630 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8e4a95ee7d8ea8e626fa7eb9a03e9fde.pdf 7b223885491ee7043902632e29c88328 PDF Text Text Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Diana Rodriguez Algra JOHN ENGLER , Governor DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (51 7} 335 -4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director January 21, 1993 The Honorable John Engler Governor of Michigan 111 S. Capitol Avenue Olds Plaza Building, 2nd Floor Lansing, Michigan 48909 Dear Governor Engler: The Michigan Community Service Commission submits its first annual report of Commission activities covering the period of October 1, 1991 thru November 30, 1992. Our Commission formally approved this report for submission on November 18, 1992. In presenting this report to you, the Commission would like to highlight the following major accomplishments completed during our fust year . • The Commission developed and began to implement a statewide plan for youth service. • The Commission successfully secured $1.3 million dollars in federal funds to support community service initiatives in our state in the areas of K -12, higher education and youth service corps. • The Commission established a 15 member youth body, the first of its king in the county, that will advocate increased youth participation and voice in the development of our programs in the field. • The Commission convened major players in the field of volunteerism, community service, and service learning in an effort to set a statewide agenda for the coming years. The Commission looks forward to continuing to assist you in strengthening the field of volunteerism and community service in any way possible. The Commissioners and staff of the Michigan Community Service Commission wish you continued success in all your endeavors. Sincerely, \(··\ i ...• /~·· ,·t~,v ' . - - r--- Diiina Algra, Executive Director M!~higan Community Service Commission �-- 1991-1992 Annual Report The Michigan Community Service Commission --~ The Michigan Community Service Commission Michelle Engler, Chairperson Diana Rodriguez Algra, Executive Director 111 South Capitol A venue Olds Plaza- 4th Floor Lansing, MI 48909 �Acknowledgements The Michigan Community Service Commission would like to offer special thanks to Mary Estrada Secretary to the Commission Cynthia Scherer Trabian Shorters 1992 YES Ambassador 1992 YES Ambassador for helping make the first year of the Commission a success. �The Michigan Community Service CQmmission 1991-1992 Annual Report Historical Perspective A series of questions regarding the various streams of youth service was raised by people in Michigan in 1991. Are we approaching youth service in the most powerful way? Is there, for example, collaboration across streams and sharing of resources and information? If people are working together, how? Are higher education institutions reaching out beyond campus walls? Are individuals in the K-12 system working directly with community-based youth corps programs? How effective are schools, community agencies, and nonprofit organizations in working together? In April, 1991, a meeting was convened by theW. K. Kellogg Foundation for all its grantees working in volunteerism and philanthropy with young people. This meeting brought together community based organizations, K-12 educators, colleges and universities, and others to share information about their programs. They began the process of cross-streams collaboration answered some critical questions. In late Spring, 1991, Youth Service America (YSA) received a grant from the Kellogg Foundation to facilitate the development of sustained cross-stream collaboration. The grant enabled YSA; in cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC), the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), the Michigan Nonprofit Forum (MNF) and the Michigan State Board of Education; to sponsor a working conference around youth service policy alternatives in Michigan. The conference, hosted by the MCC, brought together over 125 individuals, from all over Michigan, representing young people, K-12 education, higher education, full-time service and youth volunteer corps, community based organizations, and state policy makers. The conference served to crystalize interest in youth service, identify critical issues, and engage program participants, managers, and advocates in youth service policy development. Interested conference participants attended two subsequent meetings in July, 1991, hosted by the CMF and the MNF, respectively. The meetings produced clear recommendations and a policy framework for youth service in Michigan. In response to the planning meetings, First Lady of Michigan, Michelle Engler, announced Governor Engler's intention to form a state commission on community service. The announcement was readily endorsed as participants in the summer planning meetings expressed their commitment to support, advise and assist the commission. A representative of the Points of Light Foundation, of Washington, D. C., also attended the July meeting. Impressed by Michigan's commitment and quality in youth service programs, the Points of Light Foundation selected the state as one of four in which to pilot its new Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. Through the program, the Foundation selects two young people in each host state and challenges them to engage their peers in community action aimed at serious social issues. 1 �Creation of the Michi2an Community Service Commission (MCSC) In October, 1991, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) was officially created by Governor John Engler through Executive Order 1991-25. The Commission was given the broad mission of developing a statewide service movement, which would focus initially on youth. The MCSC is currently composed of 21 members representing a broad constituency that includes community based agencies, higher education institutions, K-12, young people, organized labor, small business, corporations, and philanthropic organizations. The Commission is also ethnically and geographically diverse. The MCSC is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler who has taken an active role in the Commission and the promotion of its mission around the state. Mjssjop Statemept The mission of the Michigan Community Service Commission is to encourage community service and volunteerism as means of community and state problem solving, and to promote and support voluntary involvement in government and private programs throughout the state. Goals and Objectives '----" 1. Encourage and enable persons from all walks of life and from all age groups to perform constructive volunteer services; 2. Promote communication and collaboration between public, private, and non-profit volunteer programs in the State, and between the State and the private sector's initiatives in meeting human, educational and environmental needs; 3. Collect, maintain and share information on private initiatives, community partnerships and creative solutions undertaken by businesses, foundations, voluntary organizations, religious institutions and other private sector groups in the State, in order to promote their broader use; 4. Provide, or arrange for the provision of, training and technical assistance to public and private organizations engaged in volunteer recruitment and programming; 5. Develop, implement and maintain a state plan for public recognition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs; 6. Serve as the state's liaison to the Commission on National and Community Service and to other appropriate national and state organizations which relate to the Commission mission; 7. Facilitate the publishing of material concerning the field of community service, volunteerism, and distribute this information broadly; 8. Review the laws and rules of the state of Michigan, and proposed changes therein, to determine their impact on the success of volunteer activities and programs, and recommend such changes as seem appropriate to ensure the achievement of the goals of the Commission. 