Michigan's Goals for National Mentoring Month 2005 + Create statewide media attention around mentoring through public service announcements for television, radio, and print . + + + + Encourage and support local mentoring collaboratives in their efforts to host activities and events. + Create a web-based National Mentoring Month Communications Tool Kit. Encourage involvement of faith-based organizations through Mentor Michigan Sunday. Participate in Thank Your Mentor Day and other local activities. Introduce the Mentor Michigan Leadership Council. M ICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMM I SSION MCSC 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Phone: (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan.gov/mcsc Mentor Michigan is a program of the MCSC �MENTOR MICIDGAN 2005 NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH SPECIFIC GOALS - DRAFT All goals to be completed by January 31, 2005: • • • • • • • • • • • • Web site traffic o 4,300 hits (25% increase) o Communications Tool Kit live by September 30, 2004 1-800-VOLUNTEER call volume o TBD with input from Judy Tymowicz, Volunteer Centers of Michigan TVPSAs o TBD with input from Mark Petrosky, DP&Company Radio PSAs o TBD with input from Mark Petrosky; this will include a specific number of radio stations adopting National Mentoring Month in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Flint DM interviews (TV or radio) o Cover the major markets including public radio and commercial. DM appearances o Add a request form for a DM appearance to the Tool Kit with a due date of early December o NumberTBD o Schedule a major local event on Thank Your Mentor Day Op Ed articles o Written by MCSC Commissioners with the goal of at least one article in each major market. o Number of placements will be discussed by the MCSC Outreach Committee in early August Locally driven media (TV, radio, or print) o Covering each of the major markets Local events o 25 (50% increase) o 10 MCSC Commissioners will participate in at least one local event Statewide Press Releases o Updated stats based on Bob Kahle research o Announce Mentor Michigan Leadership Council Mentor Michigan Leadership Council holds its first meeting Mentor Michigan Sunday and other faith-based activities o TBD by Greg Roberts National Mentoring Month satisfaction survey will be conducted again in 2005. It will go live by February 2, 2005. �Lisa Bottomley 4-H Youth Mentoring Agent Ottawa County Michigan State University Extension 333 Clinton Street, Grand Haven MI 49417 Grand Haven (616) 846-8250 Holland (616) 392-3111 ext. 8250 Grand Rapids (616) 662-3100 ext. 8250 Fax (616) 846-0655 http:/135.8.128.5/msuewc/ottawa The Journey Program is a youth mentoring initiative that aims to reduce the frequency and severity of offenses committed by delinquent youth ages 8-19 in Ottawa County. It is a collaborative effort between Michigan State University Extension and the Ottawa County Family Court Juvenile Services. Volunteers aged 18 and over are screened and then trained to mentor adjudicated youth that are referred to the program by their probation officers or court counselors. These youth often lack a positive, caring adult role model. This is a voluntary program, meaning that the youth must indicate that they are interested in having a mentor in order to be matched. Once matched, the mentor and youth spend at least two hours a week together for one year. Most matches last much longer, and often matches will spend 4 or more hours together weekly. During these weekly visits, matches are encouraged to participate in mutually enjoyable activities. The intention is to significantly impact the lives of delinquent youth so that they are able to become productive members of the community. Journey youth are less likely than non-mentored court-involved youth to have probation violations; they spend less time in juvenile detention, and are more likely to be released from probation on schedule. They are more likely to feel valued by their community and have increased self-esteem. These behavioral changes often impact the family in a positive way. The community benefits in numerous ways as well. The financial impact of reduced recidivism of delinquent behavior is significant. The average cost for juvenile placement for one year is $55,000. The Journey Program is appropriated a budget of $60,000 a year by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, meaning that by keeping even one youth out of placement, the program pays for itself. It is difficult to compare the payoff with the outcome, though. What is the cost of"saving" one youth? We think it is priceless. �Cal Steele 2004 Governor's Service Awards Outstanding Mentor Award Cal Steele of Spring Lake became a mentor at age 78 when he became involved with the Journey Program, which matches mentors with youth that are on probation or involved with the family court. In 2002, he began mentoring Jordan who struggled with peer relationships, anger management, and self esteem issues. Mr. Steele's care and concern helped Jordan and his family through very troubling times when Jordan's sister was hospitalized with severe health issues. He arranged for Jordan to have major dental work done pro bono and has taught Jordan the importance to giving back to his community. Together they collected $1,200 worth of cans for the Journey Program's can drive. As a result of their relationship, Jordan's self esteem has increased, he is more comfortable in public situations, his anger management skills have improved, and he is no longer on probation. In support of the Journey Program, Mr. Steele actively recruits and assists new mentors, established the holiday Adopt-A-Family program, and is involved in other youth activities. �Cal Steel was reading the newspaper one day in October of 2002 and saw an ad for the Journey Program, a program that matches mentors with youth that are on probation or otherwise involved with the family court. He called that day and scheduled a meeting to learn more. Cal decided that he had something to share. He had experienced a great deal in his 78 years and knew firsthand the impact that one person can have on a child. Cal completed the screening and training process within one month of reading the advertisement. Cal is a phenomenal mentor. He was matched with Jordan, age 12, early last year. Since then they have become great friends. Jordan was referred to Journey because he was getting in trouble at school and on the bus. He was in special education and struggled with peer relationships. He was having problems controlling his anger, particularly with peers. Jordan is very close with his mom and sister, but he lacked a positive male role model and friend. His · father is not involved in his life. Jordan's sister has had some serious health issues in recent years and, like any big brother, he worries about her. His behavior problems increased when his sister and mother were away at the hospital. Cal has been there to listen to Jordan and to help him have some fun to reduce stress. They particularly enjoy going to McDonald's and Miss Lisa's for a meal and dessert. They have gone to the boat launch, watched a performance of Guys and Dolls (Jordan's first play! He loved it!), took a tour of Great Harvest Bread Company and they went to the Spring Lake Heritage Festival. Recently, Cal coordinated a Pop Can Drive fundraiser for Journey activities and he and ·Jordan collected more cans than all other matches, $1200 worth of cans and cash donations. Jordan's mom says that the experience was wonderful for Jordan, allowing him to be enthusiastic and direct his energy towards something positive. Jordan, like most kids his age, has self-esteem issues. Jordan is often teased because of his extremely crooked teeth and overbite. Cal has talked to Jordan about the appropriate way to respond when teased, but he wanted to do more. Cal has advocated for Jordan with his own dentist and a local orthodontist and they have agreed to take Jordan's case pro-bono. Jordan has had teeth removed this summer and is now wearing braces- at no charge! Jordan is extremely excited and appreciative, even though he knows that this is only the beginning of a long process. It seems that he understands how this might impact his life and his relationship with his peers. Most important, Jordan has already exhibited improved self esteem. He knows that there are others who care about him and believe in him. Cal ensures that Jordan always has transportation to his orthodontist appointments. In fact, when Cal left for a vacation, his friend Bob Dorton, who is also a Journey mentor, stood in for Cal to make sure that Jordan had the ongoing support he needed during those weeks. �Cal meets with Jordan an average of 3 hours once a week. Occasionaly they will have 2 visits in the same week. He has also taken on additional leadership roles in Journey. He frequently talks about mentoring to people he meets and encourages them to mentor, frequently bringing me their contact information so that we can send them a packet. He noticed that our activity fund was getting low and coordinated the pop can drive and visited businesses to solicit donations. Cal noticed that Jordan's family would be struggling over the holidays. His mother couldn't work because of his sister's health problems (she had surgery and needed constant supervision) and money was low. Cal asked me, the porgram coordinator, if other Journey families had similar circumstances. The answer was yes. Cal approached friends, acquantances and community members for donations for Journey's first ever Adopt-A-Family program. He raised the money ($50 per family) and bought all the food needed for Thanksgiving dinner for four families. He delivered the items along with cooking instructions that he prepared himself. At Christmas he did the same thing. He has also assisted us in raising funds for a recruitment campaign for mentors for all mentoring programs in Ottawa County. He allowed us to film him with a youth actor in our courts informational video on the family court. He stops by the office weekly to find out the best ways to support Jordan, to share his ideas and to receive feedback. I would estimate that Cal gives a minimum of 5 hours a week and sometimes up to 20 hours to mentoring and mentoring program support. When I send out a request to mentors for assistance, Cal responds. He has coordinated donations of pumpkins for our Halloween party, hot dogs for our beach party and many similar items for other activities. He often indudes Jordan when gathering these donations, teaching him how to communicate and problem solve. Jordan's self esteem has increased, he has become more comfortable in public situations and has worked on his anger management with Cal's support. He is no longer on probation. Jordan and Cal are such a fun match! They always seem to be smiling and they truly enjoy each others company. When asked if we picked the right mentor for him, Jordan beams and laughs. He knows that he doesn't have to answer because the answer is so obvious! I have managed many wonderful mentors during the past 7 years. I have never come across a volunteer as amazing as Cal. He wears his heart on his sleeve and everyone in our program is better for having known him. He inspires Jordan, his family, other Journey mentors and youth, my staff and myself to be the best we can be and to give back to the community. He truly deserves this honor. �-~~~o~~CR~nm~~---------------------- . \1 tm • ~>. H.,, \ !> Q..D D U.Y"\·,d.~ ro~ l.\u.~ ~ ~-A mrdt ff)a Co.~ S-b,o\k ~ffio Sru-u~.eL ~AJ. Qm lfu '"fO:. .<. . O'-'----JJ OS1h Q \''ffi&f'1'\~\.{) DA v.. 1 UU'l ffi (\ . 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".·. .. . ··. i ..:. ·,. .. ~ . ;;, ·;;-. ~:..:;;. :~·: I 1 .-·· .. . -. fl ~"' ~ -l sp-Qn~s w·,+~ (1\e_ I \'-€-Q \ \Je.r,t hCl~· 1\e_ Ul~~ he ~'iS he-\pe_d fl1J \Q,;,\j . ~\ \ s \.-.:) \~ ~ D_f\ "0 l-\S { 00 d ~~19{\ LO~ \tC\d vQ\0 \ ~ - Ht Q\~~ C(flOQ q <; 8~~-\-& 0() 'f--('(\ C15 ~ �This essay was written by Cal for various newsletters, media in an effort to recruit mentors. Is Mentoring for you? About a little over a year ago I asked myself that question. Never really received an answer so I just called Lisa Bottomley, director of the Journey Mentoring program for MSU Extension, and started to learn by going to a few classes. The classes were designed to prepare me for my job as Mentor. Found out that the information you receive is invaluable, a great help. My activity started by going to the Fillmore Detention center for young people with a problem. Met a couple ofMentors that had been going there for some time and learned the How's and Why's first hand. It was there that I felt that I could provide some help, some thoughts and direction. One of the things I learned was that If you tell them you will see them on, say Saturday, you dam well better be there because that is one thing that is needed in their lives--being associated with someone that lives up to their word. I went to the Fillmore Center twice a week, each visit lasted only a little over one hour, not very much time considering what your influence could be for just one kid during that time. My next assignment was with a Mentee; let's call him "Joe" . Joe was 12 years old and had been in the Detention Center 4 times before we became Mentor I Mentee. My function as a Mentor was to spend 2 hours (approx.) a week with Joe. Not a lot of time when you stop to think about what help you may possibly give to Joe. Well Joe and I spent time getting to know one another, our likes I dislikes, activities we wanted to do and possibly what we liked to snack and eat. The latter is an important part of a young person' s life, especially during the process of getting to know one another. Eating gives you time to talk about things that perhaps you haven't been able to get out in the open before. Joe and I shared some of these times and found them to be most memorable to each of us. Oh yes, we who are grown up and have become Mentors will receive a lot of knowledge about life and how to look at it, just from associating with our Mentee. Brings back our time as a youth. Back to the reason for this essay. Joe and I did a lot of things like going to the Hope Theater and seeing a stage play, going on a hay ride with a hot dog roast after. Also, having a Chinese dinner out, attending a Halloween party with a group of kids, etc. All these were a lot of fun, but mainly just being together, on time, available to share thoughts and concerns, happiness and problems, makes this mentoring job worth my time and effort. The greatest reward I have received from my Mentee, over and above the "thank you's" and other polite things that he has learned was---- one day after we had gone on our weekly visit, Joe said, out ofthe clear blue sky-----" You know Cal, if I were to be offered a Mentor next year, I would want it to be you". How about that!!! When was the last time that a 12 year old expressed something that had so much Love in it that it made you want to shed a few tears ( I did ), they really NEED us. Won't you consider becoming a Mentor too? I know that you will receive more that you give, can't beat that can you. Submitted with Love ---- Cal Steele, Mentor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50532 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/93aabe65e9412a293e61b12934eb643f.pdf 09f8ae38636597e6b74a0d1145833239 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES and TIMES FOR 2005 NOON-4:00P.M. (Unless otherwise noted) MONDAY, February 7, 2005 Host: TBD Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Location: Dearborn Hyatt (SuperConference I Governor ' s Service Awards Dinner) THURSDAY & FRIDAY, September 8 & 9, 2005 (Meeting and Retreat) Host and Location: TBD MONDAY, December 12, 2005 Host: TBD MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings 1048 Pierpont, Ste. 4 Lansing, Michigan 10:00 a.m.- Noon Friday, January 21, 2005 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, AprilS, 2005 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, August 19, 2005 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, November 18, 2005 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50531 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f75230c3b39dbd2bd8a70bed3ba141a.pdf 1cb5b0fe30fc24df1b99ad435d2ba093 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Comparative Financial StatemenUFY 05 As of October 1, 2004 STATE FUNDS Budget Actual PRIVATE FUNDS Actual Budget FEDERAL FUNDS Budget Actual TOTALS Budget Actual REVENUES Current Year Prior Year Carryover 967,800 0 967,800 0 5,809,338 162,011 5,397,809 0 0 65,000 0 65,000 6,777,138 227,011 6,365,609 65,000 Total Revenues 967,800 967,800 5,971,349 5,397,809 65,000 65,000 7,004,149 6,430,609 Program Operational 0 0 0 0 5,397,809 0 5,397,809 0 0 0 0 0 5,397,809 0 5,397,809 0 Total Sub Grants 0 0 5,397,809 5,397,809 0 0 5,397,809 5,397,809 0 0 0 0 629,038 156,390 93,234 5,000 0 0 0 0 SUB-GRANTS OPER EXPENDITURES 0 SALARY & WAGES Salaries/Wages Retirement Insurance Early OuVTerm. Leave 419,214 110,390 53,146 5,000 0 0 0 0 209,824 46,000 40,088 0 0 0 0 0 Total Salaries/Fringes 587,750 0 295,912 0 0 0 883,662 0 Telecommunications Utilities Other Services/Fees Mail and Postage Conf., Seminars Office Supplies/Printing Data Processing Supplie Rentals for Space Equip. Lease Misc. Other Travel Equipment MDLEG Fees 11,250 7,200 19,000 7,000 6,600 22,500 0 96,000 3,600 20,000 18,900 8,000 160,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,125 0 21,500 9,303 60,500 15,360 0 0 3,600 0 16,540 0 141,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 0 15,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 0 4,000 500 23,000 4,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22,375 7,200 55,500 21,303 72,100 43,860 0 100,000 7,700 43,000 39,940 8,000 301,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total CSS&M 380,050 0 277,528 0 65,000 0 722,578 0 GRAND TOTAL 967,800 0 5,971,249 5,397,809 65,000 0 7,004,049 5,397,809 CSS&M (Note #1) Unspent/allocated Budget Note #1 967,800 0 65,000 1,032,800 CSS&M is Contractual Services, Supplies, & Materials Note#2 All Funds are projections due to the timelines. Federal Grants Awards for administration are not issued until Late November. Numbers will be updated at that time. In addition, both General Fund and Private Funds are forecast numbers only. Actual nunibers will be affected by the FY 2004 close out, expected November 15, 2004. Federal amounts reflect Base FY04 numbers. Note #3 Federal grant numbers will not include Learn & Serve School Based, CHESP and Citizen Corps grants and administration. These funds are recovered from other agencies and create a "zero" effect on the spreadsheet � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50530 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2563768a6512f1d1210a9ceb92e6867e.pdf a24279465a81472f30510de022daa27d PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone: (517) 335-4295 FAX: (517) 373-4977 wvvw.michigan.gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director DATE: August 27, 2004 RE: Executive Director's Report There are several state and federal issues facing the MCSC this year. Enclosed you will find the materials related to the organization's budget, state legislation relating to Unemployment Insurance for AmeriCorps members, liability coverage for Citizen Corps participants, National Service post-November, AmeriCorps Rulemaking, and federal appropriations. I will review each of these issues in my final Executive Director Report. