592 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3a3b00fb5c6cc509d73600b9dbac13c7.pdf 5596ca2ec99cb823fce27a16b05d24d7 PDF Text Text 1994 State Plan �' ' State Plan Narrative TheMichigan Comm!Jnity Service Commission (MCSC [see-appendix A for acronym glossary]) was created by Executive Order of the Governor in October 1991. Since then, MCSC has served as the principal catalyst for national and community service programs in Michigan. The ethnically, geographically, and politically diverse members of MCSC represent community-based organizations, colleges and universities, local education agencies, philanthropic institutions, government, labor, business, and young people. Vision. Priorities, and Plan As Michelle Engler, Chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission and First Lady of Michigan, brought the 14th meeting of the MCSC to a close on May 20, 1994, commissioners reaffirmed that program sustainability is the greatest challenge facing service in Michigan. Since its inception, the twenty-five member commission has recognized that sustainability is the principal challenge of the national and community service field. Under the leadership of Ms. Engler, MCSC has consistently maintained that an effective and sustainable statewide service infrastructure rests on six pillars of practice: 1) building programs and expanding resources based on local community needs and interests; 2) enabling youth and community practitioners to be part of the program design and policy development process; 3) promoting diverse programs that are representative of their communities; 4) encouraging strong partnerships among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors; 5) developing a statewide information clearinghouse and a system for training in the best practices of service and service learning; and 6) enhancing service through rewards, incentives, and recognition. 1 �' These six pillars of practice and the statewide infrastructure they seek to support have been and will · remain at the core of Michigan's plan to achieve its vision for ~ational and community service. The Michigan Vision, first conceived through a statewide planning process in 1991, is simple in its spirit yet ambitious in its aim; to enable all citizens, especially youth, to engage in public problemsolving through service and volunteerism. Michigan envisions diverse networks of skilled citizen volunteers supported by the public and private sectors working in their communities to confront today's problems and preparing to meet the unforseen challenges of tomorrow. Through the service of citizen problem-solvers, Michigan will build communities of change and selfimprovement that are not dependent on support from any single source. Michigan expects to realize its vision by expanding program and service delivery capacity through diverse public and private collaborations within a state framework of shared standards and practices. The keystone in Michigan's overarching vision is MCSC. MCSC serves as a catalyst, convener, broker, and facilitator of projects, programs, networks, and new ideas. It has become the most visible symbol of Michigan's vision, in which the means are as important as the ends. MCSC's mandate, and its challenge, is to ensure continuity in the ongoing process of creating a sustainable system of service in Michigan. Sustainability requires a balance between needs-based service delivery and program infrastructure development. Program priorities based on a funder's definition of need create narrowly defined programs dependent upon specific categories of funding. This dependence restricts flexible solutions to complicated community problems, constricts the flow of fresh ideas to established programs, and chokes off programs from the changing culture of communities. MCSC's formula for sustainability includes program flexibility, multiple funding sources, shared standards of practice, locally defined priorities, and measurable outcomes. 2 . �.. Michigan's priorities are grass-rooted; reflecting not only today's pressing community needs but also, and perhaps more importantly, its commitment to f<?rm and maintain a comprehensive system of community-based citizen problem-solving. The national priorities for service, established by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and specified by the Corporation for National and Community Service are consistent with Michigan's grass-roots approach. Education, public safety, human needs, and the environment provide enough flexibility for most communities to embrace programs that would seek to address these important national priorities. Nevertheless, in order to ensure broad community acceptance of the national service priority areas MCSC initiated a statewide needs assessment process in late winter. On February 23, 1994, MCSC, in partnership with Michigan State University Extension, conducted, via satellite, a statewide video teleconference, "National Service: Michigan's Call to Action." The goals of the video teleconference were to involve a broad range of people in gathering information on community needs and establishing priorities for national and community service in Michigan. The video teleconference also served as a catalyst for the formation of community service partnerships. More than 350 people from 20 communities participated, including representatives from local government, labor, business, community-based organizations, senior programs, programs for the physically challenged, school teachers and administrators, college and university faculty, community foundation staff and volunteers, youth, parents, and adult volunteers. MCSC followed the video teleconference with a series of information gathering focus groups around the state. The result of this needs assessment process affirmed, according to the participants, the relevance of the federal priority areas in most of the state's communities, and confirmed MCSC' s decision to adopt the national priorities for Michigan. Participants ranked in order of importance: 1. Human Needs, especially, family and single-parent support, affordable and transitional housing, senior care, AIDS counseling, and health and mental health care. 3 �' 2. Education, especially, literacy, after-school programming, youth-mentoring, computer · literacy, and youth leadership. 3. Public Safety, especially, conflict resolution, crime prevention, community policing, substance-abuse prevention, and youth violence. 4. Environment, especially, neighborhood rehabilitation. In a state that has often had its demographic diversity and its geographic size overlooked, local flexibility is essential for maintaining broad-based support for the state's service plan. Fourteen driving hours separate one of the nation's largest and most diverse metropolitan areas, Detroit, from the western Upper Peninsula town of Silver City with its relatively homogeneous population of 500. Accordingly, MCSC is forwarding to the Corporation, twelve AmeriCorps program proposals for consideration that represent diverse communities and a range of approaches to service in Michigan. The twelve proposals support MCSC's adopted priorities and its strategic goal to balance meeting immediate needs with developing a sustainable service program infrastructure. Eight of the proposed AmeriCorps programs concentrate on specific priority areas. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit and the American Youth Foundation (planning grant) address Health and Home. Eastern Michigan University and Central Michigan University take on School Readiness and Success. Oakland University and the United Way of Saginaw tackle Crime Prevention. While Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources work in the Natural and Neighborhood Environment. The remaining four program proposals are models of flexible community-based service delivery and integrated infrastructure development. The four programs will work through multiple program networks and service partnerships in each of their communities to provide comprehensive measurable services based on community needs. The United Way of Genesee County (Flint) is building its AmeriCorps program on the base 4 . �I ' provided by Flint's Youth Service Corps, a product of the Urban Corps Expansion Project, to integrate projects among community organizations se~ving _all four priority areas. The Grand Rapids Service Corps, modeled after Boston's City Year program, is using its AmeriCorps program to match the substantial support it has raised locally to provide neighborhood service in the four priority areas. MCSC already has provided, with former NCSA subtitle C funds , both Flint and Grand Rapids with program development support and technical assistance. They are now positioned to begin their service projects immediately. The University of Michigan/Michigan Neighborhood Partnership program and the Wayne County Legal Services program are both new innovative models that build on substantial networks of existing community resources to provide services across the priority areas. The four programs provide a test for sustainability by virtue of their broad service delivery approach. MCSC will compare their effectiveness in generating nonfederal support with the effectiveness of the eight priority specific programs to determine which general characteristics are more likely to lead to sustained community support and involvement. MCSC also will use this information in its efforts to increase the number of sustainable quality AmeriCorps proposals from urban and rural community-based agencies. Back2round Information In the late spring of 1991, the W .K. Kellogg Foundation awarded a grant to Youth Service America (YSA) for the purpose of facilitating the collaborative development of a comprehensive state plan for national and community service. Working in cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF), and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) , YSA facilitated a planning conference for youth service policy in Michigan. The conference brought together more than 125 people from across Michigan representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full and part-time service and volunteer corps programs, community based organizations, and state policy makers. As a result of this planning process and Ms. Engler' s involvement in it, Governor John Engler 5 �.. established MCSC by executive order. MCSC hired Diana Algra as its first executive director and secured two Points of Light Foundation Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassadors (Cynthia Scherer and Trabian Shorters) to assist in coordinating commission activities. Michigan was one of four pilot states to receive YES Ambassadors, and it continues to serve as a national model for its utilization of YES Ambassadors for state service program capacity building. Since 1991 MCSC has: • Formed successful working partnerships with all of the major service and volunteer networks and organizations in the state. Through committee work, informal planning meetings, and the formal structure of the MCSC Steering Committee on National and Community Service (appendix B), MCSC has helped to foster and maintain the spirit of collaboration among the state's varied interests. • Coordinated, in partnership with MDE and MCC, the development of comprehensive state national and community service program applications in 1992 and 1993 that included K-12 age school and community-based programs, higher education programs, youth corps programs, and a national service demonstration program (Michigan CARES) . In its first two years, MCSC with the help of its partners brought Michigan $2.9 million in support from the Commission on National and Community Service (CNCS). • Established the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC), a standing committee of youth, ages 12-21 , to coordinate policy as it relates to youth and advise on all matters before the commission. MYP AC, through MCSC, was awarded a Commission on National and Community Service "Youth Voice" grant in 1993 to increase youth involvement in planning for service through the development of community youth action councils. MYPAC, in partnership with MCSC, MCC, and CMF, produces a statewide newsletter for youth. MYP AC was recently featured in the award winning magazine Who Cares as an example of effective youth leadership development in the service field. 6 �I ' • Instituted, with J?rivate sector support, the "Governor and Michigan Community Service · Commission Community Service Awards Program." ~its first year the program received more than 200 nominations for special recognition. Forty-five individuals, groups, families, and/or businesses were honored for their service to their communities at an awards dinner hosted by the Governor and First Lady in March, 1994. • Developed state standards for service (see appendix C) based on the Wingspread Principles for Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning and the Standards of Quality for School-based Service-Learning from the Alliance for Service-Learning in Education Reform. The standards were developed in cooperation with MCC, MDE, CMF, the Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center, the Michigan Partnership for New Education, and school and community-based practitioners. • Secured, in partnership with CMF, a $500,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will provide more than a two-to-one dollar match to CNCS support for the Michigan CARES National Service Demonstration program model. • Served as a principal partner in a coalition of CNCS funded states for the purpose of recommending policies for state implementation of national and community service programs. • Successfully sought passage of state legislation to establish MCSC by statute. Michigan House Bill 5280 passed both houses with overwhelming bi-partisan support. • Won recognition as one of the leading states in the national and community service field in a CNCS sponsored national study conducted by Youth Service America. State Strateey Any fair enumeration of state successes must also come with a critical review of state weaknesses. The result of this critical review, along with AmeriCorps' new program development goals, will provide a baseline for measuring Michigan's progress in program and infrastructure development 7 �' over the next three years. From the start, MCSC has set annual developmental objectives and has · maintained methods for gathering information and formatively evaluating the effectiveness of its efforts. Standing committees of the commission, the Steering Committee, and ad hoc working groups gather and provide information that the staff analyzes and synthesizes for an annual progress report. In general, the state's weaknesses are limited public visibility, coupled with the need to coordinate and not overshadow or duplicate other volunteer initiatives; attrition of the state's key service advocates and practitioners coupled with the need to recruit and develop new leader practitioners and advocates; and the shallow footing of service in most communities coupled with the need to develop more community-based AmeriCorps programs in order to achieve sustainability through local institutionalization. This last point is revealed by the types of institutions that MCSC has recommended for Year One AmeriCorps funding. Most are large and many are universities. Given the limited time in the application process, it is understandable that mostly large institutions with their reasonably more accessible resources would succeed. However,· Michigan must increase AmeriCorps program development among smaller, more localized community-based organizations, as well as intensify outreach to established poverty and aging programs. The Michigan plan for National and Community Service is relatively simple. MCSC will increase its public awareness activities, encourage innovative new service program development, identify at least five communities to serve as laboratories for state infrastructure development, and energetically evaluate and refine all of its activities. The five Lab Communities will be models of comprehensive, collaborative service program implementation. MCSC will concentrate its efforts on the five in order to reach a critical mass of local community-based service initiatives. MCSC will ensure that each lab develops a community plan that institutionalizes service, builds capacity, leverages resources, and coordinates Kindergarten through Retiree service and volunteerism. They 8 . �• • will be the anchors of the Michigan plan. MCSC will use the Lab Communities as resources for · programs in the surrounding regions, centers for peer ~echnical assistance, and platforms from which to launch coordinated regional service initiatives. AmeriCorps and two MCSC initiatives are the keys to the successful development of the five Lab Communities: Michigan CARES and the MCSC Learn and Serve Community Based Program, Michigan Youth Serving Across Michigan (MYSAM). Michigan CARES is MCSC' s subtitle D National Service Demonstration program, which recently received a $495,750 matching grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. CNCS originally awarded MCSC a $225,000 planning and capacity building grant in 1993. Since then, MCSC refined and revised the original program design, secured the matching grant, and sought and received CNCS's approval of the modifications. Commencing in August 1994, MCSC will work in partnership with CMF to identify six communities through the community foundation network to implement a collaborative, community-based planning process for national and community service programs. Michigan CARES will support the local planning process and provide seed support for a program that complements or enhances national and community service and service learning. Each Michigan CARES community will (1) conduct and/or draw upon an existing community needs and resource assessment; (2) establish a comprehensive strategic community service plan from kindergarten through retirement; (3) integrate the best practices of service-learning and youth development in all aspects of youth service; and (4) launch a sustainable model national and community youth service program that meets the goals of the community program and produces measurable results. MCSC and CMF will work jointly to provide technical assistance and training. MCSC will operate MYSAM (pending CNCS approval) in partnership with MDE to ensure coordination in the selection of Learn and Serve community-based and school-based programs in order to provide the best opportunities for establishing quality school and community service9 �learning partnerships. MYSAM will broaden opportunities for a diversity of K-12 age youth to become involved in service and community problem-solving by supporting community-based youth service programs that (1) provide peer support; (2) provide service to address visible community need; (3) increase youth participation and involvement in community service. MYSAM will support programs that are models of effective partnerships among schools and communitybased organizations. Collaboration is an essential element of effective service-learning (Wingspread Principles & ASLER Standards). School/community partnerships enable schools and community organizations to do what they do best while ensuring that youth participants benefit from a measure of continuity in their service and learning experiences. Collaboration not only enhances service-learning practice, it also improves the chances of program institutionalization. MCSC will seek to foster MYSAM partnerships in Michigan CARES communities and work with MDE to coordinate school-based program grants with MYSAM and CARES. Michigan's AmeriCorps programs, which are based on the value of community collaboration, will be integrated into the CARES and MYSAM initiatives. MCSC will base consideration of MYSAM programs and CARES on the current status and future potential for AmeriCorps program in the community. Together, Michigan CARES, MYSAM, and AmeriCorps will provide the programmatic glue to bind the five lab communities. In turn, these five communities will anchor the continued development of the Michigan service infrastructure. Conceptually, MCSC's plan is organized around three broad goals that support its agenda and meets its developmental needs. Citizen Impact: Reaching more people with the service message in coordination with other initiatives and building a diverse statewide peer technical assistance network of skilled practitioners and committed service advocates . Community Impact: Expanding community-based service program capacity through facilitating local collaboration and developing five comprehensive Lab Communities. Institutional Impact: Enhancing service 10 �f • program network integration through generating project specific partnerships and stimulating new · ideas for sustainable collaborative activities. Based on _these_goals, which fall under Michigan's overarching goal of program sustainability, MCSC has developed a three-year strategic plan that provides benchmarks to assess MCSC' s continuing efforts to build a sustainable infrastructure for national and community service. Year One • In partnership with the Steering Committee, conduct a comprehensive statewide inventory of Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. • Support Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism in its campaign to increase awareness of volunteerism and work collaboratively to raise visibility of MCSC and its related activities. • Conduct a review workshop for AmeriCorps applicants not recommended by MCSC for funding. Establish a technical assistance and peer support process to strengthen these programs for future funding possibilities. • Establish a fund development plan for programs not funded by CNCS or MCSC. • Identify directly funded AmeriCorps programs and integrate program planning, training, and implementation activities with those operating in the state. • Seek foundation funding support for a targeted program development and technical assistance initiative for small neighborhood and community-based organizations. • Convene a meeting of state grant makers representing state and local government, corporate foundations , philanthropic foundations, community foundations , and United Ways for the purpose of developing a state strategy paper on sustaining national and community service. • Develop a senior volunteer position at MCSC to promote connections among senior volunteer and youth community service programs. • Launch, with private sector support, an MCSC logo and poster contest for elementary and middle school students. 11 �' • Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create ArneriCorps program and participant categ<?ries. • Select six communities for the Michigan CARES program and provide training and technical assistance for community-based planners. • Develop and implement a state model for ArneriCorps training and technical assistance. • Identify and recruit staff and volunteers from the AmeriCorps programs to serve as state peer technical assistance consultants. • Coordinate and consult with MDE on Learn and Serve America grant making. • In cooperation with the Michigan Service-Learning Council, develop common service learning training elements that can be shared among ArneriCorps, higher education, and Learn and Serve America programs. • Integrate where possible the MYPAC/CMF youth action council "Youth Voice" project with Michigan CARES communities. Year Two • In partnership with the Steering Committee and drawing on the results of the Year One inventory, identify, evaluate, and document model Kindergarten-Retiree service and volunteer programs and practitioners. • In cooperation with MYPAC and the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, develop a state recruitment campaign for AmeriCorps and youth service volunteers. • Facilitate the development of at least two quality AmeriCorps proposals from neighborhood and community-based organizations. • Develop, with private sector support, an MCSC state service newsletter. • Establish a Task Force on intergenerational service program development. • Establish a Task Force on developing model national and community service programs that link Community Action Programs, Area Agencies on Aging, Headstart, school-readiness, 12 . �l • and school-to-work transition. • Produce and disseminate, with private sector support, MCSC posters for recruiting schoolage youth to participate in service and volunteer activities. • Double the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards Program and create a category for model community service partnerships. • Identify the five strongest Michigan CARES communities to be Lab Communities for promoting continued community generated private sector support. • Based on practitioner critique, revise the state ArneriCorps training and technical assistance. • Integrate state peer technical assistance consultants into AmeriCorps training and program development. • In partnership with MDE leverage at least one school/community partnership by targeting School and Community-Based Learn and Service grants. • Integrate ArneriCorps peer technical assistance consultants into Michigan Service-Learning Council and revise common training elements as needed. • Develop partnerships among community service youth action councils and local government youth councils in select communities. • Initiate efforts to establish MCSC as an endowed public/private authority. Year Three • In partnership with the Steering Committee and drawing on the results of the Year Two develop, with private sector support, a catalog of model programs and practitioners for public dissemination. • Reconvene the participants of the Year One grant-makers meeting to assess progress and revise recommendations. • Continue in cooperation with MYP AC and the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, the state recruitment campaign for ArneriCorps and youth service volunteers. 13 �• • Facilitate the development of at least four quality AmeriCorps proposals from · neighborhood and community-based organizations. • Increase circulation of MCSC state service newsletter. • Take action on the recommendations of the Task Force on intergenerational service. • Take action on the recommendations of the Task Force on developing model service programs that link Headstart, school-readiness, and school-to-work transition. • Increase by 50% the number of citizen respondents to the Community Service Awards. • Conduct regional community service collaboration training using the five CARES communities as training centers. • Based on practitioner critique, revise the state AmeriCorps training and technical assistance. • In partnership with MDE leverage at least one AmeriCorps/school/community partnership by targeting AmeriCorps, school and Community-Based Learn and Serve grants. • Integrate AmeriCorps peer technical assistance consultants into Michigan Service-Learning Council and revise common training elements as needed. • Conduct a statewide conference on national and community service to enable practitioners to assess the state's progress in establishing a sustainable infrastructure. • Launch a fundraising campaign for MCSC's anticipated public/private authority. • Ensure that no less than 80% of the Year One AmeriCorps programs that have demonstrated quality and measurable success are funded for continuation beyond Federal funding support. Coordination In order to succeed, MCSC must ensure that it makes all of its strategic decisions in consultation with its state partners. The Michigan Steering Committee for National and Community Service is the forum for strategic consultation and program development coordination. The members of the Steering Committee represent, among other agencies, CMF, MCC, MNF, MDE, and the Michigan 14 t �.. CNCS. Representatives of these agencies also serve as ex-officios of MCSC. Stanley Stewart, · the director of Michigan CNCS, has been an energetic an9 productive contributor to MCSC and the Steering Committee. MCSC will continue to coordinate all of its activities with Michigan CNCS in order to build community partnerships in conjunction with Domestic Volunteer Service Act projects and activities. The Michigan Campus Compact, under the leadership of first Diana Algra and now Julie Busch, has become one of the nation's leading state Compacts. MCSC has enjoyed an especially close working relationship with MCC on a variety of projects including the development of state standards, MCSC' s administration of MCC higher education grants, the establishment of the Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, the coordination of the Service Learning Training Council, and leadership training for MYPAC members. MCSC's partnership with CMF, a state network that represents more than 10% of the nation's community foundations, has already been discussed. MNF, an association of the state's non-profit sector, coordinates Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism. MCSC is represented on the MNF board and contributed to the Campaign's 1993 Year of the Volunteer media blitz. Since 1991, MDE and MCSC have maintained a close and productive partnership. MCSC and MDE collaborated in the development of their respective state applications in 1992 and 1993. MCSC has contributed to the Serve America grant making process. In light of the National and Community Service Trust Act's administrative split between the school and community-based programs formerly under Serve America, MCSC and MDE's collaborative and coordinated planning and program development will ensure continuity in the Michigan's K-12 Learn and Serve school and community programs. MCSC and MDE will facilitate the development of complementary funding awards. The most tangible example of the partnership is MCSC' s plan to fund 113 of the MDE's Learn and Serve coordinator's salary. Support It would be hard to miss from reading to this point that MCSC has placed the leveraging of non- 15 �CNCS resources as a high priority. This is the obvious issue that must be addressed in order to · achieve a sustainable infrastructure and it will be the central question of the grant maker conference that MCSC plans to convene in Year One. Given that among the Michigan groups to be invited, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the W . K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Skillman Foundation have invested millions of dollars nationally in service and youth development, the results of the conference should be helpful beyond Michigan as well. Without the leadership, guidance, and support of these three foundations, MCSC and Michigan would not be in the position they are in today. Mott and Kellogg have representatives on MCSC, and Skillman, with the help of Michigan CNCS director has committed to providing the cash match for Year One AmeriCorps program proposals from Southeast Michigan. Skillman's support, if extended to Year Two programs, will improve significantly the likelihood of successfully developing strong AmeriCorps program proposal among neighborhood organizations. As on the Federal level, nonpartisanship is never universal, but through the leadership of the First Lady, Governor, and commissioners, MCSC has remained out of the partisan fray . The effort to win passage of H.B. 5280 was led in the Michigan House by a Democratic and in the Senate by the Republican Majority Leader. The vote for final passage was 30-2 in the Senate, and 105-2 in the House. Of the then twenty-one member commission polled in April, seven were Democrats, seven Republicans, and seven independents. MCSC holds the view that training and technical assistance are devices that must be effectively applied to support the strategic development of human resources and infrastructure. Training must also be user friendly and user owned. MCSC will rely primarily upon in-state resources, but also it will draw upon the best thinking and experience in the national field to develop comprehensive state-wide training standards. In Year One MCSC will hold state-wide ArneriCorps program staff trainings and regional trainings for ArneriCorps participants. Training needs will be determined through a needs assessment survey of proposed AmeriCorps programs in July . MCSC will 16 �"\ orgamze a state AmeriCorps Task Force to set guidelines also in July. The Task Force · recommendations along with the results of the program ~eeds assessment will form the outline for MCSC's Program Development Assistance and Training proposal later this summer. Training will remain an on-going human resource development process. MCSC will use a train-the-trainer model to ensure sustainability. Its design will be modified based on program and participant evaluations as well as by recommendations made by the independent program evaluators contracted by MCSC. Among the training resources that MCSC will draw upon include MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs, Michigan Service Learning Center, American Youth Foundation, MCC, National Youth Leadership Council's Generator School Project, the Active Citizenship Today Project, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse's regional hub, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, the Youth Volunteer Corps, and United Community Services of Detroit. Development Process In October, 1993, MCSC convened the Steering Committee's first meeting on the National Service Trust Act of 1993. The Steering Committee was instrumental in contributing to the outline for the state planning process. In addition to the state-wide video teleconference MCSC, in cooperation with members of the Steering Committee, held twelve technical assistance and planning meetings around the state involving more than five hundred people and mailed 1,600 AmeriCorps applications through state networks. MCSC received 45 proposals representing partnerships that involved more than seventy state and local organizations. All of the information gathered through this proposal and planning process contributed to the state plan. Institutional Capacity MCSC ' s, chair Michelle Engler, is a practicing attorney who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to the law and public service. A member of both the Michigan and Texas state bar associations, Ms. Engler has been involved in numerous initiatives that support women, children, 17 �families, literacy, as well as national and community service. Ms. Engler is a leader in promoting Michigan Harvest Gathering, which in three years has r~sed more than $900,000 and 1.5 million pounds of food for Michigan's hungry. She has also been an advocate for the women of Michigan in the fight against breast cancer. She is a spokesperson for the Children's Trust Fund and serves on the Board of Directors for Michigan Cities In Schools and the Library of Michigan Foundation. Mr. Frank Dirks became Executive Director of MCSC in May, 1994. Formerly the director of the Close Up Foundation' s Active Citizenship Today service-learning project, Mr. Dirks was before that a field organizer for Youth Service America where he consulted states in strategic planning under National and Community Service Act of 1990 and organized the development of Youth Volunteer Corps programs in ten communities around the country. Mr. Dirks consulted in the initial development of MCSC. A former high school teacher and founding member of the Alliance for Service-Learning in Education Reform, he prepared the 1993 strategy paper for the YSA Policy Working Group on the implementation of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The MCSC is housed in the Executive Office of the First Lady and administratively operates in the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC). MJC is a state agency that administers a budget of roughly $400 million for social and economic programs. MJC administers the Community Services Block Grant program and, by statute, oversees the Community Action Agencies. Contract management staff provide administrative support for MCSC, and will assist MCSC in negotiating, executing, and monitoring contracts to local subgrantees. The Michigan Department of Labor's Office of Budget, Finance and Administrative Services performs MCSC's fiscal functions , including financial reporting and expense tracking and monitoring. 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As part of our vision, the MCSC , and other key individuals and organizations, identified the following elements as essential to a sustainable statewide community service infrastructure: • Programs must be built around local community needs and interests. • Young people and community program practitioners must be involved in policy development and program design. • Programs must be representative of their communities; diversity of participants is essential. • Programs must build on existing resources and strengths. • The business community must be involved. • A statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs must be developed. • A comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs, organization, and existing resources . • Sufficient rewards, incentives and recognition to promote service should be developed. The Michigan Vision was written in late winter 1992, as the comprehensive statement on the convictions and passions of Michigan citizens regarding community involvement and active citizenship. The vision is a working, living document whose words and ideas give shape and focus to our work. We continue to draw from the vision inspiration and guidance. Moreover, it is the vision, more than any regulation or policy, against which our progress is measured and our shortcomings exposed. The following statement is taken from a speech given by Mala Mirchandani as she accepted a Student Community Service Award from the Michigan Campus Compact, March 6, 1992. This statement also serves as the introduction to The Michigan Vision . �Ideally, we would all like a society where no one goes hungry, where there is a home for everyone, where a man is treated as a man and not by the color of his skin, where drugs have no place ... where crime has no place and no one !Jeeds to commit a crime for a meal or the need to get ahead .. .where corruption and dishonesty have no place, and where people can live and not struggle. Idealism. So you work for Idealism. You believe in Idealism. And you practice Idealism ... And with time, and a little care, you begin to see a little bit of light for places, before you only found darkness. And then soon you'll find Idealism is not only practical - but a reality The Michigan Vision serves as a clear testimony to our beliefs, but also as an ambitious agenda for our actions. Outlined within the vision are several concrete initiatives we believe will marry the power of our ideals and the results of our work. We are struggling to build bridges between our idealism and our reality. Michigan can take some pride in the steps taken in 1991 and 1992. Indeed, we can be very proud of the collaboration and sense of common purpose the vision has helped nurture across the streams of community service in Michigan. As we review the goals outlined in the vision, we are heartened by the progress being made toward their realization. However, we must remain sober about the work ahead of the Michigan Community Service Commission, our allies, communities, and individual citizens as we strive to reach beyond ourselves to an idealism that is not only practical - but is a reality. PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES OUTLINED BY THE MICHIGAN VISION The initiatives outlined in this report reflect Michigan's commitment to ensure that every person in the state has access to opportunities to help solve our most urgent social problems. The following initiative statements (in bold) come directly from the text of The Michigan Vision. Our comprehensive state application to the Commission on National and Community Service netted Michigan a total of 1.3 million dollars, under titles BI, BIT, and C. Following each initiative statement is a brief summary of the action taken in 1992. • Encourage young people to become advocates for service and civic participation in their communities. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) established the Standing Committee on 2 �Youth Voice called the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) in September, 1992. The MYPAC consists of 16 members, ages 12 to 20, from eve_ry region of the state. The MYPAC has the power to introduce and review policy before the MCSC, it participates in strategic planning and evaluation, and plays a role in every level of the Commission' s work. Like MCSC members, MYPAC members are strong advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities and in the state. The Student Community Action Network (SCAN) of the Michigan Campus Compact provides a strong and clear collegiate student voice on issues of state and community problem solving and on issues related to service learning. Both the MYPAC and SCAN work actively to involve young people from across the state in their work. • Establish a multi-tier recognition/awards program. The first tier award will come from the state Commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and community service programs. The second tier award will be a Governor's award for exemplary service. The state Commission will also encourage local communities to develop and coordinate their own awards programs. The MCSC established a Standing Committee on Recognition in 1992, which has made recommendations to the Commission for a multi-tier recognition and awards program in early 1993. The committee has pursued, to the letter, the recognition and award program outlined in the above initiative statement. In addition, the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYP AC) is overseeing the Presidential Youth Service Award program in Michigan. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. In all of the Requests for Proposals developed by the MCSC to solicit applications for monies granted under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, we have strongly encouraged local partnerships . Indeed, in some categories collaboration is required. Using our grantmaking capacity as leverage, the MCSC has facilitated dialogue at the local level which has led to some exciting and creative 3 �partnerships. In addition, the MCSC convenes regularly members of all statewide community service and service learning organizations and networks to promote and _enhance collaboration at the community and state level. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as: Michigan 4-H, Michigan Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council's Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, Michigan School Volunteers Program, Partnerships in Education, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Community Action Agencies and Pri.vate Industry Councils. The MCSC has been instrumental in connecting organizations with similar missions and objectives to each other, providing opportunities and incentives for these organizations to assist each other in program development and capacity building. Through the Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism, spearheaded by former Michigan Governor George Romney, the number of Volunteer Centers in the state has increased from 16 fully operating and 10 developing centers in 1991 , to 19 fully operating and 23 developing centers in 1992. Of the 23 developing centers, 4 will be fully operational by June, 1993, an additional 2 will be operating by December, 1993, bringing the total to 25 Volunteer Centers in the state. Volunteer Centers serve as county-level capacity building and training hubs throughout Michigan. The Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the MCSC, the Michigan Department of Education, and the Michigan Campus Compact have sponsored cross-stream training around issues of service and service learning at local, regional , and statewide-levels. We are also undertaking a statewide public relations campaign in 1993 to raise awareness of community service and service learning through television, radio, and print media. The MCSC has garnered pro-bono support for the program from Brogan and Partners of Detroit. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. 4 �The MCSC has established a Standing Committee on Fund Development. Members of the committee include key individuals from the public, private, ~nd philanthropic sectors. Furthermore, most ofthe monies from the National and Community Service Act of 1990, have been subgranted throughout Michigan. All grantees are required to provide matching funds as well as viable sustainability strategies. Through it ' s grant making power, the MCSC has mobilized both federal and local dollars toward advancing youth service. The Commission is also researching legislative action that would secure sustained public support for community service in Michigan. • Establish a state clearinghouse on service and volunteerism drawing upon the resources of the Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, Michigan Departments of Education and Labor, and Cooperative Extension 4-H, or facilitate the development of clearinghouses within each stream of youth service. The Michigan Campus Compact hosts a Midwest Regional Resource Center on Mentoring, The Volunteer Centers of Michigan have established the Volunteer Resource Network, a statewide database and toll-free statewide telephone volunteer referral service, and the Partnership for New Education, in cooperation with the National Youth Leadership Council, has established a statewide K-12 Service Learning Center on the Campus of Michigan State University. In 1993, the MCSC will establish an exhaustive database of exemplary community service and service learning programs, both school and community based, for all ages. • Establish a statewide training model in youth service, in coordination with the clearinghouses. In cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact/Campus Outreach Opportunity League (MCC/COOL) and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), and the Points of Light Foundation, the MCSC is establishing a regional training network for young people throughout Michigan. The network taps into and supports the resources both in Michigan and in the nation. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a 5 �service learning philosophy and ensure that youth have a meaningful service experience. The MCSC is in full agreement and support of existing principles for good practice established in Wingspread Special Report: Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning, published by the Johnson Foundation. The Commission has required applicants for CNCS funds under all subtitles to design programs in accordance with these principles. In March, 1993, leaders in the field of community service and service learning will convene to develop the framework for a Michigan Principles of Best Practice to be disseminated throughout the field. The development of the document will include representatives from K-12 , higher education, corps, volunteer centers, and other community-based programs. The expected outcome is uniform adherence to the highest standards of excellence in program development, implementation, and evaluation across streams of service. Service learning is being incorporated into broader education reform strategies in Michigan as well. On January 14, 1993, students, teachers, school administrators, and leaders in the fields of volunteerism, community service, and service learning convened a "Conversation on Service Learning" in Eaton Rapids to discuss curricular infusion strategies and service learning as a means to school reform. The conversation was aided by the input of students involved in service learning as well as national leaders from organizations like the National Youth Leadership Council, The Points of Light Foundation, and The Close-up Foundation. • Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives across all youth service program areas. The MCSC has established an Evaluation Standing Committee designed to assess the work of the Commission and its grantees. The committee expects to develop a replicable system of data collection and evaluation to be available for use by youth service practitioners throughout Michigan. • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant program administered by the Michigan State Department of Education in conjunction with the Commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. 6 �Under title BI,the MCSC and the Michigan Department of Education have established the SERVEMichigan Grants program. Through a competitive gr11nt process, $585,338 was distributed to communities in four categories: Statewide Planning and Capacity Building, School-Based Service Learning, Community-Based Service Learning, Adult School Volunteer and Partnership Programs Based on data from our 60 grantees, the number of Michigan citizens involved in community and school-based service learning and adult volunteer and partnership programs under SERVE -Michigan will increase from 9, 063 in 1991 to an estimated 38, 506 by mid-academic year 1993. • Establish the Governor's Youth Environmental Education Corps, a residential rural summer youth corps program, which will be administered through the Job Training Partnership Act network. The Michigan Youth Environmental Education Corps (YEES) was created in June, 1992. The 1992 Michigan Youth Environmental Education Service (YEES) Corps was a great success. Through a combination of federal (title C and the Job Training Partnership Act) Michigan Department of Transportation funds, three residential camps operated for nine weeks this summer: Camp Alberta - 8 miles south from L ' anse in the western Upper Peninsula; Camp Boedne Bay - near St. Ignace in the eastern Upper Peninsula and Camp Tippy Dam- on the Manistee River in the western Lower Peninsula. The camps served over 90 youth (early vacancies were filled with new recruits). Each camp included 30 youth, 18-21 years old, from all over the state. The youth included various ethnic backgrounds, economic status, experiences, and education. The three camps operated for nine weeks from June 15, 1992 to August 14, 1992 . The camps identified local work projects that would fulfill unmet community environmental needs . A total of 22,636 project hours were devoted to state and local initiatives. • Facilitate the development of a Michigan "City Year" model from a combination of philanthropic and business funds. The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan began its "City Year" community-wide planning process on 7 �January 12, 1993, when a planning grant from the MCSC helped bring together 130 community leaders develop strategies and create a time line. The "City Year" pr<?ject has tremendous support in Grand Rapids and around the state. The Grand Rapids corporate, education, public and private philanthropic communities have all made concrete commitments to the success of the program. • Establish Michigan CARES (Communities and Resources Engaged in Service) a program designed to encourage youth and adults to participate in implementing and evaluating service projects which respond to local community needs. This innovative model encourages and assists local community collaborations in the development of community service action teams (CSA T), made up of part-time, full-time and senior corp members, and provides ongoing assistance to localities in the upkeep of these CSA Ts. Through this model to state seeks to strengthen existing and develop new community service initiatives aimed at youth. The Michigan CARES collaborative has continued to meet and refine its vision for a national service demonstration program in Michigan. The MCSC has submitted a proposal requesting support for Michigan CARES under TitleD for 1993. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer community-based and operated youth volunteer corps programs and full-time urban corps linked in each community to community-based organizations, K-12 education, and higher education. Five new Youth Volunteer Corps were created in Michigan under title C, involving 535 additional young people in meaningful community service and educational programs. The 5 new Youth Volunteer Corps in the state, the 4 existing YVCs, the City Year planning group, the summer residential conservation corps, and the Flint Full-time Urban Service Corps have joined to create the Coalition of Michigan Corps. In partnership with the MCSC, this coalition has linked to schoolbased service networks like the Michigan Campus Compact and the SERVE-Michigan K-12 program. We will continue to strengthen this connection in local programs as well as through statewide networks . 8 �.. -· . • • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher_education service plan. Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC. These grants will give special consideration to higher education projects that partner with or impact K-12 schools or youth service corps. In addition, a Michigan Resource Service Center, housed at the Michigan Campus Compact, will facilitate leadership training for higher education participants, to develop service learning resources and to disseminate information attained through research and evaluation programs in service learning. The Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) has been designated by the MCSC as the lead organization in Michigan Higher Education Service Learning Consortium. Under Title BII, the consortium has established an in-state college service grant process entitled the Michigan Generation Grant Program. In 1992, 22 grants, for a total of $136,299 were awarded under the following categories: Student Initiated Projects, Evaluation and Outcomes, Curriculum Development , Leadership Training, Combination Projects - a project which combines 2 or more of the above emphases. The number of Michigan college and university students projected to become involved in service learning through the 19 new initiatives is 5, 166. In addition, the Michigan Campus Compact has established the Michigan Resource Service Center in 1992. The goal of the center is to disseminate information to individual campuses to enhance local programs while creating a body of knowledge that furthers the entire field of service learning. COLLABORATION: THE CORNERSTONE OF THE MICHIGAN VISION To maximize resources in Michigan , the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) encourages innovative organizational collaboration and joint problem solving among public and private agencies. The Commission recognizes government as an essential, but not exclusive, partner in building effective community coalitions around local community needs. 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Washington, D.C. 20045 Dear Commissioners: It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I recommend to you Michigan's application for federal funding under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. As chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), I can tell you with confidence that Michigan's application is the embodiment of the Commission on National and Community Service's goals and objectives. The application represents a broad array of interests and reflects the belief that service is one way Michigan can address important social and environmental concerns facing our communities. In addition, it represents the belief that service is beneficial to the individual. We in Michigan and at the MCSC have taken the Governor's charge to develop a comprehensive youth service plan very seriously. Never before have we seen such cooperation and collaboration among the non-profit, private and public sectors in our state. The outreach efforts by the MCSC have been outstanding in bringing together these interests. As the application describes, we have at all times made every effort to be all inclusive and representative of all sectors in the state. Both the Governor's commitment and my own to this effort are solid and sincere. Notwithstanding Michigan's well-publicized budget problems and economic woes, the MCSC has been budgeted a paid staff, an operating budget and access to all the state government's resources. This noteworthy fact reflects the Governor's conviction that promoting volunteerism can be an important function of state government, and that an investment in community service can produce a significant return. As for my own involvement, through a grant received by Youth Service America I have been able to visit model service programs throughout the country to assess their replicability in Michigan. In addition, I attended the Commission on National and Community Service technical assistance meeting in San Antonio, Texas, kept abreast of National Commission activities, and have discussed our ideas and vision with other first ladies and National and Community Service Commissioners. P.O. Box 30013 ·Lansing, Michigan 48909 �The Commission on National and Community Service March 23, 1992 Page2 While our submission is consistent with the National Act, it is built upon the unique strengths of Michigan, specifically, the strong local non-profit sector and the strong philanthropic support for youth service in Michigan. The application also builds upon Communities First, a State initiative to address the needs of areas of high poverty and unemployment. Communities First looks to local neighborhoods to develop initiatives to address the problems they have identified as crucial to resolve. Community service and/or corps components of our plan will play an integral part in helping these communities address the challenges facing them. We in Michigan and the MCSC recognize the work that lays before us in reaching our vision. We are, however, committed to long-term implementation of our goals and the continued existence of the MCSC. We fully expect the MCSC to be a key player in the state and for the MCSC to act as an umbrella organization and a facilitator for community initiatives throughout the state. The interest level in the state of Michigan is at an all-time high, as evidenced by the large number of Michigan citizens at the National Commission meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. During my travels across the state I have seen firsthand the kind of enthusiasm this effort has produced. It has been exhilarating to witness and participate in this exciting endeavor. Funding of this application by the Commission on National and Community Service will allow us to continue to build upon this interest. Thank you for serious consideration of our application. If you have any questions or comments regarding the state application or the MCSC, please feel free to contact my office at (517) 373-3400, or the Executive Director of the- MCSC, Diana Algra at (517) 335-4295. Sincerely, Michelle Engler, Chair Michigan Community Service Commission �THE MICHIGAN VISION ... Service originally was intended to mean work or a duty performed for others. But for me, in my own experiences, volunteerism has been a gift that was given to me. I find it ironic that the majority of times I've gone to help someone, they have helped me more, they have shown me more, they have taught me more, and in essence they have given me much more. Sometimes people ask me why I put so much time into it. Because sometimes the problems in society seem so immense - that there is no way out and there are no solutions to be found. And I realize that sometimes the problems seem unsolvable. But then you imagine the way you would like society to be ideally. Ideally, we would all like a society where no one goes hungry, where there is a home for everyone, where a man is treated as a man and not by the color of his skin, where drugs have no place, where children grow up believing in others and believing in themselves, where education is looked upon not as a luxury- but a necessity, where crime has no place, and no one needs to commit a crime for a meal or for the need to get ahead, where corruption and dishonesty have no place, and where people can live and not struggle. Idealism. So you work for idealism. You believe in idealism. And you practice idealism. And you learn that reaching for idealism is practical. And with time, and with a little care, you begin to see a little bit of light for places, before you found only darkness. And then soon you will find idealism is not only practical - but it is a reality. Mala Mirchandani, Student Community Service Award Recipient, Michigan Campus Compact Annual Conference, March 6, 1992 This statement eloquently summarizes Michigan's vision: through service we will gain more than we give and we will make our communities a better place to live. Some might say the critical human, educational, environmental and public safety needs, especially those relating to poverty, which challenge the state of Michigan preclude us from reaching our vision. Like most industrial states, Michigan has been hit hard by the continuing national recession and its dependence on the crippled auto industry and related businesses. The recent string of announcements by General Motor's regarding plant closings in Michigan pointedly demonstrate that the worst is far from over. At 9% unemployment rates in Michigan continues to exceed the national average of 7.3%. One of every four Michigan students drop out of school; illiteracy and low educational attainment across all ages present staggering challenges statewide. Hunger, homelessness and poverty in Michigan remain an appalling reality. Today in Michigan, there are an estimated 90,000 homeless people and more than 300,000 households are in imminent danger of joining these ranks . 