2 �Michia:an Community Service Commission Members Jon Blyth is Program Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. His major areas .of concentration are the environment, youth and employment/training programs. Education ~ Health and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Brandell is former Vice Mayor of the City of Mt. Pleasant and president of the Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Organization. She is a member of the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association and the Council for Exceptional Children. Mary Ellen Branden is Associate Dean for the college of Darin Day is the current Points of Light Foundation Michigan Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Social Work. As a student he founded MSU Student ACI'ION, the university-wide community action coalition and was one of the primary organizers of MSU Into The Streets. Mr. Day resigned from the MCSC in September, 1992. Dr. John DiBiaggio is the former president of Michigan State University and one of the charter members of the Michigan Campus Compact. Dr. DiBiaggio resigned from the MCSC in August, 1992, when he accepted the presidency of Tufts University in Boston, Massachuttes. Beverly Drake is the director of the Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSET) Council of Kent County. She also sits on the Governor-appointed Michigan Job Training Coordinating Council. Michelle Engler is an attorney and the First Lady of Michigan. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Michigan Volunteer Coalition and is Honorary Chair of the Girlstown Foundation and the Michigan Caring Program for Children. Ms. Engler serves on the Library of Michigan Foundation and currently chairs the Michigan Community Service Commission. Henry Gaines is an employee at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator for Local 599 UAW. Gaines also serves on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs. Paul Hubbard is President of New Detroit, Inc. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Director of Family and Neighborhood Services of Western Wayne County. He serves on the Board of Directors of Diversified Youth, Goodwill Industries and the Detroit Science Center. Dorothy Johnson is President, Council of Michigan Foundations, Board Member of Michigan Non-Profit forum, Board Member of Grand Valley State University Foundation and Board Member of Independent Sector and Board Member of W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Terry Langston is a student at Michigan State University (MSU). He has worked for 4-H programs at MSU. He also coordinates workshops and seminars on self esteem, career education and substance abuse. In 1990, he received the MSU Student Humanitarian Award, and in 1991 received the MSU Academic and Multicultural Award George Lombard retired in 1989 as the Regional Veterinary Supervisor for the Michigan Department of Agriculture. He has served on Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation Commission, Blair Township Zoning Board of Appeals, and Northwest Michigan Resource, Conservation, and Development Council. Mr. Lombard completed his term in 1992. 3 �L~sa Ilitch Murray ~s Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Training for Little Caesar Enterpnse, Inc. She serves on the Board of D~ectors for the Easter Seal Society of Oakland county where she received the society's 1988 Helping Hands Award for Easter Seal volunteers. She is a member of the Children's Center Capital Campaign, the Detroit Strategic Planning Committee and the Southfield Community Foundation. Randy Neelis is Superintendent of Menominee Public Schools. He serves as President of the Upper Peninsula Chapter of the Michigan Association of School Administrators. Vernie Nethercut is Director of the Alpena Volunteer Center at Alpena Community College. Nethercut also serves as Internship Coordinator and Administrator for Economic and Human Resource Development at Alpena Community College. Joel Orosz is Coordinator and Program Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism at theW. K. Kellogg Foundation. Orosz also works in the areas of education and youth programming. He has written numerous articles on philanthropy and volunteerism. Eugene Proctor is the executive director of the Baxter Community Center in Grand Rapids. Mr. Proctor resigned from the MCSC in March, 1992. Terry Pruitt, Jr. is a Trustee for the Saginaw Area Community Foundation. Pruitt is an Industry Market Specialist for Dow Corning in Saginaw. Judith Reyes is a Media Specialist and Associate Producer at Madonna University Media Center. She worked for the Peace Corps where she assisted in recruiting volunteers. Reyes was Senior Center Director at Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. ...____.. Judith Riedlinger is a small business owner. Riedlinger serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Farmington Hills. She is a member of the Women of Mercy which is affiliated with the St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. William S. Stavropoulos is President of Dow, USA and an elected Senior Vice President of the Dow Chemical Company. Stavropoulos is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow, serving on the Finance and Public Interest Committees. Michael J. Tate is the assistant director of Extension for 4-H Youth Programs, where he provides overall administrative and programming leadership. Mr. Tate joined Cooperative Extension as an 4-H Youth agent in Berrien County and served there from 1972 to 1976. Geneva Jones Williams is President of United Community Services of Detroit. She was named Citizen of the Year by the Michigan Chronicle and previously served on the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University. Executive Director, Diana V. Rodriguez Algra previously served as Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact, serves on the Board of Directors of the Capitol Area United Way and is Chair of the Volunteer Training and Development Committee. .____... 4 �Special Recognition James Kahil was among the original members of the MCSC. He had served as Command · Inspector of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Mr. Kahil passed away in January, 1992. MCSC Standine Committees The following standing committees have been established to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties and responsibilities: The Standing Committee on Community Collaboration promotes communication and collaboration between public and private community service programs in Michigan, and between state and local private and public initiatives to meet community needs. The Standing Committee on Evaluation address the evaluation needs of programs funded under each subtitle of the National and Community Service Act in Michigan, as well as other MCSC initiatives. Evaluations will be based on a program's measurable impact on participants, local communities, and the state. The Standing Committee on Fund Development is to develop and implement strategies to secure resources from private and public sources at national, state, and local levels. The Standing Committee on Recognition is to develop a multi-tier recognition and award program for community service and volunteerism in the state. The first tier will be recognition from the MCSC. Eligible applicants will include all who serve in organized youth and community service programs. The second tier will be a Governor's award for exemplary service. The committee is also working with individual communities to develop local recognition programs. The Standing Committee on Youth Voice has named itself the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). The MYPAC is a sixteen member body of young people between the ages of 12 and 21. Its responsibilities include developing and recommending policies and programs to the Commission as well as bringing the perspective of young people to all MCSC discussions and decisions. Major Accomplishments in 1991-1992 The Michigan Community Service Commission is building upon initiatives already existing in Michigan at the time of its formation. To maximize resources in the state, the MCSC acts 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. Sustained and meaningful cooperation among government, business, philanthropy, nonproflts and individual citizens must be maintained if we are to make a difference. Young people are integral players in the work of building coalitions to solve community problems. While many of the struggles communities face impact youth directly, rarely have young people been involved in developing solutions. The state has made a substantive commitment to involve young people in the development of state youth policy and in local community problem solving. 