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_2004-10-12_Executive-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting executive director's report Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-10-12 commission meeting executive director's report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50529 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/31456f1d98709404659a58fadab95bee.pdf 71c8d134286a4c7804fe74312bd21662 PDF Text Text JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone: 517.335.4295 FAX: 517.373.4977 www.michigan .gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission Executive Committee FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director DATE: August 24, 2004 RE: Summary of August 20, 2004 Meeting The following is a summary of the meeting of the Michigan Community Service Commission Executive Committee held via conference call on Friday, August 20, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. Members present: Daniel Mulhern, Chair; Rob Collier, Vivian Pickard and Meg Smith. Staff present: Kyle Caldwell, Paula Kaiser, Janice Harvey, and Joan Bowman. Agenda for September Board Meeting and Retreat Chairman Mulhern went over the agenda for the September 14-15 MCSC Board Meeting and Retreat to be held at Brook Lodge in Augusta. The first day of the retreat will include a dialogue on transition at the Commission and a panel discussion with ConnectMichigan Alliance, Michigan Campus Compact and Volunteer Centers ofMichigan. Mr. Caldwell will also discuss how the ConnectMichigan Aliance will work with the MCSC on Mentor Michigan initiatives. There will also be a presentation on the state of mentoring by Bob Kahle, discussion on National Mentoring Month with commissioners commitments, and comments from Cal Steele who is the 2004 GSA Mentor of the Year. The second day will show a illustration of work of the MCSC with a presentation from a Habitat family and then focus on opportunities, expectations and short and long-term goals. �Update on MCSC Initiatives Kyle Caldwell gave an update on Mentor Michigan and shared that Michigan is one of five states that received a 2-year, $60,000 grant from the National Mentoring Partnership. The grant will help to create an advocacy network for mentoring and work with the Michigan Public Policy Institute of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) (Erin Skene). Mr. Caldwell explained that the MCSC is submitting a proposal to the Hudson Webber Foundation for a 3-year grant in the about of $300,000. This grant will help with training and capacity building activities. The MCSC is also working with Karen Aldridge Eason on a grant with the Mott Foundation in which they are showing interest (they currently fund the National Mentoring Partnership). There have been discussions with the Department of Education regarding after-school programs. The MCSC will be launching an on-line tracking system in September and will then have a better sense of mentoring data. The data collected from this tracking system will be ready for distribution by mid-November. The MCSC is hosting a series of regional meetings this fall as a follow-up to the Mentor Michigan Summits last fall. The purpose ofthe meetings will be to give an update of Mentor Michigan, show the field where we are (presentation by Bob Kahle), unveil the advocacy network, and provide training. Mr. Caldwell also gave an update on the AmeriCorps program' s rulemaking process and explained that the draft rule has been published. There is now a 60-day comment period (ends October 12) and then 30 days later the CNCS will publish the final rule with the rule being implemented 30 days later. The three key areas of concern center around sustainability policy (the MCSC will have to look at ours to see how they match), change in grant selection process and member service activities. Mr. Caldwell shared that the most fascinating change will be the clarification of what state programs can operate-all non-Subtitle C programs (VISTA, Senior Programs, Promise Fellows). There will need to be a unified statement by state commissions. Mr. Caldwell will bring feedback from the regional conference calls on rulemaking to the September Commissioner meeting to decide whether the Commission wants to take action. Mr. Caldwell gave an update on the federal appropriations process in Congress. The President has proposed CNCS receive over $600 million for AmeriCorps and $43 million for Learn & Serve. The House has provided appropriations for AmeriCorps but it is $70 million less. Josh Bolton (OMB) wrote Congress a letter stating that was not enough. The appropriation bill now goes to the House floor and then the Senate but will be more than likely be stalled due to the election. The good news is AmeriCorps funding is up from last year but is down $70 from the President's proposal. Learn and Service is down $3 million from last year and Senior Corps and VISTA appropriations are flat funded. In regards to state appropriations, VIG is currently at $280,100, which is a $100 difference between the House and Senate so it will go to a Conference Committee. Other funding for the Commission remains flat. Staff Recommendations for Learn and Serve School-Based Grants Paula Kaiser gave background on the applications that were received and explained the three categories of funding (implementation, institutionalization, and ISD/Higher Education partnerships). She also explained that one applicant, St. Charles Borromeo, is not currently being recommended for funding. They are a private school that has been funded for the past two years but the CNCS has recently notified the MCSC that private schools cannot be �funded. St. Charles Borromeo is in discussions with the Coldwater Public Schools to see if they will serve as the fiscal agent for the grant. If they agree, the staff will ask the board to approve their grant at the September board meeting. Members reviewed the staff recommendations outlined in a memo from Paula Kaiser dated August 16, 2004. Chairman Mulhern asked for a motion to support the staff recommendations for the Learn and Serve-Michigan School-Based grants. Commissioner Collier moved to support the motion and Commissioner Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Smith identifying a conflict of interest and therefore abstaining from voting on Bedford Public Schools'proposal. Chairman Mulhern asked how programs get into the Learn and Serve funding process (where is Detroit, Pontiac, Flint, Saginaw, St. Joseph). Paula Kaiser explained the process. It was suggested that next year there could be help provided to help develop interest in these programs in the Detroit area. Mr. Caldwell explained the Michigan Merit Award Board actions in requiring 40 hours of volunteer service for a scholarship. He stated that the Commission staff are in discussions with appropriate parties at the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Treasury as to what they can do to help the Merit Award Board. The meeting was adjourned at 11 :05 a.m. �STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION · Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Phone: (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan.gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM t. TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Paula Kaiser, Deputy Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Staff Recommendations for Learn and Serve-Michigan School-Based Grants DATE: August 16, 2004 Learn & Serve Michigan School-Based Grants Renewal Funding Background The MCSC issued renewal application guidelines on May 3, 2004. The staff discussed the renewal guidelines on the May 6th grantee conference call. The renewal applications were due on July 1, 2004. We received 33 renewal applications. The staff reviewed all33 applications on July 12- 14, 2004. Staff is recommending 32 ofthe 33 for funding. One applicant, StCharles Borromeo, is not currently being recommended for funding. They are a private school in Coldwater that we have funded for the past two years. We were recently notified from the Corporation for National and Community Service that we can not fund private schools - only local education agencies are eligible for the funds. St. Charles Borremeo is currently in discussion with Coldwater Public Schools to see if they would be willing to serve as the fiscal agent for the grant. If they are willing to serve as the fiscal agent, the staff will ask the board to approve their grant at the September 14th board meeting. This year there were three categories of renewal funding - implementation, institutionalization, and ISD/Higher Education partnerships. School districts that have received funds in the past were able to apply for an implementation grant to expand quality service-learning practice throughout the district. School districts that have implemented service-learning for a minimum of three years were able to apply for an institutionalization grant to sustain quality servicelearning practice. The amount of funds applicants were eligible to apply for were based on the category (implementation, and institutionalization) and on classification of the school district by �pupil membership. Intermediate School Districts in partnership with a higher education institution were eligible to apply for a $50,000 grant to build regional professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators in the area of service-learning. District Size Up to 2,500 students From 2,501 to 19,999 students 20,000 or more students Implementation Grant Amount $15,000 $24,500 Institutionalization Grant Amount $15,000 $24,500 $40,000 $40,000 School Based Implementation Grant Applicants See the implementation grant description above. The staff recommends renewal funding at the requested amount for the following applicants: Legal Applicant Funding Requested Funding Recommended Bedford Public Schools $24,500 $24,500 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools $15,000 $15,000 Casman Alternative Academy $15,000 $15,000 Clarkston Community Schools $17,200 $17,200 Clinton County Regional Educational Services Agency Crawford Ausable Schools $24,367 $24,367 $15,000 $15,000 Hemlock Public Schools $15,000 $15,000 Honey Creek Community School $15,000 $15,000 Ionia County Intermediate School District $24,500 $24,500 Jackson Public Schools $24,500 $24,500 Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools $15,000 $15,000 L' Anse Cruese Public Schools $24,500 $24,500 Lapeer County Intermediate School District $24,500 $24,500 Lowell Area Schools $24,500 $24,500 North Star Academy $15,000 $15,000 Shelby Public Schools $15,000 $15,000 Southfield Public Schools $24,500 $24,500 �Southgate Community School District $24,500 $24,500 Wayne-Westland Community School District $24,500 $24,500 West Iron County- ACE high School $15,000 $15,000 Whitehall District Schools $15,000 $15,000 Williamston Community Schools $15,000 $15,000 Zeeland Public Schools $24,500 $24,500 Total $451,567 $451,567 School Based Institutionalization Grant Applicants See the institutionalization grant description above. The staff recommends renewal funding at the requested amount for the following applicants: Legal Applicant Funding Requested Funding Recommended Flint Community Schools Youth Projects $40,000 $40,000 Nah Tah W ahsh Public School Academy $15,000 $15,000 Palo Community Schools $15,000 $15,000 Reeths Puffer Schools $24,500 $24,500 Total $94,500 $94,500 Learn and Serve ISD/Higher Ed Partnership Grants See the ISD/Higher Ed Partnership grant description above. The staff recommends renewal funding at the requested amount for the following applicants: Legal Applicant Copper Country Intermediate School District Eaton Intermediate School District Lapeer County Intermediate School District Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency Muskegon Area Intermediate School District Total Funding Requested $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Funding Recommended $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $250,000 $ 50,000 $250,000 �Learn and Serve - Michigan 2004-05 School-Based Program Descriptions IMPLEMENTATION The following schools are being recommended for implementation grants: Bedford Public Schools Students and teachers in Bedford Public Schools will have the opportunity to connect what they are learning in the classroom to the community in which they live through participation in service-learning. Projects will support academic achievement, and foster a sense of civic responsibility and pride. Teachers and students will develop ideas for these together based on needs that have been identified in the community and that match what is being taught in the classroom. Goals for 2004-05 include expanding the use of servicelearning to all buildings in the district and providing all students the opportunity to experience servicelearning at least one time in each grade span; providing at least fifteen new teachers and two administrators training; and continuing to build the foundation for sustainability by integrating service-learning into school improvement plans. Contact: Sharon Throm Bedford Public Schools 1623 West Stems Road Temperance, Michigan 48182 Phone: (734) 850-6034 Fax: (734) 850-6099 Email: throms@bedford.k12.mi.us Carson City-Crystal Area Schools The Carson City-Crystal School District is committed to being a school known for its Learn and Serve curriculum. As a district they will incorporate service projects that fit with the academic outcomes that are currently used. There will be programs at all grade levels. Elementary students will focus on social studies; middle school students will take part in projects that deal with American Red Cross certifications and community clean up; and high school students will have ties to multiple content areas. This year will focus on increased teacher training and increased school and community partnership. Contact: Kelly Pringle Carson City-Crystal Area Schools 115 East Main Street Carson City, Michigan 48811 Phone:(989)584-3138 Fax: (989) 584-3043 Email: kpringle@carsoncity.kl2.mi. us Casman Alternative Academy Casman Alternative Academy's plan to increase the role of service-learning in their first of implementation, includes: the inclusion of service-learning in all core classes at each grade level, coordination of sequential service-learning proj ects across all subjects, increased student roles at all stages of projects development, formation of a reliable and productive advisory board, alignment of service-learning with state benchmarks, 1 2004-05 SB summaries �a partnership with a university to to provide evaluation and assessment services, the development of partnerships and an increase in volunteers for projects, and a balance of one time projects and other long term interdisciplinary projects. Contact: Matt Somsel Casman Alternative Academy 1710 Merkey Road Manistee, Michigan 49660 Phone: (616) 723-4981 Fax: (616) 723-1555 Email: msomsel@manistee.org Clarkston Community Sch ools For this first implementation year, Clarkston Community Schools plans to expand on the service-learning activities established in the planning year. The advisory board will be expanded to include more local agencies and youth. Offering follow up meetings for teachers who participate in training workshops will enhance professional development. A mini-grant procedure will be developed to encourage project development and a public relations initiative will be undertaken to develop support for this effort. This year 1,000 students will be engaged in service-learning. Contact: Davie Reschke, Deputy Superintendent Clarkston Community Schools 6389 Clarkston Road Clarkston, Michigan 48346 Tel: (248) 623-5413 Fax: (248) 623-5450 reschkdm@clarkston.k 12.rni.us Clinton County Regional Educational Services Agency (RESA) The goals of the Clinton County RESA program are to strengthen student, school, and community relationships, increase students' civic knowledge and historical perspective, and provide sustained, on-going service-learning professional development. The implementation of Clinton County's service-learning program will be based on a five pillar approach: sustained and ongoing professional development for teachers, classroom mini-grants to support service-learning projects establishing learning communities within the local