1 �According to the Federal government definition of poverty, 31% of black and 9.1 % of white families officially subsist below that level. Of particular concern are the children who are affected by poverty, and the common characteristics they share. The proportion of children living in female-headed families more than doubled between 1960 and 1984. And while the proportion increased for both black and white families, the net result is that nearly half of the black children now live in households headed by women and most of these households live in poverty, relying on public assistance as their primary source of income. High rates of teen sexual activity result in teenage pregnancy rates of 12.3% and an increasing risk of aids to Michigan youth. High levels of substance abuse in the state impairs the health of those who abuse them and imposes a heavy cost on individuals and families. Crime and gang violence is epidemic and in urban communities results in disproportionate and oftentimes senseless loss of life. According to the Michigan Child Mortality Review Board, homicide is the leading cause of death for children, especially among young black males in urban settings, who are more likely to die from gunshot wounds than from all natural causes combined. The Great Lake state suffers from more than these critical and interrelated human, educational and public safety needs. Our cities and municipalities face infrastructure deterioration, our housing stock is in need rehabilitation, our urban centers need reforestation and our parks, recreational areas and wildlife habitat need stabilization and upgrading in order to protect the environment and natural resources of the state. While startling, these statistics are only manifestations of underlying needs facing communities - the need to belong and a sense of self control and community empowerment. A whole generation of young people are growing up with no purpose and no hope. Young people must be given the tools to lead a better life; they must be given a sense of importance and self worth. Community service coupled with existing resources available through the whole spectrum of federal programming support, state initiatives, 2 �educational/training resources, philanthropic, religious organizations and the array of social human and service agencies has the potential to create and implement n~w an~ innovative approaches to solving these problems. Community service can provide the mechanism for reversing the cycle of hopelessness and despair among our youth. We must give hope back to our children. In this world of the same old solutions to the same old problems we have committed ourselves to taking a different path. We have taken to heart the notion that government must work in concert with education (K12 and higher education), business, community based organizations, philanthropy, religious organizations and most importantly our youth. Community service offers us one way in which to bring all of these entities together. The state especially sees the benefits that service can provide for our youth, both in the form of self esteem and in the form of better communities. This is not a commitment the state takes lightly. Youth service is not just a concept in Michigan, but a reality. The state has proved itself a leader in the development of youth service programs and policy in every stream of service. A multitude of model programs from K-12, collegiate, corps and community based organizations abound within the state's borders. At the K-12 level students, including at risk students, are benefitting from community service. Detroit Public Schools, one of the largest public school systems in the nation requires community service for graduation. In Muskegon, students can take a community service and social issues class for credit. Teachers in Bloomfield Hills are integrating service into their curriculum; students in child development classes use their knowledge to create age appropriate christmas stockings for children at the local homeless shelter. In Forest Hills since the initiation of their volunteer program over 600 students representing 1/3 of the total student body have performed service to their community. In Midland last year 268 11th grade history students performed 2,872 hours of service as part of their class. 3 �Recognition of Michigan ' s commitment to school based programs has come in many forms. The Minnesota based National Youth Leadership Council is in the process of establishing a K-12 Service Learning Center in the state and will be working closely with three "generator" schools, one each in Grand Rapids, Marquette and Bloomfield Hills. Grand Rapids is also the site one of the Closeup Foundation/Constitutional Rights Foundation Active Citizenship Today (ACT) models. Through this project community service and the study of public policy will be integrated into the social studies curriculum. Michigan has also been a leader in providing both summer and full-time corp opportunities. In the early 1980's Michigan pioneered one of the first statewide summer youth corps, which has been considered a national model. The knowledge and expertise gained from this program has made Michigan a leader in the field. Corps continue to provide youth in Michigan a unique opportunity to serve their communities. The state has developed an innovative statewide summer residential Youth Environmental Education Service Corps which will work closely with young people who are economically and educationally disadvantaged. In Flint 1 of 12 national model Urban Corps Expansion Projects is in place providing youth with an urban corp experience. In Battle Creek, Marquette and Detroit young people age 14-18 participate in summer Youth Volunteer Corps . These sites are three of eleven nationwide. By the end of this year it is expected that two more Youth Volunteer Corps sites, Flint and Grand Rapids, will be operational. In addition, Grand Rapids is in the process of developing a program based on the Boston City Year model. At the collegiate level the state continues to be a national leader. In 1989 leaders from higher education in the state and the philanthropic community (including W.K. Kellogg, Kresge and the Council of Michigan Foundations) established the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC). MCC is one of the most successful coalitions of colleges and universities in the nation committed to promoting collegiate service. It has served to bring together both member and nonmember public and private, two year and four year institutions around the issue of service. Through technical assistance, publications, meetings, seminars, conferences 4 �and grants, the Compact has provided leadership and expertise to higher learning institutions in the state and across the country. Complimenting MCC, has been the ~ampus Outreach Opportunity League' s Into the Streets program. Designated the model state for the program, 13 Michigan schools, representing 13% of those participating nationally, took part in Into the Streets 1991. Individual campus programs at public, private and community colleges in Michigan have produced models for other institutions of higher learning to follow. Community based organizations continue to play a key role in the development of a strong statewide youth service movement. There are currently 18 volunteer centers in Michigan which provide invaluable assistance in working with young people in our communities. Volunteer centers in Southwest Michigan, Alpena and Battle Creek have developed unique programs which connect young people with the service opportunities. United Ways have also taken the lead in developing Youth Cares programs. The United Way Youth Cares program in Kalamazoo has been recognized as a national model. The Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) continues to provide invaluable support. An alliance of all nonprofits in the state, the MNF through its coordinating committee on volunteerism will be kicking off the year of the volunteer in April. Through this campaign MNF will be highlighting not only community service in general, but service performed by the states young people. Michigan 4-H continues to provide expertise in youth development and leadership training. Through its youth programs 4-H has involved volunteers in providing a positive, experiential, educational opportunity for and with youth. Integral to Michigan's status as a leader in the field of youth service has been the support of the philanthropic community. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the second largest private foundation in the world, has played a significant role in helping Michigan build a voluntary and philanthropic system unmatched anywhere in the nation. There has been a longstanding recognition by the Foundation that good citizenship requires voluntary community service, especially for our youth. In 1988 the Foundation committed itself to a 20 year program aimed at three localities in the state Calhoun County, Alger and 5 �Marquette Counties, and northern Detroit. Through this initiative the Foundation hopes to discover what makes "our kids get better." This is the kind of commitmentto youth that will allow Michigan to continue developing innovative and creative strategies to meet community needs and provide opportunities for young people to be involved their communities. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has also played a major role in promoting efforts which service youth or provide youth with service opportunities. The Foundation has encouraged the development of community foundations, philanthropic membership opportunities and worked to strengthen the nonprofit sector, especially in the state of Michigan. In addition, the Foundation has supported the development of programs aimed towards at-risk youth, community education and intergenerational and mentoring programs. Michigan is also blessed with a well developed community foundation system - 10% of all community foundations in the nation are in the Michigan. These local resources through their grantmaking have been instrumental in the development of youth service programs in the state. The impact of community foundations is expected to increase significantly in the next several years. The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will provide $33 million in endowments to community foundations to meet urgent local needs. As part of the grant community foundations will form youth advisory councils and provide youth with experien~e in needs assessment, fundraising and grant making. This combination of local endowed community funds for youth needs and the exposure of youth to philanthropy on a statewide level is matched no where in the nation. These and other initiatives have placed Michigan on the cutting edge of the youth service movement (See Appendix A for a more detailed descriptions of these and other initiatives). As resources dwindle and needs skyrocket the youth service movement in Michigan has begun to recognize the need for the development of a statewide agency to coordinate and provide leadership across the four streams of service 6 �and the development of a comprehensive youth service plan. How can institutions of higher education and K-12 institutions work together? How can K-12 and corps wor~ together? How can we make sure that every youth in the state of Michigan has access to a service opportunity and that all youth are made to feel members of their community? In early 1991 these very questions were being asked in Michigan. In April, under the auspices of theW. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), a meeting was held of Kellogg grantees in the area of Volunteerism and Philanthropy which dealt with youth. This meeting brought together community based organizations, K-12 educators, institutions of higher learning and others to share information on their programs; to begin the process of making connections across the streams of service. In late spring Youth Service America (YSA) received a grant from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation to facilitate the development of a youth service policy framework in the state of Michigan. The grant enabled YSA in cooperation with the MCC, the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) and the Michigan State Board of Education to sponsor a two day planning conference on youth service in Michigan. This conference hosted, by the MCC, brought together over 125 individuals from across Michigan representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full-time service and conservation corps, community based organizations, and state officials. The conference served to crystalize interest in youth service, identify important planning issues and engage program participants, managers and advocates in youth service policy developments. Interested conference participants attended two subsequent planning meetings in July. The CMF hosted the second meeting and the MNF the third. The meetings produced planning recommendations and a framework for youth service in Michigan (See Appendix B). At the second meeting in July, Michelle Engler, First La.dy of Michigan, announced the intention of the Governor to form the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). This announcement was 7 �received positively by those in the field and participants of the summer meetings expressed their interest and commitment to support, advise and assist the Commis~ion in its activities. Also in attendance at the first July meeting was a representative from the Points of Light Foundation. Impressed by Michigan's commitment to service and the kinds of youth service activities in the state, the Points of Light Foundation designated Michigan one of four locations nationwide to pilot their new Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. The YES Ambassador program has selected two youth from the state to challenge their peers to engage in service aimed at serious social issues and to stimulate the creation of opportunities and support necessary to make that service meaningful. Since their placement in Michigan the YES Ambassadors have provided an invaluable link between local, state and national initiatives. In October, 1991 MCSC was officially created by Governor John Engler by Executive Order 1991-25 (see Appendix C). The Commission was given the broad mission of developing a statewide service movement, which would focus initially on youth and was designated the state's lead agency in preparing an application to the National and Community Service Commission. The MCSC is currently composed of21 members representing a broad base constituency that includes, community based organizations, higher education institutions, K-12, young people, organized labor, small businesses, corporations, and philanthropic institutions (see Appendix D). The Commission is also ethnically and geographically diverse in nature. The Commission is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler who has taken an active role in the Commission and the promotion of its mission and is directed by Diana Rodriguez Algra (see Appendix E for Ms. Algra's resume). The Commission is building upon already existing initiatives. To maximize resources in the state, MCSC is acting as a mechanism to encourage organizational collaboration and joint problem solving among public and private agencies. The Commission recognizes government as an essential, but not exclusive partner in building effective community coalitions around local community needs. Real and substantive state and local partnerships among government, business, philanthropy, nonprofits and citizens must be formed if 8 �we are to make a difference. Michigan is dedicated to working with young people and communities to develop local solutions to local problems. To realize this_mission, the MCSC is acting as a catalyst, convener, broker, networker and promoter for state and local community service initiatives. As the umbrella agency for community service in Michigan, the Commission is bringing current and future initiatives together to create innovative solutions to local problems. Integral players in this vision have been young people. While many of the problems facing communities affect youth directly, rarely are they encouraged to contribute in the development of solutions. The state has made a substantive commitment to involve young people in the development of youth service policy and community problem solving. We firmly believe that there is no limit to what young people can do They are an essential resource that our society and communities must call upon as we seek to meet pressing local needs. Young people were a vital part of the meetings which led to the formation of the Commission (see Appendix B for listing of youth participants in summer meetings) and they continue to be central in the Commission's proceedings. Currently two young people serve on the Commission and we plan to increase this number (see Appendix D). The Commission has also had the benefit of working closely with the two Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassadors. These young people have been able to provide MCSC with the knowledge they have gained from their work in the state. The Commission is developing other strategies which will ensure a strong and effective youth voice in Commission business. These include the development of a statewide youth body on community service and youth issues (see Appendix F), and the development and implementation of a mentoring program which will pair Commissioners with youth in their locality. The MCSC has also taken the lead in developing a comprehensive plan on youth service, which includes the state's application to the Commission on National and Community Service. In developing the plan, the 9 �MCSC and other key individuals involved with community service at the state and local level have identified the following elements as integral to the development ofa successful comprehensive plan: • Programs must be built around local community needs and interests. • Young people and community program practitioners must be involved in policy development and program design. • Programs must be representative of their communities; diversity of participants is essential. • Programs must be built on existing resources and strengths. • The business community must be involved. • A statewide training capacity in the best practices for youth service programs must be developed. • A comprehensive and coordinated statewide information clearinghouse for programs and organizations that draws on what currently exists within networks must be created. • Development of sufficient rewards, incentives and recognition to promote service. In light of the above elements a comprehensive plan for youth service which recognizes the dynamic nature of the field has been developed. The initiatives outlined below reflect the state's commitment to ensure that every young person has access to the opportunity to serve. In meeting this objectiye during the course of the next three years the MCSC will: • Encourage young people to become advocates for service, volunteerism, and civic participation in their communities. One strategy will be to establish a statewide youth body on community service. This youth body will act as a standing committee of the Commission and will create a network of youth across the streams of service and ensure that young people will continue to play a role in the development of youth service policy. • Establish a multi-tier recognition/awards program. The first tier award will come from the state commission and be made available to all who serve in organized youth and community service 10 �programs. The second tier award will be a Governor' s award for exemplary service. The state commission will also encourage local communities_to develop and coordinate their own awards programs. • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. These partnerships will be organized initially around youth service program design structures. • Coordinate program development and capacity building around the strengths and resources of existing programs and organizations such as: Michigan 4-H, Michigan Campus Compact, National Youth Leadership Council ' s Service Learning Center, Michigan School Volunteers Program, Partnerships in Education, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Community Action Agencies and Private Industry Councils. The state will also strive to establish unifying thematic areas for program development and capacity building around service needs such as early age intervention, family support, and intergenerational programs. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. • Establish a state clearinghouse on service and volunteerism drawing upon the resources of the Michigan Campus Compact, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Non Profit Forum, Michigan Departments of Education and Labor, and Cooperative Extension 4-H, or facilitate the development of clearinghouses within each stream of youth service. • Establish a statewide training model in youth service, in coordination with the clearinghouse, utilizing the resources of such organizations as the National Youth Leadership Council' s Michigan Service Learning Center, Michigan 4-H, High Scope EducationaJJResearch Foundation, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and the Michigan Campus Compact. Training will be made available to youth and adult volunteers, educators, corps members, state agency representatives, community leaders and other who are interested in the field of community service and service learning. 11 �• Establish a common terminology for youth service e.g clarify distinction between court-ordered service and community service. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a service learning philosophy and ensure that youth have a meaningful service experience. • Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives across all youth service program areas (See Appendix G for a more detailed description of evaluation). • Establish an in-state K-12 service grant program administered by the Michigan State Department of Education in conjunction with the Commission, to support community service and service learning programs for K-12 age youth. Program design specifications will include stipend support for a teacher and or community based coordinator, be intended to integrate service learning into specific content curriculum or meet community needs. Programs will also coordinate and cooperate with other youth service activities in the community (particularly those linked to the state plan) and the local Partnership for Education and the Michigan School Volunteer Program (See also Subtitle Bl). • Ensure that the activities of the state commission are coordinated with the Michigan 2000 Excellence in Education Committee. For instance, because citizenship education is part of the national educational goals, the commission will encourage the Committee to adopt community service and service learning as an important component in the Michigan New American Schools model. • Support workforce preparation by promoting positive productive community problem solving roles for all youth across the state. Special attention will be given to directly linking school age service programs and community colleges. Community colleges should be encouraged to include service as a part of their technical skills development programs. 12 �• • Establish the Governor's Youth Environmental Education Corps, a residential rural and non residential urban summer youth corps program, \Yhich will be administered through the Job Training Partnership Act network. (See also Subtitle C). • Facilitate the development of a Michigan "City Year" model from a combination of philanthropic, and business funds. Initial discussions have begun in the City of Grand Rapids and the state will continue to assist the development of this project. The state would also like to see the model replicated in one other Michigan community during the next four years. • Establish Michigan CARES (Communities and Resources Engaged in Service) a program designed to encourage youth and adults to participate in implementing and evaluating service projects which respond to local community needs. This innovative model encourages and assists local community collaborations in the development of community service action teams (CSAT), made up of part time, full time and senior corp members, and provides ongoing assistance to localities in the upkeep of these CSATs. Through this model to state seeks to strengthen existing and develop new community service initiatives aimed at youth. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer community-based and operated youth volunteer corps programs and full-time urban corps linked in each community to community-based organizations, K-12 education, and higher education (See also Subtitle C) . • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher education service plan. • Establish an in-state college service grant program administered by the MCC, under the coordination and final review of the state commission, to augment MCC' s current venture grant program. These grants will give special consideration to higher education projects with partner with or impact K-12 schools. In addition, a Michigan Resource Service Center housed at the Michigan Campus Compact will be developed to facilitate leadership training for higher education participants, to develop service learning resources and to disseminate materials from the collegiate field (See also Subtitle B2). 13 �CONCLUSION ... to restore Michigan's full promise; we must a1so restore that most central of all characteristics of human achievement: the need for individuals to commit themselves to improving their own lives and communities. Governor John Engler, 1991 State of the State Address Michigan is committed to individuals, especially our youth, improving themselves and their communities through service. While ambitious, the implementation of a coordinated and comprehensive plan which will provide all young people in Michigan access to service opportunities will help us meet this goal. Through these coordinated initiatives, the state believes it will establish habits of service that will continue throughout one's lifetime and help address local community needs. The Michigan Community Service Commission is committed to acting as a catalyst, convener, broker, networker and promoter to bring this about. The Commission is uniquely suited to the task. The Commission itself is the outcome of the collaborative efforts of individuals in K-12 education, higher education, corps, philanthropy, religious organizations, community based organizations, small businesses, organized labor, and corporations, as the events leading to the formation of the Commission attest. Since its creation, the Commission has continued to bring Michigan's citizens together around the creation of a comprehensive youth service plan and the state's application to the Commission on National and Community Service (see Appendix H). The MCSC has taken steps to ensure that coordination and collaboration will continue to occur across the streams of youth service. The Commission has developed two standing committees: 1) Community Collaboration, which will bring together not just leaders in the streams of service, but those addressing the needs of our communities and 2) Evaluation, to help coordinate and standardize evaluation across the streams of service. In addition, the Commission is establishing a statewide youth body on community service, which will ensure the participation of one of our states most valuable resources - our youth. 14 �• ' Michigan has built a youth service movement whether in K-12, higher education, corps or community based organizations, which make it a leader in the nation._The _state looks forward to enhancing these efforts and plans already under way through the submission of this application to the Commission on National and Community Service. 15 �. • PROGRAMS • • • • Serve America Higher Education Conservation and Youth Corps National and Community Service COMMUNITY VOICE • • • • • • • • • Small Business Large Corporations Community Based Organizations Education K-12 Higher Education Philanthropic Government Religious Organizations Organized Labor • • • • K-12 College Corps Out of School Youth � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-09-24_1992-State-Plan Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1992 State Plan Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-09-24 commission meeting 1992 State Plan. 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, 50017 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 1999-09-24 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/73bd19f6b8a47342617f2ca94921a8c8.pdf 8b1fe8a1fc64bc6d56f082708d6e92b3 PDF Text Text ~csC&J The Overture (A monthly medley of opportunities for program people) Michigan Community Service Commission Volume 1 5ffi335-4295 IN BRIEF +Wanted: Solutions For America Applications for 50 "Pew Partnerships." Deadline: Friday, February 19,1999. Contact: (804) 971-20732 mail@pew-partnership.org +Safe Night USA June 5,1999 Contact: Arthurine Walker (202) 606-50000 ext 423 awalker@cns.gov. A CNS initiative for youth. +The Freedom Trail Project For conflict resolution and peer mediation programs, using the principles of nonviolence of Martin Luther King, Jr. Contact: 1-800-488-8329 www.jimhrc.. com +On-line Volunteer Management Certificate Program Conferences & Institutes of Washington State University Contact: (206) 840 4575 www.. eus.wsu.edu/ c&i + AmeriCorps Recruitment Coordinators Taw a Jogunosimi Contact: (312) 353-0574 Issue 1 Fax (517) 373-4977 The Pew Partnership invites your community to apply for participation in a national initiative, Wanted: Solutions for America, if you are a governmental organization, the private sector or 50l.c3 that has developed a solution to an important issue, such as housing, jobs, atrisk youth, or the environment, and are currently in operation and have been for at least three years. For details, call (804) 971-2073. Safe Night USA is a party, planned by youth and adults, with time to leam conflict resolution skills, get straight about drugs and alcohol, address local community problems and solutions and build a sense of community. To leam more about how your community can become a Safe Night USA community, calll-800-253-1158 or visit the website at www.pbs.org/safenight. The Freedom Trail Project promotes the principles of nonviolence of Martin Luther King, Jr. through display brochures and posters. The educational materials are available in time for your school or organizations Martin Luther King Jr. Day service leaming activities, community service and volunteer efforts. The poster includes a messa ge from Coretta Scott King, the principles and steps of nonviolence, history, and a Living the Dream Pledge of Action. Calll-800-488-8329 for details. Conferences & Institutes of Washington State University has designed an on-line Volunteer Management Certificate Program which fits today's busy life styles. This introduction to the management of volunteers is designed for people who recruit, motivate, train, and evaluate others. It is the goal of this program to offer volunteer managers, or those who aspire to be, a professional certificate in human skills management. For more information call (509) 335-3530 or 800-942-4978 or e-mail to wsuconf@wsu.edu. There are many ways to build a strong relationship between your commission and local programs. Invite your AmeriCorps Recruitment Coordinator (ARC) to attend conferences, training sessions or special events to enhance AmeriCorps representation. The ARC is part of the national recruitment effort. Tawa Jogunosimi is the ARC for Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. You can reach Tawa at (312) 3530574. �"WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD." MAHATMA GHANDI MCSC Technical and Training Assistance Schedule January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is being recognized in communities throughout the country not as a day off but as a day on-on for community service. A recent message from Harris Wofford, "for all AmeriCorps members, Senior Service volunteers, students in service-learning, and staff in all three programs, MLK Day should be observed as our New Year's day." Call (202) 606-5000 ext. 262 for more leads and ideas. 31-February 1: Michigan America's Promise Fellow Orientation & Training. February 18: Michigan's AmeriCorps Program Directors Meeting and Training will be held in Lansing. Topic: Helping Members Prepare for Life After AmeriCorps by MCSC. 26-28: National Training for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will be held at the Xerox Document University Training and Conference Center located in suburban Virginia. CNS will cover the cost associated with sending the Fellows to the training event. Detailed registration and travel information will be forthcoming. (202) 606-50000 x564. March 15-19: Michigan Cross Stream Regional One-Day Training. Location and Topic TBD (To be determined). Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. April 1-2: Michigan Cross Stream Directors Training: Building Program Sustainability. Training by Campaign Consultations. Call MCSC @ (517) 335-4295 for more information. 30-May 1: Michigan Promise Fellows Quarterly Training. Mark your calendars. Location TBD. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. Send information about upcoming personal and professional development opportunities to Michigan Community Service Commission, 111 S. Capital Avenue, Lansing, MI 48913 or fax them to (517) 373-4977 to "The Overture." �~csCtb The Overture (A monthly medley of opportunities for program people) Volume1 517) 335-4295 Michigan Community Service Commission Issue 2 Fax (517) 373-49 77 IN BRIEF +Fourth Annual Northwest National Service Symposium is scheduled for May 17-18, 1999 at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Call 1-800-547-6339, ext. 132. Donna Maddux • Region 5 Conference, April 2527, 1999 Hosted by the Michigan School Volunteer Partners. Conference Rates Early Bird Deadline March 1, 1999. Call (616) 947-9457 for more information. lO'tTJ Annual National ServiceLearning Conference-Powerful Connections for the 21st CenturyApril18-21, 1999 Sponsored by National Youth Leadership Council and hosted by Service Learning 2000 Center at Stanford University. Calll-800858-7743 for registration information. • The United States Commerce Department will award 17 million in technology assistance grants this year to nonprofit groups. (http:/ /www.ntia.doc.gov I otiahome/ tiiap I general/ general.html). If you are a current member of Learn & S~R~E, Ameri- . Corps, and Senior Service Corps, you are mvited to submit a paper and present your accomp.lishments a.t the Fourth Annual Northwest National Service Symposium, May 1718, 1999, at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. For details call Donna Maddux at (800) 547-6339-x.l32. The National Association of Partners in Education and the Michigan School Volunteer Partner~ present the. Region 5 Conference, April25-27 at the Radisson Hotel, m Kalamazoo, MI. "Get Connected '99 is a regional conference to strengthen and promote collaboration and educational partnerships. Call NAPE Region Five Conference (616) 947-9457 (Early Bird Deadline is March 1). The Tenth Annual National Service-Learning ConferencePowerful Connections for the 21st Century- will be held in San Jose, California April18-21, 1999. The conference i~ hosted by Service Learning 2000 Center at Stanford Umversity and National Youth Leadership Council. For a copy ~ f. the agenda and registration form calll-800-858-7743 or VISit their website at www.nylc.org. The U.S. Commerce Department, through the Telecommu nications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP,) offer seed money grants for ~ov.ative, practical projects that use advanced te!eco~un~cahon~ and information technology. For details VISit their website at http: I I www.ntia.doc.gov I otiahome I tiiap I general/ · general.html. The Fourth Annual DO Something Brick Award for Community Leadership is an annual program that honors and financially supports outstanding community leaders under • BRICK Award for Community the age of 30. Please contact Lara Galinsky, BRICK Award Leadership applications will be manager (212) 5230-1125 if you have any questions. MC~C av ailable at MCSC in February. will have applications for distribution in February. Apphca2 1 2 L..:;D=e-=-a....,d-=-li=n=-e.,..is_ M,a..:;.y...,5,,_1_9_ 9_9·_<_ _ _) ---' tions are due may 5, 1999. 523-1175 for details. �The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein MCSC Technical and Training Assistance Schedule February 18: Michigan's AmeriCorps Program Directors Meeting and Training will be held in Lansing. Topic: Helping Members Prepare for Life After AmeriCorps by MCSC. 26-28: National Training for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will be held at the Xerox Document University Training and Conference Center located in suburban Virginia. CNS will cover the cost associated with sending the Fellows to the training event. Detailed registration and travel information will be forthcoming. (202) 606-50000 x564. March 15-19: Michigan Cross Stream Regional One-Day Training. Location and Topic TBD (To be determined). Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. April 1-2: Michigan Cross Stream Directors Training: Building Program Sustainability. Train- ing by Campaign Consultations. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. 30-May 1: Michigan Promise Fellows Quarterly Training. Mark your calendars. Location TBD. Call MCSC@ (517) 335-4295 for more information. May 3-7: Tentative MI Cross-Stream Regional One Day Training (Locations and Topic TBD) June 6-10: Points of Light Foundation National Service Conference Las Vegas, Nevada. MCSC is hosting a meeting for all Michigan programs during this conference. 17: MI AmeriCorps Program Directors Conference Call. (Time TBD) Send information about upcoming personal and professional development opportunities to Michigan Community Service Commission, 111 S. Capital Avenue, Lansing, MI 48913 or fax them to (517) 373-4977 to "the Overture." � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_The-Overture-Vol-1 Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting The Overture: volume 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting The Overture: volume 1. 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, 50016 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f1fa0b2ccb3510d3f1d243bf22db4b2e.pdf 8cf6f73a8e59bb4a5e192ba336f7ca2b PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: United Way of Genesee and Lapeer County Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $374,874 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 24 Ff ]LPT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: September 22, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Excellent progress has been made in attaining completion of Objectives. In some cases, objectives have been surpassed in the first half of the program year. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. Members will: Tutor 185 at-risk youth in an effort to increase their academic skill levels; assist adult volunteers in providing mentoring activities to 320 at-risk youth; imporve health oflo w-income families by providing services to 775 families; prepare for employment through the completion of Resume Writing Kits and development of member portfolios; enhance their oral skills through public presentation training sessions; and increase the number of non member volunteer hours by recruitment, training and hands-on participation with community volunteers. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. In the first half of the program year, the program has: Attained 74% of Direct Service Objective One, tutoring 133 of 180 at risk youth in an effort to raise academic achievement levels; �175% ofDirect Service Objective Two, recruiting 210 youth for mentoring programs (with a target of 120); 65% of members have completed a draft of a post service Personal Plan of Action; 100% of members have begun their service portfolio; and attained 41 % of the annual goal for engaging new volunteers for community service activities (please note that this number was arrived at with less than one half of the program year completed. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The greatest challenge has been having three start dates for members. It has been decided that there will only be two "class" start dates in the coming program year because too much time has been taken up with recruitment and training of the third "class" . The collaborative has instituted monthly meeting to discuss progress and any challenges which may arise. Continuous improvement has been incorporated into these meetings to discuss challenges and make the program more visible and viable. Members have been directed to submit monthly reports on progress toward achieving program objectives. Also, any member falling short of the prescribed number of hours to complete their term of service is now required to submit a written plan for completion of their service commitment. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified Sta te Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. � 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_1999-04-09_Recommendation-Summary-for-Renewal-Programs Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recommendation summary for renewal programs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recommendation summary for renewal programs. 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, 50015 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/54827e32dc5f16adcf236d22f11c1086.pdf afec8e912d4a014225bfe614401d83cb PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIG AN JOHN ENGLER , Go vernor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 11 1 S. Cap itol Ave. George W Romney Bldg .. 4th Floor Lansing . Mich igan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (5 17) 373 -4977 Executive Director Ky le Ca ldwell Honorable John Engler WHEREAS, the Honorable John Engler, Governor of Michigan established the Michigan Community Service Commission in 1991; and WHEREAS; he provided vision, leadership and steadfast dedication to enabling all Michigan citizens to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism; and WHEREAS, his creation of and continued participation in the Governor's Service Awards, a statewide volunteer recognition program has strengthened and improved the civic participation of community members throughout Michigan; and WHEREAS, through his work to improve the lives of Michigan citizens by strengthening Michigan's nonprofit organizations and volunteer field he has positioned Michigan at the forefront of the volunteer and service movement; and WHEREAS, he encourages volunteerism and giving through his and his family ' s personal example; NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that the commissioners of the Michigan Community Service Commission express their profound gratitude and appreciation to the Honorable Governor John Engler for his leadership, vision and diligence, and look forward to his continued support of the service and volunteerism field . Adopted by the members of the Michigan Community Service Commission on April 9, 1999. Michelle Engler 0,-- ', . � 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_1999-04-09_Recognition-of-Governor-John-Engler Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recognition of Governor John Engler Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting recognition of Governor John Engler. 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, 50014 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/627b2816ee6a62c4223976f3405d7124.pdf 4970282bd25e0c230e9effd8b361d3f5 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell TO: MEMORANDUM 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Lindy Lang ~¥~ RE: Outreach & Fund Development Department Update for April9, 1999 Meeting DATE: March 29, 1999 The following is an update from the Outreach and Fund Development Department. The function of the Outreach and Fund Development (O&FD) Department is to address the non-program and nonadministration components of the Michigan Community Service Commission's (MCSC) work (i.e. publications, special events, media relations, fund development, training, etc.). 1 . Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards • The Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards dinner will be held May 17, 1999 at the Novi Hilton, in conjunction with Grant Makers/Grant Seekers. • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will sponsor this year's reception. Ameritech will sponsor this year's dinner. • The MCSC received more than 300 nominations for this year's awards. The nominations were reviewed by peer review teams, on March 12, and five finalists in each of the 15 award categories were selected. The MCSC is currently in the process of notifying the nominees and nominators as to who was selected as a finalist. • Commissioners will soon receive a formal invitation to the reception and dinner. 2 . ConnectMichigan Campaign • The latest ConnectMichigan newsletter was mailed to the MCSC database in January. The ConnectMichigan newsletter is a MCSC publication, created by and for the state's volunteer and national service network. • There are currently 60 ConnectMichigan billboards posted throughout Michigan. • The ConnectMichigan campaign will be highlighted at the April 22, legislative event Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers. • The Volunteer Centers of Michigan, in conjunction with the MCSC, will be bringing the ConnectMichigan display to the Points of Light Foundation conference in Las Vegas, June 6- 9, 1999. �. 3 . Legislative Event • • • The legislative event, Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers, will be held at the Lansing Center on April22, 1999 from 7:30- 9:00a.m. The Celebrating Michigan's Volunteers event is designed to provide an opportunity for the MCSC and others to share information on the state of volunteerism in Michigan with the Michigan Legislature. Invitations to the event will be mailed to commissioners, legislators and other invited guests the week of March 29. 4. Staff • O&FD Director, Lindy Lange, returned to the MCSC from maternity leave on March 16, 1999. 2 � 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_1999-04-09_Outreach-and-Fund-Dev-Dept-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting outreach and fund development department update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting outreach and fund development department update. 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, 50013 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/099876f0b4476c97d347bcccc62fe202.pdf f2de5b44aa1aaef6a06581c0983de40d PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director / RE: Contents of Commissioner Packet DATE: March 29, 1999 Jf!-. Enclosed you will find a very full packet reflecting a very full agenda for our next meeting! Please pay special attention to the materials behind tab 5. These materials reflect Michigan's 1999 application to the Corporation for National Service for Michigan's AmeriCorps funding and results of the outreach for the Learn & SERVE Community Based funding. You will be asked to approve the processes and recommendations of the staff at our April 9, 1999 meeting. We will also be discussing a number of other matters at our next meeting including our up corning Legislative Breakfast, Governor's Service Awards and our Commissioner Retreat in September. I look forward to seeing you! � 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_1999-04-09_Next-Meeting-Letter Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting next meeting letter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting next meeting 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, 50012 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/cabf5a10ac0e142e0d7ce435533b31cd.pdf 840a65ba0ce4e41e88952d742085e9d0 PDF Text Text STATE OF MI CHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lans ing , Tele phone FAX Chairperson Miche lle Eng ler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM S. Capi tol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michig an 48913 (51 7) 335-4295 (517) 373-49 77 OJ[fiJiJ TO: Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Angelia Salas, Program Development Coordinator Michigan Community Service Commission RE: 1999 Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant Update DATE: March 30, 1999 At the December 11 , 1998 Commission meeting, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) reviewed and approved staff recommendations ofthe 1998 Michigan' s Volunteer Investment Grant (MI-VIG) applications. At that time seventeen organizations were approved for 1999 MI-VIG program funding for a total amount of $805,000. In order to encumber the full one million dollar state allocation, MCSC staff requested approval to offer a second round of 1999 Mi-VIG funds. The following has or will occur over the next quarter: 1) Grants were issued to all grantees. To date all but two signed grants have been received in the MCSC office. MCSC staff has been negotiating with both of those grantees and expects both grants will be issued in adequate time for the grantee to meet fundraising and programming objectives. 2) MCSC hosted the first MI-VIG grantee meeting. The meeting was designed to review policy and procedures of the 1999 MI-VIG grant and to assess grantee training and technical assistance (T!T A) needs. We are currently working with MCSC' s new Trr A coordinator to complete the 1999 MI-VIG Trr A calendar. 3) Currently, the MCSC is developing a round two 1999 MI-VIG application. As in the 1998 MIVIG cycle, applicants not exceeding the $ 100,000 maximum grant amount may apply for additional fund s in round two. This year, applicants not approved during the first round of applications may reapply for funds during round two. Applicants not approved during the first round will be offered one-on-one MI-VIG programming and grant writing assistance. $195,000 is available during round two and applications will be available in June. 4) Visits to program sites will be scheduled to take place over the next three months. Programs will receive one visit this year. As appropriate and possible, the MCSC T!TA coordinator will attend visits with the program officer to continue to assess program needs. enclosure �FY 99 VOLUNTEER INVESTMENT GRANTS I I I YEAR 2 VIG GRANTS As of 3/30/99 I GRANTEE NAME Albion Vol. Service Org. Barry County United Way Dickinson Cty Area Comm . Foundation ENRICH for Ionia County Jackson Non-Profit Support Center Keweenaw Children's Museum Lighthouse of Oakland Co. Marquette County Vol. Center Resource Center Southwestern Michigan Vol. Center Voluntary Action Center of Midland Co. Volunteer & Info. Services, Battle Creek Volunteer Center of Isabella County Volunteer Center of Northwest Michigan Volunteer Center of Otsego County Volunteer Center of the Tri-Cities Volunteer Muskegon TOTALS GRANT NUMBER MCSC/VIG/F-25/99 MCSC/VIG/F-26/99 MCSC/VIG/F-27/99 MCSC/VIG/F-28/99 MCSC/VIG/F-29/99 MCSC/VIG/F-30/99 MCSC/VIG/F-31 /99 MCSC/VIG/F-32/99 MCSC/VIG/F-33/99 MCSC/VIG/F-34/99 MCSC/VIG/F-35/99 MCSC/VIG/F-36/99 MCSC/VIG/F-37 /99 MCSC/VIG/F-38/99 MCSC/VIG/F-39/99 MCSC/VIG/F-40/99 MCSC/VIG/F-41 /99 GRANT AMOUNT $25 ,500 $50,500 $25,500 $25 ,500 $75,500 $34,000 $25,500 $50,500 $60,000 $25,500 $100,000 $100,000 $25,500 $75,500 $25,500 $50,000 $30,500 $805,000 SIGNED GRANT YES YES YES PAYMENTS AMOUNT OF ENDOWMENT $25 ,400 $25,400 $25 ,400 $25,400 NO YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES � 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_1999-04-09_MI-Volunteer-Investment-Grant-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant update. 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, 50011 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fe3aaf72c38438fccbcb5a74707c5a43.pdf 22237875ca2955dad2df5afe39b3a862 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission December 11, 1998 George W. Romney Building Michigan Room, 1st Floor Lansing, Michigan 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MINUTES :MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Ellen Brandell Julie Cummings Judy Dunn Nancy Lenz Kathleen Keen McCarthy Randy Neelis Don Newport Joel Orosz Amber Pritchard Terry Pruitt Meg Smith Scott Smith Matthew Wesaw Ray West Geneva J. Williams Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director :MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS: Michelle Engler, Chair Karen Aldridge Victor Begg Arthur Ellis Dorothy Johnson Denise llitch Lites Jim Muir Diana Algra, Family Independence Agency Robert Collier, Council of Michigan Foundation Mary Estrada, Michigan Community Service Commission Jennifer Forbes, Michigan Community Service Commission Maria Garcia, Michigan Community Service Commission Garry Gross, Michigan Community Service Commission Cynthia Hedden, Michigan Community Service Commission Jenni Holsman, Michigan Campus Compact Paula Kaiser, Michigan Community Service Commission Lindy Lange, Michigan Community Service Commission Mary Pfeiler, Corporation for National Service- Detroit Angelia Salas, Michigan Community Service Commission Robin Schultheiss, Volunteer Centers of Michigan Sam Singh, Michigan Nonprofit Association Jocelyn Vanda, Family Independence Agency Daphne Wells, Michigan Community Service Commission Carol Wolenburg, Michigan Department of Education �I. Welcome and Introduction The meeting was called to order at 12:40 p.m.by Vice Chairperson Pruitt. Vice Chairperson Pruitt welcomed everyone to the meeting. II. Review of September 11, 1998 Minutes- Vice Chairperson Pruitt Commissioner Meg Smith moved to approve the September 11, 1998 minutes. Commissioner Neelis seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. Motion passed unanimous! y. III. Brief Updates from Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) staff- Kyle Caldwell A. Outreach & Fund Development - Lindy Lange 1. Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards Ms. Lange announced that the Sixth Annual Governor's Service A wards dinner will be May 17, 1999 at the Novi Hilton, in conjunction with Grant Makers/Grant Seekers. Nomination forms for the Sixth Annual Governor's Service Awards have been mailed to the MCSC database. Nomination forms are due to the MCSC by February 12, 1999. Ameritech has graciously agreed to sponsor this year's dinner. This is the fifth year Ameritech has sponsored the dinner. 2. MCSC Annual Report Ms. Lange announced that the 1997 Annual Report has been completed and mailed to all local community foundations, Family Independence Agency volunteer service coordinators, MCSC grantees, Michigan legislators, Michigan Campus Compact members, local Senior Corps programs, Communities of Promise, directors of State of Michigan departments, local United Ways, local volunteer centers, local VISTA programs, each state's service commission and other friends of the commission. The MCSC will mail a copy of the annual report to the freshman legislators in January. The 1998 Annual Report is currently being prepared for distribution in June of 1999. 3. ConnectMichigan Campaign Ms. Lange informed the Commission that the MCSC has printed the first ConnectMichigan volunteer resource booklet, Connecting Michigan: A Guide to Volunteer Service. The booklet is a tool for potential volunteers to use when researching/selecting a volunteer experience. The booklet will be available to all individuals who call the 1-800-VOLUNTEER number. Copies of the booklet are also available through the MCSC, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and local volunteer centers. 2 �More than 60 ConnectMichigan billboards, highlighting Make A Difference Day in Michigan, were posted throughout the state in the months of October and November. The MCSC sponsored the billboards. Ms. Schultheiss from the Volunteer Centers of Michigan announced that the next billboards, which will highlight Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, are behind schedule but the company handling the billboards will confirm dates for completion of the billboards in January. In an effort to promote volunteerism across the state, the MCSC did a mailing in October that included information on the ConnectMichigan and Adopt a Part of Michigan campaigns. Also the latest ConnectMichigan newsletter was mailed in early November to the MCSC database. 4. Make A Difference Day Ms. Lange announced that Make A Difference Day in Michigan was an overwhelming success! More than 73,890 volunteers participated in 516 projects in 198 Michigan cities throughout 71 counties on October 24, 1998. Chairperson Engler participated in the "Make A Difference For Learning Disabilities 5K Walk/Run" at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. The MCSC will be printing and distributing the Make A Difference Day in Michigan 1998 scrapbook in February 1999. The results of the national Make A Difference Day project contest will be announced in the April 18 issues of USA WEEKEND Magazine. 5. Legislative Reception Ms. Lange informed the Commission that the MCSC received an extension on the grant from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation designated for the Legislative Reception. The MCSC is planning to host the legislative event in the spring. Vice Chairperson Pruitt explained that the MCSC has been meeting with representatives from the Governor's office to talk about the proper protocol and structure for the Legislative Breakfast. Commissioners will play a key role at the event. B. Programming Division - Paula Kaiser Ms. Kaiser announced that she would not be giving reports on Michigan CARES or Learn & SERVE Michigan as their updates were included in her November 23, 1998 report. 1. Michigan's AmeriCorps- Paula Kaiser Ms. Kaiser informed the Commission that the MCSC had mailed out over 10,000 postcards announcing the availability of funds to support new Michigan' s AmeriCorps programs and the opportunity to participate in one of the three technical assistance outreach sessions conducted by the MCSC staff. More than 200 individuals signed up to participate in one of the three technical assistance sessions. The sessions were conducted in Grand Rapids, Detroit and via a conference call. The purpose of the technical 3 �assistance sessions was to assist any organization in applying for a Michigan's AmeriCorps program. The MCSC has received more than 400 requests for the application materials. The Intent to Apply Forms are due to the MCSC by 5:00p.m. on December 7, 1998. Ms. Kaiser informed the Commission that a list of Michigan's AmeriCorps Organizations that submitted an Intent to Apply Form was distributed to Commissioners prior to the meeting. The MCSC submitted the state aggregate report to the Corporation for National Service detailing the progress and accomplishments of all 22 of the Michigan's AmeriCorps program. The MCSC staff disseminated the renewal application guidelines to all of the current programs eligible to renew. The competitive renewal applications are due to the MCSC on December 17, 1998. The formula renewal applications are due March 5, 1999. 2. America's/Michigan's Promise The MCSC held a two day meeting September 30- October 1, 1998 in Lansing for the Communities of Promise and those Michigan communities interested in becoming Communities of Promise. More than 80 individuals representing twenty communities attended the meeting. Several staff members from America's Promise participated in the meeting. Ms. Kaiser stated that on October 24, 1998, she and Kyle Caldwell attended a meeting of select state commissions, hosted in Fort Worth, Texas, by the Association of State Service Commissions (ASSC) and America's Promise. The purpose of the meeting was to help develop an America's Promise best implementation practice guide. The guide is due to be published in late winter or early spring. The MCSC in cooperation with Council of Michigan Foundation (CMF) will be establishing a Communities of Promise coordinator position. This position will coordinate the activities of Michigan's Promise including heading up the Michigan's Promise Fellows program, the coordination of the 15 Communities of Promise, brokering of state level commitments, and working on the development of tracking mechanisms for local communities. Resumes are being accepted until December 23, 1998. The position is expected to be filled by January 31, 1998. On September 10, 1998 the MCSC submitted a grant to the Corporation for National Service (CNS) for the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows program requesting 20 fellows be placed throughout the state in Communities of Promise to coordinate local efforts. The MCSC received notification from the CNS that we will receive a grant of $145,000 to fund 13 fellows. The MCSC issued a request for proposals to all Communities of Promise for the 13 fellows. The MCSC received seven applications requesting a total of 13 fellows. 4 �The MCSC staff recommended the following: A) Funding for Marquette Alger Intermediate School District for one AmeriCorps Promise Fellow. B) Provisional funding for the Capital Area United Way, the Volunteer Center for Isabella County, Pathways to Healthy Living, Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation Alliance, Heart of West Michigan United Way, and EightCAP provided the applicants fully address the issues outlined in staff review comments. The application revisions are due to the MCSC on December 16, 1998. Commissioner McCarthy moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Wesaw seconded the motion. The motion was approved by unanimous vote with one abstraction by Commissioner Brandell. 3. Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) The MCSC mailed more than 6,000 postcards announcing the availability of funds for the Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants. The MCSC hosted two conference calls on October 5, 1998 to assist potential applicants with the application process. The MCSC disseminated more than 550 copies of the application materials. A total of 24 applications were received by October 21, 1998 requesting more than $1.3 million in state support. Of the 24 organizations that applied, 13 are previous recipients of a Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grant. The MCSC conducted a peer review of the applications on November 9, 1998 and a staff review on November 16, 1998. After conducting a peer and staff review, the MCSC staff recommends: a) Provisional funding at the requested level for the Volunteer Center of the Tri-Cities, the Volunteer Center of Isabella County, Lighthouse of Oakland County, the Resource Center, the Volunteer Center of N orthwestem Michigan, ENRICH of Ionia County, the Jackson Nonprofit Support Center, Dickinson Community Resource Center, the Barry County United Way, and the Voluntary Action Center of Midland County provided the applicants fully address the weaknesses outlined to them through the staff and peer reviewer comments. The application revisions are due to the MCSC on December 7, 1998. Commissioner Newport moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Scott Smith seconded the motion. The motion was approved by unanimous vote with one abstraction by Commissioner Brandell. b) Provisional funding at the requested level for the Marquette County Volunteer Center, Volunteer Muskegon, the Southwestern Michigan Volunteer Center, Volunteer and Information Services, and the Albion Volunteer Service Organization provided the applicants fully address the weaknesses outlined to them in the peer and staff reviewer comments and fulfil the endowment obligations of the FY97 -98 Michigan's VIG agreement. 