5 �We firmly believe that there is no limit to what young people can do. They are an essential resource that our society and our communities must call upon as we.seek to .meet pressing needs. Young people were a vital part of the meetings which led to the formation of the Commission and they · continue to be central to the Commission's progress. Currently two young people serve as full voting members on the Commission. ·The MCSC also has the benefit of working closely with two Points of Light Foundation YES Ambassadors. These young people offer the MCSC knowledge and insight gained through working directly in the fleld throughout the state. The Commission has employed other strategies to ensure strong and effective involvement of youth in all MCSC activities. Strategies include creating the Standing Committee on Youth Voice, named the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). The MYPAC brings a young peoples' perspective to all MCSC policy and programming discussions and decisions. In addition, the MCSC has developed a one-to-one learning program which matches Commission members with MYPAC members to increase communication and understanding between the two bodies. The Michi2an Community Service Plan The historic National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) created the Commission on National and Community Service (CNCS). In an effort to make local impact, the CNCS issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for funding under the NCSA in the late Fall of 1991. The RFP encouraged states to submit comprehensive plans reflecting cross-stream collaboration and a holistic approach to youth service and community action. The MCSC,the entity in Michigan designed to bring the streams of service together, was designated as the state's lead agency. Reasonably, the first major task of the Michigan Community Service Commission was to develop a comprehensive Michigan plan for submission to the Commission on National and Community Service. While developing the plan, the MCSC, and other key individuals and organizations, identified the following elements as essential to a successful Michigan initiative: • 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 initiatives outlined in the next section reflect Michigan's commitment to ensure that every person in the state has access to opportunities to help solve our most urgent social problems. 6 �The Michigan Vision 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. A longer excerpt of that same speech serves as the introduction and the theme of 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 needs 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 '11 find Idealism is not only practical- but a reality. When The Michigan Vision was written in late winter, 1992, it was the comprehensive statement on the convictions and passions of The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and its allies regarding community involvement and active citizenship. The vision is a working, living document whose words and ideas give shape and focus to the work of the MCSC. 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 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 facilitated by the MCSC in an effort to marry the power of our ideals and the results of our work. There are few explicit strategies and no timelines. Priorities continue to be set as much by opportunity as by choice. We are struggling to build bridges between our idealism and our reality, but we are building those bridges. We can take some pride in the steps we have taken in 1991 and 1992. Indeed, we can be very proud of the collaboration and sense of common purpose the MCSC has helped nurture across the streams of community service in Michigan. As we review the goals outlined in the vision, we can be heartened by the progress being made toward their realization. However, we must remain sober about the work ahead of the MCSC and our allies 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 following initiative statements come directly from the text of The Michigan Vision. Following each initiative statement is a brief summary of the action taken by the MCSC in 1991-1992. • Encourage young people to become advocates for service 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. 7 �The Michigan Community Service Commission established the Standing Committee on Youth Voice called the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Counci~ (MYPAC) in September, 1992. The MYPAC consists of 16 members, ages 12 to 20, from every region of the state. The MYPAC shares the status and responsibilities of all standing committees. Therefore, the council is able to introduce and review policies which go before the MCSC, participate in strategic planning, and play 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. • 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 Recognition Standing Committee in 1992, which will make 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 • Promote and facilitate functional partnerships among appropriate organizations in every Michigan community. These partnerships will be organized initially around youth service program design structures. 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 partnerships. • 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. The Michigan Community Service Commission has not established itself as the statewide coordinating body for developing the capacity of other organizations. It is not at all clear that Michigan needs a state-level entity to function in this way. Further, there is no consensus among Commissioners that they would like to see the MCSC move in this direction. The Commission, however, has been very supportive of others' work and has provided opportunities and incentives for organizations in Michigan to assist each other in program development and capacity building. • Identify and help coordinate public and private funding sources necessary to advance youth service. 8 �The MCSC has established a Fund Development Standing Committee. Membership of the committee consists of key individuals from the public, _private; and philanthropic sectors. Furthermore, the MCSC has accessed the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) to bring funds aimed at youth service to the state. Most of the monies from the NCSA 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. Although it has no plans to establish its own, the MCSC has played a role in the development of several state clearinghouses on service and volunteerism: The Michigan Campus Compact hosts a Midwest Regional Resource Center on Mentoring, The Volunteer Centers of Michigan have established a 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. 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 Educational/Research 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. • ·~-· In cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact/Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), and the Points of Light Foundation, the MCSC is establishing a network of regional training capacities for young people throughout Michigan. The network taps into and supports the resources outlined in the vision and several others both in Michigan and in the nation. • Establish a common terminology for youth service e.g clarify distinction between court-ordered service and community service. The MCSC will address this issue in 1993. • Establish principles for effective youth service programs which incorporate a 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 NCSA funds under all subtitles to design programs in accordance with these principles. ·-~· 9 �• Institute a process to unify program data collection and evaluation by establishing standards and objectives acro.ss all youth service program areas. The MCSC has established an Evaluation Standing Committee designed to asses.s 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. 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. The MCSC has secured in excess of $600,000 from the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to meet these ends. • 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. The MCSC will address this issue in 1993. • 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 with community colleges. Community colleges should be encouraged to include service as a part of their technical skills development programs. Through its support of and partnership with the Michigan Campus Compact, the MCSC has an indirect impact on the development of collaborative community college service learning models with outreach components to non-college youth. • 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 Youth Environmental Education Corps (YEES) was created in June, 1992. Details of the program can be found in another section of this report. 