schools, resource development and dissemination, and strong advisory board guidance. It is through the professional development model and the establishment of a learning community that the expected goals will be achieved. Contact: Brandi Meredith Clinton County RESA 1013 South US-27, Suite A St. Johns, Michigan 48879 Phone: (989) 224-6831 x 332 Fax: (989) 224-9574 Email: meredith@edzone.net 2 2004-05 SB summaries �Crawford AuSable Schools This project is designed to include up to 560 students by the end of the three-year period. The activities will revolve around life science using the AuSable River as a resource. Partnering with businesses around water quality issues, elementary, middle and high school students will address critical community issues through service-learning. Partnerships with the Department ofNatural Resources, Department of Water Quality, Briney Educational Trust and US Department of Agriculture will be strengthened with the expectation that activities will be designed to improve performance on the social studies portion of the MEAP. Contact: Peter Ingvarsson, Program Coordinator Crawford AuSable Schools 403 Michigan A venue Grayling, Michigan 49738 Tel: (989) 344-3766 Fax: (989) 348-6822 pingvarsson@casdk 12 .net Hemlock Public Schools The Hemlock District Service-Learning Coordinator, assisted by four building representatives, will administer the service-learning program. The next two-implementation years will focus on increasing the number of teachers initiating service-learning projects by 10% per year, translating into an increase in the number of student engaged. Another goal is to increase community partnerships by 25%. While initiating new programs there will also be a continuation and expansion of existing programs. Contact: Kathy Maxon Hemlock Public Schools 1095 North Hemlock Road Hemlock, Michigan 48626 Phone: (989) 642-2338 Fax: (989) 642-3504 Email: maxon@hemlock.kl2.mi.us Honey Creek Community School Over the last three years, Honey Creek Community School has worked to develop program sustainability. The proposed plan will help cement the permanence of the program in the hopes of creating an educational model that can be shared and institutionalized. Though a combination of service-learning coordinator support, access to regional and national conferences and project mini-grants, support for service-learning activities for the students ofHoney Creek and High Point (a school for students with severe disabilities) will be enhanced to create an integrated community of learners. Contact: Sue Huczek, Academic Service-Learning Coordinator Honey Creek Community School 1819 South Wagner Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1406 Tel: (734) 994-2636 Fax: (734) 994-2203 shuczek@hc. wash.k12.mi. us 3 2004-05 SB summaries �Ionia County Intermediate School District The Ionia County Intermediate School District will continue to work to implement service-learning throughout the county in each of the six districts using the following goals: 1) Increase teacher knowledge of service-learning, authentic assessment and curriculum through professional development; 2) increase student learning by integrating service-learning into core curriculum stands, 3) institutionalize service-learning methodology into the school program to foster system change. This year, 1,625 Ionia County students will be engaged in service-learning. Contact: Deborah Wagner, Director of Grants and Special Projects 2191 Harwood Road Ionia, Michigan 48846 Tel: (616) 522-1405 Fax: (616) 527-4731 dawagner@ionia-isd.k12.mi. us Jackson Public Schools Jackson Public Schools will continue its efforts to expand service-learning throughout the district. Goals over the three grant period will include: broadening the diversity and representation of the advisory council, ensuring youth representation and voice, staff development, distribution of information and resources to staff, implementation across grade levels and curriculum subjects, building community partnerships, fostering the development of quality service-learning activities of a sustained duration, and evaluating the impact of service-learning on students and the community. Contact: Rebecca Mehall Jackson Public Schools 105 E. Michigan Ave. Jackson, Michigan 49201 Phone: (517) 841-2158 Fax: (517) 768-5918 Email: rmehall@jps.k12.mi.us Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools proposed program revolves around the eleven essential elements and four key goals, which include: • Embedding service-learning in every classroom district wide • Enabling each student to experience service-learning at each level • Developing positive attitudes toward volunteering, • and encouraging active participation in communities Contact: Deborah Crandell Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools Brethren High School 440 North High Bridge Road Brethren, Michigan 49619 Phone: (231) 477-5355 4 2004-05 SB summaries �Fax: (231) 477-5242 Email: crandell@manistee.org L'Anse Creuse Public Schools L'Anse Creuse Public Schools has had a Community Service-Learning Program since 1992. During the next two years four major goals will provide the opportunity for all L'Anse Creuse students to learn and grow though service. With this Learn and Serve- Michigan funding all students will have sequential servicelearning opportunities, all teachers will have access to service-learning professional development, their school/community partnerships will be evaluated and service-learning students will be evaluated to show the correlation between service-learning and improved knowledge and skills of citizenship. Contact: Ann L. Hart, Community Service-Learning Coordinator L'Anse Creuse Public Schools 38495 L'Anse Creuse Harrison Township, Michigan 48045 Tel: (586) 783-6400 x 2036 Fax: (568) 783-6408 hartan@lc-pc.org Lapeer County Intermediate School District A partnership of schools and community organizations (led by the Lapeer County Intermediate School District, Lapeer Community Schools, Lapeer County MSU Extension and United Way of Lapeer County) will maintain their strong service-learning program while expanding efforts to creates a more complete sequence of experiences for K-12 students. During 2004-05, at least 2,213 students, 105 teachers/staff, 21 schools, and 57 community partners will participate in service-learning. Contact: Annette Gunderson Lapeer County Intermediate School District 1996 West Oregon Street Lapeer, Michigan 48446 Phone: (810) 667-0341 Fax: (810) 667-0355 Email: lapeer@msue.msu.edu Lowell Area Schools Lowell Area Schools has designed a plan that will integrate service-learning at a minimum, in alternating grade levels grade levels from kindergarten through twelfth grade, so students will have the opportunity to work with and serve people in the "real world" throughout their years in school The key element in making this happen will be the planned and progressive training and support of teachers and administration, as well as businesses and organizations within the community. Contact: Carla Stone Lowell Area Schools 11700 Vergennes Lowell, Michigan 49331 Phone: (616) 682-4125 Fax:(616)897-4463 5 2004-05 SB summaries �Email: cstone@lowell.k12.mi.us North Star Academy North Star Academy has developed a three-tiered approach to service-learning. Students begin to understand the concept of 'global issues' through weekly service at local non-profits. Students are matched according to their strengths and interests to offer the agency skills and services they may need. They gain a deeper understanding of service through their course studies as academic content and applied projects focus on a particular societal problem or issue. At the close of their high school career, students demonstrate and internalize their understanding of a modem problem or issue by working in a team and conducting their own research and formulating their own project. 100% of the North Star Academy students will participate in service-learning annually. Contact: Mary St. Clair, CEO North Star Academy PO Box 577 335 South Pine Street Ishpeming, Michigan 49849 Tel: (906) 486-8311 Fax: (906) 486-1114 Mary nsa@yahoo.com Shelby Public Schools The goal of the 2004-2005 implementation grant is to continue expanding the number of teachers, students, projects and partners involved in service-learning at all grade levels. The duration of the projects will be expanded as well to encompass programs and activities that last for at least on semester or more. The longterm goal for this program is for students to have at least one service-learning experience at each educational level, sequential experiences, and have the activities be of a sustained or significant duration so that student involvement lasts for a minimum of 40 hours per school year and covering multiple disciplines. Contact: Ann Herrygers, Service-Learning Coordinator Shelby Public Schools 155 Sixth Street Shelby, Michigan 49455 Tel: (231) 861-5541 Fax: (231) 861-6764 herram@shelby.k12.mi.us Southfield Public Schools Southfield Public Schools will implement a service-learning program in grades K-12 that will improve academic learning, enhance personal growth and invoke civic responsibility in every student. Full implementation of the service-learning program will provide students with sequential high quality experiences so that at least one service-learning opportunity occurs at each educational level. This year, 1,235 Southfield students will be engaged in service-learning. Contact: Joyce Silagy, Supervisor, Career and Technical Education Southfield Public Schools 6 2004-05 SB summaries �24661 Lahser Road Southfield, Michigan 48034 Tel: (248) 746-8637 Fax: (248) 746-8926 silagyj@southfield.k 12.mi. us Southgate Community School District "Teaching Core Democratic Values Through Service-Learning" is a third year implementation of a Learn and Serve grant. The goal of this program is to integrate service-learning activities into the K-12 curriculum with special relevance to the core democratic values. The program is designed to include teacher professional development and mini-grants for projects so that students in grades 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 can be engaged in service-learning. Designed to contribute to school improvement goals in the areas of student achievement, the acquisition of lifelong learning skills and career education, the program will engage a minimum of 355 students this year. Contact: Mary Lou Provost, Grants Coordinator Southgate Community School District 13201 Trenton Road Southgate, Michigan 48195-1891 Tel: (734) 246-4600 Fax: (734) 283-6791 provostm@sgate.k12.mi. us Wayne-Westland Community School District Wayne-Westland plans to increase implementation at all three levels; in the 4th grade science curriculum, through development of a targeted middle school plan (to be developed this year), and a strong focus on the freshman transition program The district is committed to providing leadership locally and at the state level, particularly in the area of mentorship as they expand existing programs and partnerships. Overall, servicelearning will impact students and their civic knowledge while increasing school connectedness and academic achievement. Contact: Lynn K. Malinoff Wayne-Westland Community School District 36745 Marquette Westland, Michigan 48185 Phone: (734) 595-2105 Fax : (734) 595-2100 Email: lmalinof@umich.edu West Iron County-ACE High School The Bi-County Office of Academic Service-Learning is scaling back their request this year in order to set attainable goals for one school district. The goals for the year are to train the teachers of West Iron County and to continue to find other funding to ensure sustainability. Contact: Mary Mower West Iron County-ACE High School 7 2004-05 SB summaries �611 Jefferson Street Iron River, Michigan 49935 Phone: (906) 265-2355 Fax : (906) 265-2588 Email: ace@up.net Whitehall District Schools Whitehall District Schools plan to continue the expansion and growth of academic service-learning by meeting the following goals: 1) Increasing the role youths will play in selecting, designing, implementing and evaluating service-learning; 2) intensified staff development; 3) continued training and empowerment of the advisory board; 4) connecting service-learning to the curriculum mapping process in the district; 5) expanded community partnerships; 6) a public relations effort to engage the district and surrounding community; 7) collaborative efforts with other school initiatives such as career preparation and Safe and Drug Free Schools; 8) an emphasis on historical and civic perspectives in the project development and 6) by offering sustained service-learning activities for students at each grade level. 100% ofWhitehall students will be engaged in service-learning over three years. Contact: Mary Ponstein, Career Development Facilitator Whitehall District Schools 541 Slocum Street Whitehall, Michigan 49461 Tel: (231) 893-1034 Fax: (231) 893-2923 maryponstein@whitehall.k12.mi.us Williamston Community Schools The purpose of this first year implementation grant is threefold. The first focus will be to provide professional development and material resources to enable those buildings not yet fully implementing service-learning to replicate successful programs started in other buildings. They will also work to develop and use assessments that measure the academic and social effectiveness of service-learning. The fmal focus is to create the capacity among their own professional educators by training them in service-learning so that they may be resources to other educators in the district, region, state and nation. A total of 1,438 students will be engaged in service-learning this year. Contact: Kristine A. Grunwald, Curriculum Coach Williamston Community Schools 3939 Vanneter Road Williamston, Michigan 48895 Tel: (517) 655-2142 x 7400 Fax: (517) 655-7500 grunwak@wmston.k12.rni.us Zeeland Public Schools Zeeland Public Schools is committed to service-learning projects taking place in each of the district's ten buildings, including the new elementary building opening in the fall of2004. A lead service-learning educator will be identified in each of the ten buildings. 8 2004-05 SB summaries �Contact: Mary Beth Timmer Zeeland Public Schools 3390 1001h Ave. Zeeland, Michigan 49464 Phone: (616) 748-3215 Fax: (616) 748-3210 Email: mtimmer2@zeeland.k12.mi.us INSTITUTIONALIZATION The following schools are being recommended for institutionalization grants: Flint Community Schools Youth Projects Flint Community Schools, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint, will seek to examine service-learning policies in school improvement and hiring practices. K-12 school liaisons will assist in developing a strategy to effectively communicate service-learning benefits and best practices. Training for the Board of Education and school administration will also be a goal for this year. Contact: Connie Rau Flint Community Schools Youth Projects Zimmerman Center 2421 Corunna Road Flint, Michigan 48503 Phone: (810) 760-1190 Fax: (810) 237-5499 Email: crau@flintschools.org Nab Tab Wahsh Public School Academy Service-learning has been part of the Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy for fifteen years. The goal for the next two years is to ensure sustainability of a quality program for students and community. Expansion will occur in collaborative activities and youth civic engagement. Successes will be disseminated to other schools in the area and especially to Indian Education programs throughout the state and country. Contact: Richard Sgarlotti Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy N 14911 HannahvilleB-1 Road Wilson, Michigan 49896 Phone: (906) 466-2952 x 124 Fax: (906) 466-2556 Email: richs@up.net Palo Community Schools The goal of Palo Community Schools is to institutionalize service-learning as a teaching methodology. All students from preschool through grade 8 will participate in at least one service-learning project each year. Palo will institute a high quality program that will provide students with opportunities to be engaged in 9 2004-05 SB summaries �authentic service in both the local community and the world community, connected to their academic curriculum Contact: Judy Huynh Palo Community Schools 8315 Mill Street P.O. Box 338 Palo, Michigan 48870 Phone:(989)637-4359 Fax: (989) 637-4727 Email: preston48@ionia-mi.net Reeths-Puffer Schools Reeths-Puffer Schools will continue to build a strong infrastructure to support service-learning in the district and beyond. The infrastructure includes a full time coordinator, student advisory board, a teacher specialist in each building, and the Curriculum Coordinating Council, which services as an advisory board. Over the next year, the goal is to engage every student in at least one service-learning lesson every other school year. Contact: Leslie Cross Reeths-Puffer Schools 1545 North Roberts Road Muskegon, Michigan 49445 Phone: (231) 744-647 x 3684 Fax: (231) 744.7175 Email: lcross@remc4.kl2.mi.us lSD/HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP The following Intermediate School Districts are being recommended for ISD/Higher Partnership grants: Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) The Copper Country Intermediate School District will continue partnering with Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College) to infuse the teaching community with understanding and implementation of service-learning for students. The geographic region that will be supported by this grant will initially be the northwestern Upper Peninsula. There will be integration of service-learning into summer institutes in social studies for the summer of2005. These activities will be available to all 13 school districts serviced by the CCISD that includes 500 teachers and over 7200 students. CCISD and the MARES A will partner in the spring of 2005 to host the first Upper Peninsula ServiceLearning Conference. Contact: Carla Strome, Curriculum Coordinator 809 