5 �Commissioner McCarthy moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Neelis seconded the motion. Commissioners approved the recommendation unanimously. c) Provisional funding at a reduced level for the Keweenaw Children's Museum (requested $100,000/MCSC recommendation $50,000) and the Volunteer Center of Otsego County (requested $50,000/MCSC recommendation $25,000) provided the applicants fully address the weaknesses outlined to them in the staff and peer reviewer comments. This recommendation was based on the organizations demonstrated capacity to raise funds. If the organizations demonstrate their ability to meet the $1-to-$1 match for the approved amount, they may then be eligible to apply for a larger amount in a second round of funding for FY99. Commissioner Newport moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Meg Smith seconded the motion. Commissioners approved the recommendation unanimously. d) That the Alpena Volunteer Center, Volunteer Center of MidMichigan, Save Our Sons and Daughters, Cass County Council on Aging, Branch County Community Foundation, Lenawee County United Way and Volunteer Center, and the Alliance for Safer, Greater Detroit do not receive funding. Commissioner Scott Smith moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Lenz seconded the motion. Commissioners approved the motion unanimously with one abstraction from Commissioner Newport. e) An additional $500 to cover the travel costs to attend the Michigan's VIG program's training and development opportunities be granted to all applicants that did not request the maximum amount of $100,000. Commissioner Meg Smith moved to approve the staff recommendations. Commissioner Newport seconded the motion. Commissioners approved unanimously. Based on the approval of these recommended applications, $862,000 of the $1,000,000 FY98-99 budget will be expended as of December 11, 1998. Staffs goal is to expend as much of the state allocation as possible as the funds may not be carried over to the next fiscal year. Accordingly, a second round of grants will be made available to allocate the remaining $138,000 as well as any funds remaining as a result of program attrition. Second round funds will be available to a combination of current and new applicants. Commission Newport suggested that extra VIG funds to go to new programs instead of increasing the funding of existing successful programs. 6 �C. Finance & Administration - Garcy Gross 1. Budget FY 1998-99 Mr. Gross updated the Commission on the vacancies within the MCSC and explained the process through the Civil Service system. Mr. Gross updated the Commission on fiscal year close out activities and explained that as in the past the MCSC faces many of the same issues affecting it's fiscal year close out including numerous grants ending at different times, closing out sub grants from grantees, working with the CNS on the administrative application and budget for the next grant year, reconciling with the state budget process as the state does not close out its books and accounting until after the end of the calendar year, and working with the Department of Management and Budget to process both a budget request/increase for General Fund support (GF) and requesting a work project extension for fiscal year 1998 funds. Mr. Gross explained the two Comparative Financial Statements for both fiscal year (FY98) ending September 30, 1998 and the new fiscal year (FY99) starting October 1, 1998. Mr. Gross informed the Commission that the MCSC has been notified by the Michigan Jobs Commission that it will be part of the department-wide federal funds audit being conducted by the Inspector General of the State of Michigan. Vice Chairperson Pruitt suggested that the budget reporting form be modified. Mr. Gross stated that he will look into changing the format as the current structure doesn't allow for easy reading. 2. VIG FY 1997-98, 1998-99 Mr. Gross stated that the VIG reports had been covered by Ms. Kaiser in her VIG program reports. IV. Executive Director's Report and Status Update- Kyle Caldwell Mr. Caldwell explained how the new executive director's report will be written and what they will cover. There will be two separate components of the MCSC. One will cover "Insights on the Vision" which will detail what progress the MCSC is making toward meeting the goals of its vision for service and volunteerism in Michigan. The second will cover "Making It Happen" which will detail how the MCSC commissioners, staff, partners and constituents are all working together to make service and volunteerism a way of life for all Michigan citizens. Mr. Caldwell suggested that the Chairperson present a formal resolution to Paula Kaiser thanking her for all the excellent work she accomplished for the Commission. Vice Chairperson Pruitt moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Cummings seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 7 �Mr. Caldwell also suggested that the Chairperson present a formal resolution to Daphne Wells thanking her for her fine work on behalf of the Commission. Commissioner Orosz move to approve the resolution and Commissioner Cummings seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. A copy of the MCSC Service Performance Survey Results was handed out to Commissioners and Mr. Caldwell explained the findings and that the data collected points to two glaring findings. First, the MCSC staff are demonstrate a willingness to be flexible on budgetary matters and in the application process and timely responses to phone calls in general inquiries. Second, the data demonstrated that the MCSC staff, specifically within the AmeriCorps area, did not provide adequate and timely feedback to programs on reports or applications submitted to MCSC. In general, this data points to an issue of which the MCSC is keenly aware--the staffing levels assigned to the programming area is inadequate to support the programs MCSC funds. Commissioner Pritchard asked if the grantees will get a report on the total results. Mr. Caldwell responded by that they will receive a copy of the report at the Program Director's meeting. Mr. Caldwell also stated to insure confidentiality all results will be reported in the aggregate and no individual program will be identified in the results. Mr. Caldwell informed Commissioners that all of them would be involved with the Legislative Breakfast. And it was important to have everyone involved with their support and knowledge in assisting legislators to understand who we are and what we are trying to accomplish at the MCSC. Commissioner Cummings suggested that Commissioners visit with their local legislators and wanted the MCSC to give them talking points regarding key issues. Commissioner McCarthy stated she would be willing to talk with her legislators about the work of the MCSC. Mr. Caldwell informed the Commission that he is working with the Governor's Office to provided them with information on Michigan's Promise and the MCSC for possible inclusion in the State of the State address. Governor John Engler made a special appearance and presented resolutions to departing members of the Commission and staff members of the MCSC. The following were honored: Commissioner Pritchard, Commissioner Scott Smith, Ms. Paula Kaiser and Ms . Daphne Wells. Governor John Engler applauded the Commissioners and the staff of the MCSC for all their work and dedication in the field of volunteerism and service. Vice Chairperson Pruitt asked Governor Engler if he had any suggestions on putting together the Legislative Breakfast. The Governor suggested that the breakfast be on a Wednesday or Thursday, and one or two people from each district assist the MCSC in getting legislators to attend. The Governor also suggested that down the road the MCSC might plan a Legislator Aide luncheon to help to familiarize them with the MCSC . Vice Chairperson Pruitt proposed a resolution to acknowledge the support and dedication of the Governor to the MCSC. Commissioner Cummings made a motion to support the resolution and Commissioner Newport seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimous! y. 8 �V. Standing Committee Reports A. Executive Committee- Vice Chairperson Pruitt Vice Chairperson Pruitt stated that the items he was going to discuss had already been covered during the Executive Director's Report. B. Board Development Committee- Dorothy Johnson (Terry Pruitt) Vice Chairperson Pruitt stated that the Board Development Committee (BDC) had expected to submit a formal list of proposed new commissioners today but the process has not been completed. A formal list of recommendations should be completed in the next thirty days and will be sent to Commissioners in the near future. Vice Chairperson Pruitt explained the MCSC Commissioner Roles and Expectations document. Vice Chairperson :Pruitt noted that if approved, the document will be incorporated into the MCSC Operating Procedures. Vice Chairperson Pruitt asked that the Commission approve the BDC recommendations. Commissioner McCarthy moved to approve and Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Orosz asked if commissioners can recommend people to the BDC to be consider for the Commission. Vice Chairperson Pruitt stated that commissioners were more than welcome to suggest new commission members but explained that they are appointed by the Governor and the MCSC would forward any new member resumes to the Governor's Office for consideration in the appointment process. Commissioner Cummings suggested that present commissioners might mentor new commissioners. Vice Chairperson Pruitt agreed and will discuss with the BDC. VI. New Business A. Commissioner Retreat Vice Chairperson Pruitt stated the MCSC is working to have the commissioner retreat at Mackinac Island in the fall of 1999 and notification will be sent to them as soon as all details are confirmed. B. Future MCSC Meeting Dates (secure host sites) Vice Chairperson Pruitt stated the 1999 meeting dates had been approved and that staff are looking for commissioners to host the April and September meetings and asked that commissioners interested in hosting a meeting should contact Mr. Caldwell. VII. Public Comment Mr. Sam Singh gave a special thank you to Paula Kaiser and Daphne Wells for the hard work and support they have given to the Michigan Nonprofit Association over the past few years. 9 �Commissioner Williams offered Paula Kaiser a special thank you for her contribution and work as she was instrumental in the development of Detroit's Promise. Ms. Jocelyn Yanda thanked Paula Kaiser and Daphne Wells for their work and continued support to Family Independence Agency AmeriCorps program. Commissioner Pritchard thanked the Commission for allowing her to be a part of the MCSC and work in the field of volunteerism and service. Commissioner Scott Smith thanked the Commission for allowing him the opportunity to serve Michigan in the field of service and for being a part of the MCSC. Ms. Paula Kaiser said good-bye to everyone and thanked them for the opportunities she has experienced over the past four years and the knowledge she had gained. Ms. Daphne Wells said good-bye to everyone and thanked them for the learning experiences in the AmeriCorps field. Vice Chairperson Pruitt made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner West seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 2:45p.m. The next meeting will be February 19, 1999 at the Michigan Community Service Commission in Lansing. 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/. 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Sheet MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION FY99 Michigan's AmeriCorps Funding Requests 1998-99 Grant Amount Renewal Formula Programs 1999 1999-00 Grant Amount FTE cost Funding Request Summer Only FT I PT-lYr. I PT-2Yr. Legal Applicant!Program Name 0 0 0 American Red Cross : AmeriCOi]?SYOuth Execellence in Service $ 113,301.00 I $ 117,157.00 I $ 181 ,018.00 I $ 11 ,715 .00 I 10 B-H-K Child Development Board: Copper Country AmeriCorps $ 256,443 .00 I $ 30 I ,244.00 I $ 301,244.00 I $ 11 ,157.00 I 27 I 0 Char-Em Intermediate School District $ 191,159.00 I $ 223,933 .00 I $ 223,933.00 I $ II ,200.00 I 20 I o - 0 0 Creston Michigan's AmeriCorps I$ 59,732.00 I $ 63,341 .00 I $ • Eastern Michigan University: CLASS Coordinating Literacy for America's Students' Sucess I$ 121,053.00 I $ 12o,ooo.oo I $ IFitzgerald Public Schools: FOCUS AmeriCorps Alma College: Focus on Children Mi chig~n Communities in Sch_o_o_ls_ _ $ - - -_l ~ -:=-- I Closing ~ t $ I85:0oo.ool -s - 0 I 0 -+ 0 171 ,742.00 $ SOS Crisis Center: WashtenaWFamiTy SuPPQ!:_ Network $ 52,933 .00 --- - 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 180 110 0 0 9,73&.00 15 0 0 0 t2,2._! 4.oo 2 8 0 0 20.:!.4n.oo 1 !_ t2,717.oo 13 6 0 171 ,742.00 7,006.00 13 4 0 5 ~,785 . 00 7Z.48~oo ~ I$ .!2.!. .742.oo - ls 1 s 374 .~4 ..QQ__~ $ 98,214 ,0_Q I $ I - ·- 374.874 .00 $ 374&74.00 100,798 .00 100 ,7 ~8 . 00 $ I 1 52,785~$ - 10,557.QQl..I_I 1--- $ out Clos in g out out $ $ J_L_ 0 77,484.00 Saginaw Public Schools: Saginaw Public Schools 70,852.00 I $ Cl ~ ing 18J .QQO.OO I $ $ · _ _103,47~00 j ! . Underground Railroad: AmeriCorpsYictim Services I Closing out ~ -0--~ 0 I! 198}80.~- - 0 I ~~.OOQ. 00 S _ -- 0 $ : : """''k Ao<ioo loiti"''~~'"" Yomh Fo""dO<~ --- 40 $ f United Way Genesee & Lapeer County : Genesee County AmeriCorps Program 0 152,406.00 I $ II ,723.00 ~ l os in g_ No.-Mich.a;n;rr;UnTt Me ntal Health Dreamcatchers-- - - - l 12o,ooo.oo I s 12,ooo.oo Closi!Jg out IMiclligan Civilian ConservatiOn Coij?s(Ed-:Award ~-Nonviolence K.O.P.S 0 Closing out Closing o~t __ INCW Detroit, Inc.: 0 Closing out Michigan Nonprofit Association: Volunteer Centers of Michigan 0 0 I Closing out , ~ meri....:C....:o~rp"-s'----- I 5 I Closing out 152,406.0Q I $ 0 12,688.20 63,341.00 I s I Closing out - - - - ---J.-.::$' - ~ 156.00 I $ I I $ ! I ~40 . 00 I 1 s t1 ,2oo.oo 6 - -· f- )- I I 0 5_ 30 -o-1= o 1 -- I 24 18 0 3 12 0 0 j• 0 ~ Subtotal $ 2,040,039 .00 I $- - 2, 144,236.00 I $ Page 1 of 2 2,208,097 .00 I s 5,285 .69 326 206 35 �99 MAC Rec. Sheet 1998-99 Grant Amount New Formula Programs 1999 1999-00 Grant Amount Funding Request I<IE cost I I .. ~r I PT-IYr. l PT·2Yr. l Summer Only Legal Applicant/Program Name I I -- City Year: City Year Detroit - -- $ -- - - -- _1 ,000.00 -485 ·- -- $ $ 485 .000 00 6 ,929.00 70 $ 2,040,039.00 $ 2,629,236 .00 $ 2,693.097 .00 Total Co11>oration for National Service Formula Funds for Michigan $ 2,596,208.00 $ 2,73o,7F oo $ 2,693,097 .00 Difference Betw-een CNSF unds Available and FUndSReguested $ $ 10! , 5 ~~ 00 $ - 556,169.00 $ 5,303 .98 na ! ! na - 206 396 1 na na na na I 0 I I I Total Formula Programs 0 0 I 35 - -· na na na na ----- -----· *Program consists of 40 - 450 hour I year part-time members 1998-99 Grant Amount Competitive Programs 1999 - 1999-00 Grant Amount Funding Request IT FTE cost PT-lYr. Summer Only PT-2Yr. Legal ApplicantJProgram Name --- Michigan Department of Agriculture: Michigan Groundwater Stewardshi~ Program Oakland Universit;t AmeriCo~s Oakland Program $209,402 $225,389 $239,836 - $315,112 $329,333 - ~0,470 __!?_Q9,i02 -=-- - 20 --- 0 0 }'2)9,836 $11,992 - 0 40 0 ~~ ~9 . 333 $13 ,173 25 0 0 ~491 , 151 $ 10,023 35 10 - 0 - · - 0- 0 r- - - - University of Michigan: Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program _ _ · - - --- - $ Subtotal $209,012 - $409,500 - 1,159,013.00 $~9 ~ 1 r$ 1998-99 Grant Amount New!Recompete Competitive Programs 1999-2000 1,269,722.00 I i I I ,269,722 .00 $ 1999-00 Grant Amount Funding Request $ 11 ,138.00 I<IE cost 25 I 16 I 70 IT 75 10 PT-IYr. PT-2Yr. 16 Summer Only Legal ApplicantJProgram Name I - - Famil~ lnde~endence Agenc~ - $271,099 $456,957- $456,957 Total Competiti•e Programs $ 1,430,112.00 $ 1,726,679.00 $ 1,726,679.00 Total CNS Programming $ 3,470,151.00 $ 4,355,915.00 $ 4,419,776.00 -· - -~ --- - - - _1! 1,424 40 $11,212 $ 8,257.99 r- 1--.0 0 110 75 10 16 506 281 10 51 -- Total number of members FY Page 2 of 2 0 9~ 848 �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION .FY99 MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS FUNDING REQUEST Legal Applicant/Program Name 1998-99 Grant Amount 1999-00 Funding Request 1999-00 Funding Recommendation FTE cost PTI Yr. FT PT2Yr. Summer only Continuation Competitive Programs 1999-2000 Michigan Department of Agriculture: * Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program $209,012 $209 ,402 $209,402 $10,470 20 0 0 0 Oakland University: * AmeriCorps Oakland $225,389 $239,836 $239,836 $11,992 0 40 0 0 $315,112 $329,333 $329,333 $13,173 25 0 0 0 $409,500 $491,151 $491,151 $10,023 25 35 10 16 $1,159,013 $1,269,722 $1 ,269,722 11,138 70 75 10 16 $271 ,099 $456,957 $456,957 $11,424 40 0 0 0 $1,430, 112 $1,726,679 $1,726,679 $11,212 110 75 10 16 1 United Way Community Services: Detroit Academic Success Program * University of Michigan: * Michigan Neighborborhood AmeriCorps Program Subtotal New/Recompete Competitive Programs 1999-2000 Family Independence Agency: TOTAL COMPETITVE REQUEST * � 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_1999-04-09_MI-AmeriCorps-Funding-Requests Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's AmeriCorps funding requests Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's AmeriCorps funding requests. 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, 50009 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3f5e1d7189ca9b932fd1cc2e0bfd1176.pdf 2a96ae9da5aa7d51293149eb96a18592 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICH IGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairpe rso n Michelle Engler 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Execu tive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director jf/- RE: Michigan's AmeriCorps FY 1999-00 Application to CNS DATE: March 29, 1999 Attached you will find the results of the Michigan's AmeriCorps outreach and renewal application processes plus recommendations for the Michigan's AmeriCorps Application to the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00. Competitive Funding Application The application includes four Competitive Programs: Michigan Department of Agriculture, Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program; Oakland University: AmeriCorps Oakland; United Way Community Services: Detroit Academic Success Program; University of Michigan: Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program. These programs all showed satisfactory progress toward their goals (see recommendation sheets) and some areas for improvement. The MCSC staff will work with each program to develop plans for addresses challenges. Three programs requested modest expansions and one program remained essentially at the same level of funding. This is consistent with the MCSC' s goal of building self-sustaining and cost effective programs. In addition, the MCSC staff received a Recompete Competitive Application from the Family Independence Agency (FIA). This program focuses on the goals of America's Promise by targeting children in Michigan and their access to the five fundamental resources. This is a large statewide corps that targets a needy population in a relatively cost effective manner. FIA has been a grantee of the MCSC for three years with documentable successes. FIA has identified anticipated challenges and articulated plans for addressing them. Therefore, the MCSC staff recommends that the four programs proposed requesting $1,269,722 in support of 70 full-time and 111 part-time be approved for inclusion in Michigan's Competitive Funds Application to the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00. �In addition, the MCSC staff recommends that the Recompete Competitive Application from the Family Independence Agency requesting $456,957 for 40 full-time members be approved for inclusion in Michigan's Application to the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00 Formula Funding Application The staff recommend the continuation of funding for 13 of the programs currently funded through MCSC 's Formula Allocation from the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00. Of the 13 programs, six have requested modest increases to cover the costs of expansion efforts (American Red Cross, Creston Neighborhood AmeriCorps, Michigan Communities in Schools, Dreamcatchers, Rural Strategic Action Initiative, and Underground Railroad), two programs requested slightly less funding (Eastern Michigan University and SOS Crisis Center), and one program requested that it be allowed to expand to incorporate a program design presented as a new program, but was withdrawn by the applicant due to insufficient organizational capacity (BHK Child Development Board: Copper Country AmeriCorps). One program requested a $63,000 increase of over the previous year with no increase in FTE's (Saginaw Public Schools). The MCSC staff recommend maintaining the funding level of the previous year for this program. Several programs identified a need to revise their objectives to more effectively guide and document the accomplishments of their programs. The MCSC staff contracted with Project STARR to provide training on how programs should work to create measurable objectives for maximum impact. Those objectives were reviewed by staff and incorporated into the renewal applications. Staff recommendations are based on at least one site visit, 1st quarterly reports and a year 2-3 plan. Therefore, the MCSC staff recommends that the 13 Renewal Formula Applications requesting $2,144,236 for 567 members be approved for inclusion in Michigan's Application to the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00. New Formula Programs As a result of the FY1999-00 Michigan's AmeriCorps outreach sessions which included a statewide mailing and two full-day workshops, only twenty proposals were submitted and only four proposals advanced from the peer review to staff. Staff worked with the four programs extensively to help them develop quality program designs. Of the four, only one was appropriately addressing the criteria of the application and forming a program design that fit within the AmeriCorps design. While this situation is an extreme disappointment for the staff, it does provide the MCSC an unique opportunity. Michigan is the next host state for the model on which AmeriCorps is based-City Year. City Year Detroit is scheduled to start up in the Fall of 1999. The program has broad based support including the Kresge Foundation, Henry Ford Health Systems, United Way Community Services and many others. The MCSC is extremely excited about the opportunities such a program can provide the state's AmeriCorps portfolio. At the same time, the MCSC staff want to ensure that, as with all of its programs, the funds are utilized in the most cost effective way possible. To ensure that level of cost control, the staff recommend including the City Year Detroit program in MCSC' s Formula Funds for FY 1999-00. This runs contrary to what any and every state commission has done in the past. Traditionally, states have included City Year programs in their Competitive Funding pool thereby saving their Formula Funds for less competitive programs. By doing so, states have set up a quasi-direct relationship between City Year programs and the Corporation for National �Service. So long as the City Year programs were performing they could develop much of their programming, fund-raising and operations as they deemed appropriate. The MCSC staff wanted to take a more "hands on" approach by including the City Year program in the State's Formula Funds where certain restrictions apply, Michigan is positioned by help craft and design the best possible City Year program for our state. The MCSC staff will request that City Year, Inc. leverage its local fund raising efforts in Detroit to the benefit (to the maximum extent possible) of Detroit and not to supplant operations outside of the state. In addition, the MCSC has requested that City Year, Inc. work toward raising the corpsmember stipend to a rate more in line with other Michigan's AmeriCorps programs (because City Year, Inc. existed prior to the enactment of the 1993 National and Community Service Trust Act, it is exempt from a number of the program restrictions, corpsmembers stipend rates being one of them). Finally, by incorporating the City Year Detroit program into Michigan's Formula funding, the MCSC embraces City Year as no other state in the nation has save for Massachusetts, its home state. Therefore, the staff of the MCSC recommend that the City Year Detroit program be funded for the requested $485,000 amount is support of 70 full-time members through Michigan's Formula Allocation from the Corporation for National Service for FY 1999-00. (Please note that the cover page requests $516,000 in funding, but the budget narrative describes only $485,000) � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_MI-AmeriCorps-Application-to-CNS Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's AmeriCorps application to CNS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Michigan's AmeriCorps application to CNS. 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, 50008 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/619114602cc70b7b7b4ebdb778743709.pdf 2e90db5e2a4564ff168bb27be482ded6 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES and TIMES FOR 1999 NOON - 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, February 19, 1999 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission 'L ansing * FRIDAY, April 9, 1999 Host: Julie Cummings Detroit FRIDAY, September 24, 1999 Host: Michelle Engler ·~ Mackinaw City * FRIDAY, November 5, 1999 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Lansing *Critical dates for program approvals MCSC - Executive Committee Meetings George W. Romney Building, 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 10:00 a.m. - Noon Friday, January 22, 1999 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, March 12, 1999 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, August 13, 1999 Host: Michigan Community Service Commission Friday, October 1, 1999 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Meeting-Dates-for-1999 Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting meeting dates for 1999 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting meeting dates for 1999. 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, 50007 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/047187bdd4493c2891a669c3fff488a8.pdf 3abf1d2dd86fad02dc6627ff5deba5f8 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Legislative/Congressional Briefing Packet Prepared for: Michelle Engler �Congressional and Legislative Districts for Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission City Alpena Battle Creek Bloomfield Hills County Alpena Calhoun Oakland Detroit Wayne Flint Grand Haven Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing Genesee Ottawa Kent Kalamazoo Ingham Menominee Mt. Pleasant New Hudson Plymouth Saginaw Temperance Menominee Isabella Oakland Wayne Saginaw Monroe Commissioner Donald Newport Dr. Joel Orosz Victor Begg Julie Cummings Raymond West Geneva Williams Karen Aldridge Dorothy Johnson James Muir Nancy Lenz Michelle Engler Arthur Ellis Matt Wesaw Randy Neelis Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell Judith Dunn Kathleen Keen McCarthy Terry Pruitt Meg Smith Michigan House of Representatives Michigan Representatives Hansen Clarke Gerald Law Nancy Cassis Patricia Godchaux JackMinore Gene DeRossett Edward LaForge Mark Schauer Lingg Brewer Doug Hart Jon Jellema Michael Hanley Sandra Caul Andy Neumann Douglas Bovin District 7 20 38 40 49 55 60 62 68 73 89 95 99 106 108 County/City Detroit Plymouth New Hudson Bloomfield Hills Flint Temperance Kalamazoo Battle Creek Lansing Grand Rapids Township Grand Haven Saginaw Mt. Pleasant Alpena Menominee �Michigan Senate Michigan Senators Raymond M. Murphy Thaddeus G. McCotter Shirley Johnson Bill Bulllard Beverly S. Hammerstrom Dale L. Shugars Joanne G. Emmons John J. H. Schwarz Dianne Byrum Robert L. Emerson Mike Goschka Leon Stille Miek Goschka Walter North Don Koivisto District 3 9 13 15 17 21 23 24 25 29 31 32 33 37 38 County/City Detroit Plymouth Bloomfield Hills New Hudson Temperance Kalamazoo Mt. Pleasant Battle Creek Lansing Flint Grand Rapids Township Grand Haven Saginaw Alpena Menominee U.S. House of Representatives - Michigan Delegation U.S. Congressional Bart Stupak Peter Hoekstra Vernon J. Ehlers David Camp James Barcia Fred Upton Nick Smith Debbie Stabenow Dale Kildee Joseph Knollenberg Lynn Rivers Carolyn C. Kilpatrick John Dingell District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 U.S. Senate - Michigan Delegation Senator Spencer Abraham Senator Carl Levn County/City Alpena & Menominee Grand Haven Grand Rapids Mt. Pleasant Saginaw Kalamazoo Battle Creek Lansing Flint Bloomfield Hills & New Hudson Plymouth Detroit Temperance �Karen Aldridge C.S. Mott Foundation 1200 Mott Foundation Building Flint, Michigan 48503 Genesee County State Representative Jack Minore District 49 Native of Flint. Married, father of three. Masters of education from Eastern Michigan University. Former educator and executive director of the Genesee County Bar Association. Active in Salem Housing Task Force, Christ Episcopal Center and Flint Jazz Festival. • Committees: Family and Civil Law, Local Government and Urban Affairs, Tax Policy State Senator Robert L. Emerson District 29 Born March 23, 1948 in Alpena. Married, father of four. First elected in 1998. Former member of House first elected in 1980 special election. Former union field representative. Studied at Saginaw Valley University, Wayne State University, University of MichiganFlint. Active with New paths Advisory Committee, Greater Flint Health Coalition. • Committees: Appropriations; Legislative Retirement U.S. Congressman Dale Kildee District 9 Born September 16, 1929. Married with three children. First elected in 1976. Former high school teacher. Master's Degree from University of Michigan. Former member House (1965-1974) and Senate (1975-1976). Active with Optimists, Urban League, Knights of Columbus, American Federation of Teachers, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Programs that are in this district include: Genesee County AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Leisa Richardson/Bev Tippett Urban League of Flint 5005 Cloverlawn Drive Flint, MI 48504 Phone: (810) 789-7611 Fax: (810) 787-4518 The Genesee County AmeriCorps Program (GCAP) will enroll23 full-time and 21 one-year parttime AmeriCorps members to serve at-risk youth and children by working to improve academic outcomes and to address health care concerns. Specific objectives of the program include: improving math and reading scores through tutoring; improving social skills, self-esteem, and community involvement through mentoring and service-learning opportunities; and improving children's health through referrals, home visits, immunization reviews, and transportation to medical visits. �Flint CARES- Michigan CARES Dave Swenson Community Foundation of Greater Flint 502 Church Street Flint, MI 48503-1206 Phone: (810) 767-8270 Fax: (810) 768-0496 Karen West The Resource Center 1401 South Grand Traverse Flint, MI 48503 Phone: (810)232-7398 Fax: (810) 232-3738 Flint CARES developed and distributed the Community Volunteerism Plan for Genesee County, which resulted in the creation of a first-of-its-kind community clearinghouse involving more than 40 local organizations. The clearinghouse will coordinate service and volunteer training and education efforts in the community and enhance communication and technical assistance for service-learning and volunteerism. Three agencies, the United Way Resource Center, Leadership Flint, and the Retired Senior executive Corps will collaborate to create the new clearinghouse. Flint - Michigan Community of Promise Dave Swenson Community Foundation of Greater Flint 502 Church Street Flint, MI 48503-1206 Phone: (810) 767-8270 Fax: (810) 768-0496 Karen West Flint Resource Center 1401 South Grand Traverse Flint, MI 48503 Phone: (81 0) 232-7398 Fax: (810) 232-3738 A public statement in support of providing fundamental resources to youth, named The Family Impact Statement, was presented to Congressman Kilde at the first Mini Youth Summit in Flint, on October 17, 1997. The goal os the statement is to incorporate an emphasis in the resources into the legislative process. The statement was also presented to Congressman James Barcia at the February 23, 1998, Mini Youth Summit. America's Promise in Flint and Genesee County also engaged Mayor Stanley, Flint Schools Superintendent Tunnicliff, Mayor Bailey, and Supervisory Trotogot. The group has provided 1,300 youth with mentors and 540 youth with opportunities to serve. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE - Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. �Flint Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Connie Rau Bryant Center 201 E. Pearson Road Flint, MI 48505 Phone: (810) 760-1190 Fax: (810) 760-1935 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation . The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Flint Resource Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Karen West 1401 South Grand Traverse Flint, MI 48503 Phone: (810) 232-7398 Fax: (810) 232-3738 �Victor Begg 1264 Club Drive Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302 Oakland County State Representative Patricia Godchaux District 40 Married, three children. Elementary school teacher for Detroit Public Schools; member of the Birmingham School Board for nine years; education reporter with the Washington Post from 1969 to 1976, news director for radio station. Graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with bachelor's degree in Political Science. • Committees: Appropriations State Senator Shirley Johnson 13 Bloomfield Hills U.S. Congressman Joseph Knollenberg District 11 Born November 28, 1933 in Mattoon, ll... Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former owner of Knollenberg Allstate Insurance Agency. Bachelor's degree from Eastern lllinois University. Programs that are in this district include: Michigan 4-H Foundation - Oakland Co. - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Christy Hicks-Bowman 1200 North Telegraph Road Department 416 Pontiac, MI 48341 Phone: (248) 858-0889 Fax: (248) 858-1477 The Oak Park/Pontiac 4-H Learn and SERVE- Michigan Program is a partnership between MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, AmeriCorps Oakland, the 4-H VISTA Project, and the school districts of Oak Park and Pontiac. The program is designed to address the low literacy levels in those communities by providing experiential learning activities for a minimum of 150 program participants, most of whom are low-income or at-risk. The participants, who range in age between 5 and 19, will assess the specific needs of the community, create plans to promote literacy in a way that satisfies a true community needs, and carry out their plans. Such service activities will take place approximately eight times per year. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Northville Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Jan Purtell 501 West Main Street Northville, MI 48167 Phone: (248) 344-8458 Fax: (248) 347-6928 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation . The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Volunteer Impact - Volunteer Investment Grant Kelly Masters 23077 Greenfield Road, Suite LL 10 Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 559-4950 Fax: (248) 559-4948 �Dr. Mary Ellen Bran dell 619 E. Chippewa Street Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858-1741 Isabella County State Representative Sandra Caul District 99 Born October 16, 1945 in Chicago, ll.,. Married with three children. President of Rehabilitation Plus Care, Inc.; RN. Former Isabella County commissioner (1989-1994). • Committee: Appropriations State Senator Joanne G. Emmons District 23 Born February 8, 1934 in Mecosta County . Married with two children. State senator, first elected in 1990. Former member of state House, 1987-1991, and township official. Graduate of Michigan State University. Active in Right to Life of Michigan, Chamber of Commerce and other organizations. • Committees: Education, Finance (Chair); Financial Services; Reapportionment; Legislative Council; Legislative Retirement U.S. Congressman David Camp District 4 Born July 9, 1953 in Midland. Married with one child. First elected in 1990. Former attorney; special assistant attorney general. Juris doctorate from University of San Diego. Programs that are in this district include: Focusing on Children and Youth: Michigan's AmeriCorps Anne Marie Ritz Alma College 614 West Superior Street Alma, MI 48801 Phone: (517) 463-7366 Fax: (517) 463-7073 Focus on Children and Youth is an Education Award Only program that involves 10 part-time members to address the public safety and education needs of children and youth in Gratiot county. The program will provide community workshops, recruit, train, and place literacy tutors, and conduct after school clubs to enhance children's literacy development. In the area of public safety, the program will partner with the Red Cross to assist juvenile offenders in discovering a sense of civic responsibility. They will also partner with the Alma City Police and the Alma Community Education Program to provide educational and recreational activities for area youth through a summer park program. �Isabella County - Michigan Community of Promise Cathy Brown United Way oflsabella County 402 South University Avenue Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (517) 772-6194 Fax: (517) 772-8152 A group of community leaders and concerned students have banded together under the name "America's Promise-- The Alliance for Youth in Isabella County" to ensure that young people have access to the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources. United Way of Isabella County's Volunteer Center is spearheading the effort. Isabella County held its "Youth Summer Speak Out '98" on July 22. Youth facilitators led small groups of high school students in workshops centered around the five resource areas . Eleven committees have been formed to tackle specific issues including: bringing home all five resource areas; securing grants to fund activities, assessing the needs of the community, securing commitments, forming collaborations, and increasing the number of youth volunteer. Montcalm County - Michigan Community of Promise Steve Thomas EightCAP, Inc. 904 Oak Drive Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 7 54-9315 Fax: (616) 754-9310 Isabella County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Ms. Cathy Brown Volunteer Center of Isabella County 402 South University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (517) 7732-6194 Fax: (517)772-8152 AmeriCorps Promise Isabella County's Alliance for Youth Fellow will; (1) serve as full-time coordinator for the Community of Promise; and, (2) provide a targeted number of young people with all five of the America's Promise fundamental resources. Isabella County's Alliance for Youth has accomplished a great deal with limited staff and resources. To date we have: identified community needs through baseline data collection; hosted a Youth Summit and received national recognition on America's Promise website; secured $5,250 from grants for future summits; established a speakers bureau; coordinated youth graffiti cleanup and community garden volunteer projects; conducted monthly steering committee meetings. We are also developing a men to ring coalition, a Youth Leadership Institute, a youth volunteer guide, a school-to-work program and Health Risk appraisals for youth/families. �Montcalm County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Rose Jones Eight CAP 904 Oak Drive P.O. Box 368 Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 754-9315 Fax: (616) 754-9310 Mr. Steve Thomas Eight CAP, Inc. 904 Oak Drive-Turk Lake Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 754-9315 Fax: (616) 754-9310 Our Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will guide in the development and implementation of a Volunteer Center to serve our county. Much ofthe groundwork has been completed through the efforts of the Montcalm Area Volunteer and Mentoring Consortium. County-wide needs assessment, surveys measuring volunteer awareness and opportunities, and seven summits held throughout Montcalm County have brought Montcalm County to the crossroads of "now what?" What is left is the who and how to implement the five fundamentals of America's Promise. Of primary focus will be the expanding and strengthening of the present volunteer infrastructure. The Fellows will assist in the development of a network of support services that work together, without prejudice. The fellows will develop resources to ensure that Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise fundamentals are accomplished. All five fundamentals are accomplished. All five fundamentals of Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise will be available to every child. Impact will be based on the commitment of five partnering organizations, with fifty individuals providing all five fundamentals to 100 children after 1 year of service. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Freeland Community School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Linda Sanborn 710 Powley Drive Freeland, MI 48623-9998 Phone: (517) 695-5527 Fax: (517) 695-5789 Freeland Community School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Joan Phillips 8250 Webster Road Freeland, MI 48623 Phone: (517) 695-5527 Fax: (517) 695-5789 �Hemlock Middle School - Learn and SERVE School-Based Judith Turner 525 Maple Street Hemlock, MI 48626 Phone: (517) 642-5253 Fax: (517) 642-8239 St. Charles/Thurston Middle School - Freeland Community School District Learn and SERVE School-Based Judy Krak 8993 West Walnut Street St. Charles, MI 48655 Phone: (517) 865-9927 Fax: (517) 865-6185 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation . The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. United Way Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Marni Taylor 315 Ives Big Rapids, MI 49307 Phone: (616) 592-9800 Fax: (616) 592-1138 Barry County United Way - Volunteer Investment Grant Lani Forbes 450 Meadow Run, Suite 200 P.O. Box 81 Hastings, MI 49058 Phone: (616) 945-4010 Fax: (616) 945-4536 �ENRICH of Ionia County - Volunteer Investment Grant Matt Mahar Heartlands Institute of Technology 250 East Tuttle Road Ionia, MI 48846 Phone: (616) 527-6540 Fax: (615) 527-6670 Voluntary Action Center of Midland County - Volunteer Investment Grant Beth Sowulewski 220 West Main Midland, MI 49640 Phone: (517) 631-7660 Fax: (517) 832-5526 United Way of Isabella County - Volunteer Investment Grant Cathy Brown 402 South University Avenue Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (517) 772-6194 Fax: (517) 772-8152 �Julie Cummings 6380 Muirfield Court Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 Oakland County State Representative Patricia Godchaux District 40 Married, three children. Elementary school teacher for Detroit Public Schools; member of the Birmingham School Board for nine years; education reporter with the Washington Post from 1969 to 1976, news director for radio station. Graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with bachelor's degree in Political Science. • Committees: Appropriations State Senator Shirley Johnson District 13 U.S. Congressman Joseph Knollenberg District 11 Born November 28, 1933 in Mattoon, ll.,. Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former owner of Knollenberg Allstate Insurance Agency. Bachelor's degree from Eastern lllinois University. Programs that are in this district include: Michigan 4-H Foundation - Oakland Co. - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Christy Hicks-Bowman 1200 North Telegraph Road Department 416 Pontiac, MI 48341 Phone: (248) 858-0889 Fax: (248) 858-1477 The Oak Park/Pontiac 4-H Learn and SERVE- Michigan Program is a partnership between MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, AmeriCorps Oakland, the 4-H VISTA Project, and the school districts of Oak Park and Pontiac. The program is designed to address the low literacy levels in those communities by providing experiential learning activities for a minimum of 150 program participants, most of whom are low-income or at-risk. The participants, who range in age between 5 and 19, will assess the specific needs of the community, create plans to promote literacy in a way that satisfies a true community needs, and carry out their plans. Such service activities will take place approximately eight times per year. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE -Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Northville Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Jan Purtell 501 West Main Street Northville, MI 48167 Phone: (248) 344-8458 Fax: (248) 347-6928 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation . The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Volunteer Impact - Volunteer Investment Grant Kelly Masters 23077 Greenfield Road, Suite LL10 Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 559-4950 Fax: (248) 559-4948 �Judith Dunn 54790 Grand River New Hudson, Michigan 48165 Oakland County State Representative Nancy Cassis District 38 Born January 26, 1944 in New York. Married with two children, five step-children. School psychologist. Former high school teacher. Education Specialist degree from University of Michigan. Novi City Council member (1985-1993, 1995-present), unsuccessful candidate for Novi mayor (1993). Active with Farmington YMCA, Novi Partnerships in Education, Novi Youth Forum, St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Vision 20/20. • Committees: Tax Policy (C) Energy and Technology; Family and Children Services; Senior Health Security and Retirement State Senator Bill Bullard District 15 Born July 12, 1943 in Detroit. Single with two children. First elected in 1996 special election. Former member of House ( 1982-1996). Graduate of the University of Michigan and Detroit College of Law. Attorney. Former Highland Township supervisor (19801982) and trustee. Active in the Palmer Drug Abuse Program, the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce and the University of Michigan Club of Greater Detroit. • Committee: Government Operations (Chair); Finance; Hunting, Fishing & Forestry; Judiciary; transportation & Tourism (Chair) U.S. Congressman Joseph Knollenberg District 11 Born November 28, 1933 in Mattoon, IL. Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former owner of Knollenberg Allstate Insurance Agency. Bachelor' s degree from Eastern Illinois University. Programs that are in this district include: Michigan 4-H Foundation - Oakland Co. - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Christy Hicks-Bowman 1200 North Telegraph Road Department 416 Pontiac, MI 48341 Phone: (248) 858-0889 Fax: (248) 858-1477 �The Oak Park/Pontiac 4-H Learn and SERVE- Michigan Program is a partnership between MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, AmeriCorps Oakland, the 4-H VISTA Project, and the school districts of Oak Park and Pontiac. The program is designed to address the low literacy levels in those communities by providing experiential learning activities for a minimum of 150 program participants, most of whom are low-income or at-risk. The participants, who range in age between 5 and 19, will assess the specific needs of the community, create plans to promote literacy in a way that satisfies a true community needs, and carry out their plans. Such service activities will take place approximately eight times per year. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Northville Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Jan Purtell 501 West Main Street Northville, MI 48167 Phone: (248) 344-8458 Fax: (248) 347-6928 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Volunteer Impact - Volunteer Investment Grant Kelly Masters 23077 Greenfield Road, Suite LLlO Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 559-4950 Fax: (248) 559-4948 �Dorothy Johnson Council of Michigan Foundation One South Harbor Avenue, Suite 3 P.O. Box 599 Grand Haven, MI 49417 Ottawa County State Representative Jon Jellema District 89 Born December 7, 1943 in Bloomington, IN. Married with four children. First elected in 1994. Former administrator and teacher at Grand Valley State University. Master's degree from Michigan State University. Former member Grand Haven Area Public School Board (1982-1994). Active with North Ottawa Community Coalition, Grand Haven Education Foundation, Society for Values in Higher Education, national Conference of State Legislators. • Committees: Appropriations (VC) State Senator Leon Stille District 32 Born November 21 , 19939 in Olive Township. Married with four children. First elected in 1994. Former House member (1993-2994). Bachelor's degree in mathematics and education from Michigan State University; some graduate work. On leave from marketing management division of IBM; Member if the Association of Commerce and Industry, Christ Community Church, Municipal Consolidation task Force, Farm Bureau. • Committees: Appropriations; Education; Farming; Agribusiness & Food Systems U.S. Congressman Peter Hoekstra District 2 Born October 30, 1953 in the Netherlands. Married with three children. First elected in 1992. Former vice president of Herman Miller, Inc. Master' s degree in business administration from University of Michigan. Programs that are in this district include: Michigan Communities in Schools: Michigan's AmeriCorps Elisa Hankenson 160 South Waverly Holland, MI 49423 Phone: (616) 396-7566 Fax: (616) 396-6893 Michigan Communities in Schools (MCIS) will involve 12 full-time members and 2 part-time members to bring together community resources, parents, and schools in order to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life. MCIS helps local communities to coordinate existing resources and reposition needed services into the schools to best meet the needs of youth. �Rural Strategic Action Initiative: Michigan's AmeriCorps Anne Soles American Youth Foundation - Miniwanca 8845 West Garfield Road Shelby, MI 49455 Phone: (616) 861-2262 Fax: (616) 861-5244 The Rural Strategic Action Initiative (RSAI) involves 11 full-time, 10 part-time and 5 summer only corpsmembers in three rural communities, Oceana, Lake, and Mason counties. The corpsmembers will partner with teachers, high school students, and community volunteers to mentor and provide tutoring to 520 elementary and secondary students. In addition, the corpsmembers will work with community volunteers to perform numerous service projects throughout the tri-county area during the service year. Muskegon CARES - Michigan CARES Martha Bottomley Volunteer Muskegon 880 Jefferson, Suite A Muskegon, MI 49440 Phone: (616) 722-6600 x. 10 Fax: (616) 722-6611 Muskegon CARES worked in partnerships with the United Way and the Community Foundation for Muskegon County to establish Volunteer Muskegon!, a new Volunteer Center created to promote volunteerism, provide technical assistance to organizations seeking volunteers and place volunteers with diverse community-based organizations in need of volunteer support. The first program established by Volunteer Muskegon! was the Youth Volunteer Corps of Muskegon County (YVC). The summer YVC program engaged more than 300 youth in community service. Volunteer Muskegon - Michigan Communities of Promise Martha Bottomley 880 Jefferson, Suite A Muskegon, MI 49440 Phone: (616) 722-6600 x. 10 Fax: (61 6) 722-6611 Muskegon is in the process of securing commitments and has been using community events such as Mayfest and the Summer Celebration to raise awareness of the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources and volunteer service. Local school, religious, and youth leaders have been active participants on the steering committees. The results of a needs assessment are being tabulated. Muskegon will publish a promise book listing all individuals and groups who have committed to the Community of Promise campaign, and a volunteer opportunity catalog. �MSU Extension - Benzie County -Learn and SERVE Community-Based Audrey Brown Benzie Community Garden Project P.O. Box 307 Beulah, MI 49617 Phone: (616) 882-0025 Fax: (616) 882-9605 Two community-based organizations, the Benzie Community Garden Project (BCGP) and the Northwest Michigan Maritime Museum (NW MI M .M.) will provide service-learning programs for the 25 students at Northern Lights High School. Northern Lights High School is a collaboration of the two Benzie County school districts: Benzie Central and Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, designed to meet the needs of at-risk students. Combining training, resources, and support, CBO staff are providing leadership in collaboration between the two districts as well as programming to integrate at -risk students into the management of critical social and cultural resources unique to Benzie county. The two community-based organizations will work collectively with students in needs/skills assessment, group decision-making, teamwork understanding their community, reflection, and evaluation processes. Students will also develop a slide-synch show available for service-learning program dissemination. Two project groups will be formed, one to work with the Garden Projects constructing a school greenhouse, growing seedlings and food for the local Food Pantry, teaching gardening activities to third graders, gardening with disabled persons, and landscaping. The Maritime Museum will engage students in learning through planning, design, restoration, and construction work with historic maritime resources, including management of resources involving original research, collections care, and gathering oral history. YVC - Volunteer Muskegon - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Martha Bottomley 880 Jefferson, Suite A Muskegon, MI 49440 Phone: (616) 722-6600 Fax: (616) 722-6611 The Muskegon County Watershed Project of Volunteer Muskegon 's Youth Volunteer Corps will work with the Muskegon County Conservation District and the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District in effecting positive changes in water quality and natural aquatic habitats of Muskegon Lake and White Lake. The projects includes a Summer Program and a School-Year Program involving six school districts. Activities will include stenciling storm drains to decrease dumping, distribution of informational packets to neighborhood homes, elimination of destructive plants, reintroduction of vegetation desirable for natural aquatic habitat, presentations to governmental bodies and to meetings of other groups. Partnerships with the schools, Conservation District Office and the Muskegon Intermediate School District ensure the success of this service-learning project. �Onekama Considated Schools Education Foundation - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Beth McCarthy 5016 main Street Onekama, MI 49675 Phone: (616) 889-4251 Fax: (616) 889-3720 PROJECT NETGAP is a multi-level, intergenerational service-learning project aimed at reducing the generation gap in the Onekama Community. The project focuses on assisting K-12 students in improvement of their technology and history knowledge while developing their personal and civic responsibilities. Fifteen high school students will mentor 15 senior citizens in the use of computerized technology. These 15 senior citizens will each adopt-a-classroom, thereby mentoring elementary students while sharing their expertise and oral history information. 280 elementary students will then collect this oral history information and 40 junior high students will publish the information using computerized publishing techniques. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Reeths-Puffer Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Leslie Cross 1500 North Getty Muskegon, MI 49445 Phone: (616) 744-1647 x. 3246 Fax: (616) 744-7175 Zeeland Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Barb Pyle 320 East Main Avenue Zeeland, MI 49464 Phone: (616) 748-3215 Fax: (616) 748-3210 �Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Volunteer Center of the Tri-Cities - Volunteer Investment Grant LeeAnne Dixon 20 North Fifth Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: (616) 842-7130 Fax: (616) 842-3596 Volunteer Muskegon - Volunteer Investment Grant Martha Bottomley 880 Jefferson, Suite A Muskegon, MI 49440 Phone: (616) 722-6600 x. 10 Fax: (616) 722-6611 �Nancy Lenz Michigan National Bank 200 W. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 Kalamazoo County State Representative Edward LaForge District 60 Born November 22, 1935 in Pontiac. Married with eight children. First elected in 1994. Former plumber-pipefitter and registered nurse. Associate degree in nursing. Member of Kalamazoo City Commission (1981-1991). Unsuccessful candidate for State Senate in 1990. Active in NAACP, Trout Unlimited, Audovon Society. • Committees: Family and Children Services (MVC); Agriculture and Resource Management; Employment Relations, Training and Safety State Senator Dale L. Shugars District 21 Born May 6, 1935 in Kalamazoo. Married with one child. First elected to Senate in 1994. Former member of House (1991-1995). A Certified public accountant, and graduate of Western Michigan University. Unsuccessful state senate candidate in 1986. Former member of Portage city council and mayor pro tern. Member of Kalamazoo County Republican Executive Committee. Member of American and Michigan Association of CPAs and Institute of Management Accountants. • Committees: Financial Services; Gaming & Casino Oversight; Health Policy (Chair); Local, Urban and State Affairs U.S. Congressman Fred Upton District 6 Born April23, 1953 in St. Joseph. Married with two children. First elected in 1986. Former director of legislative affairs for the Office of Management and Budget. Bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Michigan. Active with Michigan Family Forum, American Cancer Society. Programs that are in this district include: Kalamazoo County - Michigan Community of Promise Aaron Cantrell Voluntary Action Center 709-A South Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (616)382-8350 Fax: (616) 382-8362 �St. Joseph County - Michigan Community of Promise Elizabeth O'Dell Human Services Commission 677 East Main Centreville, MI 49032 Phone: (616) 467-1298 Fax: (616) 467-1229 St. Joseph County has established itself as a facilitator for Community of Promise campaigns in the region, tapping the leadership network of the VCM/AmeriCorps program. It intends to help encourage more programs and volunteers to provide the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources by expanding the Nurturing Communities Initiative, and ensuring every county child receives a home visit and a healthy start in life. Portage Senior Center - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Josephine Arnold City of Portage 320 Library Lane Portage, MI 49002 Phone: (616) 329-4555 Fax: (616) 329-4506 The Portage Senior Center, The Portage Community Outreach Center, and Portage Central Elementary School will work together to provide opportunities for service which involve both young people and senior citizens beginning in January of 1998 and continuing through the end of the 2000 school year. The project will involve three of the four national priority areas: Education, (both school success and school readiness), the Environment (neighborhood), and Human Needs (health- nutrition). Working with an advisory council and the school student council, the first year of the project will encompass three projects: a school wide recycling effort that will extend to the neighborhood, a community garden project, and a Readers' Theater project. The community garden and the Readers' Theater will begin with fourth graders who will continue the projects as fifth graders. Older children, in partnership with senior citizens, will perform stories by reading them aloud expressively to lower elementary students. The community garden will be a source of fresh vegetables for the low income clients of the Portage Community Outreach Center. Participation in the project will continue during the summer program begun last summer with a Learn and SERVE- Michigan summer mini-grant. In subsequent years, it is probable that these three projects will continue, but others will be added by students who will recommend projects to the advisory council. Funds solicited from area foundations and/or corporations will fund the additional student driven projects. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Gull Lake Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Lee Newland 11775 East D Avenue Richland, MI 49083 Phone: (61 6) 629-5880 x. 3005 Fax: (61 6) 629-5527 Comstock Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Sandy Standish 301 North 26th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49004 Phone: (616)388-9484 Fax: (616) 388-9389 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Cass County Council on Aging, Inc. - Volunteer Investment Grant Suzanne Colley 117 112 South Broadway P.O. Box 5 Cassopolis, MI 49031 Phone: (616) 445-8110 Fax: (61 6) 445-5595 Voluntary Action Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Aaron Cantrell 709-A South Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (616) 382-8350 Fax: (616) 382-8362 �James Muir Porter Hills, Suite A 226 3600 E. Fulton Grand Rapids Twp., Michigan 49546 Kent County State Representative Doug Hart District 73 Age 33. Married. Former teacher. Legislative aide for Rep. Jack Horton for four years. Graduate of Calvin College. Member of North Kent Service Center board. • Committees: Family Children Services (C), Education, Family, Family and Civil Law, Transportation State Senator Kenneth R. Sikkema District 31 Born February 10, 1951 in Cadillac. Married, father of one. Elected in 1998. Former member of House, first elected in 1986, serving as Republican leader in 1997-1998. Former market manager for Herman Miller Incorporated, executive director of West Michigan Environmental Action Council. Masters in business administration from University of Michigan. Unsuccessful candidate for U.S. House (1993 special). • Committees: Government Operations; Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs (Chair); Reapportionment, Technology & Energy; Legislative Council U.S. Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers District 3 Born February 6, 1934 in Pipestone, Minn. Married with four children. First elected in 1993 special election. Former member Senate (1985 (special election)- 1993), House (1983-1985), Kent County Commissioner (1975-1982); physics professor at Calvin College. Doctorate in nuclear and atomic physics from Calvin College and University of California-Berkley. Active with various civic, environmental and church groups. Programs that are in this district include: Creston Community Action Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Paul Haan Creston Neighborhood Association 205 Carrier Street, NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505 Phone: (616) 454-7900 Fax: (616) 454-8190 The Creston Community Action Corps is designed to more fully engage neighborhood residents in the leadership of five community institutions: three public schools, a community health care center, and a neighborhood association. Five Michigan 's AmeriCorps members will be trained in community organizing and will recruit, train, and engage 170 neighborhood volunteers to mentor 90 educationally at-risk students, assist 30 low-income households in adopting pre-identified health maintenance practices, and bring five properties owned by low-income residents into compliance with city housing and nuisance codes. �Grand Rapids CARES - Michigan CARES Laurie Craft The Grand Rapids Foundation Waters Building, Suite 209-C 161 Ottawa Avenue Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 454-1751 Fax: (616) 454-6455 Grand Rapids CARES established the Youth Development Network to coordinate service-learning and provide training for programs involving youth. Network members include local schools, colleges, community-based organizations, government agencies, and businesses. The network will promote collaboration and increase access to resources, advocate, and provide an opportunity for community dialogue. The Network hosted a conference for more than 135 students and adults from youth-serving organizations who attended training workshops on collaboration and networking opportunities. The Youth Development Summit, developed and organized entirely by youth, drew 175 adults and youth and focused on building the assets, strengths, and skills of youth and adult leaders. The Youth Development Network also coordinates the Brown Bag Lunch Series, a series of workshops open to the public that focus on youth issues. Grand Rapids - Michigan Community of Promise Laurie Craft The Grand Rapids Foundation Waters Building, Suite 209-C 161 Ottawa A venue Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 454-1751 Fax: (616) 454-6455 Tolly Stiffler Heart of West Michigan United Way 500 Commerce Building 5 Lyon , NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 459-6281 Fax: (616) 459-8460 Grand Rapids' approach to providing the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources is neighborhood-based, in partnership with other pre-existing initiatives. A mini-summit, "Safe Places and Structured Activities," was held on February 24, 1998 and a second one, "An Ongoing Relationship with a Caring Adult," is planned for September 24, 1998. Follow-up after each minisummit will track new collaboration as well as programs that have been replicated. Mini-summits are planned in all five resource areas, co-sponsored by the local youth development network and are to be completed by Fall of 1999. A comprehensive directory of Greater Grand Rapids volunteer opportunities was published in Spring 1998. It is being distributed to area companies and individuals and it features the five America' s Promise Fundamental Resources. The booklet, which also lists youth volunteer opportunities, has been sent to area schools to involve area youth. �Grand Rapids - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Carol Bragg Grand Rapids Public Schools 21st Centwy Learning Centers 1331 Franklin, S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 771-2165 Fax: (616) 771-2180 Tolly Stiffler Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center 500 Commerce Building Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 459-6281 Fax: (616) 459-8460 Our five AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will work with the Volunteer Center at Heart of West Michigan United Way and the Grand Rapids Public Schools on a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant to the Grand Rapids Public Schools targeting five middle schools where after-school activities will be developed. These schools provide ideal sites for America's Promise Fellows to focus their attention, to assure that all five goals are met for each of those students. Other areas on which the America's Promise Fellows will focus are (1) the recruitment of volunteers for all five goal area; (2) the development of a tracking system to record and verify new volunteers, as well as to ascertain the number of additional young people served; (3) the upgrading of Grand Rapids to an "official" Community of Promise status, and (4) the obtaining of commitments from the private sector. Five America's Promise Fellows who can devote all of their time to advancing the five goals will do much to strengthen the current local infrastructure. Ties between the national, state and local entities would be enhanced and awareness of the efforts being made locally would be greatly increased. Creston Community Action Corps - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Todd Julien Creston Neighborhood Association 205 Carrier Street, NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505 Phone: (616) 454-7900 Fax: (616) 454-8190 The Kid's Co-op is a collaborative effort of neighborhood schools, churches, and youth programming providers designed to help meet the needs of neighborhood children. The collaborative is intended to provide service- learning experiences, recreation, mentoring, tutoring, and high need/at risk services to area youth. The service learning programming of the Kid's Co-op will include training and service-learning projects designed to provide participant and community outcomes. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Cedar Springs Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Trish Mull 204 East Muskegon Street Cedar Springs, MI 49319 Phone: (616) 696-0580 x. 1043 Fax: (616) 696-3755 Kent Intermediate School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Steven Dieleman/Jay Roberts/Michelle Capio 2930 Knapp, NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Phone: (616) 365-2271 Fax: (616) 364-1489 Grand Rapids Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Fritz Crabb P.O. Box 117 1331 Franklin, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0017 Phone: (616) 771-2160 Fax: (616) 771-2180 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan' s VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Heart of West Michigan United Way - Volunteer Investment Grant Tolly Stiffler 500 Commerce Building 5 Lyon, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 459-6281 Fax: (616) 459-8460 �Barry County United Way - Volunteer Investment Grant Lani Forbes 450 Meadow Run, Suite 300 P.O. Box 81 Hastings, MI 49058 Phone: (616) 945-4010 Fax: (616) 945-4536 ENRICH of Ionia County - Volunteer Investment Grant Matt Mahar Heartlands Institute of Technology 250 East Tuttle Road Ionia, MI 48846 Phone: (616) 527-6540 Fax: (615) 527-6670 �Kathleen Keen McCarthy Supervisor of the Charter Township of Plymouth 42350 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth, Michigan 48170 Wayne County State Representative Gerald Law District 20 Born May 20, 1944 in Detroit. Married with two children. First elected in 1994. Former Lottery Bureau administrative assistant, Ford Motor Company employee. Master's degree in finance from University of Detroit; law degree from Wayne State University. Former House member (1983-1991), Plymouth Township trustee and supervisor (1991-1992). Active with Kiwanis Club, Friends of Wayne County Parks, Michigan Humane Society, Community Arts Council. • Committees: Health Policy (C), Family and Children Services, Family and Civil Law, Gaming & Casino Oversight, Insurance and Financial Services State Senator Thaddeus G. McCotter District 9 Age 33. Married with three children. Attorney. Wayne County Commission member, former Schoolcraft Community College trustee. Graduate of University of Detroit (B .A. And Juris Doctorate). Chair of Wayne County Republican Committee, GOP precinct delegate and member of various party clubs. Former chair of party's candidate assistance committee, organization chair of the 13th Congressional District, director of Republican Lawyers, and chair of Governor John Engler's Western Wayne County Office. • Committees: Economic Development, International Trade & Regulatory Affairs; Human Resources, Labor, Senior Citizens & Veterans Affairs; Judiciary; Local, Urban & State Affairs (Chair); Reapportionment U.S . Congressman Lynn Rivers District 13 Born December 19, 1956 in AuGres. Married with two children. First elected in 1994. Former House member (1992-1993), law clerk. Juris doctorate from Wayne State University. Former member Ann Arbor Board of Education (1984-1991). Active with Family Support Services, Community Action Network, Hunger Coalition. Programs that are in this district include: �Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Anika Goss-Foster University of Michigan Center for Community Service and Learning 1024 Hill Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310 Phone: (734) 647-7767 Fax: (734) 647-7464 The Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps program will involve 20 full-time and 50 part-time members to strengthen the social development of children and families in Detroit neighborhoods through: direct services, such as violence prevention workshops and community service projects, provided to at least 500 youth in after-school and summer programs; increasing access to health education and health promotion services for at least 300 children and family members; and enabling 100 residents to gain access to jobs and start new businesses. Coordinating Literacy for America's Students' Success: Michigan's AmeriCorps Margaret Moore-Hart/Marvin Pasch Eastern Michigan University 303 McKenny Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: (734) 487-1612 Fax: (734) 487-0458 This program involves 3 full-time and 26 part-time members to improve the reading and writing performance of children kindergarten through fifth grade through a tutoring and mentoring program which utilizes parent and community-based volunteers. The program plans to increase volunteer and parent participation in the literacy of children, establish partnerships between institutes of higher education and the community, and promote civic-mindedness and community service among those involved in the program. AmeriCorps members will be placed at elementary school sites to provide reading and writing tutoring, incentives for reading, and parent workshops. Washtenaw Family Support Network: Michigan's AmeriCorps Jacque Dusseau SOS Community Crisis Center 11 North Prospect Ypsilanti, MI 48198 Phone: (734) 484-9904 Fax: (734) 484-9903 The Washtenaw Family Support Network program will involve two full-time and six part-time Michigan's AmeriCorps members in providing specialized child care to more than 100 infants and toddlers from homeless families; assist more than 20 families, through child care, to increase the parents' opportunities to participate in and gain access to education, job training, or other services that would increase the parents' capacity to achieve economic self-sufficiency. The program will also engage a minimum of 35 homeless parents in programming designed to increase their competence in supporting their child's development. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Plymouth-Canton Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Peggy Bozyk 8415 canton Center Road Canton, MI 48187 Phone: (734) 416-7945 Fax: (734) 416-7531 Melvindale-North Allen Park Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Sue Hayward 34073 Parkdale Livonia, MI 48150 Phone: (313) 389-3360 Fax: (313) 389-2077 Northville Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Jan Purtell 501 West Main Street Northville, MI 48167 Phone: (248) 344-8458 Fax: (248) 347-6928 �Randy Neelis 4701 Fifth Street Menominee, Michigan 49858 Menominee County State Representative District 108 Douglas Bevin Born 1953. Married, father of tow. Executive Director of Operation U.P., Former Small Business Owner. High School Instructor and Coach. Master's degree, Western Michigan University. • Committees: Great lakes and Tourism (C), Insurance and Financial Services, Transportation State Senator Don Koivisto District 38 Born August 18, 1949 in Bessemer. Married with four children. First elected in 1990. Former state representative ( 1982-1986). Former political consultant to House Speaker Lewis Dodak and Rep. Michael Griffin. B.S. Degree in political science from Central Michigan University. Former school board member and educator. Former Ontonagon County Juvenile officer. • Committees: Appropriations; Transportation & Tourism U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak District 1 Born February 29, 1952. Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former House member ( 1989-1990); attorney; State Police officer. Juris doctorate from Cooley Law School. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate (1990). Programs that are in this district include: Char-Em lSD AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Paul Brendtro/Mary Seuger Charlevoix-Emmet County ISD 08568 Mercer Bouvelard Charlevoix, MI 49720 Phone: (616)547-9947 Fax: (616) 547-5621 The Char-Em ISD AmeriCorps Program involves 17 full-time members in integrating on-site violence prevention programs throughout seventeen school buildings. The primary goal of the program is to decrease the incidence of aggression, assault and violence within the school environment. Members will be individually placed and will implement violence prevention programs such as "Teaching Students to be Peacemakers," Peer Empowerment, Peer Mediation and Peer Helper. It is anticipated that each site may have unique needs that can be addressed by the AmeriCorps members, but the focus will remain violence prevention and conflict resolution. �Dreamcatchers Volunteer Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Susan Witt Northern Michigan Community Mental Health 800 Livingston Boulevard, Suite 2B Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Gaylord, MI 49735 Phone: (517) 732-6292 Fax: (517) 732-0780 The Dreamcatcher Volunteer Program focuses on providing independent living assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities in four counties in northern Michigan (Emmet, Charlevoix, Otsego, and Cheboygan). The program will involve two full-time and eight part-time members to increase the community's knowledge and understanding of individuals with developmental disabilities by involving persons with developmental disabilities more directly in community activities and by developing a circle of friends for (and with) the individual. The members will be matched with developmentally disabled individuals and will work to generate volunteers from the community to serve as activity companions for these individuals. Copper Country AmeriCorps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Dale Penny/Ray Sharp BHK Child Development Board 700 Park A venue Houghton, MI 49931 Phone: (906) 482-3663 Fax: (906) 482-7329 The Copper Country AmeriCorps program will operate out of Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This program involves 23 full-time members through its Teen Initiative to engage area teens in educational programs, leadership training, mentoring programs, and employment opportunities. Through the Family Initiative, the program will recruit teens for Friends of the Elderly, a volunteer program that serves the elderly, and will facilitate parent education, provide child care, and introduce youth to the environmental history of the community. Alpena CARES - Michigan CARES Barbara Willyard Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan P.O. Box 282 Ill Waters Street Alpena, MI 497079-0282 Phone: (517) 354-6881 Fax: (517) 356-3319 Alpena CARES established a community team to assess, develop, and implement service and volunteer programs. CARES developed an organization to support and promote teenage activities and leadership skills. Students participated in a job shadowing project, entrepreneurial workshops and a water quality testing project. Alpena CARES also worked to institutionalize the service-learning program at Alpena Community College (ACC). Last year, 105 ACC students provided 3,000 hours of community service at 32 placements throughout the ACC service area. Service-learning projects placed college students in local public and parochial elementary , junior and senior high schools, area nursing homes, and local youth-serving agencies. �Marquette CARES - Michigan CARES Carole Touchinski Family Independence Agency 129 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-5104 Fax: (906) 228-6276 Marquette CARES brought nonprofit organizations together to promote volunteerism and to increase community service opportunities. As a direct result of a nonprofit needs assessment survey distributed by CARES , a series of six Nonprofit Capacity Building Workshops were coordinated addressing such topics as fund raising, volunteer management, and risk management. CARES also published the first-ever Nonprofit Directory of Marquette County. In order to promote volunteerism and increase volunteer opportunities, Marquette CARES cosponsored Make A Difference Day projects with the Marquette County Volunteer Center. The 80 different projects included the winterization of homes for the elderly, beautification projects, and the construction of handicap ramps. In addition, the First Annual marquette County Community Service A wards is being organized by CARES and the Volunteer Coordinators of Marquette Alpena County - Michigan Community of Promise Chris Angel Alpena Volunteer Center 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-9021 x. 335 Fax: (517) 354-0698 Krysti Bland District Health Department #4 100 Woods Circle Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 354-4230 Fax: (51 7) 356-3529 Alpena, Atlanta, and Hillman High Schools provided facilities and encouragement for students to participate in regular planning sessions to launch Montmorency and Alpena Counties' Promise. A kickoff for the campaign was held on April 6, 998, with 200 attendees. Mark Germano, President of United Way of Michigan, and Terry Pruitt, Interim Executive Director of the Michigan Community Service Commission, were speakers. Youth Volunteer Corps, AmeriCorps, VolunTEENs, and Youth Advisory Council Members from eighth grade to college have taken the lead in planning the launch and were speakers. Two members were featured on a local radio show. Local TV stations have covered meetings and their videoconference. �Chippewa County - Michigan Community of Promise Helen Gaines Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation P.O. Box 1978 125 Arlington Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-1720 Fax: (906) 635-1046 Chippewa County - Michigan Community of Promise Leroy Pieri Chippewa/Luce Counties Family Independence Agency 208 Bingham Drive Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-4105 Fax: (906) 635-4173 Delta County - Michigan Community of Promise Deb Corden Pathways To Healthy Living 301 North Lincoln Road, Suite 8 Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 789-7454 Fax: (906) 789-7458 Theresa Nelson Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency 507 1st Avenue, North Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 786-7080 Fax: (906) 786-9423 Delta County represents an alliance of four counties from Michigan's Upper Peninsula: Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, and Luce. The counties have applied for a grant to begin the planning and development necessary to deliver the fundamental resources and increase community awareness and support. Each county has a core committee that coordinates efforts locally and with other counties. Preparations for summits, and evaluation are ongoing. Luce County - Michigan Community of Promise Nancy Kipling Michigan State University Extension Office 407 West Harrie Newberry, MI 49868 Phone: (906) 293-3203 Fax: (906) 293-3465 Luce County's Promise - The Alliance for Youth held their kick-off event last year with eighty people in attendance. As a result, they created a Speaker's Bureau offering training to any one who was interested. �Mackinac County - Michigan Community of Promise Beth Brandstrom Michigan State University Extension Office 100 Marley St. Ignace, MI 49781 Phone: (906) 643-7307 Fax: (906) 643-0353 Following the state summit in Fall 1997, Mackinac County created a plan to deliver the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources more effectively. Representative meet twice a month to share ideas and progress. Youth in need are being identified through needs assessment, while an AmeriCorps team surveyed middle school and elementary students to determine their perception of assets and needed resources. The Human Services Collaborative Body has partnered with schools and other service agencies to share best strategies. Mackinac County plans on reaching 50 more youth in the next year through a collaboration with AmeriCorps. An accreditation program is planned for potential mentors. Schools, the youth center, churches, community centers, and recreation sites will serv as hubs for resource delivery. Marquette/Alger Counties - Michigan Community of Promise Karen Ruprecht Marquette County Volunteer Center 129 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-6229 Fax: (906) 228-6276 On August 18, 1997, the Marquette/Alger Counties delegation held a summit at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where First Lady and America's Promise board member, Michelle Engler addressed 750 delegates from seven counties in the Upper Peninsula. The Alliance for Youth, a collaboration of 25 local agencies, met with various youth-serving organizations to identify and target groups in need. Marquette has obtained 100 commitments in its promise book, with an eventual goal of 200 by 1999. A Search Institute's Developmental Asset survey has recently been completed for Marquette and Alger County. Marquette and Alger Alliance for Youth has now launched their "Given'em Five So All Kids Can Succeed" campaign-- designed to employ "Asset Teams" around school districts in responding to the needs outlined by the Search study. Chippewa County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Helen Gaines Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation P.O. Box 1978, 125 Arlington Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-1720 Fax: (906) 635-1046 Our ArneriCorps Promise Fellows will help implement key objectives of our CP plan. The primary goal is creation of after school programs at elementary schools throughout Chippewa County where all five resources would be available. Our fellows will lead and coordinate the development of these sites and programs. The fellow will also promote America's Promise and our CP plan throughout the community; multiply his/her impact through recruitment of volunteers and new partners; strengthen the CP partners structure. �Delta County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Deb Corden Pathways to Healthy Living 301 N. Lincoln Road, Suite 8 Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 789-7454 Fax: (906) 789-7458 Our Promise Fellows will be Delta County's America's Promise coordinator charged to; • • Develop two Sites of Promise Develop a County Volunteer Center Through the gathering of new promise and commitments, Delta County will sustain the momentum created by the Philadelphia Summit, Michigan Summit and Delta County Summit. The Promise Fellow will work with the two sites of promise committees to reach a total of 60 youth with all five resource. Through the building of collaborative efforts with community organizations we will: • • • • • Increase assets and resources for youth Work with senior and youth volunteers to develop service learning opportunities Recruit a minimum of fifty promises Recruit a minimum of five private sector commitments Create new service-learning and volunteer opportunities for youth K-12 The Promise Fellow and our Youth First! Steering Team will work with Rapid River and Gladstone communities. These two communities were chosen because each community has an established team who is committed to America's Promise and Asset Building. Rapid River and Gladstone will work together to: • • • • • • expand existing after-school programs create new opportunities for other after school activities to include: tutoring, mentoring, sports, arts, service learning, inter-generational programming solve barriers to transportation, supervision and insurance issues provide technical, vocational and volunteer assistance to Sites of Promise to establish a framework for an ongoing relationship with Rapid River and Gladstone residents ensure ongoing communication �Marquette/Alger Counties - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Karen Ruprecht The Alliance for Youth 129 W. Barage Avenue, Suite C Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (906) 228-6229 Fax: (906) 228-6276 The Alliance for Youth is a collaborative effort that involves a broad, diverse group of community leaders from all sectors that are focused on providing the five fundamental resources to youth in Marquette and Alger counties. As a Community of Promise, Marquette and Alger counties pledged to provide access to the five fundamental resources to an additional 1000 youth by the end of the year 2000. In order to fulfill the promise made to America's Promise, the Alliance for Youth is requesting one Promise Fellow to help meet the goals and objectives detailed in the proposal. The AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will enhance the work of the Alliance for Youth in Marquette and Alger counties by providing much needed support in community mobilization efforts with the asset and resource movements that are occurring within Marquette and Alger Counties. By assisting the Alliance for Youth in providing assets and resources to youth in the hi-county area through promoting a site-based delivery plan, participating in community mapping, and developing a youth leadership team, the impact of the fellow's work will not only fulfill the goals of the Alliance for Youth, but also the broader goal of building a healthy community for youth. Youth Volunteer Corps - Alpena County - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Kristen Isaacs Alpena High School 3303 South Third Avenue Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-6161 x. 243 Fax: (517) 356-3058 It is the intent of Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena to partner with Alpena Public Schools to create an environmental outdoor education center to study the wetlands and the Thunder Bay River watershed. This living classroom will be used by the entire school system at a great impact on our community. It is expected that at least 500 students in our system will be participants and new community partnerships will be developed. The service-learning project will be implemented in an environmental science classroom at Alpena High School. The summer component will be a day camp for elementary students which will be implemented by Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena volunteers. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Alpena Community College - Learn and SERVE School-Based Kristen Isaacs 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-6161 x. 243 Fax: (517) 356-9021 Iron County Community Schools/Ace High School - Learn and SERVE SchoolBased Mary Mower P.O. Box 518 Stambaugh, MI 49964 Phone: (906) 265-2355 Fax: (906) 265-2588 Manistee County Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Karen Peabody 18871 Moore Road Thompsonville, MI 49683 Phone: (616) 864-2486 Fax: (616) 864-2490 Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy - Learn and SERVE School-Based Michelle Bink/Caro1 Berquist/Rose Potvin Hannahville Indian Community N 14911 Hannahville B-1 Road Wilson, MI 49896 Phone: (906) 466-2952 Fax: (906) 466-9115 �Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Alpena Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Chris Angel 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-9021 x. 335 Fax: (517) 354-0698 Volunteer Center of Otsego County - Volunteer Investment Grant Susan Smethurst P.O. Box 1025 Gaylord, MI 49734 Phone: (517) 732-6232 Fax: (517) 732-6029 Keweenaw Children Museum - Volunteer Investment Grant Ray Sharp 700 Park A venue Houghton, MI 49931 Phone: (906) 483-0326 Fax: (906) 482-7329 Dickinson County Area Community Foundation - Volunteer Investment Grant Carolee Dodge Francis P.O. Box 648 Iron Mountain, MI 49802 Phone: (906) 774-3131 Fax: (906) 774-7640 Marquette County Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Amy Poirier 129 Bargara A venue, Suite 2 Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-9111 Fax: (906) 228-5313 �Volunteer Services of United Way of Northwest Michigan - Volunteer Investment Grant Barbara Lemcool P.O. Box 694 521 South Union Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (616) 922-7338 Fax: (616) 947-3201 �Donald Newport Alpena Community College 666 Johnson Street Alpena, Michigan 49707 Alpena County State Representative Andy Neumann District 106 Born in Alpena, in 1960. Married, father of two. Current Alpena City Fire Fighter and real estate agent. Active in Fire Fighter;s Union Local 623 IAFF AFL-CIO. Active in the Muscular Dystrophy Association and American Heart Association. Alpena County Commissioner ( 1996-present). • Committees: Great Lakes and Tourism (MVC), Energy and Technology, Health Policy State Senator Walter North District 37 Born January 31, 1933 in Traverse City. Married with four children. First elected to Senate in 1994. Business degree from Western Michigan University. Retired, former assistant state treasurer and comptroller and executive secretary if the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Serves on economic development commission to the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. • Committees: Appropriations; Transportation & Tourism U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak District 1 Born February 29, 1952. Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former House member (1989-1990); attorney; State Police officer. Juris doctorate from Cooley Law School. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate (1990). Programs that are in this district include: Char-Em lSD AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Paul Brendtro/Mary Seuger Charlevoix-Emmet County lSD 08568 Mercer Bouvelard Charlevoix, MI 49720 Phone: (616) 547-9947 Fax: (616) 547-5621 The Char-Em lSD AmeriCorps Program involves 17 full-time members in integrating on-site violence prevention programs throughout seventeen school buildings. The primary goal of the program is to decrease the incidence of aggression, assault and violence within the school environment. Members will be individually placed and will implement violence prevention programs such as "Teaching Students to be Peacemakers," Peer Empowerment, Peer Mediation and Peer Helper. It is anticipated that each site may have unique needs that can be addressed by the AmeriCorps members, but the focus will remain violence prevention and conflict resolution. �Dreamcatchers Volunteer Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Susan Witt Northern Michigan Community Mental Health 800 Livingston Boulevard, Suite 2B Gaylord, MI 49735 Phone: (517) 732-6292 Fax: (517) 732-0780 The Dreamcatcher Volunteer Program focuses on providing independent living assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities in four counties in northern Michigan (Emmet, Charlevoix, Otsego, and Cheboygan). The program will involve two full-time and eight part-time members to increase the community's knowledge and understanding of individuals with developmental disabilities by involving persons with developmental disabilities more directly in community activities and by developing a circle of friends for (and with) the individual. The members will be matched with developmentally disabled individuals and will work to generate volunteers from the community to serve as activity companions for these individuals. Copper Country AmeriCorps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Dale Penny/Ray Sharp BHK Child Development Board 700 Park A venue Houghton, MI 49931 Phone: (906) 482-3663 Fax: (906) 482-7329 The Copper Country AmeriCorps program will operate out of Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This program involves 23 full-time members through its Teen Initiative to engage area teens in educational programs, leadership training, mentoring programs, and employment opportunities. Through the Family Initiative, the program will recruit teens for Friends of the Elderly, a volunteer program that serves the elderly, and will facilitate parent education, provide child care, and introduce youth to the environmental history of the community. Alpena CARES - Michigan CARES Barbara Willyard Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan P.O. Box 282 111 Waters Street Alpena, MI 497079-0282 Phone: (517) 354-6881 Fax: (517) 356-3319 Alpena CARES established a community team to assess, develop, and implement service and volunteer programs. CARES developed an organization to support and promote teenage activities and leadership skills. Students participated in a job shadowing project, entrepreneurial workshops and a water quality testing project. Alpena CARES also worked to institutionalize the service-learning program at Alpena Community College (ACC). Last year, 105 ACC students provided 3,000 hours of community service at 32 placements throughout the ACC service area. Service-learning projects placed college students in local public and parochial elementary , junior and senior high schools, area nursing homes, and local youth-serving agencies. �Marquette CARES - Michigan CARES Carole Touchinski Family Independence Agency 129 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-5104 Fax: (906) 228-6276 Marquette CARES brought nonprofit organizations together to promote volunteerism and to increase community service opportunities. As a direct result of a nonprofit needs assessment survey distributed by CARES, a series of six Nonprofit Capacity Building Workshops were coordinated addressing such topics as fund raising, volunteer management, and risk management. CARES also published the first -ever Nonprofit Directory of Marquette County. In order to promote volunteerism and increase volunteer opportunities, Marquette CARES cosponsored Make A Difference Day projects with the Marquette County Volunteer Center. The 80 different projects included the winterization of homes for the elderly, beautification projects, and the construction of handicap ramps. In addition, the First Annual marquette County Community Service Awards is being organized by CARES and the Volunteer Coordinators of Marquette County. Alpena - Michigan Community of Promise Chris Angel Alpena Volunteer Center 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-9021 x. 335 Fax: (517) 354-0698 Krysti Bland District Health Department #4 100 Woods Circle Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 354-4230 Fax: (517) 356-3529 Alpena, Atlanta, and Hillman High Schools provided facilities and encouragement for students to participate in regular planning sessions to launch Montmorency and Alpena Counties' Promise. A kickoff for the campaign was held on April 6, 998, with 200 attendees. Mark Germano, President of United Way of Michigan, and Terry Pruitt, Interim Executive Director of the Michigan Community Service Commission, were speakers. Youth Volunteer Corps, AmeriCorps, VolunTEENs, and Youth Advisory Council Members from eighth grade to college have taken the lead in planning the launch and were speakers. Two members were featured on a local radio show. Local TV stations have covered meetings and their videoconference. �Chippewa County - Michigan Community of Promise Helen Gaines Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation P.O. Box 1978 125 Arlington Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-1720 Fax: (906) 635-1046 Chippewa County - Michigan Community of Promise Leroy Pieri Chippewa/Luce Counties Family Independence Agency 208 Bingham Drive Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-4105 Fax: (906) 635-4173 Delta County - Michigan Community of Promise Deb Corden Pathways To Healthy Living 301 North Lincoln Road, Suite 8 Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 789-7454 Fax: (906) 789-7458 Theresa Nelson Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency 507 1st Avenue, North Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 786-7080 Fax: (906) 786-9423 Delta County represents an alliance of four counties from Michigan's Upper Peninsula: Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, and Luce. The counties have applied for a grant to begin the planning and development necessary to deliver the fundamental resources and increase community awareness and support. Each county has a core committee that coordinates efforts locally and with other counties. Preparations for summits, and evaluation are ongoing. Luce County - Michigan Community of Promise Nancy Kipling Michigan State University Extension Office 407 West Harrie Newberry, MI 49868 Phone: (906) 293-3203 Fax: (906) 293-3465 Luce County's Promise- The Alliance for Youth held their kick-off event last year with eighty people in attendance. As a result, they created a Speaker's Bureau offering training to any one who was interested. �Mackinac County - Michigan Community of Promise Beth Brandstrom Michigan State University Extension Office 100 Marley St. Ignace, MI 49781 Phone: (906) 643-7307 Fax: (906) 643-0353 Following the state summit in Falll997, Mackinac County created a plan to deliver the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources more effectively. Representative meet twice a month to share ideas and progress. Youth in need are being identified through needs assessment, while an AmeriCorps team surveyed middle school and elementary students to determine their perception of assets and needed resources. The Human Services Collaborative Body has partnered with schools and other service agencies to share best strategies. Mackinac County plans on reaching 50 more youth in the next year through a collaboration with AmeriCorps. An accreditation program is planned for potential mentors. Schools, the youth center, churches, community centers, and recreation sites will serv as hubs for resource delivery. Marquette/Alger Counties - Michigan Community of Promise Karen Ruprecht Marquette County Volunteer Center 129 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-6229 Fax: (906) 228-6276 On August 18, 1997, the Marquette/Alger Counties delegation held a summit at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where First Lady and America's Promise board member, Michelle Engler addressed 750 delegates from seven counties in the Upper Peninsula. The Alliance for Youth, a collaboration of 25 local agencies, met with various youth-serving organizations to identify and target groups in need. Marquette has obtained 100 commitments in its promise book, with an eventual goal of 200 by 1999. A Search Institute's Developmental Asset survey has recently been completed for Marquette and Alger County. Marquette and Alger Alliance for Youth has now launched their "Given' em Five So All Kids Can Succeed" campaign-- designed to employ "Asset Teams" around school districts in responding to the needs outlined by the Search study. Chippewa County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Helen Gaines Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation P.O. Box 1978, 125 Arlington Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-1720 Fax: (906) 635-1046 Our AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will help implement key objectives of our CP plan. The primary goal is creation of after school programs at elementary schools throughout Chippewa County where all five resources would be available. Our fellows will lead and coordinate the development of these sites and programs. The fellow will also promote America's Promise and our CP plan throughout the community; multiply his/her impact through recruitment of volunteers and new partners; strengthen the CP partners structure. �Delta County - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Deb Corden Pathways to Healthy Living 301 N. Lincoln Road, Suite 8 Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 789-7454 Fax: (906) 789-7458 Our Promise Fellows will be Delta County's America's Promise coordinator charged to; • • Develop two Sites of Promise Develop a County Volunteer Center Through the gathering of new promise and commitments, Delta County will sustain the momentum created by the Philadelphia Summit, Michigan Summit and Delta County Summit. The Promise Fellow will work with the two sites of promise committees to reach a total of 60 youth with all five resource. Through the building of collaborative efforts with community organizations we will: • • • • • Increase assets and resources for youth Work with senior and youth volunteers to develop service learning opportunities Recruit a minimum of fifty promises Recruit a minimum of five private sector commitments Create new service-learning and volunteer opportunities for youth K-12 The Promise Fellow and our Youth First! Steering Team will work with Rapid River and Gladstone communities. These two communities were chosen because each community has an established team who is committed to America's Promise and Asset Building. Rapid River and Gladstone will work together to: • • • • • • expand existing after-school programs create new opportunities for other after school activities to include: tutoring, mentoring, sports, arts, service learning, inter-generational programming solve barriers to transportation, supervision and insurance issues provide technical, vocational and volunteer assistance to Sites of Promise to establish a framework for an ongoing relationship with Rapid River and Gladstone residents ensure ongoing communication �Marquette/Alger Counties - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Karen Ruprecht The Alliance for Youth 129 W. Barage Avenue, Suite C Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (906) 228-6229 Fax: (906) 228-6276 The Alliance for Youth is a collaborative effort that involves a broad, diverse group of community leaders from all sectors that are focused on providing the five fundamental resources to youth in Marquette and Alger counties. As a Community of Promise, Marquette and Alger counties pledged to provide access to the five fundamental resources to an additional 1000 youth by the end of the year 2000. In order to fulfill the promise made to America's Promise, the Alliance for Youth is requesting one Promise Fellow to help meet the goals and objectives detailed in the proposal. The AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will enhance the work of the Alliance for Youth in Marquette and Alger counties by providing much needed support in community mobilization efforts with the asset and resource movements that are occurring within Marquette and Alger Counties. By assisting the Alliance for Youth in providing assets and resources to youth in the hi-county area through promoting a site-based delivery plan, participating in community mapping, and developing a youth leadership team, the impact of the fellow's work will not only fulfill the goals of the Alliance for Youth, but also the broader goal of building a healthy community for youth. Youth Volunteer Corps - Alpena County - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Kristen Isaacs Alpena High School 3303 South Third A venue Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-6161 x. 243 Fax: (517) 356-3058 It is the intent of Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena to partner with Alpena Public Schools to create an environmental outdoor education center to study the wetlands and the Thunder Bay River watershed. This living classroom will be used by the entire school system at a great impact on our community. It is expected that at least 500 students in our system will be participants and new community partnerships will be developed. The service-learning project will be implemented in an environmental science classroom at Alpena High School. The summer component will be a day camp for elementary students which will be implemented by Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena volunteers. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Alpena Community College - Learn and SERVE School-Based Kristen Isaacs 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-6161 x. 243 Fax: (517) 356-9021 Iron County Community Schools/Ace High School - Learn and SERVE SchoolBased Mary Mower P.O. Box 518 Stambaugh, MI 49964 Phone: (906) 265-2355 Fax: (906) 265-2588 Manistee County Schools- Learn and SERVE School-Based Karen Peabody 18871 Moore Road Thompsonville, MI 49683 Phone: (616) 864-2486 Fax: (616) 864-2490 Nab Tah Wahsh Public School Academy - Learn and SERVE School-Based Michelle Bink/Carol Berquist!Rose Potvin Hannahville Indian Community N14911 Hannahville B-1 Road Wilson, MI 49896 Phone: (906) 466-2952 Fax: (906) 466-9115 �Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Alpena Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Chris Angel 666 Johnson Street Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: (517) 356-9021 x. 335 Fax: (517) 354-0698 Volunteer Center of Otsego County - Volunteer Investment Grant Susan Smethurst P.O. Box 1025 Gaylord, MI 49734 Phone: (517) 732-6232 Fax: (517) 732-6029 Keweenaw Children Museum - Volunteer Investment Grant Ray Sharp 700 Park A venue Houghton, MI 49931 Phone: (906) 483-0326 Fax: (906) 482-7329 Dickinson County Area Community Foundation - Volunteer Investment Grant Carolee Dodge Francis P.O. Box 648 Iron Mountain, MI 49802 Phone: (906) 77 4-3131 Fax: (906) 774-7640 Marquette County Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Amy Poirier 129 Bargara A venue, Suite 2 Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-9111 Fax: (906) 228-5313 �Volunteer Services of United Way of Northwest Michigan - Volunteer Investment Grant Barbara Lemcool P.O. Box 694 521 South Union Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (616) 922-7338 Fax: (616) 947-3201 �Dr. Joel Orosz W. K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan A venue East Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 Calhoun County State Representative Mark Schauer District 62 Born October 2, 1961 in Howell. Single. Human services non-profit consultant. Former executive director of Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan. Doctoral candidate in political science/urban affairs at Michigan State University. Former Battle Creek City Commissioner (1994-1996). Active with Battle Creek Economic Development Corporation, ACCORD Council of Churches, SNAP Preschool, Habitat for Humanity. • Committees: Health Policy (MVC), Energy and Technology State Senator John J. H. Schwarz District 24 Born November 15, 1937 in Chicago, lllinois. Father of one child. State Senator, first elected in 1986. Former city commissioner and mayor in battle Creek. Unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1992. Physician and surgeon. Graduate of the University of Michigan (A.B. degree) and Wayne State University (M.D. degree). Former member of Republican State Committee. Navy veteran. Active in professional, civic, educational and charitable organizations. • Committees: Appropriations; Health Policy; Legislative Retirement; Michigan Capitol Committee U.S. Congressman Nick Smith District 7 Born November 5, 1934 in Addison. First elected in 1994; farmer. Former member House (1979-1982) and Senate (1983-1994). Master's degree from University of Delaware. Former Somerset Township trustee (1962-1966), supervisor; Hillsdale County Board member (1966-1968). Active with Kiwanis, Masonic Lodge, 4-H, Congregational Church. Programs that are in this district include: �Calhoun County CARES - Michigan CARES Sandi Dobbins Marshall Community Foundation 124 West Michigan Marshall, MI 49068 Phone: (616) 781-2273 Fax: (616) 781-5177 Calhoun County CARES - Michigan CARES Carol Petredean-DiSalvio P.O. Box 181 Homer, MI 49245 Phone: (616) 568-4068 Fax: (616) 568-7230 Calhoun County CARES is the newest Michigan CARES project involving a network of key county institutions with demonstrated commitment to and expertise in youth service and volunteerism. The collaboration involves the Home Community Foundation, the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Albion Civic Foundation, the Marshall Community Foundation, and the Athens Community Foundation, as well as the Kellogg Youth Initiative Partnerships. Calhoun County/Battle Creek - Michigan Community of Promise Joyce Brown Kellogg Youth Initiative Partnerships One East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone: (616) 7 81-4022 Fax: (616) 969-2188 Calhoun County 's Promise held a summit featuring General Powell on April 12, 1998. It has identified schools as one of the delivery hubs in its campaign, which focuses on strengthening community-based programs that will deliver multiple resources. Battle Creek is building an evaluation process and a database to track not only commitments, but also delivery of those resources to children. Pre-summit local advertising, supplied by the Kellogg Company, informed the community about the importance of the five America' s Promise Fundamental Resources. Battle Creek/Calhoun County challenged more than 700 youth-serving organizations and companies to make commitments that were announced at their summit. The Battle Creek summit featured a "Parade of Promises" celebrating commitments made to and by youth. The parade also launched the Community of Promise campaign, tracked regularly by the local paper. �Eaton County - Michigan Community of Promise Judy Class Eaton County United Way P.O. Box 14 Charlotte, MI 48813 Phone: (517) 543-5402 Fax: (517) 543-5651 Eaton's Promise convened a kickoff summit on April25, 1998. An asset development survey has already been completed and will be repeated in 1999. It will aid Eaton's Promise in targeting its commitments and coordinating delivery of resources to youth in need. Follow-up summits are being held every two months. Eaton's partnership includes the Lions Club, Family Independence Agency, Eaton County United Way, Eaton Intermediate School District, Eaton County Board of Commissioners, Eaton County Community Foundation, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and others. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Adrian Madison School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Connie Ries 3498 Treat Highway Adrian, MI 49221 Phone: (517) 263-07 41 Fax: (51 7) 265-5635 Jackson Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Dr. Mike Rodriquez 1400 West Monroe Street Jackson, MI 49202 Phone: (517) 789-8144 Fax: (517) 768-6031 Union City Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based David Mathis/Joyce Miller 430 St. Joseph Street Union City, MI 49094 Phone: (517) 741-8091 Fax: (517) 741-3772 �Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Christine MacNaughton 117 East Maumee, Suite 201 Adrian, MI 49221 Phone: (517) 263-4696 Fax: (517) 265-3039 Albion Volunteer Service Organization - Volunteer Investment Grant Johan Stohl 203 South Superior Street Albion, MI 49224 Phone: (517) 629-5574 Fax: (51 7) 629-4914 Volunteer and Information Services - Volunteer Investment Grant Carolyn Harvey 182 West Van Buren Street Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone: (61 6) 965-0555 Fax: (616) 966-4194 The Jackson Community Foundation - Volunteer Investment Grant Neeta Delaney 230 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Phone: (51 7)787-1321 Fax: (517) 787-4333 �Dr. Joel Orosz Kalamazoo, Michigan State Representative Charles R. Perricone District 61 Speaker of the House Born October 10, 1960 in Jackson. Married with three children. First elected in 1994. Formerly with Price Waterhouse Plante & Moran. Bachelor's degree in accountancy from Western Michigan University. Former Kalamazoo Township Planning Commissioner (1991-1994). Active with St. Monica's Catholic Church, national Federation of Independent Business. • Committees: State Senator Dale L. Shugars District 21 Born May 6, 1935 in Kalamazoo. Married with one child. First elected to Senate in 1994. Former member of House (1991-1995). A Certified public accountant, and graduate of Western Michigan University. Unsuccessful state senate candidate in 1986. Former member of Portage city council and mayor pro tern. Member of Kalamazoo County Republican Executive Committee. Member of American and Michigan Association of CPAs and Institute of Management Accountants. • Committees: Financial Services; Gaming & Casino Oversight; Health Policy (Chair); Local, Urban and State Affairs U.S. Congressman Fred Upton District 6 Born April23 , 1953 in St. Joseph. Married with two children. First elected in 1986. Former director of legislative affairs for the Office of Management and Budget. Bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Michigan. Active with Michigan Family Forum, American Cancer Society. Programs that are in this district include: Kalamazoo County - Michigan Community of Promise Aaron Cantrell Voluntary Action Center 709-A South Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (616) 382-8350 Fax: (616) 382-8362 �St. Joseph County - Michigan Community of Promise Elizabeth O'Dell Human Services Commission 677 East Main Centreville, MI 4-032 Phone: (616)467-1298 Fax: (616) 467-1229 St. Jos~ph Cou~ty has establish~d itself as a facilitator for Community of Promise campaigns in the regiOn, tappmg the leadership network of the VCM/AmeriCorps program. It intends to help encourage more programs and volunteers to provide the five America's Promise Fundamental Resources by expanding the Nurturing Communities Initiative, and ensuring every county child receives a home visit and a healthy start in life. Portage Senior Center - Learn and SERVE Community-Based Josephine Arnold City of Portage 320 Library Lane Portage, MI 49002 Phone: (616) 329-4555 Fax: (616) 329-4506 The Portage Senior Center, The Portage Community Outreach Center, and Portage Central Elementary School will work together to provide opportunities for service which involve both young people and senior citizens beginning in January of 1998 and continuing through the end of the 2000 school year. The project will involve three of the four national priority areas: Education, (both school success and school readiness), the Environment (neighborhood), and Human Needs (health - nutrition). Working with an advisory council and the school student council, the first year of the project will encompass three projects: a school wide recycling effort that will extend to the neighborhood, a community garden project, and a Readers' Theater project. The community garden and the Readers' Theater will begin with fourth graders who will continue the projects as fifth graders. Older children, in partnership with senior citizens, will perform stories by reading them aloud expressively to lower elementary students. The community garden will be a source of fresh vegetables for the low income clients of the Portage Community Outreach Center. Participation in the project will continue during the summer program begun last summer with a Learn and SERVE - Michigan summer mini-grant. In subsequent years, it is probable that these three projects will continue, but others will be added by students who will recommend projects to the advisory council. Funds solicited from area foundations and/or corporations will fund the additional student driven projects. �Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- ~c~gan school~bas~d progral?s .are administered by the Michigan Dep~ment of Education m partnership With the Michigan Community Service Commission. PartiCipants. are eleJ?entary ~nd secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expandmg service-learnmg programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Comstock Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Sandy Standish 301 North 26th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49004 Phone: (61 6) 388-9484 Fax: (616) 388-9389 Gull Lake Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Lee Newland 11775 East D Avenue Richland, MI 49083 Phone: (61 6) 629-5880 x. 3005 Fax: (616) 629-5527 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan 's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Cass County Council on Aging, Inc. - Volunteer Investment Grant Suzanne Colley 117 112 South Broadway P.O. Box 5 Cassopolis, MI 49031 Phone: (616)445-8110 Fax: (616) 445-5595 Voluntary Action Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Aaron Cantrell 709-A South Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (616)382-8350 Fax: (6 16) 382-8362 �Terry Pruitt 1469 Allendale Road Saginaw, Michigan 48630 Saginaw County State Representative Michael Hanley District 95 Minority Leader Born December 9, 1955 in Saginaw. Married with one child. First elected in 1994. Former General Motors Corp. Employee. Bachelor's degree in political science from Western Michigan University. Former member Saginaw City Council (19871993), mayor pro tern (1991-1993). Active with NAACP, UAW, Kiwanis, Fordney Club. • Committees: State Senator Mike Goschka District 33 Born October 21, 1953 in Saginaw. Married, father of three. Former forklift operator, Dow Corning. Elected in 1998. Former state Representative ( 1991-1998). Bachelor's degree, Cornerstone College. Active in Republican Party, Calvary Baptist Church, Right to Life, City Rescue Mission, Sons of the American Legion. • Committees: Appropriations U.S. Congressman James Barcia District 5 Born February 25, 1952 in Bay City. Married with two children. First elected in 1992. Former Senate member (1983-192), House member (1977-1982) General Motors Corporation, United Parcel Service. Bachelor's degree in public administration from Saginaw Valley State University. Active with Bay City Lions Club, Safari Club International, Michigan Bowhunters Association. Programs that are in this district include: Focusing on Children and Youth: Michigan's AmeriCorps Anne Marie Ritz Alma College 614 West Superior Street Alma, MI 48801-1599 Phone: (517) 463-7366 Fax: (517) 463-7073 Focus on Children and Youth is an Education Award Only program that involves 10 part-time members to address the public safety and education needs of children and youth in Gratiot county. The program will provide community workshops, recruit, train, and place literacy tutors, and conduct after school clubs to enhance children's literacy development. In the area of public safety, the program will partner with the Red Cross to assist juvenile offenders in discovering a sense of civic responsibility. They will also partner with the Alma City Police and the Alma Community Education Program to provide educational and recreational activities for area youth through a summer park program. �AmeriCorps Victims Services Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Dawn Scheibner Underground Railroad, Inc. P.O. Box 2451 Saginaw, MI 48601 Phone: (517) 755-0413 Fax: (517) 755-3006 The AmeriCorps Victim Services Program involves 3 full-time and 12 part-time members to improve the crisis response and court support services provided to victims of domestic violence in Saginaw County. The members will provide information on available community service to domestic violence victims. The members will also assist victims in filing personal protection orders, will also provide leadership in the community to heighten awareness of and strengthen opposition to domestic violence. Saginaw AmeriCorps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Sam Watkins Saginaw Public Schools 550 Millard Street Saginaw, MI 49607 Phone: (517) 759-2219 Fax: (517) 759-2319 The Saginaw AmeriCorps program, in partnership with local schools and the community, is committed to providing educational support services that will help to meet the needs of students and embrace the ideals of volunteerism and service. Thirteen full-time and 34 part-time AmeriCorps members will tutor third grade students who score below standard levels in math and reading, serve teens who are in their first trimester of pregnancy and are at-risk of dropping out of school, and offer prevention-of-gang-activities services for middle school students. Flint CARES - Michigan CARES Dave Swenson Community Foundation of Greater Flint 502 Church Street Flint, MI 48503-1206 Phone: (810) 767-8270 Fax: (810) 768-0496 Flint CARES - Michigan CARES Karen West The Resource Center 1401 South Grand Traverse Flint, MI 48503-1206 Phone: (810)232-7398 Fax: (810) 232-3738 Flint CARES developed and distributed the Community Volunteerism Plan for Genesee County, which resulted in the creation of a first-of-its-kind community clearinghouse involving more than 40 local organizations. The clearinghouse will coordinate service and volunteer training and education efforts in the community and enhance communication and technical assistance for service-learning and volunteerism. Three agencies, the United Way Resource Center, Leadership Flint, and the Retired Senior executive Corps will collaborate to create the new clearinghouse. �Flint - Michigan Community of Promise Dave Swenson Community Foundation of Greater Flint 502 Church Street Flint, MI 48503-1206 Phone: (810) 767-8270 Fax: (810) 768-0496 Flint - Michigan Community of Promise Karen West The Resource Center 1401 South Grand Traverse Flint, MI 48503 Phone: (810) 232-7398 Fax: (810) 232-3738 A public statement in support of providing fundamental resources to youth, named The Family Impact Statement, was presented to Congressman Kilde at the first Mini Youth Summit in Flint, on October 17, 1997. The goal os the statement is to incorporate an emphasis in the resources into the legislative process. The statement was also presented to Congressman James Barcia at the February 23, 1998, Mini Youth Summit. America's Promise in Flint and Genesee County also engaged Mayor Stanley, Flint Schools Superintendent Tunnicliff, Mayor Bailey, and Supervisory Trotogot. The group has provided 1,300 youth with mentors and 540 youth with opportunities to serve. Tuscola County - Michigan Community of Promise Sandy Gaudreau Tuscola County Big Brother/Big Sister 129 East Burnished Street Caro, MI 48723 Phone: (517) 673-6996 Fax: (517) 673-4409 Mike Sutherland 1365 Cleaver Road Caro, MI 48723 Phone: (517) 673-4144 Fax: (517) 673-9209 Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Freeland Community School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Linda Sanborn 710 Powley Drive Freeland, MI 48623-9998 Phone: (517) 695-5527 Fax: (517) 695-5789 �Hemlock Middle School - Learn and SERVE School-Based Judith Turner 525 Maple Street Hemlock, MI 48626 Phone: (517) 642-5253 Fax: (517) 642-8239 St. Charles/Thurston Middle School - Learn and SERVE School-Based Judy Krak 893 West Walnut Street St. Charles, MI 48655 Phone: (517) 865-9927 Fax: (517) 865-6185 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan' s VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan 's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation . The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Volunteer Action Center of Bay County, Inc. - Volunteer Investment Grant Kari Lee Lanagan 909 Washington A venue Bay City, MI 49708 Phone: (517) 893-6060 Fax: (517) 893-6073 Voluntary Action Center of Saginaw County - Volunteer Investment Grant Eve Stansbury 100 South Jefferson, 5th Floor Saginaw, MI 48607 Phone: (517) 755-2822 Fax: (517) 755-2824 �Meg Smith RSVP of Monroe County 1623 W. Stems Road Temperance, Michigan 48182 Monroe County State Representative Gene DeRossett District 55 Born February 11, 1945 in Prestonburg, KY. Married with two children. Builder and Realtor. County Commissioner candidate. Active in Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, Ann Arbor Board of Realtors, Washtenaw City Home Builders Association, manchester Optimist Club. • Committees: Family and Children Services (VC), Conservation and Outdoor Recreation, Health Policy State Senator Beverly S. Hammerstrom District 17 Born March 28, 1944 in Mineral Wells, TX. Divorced mother of two. Former member of State House (1995-1998). Former Bedford Township Clerk (1980-1992). Former educator. Holds a B.A. in English and Elementary Education from Albion College and MP A from University of Toledo. Active in Women in Government, and ALEC. U.S. Congressman John Dingell District 16 Born July 8, 1926 in Colorado Springs, CO. Married with four children. First elected in 1955 special election. Former attorney, assistant Wayne County prosecutor. Juris doctorate from Georgetown University. Active with Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. Programs that are in this district include: Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Adrian-Madison School District - Learn and SERVE School-Based Connie Ries 3498 Treat Highway Adrian, MI 49221 Phone: (517) 263-0741 Fax: (517) 265-5635 �Allen Park Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Chris Bieszczad 15111 Hanover Allen Park, MI 48101 Phone: (313) 928-4480 Fax: (313) 383-4623 Dearborn Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Ronald Gutkowski 18700 Audette Dearborn, MI 48124 Phone: (313) 730-3244 Fax: (313) 730-3238 Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants Michigan Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) enhance community partnerships that support volunteerism. $1 million in state funds are available annually to communities for communitybased, volunteer, nonprofit agency partnerships that designate and support a volunteer resource agency. Michigan's VIGs range from $25,000 to $100,000 and are awarded to partnerships that 1) support volunteerism and community service, and 2) match local funds supporting community foundation endowments to sustain the activities of nonprofit agencies. In 1998, twenty-one grants were awarded and those grants leveraged $1 ,880,000 in local match. Who can apply? Michigan's VIGs are available to community partnerships of nonprofit organizations in Michigan. The partnerships must designate a community volunteer agency and community foundation. The designated volunteer agency must not duplicate the services provided by an existing organization, but may serve to combine the services provided by existing organizations. Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center - Volunteer Investment Grant Christine MacNaughton 117 East Maumee, Suite 201 Adrian, MI 49221 Phone: (517) 263-4696 Fax: (517) 265-3039 �Matt Wesaw 3939 Mayapple Lane Lansing, Michigan 48911 Ingham County State Representative Lingg Brewer District 68 Born October 13, 1944 in Lansing. Married with four children. First elected in 1994. Former Ingham County clerk (1977-1994). Lansing Community College teacher, reporter. Graduate work at California State University-Los Angeles. Former Ingham County Commissioner (1974-1976). Active with Capital Area Transportation Authority, United Way, South Lansing-Holt Rotary. • Committees: Gaming and Casino Oversight (MVC), House Oversight and Operations, Transportation State Senator Dianne Byrum District 25 Born March 18, 1954 in Jackson. Married with two children. Elected to Senate in 1994. Former state representative (1991-1995). Former county commissioner (1983-1990). Graduate of Lansing Community College and Michigan State University (B.S. degree). Owner of hardware stores. Active in Sparrow Hospital Advisory Council and Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. • Committees: Farming, Agribusiness & Food Systems; Health Policy; Hunting, Fishing & Forestry; Technology & Energy; Michigan Capitol Committee U.S. Congressman Debbie Stabenow District 8 Divorced with two children. Full-time candidate. Former director of Michigan Leadership Institute, House member (1980-1989) , Senate member (1990-1994). Master's degree from Michigan State University. Former member Ingham County Commission (19761979). Unsuccessful candidate for governor (1994). Active with Grace United Methodist Church, Magic Ride, CADA. Programs that are in this district include: �Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Rob Glazier Michigan Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 241-2154 Fax: (517) 335-3329 The Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program (MGSP) will provide information and technical assistance to homeowners, farmers , and tenants about identifying and reducing the risks to groundwater contamination. Twenty full-time AmeriCorps members will be placed throughout the state to assist landowners with the completion of three environmental awareness tools (Farm* A *Syst, Home* A *Syst, and Field*A *Syst). The members will also allocate MGSP costshare funds to implement agricultural stewardship practices, to train volunteers to complete the Home*A *Syst tool, and to coordinate with local groundwater teams to develop groundwater stewardship activities based on local priorities. Volunteer Centers: Michigan's AmeriCorps Lara Kitts/Jennifer Fauss 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1022 Phone: (517) 355-0226 Fax: (517) 355-3302 This program involves 27 full-time members and 33 part-time members that will engage youth in community service activities. The program will develop reading support programs for local elementary schools and create 108 new reading programs. The program will partner with local agencies to support local initiatives and address three of the Five Fundamental Resources for Children and Youth as follow up to the Presidents Summit. 1) "An ongoing relationship with a caring, responsible adult"- Corps members will develop relationships with youth through school based service learning activities, advisory groups, and mentoring programs. 2) "Marketable skills through effective education"- VCM AmeriCorps will provide mentoring, technology trainings, develop service-learning opportunities, and assist with School-To-Work initiatives. 3) "An opportunity to give back"- VCM AmeriCorps will develop youth service opportunities with partnering agencies and local schools. The program will also mobilize 13,500 volunteers. Citizen's Health Service Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Bob Parks Family Independence Agency 235 South Grand Avenue, Suite 415 Lansing, MI 48913 Phone: (517) 335-6420 Fax: (517) 241-7045 The Citizen's Health Service Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps will enroll 55 full-time and 15 parttime members (this includes five one-year part-time education award only AmeriCorps members) to serve in the FIA county offices of Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph, Genesee, Gogebic, Kalamazoo, Kent, Mackinac, Newaygo, and Wayne. The corpsmembers work to support Michigan's Welfare Reform efforts by serving to improve children and family health. Corpsmembers in this program facilitate client participation in early and periodic health screenings, coordinate child immunization outreach, provide outreach on the WIC program, and inform clients about Managed Care options. The corpsmembers service involves face-to-face contacts, follow-up visits, transportation to medical appointments, and additional tasks. �Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps Steve Philips/Willa Behkendorf Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division P.O. Box 30257 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7849 Fax: (517) 373-4625 The Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps is an Education Award Only program whose primary mission is to conserve, preserve, and enhance Michigan's natural resources. This program involves 180 full-time and 410 part-time members that will operate out of state parks and will work on the new construction and renovation of existing buildings; the new development and renovation of trails, boardwalks, stairways, erosion control structures; seasonal cleanup activities; tree and brush cutting, and landscaping. In addition to and as a result of these activities, members will receive training in job and life skills that will allow them to transition into the workforce. East Lansing/Lansing - Michigan Community of Promise Karen McKnight Casey Michigan State University Young Spartans Program 131 Brody Hall East Lansing, MI 48825 Phone: (517) 353-3897 Fax: (517) 432-3696 Sam Singh Michigan Nonprofit Association 29 Kellogg Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1022 Phone: (517) 353-5038 Fax: (517) 355-3302 The Capital Area held a local summit on May 5, 1998 to secure additional input on youth needs. An inventory of current programs in each resource area was developed. Accomplishments include: providing tutors for 1500 children; developing an elementary school program that provides all five resources to several hundred students; wiring area schools for Internet access; establishing a vision care program providing exams and glasses to over 750 youth; holding a Lions Club Fun Run to benefit youth; establishing a youth service group I the City o Lansing housing commission apartments; and creating a Healthy Start collaboration. Twenty organizations in the Capital Area are partnering to develop the elementary school program. The General Motors!UAW 652 Outreach Team is providing full-time employees from their Job Bank to assist in local classrooms. LenCrafters Vision Van was delivering eye exams and glasses in the Capital Area from May 4-8, 1998. �Capital Area - Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Paul McConaughy Capital Area United Way 300 N. Washington Square, #20 1 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: (517) 372-8550 Fax: (517) 372-0119 The Capital Area Community of Promise (CACOP) Program has two fellows who serve as Project TEAM site coordinators. Each fellow is responsible for coordinating Project TEAM activities at two elementary schools, including: • • • • identifying resource needs. working with the Community of Promise Resource Groups and others to secure or develop the needed resources-this will include establishing programs, developing program resources, securing volunteers, developing volunteer resources. evaluating the progress of the youth. evaluating the impact of the programs and activities In addition, each fellow will recruit and initiate Project TEAM activities at two additional schools. Each fellow will help to provide the five resources to 500 youth. In addition, each fellow will be responsible for recruiting at least 50 individual volunteers to work in support of the needs of their sites and will generate at least five local commitments from private businesses to provide resources for their sites. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Waverly Community Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Pam Carter 515 Snow Road Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: (517) 321-7265 Fax: (517) 321-8577 Gloria Gonzalez Waverly-Elmwood Elementary School 1533 Elmwood Road Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: (517) 321-3383 Fax: (517) 321-9318 Leslie Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Linda Hecker/Rebecca Scofield 4141 Hull Road Leslie, MI 49251 Phone: (517) 589-8294 Fax: (51 7) 589-5720 �Raymond West United Way Community Services Labor Department 1212 Griswold Detroit, Michigan 48226-1899 Wayne County State Representative Hansen Clarke District 7 Native of Detroit. Former member of House (1991-1992). Has worked for Congressman John Conyers, as well as served as executive assistant for Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara. President of the Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association. Trustee of the Michigan Housing Trust Fund and serves on the board of Saratoga and Holy Cross Hospitals. Juris doctorate, Georgetown. Member of Alpha Phi Alpha. • Committee: Appropriations State Senator Raymond M. Murphy District 3 Born December 13, 1927 in St. Louis, MO. Married, father of eight. Former member of House (1982-1998). Elected to Senate in special November 1998 election. Former 36th District Court officer, U.S. House aide. Studied at Detroit Institute of Technology, Wayne State University. Former Constitutional Convention delegate. Active with NAACP, New Center Mental Health Board, Todd Phillips Boys Home, Federation of masons of the World. • Committees: Health Policy; human Resources, Labor, Senior Citizens & Veterans' Affairs; Local, Urban and State Affairs; Joint Committee on Administrative Rules U.S. Congressman Carolyn C. Kilpatrick District 15 Born June 25, 1946 in Detroit. Divorced with two children. House member (1979present). Former Detroit Public Schools teacher. Master' s degree in education administration from University of Michigan. Active with New Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Substance Abuse Advisory Council. Programs that are in this district include: �AmeriCorps Youth Excellence in Service (YES): Michigan's AmeriCorps Fay Flowers/Charemon Robinson American Red Cross Development Office P.O. Box 33351 Detroit, MI 48232-5351 Phone: (313) 576-4117 Fax: (313) 576-4137 This program involves 10 full-time members in the promotion of volunteerism among youth and to also encourage youth to participate in community problem-solving. The program will identify and develop volunteer opportunities for 500 at-risk youth in Highland Park. These Michigan's AmeriCorps members will work with community agencies to get youth involved in tutoring and mentoring, homework and reading projects, latchkey programs, and HIVI AIDS education and outreach. The corpsmembers will also support and recognize youth volunteer efforts. Detroit's Academic Success Project: Michigan's AmeriCorps Darold Gholston United Way Community Services 1212 Griswold Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226-1899 Phone: (313) 226-9433 Fax: (313) 226-9490 The Detroit Academic Success Program will involve 25 full-time members to provide in school tutoring to low achieving elementary school students in five elementary schools in the Empowerment Zone to increase academic achievement and reading comprehension. The members will also develop after-school tutoring labs for 200 neighborhood youth. In addition, the program will develop community-wide service-learning projects to promote civic responsibility. Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Carmen Wells/Jackie Hund 405 Fisher Building 3011 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 872-3353 Fax: (313) 872-3380 The Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps program will involve 20 full-time and 50 part-time members to strengthen the social development of children and families in Detroit neighborhoods through: direct services, such as violence prevention workshops and community service projects, provided to at least 500 youth in after-school and summer programs; increasing access to health education and health promotion services for at least 300 children and family members; and enabling 100 residents to gain access to jobs and start new businesses. �Nonviolence K.O.P.S.: Michigan's AmeriCorps Marta Rhea-Johnson New Detroit, Inc. University of Detroit Mercy 8200 West Outer Drive, Box 22 Detroit, MI 48219 Phone: (313) 664-2000 Fax: (313) 255-4757 Nonviolence Kids, Organizations, Parents, and Schools (Nonviolence KOPS) is a collaborative which enhances the existing New Detroit Coalition's Youth Nonviolence Training Program which is designed to reduce the level of crime, violence, and fear in seven of Detroit's elementary and middle schools by making those schools safe havens and involving youth in conflict resolution and violence prevention efforts. Nonviolence KOPS will involve 15 full-time and eight part-time members to facilitate human and community development by providing opportunities for conflict management, conflict resolution, reconciliation, intercultural approaches, and cross-community efforts. The program will have an impact on the lives of 5,000 Detroit Public School students and 3,000 other individuals. Detroit CARES - Michigan CARES Suzanne Heath Catholic Youth Organization 305 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 963-7174 Fax: (313) 963-7179 Southwest Detroit CARES established projects geared around creating safe and healthy activities for youth, including neighborhood beautification, recreation activities, tutoring and mentoring. A project designed by fifty young people resulted in the generation of more than $20,000 in community donations and removed 200 tons of debris from a city block. In addition, a one-day service project involved more than 200 Michigan's AmeriCorps members ad 200 community members in neighborhood revitalization projects. As a result of southwest Detroit CARES, the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) has leveraged a three year grant to implement a Community Recreation League in southwest Detroit, the League will be designed and managed by neighborhood residents who will also coach, referee and schedule League games. More than 125 volunteers will be recruited in the first year. �Detroit - Michigan Community of Promise Kathy Young-Welch United Way Community Services 1212 Griswold Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 226-9429 Fax: (313) 226-9490 The City of Detroit was a leading city across the nation in responding to the challenge to become a Community of Promise when it launched Detroit Promise -- The Alliance for Children on June 4, 1997, under the leadership of Mayor Dennis Archer and Detroit's United Way Community Services, and with support from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. Detroit's Promise includes a community volunteer leadership group representing every sector, with roles for several key corporate leaders to serve as cochairs. The group has generated more than 100 commitments, and developed both neighborhood-based and citywide surveys of needs . A three-year work plan calls for a second annual summit, a promise book, and a Detroit's Promise video. Detroit's Promise announced it progress and issued a call for new commitments in an event with the Big Three Auto companies on Thursday, November 5. The big three auto makers pledged to provide 20,000 hours of mentoring time by their employees, 3,000 youth with lessons in marketable skills, and three automobiles for local youth-serving organizations. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler joined more than 70 Detroit-based organizations committing, among other things, mentoring time, computer equipment, and library books to schools targeted by Detroit Promise. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Detroit Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Aretha Marshall 5057 Woodward A venue Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 494-1087 Fax: (313) 494-2153 Edna PresleyIN ancy Ross Dixon School 19500 Tireman Detroit, MI 48228 Phone: (313) 494-1087 Fax: (313) 494-2153 �Geneva Jones Williams United Way Community Services 1212 Griswold Detroit, Michigan 48226-1899 Wayne County State Representative Hansen Clarke District 7 Native of Detroit. Former member of House ( 1991-1992). Has worked for Congressman John Conyers, as well as served as executive assistant for Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara. President of the Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association. Trustee of the Michigan Housing Trust Fund and serves on the board of Saratoga and Holy Cross Hospitals. Juris doctorate, Georgetown. Member of Alpha Phi Alpha. • Committee: Appropriations State Senator Raymond M. Murphy District 3 Born December 13, 1927 in St. Louis, MO. Married, father of eight. Former member of House ( 1982-1998). Elected to Senate in special November 1998 election. Former 36th District Court officer, U.S. House aide. Studied at Detroit Institute of Technology, Wayne State University. Former Constitutional Convention delegate. Active with NAACP, New Center Mental Health Board, Todd Phillips Boys Home, Federation of masons of the World. • Committees: Health Policy; human Resources, Labor, Senior Citizens & Veterans' Affairs; Local, Urban and State Affairs; Joint Committee on Administrative Rules U.S. Congressman Carolyn C. Kilpatrick District 15 Born June 25, 1946 in Detroit. Divorced with two children. House member (1979present). Former Detroit Public Schools teacher. Master's degree in education administration from University of Michigan. Active with New Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Substance Abuse Advisory Council. Programs that are in this district include: �AmeriCorps Youth Excellence in Service (YES): Michigan's AmeriCorps Fay Flowers/Charemon Robinson American Red Cross Development Office P.O. Box 33351 Detroit, MI 48232-5351 Phone: (313) 576-4117 Fax: (313) 576-4137 This program involves 10 full-time members in the promotion of volunteerism among youth and to also encourage youth to participate in community problem-solving. The program will identify and develop volunteer opportunities for 500 at-risk youth in Highland Park. These Michigan's AmeriCorps members will work with community agencies to get youth involved in tutoring and mentoring, homework and reading projects, latchkey programs, and HN/AIDS education and outreach. The corpsmembers will also support and recognize youth volunteer efforts. Detroit's Academic Success Project: Michigan's AmeriCorps Darold Gholston United Way Community Services 1212 Griswold Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226-1899 Phone: (313) 226-9433 Fax: (313) 226-9490 The Detroit Academic Success Program will involve 25 full-time members to provide in school tutoring to low achieving elementary school students in five elementary schools in the Empowerment Zone to increase academic achievement and reading comprehension. The members will also develop after-school tutoring labs for 200 neighborhood youth. In addition, the program will develop community-wide service-learning projects to promote civic responsibility. Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps Carmen Wells/Jackie Hund 405 Fisher Building 3011 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 872-3353 Fax: (313) 872-3380 The Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps program will involve 20 full-time and 50 part-time members to strengthen the social development of children and families in Detroit neighborhoods through: direct services, such as violence prevention workshops and community service projects, provided to at least 500 youth in after-school and summer programs; increasing access to health education and health promotion services for at least 300 children and family members; and enabling 100 residents to gain access to jobs and start new businesses. �Nonviolence K.O.P.S.: Michigan's AmeriCorps Marta Rhea-Johnson New Detroit, Inc. University of Detroit Mercy 8200 West Outer Drive, Box 22 Detroit, MI 48219 Phone: (313) 664-2000 Fax: (313) 255-4757 Nonviolence Kids, Organizations, Parents, and Schools (Nonviolence KOPS) is a collaborative which enhances the existing New Detroit Coalition's Youth Nonviolence Training Program which is designed to reduce the level of crime, violence, and fear in seven of Detroit' s elementary and middle schools by making those schools safe havens and involving youth in conflict resolution and violence prevention efforts. Nonviolence KOPS will involve 15 full-time and eight part-time members to facilitate human and community development by providing opportunities for conflict management, conflict resolution, reconciliation, intercultural approaches, and cross-community efforts. The program will have an impact on the lives of 5,000 Detroit Public School students and 3,000 other individuals. Detroit CARES - Michigan CARES Suzanne Heath Catholic Youth Organization 305 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 963-717 4 Fax: (313) 963-7179 Southwest Detroit CARES established projects geared around creating safe and healthy activities for youth, including neighborhood beautification, recreation activities, tutoring and mentoring. A project designed by fifty young people resulted in the generation of more than $20,000 in community donations and removed 200 tons of debris from a city block. In addition, a one-day service project involved more than 200 Michigan's AmeriCorps members ad 200 community members in neighborhood revitalization projects. As a result of southwest Detroit CARES, the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) has leveraged a three year grant to implement a Community Recreation League in southwest Detroit, the League will be designed and managed by neighborhood residents who will also coach, referee and schedule League games. More than 125 volunteers will be recruited in the first year. �Detroit - Michigan Community of Promise Kathy Young-Welch United Way Community Services 1212 Griswold Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 226-9429 Fax: (313) 226-9490 The City of Detroit was a leading city across the nation in responding to the challenge to become a Community of Promise when it launched Detroit Promise -- The Alliance for Children on June 4, 1997, under the leadership of Mayor Dennis Archer and Detroit's United Way Community Services, and with support from theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. Detroit's Promise includes a community volunteer leadership group representing every sector, with roles for several key corporate leaders to serve as cochairs. The group has generated more than 100 commitments, and developed both neighborhood-based and citywide surveys of needs. A three-year work plan calls for a second annual summit, a promise book, and a Detroit's Promise video. Detroit's Promise announced it progress and issued a call for new commitments in an event with the Big Three Auto companies on Thursday, November 5. The big three auto makers pledged to provide 20,000 hours of mentoring time by their employees, 3,000 youth with lessons in marketable skills, and three automobiles for local youth-serving organizations. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler joined more than 70 Detroit-based organizations committing, among other things, mentoring time, computer equipment, and library books to schools targeted by Detroit Promise. Learn and SERVE - Michigan School-Based Programs Learn and SERVE- Michigan school-based programs are administered by the Michigan Department of Education in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission. Participants are elementary and secondary school students. Along with planning, implementing and expanding service-learning programs, schools can use Learn and SERVE- Michigan grants for adult volunteer programs and teacher training in service-learning. Detroit Public Schools - Learn and SERVE School-Based Aretha Marshall 5057 Woodward A venue Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 494-1087 Fax: (313) 494-2153 Edna Presley IN ancy Ross Dixon School 19500 Tireman Detroit, MI 48228 Phone: (313) 494-1087 Fax: (313) 494-2153 �Michigan Community Service Commission MONT· MORENCY OTB~GO • OSCODA TRAVERS! MIS· SAUKEE OSCEOLA ROS· COMMON CLARE OGEIIAW GLADWIN ISABELLA • MONTCALM GRATIOT • KENT • IONIA BARRY KALA· MAZOO CLINTON EATON CALHOUN • • IT. JOSEPH BRANCH SH I A · WABSEE GENESI!E INGHAM • JACKSON HILLSDALE LENAWEE • �Michigan's AmeriCorps • CRAWFORD MIS· 8AUKEE LAKE OSCEOLA CLARE MONTCALM OQEMAW GLADWIN GRATIOT • • ~-~-0-N-IA--;-C-L_I_N_T_O_N-f-S-H_I_A----i GENESE! • • WASSEE BARRY KALA · MAZOO CASS ROS · COMMON OSCODA ST. JOSEPH EATON INGHAM • CALHOUN BRANCH JACKSON HILLSDALE LIV ING· STON WASHTEHAW • L!NAWEE OAKLAND • �Learn and SERVE-Michigan CBO MONT- OTSEGO KALKASKA LAKE CRAWFORD MIS· ROS · SAUKEE COMMON OSCEOLA CLARE MONTCALM MORENCY OSCODA OGEMAW GLADW IN GRATIOT ~------~------~------~ GENESEE ION IA CLI NTON SH IA· • WASSEE BARRY KALA· EATON CALHOUN INGHAM JACKSON LIVI NG · STON WASHTENAW MAZOO CABS • IOSCO ST. JOSEPH BRANCH H I LLSDALI! LENAW!I! �Learn and SERVE-Michigan SB LAKE OTS!QO MONT· MORENCY KALKASKA CRAWFORD OSCODA IllS · SAUKEE AOS COMMON OSCEOLA CLARE MONTCALM GLADWIN GRATIOT CLINTON IONIA BARRY KALA· MAZOO EATON CALHOUN • • BT. OGEMAW • • CASS 4 JOSEPH BRANC H SHIA WASSEE GENESE! INQHAM • • JACKSON HILLSDAL! l!:NAWE'E • • �Michigan CARES OTSEGO LAKE KALKASKA CRAWFORD MIS· SAUKEI! ROS· COMMON OSCEOLA CLARE MONTCALM OSCODA OGEMAW GLADWIN GRATIOT ~------;--------+-------i GENESEE CLINTON SHIA • IONIA WASSEE • • BARRY KALA· IIAZOO CABS MONT· MORENCY ST. JOSEPH EATON CALHOUN INGHAM JACKSON liVINQ. STON WASHTENAW • BRANCH HILLSDALE LENAWEI!. OAKLAND �Michigan's Communities of Promise OTSEGO KALKASKA Alpena & Montmorency Counties Calhoun County Capital Area (Lansing/East Lansing)* Chippewa County* Delta County* Detroit* Eaton County Flint Grand Rapids* Isabella County* Kalamazoo Luce County Mackinac County Marquette & Alger Counties* Montcalm County* Muskegon St. Clair County St. Joseph County Tuscola County *Designates America's Promise Fellows host sites. LAKE • • CRAWFORD MIS· ROS· SAUKEE COMMON OSCEOLA MONTMORENCY CLARE OSCODA OGEMAW GLADWIN • MONTCALM KEN T • • IONIA BARRY KALA· MAZOO CASS GRATIOT CLINTON EATON INGHAM • • CALHOUN • • • IT. JOSEPH SHIA· WASSEE IIRANCH JACKSON HILLSDALI! GENESEE • LIV I NG· STON WASHTENAW LENAW!E OAKLAND �Volunteer Investment Grant MONT- OTSEGO MORENCY CRAWFORD OSCODA • • TRAVERSE LAKE MIS· ROS · SAUKEE COMMON IOSCO OGEMAW OSCEOLA CLARE GLADWIN MECOSTA ISABE LL A MIDLAND • • • MONTCALM • • • • • IONIA BARRY KALA· • ST. JOSEPH CLINTON CALHOUN BRANCH GENESEE SHIA· WASSEE EATON MAZOO CASS GRATIOT INGHAM • • JACKSON HILLSDALE • LIVING· STON WASHTENAW LENAWEE • OAKLAND • �Michigan Senate Senator Loren N. Bennett 720 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7350 District 8 Republican Senator Mat J. Dunaskiss S-8 Capitol Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2417 District 16 Republican Senator George Z. Hart 1015 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-6820 District 6 Democrat Senator Bill Bullard 305 Farnum Building Lansing , Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1758 District 15 Republican Senator Robert L. Emerson 220 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0142 District 29 Democrat Senator Philip E. Hoffman 705 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2426 District 19 Republican Senator Dianne Byrum 410 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1734 District 25 Democrat Senator Joanne G. Emmons 805 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3760 District 23 Republican Senator David Jaye 61 o Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: {517) 373-7670 District 12 Republican Senator John D. Cherry, Jr. 105 Capitol nsing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1636 District 28 Democrat Senator Harry Gast S-324 Capitol Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-6960 District 20 Republican Senator Shirley Johnson 420 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2523 District 13 Republican Senator Kenneth DeBeaussaert 310 Farnum Building Lansing , Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7315 District 11 Democrat Senator Michael J. Goschka 1010 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1760 District 33 Republican Senator Don Koivisto 515 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7840 District 38 Democrat Senator Dan L. DeGraw S-1 06 Capitol Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7708 District 27 Republican Senator Joel Gougeon 1005 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1777 District 34 Republican Senator Burton Leland 315 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0994 District 5 Democrat Senator Christopher D. Dingell 910 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7800 istrict 7 mocrat Senator Beverly S. Hammerstrom 520 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3543 District 17 Republican Senator Thaddeus G. McCotter 320 Farnum Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1707 District 9 Republican �Michigan House of Representatives Representative Jason Allen 825 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1766 District 104 Republican Representative Douglas Bevin 614 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0156 District 108 Democrat Representative William J. Callahan 506 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0113 District 26 Democrat Representative Laura Baird 373 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1786 District 70 Democrat Representative Ken Bradstreet 723 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0829 District 105 Republican Representative Nancy Cassis 252 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0827 District 38 Republican Representative Raymond Basham 592 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: {517) 373-0852 District 22 Democrat Representative Elizabeth Brater 64 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2577 District 53 Democrat Representative Sandra Caul 615 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1789 District 99 Republican .presentative Patricia Birkholz 01 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0836 District 88 Republican Representative Lingg Brewer 51 0 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1770 District 68 Democrat Representative Deborah Che rry 53 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3906 District 50 Democrat Representative Clark Bisbee 911 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: {517) 373-1795 District 64 Republican Representative Bob Brown 492 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: {517) 373-0857 District 16 Democrat Representative Irma Clark 430 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3815 District 11 Democrat Representative Mike Bishop 609 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1773 District 45 Republican Representative Cameron S. Brown 807 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0832 District 59 Republican Representative Hansen Clarke 292 Roosevelt Building Lansing , Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0589 District 7 Democrat Representative Rose Bogardus 526 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 ne: (517) 373-3944 _ .strict 4 7 Democrat Representative William Byl 70 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2668 District 75 Republican Representative Kenneth R. Daniels 640 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0106 District 5 Democrat �Representative Mark Jansen 54 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 one: (517) 373-0840 strict 72 --Republican Representative James Koetje 511 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0846 District 74 Republican Representative Patricia Lockwood 684 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1780 District 51 Democrat Representative Ron Jelinek 55 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1796 District 78 Republican Representative Michael Kowall 707 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2616 District 44 Republican Representative George Mans 37 4 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0845 District 23 Democrat Representative Jon Jellema 67 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0838 District 89 Republican Representative Wayne Kuiper 823 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0830 District 90 Republican Representative Lynne Martinez 375 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0826 District 69 Democrat Representative Richard Johnson 811 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1798 District 102 Republican Representative Janet L. Kukuk 717 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0820 District 33 Republican Representative David C. Mead 621 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0825 District 101 Republican Representative Ruth A. Johnson 813 Romney Building Lansing , Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1747 District 46 Republican Representative Edward LaForge 560 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1785 District 60 Democrat Representative Mary Ann Middaugh 611 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0839 District 80 Republican Representative Larry Julian 817 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0841 District 85 Republican Representative Charles T. LaSata 821 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1403 District 79 Republican Representative Jack Minore 660 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7515 District 49 Democrat Representative Thomas Kelly 258 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0849 District 17 Democrat Representative Gerald Law 251 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3816 District 20 Republican Representative Mickey Mortimer 709 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1775 District 65 Republican Representative Kwame M. Kilpatrick 41 Capitol Building sing, Michigan 48909 ,·none: (517) 373-0844 District 9 Democrat Representative Lamar Lemmons, Ill 450 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1983 District 2 Democrat Representative Andy Neumann 648 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0833 District 106 Democrat �Representative Doug Spade 51 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 one: (517) 373-1706 strict 57 uemocrat Representative Lau ra Toy 705 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3920 District 19 Republican Representative Keith Stallworth 346 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2276 District 12 Democrat Representative Jerry VanderRoest 819 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1787 District 63 Republican Representative Tony Stamas 815 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1791 District 98 Republican Representative Gerald VanWoerkam 719 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3436 District 91 Republican Representative Michael Switalski 224 Roosevelt Bu ilding Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0854 District 27 Democrat Representative Ed Vaughn 52 Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1008 District 4 Democrat rlepresentative Susan L. Tabor 509 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0853 District 71 Republican Representative Steve Vear 805 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1794 District 58 Republican Representative Pau l Tesanovich 210 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0850 District 11 0 Democrat Representative Joanne Voorhees 613 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2277 District 77 Republican Representative Samuel Thomas , Ill 340 Roosevelt Building Lansing , Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1782 District 10 Democrat Representative Paul Wojno 398 Roosevelt Bu ilding Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-2275 District 28 Democrat Representative Artina Tinsley-Hardman 480 Roosevelt Bu ilding sing , Michigan 48909 , olOne: (517) 373-1776 District 3 Democrat Representative Dave Woodward 580 Roosevelt Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3818 District 34 Democrat Representative Gary Woronchak 915 Romney Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 Phone: (517) 373-0847 District 15 Republican �Legislative Do's and Don'ts DON'T 1. Do get to know your legislator in advance of asking for his / her help. 2. Do attend meetings where legislators will be present. 3. Do offer to be a resource to your legislator in your area of expertise. 4. Do offer your suggestions in an overall context instead of talking exclusively to your special interests. 1. Don't ever mislead or give your legislator fal e information; if you do so unwittingly, go back and fess up to your mistake. 2. Don't send form letters; they are usually disregarded. 3. Don't make letters over two pages in length. If you can't express your thoughts in two pages it hasn 't been edited sufficiently. 4. Don't belittle those who disagree with your issue or proposal. The next time around tl1ey may be on your side. 5. Do invite your legislator to your agency to learn about your operations and problems before the ession tarts. 6. Do send supporting clippings and data to your legislators. 7. Do be willing, if necessary, to compromise. 8. Do ask your legislator what his/ her position is and how he/ she plans to vote. 9. Do be prepared to acknowledge strong points on the other side of the argument. 10. Do thank your legislator for supporting and voting for your bill. 5. Don't spread yourself too thin on too many issues. You tend to lose effectiveness and tend to be less prepared. 6. Don 't give up if you lose the first time. Most meaningful bills are only passed after three or four sessions of educating legislators on the merits of the issue. 7. Don't feel you do not have the ability to make change. Very small groups wield a lot of influence by being well informed and presenting information succinctly and factually. !1bis list was provided by the National Conference on State Legislatures at the NAEYC Spring 1996 Leadership Conference. It was prepared by Betty Proctor, jefferson County Human Services, Golden, Colorado.} 11. Do plan to attend and testify for your bill in committee. 12. Do carefully research your information and be prepared to answer questions from the committee. 13. Do have a ho , (no more than three page ) written summary of your testimony for committee. 14. Do have extra copies of your testimony and position papers available for the press and those interested. 15. Do keep your testimony short and concise (no more than three to five minutes). 16. Do write letters to your legislators; constituent mail is strongly considered. 17. Do identify the issue in the first paragraph and include the bill number if po sible. 18. Do send letters and position papers identifying a group or several groups supporting you r position. 19. Do, when possible, send supporting page with nan1es of organizations represented with letters. Resources The National Immunization Program has announced a new Web page entitled "Vaccine Safety: ~'hat You eed to Know. " The page has useful question and answer documents, fact sheets and vaccine safety publications, and responds to questions about tl1e make up of vaccines, as well as vaccine licensing and the monitoring of vaccination side effects. The page can be accessed at http:// www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe or look under publications off the main NIP Web page site at www.cdc.gov/nip. For more information about vaccine safety, contact the CDC National Immunization Program Information Hotline at (BOO) 232-2522. For America's Babies-Hallmark Cards will donate to any interested US state or territory a specially designed congratulatory card to remind parents of newborns to immunize their children during the first two year of life. The card will be individualized for each state with a message written by the tate's governor, and is designed to comp lement a state's plan to increase childhood immunization rates. Participating states and territories wi ll receive enough greeting cards and envelopes to contact the parents of each child in 1999. For more information about the For America :S Babies Program, contact Sharon jenkins at (816) 274-4160. J �Rotavirus Vaccine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a license application for rotavirus vaccine, known by the trade name RotaShield, and manufactured by Wyeth Laboratorie . Rotavirus is the leading cause of childhood diarrhea and is respon ible for approximately 500,000 physician visits and 50,000 hospitalizations each year. Current recommendations include oral immunizations to be given at two, four and six months of age . The new rotaviru s vaccine is expected to be included in the childhood vaccination schedule in 1999. For more information about rotavirns vaccine, contact the CDC hotline at (800) 232-2522 or (800) 232-0233 (Spanish) . Call for Presentations HMHB's National Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit an abstract for presentation or poster session at the 1999 biennial conference Moving Mountains to Close the Gaps in Seattle, WA, on Augu t 2-4, 1999. The HMHB biennial conference will bring together a multidisciplinary gro up of over 450 maternal and child health professiona ls from local , state and national organizations and related fede ral age ncies, a nd wi ll s howcase model programs that address: eliminating e thni c and ra c ia l d is p a ri ties; improving access for women, children and their fa milies; and ensuring quality of care in o ur changing hea lth care system. Workshop Presentations will be centered on three (3) broad tracks: Track I: Eliminating Ethnic and Racial Disparities; Track II: Improving Access for Women, Children and Their Families· and Track ill: Ensuring Quality of Ca;e in Our Changi ng Hea lth Care System. For more information, or to receive a "Call for Presen tations" application, please contact HMHB at (703) 836-6110. Deadline for application subm ission is j anuary 15, 1999. 4 Soliciting Your Input on Healthy People 2010 by Paula Lazili, Healthy People Communications Coordinator Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services In his open invi tation to attend the n ational Healthy Peop le Conso rtiu m meeting taking place on November 12th & 13th in Washington , DC , Su rgeon Genera l Dav id Satc h er u rged h ea lth professionals to "Let your voice be heard this fa ll!" Dr. Satcher sp oke at the luncheon o n the second day of the meeting, ju t prior to th e ann ual American Public Health Association (APHA) confere nce. The luncheon was foll owed by a publi c hearing on the draft objectives, wh ich p r ovided an open In Jan uary 2000, the fo ru m for tes timony latest health vision and comme n t. Indifor the nation will Feedback is invited on all vid u a ls a lso made be made publictheir voices heard at Healthy People 2010, aspects of the proposed five reg io n a l meetthe health improve- 2010 initiative. ings : Octo b er 5-6: ment goals for the P h ilade l phia; Octofirst decade of the new century. Currently till in draft fonn, ber 21-22: ew O rleans; November 5-6: Healtl1y People 2010 developers want to Chicago; December 2-3: Seatt le; and hear feedback from health professionals Decemb r 9-10: Sacramento. a nd the public on our nationa l health Feedback is invited on all aspects of the priorities. Feedback received at tl1e meetproposed 2010 initiative. Individuals may ings, as well as written comments, wil l help define the aim and scope of the iniaffect the final version of Healthy People tiative by critiquing tl1e overall structure 2010. and goals, shape focus area chapters by Eleven yea r from now, Americans on the whole should enjoy substantially bette r health . Guiding the way is Hea lthy People, a U Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) initiative that has defined t11e nation 's health agenda for the last two decades. DHHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala describes Healtl1y People as an initiative that ·'identifies the most significant opportunities to improve the health of the nation an d focuses public and private sector efforts on those areas." Secretary hala la released Healthy Peop le 2010 Objectives: Draft for Public Comment on September 15, 1998, launching a public comment pe riod which lasts until December 15, 1998. During this time period, there are several ways to participate . Tho e with access to the Internet may want to visit the Healthy People 2010 Web site at http: //web.health.gov/ healthypeople, where more than 500 draft 2010 objectives can be viewed, easily searched and commented on electronically. Users of tl1e ite can also read comments left by other to aid them in developing their own responses. Those without Internet access can order the document and send their conunents by mail. By including a copy of their comments on eli kette, individuals can en ure that their input is posted on the Healthy People 2010 Web site. commenting o n specific areas of interest and expertise, or ze ro in o n parti cul ar objectives by suggesting improvements, additions or deletions. We are also seeking recommendatio ns on how to e lect and develop app rop ri ate measures that reflect the health of the nation, referred to a leading health indicator . Hea lthy People 2010 is the third set of national healtl1 objectives. It has evolved from the current decade's healtl1 agenda and wa developed through collaborative con ultation, e pecially with the Healthy People Consortium, which i made up of 271 state age ncies and more than 350 national organizations repre enting professional, voluntary and business sectors. Hea lthy People 2010 addresses the scenarios and trends of the u pcom ing Continued on page 5 � 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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Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michi gan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM /M'N~ A/) TO: Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Angelia Salas, Program Development Coordinate~ Michigan Community Service Commission RE: Recommendations for Funding for 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO DATE: March 29, 1999 Application Process For 1999, the Learn and SERVE-Michigan outreach process was modified to provide a more targeted pool of potential applicants, namely Michigan's Communities of Promise. Based on the number of expected renewal applicants and the ability to fund only three new programs, Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) postcards were mailed only to primary contacts and partners of Michigan's Communities of Promise. The targeted outreach served two purposes. First, the limited mailing prevented us from receiving an overwhelming amount of applications of which we could fund only three. Secondly, it allowed us to strengthen our support of Michigan's Communities of Promise by providing funding for programs that address the goals of America's Promise. More than 600 NOFA postcards were mailed to nonprofit organizations in Michigan's 17 Communities of Promise. As a result of inquiries, more than 75 Requests for Proposals (RFP) were disseminated to nonprofit organizations throughout the state. MCSC hosted two conference calls on January 29, 1999 to assist potential applicants with the application process. A total of five renewal applications and six new program applications were received. Based on previous interest we had expected to receive at least fifteen applications for new programs and that all of the seven current grantees would reapply. The MCSC conducted a staff review of all renewal applications and a peer and staff review of the new applications. Renewal applicants were provided with Feedback sheets that included lists of both strengths and areas for improvement. Renewal applicants were given time to respond in writing to the areas for improvement. Staff Recommendations After conducting a peer and staff review, the MCSC staff recommends: 1) renewal funding for Volunteer Muskegon, City of Portage/Portage Senior Center, MSU 4-H Foundation for MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation. These four renewal applicants responded satisfactorily to the issues raised during the staff review. �2) provisional funding for Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena County. Due to illness, the renewal applicant was granted a three day extension for responding to their feedback. The areas for improvement listed during the staff review wer e not of critical concern and the staff is confident that the weaknesses will be addressed by April 1, 1999. 3) that the new applications from the three Lake Huron Area Council #265, Boy Scouts of America programs, the Grand Ledge D.A.R.E/Grand Ledge Skate Committee, Camp Fire Boys and Girls Wathana Council, and EightCAP, Inc. not receive funding. Based on the approval of these recommended applications, $83,527 of the $157,500 FY99 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) budget will be expended. Our goal is to expend 100% of the available federal funds. Accordingly, a second round of grants will be made available to allocate the remaining $73,973 and any 1998 carry-over. Next Steps Pending your approval of the staff recommendations, the following outreach strategy will occur. 1) It is clear from the limited interest in our NOFA and the quality of the new plans we received that there is a limited degree of knowledge about the structure and goals of service-learning in the community-based setting. In response to this lack of awareness, MCSC will develop and implement a strategy for better disseminating tools and strategies for community-based servicelearning. Currently, Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) grantees are working to develop community-based curriculum models of their programs. Once complete, these models will provide practical information on why and how to integrate service-learning into current youth programming strategies. Additionally, during the 1999 program year, MCSC will offer a oneday training on the language and tools of community-based service-learning. 2) To secure additional Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) program applicants, MCSC will begin another targeted outreach for FY99 programs. Due to the delayed start date, programs will not be able to offer summer programming. This round of outreach therefore may be most appropriate for afterschool programming. Recommendations for the new pool of applicants will be provided for your approval at the next Commission meeting. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: APPLICANT: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) MSU 4-H Foundation for MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County FUNDING REQUESTED: $20,866 TOTAL BUDGET: $80,415 DESCRIPTION: The Oak Park/Pontiac 4-H Learn and SERVE Program is a partnership between MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs of Oakland County, AmeriCorps Oakland, the 4-H VISTA Project, and the school districts of Oak Park and Pontiac. The program is designed to address the low literacy levels in those communities by providing experiential learning activities for a minimum of 150 program participants, most of whom are low-income or at-risk. The participants, who range in age between 5 and 19, will assess the specific needs of the community, create plans to promote literacy in a way that satisfies true community needs, and carry out their plans. Such service activities will take place approximately eight times per year. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • 1999 Plan of Operation includes an expansion to other communities and includes developmentally challenged youth. • Projects are youth identified and driven. • Broad strategies for recognizing exemplary participation are planned. • A very thorough timeline is presented that outlines both training and service events. Partnerships and Sustainability • There are a number of broad partnerships presented. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The program has demonstrated the ability to design programming with strong participant and community impact objectives in mind. Organizational Capacity • Primary staff have lots of applicable experience with programs like the one proposed. • The organization has successfully run a Learn and SERVE-Michigan program since 1997. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • Community Impact objectives need to be clarified. MCSC staff will work with the program to strengthen the objectives. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Evaluation development support is available from MCSC. Please contact our office to determine whether there are national training and technical assistance providers who can assist you. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $20,866. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Onekama Consolidated School Education Foundation FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,000 DESCRIPTION PROJECT NETGAP is a multi-level, intergenerational service-learning project aimed at reducing the generation gap in the Onekama Community. The project focuses on assisting 3-12 grade students in improvement of their technology and history knowledge while developing their personal and civic responsibilities. Seventeen junior high school students will mentor 17 senior citizens in the use of computerized technology. These 17 senior citizens will each adopt-a-classroom thereby mentoring elementary students while sharing their expertise and oral history information. These 200 elementary students then will collect this oral history information and 20 senior high school students will publish the information using computerized publishing techniques. A student operated "tech hotline: and after school service-learning teams will also be incorporated to meet additional intergenerational needs along with the development of a PROJECT NETGAP multi-media presentation program to be shared with other school districts. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Both service-learning participants and senior volunteers will be recognized for exemplary participation. • Students assist the school in the goal to create a school media center that is accessible by seniors. • Students in the technology class learn about the real world applicability of classroom assignments while teaching seniors new skills. • Activities relate directly to community development goals stemming from the Onekama '96 Community Forum that indicated that technological support, the promotion of school as a community center, historic awareness and youth programming were needed. Partnerships and Sustainability • A clear plan for enhancing and expanding the program is presented. • The Onekama School District has an existing policy statement in support of service-learning as a teaching methodology. Each student in the district must participate in a service project yearly. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A wide variety of assessment approaches are being used to measure community impact, participant impact and program success. Organizational Capacity • Many program partners with applicable experience are listed. Other • 245 youth will be engaged in the Learn and SERVE programming. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • It is not clear what efforts are being taken to sustain this project by the creation of a replicable training model. Steps to develop this via the community-based curriculum model were not described • There are a number of training and technical assistance providers available to Learn and SERVEMichigan programs. Please contact the MCSC if a trainer is needed for the June 1 1999 in-service. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Please provide the MCSC with all program assessment tools for this program once they are created or modified. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: City of Portage/Portage Senior Center FUNDING REQUESTED: $10,161 TOTAL BUDGET: $20,439 DESCRIPTION The Portage Senior Center, the Portage Community Outreach Center and Portage Central Elementary School will continue to work together to provide opportunities for service which involve both young people with senior citizens beginning in July of 1999 and continuing through June of 2000. As in the past, the project will involve three of the four national priority areas: Education (both school success and school readiness), the environment (nature and neighborhood) and Human Needs. There will be both summer and school year components to the program. The school-wide recycling effort (Environment ) will continue. One of the projects which the advisory council suggested and that will benefit the school, the Quite Area - a place for reflection and nature study that will be developed this spring - will be cared for by summer participants and by one or more of the classes during the school year. During the school year each child in one fifth grade will be paired with a senior and together they will participate in two different activities. Each month the entire group will perform some act of service which will introduce a community need, an agency that responds to that need and a task that participants can do to help alleviate the need. In addition, each pair will be teamed with a kindergarten or first grade pupil who has been identified as "at-risk" for either tutoring or special attention. The summer program will expand to include VolunTeens who work at the Center each summer. The "Girls are Great" program also will continue. This year it will be run as a half day camp for a week at a time. Two sessions will be offered. Girls will have the opportunity to perform service and to earn Girl Scout badges at the same time. They will work on " Across the Generations" and another badge. The VolunTeens (aged 12-15) will have learning experiences added to their service experiences this year. Service-learning for both groups will include visits to a nursing home, care for the quiet area at the school, and working with the senior Readers' Theater group to read to the children at shelters run by the Gospel Mission and the YMCA. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • A very thorough description of the process for recruitment, pre-service and in-service training activities for staff and participants is provided. • The program manages to run several different themes which allows for participation from diverse groups and diverse learning and service activities. • Numerous recognition activities are planned. Exceptional projects should be nominated for a Governor's Service A ward. • In class activities relate directly to specific educational goals that are established by the school. • The project reflects the need to encourage active citizenship at an early age and promotes intergenerational service. Partnerships and Sustainability • There is strong collaboration among the program partners. • The many connections to the school administration suggest that the service-learning activities, while community-based, may increase the scope of service-learning in the Portage Elementary School curriculum. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Varied feedback will be sought from program stakeholders. Organizational Capacity • The applicant has direct applicable experience in the management of grants of this type. AREAS FOR CLARIFICATION OR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The maintenance of the Quiet Area should be connected to specific learning goals regardless of which group (student council, classrooms, and/or summer participants) are maintaining it. �• It is not clear what role the student council has in this project. • Impact objectives for the tutors need to be strengthened. Partnerships and Sustainability • The multi-year plan that is presented emphasizes financial sustainability. Plans for supporting programmatic sustainability are needed. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for assessing program progress are needed. • Will Peacock clients or administration be included in the program feedback cycle? STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $10,161. • �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Volunteer Muskegon FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,000 DESCRIPTION The "Cleaning Up Ruddiman Creek" project of Volunteer Muskegon's Youth Volunteer Corps will work collaboratively with the Muskegon County Conservation District, the Ruddiman Creek Task Force and the Glenside and Lakeside Neighborhood Associations in effecting positive changes in water quality and natural aquatic habitats of Ruddiman Creek. The project includes a summer program and a school-year program, involving three schools in Muskegon Public Schools, an inner city school district. Activities will include: stenciling storm drains to decrease dumping, distribution of informational material to neighborhood homes, follow up survey to assess the changes in residents' environmental practices, elimination of destructive plants, reintroduction of vegetation desirable for natural aquatic habitat, building butterfly gardens, and presentation to the school classes, the School Board of Trustees, our local legislators, other groups and possible the governor of Michigan. Partnerships with the schools, Conservation District Office, Ruddiman Creek Task Force and the neighborhood associations ensure the success of this service-learning project. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Application is closely tied to goals of the Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) curriculum project. • The activities listed have end and start dates that are conducive to youth scheduling needs. • A variety of projects are planned along the common theme of environmental stewardship of the Ruddiman Creek. • Youth can serve in a variety of ways, on a variety of projects and for various time commitments. • One-thousand participants will be engaged in service-learning programming as a result of this program. Partnerships and Sustainability • Numerous new partnerships and collaborations are listed. • The applicant has increased their commitment to service-learning over recent years. Funding support from YVCA National Direct AmeriCorps members and collaboration in multiple schools in the school district all support the practice and dissemination of service-learning in the region. Organizational Capacity • The applicant has extensive experience running national service programs and has had a Learn and SERVE-Michigan grant since 1995. AREAS FOR CLARIFICATION OR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • You may consider including the President' s Service Challenge Award as a part of your student volunteer recognition plan. Partnerships and Sustainability • The multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service-learning program are mostly dependant on YVCA National Direct AmeriCorps funding. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for measuring all objectives are needed. MCSC staff will work with the program to develop tools anclfor will refer to evaluation Tff A providers as needed. • It is not clear if and how students and teachers will be able to provide feedback on the program. Is this a formal or informal process? Tools for soliciting formal partner feedback is needed. • A formal plan for assessing participant and community impact are needed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Renewal Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-MI (CBO) APPLICANT: Alpena Community College FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $35,348 DESCRIPTION Youth Volunteer Corps of Alpena Community College will partner with Alpena Public Schools and Alpena High School to continue the creation of an outdoor environmental classroom during the school year component of this program. Students in the entire school system will use the area to study the local environment. Participants will be students from the Environmental Studies service-learning project at the high school. The summer component will include a science camp with 100 elementary and 25 secondary students involved, environmental projects at localities in the community, and service to the Sprinkler Lake Education Center involving an additional 100 Youth Volunteer Corps members. A useable outdoor environmental classroom will be the project' s physical outcome. Outcome for participants will be increased knowledge of environmental science and a heightened sense of community. Participant' s environmental knowledge will be measured by pre- and post-science tests. Participants in the summer program will be involved in positive activity in out--of-school time during which their knowledge of science and the environment will increase through nontraditional learning. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Participants are offered meaningful and varied service opportunities. • YVC youth advisory board has ownership of the program activities and supports its direction and success. • A variety of recognition activities are planned. Youth Volunteers are eligible to receive Presidents Student Service Challenge awards, scholarships and up to 112 credit for exemplary participation. • The one year time table presented in the application is extremely clear. • The proposed outdoor classroom activities not only support experiential education, it also offers students the chance to become advocates for environmental preservation as they will share what they have learned from their activities with the junior high school students. Partnerships and Sustainability • Applicant has numerous and significant collaborative relationships and seems able to pool resources in a manner that maximizes quality programming opportunities for the participants. Organizational Capacity • An excellent program leadership team is described. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • Community outcome objectives require clarification. They relate mostly to participant impact rather than the impact the participants will have on the community. • There needs to be a distinction between the learning objectives of the YV s and the campers. If connected to the school curriculum or personal development goals, the science campers will have clear learning objectives. It is also not clear what the learning goals for the YVs are. If the YVs are the primary participants that are counted and evaluated they must have both measurable service and learning outcomes. If the campers are the "service-learners" they should have both service and learning outcomes. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A description of the tools that will be used to assess valid program outcomes on program objectives should be provided as they become available. If the applicant requires assistance in the development of these tools they should contact the Commission for referral to T!T A providers. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The MCSC staff recommends funding this program for $17,500. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) . APPLICANT: . Lake Huron Area Council #265, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-01CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,000 TOTAL BUDGET: $75,000 DESCRIPTION The Lake Huron Area Council desires to provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth of Isabella County. This will help participating youth to become increasingly self-reliant, to learn leadership skills, and to develop positive associations with adult mentors. The Boy Scouts will be able to provide this program to over 625 Isabella County youth through collaboration with 19 other community organizations who serve as Chartered Partners with the Boy Scouts of America. These Chartered Partners use the programs of the Boy Scouts of America as part of their program for youth. Monthly district leadership training meetings, a mentoring program involving 37,500 total hours of service, a community service project that collects and distributes 6,000 cans of food, and a summer camping program emphasizing safety, sportsmanship, and tool use are all part of the proposal. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • The program has a high match of $57,000. There are 625 youth participants and 250 disadvantaged youths involved in the program. • Partnerships and Sustainability • Program incorporates a number of existing partners. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Boy Scout Unit goals can be measured through Quality Unit Award. Organizational Capacity • Boy Scouts of America have a long track record of administering quality programs for youth. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • No application narrative was included in the proposal packet. This is a crucial and necessary part of the proposal package. • The funding request is designed to support existing activities which only peripherally relate to this service-learning proposal. • A number of questions listed in the criteria remain unanswered such as: The proposal does not describe the three year objectives for participant and community outcomes. There is no description of the key activities to be undertaken. There is no information on the process for recruitment, pre-service, or inservice training for either staff or youth participants. The applicant does not include plans for involving youth in the planning and implementation of the program. The proposal does not include a one-year time table showing projected dates, target populations, and persons responsible for each activity. The proposal does not describe the measurable objective for participants outcomes and only briefly addresses community based objectives. Partnerships and Sustainability • With no narrative provided, the evaluators had to try to find answers in the abstract. The abstract, however, contains limited information. • The proposal does not describe how the program will facilitate community collaboration and sustainable partnerships around service, education, and the goals of America's Promise. • The proposal is unclear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service learning program. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A thorough plan for program design is not presented, nor is a description of monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement. • There is no provision for collecting feedback from the primary stakeholders in the program. �• The proposal does not provide a timeline for collecting, analyzing, and reporting/sharing data to demonstrate service-learning program effectiveness. Organizational Capacity • • • The proposal does not describe the background, experience, and relevant accomplishments of the staff who will be accountable for this program. The plan does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of staff will be provided. The plan does not address how adequate supervision for youth participants will be provided. Other • • The budget detail does not break out costs in a manner that describes how dollar amounts will be allocated per line. The application narrative in the most important section of the proposal. Without one, it is almost impossible to evaluate this plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: · Lake Huron Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-02CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,00 TOTAL BUDGET: $68,550 DESCRIPTION In 1999, the Lake Huron Council will mentor over 400 youth, or two in every nine available youth, in Montmorency and Alpena Counties through new Learning for Life programs, Exploring Posts, and Venturing programs chartered to 6 organizations throughout Montmorency and Alpena Counties. These youth will be involved in community service projects, summer adventure programs, vocational education, and leadership development programs offered to youth in grades nine through twelve through the Lake Huron Council. These programs represent the young adult portion of the Boy Scouts' Comprehensive Youth Development program. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation The plan, as outlined in the abstract, incorporates new initiatives for young adults. Partnerships and Sustainability • It appears that the Volunteer Center has been supportive of Scouting and will support 1999 efforts. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • An evaluation component is already part of the Boy Scouts organization. Organizational Capacity • The Boy Scouts have a proven history and track record for providing quality programs. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • No application narrative was included in the proposal. This is a critical piece of the application package. • The plan does not list the three-year objectives for participant and community outcomes. • The plan does not address pre-service and inservice training activities for staff. • The plan does not involve the youth in either planning or implementation. • The proposal does not describe how this program will reinforce student academic achievement and civic responsibility. Partnerships and Sustainability • No proposal narrative again makes it virtually impossible to evaluate this section. • The multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this service learning project is unclear. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The evaluation attachment is the only information available on monitoring the program. The Quality Unit Award guidelines relate primarily to Troup development objectives rather than servicelearning programming. • The evaluation provided has no relationship to assessment as relates to this grant proposal. • Again, the lack of a written narrative makes the proposal inadequate. Organizational Capacity • There is no description of the background, experience, or relative accomplishments of the staff who will be accountable for this program. • There is no description of the organization's past experience or current capacity to coordinate a comparable program. It is only based upon reputation. • The proposal does not describe how adequate supervision for participants will be provided. Other • The most crucial part of this proposal is its application narrative. Since one is not provided, the proposal simply can not receive enough evaluation points to merit consideration. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Lake Huron Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (LS99-03CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $18,000 TOTAL BUDGET: $102,000 DESCRIPTION The Lake Huron Area Council desires to provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth of Tuscola County. These programs will help the participating youths to become increasingly self reliant, to learn leadership skills, and to develop positive associations with adult mentors. The Boy Scouts of America will be able to provide this program to over 850 Tuscola County youth through collaboration with 22 other community organizations who serve as Chartered partners with the Boy Scouts of America. These Chartered Partners use the programs of the Boy Scouts of America as part of their program for youth. Highlights of the program include: A Migrant Youth Program held in conjunction with the Reese and Vassar school districts; monthly leadership development training meetings; adult mentoring through 27 Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Exploring Posts; a community service project to collect and donate 8,000 cans of food; and summer camping programs to develop skills in the use of tools, sportsmanship, and safety. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation A number of positive program activities are proposed including programs for migrants, leadership development, mentoring for scouts, and a summer service project. Partnerships and Sustainability • There are written partnership agreements in place for a number of community partners. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • A unit evaluation from the Boy Scouts of America is in place. Organizational Capacity • The Boy Scouts of America has a proven history of providing and implementing quality programs. • AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The required narrative is not provided. The narrative is what earns evaluation points. Without one, this proposal is insufficient to warrant further consideration. • Program only involves one service project all year. • Project proposed does not appear to be a service-learning project thus making it impossible to determine the plan of operation. Partnerships and Sustainability • No proposal narrative is provided. Therefore, it is impossible to evaluate sustainability plans. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The only evaluation information provided is an attachment that has no bearing on this servicelearning proposal or on the criteria provided. • There is no provision for participant feedback. • There is no timeline for the collection and the analysis of data. Organizational Capacity • Again, the required application narrative is not provided. As a result, the capacity to develop this program can not be determined by the materials submitted. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Grand Ledge D.A.R.E./ Grand Ledge Skate Committee (LS99-04CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $47,050 DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this service-learning program is to develop a collaborative, mentoring project in the community in order to build a skate park for those who enjoy the sports of skateboarding, in-line skating, and biking. It is a need recognized by the county parks commission, the local police department, civic groups, and youth to give students a safe, suitable, and sound place to practice the sports and to reinforce the D.A.R.E message to become and remain violence, alcohol, and drug free. Phase 1: Develop a design, promote the park, raise funds, create an operation plan, obtain approvals, prepare the site, and pour concrete for a 60' xlOO' slab (completed 10/1998) Phase 2: Work with mentors to continue to promote, raise more funds, construct ramps, open, and begin operation of the park. (complete 611999) Phase 3: Complete design of pavilion, reevaluate the process for developing the park, evaluate its success, raise more funds, receive renewed approvals from governmental agencies, and construct a pavilion to protect the ramps from weather. (Complete 6/2000). Youth are involved in the entire process, doing the lion's share of the work. Adults act as mentors. The involved youth are receiving extra credit for their involvement. The project has become a rallying point in the community and is involving thousands. The project has grown and been strengthened through the adult community's support of our youth. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • Partnerships are in place with youth involved in all facets of the program • The time table for implementation is described clearly. • There is evidence of a high level of community support. Partnerships and Sustainability • Adult mentoring of participants relates to and supports the goals of America's Promise. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Community and user surveys are in place to gather some feedback on park usage. Other • There was a good job done in getting media coverage and recognition. • The number of individuals involved is impressive. • Parks people are willing to support the project. • Partnerships are built around asset development. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • It is not clear that the feasibility of a skate park has been examined critically? • Extra credit will raise the assignment of grades, but how does it improve academic skills? • Participant impact worksheets do not relate to the measurable outcomes for the youth who will be involved in the program. Partnerships and Sustainability • The two page narrative is unclear in its description of how the program will facilitate community partnerships around the goals of America's Promise. • The proposal is unclear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this as a service-learning program. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Feedback relates to opinions about the park, not into the participant outcomes. • Outcome measures are missing. Goals for participants are missing. Limited information is provided on how monitoring and evaluating will occur. • The entire section remains vague, with more emphasis on the park development than on the �programming for participants or community impact. Organizational Capacity • No detail on capacity was provided in this two page narrative. Other • Very little information on the service-learning design is provided. As a result, this proposal reads as one to support a skate park rather than a service learning project tied into America's Promise. • The budget form is incomplete and contains category errors. • The applicant was allowed 15 pages to fully describe the service-learning programming goals and how they might fit with the skate part effort. Rather than emphasizing service-learning youth programming, they focused on the skate park development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: Camp Fire Boys and Girls Wathana Council (LS99-05CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,383 TOTAL BUDGET: $75,227 DESCRIPTION Extending Our Reach is an initiative that takes Camp Fire Boys and Girls programs into underserved communities. Our total Extending Our Reach project is designed to reach 1000 boys and girls who have never before participated in a Camp Fire Boys and Girls program. This proposal would fund services to one third of those children. Extending Our Reach utilizes our Self-Reliance programs which are designed to teach children the skills necessary to reach their full potential. The courses include "I'm Safe and Sure", "I'm Peer Proof', "I Can Do It", "I'm Taking Care", and "A Gift of Giving". Each course is six to eight weeks long and is facilitated by trained adults. Each of the classes teaches children that they can make decisions for themselves and how to make those decisions to better their quality of life along with improving the community around them. The courses are experiential, educational, and fun. STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • 15 community service projects will be offered. • Need for this program was determined by the Detroit Model of the Alliance for Children. • Program is strongly rooted in the SEARCH developmental assets. • Strong link to the goals of America's Promise. Partnerships and Sustainability • There was detailed description of need among participants. Organizational Capacity • There will be adequate supervision of the youth participants by accountable staff with experience. Other • The match exceeds the minimum requirements. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • The service-learning opportunities are limited. • The proposal does not include youth in the planning and implementation of the program. • This is funding for service-learning programming under which all participants must be engaged in service-learning activities. As designed, service is offered on a limited basis for a limited number of youth. • A number of programs are proposed, but only one involves any service to the community. • Under this funding stream, service and learning must be equal objectives. Again, only a small portion of the programming proposed is related to service. Partnerships and Sustainability • The proposal describes a strategy for continuing support for the Camp Fire Boys and Girls and not for building and sustaining service -learning. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Tools for assessment are not provided in this proposal. • There is no timeline for the collection and analysis of data to determine program effectiveness. • There is no process for evaluating community impact as a result of youth service. Organizational Capacity • The proposal does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of staff will be provided, and it does not appear to include service-learning programs. • There is no mention of the applicant's capacity to run service-learning programs. Other • Overall, this application is designed to generate support for Campfire Boys and Girls existing exemplary programs. These programs are both necessary and worthwhile but not appropriate under these funding guidelines. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding . �Michigan Community Service Commission Proposal Review Form GRANT CATEGORY: 1999 Learn and SERVE-Michigan (CBO) APPLICANT: EightCAP, Inc. (LS99-06CBO) FUNDING REQUESTED: $17,500 TOTAL BUDGET: $40,012 DESCRIPTION Using the Asset Mapping process, youth will learn how communities function, what the roles of various community sectors are, and how the sectors might collaborate towards a common goal. The Montcalm County AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will oversee six teams of 5-8 high school students each. The teams will have an advisor. Each team will contact all businesses, civil organizations, churches, governments, and key individuals in the seven communities which held America' s Promise Summits during the fall of 1998. The teams will request, obtain, and review, all mission statements and services within each community. With their advisors, the teams will determine how each mission statement relates to the five fundamental resources of America' s Promise. They will review and map information relative to each community. Results will be used to identify strengths as well as gaps in continuing to address and promote the five fundamental resources of America's Promise. Teams will correlate findings, work with a consultant to map, arrange, and disseminate information in a fmdings report. The teams will present their fmdings to the local communities; g~vernment officials locally; and county, state, and federal representatives . STRENGTHS Plan of Operation • There is a clear plan for the community mapping and a strong link to America's Promise goals. Partnerships and Sustainability • An extensive list of partners prepared written partnership agreements; strong collaboration. Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • Plan calls for a regular cycle to assess, review, and adjust the program. Organizational Capacity • The organization seems to have prior experience and capacity to coordinate the program, and there currently are three AmeriCorps Fellows (2 MCSC I 1 National Direct) assigned to the program. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Plan of Operation • There is no description of the target audiences to be served by this program. • It is not clear from where the participants will be recruited. Will there be any non-public school teams? • It is not clear which activities will be done by youth. For each segment, it is not clear how the learning goals will be determined and assessed. It is not clear if the same youth participate throughout the project? • The community and participant impact sections are missing. Partnerships and Sustainability • The proposal is not clear about the multi-year plan for enhancing and sustaining this program. • It is not clear which partnerships will participate directly with the program rather than merely giving it support? Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement • The proposal is unclear about the procedures that will be used to assess both progress and impact. It does not make clear how necessary modifications will be made to insure continuous program improvement. • The proposal does not describe how regular feedback will be obtained to improve the program' s overall quality. • The overall timeline for the collection and analysis of data lacks both clarity and detail. • It is unclear how the youth will get "buy-in" to the design of this service-learning project. Organizational Capacity • The proposal does not describe the background, experience, and relevant accomplishments of the staff accountable for this program • It does not describe how orientation, training, and skill development of the staff will be �• provided. It does not address how adequate supervision of the youth participants will be provided. Other • Some questions in the application were not answered at all making it difficult to assess the plan and to assign points. Others were only briefly addressed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend this program for funding. � 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. 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Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members and Friends of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Executive Director's Report DATE: April9, 1999 /ft._ Ten months into my tenure with the MCSC as its Executive Director have demonstrated some significant challenges. While I do not want to review all the tasks completed by programs, commissioners and staff, I think that it is important to examine some of our more significant benchmarks. Making It Happen Strong Programs Currently, the MCSC has one of the nation's largest and most diverse program portfolios! With over 1,000 corpsmembers constituting 22 programs, Michigan's AmeriCorps is leveraging nearly $4.1 million in federal funds and over half again that amount in local financial and in-kind match. Those 1,000 members conservatively generate tenfold more non-stipended volunteers in local communities all across Michigan (based on national figures of 1 AmeriCorps member to 14local volunteers). America's Promise has touched down in Michigan in a major way. Currently, the MCSC supports 17 Communities of Promise--communities that have committed tremendous resources (both financial and human) to achieving the goals of the President's Summit for America's Future in Philadelphia in 1997. As you review a draft of the Report to the Nation, you will note that Michigan communities are making substantial changes in their communities by adopting the five fundamental resources (caring adult, healthy start, safe places, marketable skill, opportunities to serve) as their commitment to the future growth of their most cherished and vital resource-their youth. With the addition of over a dozen Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows (a hybrid corps of national service leaders to focus on America's Promise locally) in seven Communities of Promise, Michigan again has demonstrated what resources can be leveraged for communities when an intricate fabric of human and social services (infrastructure) is weaved throughout our communities. �Service-Learning is finding renewed momentum. The highly effective and nationally respected partnership that the MCSC and Michigan Department of Education (MDE) have forged over the past several years has produced a myriad of demonstration and capacity building programs in schools, service clubs and after-school centers through our Learn & SERVE Michigan programs. Together we have proven, albeit on a limited scale, that service-learning is a logical and essential tool for building an ethic of service to community in our youth and adult populations. However, both the MCSC and MDE realize a new vision is needed for the future if service-learning is to be fully appreciated and effectively integrated into schools and youth serving organizations. Under the leadership of Karen Todorov from MDE and Agelia Salas of MCSC, major partners and potential supporters are being drawn together to build a comprehensive and long range plan for service-learning in Michigan. MCSC' s investment into support mechanisms for volunteers continues to grow through the state sponsored and locally controlled Volunteer Investment Grants program (VIG). In the first year alone, VIG leveraged $1 .3 million to be housed in permanent endowments for the benefit of 23 volunteer resource centers-building a modest level of financial stability for the volunteer infrastructure in communities. To date the investment of $1 million in state appropriated funds annually since 1997 has built nearly $3 million in community endowments for volunteer support. Beyond the financial investment, the VIG program has increased the programming activities of volunteer-centered organizations all across the state including volunteer summits, summer youth projects, and volunteer recognition programs. Building on the models developed by the W .K. Kellogg Foundation and the Council of Michigan Foundations (Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project and others), the VIG program is another successful model for demonstrating how local and state partnerships can build healthier communities for the long term. The training and technical assistance needs of the MCSC' s programs as well and the field in general are being met in a way that builds capacity and partnerships. The MCSC has, for the first time in its history, developed a comprehensive training and technical assistance program on a variety of subjects identified by the field as being vital and necessary. MCSC has culled the greatest talents in the field to put together a detailed training and technical assistance calendar for all the streams of service in Michigan. We are proud and delighted to say that Diana Algra has agreed to consult with the MCSC in an advisory capacity to develop the training and technical assistance elements, and the evaluation and continuous improvement components. (See CIVIC initiative included in the December meeting packet) Strong Staff Over the past ten months the MCSC staff has "rollercoastered" down to six, (MCSC's lowest level since 1995) and up to 15. Currently, the MCSC is nearly fully staffed based on the organizational plan presented to the MCSC Commissioners at the June 1998 meeting. The positions remaining to be filled include a Director of Programs and the Outreach Coordinator. After several long and intensive interview and selection processes, we are assembling a team with experiences from the private and nonprofit sectors, youth corps, and the national service field. I am personally very proud to present to you a very qualified and dedicated staff of leaders in the field! I am mindful of the potential that a staff this size has for building a bureaucratic and inflexible beast. It is critical that the MCSC remain flexible to support the ever-changing environment of the field . The MCSC must also, however, meet its obligations and future goals through a reasonable method based on sufficient capacity and competency. While remaining a small agency with a truly dedicated staff was laudable for its low overhead costs, it burned out some of the finest members of the nonprofit sector in Michigan. The current staffing level will not only maintain the output levels the field has come to expect from the MCSC, it will also provide the human resources 2 �necessary to expand and sustain the work for the long-term. While there is no guarantee that this new work environment will retain quality people, it is my hope that it will foster the philosophy that high, yet realistic expectations will build loyalty to and respect for the organization and the field in general. Strong Board The MCSC is continually building the strengths of its board. This year's creation of the Board Development Committee has created a wonderful opportunity for the membership to seek our state's greatest and strongest representatives for service and volunteerism. This is vitally important as the MCSC looks to a future replete with opportunities and challenges. My visits and discussions with each of you have been extremely beneficial to me and the organization. I have also begun to realize that you may feel you are not being fully utilized. Trust me when I say, you will be and very soon! In particular, the upcoming (April22, 1999 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00a.m.) legislative breakfast will require focused attention and strong support from you. This is only the second time the MCSC has approached the entire legislature on volunteerism in general. The fust time was during the passage of Public Act 219-the bill that codified the MCSC in law. Now the MCSC wishes to focus the legislature on the field through the ConnectMichigan Campaign. Thanks to the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the MCSC will tie local volunteer-oriented constituents to their respective policy maker, not solely for the benefit of the MCSC, but for the benefit of the field. This is everyone's opportunity to learn how service and volunteerism is impacting communities and now important is for the public sector to be involved. Contacting a legislator to invite them to attend this celebration of volunteers in Michigan is something that only you can do! On September 25, the MCSC retreat will bring you and your fellow commissioners together to discuss the long term future of this organization. You will be presented with key insights on the challenges we face, the assets we are developing and models of best practice from other successful states. Your role-your charge-will be to examine how the MCSC can convert its challenges into assets can embrace and utilize. You, along with our many state and local partners, will help shape the landscape of national and community service in Michigan, and quite possibly nationally. Strong Alliances Much as "the volunteerism movement" and its key stakeholders have formed the MCSC, the MCSC has continually worked to ensure that it provides strong support to its partners. It is essential that these alliances remain strong, genuine and productive. The MCSC, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and the Michigan Consumer and Industry Services Department have developed the ConnectMichigan Campaign, Michigan's public relations effort to promote volunteerism. To date ConnectMichigan has produced over a hundred billboards displaying the 1800-VOLUNTEER phone number and highlighting days of service including Make A Difference Day. Hundreds of "how to" guides on volunteering have been distributed with a poster emphasizing the great feeling of volunteering. The current funding for this campaign will expire in August of 1999, however, the MCSC will continue to support the campaign through the ConnectMichigan newsletter, billboards, public service announcements and incorporation of the ConnectMichigan logo into marketing elements for the field. The MCSC will also work with its partners to ensure their support. This campaign, while not as successful and broad reaching as all partners might have hoped due to leadership changes and resource shortages. ConnectMichigan has given the field a very important 3 �resource- branding-giving a common symbol and element for organizations to use much like what the red wagon has done for America's Promise. The ConnectMichigan Partners and the field can adopt the logo, toll free number and slogan (Volunteer, It' s a Great Feeling!) gain a substantial marketing boost and build a sense of field unity simultaneously. Partnerships like these are no longer the exception, they are the way we do business in Michigan! The MCSC will continue to exemplify this business ethic. Insights on the Vision Developing Common Principles As mentioned in the Commission retreat materials, the MCSC needs to define its roles and goals for the next two to four years to build a plan for sustainability not only for the MCSC itself, but for the greater field as well. Staff is working on this challenge by facilitating a comprehensive long rang planning process around volunteerism with several partners in Michigan including the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Office on Service to the Aging, Council of Michigan Foundations, and the United Ways of Michigan. Utilizing the Michigan State Unified Service Plan (required by the Corporation for National Service) the MCSC is hosting a series of meetings from 1999 through 2000 to discuss and embrace Michigan's basic principles for service and volunteerism. As an outcome, we hope to unveil a plan and set of principles to enact the Unified State Service Plan at the 2000 Volunteer SuperConference. MCSC Needs to Develop As mentioned earlier, the MCSC will need to examine and refine its vision for the new millennium. The MCSC has grown and remained on the cutting edge of service and volunteerism nationally and locally because of its broad vision, core principles, and support and leadership of the Governor, First Lady, and key funders such as the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and C.S. Mott Foundation. Recently, private funding support has dwindled in part due to the flux caused by MCSC's change in leadership and falling market values. Currently, our most staunch allies and greatest advocates, Governor Engler and First Lady Michelle Engler, are serving their final term as the state's leaders in the Executive Branch and Chair of the MCSC respectively. We must position the MCSC to deal with that loss. How? I have laid out a few scenarios in the briefing materials for the Fall retreat. In addition, the MCSC must work with its partners to address key issues facing Michigan volunteer oriented citizenry. Among those issues are: • Coordinated efforts to develop family-friendly volunteer opportunities. • Promotion of the benefits of volunteerism and its economic impact. • Continued and expanded recognition of exemplary individuals dedicated to helping others. • Strong and sustainable national and community service programs. • Making volunteerism a common experience for all citizens. • Defining a common "brand" for volunteerism. 4 �• • Incorporating volunteerism into the working and leisure elements of people' s lives. • Pulling together all sectors of society to promote volunteerism. • Tying local constituents to their policy makers around service and volunteerism and demonstrating that service is at the very core of our democracy. • Developing and expanding the infrastructure for corporate volunteering and citizenship by promoting service to community as an expectation in all elements of the organization. These are a sample of the challenges and opportunities facing the MCSC during the next eight years. Join with me in imagining the possibilities and bringing a vision to reality! 5 � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Executive-Directors-Report Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 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 1999-04-09 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, 50004 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/464f8f26050b5f9c4f8eb6add2ebc175.pdf e6ac1951d0c93cef11572e8c6564d1d4 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIG AN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michig an 48913 Telephone {517) 335-4295 FAX {517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Executive Committee FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director RE: Summary of 3/12/99 Meeting DATE: March 29, 1999 !1~ ' Thank you once again for your active participation in the March 12, 1999 meeting of the Executive Committee. The following is a summary of our discussion. 1. Legislative Breakfast The Governor and Mrs. Engler are confurned to attend the Legislative Breakfast on April 22, 1999 at the Lansing Center from 7:30a.m. to 9:00a.m. The Executive Committee has agreed to act as the advisory body for this event. Kyle Caldwell, Mary Estrada and Lindy Lange will staff the event. Save the date cards were sent out to Legislators in early March. (for more details see plan attached) A briefing packet will be developed for every Commissioner. 2. MCSC Commissioner Retreat The MCSC Commissioner retreat will be held on September 25, 1999 following the MCSC Fall meeting. A number of long-term issues will need to be addressed.(See plan attached) The next meeting will be on August 13, 1999. �--Briefing-Governor, John Engler First Lady of Michigan, Michelle Engler The Michigan Community Service Commission and Friends in Service to Michigan Invite members of the Michigan Legislature to a celebration and dialog with Mic&.igan's · N" olanteers partofthe <¥#, ConnectMicliigan Gam];~aign Lansing Center~ April 22. 1999 · 7:30a.m. to 9:00a.m. �Need Michigan communities have proven that their most vital resources are their citizens, particularly their youth. The Michigan Community Service Commission has worked to develop those resources to the benefit of all Michigan communities by coordinating and promoting service and volunteerism as effective ways to solve community problems. Michigan communities are realizing the benefits of quality service and volunteer programs and what they can do to affect social change. New volunteer centers are cropping up annually, National service programs like AmeriCorps are currently Sl}pporting over 1,000-&members and 150 community based organizations across the state. Service learning initiatives are slowly, but surely making inroads into schools and communities that tie real life experiences to the classroom material. Volunteerism, national service, and ~di experiential learning are_making real differences in the lives of Michigan citizens. . ~ The question becomes, "What Wil sustain these efforts?" The answer is not good. Federal ·P., funding is constantly in question, but"has been able to survive several modifications and attempts at elimination. Private support through foundations has been strong in the past, but the recent drop in W.K. Kellogg stock in particular, has held back some of the tr~ditional financial support for service and youth service in particular. State funding in support of volunteerism and,youth service has traditionally been limited. However, as compared to other states with state service commissions, Michigan ranks among the top ten (10) in administrative support. Other states, however, have been able to secure state appropriations to actually conduct programming. To date, Michigan has no plans to expand state funding in the programming areas of national service and volunteerism, but it could become necessary to do so should federal support dwindle. For now, it is important that the current state support is maintained and that the programs and partnerships that the MCSC and others have formed around the issue of volunteerism are able to continue. So, why have a legislative breakfast? To connect constituents and legislators around volunteerism to talk about why state, federal and private support is so vital to support the service and volunteer movement. �Since its inception, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) has worked tirelessly to build connections between elected officials and their constituents involved in service and volunteerism. Governor Engler established the MCSC by Executive Order in 1991. Immediately, the MCSC was heralded as a non-partisan organization developed to help communities solve their most critical local problems through service and volunteerism. The MCSC's Commissioners, unlike many other organizations, take great efforts to ensure that while they are aware of the politics that surround them and their communities, they do not allow politics to define what the do as members of the MCSC. This stance has earned the MCSC the respect of the nonprofit field and the various volunteer oriented communities across the state and the nation. The MCSC was ~ codified on law in 1994 with overwhelming bi-partisan support of the Michigan Legislature. Again, the non-partisan nature of the organization allowed the Legislature to look at the value of a state agency to act as a convener, catalyst and broker for the various sectors of society on issues related to service and volunteerism. .,;_*" K ,, /, ' 1:/f>c,,, In 1997, the MCSC was able to work ,wtth theMichigan Leg~§'latrtre~o create the Volunteer Investment Grant (VIG) program, an annual -$1 million line item in the state budget designed to ~ build activities and endowments that support volunteer resource, centers throughout Michigan. Seen as a model for the nation, the VIG program has leveraged over $1.2 nilllion in local funding to date in support of Michigan's volunteers. These investments in one of M)chigan' s most vital ~"!', resources, the giving citizenry, once again demonstrate how the MCSC -has been able to cross societies sectorial lines to build substantive mechanisms in support of volunteerism in Michigan. What the MCSC has been both reluctant and unable to do is to help volunteers. programs. commissioners. partners and the public in general voice their concerns and appreciation to their elected officials around the issues of service and volunteerism. Part of the reluctance is due to the MCSC' s desire and core belief that it must remain non-partisan in its work. The MCSC has been unable to build these very direct connections in the past due to a lack of financial support. The MCSC is heavily supported through state and federal funds, both of which bar organizations they fund from using those funds to conduct activities that might be perceived as lobbying or advocacy. But in the past few years circumstances have changed. In May or 1996, the W.K. Kellogg �Foundation awarded the MCSC a grant to host a legislative breakfast. This funding provided the first opportunity that the MCSC has had to actually play host to an event where volunteer organizations can talk to their legislators about their work and the benefits of community service. While the initial intent was to hold the breakfast in 1996 or 1997, many organizational and political changes made holding the event too difficult (i.e. departure of executive director and term limits). These challenges, however have now been turned to our favor. In May of 1997, MCSC brought on only the third executive director in the organization's history. During the transition between directors, the MCSC Vice Chairperson, Mr. Terry Pruitt filled in as the interim director. Mr. Pruitt brought a vast array of ) Xperien£e to the position including his experience as a government relationsJiaison for tlre Dow Corning Company. Because of term limits, the 1998 elections brought changes to over 60 ,seats in the MiFhigan Legislature. There is a new leadership in the Legislature and a group offJes~eri looking for local connections to their districts. Now is the time to move. The following is a brief description of the Legislative Breakfast to be hosted by the MCSC. �Celebration and Dialog with Michigan's Volunteers as part of the ConnectMichigan Campaign Connecting with Michigan Volunteers Part of the ConnectMichigan Campaign 7:25a.m. - 7:40a.m. I. Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit- Mosaic Youth Ensemble (singing) (Thanks to Julie Cummings for helping arrange) 7:45a.m.- 7:50a.m. II. Invocation 7:55a.m.II. a. 8:05a.m.- 8:20a.m. a. Governor's Remarks on his vision after remarks if necessary.) 8:20 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. IV. Panel Discussion - Host, First Lady Michelle Engler a. Introduce panelists (Dottie Johnson, Sam Singh, Corporation to be determined, Kyle Caldwell, Joel Oroz, Karen West- Flint Resource Center [to be in~ited], Corpsmember [to be invited]) b. Explain format (each will speak for 5 minutes to explain their "spin" on volunteerism and its value to Michigan communities and the need for coordination and support). c. Panelists present their views. 8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. V. Audience Questions - (Mrs. Engler introduces Terry Pruitt who will work the crowd and asks if there are any questions from the audience) VI. Closing Remarks - Host. First Lady Michelle Engler �Michigan Community Service Commission Plan for Development & Transition Submitted by Kyle Caldwell Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission February 15, 1999 �Introduction Michigan is a leader in national service and volunteerism. Michigan has an solid reputation for building an infrastructure of relationships, programming and funding support mechanisms that bolster the ethic that posits that service to community and one' s fellow citizenry is one our nation's greatest assets. Part of that reputation was built by the participation of key leaders and leader organizations. Outside of the tremendous contributions of the Michigan citizens, a significant contribution to that reputation can be traced the work of Michigan' s public service leaders and philanthropic institutions. Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), a fundamental component of ~ Michigan's service volunteer infrastructure, grew out of an extensive planning process and hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and was officially created by an executive order of Governor John Engler in October 1991. Established in state law with the overwhelming bipartisan support of the N!ichig'!Il Legislature in the summer of 1994, MCSC is chaired by Michigan' s First Lady, Michelle Engler and serves as a nonpartisan commission that ,. . :J<! promotes, supports and adnti~ters nationhl and community service programs and various other volunteer efforts across the great state of.Michigan. MCSC current operates with the support of an extensive network of profit and nonprofit organizations. It is because of its work to develop meaningful partnerships that MCSC is seen as a convener. From its very beginnings, MCSC has worked':with ,1 organizations from the various sectors of our society to build a meaningful and lasting "' relationships that serve the fields of national service and volunteerism. Contributions, advice and support from organizations including Ameritech, Council of Michigan Foundations, C.S. Mott Foundation, Dow Coming Corporation, Lovelight Foundation, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Campus Compact, United Way of Michigan, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and many more, have developed an idea into a reality. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page I �MCSC survives in a stable political landscape. The re-election of one of Michigan's most popular Governors has provided the MCSC a secure leadership with the continuity of the First Lady' s role as chairperson and the continuing administrative support relationship with the highly successful Michigan Jobs Commission. On several levels, the MCSC is well positioned. That positioning, albeit surprisingly comprehensive, is extremely fragile. Several factors, working together or independently, can threaten the success and even future existence of the MCSC. Threats MGSC is threatened by several very real potential factors: j l. ~oss of Leadership. While Michigan's Governor Engler was recently re-elected to an third term (rare among Michigan's Chief Executives and a ringing endorsement by the voters to his vision, leadership and dedication), this will serve as his last due to term limits. No one individual has been more supportive of !,he Michigan Community Service iii' -:''-" Commission than John Englet;,with th~ possible' exception of his greatest ally and lifepartner, First Lady and MCSC Chair, Michelle Engler. The Governor has committed to serving out his full four-year term. However, giver:Jhe Governor's overwhelming popularity both in Michigan and nationally, there will no doubt be a long succession of national leaders courting the Governor to join their team of innovator§ "change agents. an extremely vulnerable position. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 2 �2. Administrative Home and Stability. The MCSC was initially housed in the Michigan Department of Labor and transitioned to the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC) in 1993. In 1994, with overwhelming bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislature, the MCSC was codified in statute and permanently assigned to the MJC. MJC has provided exemplary logistical and administrative support to the MJC in areas including personnel matters, financial management, federal and state reporting, access to the legislature, and many other staff time intensive tasks. Unfortunately, the MJC's future could fall prey to changing political whims and morays of future administrations and legislatures. It is unclear if the MGSC. as a body codified in law within an agency that is not, would survive . ···~'>. if the MJC were redesi'gned or eliminated. lean and cost-effective adqlinistrative finance model. Currently, the MCSC administers ;;'"''''" over $5 million in private, state and federal funds. The staff support over 70 separate grantees; host several statewide events including, the Make-A-Difference Day campaign, the ConnectMichigan Campaign\:il~ovemor' s sJRlice Awards, Volunteer Superconference, {.:> statewide signature service projt~cts for national service programs, and many others; ,# publish over a dozen widely distributed volunteer fi~ld supporting documents, websites, and other communication mechanisms; and support'the volunteer fjeld in several other ways generally. The MCSC does all of this on a roughly $350,000 state administrative budget. Clearly, this is not typical among state governmental organizations. The MCSC prides itself on its work versus cost rate. One of the many factors that support this philosophy is the tried and true dedication level of the MCSC staff and their willingness to work beyond the traditional 9 to 5 work parameters. Other factors include free office space, free computer technical assistance and support, and a myriad of other overhead costs from which the MCSC if freed by its current fortunate administrative support position. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 3 �MCSC' s current $350,000 financial support through state appropriations is woefully inadequate should the MCSC need to pay for costs currently not billed to the MCSC. Should the MCSC need to secure office space, logistical and financial management support and the need to secure quality personnel through increasing salaries and benefits an additional $1.5 million in annual state appropriations will be needed. 4. Name Recognition. A chronic dilemma for the MCSC has been how to balance its purpose and drive to support the field of volunteerism without being self serving while also modestly promoting itself to secure support in various sectors of society including the '* state legislature, local leaders in communities and the national and community service field nationally. The MCSC: is a major player behind the scenes on many programs and initiatives around the state and in many communities, but does not promote its own press in an effortto rema'm modest Thistmodesty has lead the MCSC to an enviable and e MCSC is unknown by most Michigan legislatures and key community leaders .. T ~ Is IS enviable because the MCSC is rarely in the spot light of the annual appropriationsJ'rocess. This is unenviable because as the MCSC needs to articulate a need for increase in state appropriations, it has no tried and true ties to key legislative leaders nor to their local constituents. The MCSC needs to gain recognition for 5. Closely tied to the state's current chief executive. It is strange to pose this very productive relationship as a threat, however it is a relationship thatl5y its very nature (close tie to an elected official) is unstable at best Many have stated that the MCSC is vital and valuable because of its ability to have access to the leadership of state government It (MCSC) is also seen as unique in its ability to play a convener of all sectors of our society (public, private and social) to discuss openly the issues related to national and community service. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 4 �The MCSC is the one place where all may come to discuss issues of community problem solving because the MCSC does not take a particular political position. Rather, the MCSC acts as the hub for this type of dialog. Without its close ties to the state's chief executive and leadership of the legislature. it will be handicapped in its ability to gain the attention of policy makers on matters related to the field. Access and influence ability of the MCSC must constantly be analyzed, visited. bolstered and secured. MCSC must transition. Here are two possible options: 1. Continue to develop intimate and meaningful relationships with the Governor's 4 Office, Lieutenant Governor's Office and leadership of the legislature in hopes of building sirnilar'relationships,to the on , that currently exists and MCSC hopes to develop in the near future. · 2. MCSC strike.s out•on its O\YP by creating an independent state commission that f < operates within state govemme9t and has its own physical space, but with unique access to ""' the Governor's Office (either through the appointment of the Lt. Governor or his wife to ~ ~ the MCSC or via continuing the current leadership of the First Lady), financial support equitable to other state agencies of similar size and scope. " Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 5 � 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, 50003 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5c036879eefc73852a30a4311cb6c1fc.pdf c857213184d885034f19548a7da0d4f5 PDF Text Text CONTINUATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION SHEET Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) Legal Applicant: Michigan Department of Agriculture __Formula X Competitive __Education Award Program Commission Recommended 1999-00 Funding Level: __America Reads $209,402 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-00 AmeriCorps State Members: 20 FT __PT (1 Year) _PT(2 Year) __Summer Only Official Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached continuation application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • at least one program site visits by the MCSC programming staff the program's progress reports submitted to the MCSC weekly phone contact with the program and/or its staff monthly program directors' meetings where time is afforded for programs to gain knowledge in program best practices and share their concerns with MCSC staff. 