10 �• Facilitate the development of a Michigan "City Year" mod.el 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 ~our years. The "City Year" project is underway in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has the full cooperation and support of the Michigan Community Service Commission. • 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. This initiative did not receive NCSA funds in 1992. The proposal is to be evaluated, redesigned, and resubmitted in 1993. • Support the development of a statewide network of summer communitybased 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. In October, 1992, with leveraged funds from the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the MCSC assisted in the development of five new Youth Volunteer Corps in Michigan. In addition, the Commission set aside funds to enhance existing Youth Volunteer Corps and full-time Urban Corps programs in the state. • Designate and promote the Michigan Campus Compact as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a higher education service plan. The Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) has been designated by the MCSC as the higher education consortium responsible for coordinating a comprehensive 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. In cooperation and partnership with the Michigan Campus Compact, the MCSC has established an in-state college service grant process entitled the Michigan Generation Grant Program. 11 �Application to ---· th~ Commission on National and Community Service t.CI; Our comprehensive state application to the Commission on National and Community Service for funding under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 netted Michigan a total of 1.3 million dollars. We were funded in three of the four categories available. Title Bl: SERVE-America The Michigan Department of Education is administrating programs under this title. Our award in this category totaled $628,408.00. Through a competitive grant process, $585,338 will be distributed to communities in four categories. ~-· 1. Statewide Planning and Capacity Building - To assist the Department of Education in developing materials and providing services in the areas of program awareness, staff and participant training, curriculum development, and evaluation. Total available- $51,190. Grant range- $10,000 to $16,190 each for 4-10 grants. 2. School-Based Service-Learning Programs - To develop, expand, and model servicelearning programs. Total available- $377,145. Grant range- $10,000- $25,000 each for approximately 32 grants. 3. Community-Based Service Program -To develop, expand, and model community-service programs. Total available - $94,263. Grant range - $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 18 grants. 4. Adult Volunteer and Partnership Programs - To develop, expand, and model adult volunteer and partnership programs. Total available - $62,840. Grant range - $5,000 to $10,000 each for approximately 11 grants. Packets were released to approximately 8000 education institutions and non-profit organizations in late September of 1992. Applications deadlines of November 6, 1992 (postmarked) and November 9, 1992 (delivered) will bring applications into a three-tiered review process, consisting of teams of students, Department of Education staff, practitioners and Commissioners, all grants are subject to final approval of the MCSC. The request generated 203 proposals for review. Title B2: Higher Education The Michigan Generation Grant Program The Michigan Community Service Commission designated the Michigan Campus Compact Higher Education Collaborative as the lead higher education consortia in Michigan for the National and Community Service Act Title B2 Higher Education Award Program. Michigan was granted $250,000, the second highest award granted in the nation under Title B2. One of the outcomes was the Michigan Generation Grant Program consisting of a minimum of 22 subgrants ranging from $500 to $15,000 for a total of $200,000. The granting process was divided into two cycles. The selection committee was comprised of representatives from higher education, the field of service learning, students, and members of the Michigan Community Service Commission. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee designated the following funding levels for Cycles I and II in these categories: 12 �1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Student Initiated Projects -7 grants to be awarded for up to $5,000 per proposal. Evaluation & Outcomes -3 grants for up to $10,0()0 per proposal. Curriculum Development -6 grants capped at $10,000 per proposal. Leadership Training -3 grants at $10,000 per proposal. Combination Projects -3 grants to be awarded up to $15,000 per prop9sal. Cycle 1: For cycle I of Michigan Generation Grants, the MCSC received 14 proposals from 11 Michigan colleges and universities for a total funding request of $135,256.40. The Michigan Generation Grant Review Committee met October 13, 1992 and reviewed each proposal submitted. The Committee selected 8 proposals, totalling $62,614. All were approved by the MCSC at its October 23, 1992 meeting. Cycle II: As of November 1, 1992, the MCSC received 22 proposals from 16 Michigan colleges and universities under the Michigan Generation Grant Program. A total of $166,608.75 in funding was requested in cycle n. 1992 Michigan Generation Grant Cycle I Award Recipients Total Project Funded: Total Funding: Total Number of Participants: 8 $62,614 3,736 Project SIRV (Student Initiated Resource Volunteerism) Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI The project seeks to design activities and encourage students to research pertinent social problems in the community and develop a course of action toward solving them though organized volunteer efforts. Category: Combination Grant Funding: $13, 160 Participants: 270 Project RESPOND Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI Students will learn and serve at the same time. They will be building trails, planting trees, picking up trash at a State Park in Michigan and at the same time they will learn about environmental problems, the vegetation and ecology of the state. Category: Student Initiated Project Funding: $5,000 Participants: 15 Integrating Service Learning Into Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education and K-12 Schools Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI CMU, Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District and the K-12 Schools it serves will collaborate to train "teams" of CMU faculty, cooperating teachers and students teachers to implement service learning lessons into K-12 classrooms. Category: Combination Grant Funding: $14,995 Participants: 2 70 13 �Student Volunteer Program Delta College, Midland, MI -~- Expand existing partnership between Delta College and Tri-County Voluntary Action Centers to encourage additional students to volunteer in community organizations. Category: Participants: Combination Grant 400 Funding: $15,000 Community Service for Business Students Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI This project will provide students of the Seidman School of Business with the opportunity to become involved as volunteers in various community service organization activities in the Grand Rapids Area. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 27 Funding: $2,370 Children of Domestic Violence Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI An initiative to assist in combatting the pervasive social problem, domestic violence, by implementing programs for children in a shelter for domestic violence. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 94 Funding: $2,07 5 Building Student Commitment to Service Macomb Community College, Macomb County, MI This project will engage 75 students in a community service project with Housing Opportunities of Macomb (HOM) which will involve renovating a neighborhood home for a local family for Spring 1993 occupancy. Category: Participants: Student Initiated Project 120 Funding: $4,964 MSU COOL ACTION Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI MSU COOL ACTION is a new organization consisting of three components: Into The Streets, Alternative Break Programming, and the Registered Student Organization Network Coalition. These components provide students with strong roles in developing service opportunities and a lifetime service ethic. Title B2 funds will be used to create a database, develop recruiting, training, and evaluation tools, and support the Into the Streets program in 1992 and 1993. Category: Student Initiated Project Funding: $5,000 Participants: 2,540 The Michigan Resource Services Center The Michigan Community Service Commission received funding under Title B2 for the new Michigan Resource Services Center, to be housed within the Michigan Campus Compact. 