Hecla, P.O. Box 270 Hancock, Michigan 49930 (906) 482-4250 cstrome@ccisd.k12.mi. us 10 2004-05 SB summaries �Eaton Intermediate School District Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Intermediate School Districts and Olivet College continue in their partnership in the Mid- Michigan Learn and Serve Consortium to serve as the regional service-learning network for this grant. The scope of this grant will serve teachers, pre-service teachers and administrators. During Phase two ofthe grant 30 Civic Fellows (teachers) will receive mini-grants to implement service-learning lesson plans. In addition, Olivet College will be offering college credit for the professional development undertaken by the Civic Fellow. Overall, this will impact 700 students. In addition they hope to involve 400 pre-service, classroom teachers and administrators in various aspects of the project. This partnership has established a web site for all to access at http://www.midmichiganleamandserve.org/ that list trainings and other resources available to teachers in their three ISD's. Five Olivet College pre-service teachers will be included in all of the professional development offerings and encouraged to use service-learning during their student teaching assignments. Contact: Margie Betz, Education Specialist Eaton Intermediate School District 1790 E. Packard Hwy. Charlotte, Michigan 48813 (517) 484-2929 ext.1158 MBetz@eaton.k12.mi. us Lapeer Intermediate School District This project will continue to be coordinated by the Intermediate School District in partnership with the University of Michigan -Flint. The purpose of this Learn and Serve project is to improve student achievement in quality learning environments by providing professional development experiences based on the Michigan Curriculum Framework; the incorporation of the Grade Level Instructional Guidelines; and the integration of service-learning which are embedded in school improvement, curriculum and technology initiatives. This project will train 156 teachers, impact over 4000 students and reach 18 buildings. The project will also provide training opportunities for teachers in Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac Counties. Contact: Cathy Amboy Curriculum Consultant Lapeer Intermediate School District 1996 W. Oregon Lapeer, Michigan 48446 (810) 664- 1124 camboy@lcisd.k12.mi.us Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA) Marquette- Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA), in partnership with Northern Michigan University, the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District and Lake Superior State University have formed and academic service-learning program called" A Partnership of Service-Teaching, Learning, Experiencing" (APOSTLE). Throughout the project, schools in five Upper Peninsula counties will be targeted for training and support in academic service-learning. The counties will include Marquette, Alger, Luce, Chippewa and Mackinaw. They propose to impact 276 teachers and over 2000 students during the course of the grant. MARESA as 11 2004-05 SB summaries �mentioned earlier will be partnering with CCISD to host the first Upper Peninsula Service-Learning Conference in the spring of2005 . Contact: Robert Koehs, Educational Consultant Marquette- Alger Regional Educational Service Agency 321 East Ohio Street Marquette, Michigan 49855 (906) 226-5116 bkoehs@maresa.k12.mi.us Muskegon Area Intermediate School District The Muskegon Area Intermediate School District and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Learn and Serve Partnership Program will facilitate and expand quality service-learning throughout the MAISD service area, building upon a number of successful existing initiatives and partnerships. The partnership will provide instructional support to 75 teachers, 1500 students, and 30 school buildings over the course of the grant. The partnership will also work with 5- 14 schools identified on the Children's Action Network list. The partnership has developed a graduate level class ED 601-_Integrating Academic Service-Learning Within the Curriculum at GVSU that will begin in September 2004. Contact: Barb Gowell Director, Instructional Services MAISD 630 Harvey Street Muskegon, Michigan 49442 (231) 767 - 7217 bgowell@remc4.kl2.mi.us 12 2004-05 SB summaries � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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GRANHOLM , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone: 517.335.4295 FAX: 517.373.4977 W'N'N.michigan.gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission Executive Committee FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director DATE: June 18, 2004 RE: Summary of June 18,2004 Meeting The following is a summary of the meeting of the Michigan Community Service Commission Executive Committee held via conference call on Friday, June 18, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 10:08 a.m. Members present: Daniel Mulhern, Chair; Rob Collier, Russ Mawby and Meg Smith. Staff present: Kyle Caldwell, Paula Kaiser, Janice Harvey, Mary Zatina, and Joan Bowman. Staff Recommendations for 2004 Michigan 's AmeriCorps Funding Mr. Caldwell explained that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) received 406 AmeriCorps*State competitive program proposals (302 new and 104 renewal applications) for a total request of over $197 million and over 17,000 FTEs. They approved requests for over $110 million and over 9,000 FTEs. Members reviewed the staff recommendations outlined in a memo from Paula Kaiser dated June 16, 2004. Michigan has $3,109,866 formula funds available, of which $1 ,706,983 will support new programs. Paula Kaiser explained that the staff recommended funding the following six new formula programs: American Red Cross East Shoreline Chapter at $270,400, Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor at $169,506, Catholic Family Services at $221,385, Communities in Schools Detroit at $332,408, Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. at $176,228, and Michigan Primary Care Association at $266,000. In addition, they recommended $10,000 more than was requested in order to fund a threemonth planning phase (July-September) so that systems will be in place and operational by October 1. �Ms. Kaiser explained that staff recommended a reduced amount of funding for Michigan Primary Care Association (they requested 35 full-time FTEs and staff recommended 20). Feedback from both the peer and staff review questioned the program's capacity to implement a statewide multi-site program of that size. Chairman Mulhern asked for a motion to support the staff recommendations for the new formula funding. Commissioner Collier moved to support the motion and Commissioner Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Kaiser listed the programs that were not being recommended for new formula funding. Mr. Caldwell explained that they didn't have a strong AmeriCorps concept. Ms. Kaiser also explained that one of the programs, Michigan Communities in Schools, could not meet the match requirements. Ms. Kaiser discussed the formula renewal applications. The staff is recommending that funding for all programs be restored to the FY 2002-03 funding level. This would allow the MCSC to fund new programs that focused on the priority areas of mentoring, early childhood education, and homeland security. The staff recommended renewal funding for the following applicants: Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council at $177,406, Charlevoix Emmet lSD at $222,497, Guidance Center at $260,400, Habitat for Humanity at $403,000, Ionia Intermediate School District at $153,600, and Volunteer Muskegon at $186,000. Chairman Mulhern asked for a motion to approve staff recommendations for formula renewal applications. Commissioner Mawby moved to approve the recommendations and Commissioner Collier seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Kaiser explained the results of the AmeriCorps Competitive Application process and that the number of members has increased dramatically this year. Chairman Mulhern would like the staff to look at the balance of per capita service based on population and that it could possibly be discussed as a session at the September Board Retreat. ConnectMichigan Alliance Leadership and MCSC Transition Mr. Caldwell explained that he has been offered and has accepted the position as President and CEO of the ConnectMichigan Alliance and is looking at a start date of September. He also stated that the Executive Committee needs to outline a process for the transition and what the needs of Mr. Caldwell's time would be. Chairman Mulhern shared his comments that Kyle's departure will be a disappointment for the Commission but that it will be a continuation of a great relationship with CMA. He also outline what the Governor' s/his perspective was for filling the position. He said they will proceed with a Gubernatorial Appointment and will be focused on those within Michigan. He stated that Paula Kaiser has stated interest in the position and should apply, and Commissioners should be involved and forward names. He is expecting it to be a 6-week �process with the replacement available by mid to late August. He also stated that it would be great ifthere were an overlap period with Mr. Caldwell. Commissioner Mawby stated that he regrets that Mr. Caldwell is leaving, but that it is a natural fit for Mr. Caldwell. He also agreed with Chairman Mulhern's process and timeline. Commissioner Collier agreed with the process also but offered two suggestions-the Chair should send out a one-page memo with job description and who resumes should be sent to and insists that Mr. Caldwell attends the Commission meeting in September for a proper roast/toast. Commissioner Smith stated that it was an appropriate move for Mr. Caldwell as he worked so hard to establish the CMA. She also felt that the transition will work well. Other Items Commissioner Collier asked whether there needed to be any follow-up to the David Eisner visit. Mr. Caldwell shared that letters were sent from Chairman Mulhern and Commissioner Mawby thanking Mr. Eisner for visiting. Mr. Caldwell stated that he saw Mr. Eisner on Monday and he stated that he was impressed with his visit to Michigan. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 a.m. �STATE OF MICHIGAN JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION · Chairperson Daniel G. Mulhern 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Phone: (517) 335-4295 Fax: (517) 373-4977 www.michigan.gov/mcsc Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Executive Committee Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Paula Kaiser, Deputy Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Staff Recommendations for Michigan' s AmeriCorps Formula Submission DATE: June 16, 2004 Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula New Applications Background and Process The MCSC has $3,109,886 formula funds available to support new and existing programs. After reviewing the formula renewal applications the staff determined that $1,706,983 was available to support new AmeriCorps programs. The MCSC issued the Notice ofFunds Available (NOFA) and the Concept Paper Guidelines in November 2003 via the MCSC web site. In the NOF A, the MCSC advertised the opportunity for potential applicants to participate in a technical assistance conference call to learn about how to apply for Michigan' s AmeriCorps Funding. The Michigan' s AmeriCorps Concept Papers were due to MCSC on January 15, 2004. The MCSC received 16 Concept Papers. All 16 Concept Papers were reviewed by a panel of peer reviewers on January 26, 2004. The peer reviewers recommended that 11 of the Concept Papers move to the next level which was the MCSC staff review. The staff reviewed all 11 applications and moved 9 of them forward to the next step of the application process -- the submission of a Comprehensive Application on March 4, 2004. Seven of the nine programs were submitted as part of the MCSC AmeriCorps competitive application package to the Corporation for National and Community Service. Two of the nine programs (Good Samaritan Ministries and Michigan State University) were funded through the Competitive funds. The remaining seven were then considered for formula funding. One of the seven (Michigan Communities in Schools) dropped out due to their inability to meet the match requirements. The staff recommends that the remaining six be funded. 1 �The staff recommended a reduced amount of funding for Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA). MPCA requested 35 full-time equivalent (FTEs) members and staff is recommending 20 FTEs. Feedback from both the peer and staff review questioned the program's capacity to implement a statewide multi-site program of that size. In addition, the staff recommended $10,000 more dollars than what was requested in order to fund a three-month planning phase that will begin July 1, 2004. The funds will allow programs to hire the staff and to develop the systems necessary to lay a solid foundation for the program. Programs are only eligible for the planning funds in their initial year of set up. New Formula Programs The staff recommends new funding at the recommended amount for the following applicants: Legal Applicant American Red Cross East Shoreline Chapter Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor Catholic Family Services Communities In Schools Detroit Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc Michigan Primary Care Association Total Funding FTEs Requested Requested $260,400 21 Funding FTEs Recommend Recommended $270,400 21 FTE Rate $12,876 $159,506 12 $169,506 12 $14,126 $211,385 16.4 $221,385 16.4 $13,499 $322,408 26 $332,408 26 $12,785 $166,228 17 $176,228 17 $10,366 $492,806 35 $266,000 20 $13,300 $1,612,733 127.4 $1,435,927 112.4 $12,775* *The CNCS average FTE cost requirement is $12,400. The FTE rates are higher for the new programs given the additional $10,000 for the planning grant phase. This is a one-time investment and therefore next year the FTE rates will be within $12,400- $12,800. 2 �Not Recommended for New Formula Funding The following new applicants applied for funding and based on the peer and staff review are not being recommended for funding. Legal Applicant Fund@ FfEs Requested Funding Recommend FfEs Recommended ues Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living Boys and Girls Club ofBay County Catholic Human Development Michigan Communities in Schools Michigan Institute for Nonviolence Education Mott Community College National Relief Network Wayne State University Total $195,000 15 0 0 $128,000 10 0 0 $135,000 10 0 0 $363,960 37 0 0 $340,000 26 0 0 $127,984 10 0 0 $557,882 40 0 0 $127,765 10 0 0 $1,975,591 158 0 0 The MCSC still has $271,056 available to support new ArneriCorps programs. Given that we were able to fund all applications that successfully passed the peer and staff review, the staff will solicit an application from a mentoring organization to develop a pilot ArneriCorps program that will develop school-based mentoring programs in schools not making Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Legislation. If we are unsuccessful in developing the program by August of 2004 then we will retain the funds and grant them in FY 2005-06. 3 �Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula Renewal Applications Background and Process The MCSC issued renewal application guidelines to all of its Michigan's AmeriCorps renewal programs. The staff reviewed those guidelines with the programs on the December program director conference call. Formula renewal applications were due to MCSC by May 17,2004. The MCSC conducted a staff review of all applications. Applicants were provided written feedback that included any necessary revisions. All revisions were due to MCSC by June 16, 2004. The staff will review all of the revisions to ensure all issues are addressed. The staff is recommending that we restore FY 2002-03 funding levels for all programs. (All programs were severely cut in FY 03-04 due to the national funding cuts.) Four programs requested higher levels of funding than their FY 02-03 level. In those cases, staff recommended restoring funding to the FY 02-03 level. The rationale for this was that it would allow the MCSC to fund new programs that focused on our state priorities ofmentoring, early childhood education, and homeland security. The staff makes the following recommendations. Renewal Applicants The staff recommends renewal funding at the recommended amount for the following applicants: Legal Applicant Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council Charlevoix Emmet lSD Guidance Center Habitat for Humanity Ionia Intermediate School District Volunteer Muskegon Total Funding FfEs Funding FTEs Requested Requested Recommend Recommended $190,087 $177,406 14 15 FTE Rate $12,672 $222,497 20 $222,497 20 $11,125 $322,417 26 $260,400 21 $12,400 $502,572 39.25 $403,000 32.2 $12,400 $153,600 12 $153,600 12 $12,800 $210,423 17 $186,000 15 $12,400 $1,601,596 129.25 $1,402,903 114.2 $12,285* * The CNCS average FTE cost requirement is $12,400. 4 �Results of the AmeriCorps Competitive Application Process Legal Funding Funding FTEs FTEs Applicant Requested Requested Approved Approved BHK Child $739,884 60 $702,867 57' Development City Year$770,000 $737,000 67 70 Detroit Good Samaritan $128,000 10 $128,000 10 Ministries Marquette $201,608 $201,608 15.5 15.5 AlgerRESA Michigan 20 20 $244,276 $244,276 Department of Agriculture Michigan State $247,993 $247,993 20 20 University Regents of the $314,609 $314,609 28.7 28.7 University of Michigan 218.2 $2,576,353 $2,646,370 224.2 Total FTE Rate $12,331 $11,000 $12,800 $13,007 $12,214 $12,400 $10,962 $11,807* *The CNCS average FTE cost requirement is $12,400. The MCSC total competitive request was $4,290,898 for a total of357.6 full-time equivalent members. Last year the MCSC had two programs funded for a total of $496,321. Therefore we leveraged $2,080,032 in new funding for FY 04-05. I P rogram Th e MCSC aI so I everage d an Amen orps Ed uca fIOn Awar d omy FTE Rate Funding FTEs Funding FTEs Legal Approved Requested Requested Approved Applicant 60' $400 $24,000 $24,000 60 Michigan Campus Compact $400 $24,000 60 $24,000 60 Total The overall FTE rate for the State ofMichigan will be $10,767. This is $1,633 below the CNCS average FTE cost requirement. 