2. Does the commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program (MGSP) has consistently met or exceeded the objectives for program year 1997-98. The MCSC is confident that the program will continue to achieve goals set out in the continuation application. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for next year. The MGSP will continue to provide critical information and technical assistance to homeowners, farmers, and tenants about how to identify and reducing the risks to groundwater contamination in Michigan communities. Twenty AmeriCorps members serving in 47 counties throughout the state will assist landowners with the completion of three environmental tools (Farrn*A*Syst, Home*A*Syst, and Field*A*Syst). The members will allocate MGSP costshare funds to implement agriculture stewardship practices, to train volunteers to complete the Home* A *Syst tool, and to coordinate with local groundwater teams to develop groundwater stewardship activities based on local priorities. The members will also coordinate existing local, state, and federal agency resources to help in reducing the risk of groundwater contamination and to provide the maximum efficacy in targeting resources and information. �4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the commission's decision to request 1999-00 continuation funding. The services provided to the community through this program help to protect the quality of our environment in Michigan. The Governor of Michigan, John Engler, stated in his recent State of the State Address, Michigan is number one in improved environmental quality and cherishes its stewardship of the Great Lakes of Michigan. In 1997-98 the MGSP far exceeded the goal of conducting 12,000 Home*A*Syst by conducting 16,771-an over 71% increase over the original target. This provides a baseline and general awareness for the quality of Michigan's groundwater and the health of the Great Lakes. Although the MCSC is extremely satisfied with the program's accomplishments with this specific objective, the MCSC will continue to encourage the program to increase its expected outcomes for this objective. The program has demonstrated success in recruiting a significant number of non-participant volunteers to the program thus adhering to the general goal and philosophy of Michigan's AmeriCorps programs acting as volunteer generators beyond the members of any individual program.In addition, the MGSP has demonstrated tremendous success in integrating volunteers who possess specialized environmental knowledge towards accomplishing the program's direct service objectives. The program has implemented team building activities for the members in the corps involvement in highways & municipal park clean-up projects. The program has successfully demonstrated (with the sharing and publication of unique successes/stories) how member involvement has directly reduced the probability of contaminations to the groundwater. Finally, the program clearly outlines member expectations in the selection process that contributes to their satisfactory retention rate. The integration of Michigan's AmeriCorps into the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program has enabled the program to expand services beyond agriculture areas where it has traditionally operated and into rural and urban areas where it was previously unable to make any significant penetration. . 5. What challenge(s) is this program currently facing? Describe the commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The main challenge the program is facing is the recent change in the program's administration. The current Program Director, Rob Glazier began his position in late October. Rob is an alumni of the MGSP AmeriCorps Program. Rob is still getting acclimated to his responsibilities as the Program Director. The MCSC held an orientation for new program staff in November of 1998 in which Rob participated. Rob was oriented to Michigan's AmeriCorps Policies and Procedures, reporting requirements and given a resource binder to assist him with program development. The MCSC also performed a site visit to the program in December to ensure that systems are in place and to provide a smooth transition for Rob into his new position. 2 �6. How does this program support the commission's vision state in the state plan (or unified state plan)? Describe how it compliments the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the environmental priorities within the MCSC state plan. This program complements the state's portfolio in that it is one of two environmental Michigan' s AmeriCorps programs. Also, the Michigan Department of Agriculture has agreed that members enrolled in this program will continue to participate in the Michigan' s AmeriCorps Emergency Based Response Team (EBRT), a collaborative effort between the MCSC and the Emergency Management Division of the Michigan State Police Department. EBRT members will receive training in damage assessment and will be called upon during natural disasters in Michigan. 3 �CONTINUATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION SHEET Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Oakland University _ _Formula X Competitive __Education Award Program Commission Recommended 1999-00 Funding Level: __ America Reads $239,836 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-00 AmeriCorps State Members: _Ff 40 PT (1 Year) __PT (2 Year) __Summer Only Official Program Start Date: September 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached continuation application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • at least one program site visit by the MCSC programming staff the program's progress reports submitted to the MCSC weekly phone contact with the program director and/or other staff monthly program directors' meetings where time is afforded for programs to gain knowledge in program best practices and share their concerns with MCSC staff. 2. Does the commission believe that the program is meeting in annual objectives? If not, explain why. At the end of the first quarter the program has made substantial progress toward accomplishing their objectives. They have recruited more than 2/3 of the number of kids for their in-school tutoring program. They have recruited almost half of the kids for the after-school program. MCSC is confident the program will accomplish their objectives by the end of the program year. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for next year. Oakland University Michigan's AmeriCorps program mission is to provide a reading and writing literacy and life skills program for youth and their families in Pontiac, Michigan. The program design was adapted from the America Reads model and input from Oakland University School of Education and Pontiac Schools teaching staff. The model has an inschool and after-school component. The in-school component consists of Michigan's AmeriCorps members providing direct tutorial assistance to 130 teacher-identified at-risk children in first through third grade. The after-school component provides structured learning experiences to further youth development. It includes tutoring, homework support, mentoring, and educational programs with an emphasis in reading and character development in youth ages 5 to 12 years old. The programs provided at the six designated sites including Reading Club, Tutoring, Read Seeds, Service Club, and Character Counts. 1 �The program also has a summer component. It is operated as an extension of the year-round program. Programs are implemented from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with occasional activities and service projects on Saturday. All6 sites that operate in the year-round program will participate in the summer program. All of the corpsmembers serve full-time in the summer. The summer program includes tutoring, mentoring, Character Counts, and a variety of educational programs. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the commission's decision to request 1999-00 continuation funding. AmeriCorps Oakland has been in operation for the past five years. During the first three years of the program, AmeriCorps Oakland provided alternatives to violence to more than 20,000 in Pontiac. It brought together nonprofits, government, parents, concerned citizens, and religious institutions to address the alternatives to violence for the area youth. In addition, the program recruited more than 3,000 volunteers. Based on their performance and previous accomplishments, MCSC recommended them to be funded for a new three year cycle. AmeriCorps Oakland continues to have tremendous impact on their community. Last year the program met or exceed all of their objectives. The program involved more than 500 volunteers and contributed nearly 10,000 hours of service. They have the systems in place to administer and operate a program of this scope. They have developed effective partnerships with their sites and host monthly site supervisor meeting to keep all sites informed of any changes. The principal program staff have been involved with this program since the beginning. The program is one of the strongest in Michigan's AmeriCorps portfolio. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The program's biggest challenge this year is recruiting a full corps. Currently, they have recruited 30 of their 40 members. The program recruits their members from the University. Many of the students that want to participate are faced with financial constraints that requires them to find a higher paying job. Not to mention the job market is very strong. The program coordinator has spoken to 1637 students that has only materialized into 30 members. They are continuing their recruiting efforts in hopes to recruit a full corps. AmeriCorps Oakland is not the only program that has faced recruitment challenges this program year. As a result MCSC is putting together a plan to assist all programs with recruitment. One of the things MCSC will be doing is developing a cadre of AmeriCorps recruiters that will be responsible for promoting AmeriCorps opportunities throughout the state. Other plans include participating in career fairs at high schools and colleges, sending letter to high school counselors, and print ad materials. MCSC hopes that by creating more awareness of the opportunities more people will apply to participate in the programs. 2 �6. How does this program support the commission's VISIOn state in the state plan . (or unified state plan)? Describe how it compliments the state's existing portfolio. The Oakland AmeriCorps is one of the MCSC's flagship programs in that it addresses several areas of Michigan's Unified State Plan. First, the program successfully targets and addresses the needs of two initiatives that the MCSC strongly emphasized in all of its strategic planning-America' s Promise and America Reads. Second, the program targets a needy population and rounds out the geographic diversity that our state needs in the areas of national service and reading improvement among school aged youth. Finally, the program has demonstrated value and results on specific outcomes in the areas of reading comprehension. This last point is key because it strikes at the very heart of the MCSC's purpose and focus as well as the purposes and foci of its partners across the state. 3 �CONTINUATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION SHEET Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) Legal Applicant: United Way Community Services __Formula X Competitive __Education Award Program Commission Recommended 1999-00 Funding Level: __ America Reads $329,333 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-00 AmeriCorps State Members: 25 Fr _PT(l Year) __PT (2 Year) _ _Summer Only Official Program Start Date: November 1, 1999 1 • In addition to the attached continuation application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • at least one program site visits by the MCSC programming staff the program' s progress reports submitted to the MCSC weekly phone contact with the program and/or its staff monthly program directors' meetings where time is afforded for programs to gain knowledge in program best practices and share their concerns with MCSC staff. 2. Does the commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Yes, the program has consistently met or exceeded the objectives for the 1997-98 program year. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is confident that the program will continue to achieve the goals set out in the continuation application. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for next year. Detroit Academic Success Project (DASP) will serve in five Detroit elementary schools in the Empowerment Zone to increase math and reading academic achievement and comprehension. The evaluation data will indicate a five percent increase in academic skills for students participating in program services. This will be achieved by combining the expertise of community stakeholders, AmeriCorps members, and parents. Additionally, DASP will strengthen communities by building and sustaining lasting partnerships and collaborations for success. The DASP will continue to build on the objectives from the 1998-99 program year by using measurable outcomes set in collaboration with Project STAR. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the commission's decision to request 1999-00 continuation funding. The Detroit Academic Success program is targeting student achievement levels in Detroit Public Schools-an environment fraught with large crisis issues, conflict over solutions and challenges of crumbling infrastructures. �The program has clear goals and mechanisms for achieving what it set out to achieve. To fully realize the impact of the program, it is important to understand the scholastic history of youth in the Empowerment Zone provided by the Detroit Public Schools including the following data: • • • 51% of adults age 25 or older lack a high school diploma; 40% of youth in school will eventually drop out; 20% of residents in the zone have less than a 9th grade education. The Detroit Academic Success program acts as a helpful conduit between the student and the traditional school system to increase the likelihood that youth will stay in school and achieve academic success. The Michigan's AmeriCorps component of the program is vital and is working because of the clearly outlined member expectations in the selection process which contributes to the program's successful retention rate. The program has exceeded all of the 1997-98 direct service objectives including: tutoring over 2,000 children during the in-school, after-school, and summer tutorial programs; improving the MEAP scores for the third grade youth which increased by an average of 29% in reading and 20% in math; organizing 12 community service projects in the 1997-98 program year. Finally, the DASP is working with another Michigan AmeriCorps program (housed at the University of Michigan) to ensure that the youth of greater Detroit received the resources articulated in goals 2 and 5 of America's Promise. The two organizations have committed to work together and collaborative to meet these goals. 5. What challenge(s) is this program currently facing? Describe the commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The main challenge the program has faced is the ability to submit quality and timely reports to the commission on it successes and challenges. The program has consistently struggled with this throughout the 1997-98 program year. The MCSC worked with the program to bring in Project STAR to consult with the program director and staff to address measurable outcome based objectives, evaluation tools and systems, and data analysis so that successes and challenges can be dealt with productively and quickly-something that was not possible without the timely and accurate submission of critical data. The annual objectives submitted with this application, however, are significantlyimproved from the previous program year and the MCSC will continue to provide the program with continuous improvement feedback reports each quarter. 6. How does this program support the commission's vision state in the state plan (or unified state plan)? Describe how it compliments the state's existing portfolio. The program operations and functions are consistent with the education priorities established within the MCSC state plan and the focused efforts being taken in Detroit around the public schools. The program complements the state's portfolio in that it has been successful in improving the math and reading comprehension skills of Detroit youth and will continue to support the goals of the many initiatives in the state including America's Promise, Michigan's Promise, the Michigan Reading Readiness Program and the America Reads Initiative. 2 �CONTINUATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION SHEET Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: The University of Michigan- Michigan Neighborhoods AmeriCorps Program (:MNAP) _ _Formula __x_Competitive __Education Award Program Commission Recommended 1999-00 Funding Level: __America Reads $491, 151 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-00 AmeriCorps State Members: 25 Ff 35 PT (1 Year) 10 PT (2 Year) 16 Summer Only Official Program Start Date: January 1, 2000 1 • In addition to the attached continuation application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • at least one program site visits by the MCSC programming staff the program's progress reports submitted to the MCSC weekly phone contact with the program and/or its staff monthly program directors' meetings where time is afforded for programs to gain knowledge in program best practices and share their concerns with MCSC staff. 2. Does the commission believe that the program is meeting in annual objectives? If not, explain why. The MCSC believes that the Michigan Neighborhoods AmeriCorps Program (:MNAP) has either met or exceeded its annual objectives. The MCSC is confident that the program will continue to achieve goals set out in the continuation application . .. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for next year. The (MNAP) will continue the success of its multiple-site model in southeastern Michigan through direct services like violence prevention workshops, after-school programs health education and promotion services and access to employment information and awareness initiatives. With the addition of five full-time members and a summer-only component, the program seeks to target a larger audience with more sustained and intimate contact with community members. The focus of the program will continue to be on the social development of children in the greater Detroit area with special emphasis on the goals of America's Promise. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the commission's decision to request 1999-00 continuation funding. The MNAP continues to have a strong corpsmember development and preparation system. Members are trained and oriented to the general program and the specific site(s) in which they are placed. In addition, the program has continued to work to develop deeper and broader relationships with its partner agencies. �Of great interest to the MCSC is the cooperation between the :MNAP and the Detroit Academic Success Program on the Make A Difference Day project. In addition, the two programs have pledged to work together to meet goals 2 and 5 of America' s Promise in areas where they are both working. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the commission 's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. As has been the program' s history, the continued growth and increase of service sites and members has the potential to cause administrative stresses and could lead to an overload. The very nature of a multiple-site model can require (at some level) a consolidation in order to deliver effective coordination, services and oversight. In addition, the critical role of evaluation and assessment may be hampered should the program not ensure the implementation of communication mechanisms that provide fast, complete and accurate information to the administrative agency (the University of Michigan). This is vitally important if the program is to accurately assess the quality of services provided by, and support given to the members as well as the host sites. The :MNAP continues to suffer from an inability to provide aggregate information on the overall progress of the program. It very effectively reports data on specific sites, but rarely reports out the data in ways that give a comprehensive view of what is being accomplished on a quarterly basis. To addresses theses areas, the :MNAP is working with its evaluator to create new systems to assist them in tracking outcomes based on the stated objectives. Methods may include member and field supervisor interviews, site targeted evaluation materials and more responsive tracking systems. The MCSC will work closely with the :MNAP to develop and integrate these systems and to seek out national and state technical assistance providers as needed. 6. How does this program support the commission's vision state in the state plan (or unified state plan)? Describe how it compliments the state's existing portfolio. The :MNAP supports several components of the MCSC ' s vision including the goal of building an ethic of service in youth utilizing the five areas of America' s Promise. The unprecedented cooperation between the :MNAP and the Detroit Academic Success program builds on a core belief of the MCSC that collaboration and cooperation are key to any successful venture in the nonprofit sector. The :MNAP's impact on a large, yet concentrated population provides a useful tool for the promotion of volunteerism as a community problem solving model. Multiple issues and challenges are addressed through the program's design, yet it focuses on a target population with a specific outcome-personal development and growth of youth. Finally, the program targets the various existing contact points for youth (families, schools, human services agencies, etc.) as effective delivery points for services, while also "ramping up" the services provided. Leveraging resources and existing structures effectively illustrates the MCSC's philosophy of using what exists rather recreating new and competing systems. �NEW PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION SHEET Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Family Independence Agency _ _Formula ___x_Competitive (Recompete) __America Reads __Senior/AmeriCorps Collaboration Commission Recommended 1999-00 Funding Level: __Education Award Program $456,957 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-00 AmeriCorps State Members: 40 FT __PT (1 Year) Official Program Start Date: _PT(2 Year) _ _Summer Only October 1, 1999 1. Provide a summary of the program's service activities. The Family Independence Agency (FIA) Michigan's AmeriCorps program will bridge the gap in services delivered to state wards by providing needed human and health services around the five goal areas of America's Promise. The program will improve the lives of vulnerable children who are temporary state wards or at risk of becoming state wards by providing services to meet their physical and emotional needs. The program will provide these children with coping skills to overcome problems of family stress, a caring adult to mentor and provide comfort, and will help reunite these children with their families if they are separated and will help maintain them with their families if they are at risk of being separated. 2. Provide an analysis of the commission's decision to fund this program that describes its strengths. Show how any formula programs support the commission's vision stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan). Describe how this program will complement the state's existing portfolio. The MCSC's decision to submit the FIA program was based on several key factors. • The program seeks to incorporate the goals of America's Promise into all the basic elements of the program and utilizes a child-focused mentoring model to deliver key services. In addition, the program will involve multiple organizations currently working toward similar goals locally while utilizing the volunteer generator model AmeriCorps programs strive to achieve. • Key stakeholders were involved in the development of the proposal leading to what will likely be a comprehensive program that will be based on the input of those who will work for and with the youth. • The program plans to recruit a diverse corps of both FIA clients (welfare recipients) and those who are not clients of the FlA. This model responds to the increasingly successful focus of Michigan to moving citizens from clients to self-sufficient contributing members of society. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate reform in the way human services are delivered. 1 �• The applicant has experience operating AmeriCorps programs. The FIA program has a proven reputation for operating a large AmeriCorps program which has successfully secured the fmancial match requirements. • The FIA program is a statewide model that will operate within the structure of state government. This particular agency is connected to several key constituencies: children, parents, youth advocacy organizations and family human service providers. These relationships and connections, coupled with the goals of America's Promise (which are a primary focus of the MCSC and a key component of the FIA proposal) can make this replicable model for other states with similar volunteer and human services agencies. 3 . Provide an analysis of the challenges the commission foresees this program facing if it were to receive funding. The MCSC has identified the following challenges for the FIA program: • The program design needs to be clarified and tightened in the areas of member development and community strengthening. Specifically, the program design needs to include mechanisms that insure that members are engaging in appropriate service activities and that a clear plan exists for how the members will support the goals of the program (i.e. a corpsmember contract with a work plan). In addition, the program should develop a plan and model to follow as each site works to develop its partnerships with local organizations and agencies. This would ensure uniformity and build common expectations. • The application does not describe how the program will incorporate continuous improvement as a primary component. • It is not clear whether the feedback sought with regard to partners' satisfaction with the program will be incorporated as part of the program's continuous improvement efforts. • Program plans to, but has not yet developed the partnerships with the local organizations and agencies that would work with the members and the host sites. While these are important challenges, the MCSC feels that the scope of the program, the major program objectives, the connections to existing initiatives, and the basic financial package are all sound and developed. 4. Describe the commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges. The MCSC will work with the FIA program through quarterly site visits and feedback, specific training and technical assistance on site management and refining goals and objectives. During CNS grant review process the MCSC will encourage the FIA to implement much of the assessment, planning and partnering that was described in the application. 's The FIA program will also be incorporated into the events, trainings and meetings conducted by the MCSC in support of America's Promise, Michigan's Promise and the Michigan's AmeriCorps Promise Fellows. This will provide valuable resources for the AmeriCorps members and the local volunteers generated by the members while also helping to eliminate any duplication of efforts. It will also provide an opportunity for sharing of resources. Finally, the MCSC will work with the FIA program to develop an evaluation and continuous improvement program. The FIA is currently engaging in a strategic planning process that will also be incorporated into the evaluation plan. 2 �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: American Red Cross Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $117,157 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 10 Ff PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 10/1/99 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Yes. The program has struggled with measuring these objectives and worked with Project STAR to develop effective measures. It is easier for the program to assess their results. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The primary focus of the AmeriCorps Youth Excellence in Service (YES) Program is the promotion of volunteerism among youth and generating youth to participate in community problem solving. The program will continue to build on its strengths such as providing after school enrichment activities and tutoring. The YES program will continue to build partnerships within the community and increase student's knowledge about their community. Overall, they will use year 2 objectives as a base and while allowing the members to develop their leadership skills through initiating more activities. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. MCSC has considered the following information which supports the commission decision to renew funding. • • • Programs continue to be instituted that address unmet needs such as after school enrichment activities. AmeriCorps members are increasing the interest of the youth in academics and community involvement. The YES program is continuing to build partnerships with community organizations. �• • • AmeriCorps members are taking active roles in the community by serving on boards that are youth oriented. Program consistently addresses and corrects challenges as they occur. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The primary challenge for this program is measuring the objectives. With the assistance of Project STAR, they are working to eliminate this issue. Although the program has had success with recruiting youth volunteers, they have struggled with publicity of their programs. Many youth have verbally committed to participating projects but then do not attend. The program is addressing how they market these activities and follow up with the youth . The program has created many initiatives. With the widespread focus, it has become difficult for the strengthen all of their projects. Our recommendation to the program is to narrow their focus to their strongest objectives and work to strengthen those. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: B-H-K Child Development Board Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $301,244 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 27 Ff PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 9/1/99 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact . Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Yes, BHK Child Development Board (Copper Country) has done an incredible job of setting measurable objectives and meeting them. All of their objectives are strong and really making an impact in the communities they reach. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The Copper Country AmeriCorps seeks to strengthen the community for children, teens and the elderly. The Corps is committed to working collaboratively with community service leaders, school, volunteers and service agencies to provide opportunities for teen leadership, stimulating educational and recreational programs, parent support services and quality child care while fostering an understanding of our unique cultural heritage and natural environment. In addition, this program will add a new dimension of service to meet human needs. This expansion will add one new site and four new members to address the issues of water contamination, food sanitation and provide community outreach. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. MCSC has considered the following information which supports the commission decision to renew funding . • • Program has great success with recruiting and retaining members. Community organizations have partnered together for the first time as a result of the �• • AmeriCorps program. Program has plans for developing a Children' s Museum and Volunteer Resource Center. Program will expand by adding four full-time members to address environmental health issues. Members will test for radon in private wells, educate food handlers on sanitary issues, and provide outreach to the community. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The programs greatest challenge, a multi-site design, is also their greatest strength. While managing multiple sites is difficult, the advantage lies in their ability to unite geographically diverse communities through national service and meet the needs of several communities. In 1998-99 the program expanded from 18 to 23 members. This provided both programmatic and administrative challenges. In order to deal with this expansion the program increased their pre-service training from 5 to 8 days and changed their in-services from monthly to biweekly. They have also increased the number of team leaders from two to four which helps them continue to progress. As a result of the programs ability to successfully adapt to their expansion and meet current challenges, we are confident they will continue this level of operation in Year 3. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Charlevoix-Emmet ISD Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $223 ,933 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 20 Ff PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 9/1/99 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. MCSC staff is satisfied with the overall quality and accomplishments of the program. Char-Em ISD is currently in its second quarter of the first year of funding. They have effectively trained members in conflict resolution and prepared them to work with students in the elementary, middle and high school systems. Their direct service objective includes training over 1600 students in conflict mediation. Currently, the program has over 1,000 students involved in training . Based on the success of the programs within the schools, members have been approached to develop an adultfocused workshop on conflict resolution . Based on this suggestion, the program has provided an initial training to many of the faculty and support staff. The program is working to develop partnerships with communities and encourages the members to become involved with these organizations. Overall, they are on target with their objectives. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The mission of the Char-Em lSD Michigan' s ArneriCorps Program is to decrease levels of conflict and violence in the schools and ultimately, within the communities within Char-Em ISD. AmeriCorps members will gain skills in teaching conflict resolution and violence prevention and become leaders within the school and community through these efforts. The program is requesting an expansion of 3 additional members. With the additional members, the ArneriCorps program will cover every school in the Intermediate School District. �The primary focus in year 2 continues to be on conflict ~esolution . H.owever, ir:t addition to working with third through fifth graders, the program Will expand to mclude rrnddle and high school students. A new objective has been added for year 2. The members will provide one-on-one mentoring/tutorial report to students identified by the school. This objective evolved as members became aware of the need to develop supportive relationships with students that have had behavioral and academic struggles. Members will continue to strengthen the community through their involvement in establishing partnerships and developing positive relations with other community organizations. Members will be responsible for delivering in service presentations to a minimum of 20 groups within the community. These presentations will benefit the members, their programs and the community. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. In the relatively short time period that the program has been in operation, it has made a significant impact on the communities. Each of the 17 AmeriCorps members have received extensive training through the Hazelden and Peacemaking programs. To date the members have involved over 1000 students in conflict resolution training. In the second quarter of this programming year, 30 fifth and six graders "graduated" from the conflict resolution training and are now being placed in the role of conflict mediators among their peers. These graduates were featured on a live morning show to discuss the conflict training and their new roles. In the 1999-2000 year, Char-Em ISD looks forward to expanding its role within the community and strengthening their partnerships with community organizations. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The program primary challenge is the geographic spread of the programs. Char-Em has increased their contact with the on-site liaisons and increased their weekly meetings to biweekly conjoint meetings. Although Char-Em has been successful in filling all 17 positions, a challenge was faced to recruit these members in the short time between when they were officially approved as a program and when the school year began. The goal for the 1999-2000 year would be to hire, recruit and train members so that they may begin at the sites along with the teachers and students at the beginning of the year. As a new program, Char-Em ISD has struggled with creating measurable objectives. We will recommend that Project STAR be contacted in order to assist the program with their measures. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Creston Neighborhood Association Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $63,341 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: _5 Ff _PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 10/1199 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. The Creston Neighborhood Association is working hard to develop a strong volunteer generator model. However, the program is struggling with recruitment which makes it difficult for the members to fully meet the objectives. This program is currently in its second quarter of the first year of funding. While they have their projects defined, they are struggling with strategies to engage citizen volunteers. Corps members have been spending time with three other organizations to explore other volunteer management structures. The program is currently developing the foundation so they can successfully meet these objectives. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The Creston Neighborhood Association promotes the social, economic and environmental health of the Creston Community through responsibly developing and cooperatively organizing neighborhood residents and resources. The program plans of building on the strenghts of their model and developing new strategies for recruiting community volunteers and developing leadership. The members will actively engage the community and its partners in ongoing project planning. The Creston program will focus on improving the training of members in Year 2. This will entail a more comprehensive orientation utilizing a "class" approach. In addition, they will conduct a skill assessment of the new class to develop training goals to meet specific needs. �4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. MCSC has considered the following information which supports the commission decision to renew funding. • • • • • Creston is teaming up with successful organization's to learn their approach to volunteer generation. CNA has developed a plan for year round recruiting to eliminate the issue of member recruitment that was a challenge in year one. Training for the members will be more comprehensive and tailored to the needs of the members. CNA has created "study circles" to address community issues and gather residents for community problem solving. CNA has developed many parternships within the community and will continue to develop secondary partners in year 2. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. Recruitment of members has been the primary challenge for this program. As a result, a detailed plan for a comprehensive orientation and an assessment of members needs will be conducted. A year round recruitment process will be instituted to ensure a full corps. This process will include approaching local colleges and high schools to recruit members. In addition, CNA will develop a database of potential members. The program faced difficulties establishing evaluation systems for the program. Project STAR was brought in to develop these systems. As a result the program has put these systems in place. Presently, the greatest challenge this program faces is collecting, analyzing and using the data. They plan to address this challenge by creating timelines, and creating visual aides to assist them in developing this data. We will continue to assist CNA in locating the resources they need to meet any challenges that they face and link them to organizations that have had similar challenges. 6. How does this program support the Commission's VISion as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Eastern Michigan University (CLASS) Formula Coordinating Literacy for America's Students Success Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $120, 000 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: Ff 40 PT (450 hours) 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 9/2/99 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. MCSC staff is satisfied with the overall quality and accomplishments of the program. The members of the CLASS program are successfully working towards meeting their objectives. This program has been effective with instituting the importance of literacy to the students they tutor. In addition, they have focused on parent involvement which is a partnership that is vital to the development the children' s reading skills. Members are receiving weekly programming on numerous literary topics to assist them with providing quality programs for the students. The CLASS program will begin to focus on creating a community/school- based sustainable program for the remainder of year 2 and throughout year 3. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. In Year 3, Eastern Michigan University will continue to refine the Coordinating Literacy for America's Students' Success (CLASS ) ArneriCorps project. The mission for Year 3 is: "to blend these four Streams of Service to enhance current literacy programs by increasing and solidifying parent, community, business, and University support in establishing an infrastructure to sustain these community and school-based literacy programs for high-risk children in the community." The program will be Getting Things Done, by moving from a predominately student member/volunteer effort to more than 50% of the volunteers recruited from community resources. A current advisory group for ArneriCorps and two for America Reads will be blended into one community-school consultation team. This team will help establish a sustained program by providing funds , material resources and volunteers. �Overall, the program has a solid foundation for continuing to build sustainability and generate volunteers. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. The program has had great success with building programs to encourage reading in children and their families. For example a new program called Added Dimension, was developed by a member to work with the children over the weekend. The program has been institutionalized by the Willow Run School District and will be run throughout the year and during the summer. CLASS continues to provide quality training to their members to ensure they are capable and prepared to work with the students. Regular feedback is given so the member can continue to grow and expand their abilities. The members continue to focus on creating positive attitudes towards reading in all the children they reach. Workshops are offered to parents to give them a preview of educational material available to them. More parents are becoming involved in the reading habits of their children as a result of this program. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The primary challenge to this program was the recruitment and orientation of new members. A second class of members were oriented during the year. The program needed to focus on building an "esprit de corps" between the members. Former members were brought in for an orientation and activities were held so members could become familiar with each other. Recruitment has been an ongoing issue for this program. Dr. Kathleen Stacey will be the Program Director in the 1999-2000 program year. She is confident that her staff will continue to motivate the members and improve retention. In addition, this program has been approved for (40) 1 year positions totalling 450 hours . The program has stated that members that are taking a full course load at Eastern Michigan University have a difficult time reaching the 900 hours required. The reduction of minimum hours should relieve that difficulty for the program. Finally, Eastern Michigan University has struggled with the parent component of their objectives. Although they have been successful in increasing parent attendance at parent workshops, they would like to see an increase in the parent participation in the literacy development of their children. The program has devised a parent-child reading incentive to meet this challenge. The incentive program is currently being implemented. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan' . �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommenda~ion Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Michigan Communities in Schools Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $152,406 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 12 FT _2_PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: 10/1/99 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. The Michigan Communities in Schools (MCIS) program has been successful at targeting at-risk youth and provide them with direct tutorial services that they might have not received otherwise. The have exceeded their objective of supporting 200 students and currently assist a caseload of 239 students. In addition to meeting its direct service objectives, MCIS continues to have success in addressing the member development objectives as well. Every corpsmember has attended at least one training workshop during their term of service. Fifty percent of the members received additional training in the second quarter. Finally, MCIS is providing the community with information about the services of CIS and recruiting volunteers to support school activities as a result of their community strengthening objectives. The program is well on their way to meeting this objective. During the second quarter they had recruited 57 of the 100 volunteers. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The MCIS plans to develop community collaborations which: enhance the delivery of needed services to youth and families; promote an ethic of community service and responsibility; and help people to help themselves, all designed to strengthen and empower communities. The program will increase the number of recruited volunteers from 100 to 150 people. The program continues to expand on the number of service partners and continue to increase community volunteerism. Overall, the program has increased its expectations as a result of their success in meeting their objectives. �4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. MCSC has considered the following information which supports the commission decision to renew funding. • • • • MCIS has partnered with the National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA, and the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA) as well as joining forces to meet the five fundamental goals of America' s Promise. Strong volunteer Generator model (increasing community volunteers by a factor of three). Consistently meets and exceeds objectives. MCIS has a solid foundation in which to strengthen objectives in Year 3. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The program faced the administrative challenge of adapting to a new state executive director and losing the program manager. The program manager resigned from her duties for 90 days and has since returned to her position. MCIS is now fully staffed and no longer faces that administration issue. Being a multi-site program also poses another challenge for the program. With sites across Michigan, MCIS has strengthened communication with the school staff and site supervisors. The AmeriCorps program manager contacts members weekly, conducts bimonthly conference calls and monthly site visits meet this challenge. These challenges have enabled MCIS to prepare for future AmeriCorps projects as well as enhance their communication systems for the upcoming year. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. MCIS has began to work towards meeting the five goals of America' s Promise which complements the vision of the state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $0 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 180 Ff 110 PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Since this program asks for Education Awards Only, there has been one Objective for each category. MCCC has added one objective to each category because of the continuing attainment of the single objectives stated in their application. MCCC AmeriCorps members have maintained 63 miles oftrail from January 1 to February 26. Service sites have included Ionia, Fort Wilkins, Sleepy Hollow, Yankee Springs, Mitchell, Wells and Ludington. All members lacking a High School Diploma or GED are enrolled in High School completion or GED classes. Six nonAmeriCorps volunteers have provided 12 hours of service at Sleepy Hollow State Park. This is a relatively low figure but covers only 8 weeks in the dead of winter. Traditionally, more volunteer activities take place as the weather improves. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. MCCC will: build or improve 300 miles of trails and walkways, allowing park users * access while protecting vegetation and preventing erosion; construct, repair or remodel 75 buildings used for education or recreational * activities that enhance conservation and environmental awareness; �,_ j * * * * provide high school completion or GED calsses to all members lacking a diploma; provide enhanced safety training for all corpsmembers that will reduce the accident rate by 10%; provide coordination and suipport for community volunteers to provide 800 hours of service in 10 state parks; coordinate and lead Day in the Park activities to increase recreational use and environmental awareness for grade school age children. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. MCCC has opened a new residential center at Camp Alberta, in the Upper Peninsula. Four new staff have been hired for the 40 corpsmembers who will eventually be located there. Corpsmembers have taken advantage of the slow winter season by conducting indoor activities. For example: The crew at Cryustal Falls has refinished or rebuilt 90 picnic tables and built a maple file cabinet; the crew at Camp Vanderbilt has refinished or rebuilt picnic tabled at South Higgins Lake, Cheboygan, Wilderness and Otsego State Parks in addition to replacing windows in rustic cabins at Wilderness State Park; the crew at the Island Lake mini-center reroofed 4 buildings, rebuilt 35 picnic tables, stained 12 new handicap accessible picnic tables, pre-fabbed 6 vault toilet buildings and removed 150 feet of unused stairs. In addition, the member retention rate (traditionally over 50%) has dropped to below 20% as a result of the AmeriCorps Education Award and a greater focus on commitment to a term of service by the members. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. MCCC shows less progress toward achievement of Objectives than is desirable because of the traditionally slow months of winter for outdoor activity. It is the commission' s expectation that activities will gather a full head of steam with the coming of spring. Corpsmembers are also falling short of the 20% training hours afforded them but the program is making every effort to gear up for new opportunities with the coming of the new program year. Service sites are now providing bi-weekly reports on hours served and training hours in an effort to provide track and more opportunities for member training. The Commission will be providing more �• training opportunities thanks to the retention of a new Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Michigan Institute For Nonviolence Education Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $185 ,000 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 15 Ff _PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. With the exception of Member Development Objectives, progress toward attainment of Objectives has only been average. Since members were not placed at their service sites until January, the program is essentially in the start up phase. Progress toward attainment of Objectives will be hastened by development of the Program Director and his familiarity with the program and member familiarity with their service sites and target populations. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. All program elements will place an emphasis on conflict management, conflict resolution, nonviolent conflict reconciliation, intercultural approaches and crosscommunity efforts. All activity will target school age youth with multiple risk factors including low self esteem, crime, violence, unemployment, depression, health problems and substance abuse. Daily activities of the members will revolve around the five "M ' s" : Measuring local needs, problems and program results; Monitoring students and activities in and around the schools; Mediating problem situations in the AmeriCorps Peace Centers utilizing peer mediators trained by AmeriCorps members; �Motivating students to achieve; Mentoring and serving as role models for students. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. The program directly impacts the lives of at least 3,000 Detroit Public Schools students by reducing levels of crime, violence and fear in and around the schools, and helps participating students improve attendance and academic achievement. The program includes: The Community Advisory Committee; local Nonviolence clubs; AmeriCorps Peace Centers; street violence programs; a Violence Prevention Library; the Detroit Freedom Schools; and Youth Nonviolence Training Academy. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. There has been a significant amount of foot dragging by teachers on reporting the results of the Violence Prevention Education Program. This has been addressed by the addition to the service agreement stating that principals failing to agree to mandate participation by teachers in all evaluation procedures will be withdrawn from service delivery rosters. The Program Director is new and has spent considerable time just familiarizing himself with the program , AmeriCorps policies and the members. The Commission's Program Development Coordinator will be assisting him in getting up to speed with the program and learning about National Service. In addition, there have been two recent burglaries at the office resulting in lost computers, NV equipment and staff time. 6. How does this program support the Commission's VISIOn as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Northern Michigan Community Mental Health Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $77 ,484 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: _2_ FT _8_PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weeldy Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 • Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Yes. Clients are beginning to take advantage of companions and are getting out into the community to volunteer at soup kitchens, food pantrys and community centers. There are plans for clients to volunteer at a non profit ski area that specializes in skiing for people with disabilities for clean up at the end of the season. Personal isolation has decreasedas clients are getting out into the community to make new friend sand community contacts as a direct result of the AmeriCorps members acting as companions. Members are being trained, on an ongoing basis, and are reporting an increased awareness of the barriers faced by individuals with developmental disabilities. In order to manage the volunteers they generate, members are being trained in the principles of Volunteer Management and have begun work on recruitment plans. Community presentations by members are planned for the upcoming quarter to increase the number of volunteers generated. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The Program Design will remain the same with recruitment of volunteers a priority. Recruitment will be improved by more face to face grassroots recruitment. They will be making presentations to school groups, community forums and will be appearing on local radio talkshow. There will also be program �representation at job fairs and and schools to recruit members and nonmember volunteers. Members will also plan and implement special events for the disabled in the area with the added benefit of recruitment at these events. The AmeriCorps program will continue to be a cost effective way to serve a large geographic area with limited paid support staff and integrate people with disabilities into the community. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. The program has successfully matched 31 clients with members and provided 15 other clients with community volunteers. There is a waiting list of 84 clients which they hope to match with community companions generated by the program. Members (and the program, in general) will be challenged to meet this need in the coming program year. Northern Michigan Community Mental Health has incorporated a formal continuous improvement process throughout the agency as part of a requirement for Joint Commission of Accredited Health Organizations certification. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The biggest challenge faced by the program, has been member recruitment. Plans are in place to begin recruiting earlier in the year with more community contacts and a new Volunteer Services Assistant who will afford the organization the opportunity to have a staff member out in the community much more often than the Program Director was able to be. MCSC will provide, through its new TIT A Coordinator, training and recruitment assistance to the program to help strengthen the member intrerest and retention. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Rural Strategic Action Initiative Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $203,472 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 13 Ff _6_ PT 2YR. PT _5_Summer only Program Start Date: 9/16/1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. The Rural Strategic Action Initiative is on target with its objectives. At this time the program is developing its summer component which has been very successful in past years. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The mission of the Rural Strategic Action Initiative is to expand the capacity of existing agencies and schools to support development of all youth to their fullest potential by enhancing the school success of students and developing the servant leadership capacities and service ethic of youth. This mission is enabled through increased citizen volunteer involvement within the region, innovative regional cooperation leading to sustained community development, direct service and leadership. The program has continued to refine its objectives for next year. Changes for the program year 1999-2000 reflect the success of the summer environmental projects of the past year by expanding the program. The primary focus will remain on the mentoring and tutoring of students both in and out of school. The program will continue to focus on community strengthening through partnering with community organizations and through generation of volunteers. In addition, the members will coordinate and implement over 12 community signature projects. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. RSAI members are currently tutoring 225 students in ten schools. They are able to �effectively monitor programs through the development of new measures. RSAI has implemented many new direct service projects that have been successful. The members have been active in coordinating and implementing these activities. Members were asked to write papers on their primary service site. Through the process the members were able to establish a baseline for where their program was at and create a vision of where it should be heading. In addition, members were able to exchange ideas to assist the others in making this vision a reality. AmeriCorps members and staff have coordinated with three principal partners representing a wider number of groups to create a four-part community conversation around volunteer needs and volunteer recruitment in the community. This partnership will continue to be strengthened in the upcoming year. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. RSAI faced a few programmatic and administrative challenges in the beginning of the first quarter. After eight weeks, the program feels they have made considerable progress on meeting this challenges. The issue of tracking and monitoring their mentoring/tutoring program was met by the developing a new instrument based on the model used at the America Reads Conference this fall. The instrument has been implemented and is slowly gaining popularity among the teachers. Recruitment has also been an issue with Rural Strategic Action Initiative. The recruitment strategy will need to be developed further before the upcoming year. Finally, the program has developed a new measure and it has taken some time for all the teachers to accept the new process. RSAI and Project STAR agree that the integration of this measure would be a lengthy process, but are confident of its success. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Saginaw Public Schools Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $171,7 42 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 13 FT __A_PT 2YR. PT 30 ED. AWARD ONLY Program Start Date: September 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weeldy Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2. Does the commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Yes. Members are receiving ongoing training in Problem Solving skills, Public Speaking, Organizational Development and Public Relations, resulting in an increased ability to communicate in a professional manner and mediate conflicts in the schools. Members are tutoring 360 elementary school students in reading and comprehension, attaining 67% (360/536) of the targeted number for the year. Members continue to match students with peer tutors within the G.A.P. Higher Education Initiative and have successfully initiated an in-school suspension program to reduce student lost instruction days as a result of non-violent behaviors. With the assistance of Project Star, the program has rewritten its objectives in an effort to make them more measurable and to fit better with the mission of the school district. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The primary focus of the program will continue to be improving student performance in the classroom and attendance in schools. The program will identify and serve youth in the schools in an effort to raise academic success levels as well as self esteem and confidence levels in youth. Saginaw AmeriCorps will also have a greater presence at senior centers in the Saginaw area to increase the �presence of senior citizens in schools to act as tutors and mentors. Saginaw VISTA and other Saginaw AmeriCorps programs will be engaged to coordinate activities and establish joint training opportunities. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the commission's decision to request 1999-2000 continuation funding. The program has strong support from the school district and will be part of a system wide evaluation of all federally funded programs currently in the school system. Retention of members remains high and data collection has been revised to show more realistic progress toward attainment of Objectives. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The program engaged Project Star to rewrite their Performance Objectives and have presented more measurable, "concrete" goals with more specific results. These Objectives have been incorporated into this year's program and will be used in the corning year, as well. 6. How does this program support the Commission's VISion as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: SOS Crisis Center Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $52 ,785 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: _2_ Ff _Q_PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weeldy Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Members have provided a total of2,436 direct service hours providing enrichment activities for 66 children at three service sites so far this year (well above the total of 600 hours as targeted in Direct Service Objective One). They have also provided childcare for 33 parents as a mechanism to assist families to more fully participate in education, job training and other services (above the target of20 families for the year), as well as 224 hours of tutorial assistance to 16 children ages 6-12 years. All enrolled members have taken part in 80 hours of continuous training in child development, resulting in increased member competency and enhancement of the quality of child care services to homeless children. All members continue to receive training in homelessness and poverty related issues as well as training regarding community based helping resources. Members continue to generate commuinity volunteers for the program and have enlisted the University of Michigan Athletic Department to provide contact with UM football players through the Big Pal Program. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. The program will continue to provide specialized childcare and educational services for children who are dealing with the traumatic circumstances that often accompany homelessness. Members will assist agencies in enhancing child- �centered programming and development of cognitive, social-emotional and conflict resolution skills. Joint service projects will be undertaken with other programs in the area specializing in issues ofhomelessness and members will participate in biweekly "processing sessions" designed to increase their problem solving and interpersonal skills. The program will also continue to help the consortium of agencies in the area devoted to homelessness to build family stability and self sufficiency by expanding access to child care and parent/family support. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. This program is part of a "Continuum of Service" providing homeless and low income families an avenue for improvement of their circumstances. The commission believes the program is helping families reintegrate into society and become less dependent on community services that are already stretched too thin in the community. Current and future collaborations provide opportunities for parents and children to access needed services in an effort to improve their quality oflife. 5. What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. SOS has engaged Project Star to revamp the measurement tools used in determining the attainment of Objectives for the program. The result has been clear and concise methods for measuring the progress toward attainment of the Objectives. MCSC ' s Program Officer and new TIT A Coordinator will assist the program in the implementation of these measurement tools and their effectiveness in reporting and implementation. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: United Way of Genesee and LaPeer County Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $374,874 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: 24 Ff lJLPT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: September 22, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Excellent progress has been made in attaining completion of Objectives. In some cases, objectives have been surpassed in the first half of the program year. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. Members will: Tutor 185 at-risk youth in an effort to increase their academic skill levels; assist adult volunteers in providing mentoring activities to 320 at-risk youth; imporve health oflow-income families by providing services to 775 families; prepare for employment through the completion of Resume Wqriting Kits and development of member portfolios; enhance their oral skills through public presentation training sessions; and increase the number of non member volunteer hours by recruitment, training and hands-on participation with community volunteers. 4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. In the flrst half of the program year, the program has: Attained 74% of Direct Service Objective One, tutoring 133 of 180 at risk youth in an effort to raise academic achievement levels; �175% of Direct Service Objective Two, recruiting 210 youth for mentoring programs (with a target of 120); 65% of members have completed a draft of a post service Personal Plan of Action; 100% of members have begun their service portfolio; and attained 41% of the annual goal for engaging new volunteers for community service activities (please note that this number was arrived at with less than one half of the program year completed. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. The greatest challenge has been having three start dates for members. It has been decided that there will only be two "class" start dates in the coming program year because too much time has been taken up with recruitment and training of the third "class". The collaborative has instituted monthly meeting to discuss progress and any challenges which may arise. Continuous improvement has been incorporated into these meetings to discuss challenges and make the program more visible and viable. Members have been directed to submit monthly reports on progress toward achieving program objectives. Also, any member falling short of the prescribed number of hours to complete their term of service is now required to submit a written plan for completion of their service commitment. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Recommendation Summary for Renewal Programs Commission: Michigan Community Service Commission Legal Applicant: Underground Railroad, Inc. Formula Commission Recommended 1999-2000 Funding Level: $100,798 Commission Recommended Number of 1999-2000 AmeriCorps* State Members: _3_Ff _ll__PT 2YR. PT Program Start Date: October 1, 1999 1 . In addition to the attached renewal application, the below analysis is based upon: • • • • One Site Visit Progress Reports: 1st quarter Weekly Phone Contact Other: Monthly Program Directors' Meetings 2 . Does the Commission believe that the program is meeting its annual objectives? If not, explain why. Annual Objectives are on target with the exception of Community Strengthening Objective Two, which has turned out to be impossible to attain. This Objective has been changed to reflect the activities of the members in Community Outreach in increasing the awareness of the community of domestic violence services available. 3. Provide a concise summary of the program's service activities for the next year. In the 1999-2000 Program Year, efforts will continue to: Educate the community on domestic violence services available; coodinate trainings and projects with other local AmeriCorps and community programs; assist community members in dealing with and resolving domestic abuse issues; train members on domestic violence issues and alert them to the possibility of career opportunities in the field; solicit member suggestions for trainings and projects; and require members to recruit community volunteers. �4. Provide a clear analysis of this program's strengths and accomplishments which support the Commission's decision to request 1999-2000 renewal funding. The program educates the community on domestic violence services available, coordinates trainings and projects with other AmeriCorps and community programs, recruits non-stipended volunteers and assists victims of domestic violence with Personal Protection Orders. Members are taking a proactive support stance by acting in conjunction with the court system and sheriffs department. 5 . What challenges is this program currently facing? Describe the Commission's strategy for assisting this program with these challenges in the next program year. Shifting supervisory roles have contributed to a more concise and timely response to member concerns and needs. The Commission will be addressing the lack of training on prohibited activities through the efforts of Program Development Coordinatoe and T!T A Coordinator. Community Strengthening Objective Two has been revised to reach a greater audience in the community than has previously been addressed. 6. How does this program support the Commission's vision as stated in the state plan (or Unified State Plan)? Describe how it complements the state's existing portfolio. The program is consistent with the priorities established within the MCSC state plan. �MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Proposal Review Form New Program Formula Funds DATE: March 30, 1999 GRANT CATEGORY: Michigan's AmeriCorps PROPOSAL: City Year, Inc.: City Year Detroit NUMBER OF 1999-00 AMERICORPS STATE MEMBERS: 70 Ff PT 2YR. PT _ _ Summer Only DESCRIPTION City Year is an innovative national youth service organization that brings together young people ages 1724 from diverse backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time, team-based community service, develop young people as leaders and caring citizens, break down barriers of race and class and generate community volunteers to plan and perform service projects. Working with schools, communities and local nonprofit organizations, City Year strives to meet state service priorities in education, the environment and human needs. With strong support from Detroit's public and private sectors, City Year hopes to launch its eleventh site in September 1999. City Year Detroit will provide 70 young people in the tri-county area with the opportunity to make a positive impact on their community through service, develop leadership and citizenship skills, and connect to the region's social and economic mainstream. A City Year program will also serve as a vehicle for corporations and individuals to become involved with their community through sponsorships of City Year teams and events, as well as direct participation in service activities. City Year envisions that, through service partnerships and extensive engagement of the private sector, the program will unite thousands of citizens across the region on common ground and foster a shared sense of civic renewal. STRENGTHS City Year is the model upon which AmeriCorps is based and has developed successfully in other urban and rural community across the country. The City Year program proposed clearly states the needs of the Detroit community and has a solid overall concept. The program also has good linkages to the existing initiatives including America's Promise and other school based initiatives. The program has a strong training and corpsmember development component as well as a strong marketing presence that build community interest and buy in. The City Year organization has developed strong and influential partners at the local level with a good plan for developing financial support. The budget seems comprehensive and the FfE rate is well below the MCSC and CNS recommendations. WEAKNESSES Member activity is unclear, but may be due to the fact that the sights are not yet selected. There will need to be more clear and concise descriptions of how the organizations in the community will be integrated into the program design and activity. The MCSC staff strongly encourage the City Year program to look into a recruitment and site selection plan that is geographically comfortable rather than too spread out. Additionally staff recommend that the City Year program develop Detroit specific recruitment strategy that examines the difference between youth in the inner city and those in the suburban communities. �Finally, the MCSC staff will strongly encourage that the City Year program articulate a plan for how funds raised in the Detroit community will remain with in the greater Detroit community and not be used to supplant City Year operations in other states. 1999-00 FUNDING REQUEST: $485,000 ($516,000 on title page of application is incorrect and the applicant will submit a revised cover page) STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that this proposal be included in the formula package submitted to the Corporation for National Service, provided the program fully addresses the issues outlined in the staff comments. The cost per FTE for the program is $ 6,929 which is below the MCSC target of $11 ,000 and CNS 199900 target of $11 ,250. � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_1999-04-09_Continuous-Program-Recommendation-Sheet Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting continuous program recommendation sheet Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting continuous program recommendation sheet. 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, 50002 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2cba754da57e8f24ec9cbcb8df20ec78.pdf 2c4183e8227b0a599e6a5a0d4085d20d PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Competitive Continuation Application Review Process The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) works deliberately to ensure that all of its application processes for funds MCSC administers through the Corporation for National Service are fair and equitable while also developing strong program proposals. Those are the two key principles upon which the processes described below are based. On November 2, 1998 the MCSC programming staff mailed out its Michigan's AmeriCorps Competitive Continuation request for proposals (RFP) applications to its current grantees. The availability dates and deadlines for the RFP process were also announced at the monthly director' s meetings in September and October. The application materials provided the priorities, guidelines and deadlines Michigan's AmeriCorps needed to apply for FY 1999 funds. The application also clearly articulated the criteria that would be used to determine the quality of their progress to date and the program's Year Two and Year Three plans. The submission due date for competitive continuation applicants was December 17, 1998. The MCSC received four competitive continuation applications (AmeriCorps Oakland, Detroit Academic Success, Michigan's Neighborhood Partnership, and Groundwater Stewardship Program) and one recompeting competitive application (Michigan Family Independence Agency). The MCSC programming and administrative staff reviewed each of the proposals for technical compliance and for adherence to the following criteria: • progress to date • quality of the program's Year Two and Year Three plans • site visit frequency, methodology and documentation • cost effectiveness • timely submission of required reports and documents �...... The staff review of the proposals identified strengths and weaknesses for each proposal. The MCSC programming staff distributed the feedback on the proposals to the applicants on December 28, 1998. Each competitive program applicant received a written copy of the feedback generated from the review. The feedback provided specific instructions as to where changes were needed and provided general questions to help applicants determine the best way(s) to address the articulated concerns. All revisions were due to the MCSC by January 8, 1999. In all, the MCSC received four continuation competitive proposals and one recompete competitive proposal. Following the receipt of these revisions, the MCSC staff conducted a final review of the applications. Program applicants were contacted if further revisions were required. The final outcome of the review process is provided in the documentation attached. The next meeting of the membership of the MCSC will be February 19, 1999. At that meeting, the MCSC staff will inform the membership as to its recommendation for continuation of the competitive applications and the submission of the one recompete proposal. As is the standing practice of the MCSC, staff are permitted to submit requests for continuation and modification of current and continuing funding allocations without prior authorization, but must inform the full membership as to its decision at the next available opportunity. The MCSC programming staff will submit these competitive continuation and recompete applications with the full and clear understanding that it will inform the MCSC membership as to its recommendation at the February 19, 1999 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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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, 50001 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a2fea0fd8f4cfca8d84b347f64d1fb8c.pdf 639730d910c9587a0b319a49ec9fc6d0 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave . George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Flo or Lansing , Michi gan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell MEMORANDUM TO: MCSC Commissioners FROM: Mary Gril Communi 1 RE: Communities ofPromise Update DATE: March 29, 1999 It is with great pleasure that I begin my work as Michigan' s Communities of Promise Coordinator at the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). I look forward to providing support for our communities as they bring the five fundamental resources to local children. The goals established to-date are: • To talk with key stakeholders and visit the Communities ofPromise; listen to the opportunities and challenges; provide feedback, information, and resources ; and assist, as appropriate, in problem solving. • To provide networking opportunities and channel national, statewide, and local information to Michigan ' s Communities ofPromise. • To assist communities as they explore and implement the opportunity to become a Community ofPromise. • To provide a realistic assessment of statewide commitments so communities can utilize appropriate resources . • To explore and engage new commitment makers on a statewide level. • To support and monitor the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows program . ...... o& - ... •r- ., "''C'o'Cai'• • O'f'l �To bring you up to date on Michigan's Promise activities the following are attached: 1) America's Promise- The Alliance for Youth 1999 Report to the Nation; 2) Communities of Promise Site Map; 3) AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Summary by Site. Thirteen AmeriCorps Promise Fellows have been placed in seven communities throughout Michigan. Most of these individuals attended the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Institute February 26 - 28, 1999 at the Xerox Document University Training & Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Michigan's Fellows also completed a statewide orientation held in Lansing which brought the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows together with other Michigan's AmeriCorps members and VISTA volunteers. They received information pertinent to their goals and objectives and gained a statewide perspective of volunteer and service activities. The Fellows not in attendance at these events will be brought together for orientation and training in April. Michigan is also fortunate to host five National Direct AmeriCorps Fellows. These individuals are placed with the following organizations: National Host Local Host Base City Number Youth Volunteer Corps of America EightCAP, Inc. Greenville 1 National League of Cities Michigan Municipal League Ann Arbor 1 National Jewish Coalition for Literacy Jewish Community Council of Metro Detroit Detroit 1 City Cares Volunteer Impact Southfield 2 �AMERICA'S PROMISE - THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH 1999 REPORT TO THE NATION MICHIGAN PROGRESS First Lady Michelle Engler hosted a Business Leaders Luncheon on Mackinac Island during the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Retired General Colin L. Powell shared firsthand the goals of America's Promise with over 65 business leaders in attendance. Michigan's corporations learned the benefits of participating in Michigan's Promise activities, the commitments made by America's corporations, and the importance of enhancing and establishing new partnerships in local communities. Led by a statewide partnership between the Michigan Community Service Commission, Council ofMichigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, United Way of Michigan and Volunteer Centers ofMichigan, Michigan's Communities ofPromise grew from seven to 17 during the past year with at least two more communities still in the process of completing the application. In September, these communities gathered in Lansing for Keeping the Promise in Michigan: A Meeting of Communities of Promise. This event was at its capacity with over 95 individuals representing 77 organizations convening to share resources and best practices and to create a formalized network for Michigan 's Communities of Promise. Michigan is host to 13 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows in seven Communities of Promise and five National Direct AmeriCorps Promise Fellows. In addition to the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Institute in Leesburg, Virginia, Michigan's Fellows participated in a statewide training and orientation to prepare them for their work in: .. Supporting the coordination and oversight of local resource development and capacity building to promote Michigan ' s Promise goals. .. Engaging in community planning and organizing that develops partnerships and programs focused on ensuring the availability of the fi ve fundamental resources. .. Developing marketing resources and strategies to aid in securing public and private sector commitments and promote local Michigan 's Promise activities. NUMERICAL GOAL Michigan pledges to provide 50,000 youth with an opportunity to serve by the end of the year 2000. HIGHLIGHTS .. First Lady Michelle Engler hosted a Business Leaders Luncheon for over 65 business leaders. Retired General Colin L. Powell shared America' s Promise goals, the commitments made by corporations across America, and the benefits of involvement. �Michigan has increased its Communities of Promise sites from seven to 17 during the past year. . . Thirteen AmeriCorps Promise Fellows are hosted by seven Communities of Promise. The Fellows will ensure that a minimum of2,000 children receive all five fundamental resources, assist communities in forging new partnerships, and develop marketing resources and strategies to aid in securing commitments. Saginaw County is enrolling as a Community of Promise and has secured a commitment from the Saginaw County Community Foundation to establish a $3 million endowment fund to support programs delivering the fundamental resources to at-risk youth in Saginaw County. FORECAST Michigan continues to promote new Communities of Promise and anticipates there will be at least 20 active Promise communities by the end of the year. This commitment is demonstrated by the progress Saginaw County has made toward becoming a Community of Promise. The Saginaw Community Foundation has announced a $3 million endowment campaign that will provide $150,000 annually for projects and programs delivering the five fundamental resources to at-risk youth in Saginaw County. Additionally, the Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Board has pledged $250,000 in grant funds over the next three years for projects and programs delivering the America's Promise five fundamental resources. COMMITMENT DETAILS The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has committed $218,000 to enhance ongoing statewide support for Michigan's Promise including training and technical assistance and a resource guide. Michigan's Promise worked closely with the Head Start- State Collaboration Program to create a statewide partnership sponsoring ten Head Start Sites of Promise in Michigan. This project provides each site with a full-time AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer whose goals are to increase the number of volunteers involved in Head Start activities and to pursue the America's Promise fundamental resources for children and families participating in local Head Start programs. �MICHIGAN'S COMMUNITIES OF PROMISE Alpena & Montmorency Counties -Calhoun County -Capital Area (Lansing/East Lansing)* Chippewa County* Delta County* -Detroit* Eaton County -Flint -Grand Rapids * -Isabella County* -Kalamazoo Luce County -Mackinac County -Marquette & Alger Counties* Montcalm County* -Muskegon St. Clair County -St. Joseph County Tuscola County OTSI!OO IIONTIIORENC Y CRAWFORD OSCODA Ill S · • • OOEMAW IAUKEI!! OSCEOLA lOS CO COMMON CLARE GLADWIN ISABELLA IV • IIONTCALII KEN T IV. • CLINTON IONIA BARRY EAT ON • KALA · MAZOO • GRATIOT CALHOUN SHIA· WASSEE I NGHAM IV . JACKSON .IV GENESEE LIV I NG · STON WAS HTE NAW .IV IV. IV. CASS *Designates America's Promise Fellows host sites. - Designates Headstart Sites of Promise ST. JOSEPH .IV BRANCH HILLSDAL! LI!NAW!! IlONA Oil!! �AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Summary by Site �Community Name: Capital Area 11r. Paul11cConaughy Capital Area United Way 300 N. Washington Square, #201 Lansing, 111 48933 Phone: (517) 372-8550 Fax: (517) 372-0119 E-11ail: mcconaughy@juno.com Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: Two The Capital Area Promise Fellow Program The Capital Area Community of Promise (CACOP) program has two fellows who serve as Project TEA11 site coordinators. Each fellow is responsible for coordinating Project TEA11 activities at two elementary schools, including: Identifying resource needs. • Working with the Community of Promise resource groups and others to secure or develop the needed resources including programs and volunteers. • Evaluating the progress of youth. Evaluating the impact of the programs and activities. In addition, each fello w will recruit and initiate Project TEA11 activities at two additional schools. This project helps provide all five resources to 1,000 youth. In addition the fellows will recruit at least 50 individual volunteers to work in support of the needs of their site and will generate at least 10 commitments from local private businesses to provide resources for their sites. �Community Name: Chippewa County Ms. Helen Gaines Eastern Upper Peninsula Community Foundation P.O. Box 1978, 125 Arlington Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-1720 Fax: (906) 635-1046 Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: One Chippewa County Program The AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will help implement the key objectives of Chippewa County's Communities of Promise Plan. The primary goal is the creation of after-school programs at elementary schools throughout Chippewa County where all five resources would be available. The Fellow will: Convene and lead a forum to identify needs and resources in targeted areas. • Develop and implement after-school programs at four community sites. • Recruit 60 volunteers to assist at community sites. Ensure the five fundamental resources are available to at least 80 children. All activities will be accomplished with the support and assistance of the Chippewa County Communities of Promise Team. �Community Name: Delta County Ms. Deb Corden Pathways to Healthy Living 301 N. Lincoln Road, Suite 8 Escanaba, MI49829 Phone: (906) 789-7454 Fax: (906) 789-7458 Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: One Delta County "A County of a 1000 Promises" The Delta Community of Promise Fellow will: • Develop two Sites of Promise in Rapid River and Gladstone. Develop a county volunteer center. Through the gathering of new promises and commitments, Delta County will sustain the momentum created by the Philadelphia Summit, Michigan Summit and Delta County Summit. The Promise Fellow will work with the two Sites of Promise committees to reach a total of 60 · youth with all five resources. Through the building of collaborative efforts with community organizations Delta County will: • • Increase assets and resources for youth. Work with senior and youth volunteers to develop service-learning opportunities. Recruit a minimum of fifty promises. Recruit a minimum of five private sector commitments. Create new service-learning and volunteer opportunities for youth K-12. Rapid River and Gladstone were chosen for this project because each has an established team committed to America's Promise and asset building. Rapid River and Gladstone will work together with the Promise fellow and the Youth First! Steering Team to: • • • • Expand existing after-school programs. Create new opportunities for after-school activities to include: tutoring, mentoring, sports, arts, service-learning, and inter-generational programming. Solve barriers to transportation, supervision and insurance issues. Provide technical, vocational and volunteer assistance to Sites of Promise. Establish a framework for an ongoing relationship with Rapid River and Gladstone residents. Ensure ongoing communication. �Community Name: Grand Rapids Ms. Carol Bragg Grand Rapids Public Schools 21 51 Century Learning Centers 1331 Franklin, S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 771-2165 Fax: (616) 771-2180 E-Mail: braggc@grps.kl2.mi .us Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: Four Ms. Tolly Stiffler Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center 500 Commerce building Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 459-6281 Fax: (616) 459-8460 E-Mail: tollystiffler@uway.hwmi .org Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: One The Grand Rapids Public Schools and Heart of West Michigan United Way The five AmeriCorps Promise Fellows will work with the Volunteer Center at the Heart of West Michigan United Way and the Grand Rapids Public Schools 21 st Century Community Learning Centers. These schools provide ideal sites for America's Promise Fellows to focus their attention and assure that all five goals are met for students. The America' s Promise Fellows will recruit volunteers for all five goal areas. The Fellows will also : • Develop a tracking system to record new volunteers, as well as ascertain the additional young people served. • Obtaining commitments from the private sector. number of Five America's Promise Fellows devoting all of their time to advancing the fi ve goals will do much to strengthen the current local infrastructure. Ties between the national, state and local entities will be enhanced and awareness of the efforts being made locally will be greatly increased. �Community Name: Isabella County Ms. Cathy Brown Volunteer Center ofisabella County 402 South University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (517) 772-6194 Fax: (517) 772-8152 E-Mail: Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: One America's Promise Isabella County's Alliance for Youth Isabella County's AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will: • Serve as full-time coordinator for the Community of Promise. Ensure that a targeted number of young people receive each of the five America's Promise fundamental resources. Isabella County's Alliance for Youth has accomplished a great deal with limited staff and resources . To date they have: identified community needs through baseline data collection; hosted a youth summit that received national recognition on America's Promise website; secured $5,250 from grants to host future summits; established a speakers bureau; coordinated youth graffiti cleanup and community garden volunteer projects; and conducted monthly steering committee meetings. Isabella County is also developing a mentoring coalition, a Youth Leadership Institute, a youth volunteer guide, a school-to-work program and health risk appraisals for youth/families. �Community Name: Marquette/Alger Counties Ms. Karen Ruprecht The Alliance for Youth 129 W. Baraga Avenue, Suite C Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: (906) 228-6229 Fax: (906) 228-6276 E-Mail: rupeco@aol.com Number of AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: One Marquette and Alger Counties' Promise-The Alliance for Youth The Alliance for Youth is a collaborative effort involving a broad, diverse group of community leaders from all sectors that focus on providing the five fundamental resources to youth in Marquette and Alger counties. As a Community of Promise, Marquette and Alger counties pledge to provide access to the five fundamental resources to an additional 1000 youth by the end of the year 2000. The AmeriCorps Promise Fellow will enhance the work of the Marquette and Alger Counties' Promise - The Alliance for Youth by: • Providing much needed support in community mobilization efforts with the asset and resource movements that are occurring within Marquette and Alger counties. • Assisting the Alliance for Youth in providing assets and resources to youth in the bi-county area through promoting a site-based delivery plan. • Participating in community mapping. • Developing a youth leadership team. �• Community Name: Montcalm County Ms. Rose Jones Eight CAP, Inc. 904 Oak Drive P.O. Box 368 Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 754-9310 Fax: (616) 754-9310 E-Mail: Mr. Steve Thomas Eight CAP, Inc. 904 Oak-Turk Lake Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 754-9315 Fax: (616) 754-9310 E-Mail:stevet@mcmentoring.org Number of AmeriCorps Fellows: Two Montcalm County Community of Promise Montcalm County's Community of Promise Fellow will guide the development and implementation of a countywide volunteer center. Much of the groundwork has been completed through the efforts of the Montcalm Area Volunteer and Mentoring Consortium. A countywide needs assessment, surveys measuring volunteer awareness and opportunities, and seven summits held throughout Montcalm County have provided a strong foundation for Montcalm County Communities ofPromise. As a result, a primary focus of the effort to expand and strengthen the present volunteer infrastructure. The Fellows will: • Assist in the development of a network of support services that work together, without prejudice. Develop resources to ensure that Michigan' s AmeriCorps Promise fundamentals are accomplished. • Ensure 100 children have access to the five fundamental resources to. Recruit 50 volunteers to assist with the project. � 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_1999-04-09_Communities-of-Promise-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Communities of Promise update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Communities of Promise update. 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, 50000 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3e98c095c9c2cf7bdf7765e5713aed2f.pdf a2b3edf1fd891d31e123a3aabbd6c8e6 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michel le Engler 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission FROM: Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director / RE: MCSC Commissioner Retreat DATE: March 29, 1999 f-- Simply put, the MCSC has grown and remains one of the nation's leading state service commissions. A number of factors have contributed to our success: • A supportive Governor with a vision for the potential of service and volunteerism • Leadership on the MCSC, including the Chair who has been an active advocate and leader in the field in Michigan and nationally. • Competitive programming and initiatives build on innovative ideas generated by committed partner organizations • Sweeping change at the national level that has focused federal resources on national service. Now, suppose all of that chartged. Imagine that the strong vision and leadership of Michigan's current administration was gone, and federal resources dried up. Would the MCSC survive in its current form? How would the MCSC continue its work without federal support? How would the MCSC continue its work without state support? How would the MCSC continue its work without private support? Would the MCSC be necessary to the field if the aforementioned support were to evaporate? What value does the MCSC add to the landscape of service and volunteerism in Michigan? �These are the very real circumstances that the MCSC might be face with and have to grapple with over the next two years so that its work does not depend totally on any one of these support mechanisms. These questions and the attached document will serve as the basis for our discussions at our September retreat. The retreat will consist of one day for planing and strategizing for the future of the MCSC. The day will include presentations by other state commissions on the mechanisms they use to both sustain their organizations while demonstrating their unique value. There will be time to discuss your individual goals and aspirations for the MCSC and how it can positively impact and empower communities to address their own challenges. �Michigan Community Service Commission Plan for Development & Transition Submitted by Kyle Caldwell Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission February 15, 1999 �Introduction Michigan is a leader in national service and volunteerism. Michigan has an solid reputation for building an infrastructure of relationships, programming and funding support mechanisms that bolster the ethic that posits that service to community and one's fellow citizenry is one our nation's greatest assets. Part of that reputation was built by the participation of key leaders and leader organizations. Outside of the tremendous contributions of the Michigan citizens, a significant contribution to that reputation can be traced the work of Michigan's public service leaders and philanthropic institutions. Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), a fundamental component of Michigan's service and volunteer infrastructure, grew out of an extensive planning process hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and was officially created by an executive order of Governor John Engler in October 1991. Established in state law with the overwhelming bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislature in the summer of 1994, MCSC is chaired by Michigan's First Lady, Michelle Engler and serves as a nonpartisan commission that promotes, supports and administers national and community service programs and various other volunteer efforts across the great state of Michigan. MCSC current operates with the support of an extensive network of profit and nonprofit organizations. It is because of its work to develop meaningful partnerships that MCSC is seen as a convener. From its very beginnings, MCSC has worked with organizations from the various sectors of our society to build a meaningful and lasting relationships that serve the fields of national service and volunteerism. Contributions, advice and support from organizations including Ameritech, Council of Michigan Foundations, C.S. Mott Foundation, Dow Coming Corporation, Lovelight Foundation, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Campus Compact, United Way of Michigan, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and many more, have developed an idea into a reality. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page I �MCSC survives in a stable political landscape. The re-election of one of Michigan's most popular Governors has provided the MCSC a secure leadership with the continuity of the First Lady's role as chairperson and the continuing administrative support relationship with the highly successful Michigan Jobs Commission. On several levels, the MCSC is well positioned. That positioning, albeit surprisingly comprehensive, is extremely fragile. Several factors, working together or independently, can threaten the success and even future existence of the MCSC. Threats MCSC is threatened by several very real potential factors: 1. Loss of Leadership. While Michigan ' s Governor Engler was recently re-elected to an third term (rare among Michigan's Chief Executives and a ringing endorsement by the voters to his vision, leadershlp and dedication), this will serve as his last due to term limits. No one individual has been more supportive of the Michigan Community Service Commission than John Engler, with the possible exception of his greatest ally and lifepartner, First Lady and MCSC Chair, Michelle Engler. The Governor has committed to serving out his full four-year term. However, given the Governor' s overwhelming popularity both in Michigan and nationally, there will no doubt be a long succession of national leaders courting the Governor to join their team of innovators and change agents. The loss of this leadership team. whether in four years or sooner. will leave the MCSC in an extremely vulnerable position. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 2 �2. Administrative Home and Stability. The MCSC was initially housed in the Michigan Department of Labor and transitioned to the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC) in 1993. In 1994, with overwhelming bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislature, the MCSC was codified in statute and permanently assigned to the MJC. MJC has provided exemplary logistical and administrative support to the MJC in areas including personnel matters, financial management, federal and state reporting, access to the legislature, and many other staff time intensive tasks. Unfortunately, the MJC's future could fall prey to changing political whims and morays of future administrations and legislatures. It is unclear if the MCSC. as a body codified in law within an agency that is not. would survive if the MJC were redesigned or eliminated. 3. Financial Resources. Since its inception in 1991, the MCSC has operated on a lean and cost-effective administrative finance model. Currently, the MCSC administers over $5 million in private, state and feaeral funds. The staff support over 70 separate grantees; host severcil statewide events including the Make-A-Difference Day campaign, the ConnectMichigan Campaign, Governor's Service Awards, Volunteer Superconference, statewide signature service projects for national service programs, and many others; publish over a dozen widely distributed volunteer field su porting documents, websites, and other communication mechanisms; and sugport the volunteer field in several other ways generally. The MCSC does all of this on a roughly $350,000 state administrative budget. Clearly, this is not typical among state governmental organizations. The MCSC prides itself on its work versus cost rate. One of the many factors that support this philosophy is the tried and true dedication level of the MCSC staff and their willingness to work beyond the traditional 9 to 5 work parameters. Other factors include free office space, free computer technical assistance and support, and a myriad of other overhead costs from which the MCSC if freed by its current fortunate administrative support position. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 3 �MCSC's current $350,000 financial support through state appropriations is woefully inadequate should the MCSC need to pay for costs currently not billed to the MCSC. Should the MCSC need to secure office space. logistical and financial management support and the need to secure quality personnel through increasing salaries and benefits an additional $1.5 million in annual state appropriations will be needed. 4. Name Recognition. A chronic dilemma for the MCSC has been how to balance its purpose and drive to support the field of volunteerism without being self serving while also modestly promoting itself to secure support in various sectors of society including the state legislature, local leaders in communities and the national and community service field nationally. The MCSC is a major player behind the scenes on many programs and initiatives around the state and in many communities, but does not promote its own press in an effort to remain modest. This modesty has lead the MCSC to an enviable and simultaneously unenviable position-the MCSC is unknown by most Michigan legislatures and key community leaders. This is enviable because the MCSC is rarely in the spot light of the annual appropriations process. This is unenviable because as the MCSC needs to articulate a need for increase in state appropriations, it has no tried and true ties to key legislative leaders nor to their local constituents. The MCSC needs to gain recognition for nationally and articulate that work to the state legislature and key community leaders. 5. Closely tied to the state's current chief executive. It is strange to pose this very productive relationship as a threat, however it is a relationship that by its very nature (close tie to an elected official) is unstable at best. Many have stated that the MCSC is vital and valuable because of its ability to have access to the leadership of state government. It (MCSC) is also seen as unique in its ability to play a convener of all sectors of our society (public, private and social) to discuss openly the issues related to national and community service. Michigan Community Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 4 �The MCSC is the one place where all may come to discuss issues of community problem solving because the MCSC does not take a particular political position. Rather, the MCSC acts as the hub for this type of dialog. Without its close ties to the state' s chief executive and leadership of the legislature. it will be handicapped in its ability to gain the attention of policy makers on matters related to the field. Access and influence ability of the MCSC must constantly be analyzed. visited. bolstered and secured. MCSC must transition. Here are two possible options: 1. Continue to develop intimate and meaningful relationships with the Governor's Office, Lieutenant Governor's Office and leadership of the legislature in hopes of building similar relationships to the one that currently exists and MCSC hopes to develop in the near future. 2. MCSC strikes out on its own by creating an independent state commission that operates within state government and has its ow.n physical space, but with unique access to the Governor's Office (either through the appointment of the Lt. Governor or his wife to the MCSC or via continuing the current leadership of the First Lady), financial support equitable to other state agencies of similar size and scope. Michigan Communjty Service Commission Development and Transition Plan Page 5 � 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_1999-04-09_Commissioner-Retreat-Information Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting commissioner retreat information Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting commissioner retreat information. 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, 49999 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/7d51e727a0a76f957553eeae00b47a5f.pdf 3b3885ce8d48482de047dcfff802d7fb PDF Text Text Sent By :-..ASSC j FEB- 02 99 15:27 617 787 3236; Feb-3- 99 11 :30PM; F'ROM: TO:E17 787 3236 Page 2 /4 PAGE:a2 CORf'ORATI 0 N FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 19H FOR NATIONAl. rlSERVICE CONTACT: Sandy Scott (201) 606-SOOD ext. 255 ·· - ----- - · National Service Gets Big Budget Boost Budget Proposes 24 percent Increase for AmeriCorps WASHINGTON D.C. •• President Clinton today called !or a major e~pansion of AmeriCorps ud other national sen<iee proarams in his fiscal2()00 budget, giving thousands more Americans the chance to serve their country and help meet presalng soc: Ia I n=d$. The budget proposes $585 mUiiou for Amc:riCorps, the domestic Peace Corps, a.l\ lncrcuc of .$113 million over last year. This level would suppon69,000 Am•riCorp~ members next year, growing to reach I00,000 members per yoar by 2002. The propcsal builds on gro\lo'inS bipattlsan support for AmeriCorp~: Congress has ineteased AmeriCorps funding two ye:ITS in a row, by $49 million in fiscal 1998 at1d $18 million last year. In the past four years, more than 100,000 Americans. have served or are serving as AmC'iCorps members. Together they have Mrved nearly 33 million people: in more: than 4,000 comm\lnitiu; taught, tl.llorod, or met\tored more than l million youth; organized after-school programs for more than 500,000 at-risk youth; established 4,000 safety patrols; built or rehabllitared more than 25,000 homes; pbwtcd more than 52 million nes and ~~111itcd; trained or supervised nearly 2 mfllion volunteers. "AmeriCorps has come of aae. and the reason for its success is the members - their lo-ve of counii)' ami tl1e hard and necessary work they do that helps millions of Americans," said Harris Wofford, ~:;hief o~eeutive officer of the Corporation for National Serviee. "By expandini AmeriCorps and other service programs, this budpt is helping unleash our country's greate5t power -the power o( citizens working together to get thinp doao." ln total, the budaet proposes $141 million for the Cvrporalia• ror NarlouJ Service and its three programs AmeriCorp~, Lean aad Serve Ameriea. and the Natioaal Settlor Semee Corps, a 19% I.Dcreue over last year. Created In 1993. the Corporation for National ~I'\' ice administers programs that involve more than one minion citizens of allaaes in servlc:e to the community. To tap the skills a.nd experience of America's arowing senior population, the budaet requests S201 million for the sen.lor Corps, a $13 million increase over last year. This lo"Velwould support an escimated •6-4,000 Retired aad Scalor Volunteer Program volunlee!'i, 28,200 J'~rer Graadpareab sti"Yins 100,000 children and youth with special needs, and 14.800 Seuior Co11paaloa1 providing support to almost 52.,000 adults who have difficulty with daily livin~ wks. "The aglns of America presents I.IS witk a tremendous challenge, but also an opporNnlty," said Wofford. "To meet our nation's needs, we must harness the power of seniors, who bring a lifetime of akills and C;\pcrion~c as parents, workers and citi~ns." The budget also requests $50 million for Lcara and Serve America, a $7 million increase, which supports servioe-leamiag a~tivitin for atud~nlt in ~ehools and college~> across America; an additional SJ 0 millioD for the Presidenc't Sludent Servlec Scholarslllp Program, which provides $1,000 matching scholarships for hi;h ac:hools students selected for outstanding cQmmunity service; and SS.S million for the Poiata otLithf Fo•n.dation. ,,, NATIONAL SERVICE; GETTING THINGS DONE II'J uo : N~w Yetrk A,·enuc. NW • wa~hin~t on . D.C. 2C!S2 5 ''";"1L,•IJ•> • t..·,11n " '~/ ),·n·,· A!'''!,,,, . .\",ui.•n.rl .),·nt.~ ~"' i·.r C••IJ'' W lelephonc : 102·6C\5·SOIX1· w.::b£.ltc: : \\"Ww.n.,ti0•1<<1sen·icc , ~;~rg �Sent 61 7 787 3236; By: ~ ASSC; F'E8-e2 99 16:27 Page 3 ! 4 Feb-3 - 99 11 :30PM; FROM : T0 :617 787 3236 FAGE:03 National Service apd the 2000 Bude;et The President's 2000 budget continues and expands the Administration's consistent and srrong support for ~ornmunity sa-vice through AmcriCorps, Service-Learning, the National Senior Service Corps, and oCher programs suppol1~d by the Corporation for National Service. S~cifical.ly, the budget includes $848 n1iJlion for national ~c.rvice; this represents llil increase of Sl33.S million (+18.7%) above amounts provided in the prior year. Service is and has always been a vital force in American life, and the President 1 s 2000 budget calls upon, and provides support for, Americans of all ages and baclcgrounds to se~:ve in their communities. The budget specitic!lly funds th~ following initiatives. ExpatJslon ofAmuiCorps to 69,000 mtmbtn by 2000, with the :oal of ,.eQching 100,000 m1mbtrs per year by 2002. AmeriCorps en11.bles young Americ;ans of tall baokg,c.rund~ to Krve communities through local and national nonprofit organizations. AmeriCorps members serve full- or part-1ime. generally for at least a year. In return, 1hey rec.eh1e a. rninima11iving allowance set at abo'Ur the poverty level of a single individuaJ, and when they complete their service, they receive an education award to help pay for postsecondary education or repay .student loans. Since 1994, more than 100,000 Americans have served or are serving!.! AmeriCc:nps members. Together they have served nearly 33 million people in more than 4,000 conununitiesj tauJht, tutored, or mentored more than 2 million youth; orga.nizeti aftcr·schoo.l proGrams for more than 500,000 at-risk youth; established 4,000 safety patrols; built or rebabilitilted more than 25,000 homes; planted more than 52 million trees; and recruited, trained or supervised nearly 2 million voluntews. Exparuion of s~rv~e./earnlng pNgratrU for Jchool·age youth. Service-learning programs provide students from kindergarten throuih college with the opportunity to engage in c:ommunity service that is integrated into the curriculum and promotes the leamins of citizenship. Th~ budget proposes to fund opportunities for more than on~ million students, including $1 ,000 matching scholarships for at least one student doing outstandin8 communitY service in high schools across the country. Exp4nsiD11 Pj Ppporlunitiu ftJr s~tnwrs to serv~ The ptO£f8ntl in the National Senior Service Corps provide opportunities for citizens age SS and older to use their experienc~ md talent! to meet community needs . The budget funds and expands the Retired and Senior Volunteer ProifiUil, the Foster Grandparent Proifam, the Senior Companion ProJllllll, ond other activities 10 u.p the wealth of skills and c:"'perience of older Americans, enabling more than half a million to serve in communities throughout the country. Continued tmprovtmtnt1 to 11t1 mtmagtmlnt of mztional sen~ic~. The budget funds a wi.de range ofactivitic5 to continue the Corporation' s progress toward strenJthc:ning the management of programs ar the state and local levels, increasing the use of technolo~y. and imp,oving stewardship of federal funds. Attachment: Table Depictine Funding Levels for the Corporation's Programs �-v v (J.) 0'> ~ •• w ~ ~ CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET (ctDIIII'!I iQ ltlo~ds) 5: ~ ~ Diffelen:e r- Iii 0 •• .0 Q) .... 0 f-. lL <0 t') Enacled ·--===-- "---=-- llfatiDaal SeMc:e TNit $5-t,ClOO $70,000 $70,000 $93,000 S2l.GOO ArneriCo~pe sr.t.IN~tiollllled AwardiOthw 250,000 282,000 770,$011 343.000 72,500 Nallonal CMian Comi'IM1ity C~ 18,000 18,000 18,000 21 ,000 3,000 AmerlCorp~STA 41,235 65,Z35 13,000 81 ,000 8,COO Pro~m Admnslrdon1Siil1e Comm!Mions 36,925 39,015 -- -- AnwtColps ('\1 t') 1'([) I'"' Sublatal, AmldCorp1 1'- iD 2000 Budgd ae:.za-• ~ t') 191g -=z•==-ca Aclvity :::: [D Ol Ol 1998 1997 Enacted ~ -==-· ~110 Enacted 20G0Bvdget - • t 99!1 Enacted . .. $454,- -- 41,065 47,750 14JZ.,511 $111,Jat ltU,tM 43,001 9],2.!58 36,573 t ,D8CI 4e,OD1 95,000 39,0l1 1,744 --· -Ill' 6,616 Natlon.l SenlorS.mce Corpa Rlltiredand Senior v-.,ller ~ Fo.ur Allgnrn Serlior Companion ,....m Sc.- Dei'IIOIIIIrldian Paog111n 35,708 71,112 ll.244 D 40,271 17.59l 35,361 0 Program Nmll'lilbaan 13.~~ =--·· 1o6,0&5 14,565 18,750 $151..111 sm,301 $111,471 NG1,7U f13,JJII sa.- $43.000 $43- $M,OOO n• $!,.500 $10,500 $tO,- $1. . . . 10 $616,349 $685,104 $714,539 $848,032 $133,493 a,.,.,.. s~~mt.r. ~ rru u· ~ \D ,.... s.n1o.. le•m 1nd Serve ~rita Points of Ught Fo•mdatfDIIIOth•r - -=-- 5,000 - 3,000 2.451 J,tlO - 2.1M (() ~~ ~ . :;, ~ m +-' W cu.. Q) ([) (() TOTAL � 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_1999-04-09_CNS-Budget-Boost-Announcement Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Corporation for National Service budget boost announcement Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting Corporation for National Service budget boost announcement. 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, 49998 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e68c7519c773fcf3d25776e245264e1d.pdf b220a01c3f579a4e1d4dcf4706bff970 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 George W. Romney Lansing , Telephone FAX Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell S. Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Board Development Committee FROM: Dorothy A. Johnson, President, Council of Michigan Foundations Chair of the Board Development Committee RE: Appointments DATE: March 29, 1999 Attached you will find a copy of correspondence from the Governor's Appointments Office noting that our nominees are in process. You will note that one name is missing, that of Ms. Deb Meijer who was unable to accept our invitation at this time. There are also resumes and biographies attached for these candidates. The MCSC will continue in its search for new appointments as there remains one opening. � 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_1999-04-09_Appointments Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting appointments Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting appointments. 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, 49997 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 1999-04-09 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9a7bb9be9f73d812a0c69d1a8c5c2f0f.pdf a0d4cb35dab9dd831484b31947461c16 PDF Text Text AMERICORPS STATE APPLICATION I. STATE NAME: Contact Person's Name and Tide: Program Tide: Address: Ciry: Phone: Email: 2. AMERICORPS FORMULA ALLOTMENT FUNDS APPLICATION Michigan FOR IP..TIRN.U USE O N LY Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission 111 S. Capitol Avenue, George W. Romney Bldg., 4th Floor MI Lansing 48913 - - - - - - - - - - - S t a t e : - - - - - - - Zip: ( 517 ) 335-4295 caldwellk1@state.mi.us Fax: (517) _3_73_-_4_97_7_ _ _ __ RENEWAL NEW REMEWAL ~EW( recompe t e) # of programs proposed for funding : Total amount of Corporation funds requested for FY: # of Nat'l Service Participants requested: Full-Time: Parr-Time: Summer: Total # of Education Awards requested: Full-Time: Parr-Time: Summer: 3. AMERICORPS c'OMPETITIVE FUNDS APPLICATION # of programs proposed for funding: Total amount of Corporation funds requested for FY: # of Nat'l Service Participants requested: Full-Time: Parr-Time: Summer: Total # of Educuion Awards requested: Full-Time: Parr-Time: Summer: 1,269,722 456,957 110 ~0 85 16 0 0 110 40 85 16 0 AMERJCORI'S STATE APPLICAnON OMB Number: l04S-OOH �AMERICORPS STATE APPLICATION 4. AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAMS: Number of additional Education Awards approved: 0 Total number of Education Awards including this process: __O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5. PERCENTAGE IN AREA OF NEED: Percentage of che programs proposed for funding chat operate in an area of need as defined 40% (2 of 5 programs ) by che Corporation: 6. CERTIFICATION: The applicant cerrifies co che besc of his/her knowledge and belief char che daca in chis application arc: true and correct and char filing of che :~.pplicacion has been duly authorized by che governing body of che applicant and char applicant will comply with che assurances required of applicants if che assistance: is approved. Name: Ticle: Kyle Caldwell _E_x_e_c_u_t_l_ · v_e_D_l_·r_e_c_t_o_r____ Phone: 517-335-429-bace: 1-29-99 AMERJCORI'S STATE Al'rLICATION ,..,D w.. .... ~-. .. . ., ~""~ ... • ,.."'~ , � 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_1999-04-09_AmeriCorps-State-Application Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting AmeriCorps State Application Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 1999-04-09 commission meeting AmeriCorps State Application. 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, 49996 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 1999-04-09