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. 14 �The center provides support and resources to all Michigan institutions developing projects. It helps to ensure collaboration between groups working in the sam~ interest area and transmits expertise across areas of interest The center collects information already in existence including materials on curriculum development, evaluation and outcomes, program models, leadership and training, and issue-specific program areas (i.e. mentoring, literacy, homelessness). The cen~er also provides technical assistance to Michigan colleges and universities regarding newsletter publishing, grantwriting, program evaluation, and other skills. As knowledge of programs and projects grows, the center will convene individuals to share ideas, strategies, results, and challenges. One outcome of these meetings will be the publication of new information from the field Materials the Resource Center may publish include a community needs assessment instrument, information on orientation and training for students and community members, materials on infusing service-learning into curricula, and information on appropriate collaborations within the community and across the state. Title C: Youth and Conservation Corps Our award under Title C totaled $500,000. These funds were distributed into two categories: 1. $250,000 to be allocated to operate three residential camps entitled the Youth Environmental Education Service Corps (YEES). 2. $250,000 to be granted to local communities to develop, implement, or enhance youth corp models. fund~ • $115,000 was designated to youth ages 12 to 17. Youth Volunteer Corps initiatives serving • $45,000 was designated to assist existing Youth Volunteer Corps in the state. • $70,000 was designated to assist with year-round full-time Urban Corps models in the state. Maximum award: $35,000. We anticipate awarding two grants. The Michigan Youth Environmental Education Service Corps The 1992 Michi~an Youth Environmental Education Service CYEES) COJ.lls was a great success. Through a combination of federal (Commission on National and Community Service grant and the Job Training Partnership Act) and state (Michigan Department of Transportation) funds, three residential camps operated for nine weeks this summer. The three camps are: Camp Albena - 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. Work frQjects - 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. 15 �YEES Corps 1992 Work Projects • Harietta Fish Hatchery - the corps members cieaned fish raceways and baffles; • Pine River - members positioned rocks for erosion control of the ~verbank; • Hiawatha National Forest- corps members built fish cribs, cut cross country ski trails and built boat docks; • Indian Lake State Park - members constructed restrooms for the handicapped and performed campground maintenance; • Canyon Falls and Tioga Creek Parks - members were involved in park clean-up and maintenance; • Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Museum - corps members assisted in harbor cleanup. The Title C Subgranting Process A Request for Proposal (RFP) was developed and mailed out to 300 organizations and individuals including Volunteer Action Centers, United Ways, Community Action Agencies, Cooperative Extension 4-H offices, Urban Leagues and individuals that had requested notification. This Request for Proposal (RFP) yielded twelve proposals for consideration in the category of New Youth Volunteer Corps models. A review panel was designated that included members of the Michigan Community Service Commission youth, and outside readers in the field of youth volunteer corps. This review brought forth five proposals for consideration by the Michigan Community Service Commission. 1992 New Youth Volunteer Corps Award Recipients: Total Projects Funded: 5 TotalFunding: $115,000 Total Number of Participants: 51 0 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI Currently about 80 Alpena High School students volunteer 2 to 4 hours per week in human service agencies during the school year. The YVC plan is to recruit junior and senior high school students for weekend Team Projects in Spring Semester 1993, and for four two-week projects in the summer of 1993. Teams would consist of 8 to 10 volunteer youth and one paid Team Leader. Projects include mentoring, housing rehabilitation, and park maintenance. The program will target teens from low income families, those struggling with academics, and those possessing handicapper characteristics. The 8 to 10 member teams are also expected to provide service for Alpena's community events such as the Brown Trout Festival and the June Riverfest. Funding: $25,000 Participants: 16 100 �EightCAP, Inc. Greenville, MI The Montcalm-Ionia Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) would be a year-round project providing volunteer experiences for 80 youth. Because these counties are rural an.d comprised of communities with populations less than 9,000, resources are not available in any one community to initiate a youth volunteer project A Youth Volunteer Corps program would provide direction and leadership for establishing an on-going network for youth service in these rural areas. In its 26th year as a Community Action Agency, EightCAP has developed and operated programs in such areas as summer youth employment, domestic violence, foster grandparents, JTPA, Head Start, home weatherization, and Special Olympics. Staff expertise and community support will help facilitate the development of meaningful service opportunities for YVC participants. Funding: $19,000 Participants: 80 Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency Escanaba, MI The main objectives of the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) include unlimited opportunities for youth to participate in projects which directly benefit their community. The cities of Escanaba and Gladstone have several major projects in which the YVC will participate. For example, feeding residents of elderly care facility, city beautification, and Special Olympics. Expected outcomes include increased intergenerational communication and understanding, direct service to the community, and a supportive atmosphere for youth. The involvement of the schools and the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) will increase public awareness and involvement. The Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency is also applying to become a Volunteer Center through the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM). Funding: $16,000 Participants: 30 United Way of Muskegon County and the Muskegon County Community Foundation Muskegon, MI In its first year, the Muskegon County YVC hopes to involve 200 young people, ages 14 to 18, in guided team community service projects and provide the community with more than 20,000 volunteer hours. The YVC will place teams of youth volunteers, led by trained Team Leaders, in diverse community agencies to provide service which is meaningful to the community and to the participant. Youth volunteers can serve in intensive summer sessions of 4 to 8 weeks and in periodic short-term school year projects. Drawn from the full socio-economic, geographic, and ethnic diversity of Muskegon County, youth volunteers will develop important civic and life skills through exposure to others and by performing needed community service. Funding: $32,500 Participants: 200 Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency Ecorse, MI This project is a collaboration between Wayne-Metropolitan Community Services Agency (WMCSA), the Youth Volunteer Corps of Metropolitan Detroit, and Communities First. The program will be based in the City of Highland Park. Youth will be recruited through various community sources. Every attempt will be made to match participants with service initiatives in their own communities. The