5 �New Michigan's AmeriCorps Funding Program Summaries American Red Cross East Shoreline Chapter- AmeriCorps Together We Prepare The American Red Cross East Shoreline Chapter proposes to engage 21 full-time members to serve in nine American Red Cross chapters that serve 37 counties in Michigan, to educate the public about the steps they can take to prepare themselves for disasters and other emergencies, and to advance the opportunity for citizens to become involved in volunteer organizations like the American Red Cross by becoming trained in disaster relief. By providing these education and outreach opportunities, Michigan communities will be better prepared for disasters. Members will recruit, schedule, and train volunteers in CPR, First Aid, and AED; facilitate relationships with local government officials, emergency management, and other fust responders where none currently exist; and recruit and train volunteers to respond to any level of disaster, placing an emphasis on underserved areas. Members will reach 7,000 individuals each year with preparedness/community disaster information. 315 new volunteers will be recruited each year, serving a total of 11,025 hours. Counties Served: Arenac, Bay, Huron, Tuscola, Alpena, Schoolcraft, Delta, Alger, Marquette, Iron, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontanogon, Gogebic, Genesee, Lapeer, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Shiawassee, Kalamazoo, Cass, St. Joseph, Allegan, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Isabella, Clare, Kent, Montcalm, Barry, and Ionia. Lynn A. Weaver 228 Washington Avenue Bay City, MI 48708 Phone: (989) 892-1541 Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor- The Smart Choice Project The Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor proposes a program that would engage 10 full-time AmeriCorps members to help disadvantaged children ages 6-18 in Benton Harbor "realize their full potential as responsible, productive and caring citizens". All members would be placed at the Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor, and would support programs and services in the areas of 1) Character and Leadership Development, 2) Academic and Career Development, 3) The Arts, and 4) Sports, Fitness and Recreation. The goal of the program would be to serve 200 children considered "at-risk" based upon census data, school profiles, and family /community feedback. Members would strive to improve the social development and conduct of 70% of those served, as measured by school records and teacher progress reports. In addition, 60% of formerly academically struggling students would achieve final grades of "C" or better in identified subjects and improve their performance enough to pass to the next grade/graduate. The program also proposes to recruit 150 community volunteers in support of local youth. Counties Served: Berrien- City of Benton Harbor Judith Stanton Executive Director 1200 East Main Street Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Phone 269-926-8766 6 �Catholic Family Services -A Great Start Catholic Family Services proposes a program that would engage 16 full-time and 2 minimumtime members to address challenges that new families are facing and early childhood health issues. The proposed program, A Great Start, would involve a collaboration of four organizations that focus on early childhood and family issues in Berrien County. Members will assess new families and provide intensive, individualized services based on their needs; increase community awareness of early childhood problems and concerns through research and marketing developments, work with families and children through playgroup and education sessions, and serve as case aides and implement a nationally recognized abstinence education program. Members will assess 100% of consenting births (approximately 1700 families) at two local hospitals, and provide needed services; as a result, the level of abuse/neglect reports will be 25% less among participants when compared with the total for Berrien county. Members will educate and support 1700 at-risk families, 80% of whom will report making connections with individuals to support them in parenting and increased parenting skills. Counties Served: Berrien Kerry L. Williams 1819 Gull Road Kalamazoo MI 49048 Phone: (269) 720-3733 Communities in Schools of Detroit- The Rea detroit Corps Communities in Schools of Detroit proposes a program that would engage 26 full-time AmeriCorps members to address the critical literacy needs of children identified as having extreme reading deficiencies. All service recipients would be students attending Detroit Public Schools (DPS) that are designated as "failing" by the state. Members would placed in teams of two in elementary schools and address local needs by: providing individual and group tutoring, recruiting and training of community volunteers to serve in DPS, providing after-school program support, and coordinating parental literacy activities. The program would strive to increase the reading levels of 80% of the 600 students to be tutored, as well as recruit 400 community volunteers to further support local youth. Counties Served: Wayne- City of Detroit Charles Anderson CEO, Chief Executive Officer 4151 Seminole, Detroit, MI, 48214 Phone 313-571-3400 Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc- Jumpstart Michigan Jumpstart for Young Children proposes a program that would engage 85 minimum-time AmeriCorps members to serve young children through placements in Head Start and other early educational settings. Service would focus on developing crucial early literacy, language and social skills. Members would be placed in teams of 10-20 per service site, and would consist of Federal Work Study college students. Jumpstart Michigan would focus on enhancing the learning experiences of young children from low-income communities, providing meaningful opportunities for parents to become involved in their child's learning, and supporting the development of college students (who will serve as program members) as future teachers in the field of early childhood education. The program would strive to achieve a mean percent gain of 7 �25% in the areas oflanguage, social skills and initiative for learning, in at least 75% ofthe 340 pre-school children served through program activities. The program would also strive to recruit 120 community volunteers in support of youth activities. Counties Served: Wayne and Washtenaw Erin J. Cox Director ofNew Site Development 93 Summer Street, Second Floor Boston, MA, 0211 0 Phone 617-542-5867 x82 The Michigan Primary Care Association- AmeriCorps Health Corps The Michigan Primary Care Association proposed a program that would engage 20 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members to address patient self-management, school-based health, and outreach and enrollment. Some members will be placed in community health centers across the state, and others will serve in school-based health center sites. The AmeriCorps HealthCorps Program would focus on community outreach to inform the public about health plans available to the uninsured and preventative health care measures. Members would help patients become more active in the management of their illnesses, and reduce health disparities in Michigan. In school health clinics, members would address issues such as teen pregnancy and STD prevention and depression. Community forums to inform the public about adolescent health issues would also be planned. The_ members placed in the community health centers would work with 100 patients each year, with 60% of patients taking an active role in treating and preventing their illnesses. Counties Served: Alpena, Arenac, Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Marquette, Oakland, Saginaw, and, Wayne. Miyoshi E. Shaw-Wilcox 2525 Jolly Road, Ste. 280 Okemos, MI 48864 Phone: (517) 381-8000 Michigan's AmeriCorps Formula Renewal Applications Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council Neighborhood Youth Development Camp Fire USA's Neighborhood Youth Development Program will enroll 14 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members to expand the local Camp Fire after-school and summer programs in an effort to provide a safe environment for children during out of school time. 1200 after-school and summer participants will be served at seven sites, including Burton, Coit, Eastern, Henry Paidea, and Jefferson Elementary Schools, Burton Middle School, and Camelot Woods, a subsidized housing complex. Examples of member activities include: assisting with the HOSTS (Helping One Student To Succeed) program, a structured mentoring program that utilizes community volunteers and student mentors to work with teacher-identified students on an individual basis; and implementing Camp Fire USA's nationally developed Self-Reliance curriculum (I'm Safe and Sure, I Can Do It, and I'm Peer Proof), which is designed to teach children the life skills they need to meet today's challenges, such as nutrition, bike safety, 8 �resisting peer pressure, and what to do in an emergency. By the end of the curriculum, 75% of the participating youth will indicate that the course provided them with self-confidence to care for themselves safely and to resolve conflict non-violently. Camp Fire's Community Family Club offers quality coeducational youth development programs for parents/guardians and their children. Family Clubs utilize Camp Fire USA curriculum and involve the entire family in small group, asset-building activities and experiences one evening per week, increasing opportunities for parents or other supporting adults to interact positively with children and teens. By the end of the programs, 80% of the participating youth will indicate that they are valued and supported by non-parental adults. Counties Served: Kent Neighborhood Youth Development Megan Sargent Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council 1257 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525 Phone (616) 949-2500 ex. 33 Char-Em lSD AmeriCorps Program The Char-Em ISD AmeriCorps Program will enroll20 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members who will focus on violence prevention in 11 districts within Charlevoix, Emmet and Antrim Counties. The program intends to engage 500 students in three or more extensive violence prevention training sessions taught by AmeriCorps members, with 85% of the students demonstrating an improved understanding of the devastating effects of school/community violence, and a strong willingness to work toward refraining from such behavior. Specific topics of lessons/trainings directed at students include: problem solving techniques; leadership skills; no-bullying; conflict resolution; diversity training; anger management techniques; character education; building personal self-esteem; making and maintaining friendships; effects of illegal drug use; effects on the human body in regard to excessive use of alcohol and smoking; respecting and helping special needs students; elements of good citizenship; the value of volunteer community service; planning, conducting, and participating in community service activities; and many other relevant topics. In the next year, members will gamer at least 150 volunteers who will serve at least 500 hours to strengthen the conflict resolution processes within the school sites, assist with service learning and participate in community service activities and events. In addition, each AmeriCorps member will serve as a non-stipended volunteer in at least one youth-focused organization throughout the year. Counties Served: Charlevoix, Emmet, Antrim Arthur Kirk, Pro gram Director Charlevoix-Emmet County ISD 08568 Mercer Boulevard Charlevoix, Michigan, 49720 Phone: (231) 54 7-994 7 The Guidance Center- Downriver CARES AmeriCorps The Guidance Centers (TGC's) Downriver CARES (Community, Action, Resources, Enrichment, Service) AmeriCorps Program will enrol121 full-time equivalent An1eriCorps members to provide programs for and in support of youth, that will increase their social and 9 �emotional readiness to learn. Members will be placed in TGC or one of its program satellite sites in the area. Some specific areas members will serve in include Family Resource Centers, Head Start programs serving low-income pre-schoolers, and family literacy programs. Members will increase the number of the 40 Developmental Assets (as defined by the Search Institute) available to 2,120 youth, resulting in 85% of those served realizing improvements in at least two Asset areas that they were previously lacking. Success will be measured through the use of Asset Surveys, focus groups, and Asset Checklists. Members will also recruit and manage 350 community volunteers to provide 2,800 hours of service in support of the program's goal of increasing the Developmental Assets available to youth and increasing their social and emotional readiness for learning. Counties Served: Wayne Randy Ross Program Director 15601 Northline Road Southgate, MI 48195 Phone 734-785-7331 x7050 Habitat Michigan's AmeriCorps Program Habitat for Humanity of Michigan will enroll32.5 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members to serve with_ Habitat for Humanity affiliates throughout Michigan to strengthen their construction and volunteer management programs and train partner families to make them successful homeowners. Members will assist partner sites to increase their housing construction for low-income families by 25%. Members will oversee sweat equity for homeowner families and coordinate with the Family Selection Department to ensure a smooth transition through the selection process to partnership in the affiliate's program. Members will work with 150 current families and 55 new families providing support services, with 70% of the families increasing their homeownership skills by 75%. A minimum of 60 families will maintain their homes due to members increasing their skills. Habitat partner families will become responsible homeowners, parents and community members as all partner families will be encouraged to volunteer in Habitat for Humanity and community service events. Members will recruit, train, and coordinate activities for 7,000 new and returning volunteers for a total of35,000 hours ofnon-stipended volunteer service. Counties Served: Calhoun, Wayne, Berrien, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, Monroe, Kent, Saginaw Debi Drick, Program Director Habitat for Humanity 1000 South Washington Avenue, Suite 102 Lansing, Michigan, 48910 Phone (517) 485-1006 Ionia County AmeriCorps The Ionia County AmeriCorps program will enroll 12 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members to provide students in a rural environment with activities in mentoring and service-learning. These activities will support the development of character through healthy youth development in the classroom and during non-school hours. At least 300 students will participate in service learning projects that will increase their problem solving skills by 15%. 10 �Members will provide information about in-school mentoring programs for students to school administrators in Ionia County's six school districts, and 100% of school administrators will report increased knowledge of best practices related to in-school mentoring programs for students. 225 community volunteers will be recruited by members, providing a total of2,500 service hours during the program year), to support at least 1000 youth engaged in the program's in-school and non-school activities. Counties Served: Ionia Amy Buckingham, Program Director Ionia County lSD 2191 Harwood Road Ionia, Michigan 48846 Phone (616) 527-4900 x1246 Volunteer Muskegon's AmeriCorps Volunteer Muskegon's AmeriCorps Program will enroll 15 full-time equivalent AmeriCorps members to incorporate the service-learning model in the curricula of classrooms and afterschool programs in school districts, community-based organizations, and faith-based initiatives, utilizing the Core Proficiencies for Success (Michigan Service Learning Workbook) and the 40 Developmental Assets (The Search Institute) as benchmarks for success. Members will serve youth in grades K-12 at_ sites in Muskegon County, with the goal of increasing the problem solving skills of those served, as well as increasing the number ofDevelopmental Assets available to youth in the county. The program will seek to increase collaboration among schools, businesses, public-sector institutions and non-profit organizations in utilizing the asset approach to youth development in order to impact local challenges such as youth drug/use abuse, juvenile crime, sexual activity, and anti-social and violent behavior. Members will engage 850 students in 55 service-learning projects that will increase their developmental assets by 15%. 200 nonstipended volunteers will be recruited and placed by members to serve at least 800 hours of service on three national days of service (Make A Difference Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, National Youth Service Day). Counties Served: Muskegon Kris Collee, Program Director Volunteer Muskegon! 880 Jefferson Avenue Muskegon, Michigan, 49440 Phone (231) 722-6600 x 15 11 �Michigan's AmeriCorps Competitively Funded Programs B-H-K Child Development Board- Western Upper Peninsula AmeriCorps The BHK Child Development Board's Western Upper Peninsula AmeriCorps will enroll 57 full-time (1,700 hours over 12 months) members to provide educational assistance to youth and recruit volunteers in Michigan's upper peninsula. Members will: 1) tutor 200 children ages 5-18, resulting in 70% of those served realizing a half-letter grade improvement in the subject(s) tutored, 2) develop youth mentoring programs that will serve 200 children ages 518, resulting in 70% of those served reporting improvements in conflict resolution skills, 3) enhance educational programs for youth ages 0-5, resulting in 70% of those served showing a half-point improvement in school readiness for learning as measured by a Preschool Teacher Observation Checklist, and 4) recruit, train and coordinate 2,000 community volunteers serving 12,000 hours in support oflocal youth activities. Counties Served: Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson Michelle LaCourt Program Director 700 Park Avenue Houghton, MI 49931 Phone 906-482-3663 City Year Detroit City Year Detroit AmeriCorps will engage 67 full-time members to improve academic performance and attitudes toward learning though tutoring and in-class support. Members will deliver services to youth through school partnerships with 8 public and charter schools in Metropolitan Detroit to support the academic success of students K-12 . Examples of member activities include: 1) providing one-to-one and small group literacy tutoring an average of twice per for 400 students grades K-5 using the Phonics First tutoring model, with 75% of the students improving their academic performance by one reading level, 2) supporting classes for 800 students in grades K-12 by providing guidance for those falling behind (as identified by teachers) and assisting with curriculum delivery or breakout sessions, 4) building relationships with students as informal mentors with 75% of the teachers reporting their students show improved attitude towards learning, 5) designing, recruiting participants, implementing and operating structured after school programs Monday-Thursday afternoons in all eight partner schools, serving 700 students in grades K-12, and 6) running City Year's Saturday Young Heroes program for middle school students, and Camp City Year, which will provide 325 children and youth with structured activities in safe places during out-of-school time throughout the year. Counties Served: Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Nicole D. Byrd Program Director One Ford Place, Suite 2A Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 874-6825 12 �Good Samaritan Ministries - AmeriCorps Faith in Youth Good Samaritan Ministries proposes a program that would engage 10 full-time AmeriCorps members to establish a mentoring program for children attending the area's six middle schools, with the goal of improving academic achievement and promoting a sense ofwell being, particularly for youth "at-risk" due to isolation or poverty. Mentors would be recruited and the program supported through partnerships with local churches and faith-based organizations located near the schools served. In addition to providing one-on-one mentoring for youth, members would also provide after school activities at least two days per week and academic assistance at least once per week. The program would strive to help 75% of the 234 youth served to achieve positive behavioral changes, as measured by youth surveys and parental feedback. In addition, the program would recruit 105 community volunteers to serve as mentors. Overall the goal of the program would be to establish Neighborhood Alliances to foster "connectedness" between caring adults and local youth. Counties Served: Ottawa, Allegan- greater Holland and Zeeland areas Janet DeYoung Executive Director 513 East gth Street, Suite 25 Holland, MI 49423-3759 Phone 616-392-7159 Michigan Department of Agriculture- Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program The Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program will engage 20 full-time to serve at 20 sites around Michigan to provide environmental education and outreach. Members will provide education to middle school and high school students dealing with groundwater protection and the water cycle. Education to adults will be done through community presentations and on a one-onone basis with property risk assessments. Members will act as liaisons between local, state, and federal agencies to help community residents get the information and assistance they need to make informed environmental decisions. Members will complete 12,000 environmental risk assessments with individuals. Another 20,000 individuals will be reached with groundwater protection information through community presentations and display events and 13,500 students will be reached with water education in the classroom. In years two and three these numbers will increase to 12,000 assessments, 22,000 adults reached with information and 15,000 students reached. By years two and three 75% of those reached with risk assessment information will have made at least one change in practice to protect groundwater. 90% of adults and students reached with groundwater education will have an increased understanding of groundwater issues and protection. Counties Served (60 total): Luce, Mackinac, Chippewa, Cheboygan, Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Otsego, Crawford, Roscommon, Missaukee, Wexford, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Leelanau, Mason, Lake, Manistee, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta, Kent, Ottawa, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Cass, Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Monroe, Lenawee, St. Clair, Macomb, Sanilac, Lapeer, Genesee, Shiawasee, Arenac, Bay, Ogemaw, Iosco, Oscoda, Branch, Calhoun, Saginaw, Midland, Presque Isle, Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, Wayne, Allegan, Van Buren 13 �Robert Glazier Program Director PO Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 241-2154 Michigan State University- Explore, Experience, Achieve Through 4-H Mentoring Michigan State University proposes a program that would engage 20 full -time (1700 hours over 12 months) AmeriCorps members to build the capacity oftargeted communities across Michigan to establish one-to-one, small group or peer mentoring programs. Examples of activities will include: directly mentoring and serving youth in school- and community-based programs; recruiting, training and supporting volunteer mentors; matching mentors and mentees; educational program planning; collecting and documenting data for program reports; establishing a youth-mentoring action committee; and establishing relationships with local colleges and universities as volunteer and educational resources. Annually, members will recruit 600 volunteers to serve as mentors for this program. As a result, 1800 low-income, at-risk or underserved youth per year, aged 5 to 19, will participate in ongoing mentoring relationships, particularly during their out-of-school hours. Mentoring relationships will last a minimum of 8 months in school-based programs and 11 months in community-based programs. These programs will take place in schools, juvenile correction facilities, faith-based groups, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other community locations. Counties Served: Antrim, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Lenawee, Macomb, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne. Julie A. Chapin 301 Administration Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 Phone: (517) 432-7608 Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Services Agency - MARESA AmeriCorps MARESA AmeriCorps will enroll12 full-time and 7 half-time members to provide services in Alger and Marquette counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Service provision will include three general categories: 1) establishing service learning programs and curricula (recruiting, creating, and leading community service projects for students), 2) developing, staffing, and programming for school/community family resource centers, and 3) providing direct educational support (tutoring, work-based-learning, behavioral intervention, employability skills, computer, technology, and health education) for students. Through these activities, members will serve 3,000 youth, resulting in 60% of those served showing an increased interest in school and learning, as measured by student surveys. In addition, members will increase the number of the 40 Developmental Assets (as defined by the Search Institute) in the community, resulting in 70% of partner organizations indicating the number of assets they have available to youth has increased by 5% annually. The program will also recruit and manage 300 community volunteers serving 1,800 hours in support of program activities. Counties Served: Alger, Marquette 14 �Joe Zahn Program Director 321 E. Ohio Street Marquette, MI 49855 The Regents of the University of Michigan - Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program The Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program enrolls 11 full-time, 11 half-time, 6 reduced half-time, 35 quarter-time, and 6 minimum-time members to strengthen children and families in Detroit neighborhoods through 1) direct services such as violence prevention workshops, community service projects and after-school and summer programs, 2) increasing access to health education and health promotion services for children and family members; and 3) enabling local residents to gain access to jobs/employability training and start new businesses. Members will serve 1,000 youth in educational programming in after-school and summer programs, 75% of whom will indicate a greater positive feeling toward learning. 2,000 residents of Detroit and Dearborn will receive health education from AmeriCorps members on such topics as environmental health threats, personal safety, asthma, diabetes and/or HIVI AIDS risk factors, providing sites with an increased capacity to fulfill their missions. Members will recruit 1,000 volunteers annually who will serve an average of 10 hours each with community organizations in Detroit and Dearborn. Counties Served: Wayne Addell Anderson Program Director Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service & Learning 1024 Hill Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-3310 Phone: (734) 647-9423 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Michigan Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49017 (269) 966-2502 Fax (269) 966-2568 Email: habitatbc@ctsmail.net Website: habitatbc.org MISSION: The mission of Battle Creek Area Habitat for Humanity is to build simple, decent homes with economically disadvantaged families in the Battle Creek area who are striving to be selfsufficient BACKGROUND: Battle Creek Area Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to the task of eliminating substandard housing. We work in partnership with over 3,000 volunteers each year to build up to 12 houses and complete as many as 10 major repairs. This affiliate has received the Michigan Habitat ofthe Year award as well as the Mid-West Hope Builder award as a result of recent years activities and accomplishments. The Habitat ReStore has made a big impact in funding our mission at the same time providing low-cost housing materials for the community. �Michigan AmeriCorps 2003 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project Habitat for Humanity Battle Creek The homeowner living at 21 Helen Montgomery is Echo Westlake. She is a single mom, with 3 daughters. She is a nursing student and works 20 hours per week, and is thrilled to be in her new home. In the process of working on her house, she met a young man on the roof while working together. They are now engaged to be married. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 50526 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-10-12 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6a74fb4cf0f73d005961b82dae87ec33.pdf 77e8b297d405b68db564a0ee02eb0f28 PDF Text Text 2004 ArneriCorps Rulemaking Page 1 of 4 C<il}'Ot4li4Jl jM £~ NATIONAL~ COMMUNITY SERVICErJXC Summary of Proposed Rule The Corporation's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("proposed rule") attempts to do three things: • Ma ke the AmeriCorps program stronger, • Increase its stability and predictability, and • Position it for continued growth. The following summarizes the most significant issues in the proposed rule: Sustainability and Federal Share While the Corporation agrees that there are many measures and elements of sustainability, the most recent discussion has focused on the monetary aspects of sustainability - Federal share and cost per full-time equivalent. However, the Corporation understands that other measures of sustainability are also important, and has added them to the competitive framework. The Corporation's sustainability strategy has the following six main elements: 1. Incorporates the broad spectrum of sustainability criteria throughout the Corporation's grant selection criteria. 2. Makes an applicant's budgeted Corporation cost per full-time-equivalent (FTE) a more meaningful factor in the selection process. All else being equal, the lower a program's cost per FTE, the better chance it will have to receive Corporation funding. At the same time, the Corporation will explicitly take into account the goals, performance outcomes, and the individual circumstances of programs and the communities in which they operate, thereby considering both costs and benefits. 3. Increases the grantee share of program costs based on a predictable and incremental schedule to a 50 percent aggregate level by the 10th year in which an organization receives an AmeriCorps grant for the same program. 4. Expects state commissions to develop and implement a sustainability approach as part of their oversight function. 5. Reserves a percentage of non-continuation AmeriCorps state and national grant funds each year for applicants that have not received AmeriCorps competitive funding from the Corporation for at least five years. 6. Bu ilds meaningful tools, including limited exceptions, for accommodating organizations that have demonstrated hardship in meeting the increasing match requirements. The Corporation believes, based on our research into current grantee match levels, that it is reasonab le to expect all grantees, even those operating in remote or impoverished communi t ies, to achieve this level of matching, and we expect state commissions to continue managing their portfolios to achieve even higher match levels. However, to the extent that an organization is unable to achieve or increase its share of costs, we intend to consider targeting the following assistance to organizations that are demonstrably at risk of not meeting the http://www .americorps.org/rulemaking/proposed_ summary.html 8/23/2004 �2004 AmeriCorps Rulemaking Page 2 of4 matching requirements: 1. Providing additional training and technical assistance: The Corporation plans to provide training and technical assistance to help at risk grantees identify new strategies to raise matching funds and community support. 2. Redirecting Corporation assets: The Corporation will consider using, on a short-term basis, other program assets to help an organization struggling to meet its match requirements. For example, we might temporarily allocate a VISTA member to help build the capacity and broaden the community support of a VISTA-eligible organization. 3. Conducting Corporation outreach to the regional and national philanthropic community: The Corporation will seek to broaden its outreach to the philanthropic community to promote those national and community service programs that are potentially at risk and explain the impact of the changes we are implementing. 4 . Allowing state commission portfolio flexibility: If a subgrantee of a state commission is not meeting its minimum matching requirements, we are providing the state commissions the ability to make up for the short-fall in a low-matching grantee's matching funds by pairing that grantee up with one or more grantees that are meeting more than the required level of matching funds. This will provide some flexibility to state commissions to manage their formula and, to some extent, competitive portfolios, while effectively reducing federal share. 