scope of the program includes Ecorse, River Rouge, Inkster, Romulus, Taylor, Hamtramck, and Sumpter Township. These cities have been identified as the 17 �most economically vulnerable in the Out-Wayne County area. The Out-Wayne County YVC will participate in such programs as neighborhood rehabilitation~ working in homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food distribution, and services to senior citizens. The YVC will also coordinate the efforts of the emerging City of Highland Park Teenage City Council and provide services ·to various city government offices. Funding: $22,500 Participants: 100 The second funding category was designated for the enhancement or development of both ongoing Youth Volunteer Corps and full-time Urban Corps models. In this category an Request for Proposal (RFP) was also developed and mailed out to agencies already operating programs. Five proposals were received and are currently being reviewed for funding consideration. Youth voice Actjyjtjes In order to meet its mission of involving young people in all levels of community problem solving, the MCSC began several initiatives in 1991-1992. Collectively, the following represent the Commission's Youth Voice Activities. The Points of Light Foundation Michigan Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador Program The Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose vision is to make meaningful community service aimed at alleviating serious social problems central to the life of every American. Youth Engaged in Service (YES) is a division of the Foundation which is committed to making that vision a reality for young people between the ages of 5 and 25. In order to meet this goal, the division has created the Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. YES Ambassadors act as advocates for youth involvement in community problem solving and act as catalysts for the creation of youth service opportunities within individual states. In August of 1991, the state of Michigan was one of four locations chosen by the Points of Light Foundation to pilot its Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador program. In September 1991 two young people between the ages of 18-25 were selected from over 50 applicants by a selection committee made of up of representatives from the Points of Light Foundation and leaders in the field of service in Michigan. From September, 1991 to September 1992, Cynthia Scherer and Trabian Shorters acted as advocates for the involvement of youth in community problem solving, and have worked directly with youth to engage them in service, and with the MCSC and other youth service organizations to stimulate the development of youth service opportunities. In September of 1992, the first year of the YES Ambassador program came to a close. After evaluating the program, the Points of Light Foundation decided to continue and expand Youth Engaged in Service. YES Ambassadors will be placed in nine locations across the nation. The four original locations; California, Michigan Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.; will be joined by Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland and Minnesota. A diverse selection committee was put together in Michigan with members representing both young people and leaders in the field of service. Announcements about the position were sent to over 800 individuals, organizations, and institutions across the state including volunteer centers, United Ways, community foundations, college placement offices, and 4-H. 18 �The YES Ambassador in Michigan for 1992-93 is Darin Day, a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Social Work and a former Michig~n Collllilunity Service Commission member. Based on the experience of the first year the program has been modified. Major differences include a more narrowed focus and the selection of only one Ambassador per location. The 1992-93 Ambassador will work primarily with young people through a variety of institutions, especially K-12 schools, volunteer centers, the Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center, and the Michigan Community Service Commission. Specific responsibilities of the Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador: • Training young people in leadership skills and service learning in schools, volunteer centers, and other nonprofit settings. • Recruiting and training college students to assist school youth and teachers in developing service learning activities as part of classroom instruction. • Working with the MCSC to develop statewide youth policy. • Researching and identifying exemplary youth community service programs, youth leaders, and resources that can assist individuals in the development of youth service programs. The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) In September, 1992, the Michigan Community Service Commission established a standing committee of young people to forward its mission of youth involvement in community problem solving throughout the state. -~ - The sixteen young people involved range in age from 12 to 20 and come from places as far apart as Detroit and Houghton. They represent youth from virtually every cultural, geographic, socioeconomic, racial, educational, and political background in Michigan. They each bring a unique set of experiences, skills, and abilities to the Commission and its work. The committee came together for the first time September 18-21, 1992, in Ann Arbor. There they established the name The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). They set an ambitious agenda for the year which includes visits and exchanges between participants in outstanding community programs and lobbying the legislature for more support of young people and youth service. Each member of the MYPAC has been paired with a Michigan Community Service Commissioner through an initiative called Partners in Service. Partners in Service is a one to one learning model which matches MYPAC members and MCSC members from the same geographic region. Through Partners in Service, Commissioners have access to the valuable viewpoints and perspectives of young Michigan citizens, and MYPAC members have access to the wealth of knowledge and experience each member of the MCSC offers. Through the MYPAC, Partners in Service, and other initiatives, the Michigan Community Service Commission is giving youth in Michigan opportunities to have a real impact on what happens in our state and in our communities. Perhaps the most significant benefit of initiatives like these is the opportunity for the MCSC to truly stay in touch with the needs and experiences of the young people it seeks to serve and support 19 �The Michiean Community Service Commission Plannine Retreat Friday November 20 and Saturday November 21, 1992 the MCSC, the MYPAC, and the staff convened a planning retreat at the Bellemont Manor on the campus of Albion College. The purposes of the retreat were to evaluate the first year of the Commission and to conduct strategic planning for 1993 and beyond. The retreat was facilitated by Jean Burkhardt, formerly of YMCA Campus Programs and currently a member of the Commission on National and Community Service Grant Review Team. Burkhardt engaged members of the MCSC, the MYPAC and the staff in a SWOT Analysis of our first year. SWOT is a small group process employed to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the Commission. Results from the SWOT Analysis Strengths: The following is the list of internal strengths of the MCSC which found consensus among the members of the Commission, the MYPAC, and the staff: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Accessibility Bi-Partisanship Clear Vision Governor's Support Cohesion Across Streams of Service in Michigan due to MCSC Commitment of Members Connection to Critical State and National Networks Diversity in Membership Highly Visible Chairperson MYPAC as National Model Mutual Respect among MCSC, MYPAC, and Staff Sensitivity to Needs of Diverse Michigan Populations Staff Leadership Trust and Teamwork Visibility of Individual Members Volunteer Experience of MCSC, MYPAC, and Staff Members Weaknesses: This is the list of internal and structural characteristics of the Commission members and staff consider obstacles. Each of the following represents challenges and opportunities for growth of the MCSC and the field in Michigan: • • • • • • • • • • • Danger of Overlap, Duplication vis-a-vis other State Organizations Different Levels of Knowledge, Understanding among MCSC Members Emphasis in Securing NCSA Funds in Year One Geographic Barriers to Full Inclusion Inconsistent Attendance and Participation from Commissioners Lack of Database of Effect and Replicable Program Models Lack of Long-Term Strategic Plan for the Commission Little History or Precedence, Few Models of State Community Service Commissions Need Specific Role Definition, Responsibilities for Commissioners Lack Representation from Native American and Religious Communities Lack Representation from Out of School Youth 20 �• • • • No Process for Evaluating Impact Poor Visibility of MCSC Reliance on "Soft Monies" Weak Linkages to State Agencies and Programs Opportunities: The following is the list of identified external support systems, welcomed challenges, and timely circumstances which present opportunities for the MCSC to move forward toward its mission: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -~ · • • Access to Legislators Access to Media Broad Support in the Field Charles Stewart Mott and W. K. Kellogg Foundations Clear Need in Michigan for Community Service College Interns to Assist Staff Commission on National and Community Service Increasing Visibility as a Group Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism Michigan's Leading Edge in Service-Learning, Volunteerism, and Philanthropy National Recognition of MCSC in Year One National Youth Service Movement Opportunities to Secure Funding from Diverse Sources Opportunity to Develop Database of Exemplary Programs Opportunity to Increase Citizen Participation in Local Communities President-Elect Ointon's Apparent Support of Community Service Serious Social Problems Service-Learning Curricula Success of Year One of the MCSC Volunteer Centers in Michigan Threats: The following is the list of circumstances and conditions, outside the MCSC, identified by Commissioners, MYPAC, and staff members as obstacles and challenges: • • • • • • • • • • • Attrition Bureaucratic Barriers (State and Federal) Burn-out Among Commissioners, Staff Changes in Administration (State and Federal) Funding Cutbacks High Expectations Lack of "Buy-in" from General Population Obscurity of "Community Service, "Service-Learning", and "Volunteerism" Partisanship Perception of MCSC as Duplicating or Supplanting Services Perceptions of Partisanship within MCSC Crjtjcal Issues and Prjorjtjes Identified for 1993 The following list of critical issues is a summary of comments about the tasks and responsibilities in most urgent need of action by the MCSC. This list incorporates the perspectives of members of the Commission, the MYPAC, and the staff. 21 �Critical Issues Facing the MCSC in 1993 ~ • • • • • • • • • • Addressing Staff Limitations Applying for Renewed Funding under NCSA Continuing to Develop Strong Partnerships Developing Database of Successful Program Models Defming Clear Roles for Commissioners, MYPAC Members Diversifying Funding Sources Emphasizing Public Awareness, Media Exposure Improving Internal Communication Reaching More Diverse Populations of Youth Working with Legislature to Ensure Permanence Michigan Community Service Commission Priorities for 1993 The following are the four tasks identified as priorities for the Commission by members of the MCSC, the MYPAC, and the staff: • • • • Secure Diverse and Sustainable Funding Sources Increase Support for the MCSC Staff Improve Internal Communication Ensure MCSC and its Grantees are More Visible throughout the State Strategies to Meet Identified Priorities The following are ideas presented by members of the MCSC, the MYPAC, and the staff to address identified critical issues and priorities: Funding: The issue of long-term funding cannot be separated from the issue of legislative support. Efforts must be made to secure permanence for the MCSC through the legislature. Specific strategies recommended include inviting legislators to Commission functions, employing Governor and Michelle Engler's support, and engaging MYPAC members to personally visit their State Senators and Representatives. Other funding strategies include seeking foundation and corporate support, direct-mail fund-raising, and seeking large individual gifts from private donors. Internal Communication: Timely communication between Commissioners, the MYPAC, and the staff has been identified as a major priority. Strategies recommended to improve MCSC internal communication include developing a comprehensive calendar of events and deadlines, publishing an in-house newsletter (possibly written and edited by the MYPAC), encouraging Commission and MYPAC members to convene regional meetings, and strengthening the Partners in Service program. Public Relations: One of the most consistently identified weaknesses and priorities of the MCSC is visibility. The following is the list of strategies recommended by Commissioners, MYPAC members, and staff for increasing public awareness and support of our work: • • • • Convene local workshops re: Community Setvice and Volunteerism Develop a logo or slogan for the MCSC Develop marketing materials: brochures, handbooks Encourage all MCSC and MYPAC members to discuss the MCSC, its partners, and its mission, in all public speaking engagements 22 \ �• • • Establish a Standing Committee on Public Relations Produce television and radio Public Service Announc~ments (PSAs) Solicit private sector pro-bono public relations expertise Staff Support: It has been agreed that meeting the growing needs of the Coqunission will be impossible without increased staff support. The consensus among members of the MCSC and the MYPAC is that they need to become more actively involved in the daily work of the Commission. For example, Standing Committee Chairpersons need to take the responsibility of convening committee meetings. There has also been some support of increasing the size of the staff. However, it remains clear that increasing the staff is only an option if the MCSC meets significant fund raising success. Other recommendations include seeking college interns to assist the staff in the Lansing office. Conclusion The Michigan Community Service Commission had a remarkable first year. The success of the Commission is highlighted by the over 1.3 million dollars secured to enhance and expand community service programs in the state. Moreover, the MCSC has served to open communication across streams of service. As a consequence, the seeds of a true statewide system of service and volunteerism have been planted. The Michigan Community Service Commission has brought a good deal of national attention to the state. Michigan is recognized as a national leader in the service-learning movement, in the proliferation of community-based volunteer centers, and in the trend toward statewide unity in service and volunteer initiatives. 1993 promises to be a challenging year for the MCSC. In light of identified critical issues and priorities, and the bold promise of The Michigan Vision, there is a lot of work to be done. There were many urgent challenges before the Commission in 1992 and they were met with significant success. The committnent of the Governor, Commissioners, the MYPAC, the staff, and our partners in Michigan, indicates that future challenges will be met with equal vigor and success. 23 � 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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CAPITOL AVENUE OLDS PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 30015 LANSING MICHIGAN 48909 TEL. (51 7) 335-4295 LOWELL W. PERRY, Director MEMORANDUM TO: Linda Meyer, Executive Assistant to the Govemor Governor's Office FROM: Diana Algra, Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission RE: MCSC Annual Report Distribution DATE: March 11, 1993 Per your request, I am providing you with a potential list of individuals that will receive a copy of our annual report. Please be advised that our annual report is being printed at no cost to Michigan taxpayers. Dow Chemical and Dow Corning have graciously agreed to cover the cost for reprinting 200 copies. To date our report has been provided to the Governor's office and to each member of the Commission. Additional copies would go to : 1. State Department Liaisons of the Michigan Community Service Commission (Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Education (DOE), Department of Social Services (DSS), and Office of Services to the Aging (OSA). 