5. Allowing a waiver: The Corporation is prepared to use its current statutory waiver authority for those satisfactorily performing and otherwise compliant programs that demonstrate an inability, in spite of reasonable efforts, to achieve sufficient financial support to meet the increased matching requirements. This waiver would be granted on an annual basis and subject to revision or revocation based on grantee performance and resources. Grant Selection Criteria The proposed rule adjusts the Corporation's grant selection criteria to meet three objectives: 1. To better align the selection criteria with elements that predict program success; 2. To incorporate into the selection criteria greater emphasis on sustainability; and 3. To provide transparency, predictability, and consistency for organizations applying for AmeriCorps funds. The proposed rule clearly describes the Corporation's grant review process, and sets out the following basic criteria that the Corporation would apply in reviewing an application for AmeriCorps funding: • Program Design, which would count for 50 percent of the score (as opposed to 60 percent currently), including o The rationale for and approach of the proposed program; o The member-related outputs and outcomes; and o The community-related outputs and outcomes. • Organizational Capability, which would remain at its current 25 percent weight, and • Cost-Effectiveness, which would count for 25 percent (as opposed to 15 percent currently). The proposed rule would require state commissions to rank the state competitive proposals they submit to the Corporation. Cost per Full-Time Equivalent http://www .americorps.org/rulemaking/proposed_summary .html 8/23/2004 �2004 AmeriCorps Rulemaking Page 3 of4 • Corporation cost per full-time equivalent (FrE) is included as an indicator of costeffectiveness in the selection criteria. Cost per FTE for Individual Programs • The proposed rule quantifies an individual program's Corporation cost per FrE as the budgeted grant costs divided by the number of member FrEs awarded in the grant (excluding child care and the education award) • Corporation will consider granting program requests to increase their Corporation cost per FrE up to the (statutorily-required) percentage increase in their previous year's AmeriCorps member living allowance. Average Cost per FTE for state commissions and national directs • Average cost per FrE for state commissions and national directs will be the budgeted grant costs for all the AmeriCorps programs in the grantee's portfolio divided by the total number of FrEs in the grantee's portfolio of AmeriCorps programs, including Education Award programs (excluding child care, the education award, and the commission administrative grants). • Corporation is considering allowing state commissions and national directs to exclude from their budgeted grant costs some amount of planning grants, in an amount to be determined by the Corporation each year. • Corporation will review the maximum average cost per FrE annually with the increase in the member living allowance and other changes to program costs in mind. Member Service Activities The proposed rule largely codifies and clarifies the Corporation's current guidelines and grant provisions on member service activities and capacity-building. Specifically, the proposed rule clarifies that AmeriCorps members may: • Perform direct service activities, and • Engage in other activities that build the organizational and financial capacity of nonprofit organizations and communities, including volunteer recruitment and certain fundraising activities. • Generally, grantees will have to include volunteer recruitment in their program design unless unfeasible • AmeriCorps members will be able to do fundraising directly in support of service activities if minimal in time • Fundraising may include grant writing, except for grants from federal agencies Tutoring Requirements The proposed rule: • Confirms that the qualification requirements for tutors and other paraprofessionals under the No Child Left Behind Act apply only to tutors who are employees of the Local Education Agency or school, but do not apply to AmeriCorps members serving as tutors under the sponsorship of an organization other than the school district. • Narrowly defines "tutor" for purposes of the regulations to include only individuals whose primary goal is to increase academic achievement in reading or other core subjects through planned, consistent, one-to-one or small-group reading, or other small-group sessions, that build on students' academic strengths and target students' academic needs. http://www. americorps. org/rul emaking/proposed_summary .html 8/23/2004 �2004 AmeriCorps Rulemaking Page 4 of 4 • Requires a member serving as a tutor (other than one employed by the LEA or school) either: o To have a high-school diploma (or its equivalent), or o To pass a proficiency test that the grantee has determined effective in ensuring that the member has the necessary skills to serve as a tutor. • Requires a member serving as a tutor (other than one employed by the LEA or school) to successfully complete any pre- and in-service specialized training required by the program. • Requires tutoring programs to show competency to provide tutoring service through their recruitment, specialized training, performance measures, and supervision. • Does not impose new requirements on members engaged in supplemental academic support activities whose primary goal is something other than increasing academic achievement. For example, providing a safe place for children after school is not tutoring, even if some of the program activities focus on homework help. State Commission Flexibility to Operate National Service Programs The Corporation's current regulations prohibit state commissions from directly operating any national service program receiving Corporation assistance. The proposed rule relaxes this current restriction by prohibiting state commissions from directly operating only national service program that receive assistance under subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended. Performance Measures and Evaluation The proposed rule: • Codifies current Corporation requirements for performance measures; • Requires that each set of output, intermediate outcome, and end outcome performance measures be aligned with each other; and • Limits mandatory independent evaluations to large state competitive and direct grantees Statements of Policy In the preamble of the proposed rule, the Corporation signals its intent to: • Revise the timing of the grant cycle to more closely tailor application and grant award dates to the needs of AmeriCorps grantees; • Streamline continuation grant application requirements and grantee reporting requirements to minimize the burden on grantees; • Address the refill policy in the near future; • Address the exemption of some planning grant dollars from the State Average Cost per FTE. AmeriCorps I Join AmeriCorps I AmeriCorps * VISTA I AmeriCorps * NCCC Nat ional Serv ice & Education I AmeriCorps Promise Fellows I Learn & Serve I Senior Corps Corporation for National and Community Service I Contact Info I Site Map I Privacy Policy Please send comments or questions regarding this site to the webmaster http://www .americorps. org/rulemaking/proposed_summary .html 8/23/2004 �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper SAVEAMERICO.RPS.org Page 1 of 8 B Click to Add Your Name Save Am~riCoi'pS Htrme :Page- Ctick Here Recommendations >> List of Names >> Promoting Quality, Diversity, and Competition: The Save AmeriCorps Coalition's Response to Proposed Rules We appreciate the opportunity to offer comments on the rules for AmeriCorps State/National Programs as proposed by the Corporation for National and Community Service in the Federal Register on August 13, 2004 . As a coalition of experienced national service organizations, we applaud your thoughtful, thorough efforts to improve and renew AmeriCorps . We offer the comments in this paper in the spirit of openness , accountability and collaboration through which you have requested public commentary. We appreciate many provisions in the draft rule, including the Corporation's decision not to implement time limits, the inclusion of new allowances for fundraising and capacity-building by members, the ability for state commissions to include Education Award Only programs as part of their portfolio's cost/FTE, the Corporation's commitment to three-year grant cycles, and clarifications around tutoring qualifications and performance measurement. These decisions embrace competition , creativity and flexibility, which are signatures of the AmeriCorps program. Nevertheless, we believe that there are a number of provisions that have the potential to undermine the quality and impact of AmeriCorps programs and change the nature of national service in America . In particular, we are concerned by four trends reinforced in the proposed rule: ~ I. Program quality, diversity and impact will be superceded by a uniform approach to cost; ~ II. Match requirements will be doubled from current statutory levels with insufficient evidence that most grantees can meet the increase; ~ Ill. Mandated costs are climbing as federal funding decreases, yet grantees are expected to achieve growth to remain competitive; ~ IV. Decision-making authority will be consolidated at the federal rather than the state level, significantly reducing transparency of the grant-making process. Below, we detail our concerns about the proposed rules and offer specific suggestions for clarification or changes that we feel would help to make the rules more effective and ensure that they strengthen rather than weaken national service. Concerns and Unintended Consequences of the Proposed Rules: I. Program quality, diversity and impact will be superceded by a uniform approach to cost. In an effort to distribute federal funds more widely, the draft rule focuses heavily on reducing the federal share of funding for national service programs across the country. The Corporation has created a definition of sustainability that focuses exclusively on programs' ability to provide matching funds . Cost per full-time equivalent (FTE} has been specifically identified as a tie-breaking competitive factor, and cost-effectiveness has been elevated from 15% to 25% of competitive criteria. The fact that different program models-full-time, part-time and Education Award Only-have different cost structures is not addressed. This approach to evaluating program cost and sustainability is likely to result in a decline in the historic balance of program models and erode the quality of AmeriCorps programs and services provided, particularly in the lowest-wealth states and regions of the country. • In defining sustainability, the proposed rule ignores extensive testimony on the importance of http: //www .saveamericorps.org/rulemaking/Am CorpRulemkngPosPaoer.htm 9/30/2004 �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 2 of8 program quality, leverage and impact as key factors. The issue of program sustainability is central to the proposed rules and was identified as such by the Corporation at the beginning of the hearings phase. Despite dozens of hours of testimony during five day-long public hearings, five national conference calls and multiple statements published online, all representing the views of hundreds of AmeriCorps stakeholders -alumni, grantees, funders, civic leaders, administrators and nonprofit partners -that program sustainability depends on a blend of diverse and qualitative factors , the definition of sustainability in this draft rule has been reduced solely to analyzing programs' reliance on federal funding . This limited definition sets the framework for the remainder of the proposed rule and drives its subsequent major policy changes. We are disappointed and concerned that there is no further meaningful discussion of sustainability beyond cost. ~ By making cost a competitive factor, AmeriCorps' historic balance of full-time, part-time and Education Award Only programs is at risk. Since 1994, at least 50% of all AmeriCorps members have been full-time and 50% part-time, with a ratio of about 74% stipended to 26% non-stipended positions . The percentage of full-time, stipended members of all members has been at least 38% . This historic balance of program models was embedded in the original legislative intent and it works. AmeriCorps programs have in ten years had a profound impact on the communities in which AmeriCorps members serve. For that reason virtually all of the nation's governors, hundreds of mayors, private sector leaders , university presidents, more than 1,000 community partners, and newspapers throughout the nation called for the President and Congress to "Save AmeriCorps." However, by increasing the value of cost effectiveness in the grant scoring and by stating that cost per FTE will be a tie-breaker, the Corporation seriously risks shifting the robust balance of different kinds of AmeriCorps programs . The qualifier that cost per FTE will be introduced as a determining funding factor, "all things being equal", does not adequately recognize or address that different program models require different levels of federal investment and the Corporation should act to ensure that full-time national service programs are not disadvantaged by competing against part-time and other models that have lower costs per FTE. Policies related to cost should compare like models - apples to apples - to ensure that the historic balance of diverse program models is maintained. ~ The proposed rule measures "cost effectiveness" on the amount of money spent, instead of measuring program value for the money spent. Running an AmeriCorps program imposes some costs that ensure a baseline of quality -such as requirements to train and supervise participants, provide opportunities for members to develop their skills and education, etc. Programs must also pay for basic operations- the costs of fundraising, administrative overhead, and other expenses. The genius of AmeriCorps is that it permits applicants to devise "bottom up" strategies to meet the needs of local communities. It is not a one-size-fits-all program. Some of those models will inevitably be more expensive than others because of the nature of the service they perform, whom they recruit to do the service, as well as where the service is done. Programs which recruit disadvantaged participants (minority youth, for example) or are located in rural areas require different cost structures . Some models will be more expensive because they are not "attached" to a host organization that can absorb or pay a share of basic operating costs . Furthermore, program mission and quality must be factored in as return on the federal investment. For example, other federally funded service programs that enjoy universal support and recognition such as the Peace Corps and the NCCC have much higher cost levels per FTE than AmeriCorps, $40,886 and $26 ,000 respectively. AmeriCorps costs far less than either of these programs at $12,400 per FTE. Like AmeriCorps, both the Peace Corps and the NCCC are excellent programs providing tangible results, for which cost is not the driving factor in assessing its worthiness of funding. For these reasons , we strongly encourage the Corporation to reconsider the proposed rules relating to cost per FTE. Instead, the rule should provide different cost-per-FTE benchmarks for different program types . Recommendation #1 : As many have already testified , the Corporation should adopt a broader defin ition of sustainability that weighs program structure, costs, the level of community support, the strength of public and private partnerships, and the ability of the program to leverage non-Corporation resources . Recommendation #2: Preserve the historic balance of AmeriCorps programs and protect AmeriCorps' ability to respond to diverse community needs. http://www.saveamericorps.org/rulemakinvAmComRulemkn!!PosP:mer htm onnnnnLL �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 3 of8 Recommendation #3: Ensure that the cost-effectiveness of programs is determined by comparing similar program models for their value as an investment, on the basis of mission, quality, location and results as well as cost. II. II. Match requirements will be doubled from current statutory levels, and with insufficient evidence that most grantees can meet the increase. ~ Few AmeriCorps programs are capable of meeting the higher match requirement. CNCS stated that the average match for programs is about 40% . This percentage does not give an accurate picture of what level of match the majority of AmeriCorps organizations are able to meet, as it may reflect an aggregate number that is weighted heavily by overmatch of a few larger AmeriCorps programs, in some states . Additionally, because of the limits of private sector support, increasing the match requirements to 50% could lead to the destruction of otherwise strong AmeriCorps programs that cannot match at the 50% level. In order to accurately assess the ability of programs in any community to meet a higher match requirement, the Corporation should provide the public with all of its information on current match levels, including data on programs in rural and low-wealth areas. ~ The effect of the match scale will be to limit program growth and track programs towards elimination. Programs will be engaged in a struggle to meet mandatory expenses and raise more fund ing while their federal share decreases. By Year 10, the Corporation share would not even cover $8,670 per FTE, which represents 85% of the 2004 mandatory minimum living allowance of $10,200 per FTE. It also fails to include increases to healthcare benefits (required for full-time participants) or cost of living adjustments . Over time an AmeriCorps program operating with 10 full-time members would need to raise twice as much money to meet the basic match requirements simply to maintain its 10-member program, as the federal share would decline by 35%. Programs therefore would be engaged in a struggle to maintain their size and impact, and growth would be challenging, especially in low-wealth regions of the country. A broad example is given below: A. Lower cost per FTE - 10 FTEs Year FTEs cost!FTE CNCS share Grantee Share Total budget* Grantee match% increase in $ to raise 1 10 12,400 124,000 41,250 165,000 25% 0 4 10 12,210 122,100 42,900 165,000 26% 1,650 5 10 11 ,550 115,500 49,500 165,000 30% 8,250 6 10 10,890 108,900 56 ,100 165,000 34% 14,850 7 10 10,230 102,300 62,700 165,000 38% 21,450 8 10 9,570 95,700 69,300 165,000 42% 28,050 9 10 8,910 89,100 75,900 165,000 46% 34,650 10 10 8,250 82,500 82,500 165,000 50% 41,250 *Does not factor in cost of living/ healthcare increases ~ There is little evidence to show that the private sector can absorb 50% of funding for programs that AmeriCorps supports. Data on 2003 giving levels compiled by Giving USA Foundation indicate that only 7.8% of philanthropic giving was channeled to human services with an additional 5% towards publicsociety benefit. Corporate and foundation funding typically has at best a 3 to 4 year life cycle. Additionally, private sector resources for nonprofits are shrinking. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, charitable giving has declined dramatically over the past two years. Corporation giving has declined by a median of 3.8% . Foundation assets have declined for three straight years, with nine of the ten largest foundations losing a combined $10.3 billion. Total new grant commitments by sampled foundations slipped 5 percent in 2002, and the median grant size decreased to $25,000 (Foundation Center, Foundation Giving Trends, 2004 edition), barely enough to support two full-time AmeriCorps members. Because of the limits of private http://www.saveamericorps.org/rulemakin!Z/AmCornRulemlm~Pm:P~nP.r htm onnnnnA �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 4 of8 sector support, increasing the match requirement to 50% would cause an adverse result: programs would eventually close, not continue. ~ Replication of successful program models is discouraged under the proposed rule. We believe that the Corporation should promote the replication of proven, high quality programs - in accordance with the original legislation -while encouraging new applicants. Program replication simply makes sense and is a sound investment strategy for taxpayer dollars. It avoids "reinventing the wheel", capitalizes on economies of scale, and incorporates continuous learning. But under the proposed rule, new sites of existing programs are specifically disadvantaged . Grantees with new operating sites are required to establish new sites at the level at which the legal applicant falls in the match scale. For example, a grantee operating for eight years in Mississippi must provide a match of 42% . In seeking to launch a new site in Louisiana, the grantee must start that program- in Year One- at 42% match. Such a policy unfairly ignores the costs of starting operations, developing partnerships and fund raising in a new community. The Corporation itself notes in their preamble that, "new sites .. . as with any start-up, may have higher costs initially." New programs should be treated as new, with attention paid to the specific geographic and philanthropic environment that varies with location, regardless of whether the applicant is a current AmeriCorps grantee. While we strongly support the development of new programs, new sites proposed by previously funded applicants should be treated equally with new sites from new applicants. Recommendation #3: If the Corporation believes that most of the 900+ AmeriCorps programs can meet and sustain a 50% match level, it should provide clear and compelling evidence of this fact. Recommendation #4 : New sites, whether from new applicants or existing grantees, should start from Year 1 to help encourage replication of successful programs. Ill. Ill. Mandated costs are climbing as federal funding decreases, yet grantees are expected to achieve growth to remain competitive. ~ Growth requirements alongside increased costs create an unsustainable program operating environment. Programs will shoulder an ever-increasing, unsustainable match burden as cost of living and other expenses beyond their control continue to climb. For example, health insurance premiums, required for full-time participants, have risen by nearly 100% in the past seven years. One standard AmeriCorps insurance provider has increased premiums from $58 per member in 1998, to $105 per member in 2004. Another major provider has increased premiums from $95 per member in 2000 to $120 in 2004, with incremental adjustments each fiscal year. Despite the increase in costs, the rules require evidence of growth over time, particularly in terms of expansion (increasing services provided in a single site) to continue to qualify for funding . The Corporation designates as competitive criteria "the extent to which your program ...is continually expanding and increasing its reach and impact in the community" (Sec. 2522.425 (c}(1 )) and "the extent to which you are increasing your share of costs to meet or exceed program goals" and "the extent to which you are proposing deeper impact or broader reach without a commensurate increase in Federal costs" (Sec. 2522.435 (a)(2)(iii, iv)). The simultaneous expectation to demonstrate growth to remain competitive, coupled with rising costs and a declining level of federal investment will make some programs unsustainable. ~ Programs will continue to be starved of operating dollars. In the past seven years, greater percentages of the reimbursement per member have been used to fund the living allowance with the net result that programs are being starved of operating dollars. Since 1997, the cost per FTE has increased only 9% (from a low of $11,250 in 1998 to $12,800 in 2004) while the mandatory minimum living allowance has been cost-of-living-adjusted by 18% in the same time frame (from $8,340 in 1998 to $10,200 in 2005). Accordingly, the amount of federal funds available for program operating expenses has decreased from 40 to 30 percent, with 6% of that 10% decrease occurring in one program year: 2004 -2005. Prior to 2004, programs had been able to adjust to a percentage increase in living allowance because it was accompanied by an increase in cost per member. But in 2004, the living allowance increased while the cost per member decreased simultaneously, resulting in a $700 per member cut compared to 2003 . Expectation of growth is unrealistic, given the reduction in program operating funds. http://www .saveamericoros.org/rulemakin2:/AmCom Rnl em kn 11Pn"P~nPr htrn on n n nrM �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 5 of 8 Operating Dollars per FTE Continue to Shrink 1997 Federal Fiscal Year CNCS Cost per Member Minimum Living Allowance 2004 Maximum 85% paid by CNCS of living Allowance %of Total Cost per Member (at 85%) $left for Program Operating Expenses %left for Program Operating Expenses 1997 11 ,750 8,340 7,089 60% 4,661 40% 1998 11 ,250 8,340 7,089 63% 4,161 37% 1999 11,250 8,730 7,421 66% 3,830 34% 2000 11,700 9,000 7,650 65% 4,050 35% 2001 12,100 9,300 7,905 65% 4,195 35% 2002 12,400 9,600 8,160 66% 4,240 34% 2003 12,800 9,900 8,415 66% 4,385 34% 2004 12,400 10,200 8,670 70% 3,730 30% Notes 1. When programs were required to increase the minimum living allowance, the cost per member also increased by at least the same amount. 2. The one exception to this trend occurred in 1998 and 1999 when either the cost per member dropped or the minimum living allowance increased , but not in the same year. 3. The percentage of total cost per member that can be spent on program operating funds has steadily decreased, with a sharp decline in 2004. Between 1997 and 2004, this decrease has amounted to 10% more of total funds that must be spent on living allowance. Programs have been required to increase costs and use a portion of their federal funds to fund the increase. Programs have fewer dollars to support expenses. ~ The external evaluation requirement increases costs without increasing support. The Coalition supports evaluation, as evaluation helps demonstrate the effectiveness of AmeriCorps programs . Previous evaluations have shown that AmeriCorps programs provide double value for every dollar invested . An independent cost-benefit study funded by the Charles A. Dana Foundation, IBM International Foundation , the James Irvine Foundation, and Youth Service California found that programs supported by AmeriCorps returned between $1.60 and $2 .60 for every dollar spent. The proposed rule, however, mandates external evaluation, to be conducted every year for five years, for grantees receiving $500,000 or more in federal funds. The average cost of an external evaluation using control group methodology (where outcomes are observed in comparison to a group not receiving services) and random assignment is approximately $100,000 a year, per location . By requiring programs to fund and complete such external evaluation the Corporation is imposing an extremely high cost burden . The Corporation states in Section 2521.40 that Program Operating Costs supported by federal funds will include "internal evaluation"; elsewhere (Sec. 2522 .540) the Corporation states that such costs will be incorporated as part of a program's cost per FTE. In either case, the increase in mandated costs will continue to decrease dollars available for fixed and necessary program operating costs. If the Corporation cannot provide additional funding or tools to support such an evaluation, the requirement should be waived. ~ The "No-Refill" rule hurts communities and schools that depend on AmeriCorps members. Currently, the Corporation is enforcing a "No Refill" rule, which does not allow programs tore-budget unused stipends and benefits or recruit or enroll new members to fill the slots left open by attrition . All institutions in our society experience some turnover, whether they are in the private, non-profit, or government sector. No business would operate under a rule where if an employee leaves, you cannot replace him or her until the end of the fiscal year. It does not make programmatic sense to have AmeriCorps operate under this rule . If corps members leave and are not replaced, service commitments to communities and schools cannot be kept, and programs are faced with an even larger fundraising burden http://www.saveamericorps.org/rulemaking/AmCoroRulemkngPosPaoer.htm 9/~0/?004 �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 6 of8 as they scramble to raise additional dollars to cover fixed costs, such as staff and administration . The General Accounting Office noted that 80% of programs surveyed commented that the no-refill rule will have a generally or very negative effect on their program (Management of AmeriCorps and the National Service Trust, January 2004, pp. 25-26) . In some cases, the inability to provide a contracted number of members to a host site means that match funding from the host site will also dry up. For small programs this can mean going out of business. With the Corporation's improved capacity to track commitments, there is no reason we should deny more people an opportunity to serve and undermine program credibility and sustainability. The Corporation identified the No Refill rule as a "significant non-regulatory issue." We continue to urgently request that it be resolved as quickly as possible. Recommendation #5 : The Corporation should clearly state that it will index mandatory cost of living increases with a corresponding increase in the cost per FTE. Recommendation #6: The Corporation should pursue an alternative evaluation approach as noted in Sec. 2522.710 (d) to create a common set of standardized evaluation tools that would be available at no cost to grantees and could be utilized internally rather than requiring an external evaluator. Recommendation #7: Remove the no-refill rule. IV. Decision-making authority will be consolidated at the federal level, significantly reducing transparency of the grant-making process. ~ The rationale and process for reserving a specific percentage of funds for new applicants is not clearly addressed and does not support the Corporation's goal of predictable and transparent grantmaking. Under the proposed rule, a percentage of funds for State and National programs will be reserved annually for new applicants, an amount subject entirely to Corporation discretion . "The Corporation will determine this percentage annually based on the availability of appropriations and the projected number of re-competing applications ... ." (Preamble to proposed rule, p.50124). This proposal appears to establish a percentage of funds for new applicants rather than relying on competition to bring new grantees into the portfolio. It also creates another area in which the Corporation's decision-making is dependent on the timing of the Congressional appropriations process . Finally, it forces the Corporation staff to estimate the number of applications for recompetition . The policy hinders the Corporation's objective of making the grants process more transparent and predictable. ~ The selection criteria fails to identify how it will be exercised and applied, giving the Corporation wide discretion to supercede quality in favor of "special considerations". The proposed rule gives the Corporation explicit and total authority to select national service programs on the basis of various priorities (Section 2522.450). However, the regulations do not provide any parameters under which the Corporation may apply these priorities. The proposed regulations state only that the Corporation, after assessing applicants on the basis of quality, "may give special consideration to ensure a balanced portfolio" without providing potential applicants, grantees, and the public with any sense of how the authority with respect to setting priorities will be exercised and applied . No definition of a balanced portfolio is given. States' role in determining proper local balance is undermined by the Corporation's caveat that competitive proposal rankings may or may not be considered in selection . (Sec. 2522.465b) . The rule also gives the Corporation explicit authority to establish new priorities of undefined nature, as long as it "determines and disseminates [new priorities] in advance of the selection process." Again, these policies harm the Corporation's goal of building a more transparent and fair process. ~ The process and timing for requesting a waiver is not addressed. The Corporation proposes a number of instances where it will have discretion to waive some program requirements , but it does not provide a process that would ensure that programs seeking waivers are not disadvantaged. CNCS should review and respond to any request for a waiver around leveraging volunteers, cost per FTE, or matching requirements before the applicant submits the full grant application . This is necessary in order to ensure that no applicants are compromised in the grant application as a result of seeking a waiver. In addition , the rules should explicitly state that applying for or receiving a waiver would not impact the scoring of the grant. Recommendation #8: The Corporation should clearly state and justify the percentage of funds reserved for new applicants. http://www.saveamericorps.org/rulemaking/AmCorpRulemkngPosPaper.htm 9/30/2004 �Save AmeriCorps Position Paper Page 7 of8 Recommendation #9: The Corporation should clearly define how it will apply selection priorities, instead of relying on "special considerations" to achieve a balanced portfolio. Recommendation #1 0: The Corporation should clarify the process for requesting waivers and ensure that such requests do not negatively impact applicants. In summary, we would like to emphasize our commitment to partnering with the Corporation by offering constructive commentary on the proposed rule as published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2004. We have drafted our comments based on more than 10 years of experience in running AmeriCorps programs of every size and focus in communities across the United States. We appreciate the Corporation's commitment to accountability and transparency in the rulemaking process, and look forward to continuing to work together to build and strengthen AmeriCorps without compromising program quality. Sincerely, Nancy Ann David Linda Katherine Executive Director Executive Director National Director U.S. Programs Executive Director Notre Dame Mission Volunteer Program Culbertson President & CEO Program Administrator Damitz Program Director Douton Executive Director Dubiel Fettisenko Acting Executive Director CEO Friedman National Director George Gomperts CEO Chef Goodloe Greenwood Program Director Executive Director Hardy Vice-President Hawkins Bakhuizen Betz Chaney Cohen Corr, SND Steven A. Sean Kate Steven Maxim Marty Cal John Sharon Jennifer Stephani Swynice M. Rebecca C. Steve Tracy Sister Jacqueline Alan Kerry Wendy Adraine Mark Rich Jody John Hines Program Director Holmes Hoover John ice Johnson Khazei Knodle Kopp, LaRoza Lazarra Leimsider Lib it McCrimmon CEO Executive Director Executive Director Executive Director CEO Executive Director President and Founder Executive Director Executive Director Founder Director Executive Director Thomas Kristin D. Scott Michelle Mclaurin McSwain Miniea Nunn Director Executive Director Program Director CEO SUNY Oneonta AmeriCorps AmeriCoach HOPE Worldwide, Ltd . New York State Corps Collaboration Youth Service America Utah Conservation Corps Save The Bay, Inc. Earth Corps Rhode Island Service Alliance EducationWorks Community Health Corps The Experience Corps Inspiration Corporation Learning Through Literacy United States Veterans Initiatives Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc. SC HFH AmeriCorps Self-Advocacy Association of New York State Hands On Network Response to Love Center Connecticut Commission on Community Service City Year, Inc. Comprehensive Community Soluntion Teach for America Volunteer Center of Manatee County West Seneca Youth Bureau National Service Alumni Network Civic Works, Project Liberty Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Virginia Peninsula, Inc. YMCA School Success Program Massachusetts Service Alliance A+ Schools I Fulton AmeriCorps Hands On Network http://www .saveamericorps.org/rulemaking/AmComRulemkm!PosPaner. htm qnnnnn.a. �Sacve AmeriCorps Position Paper Dale Sally T. Penny Prouty CEO President Michael Paul Eric Dorothy Terri Susan Mary Hale Jonathan Haydee Rubinger Schmitz Schwarz Stoneman Sullivan Thomas Tolar Underwood Velez-Colon Jennifer Rob Martin Nancy Wagner Waldron Weinstein Worthen President & CEO Executive Director President President & Founder Program Director Program Director Executive Director Corps Director Director, Projects and Grants Development Researcher/Grantwriter CEO Executive Director Director Page 8 of8 Student Conservation Association National Association of Service and Conservation Corps Local Initiatives Support Corporation Public Allies Citizen Schools YouthBuild USA Taunton Student Health Corps Rl Mentoring Partnership Kansas Campus Compact Maine Independence Corps Boricua College Spokane City, County Youth Department Jumpstart Bay Area Community Resources Providence Children's Museum 1 Source: CNCS Performance and Accountability Report, FY2002. http://www. saveamericorps.org/rulemaking/AmCorpRulemkngPosPaoer.htm 9nnnnn4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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