2. Michigan Campus Compact- Julie Busch, Executive Director 3. Michigan Non-Profit Forum - Dave Egner 4. Michigan Campaign for Volunteerism - Governor George Romney 5. Volunteer Centers of Michigan - Executive Director's (22) 6. Youth Service America - Frank Slobig �---------- -- Linda Meyer Page 2 March 11, 1993 7. Points of Light Foundation, Youth Engaged in Service Program (YES) Cynthia Scherer 8. Key members of our Michigan Delegation in Washington, D.C. (Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.) 9. Key members of our State Legislature (Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.) 10. Additional copies would be retained to meet the needs of requests that we get from other state lead agencies in the country. � 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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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, 49424 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 1992 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e2504d929e1be807c60b374be6c25439.pdf 2dbd7db17f803977e3727de12de38e11 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governo r MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Cap itol Ave . Olds Plaza Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Mich igan 48909 Tel. (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Frank Dirks MEMORANDUM TO: Reporters and Editors FROM: Michelle Engle~ · RE: Michigan Community Service Commission DATE: July 13, 1994 As chair of the Michigan Community Service Commission, I am pleased to enclose our 1992-1993 Annual Report submitted to Govemor Engler earlier this year. On Thursday, July 14, student volunteers from all across the state will join me in witnessing the signing of the Michigan Community Service Act to encourage community service and volunteerism as an important means of meeting today's social challenges in our communities. A listing of Commission members and MYP AC (Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council) members are listed in this packet. Please help us honor Michigan's many community service volunteers by sharing the work of the Commission with your readers. If you would like more information about a student volunteer that you could highlight from your area, please contact Patricia Masserant at (517) 335-6397. A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission 0,-- �Fact Sheet Michigan Cott1n1unity Service Con1n1ission The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) was created by Governor John Engler. The Commission is a permanent legislatively established body devoted to promote Community Service and voluntee:rism especially among youth as ways to effectively meet local needs. The Michigan Community Service Commission is chaired by First Lady Michelle Engler, and directed by Mr. Frank Dirks. The 25 commission members represent a broad-based constituency dedicated to the concept of community service and the building of private/public coalitions to effectively meet local needs. The ethnically and geographically diverse members of the MCSC represent community-based organizations, colleges, K-12 schools, young people, labor groups, small businesses, corporations, and philanthropic institutions. • Collects, maintains and share lolormation on private initiatives, mmmsunity pannershipi and aeative solutions undertaken by businesses. foundations, voluntlr)' organizations, religious instiwtions and other private sector groups in the State, in order to ~otc their broader usc; • Provides or arranges tralnlDg and tedmlc.al assistance 10 grantees and potential grantees in tbe ceas of servicelearning, evaluation and programming; • EstabUsbes'a state plan for public J'e(X)gnition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs; • Reviews current md proposed laws and rules ID dctc:nninc their impact on the success of volunteer activirics and programs, and recommend changes to ensure the achievement of the goals of the Conunission. Current Initiatives of the MCSC Include: Developing, Implementing and maintalnlDg Mkhigan's Amer!Corps and Learn & Serve • Community Based Programs. Developing, Implementing and malntalnlDg Michigan CARES - a community service plan.nlng model funded through the W. K. Kellogg Foundation aud the Corporation for National and Community ServiceL TheMCSC: • Encourages and enables persons from all walk.s of life and from all age groups to perform constructive volunteer and community services; • Promotes communication and collaboration between public and private volunteer programs in the State, and between the State and the private sector 's initiatives in meeting human needs; • Creating and maintaining a statewide volunteer recog· nition program. • Supportl.ng the work of the MYPAC, a statewide youth body formed to promote community service. • Promoting the Michigan Campaign on Volunteerism. • Promoting the President's Youth Service Awards. �Michigan Community Service Commission MicheUe Engler is an attorney, the Fust Lady of Michigan, and currently chairs the MCSC. Victor Begg is president of the Muslim American Alliance. Jon Blyth is Program Officer for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Mary EDen BrandeD is Associate Dean for the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Julie Cummings works as a consultant who specialiZes in development and fund raising. Carol F. Dombrowski is the Director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for Senior Selvices, Inc., in Kalamazoo County. Beverly Drake is the director of the Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSEl) Council of Kent County. Judith Dunn is a small business owner. Ms. Dunn serves on the Board of Directors for the SL Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Farmington Hills. Henry Gaines is an employee at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator for LocalS 59 UAW. Dorothy Johnson is President of the Council of Michigan Foundations and a bUStee of the W. K. KeUogg Foundation. Terry Langston is a graduate student of Michigan State University (MSU) and Assistant Director of the Midwestern Regional Mentoring Resource Center. Sister Martinez is the Director of the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs at Madonna University. James W. Muir actively volunteers in many programs dealing with the physicaDy challenged. Kathleen Keen McCarthy is the Supervisor of the Charter Township in Plymouth. Lisa Ditch Murray is Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Training for Little Caesar's Inc. Randy Neelis is Superintendent of Menominee Public Schools. Vemie Nethercot is Director of the Alpena Volunteer Center at Alpena Community College. Joel Orosz is Coordinator and Program Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism at theW. K. Kellogg. Terry Pruitt, Jr. is the Manager of State Affairs and Government Relations for Dow Coming Cmp. Sarah Marie Riley is an undergraduate student at Western Michigan University (WMU). Michael J. Tate is the Assistant Director of Extension for Governmental Relations at MSU. Geneva Jones Williams is President of United Community Services of DetroiL Frank Dirks is the Executive Director of the MCSC. �Citizens in Service to Michigan Empowering Michigan Communities to Serve 1992-1993 ANNUAL REPORT � 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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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, 49425 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 1992/1993 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/60a3e7f70675830b4914df00661b4b34.pdf d7279089c052a180e31b1d9ab5daa295 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Mich elle Engler 201 N. WASHINGTON SQUAR E VICTO R OFFIC E CENTER LANSING, MICH IGAN 48933 TEL. (51 7) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Diana Rodriguez-Aigra February 25, 1994 The Honorable John Engler Governor of Michigan P.O. Box 30013 111 S. Capitol Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48909 Dear Governor Engler: The Michigan Community Service Commission is happy to submit its second annual report of Commission activities covering the period of December 1, 1992 thru December 31, 1993. Our Commission formally approved this report for submission by its Executive Committee on January 7, 1994. In presenting this report to you, the Commission would like to highlight the following major accomplishments completed during our second year. • The Commission successfully secured $1.6 million dollars in federal funds to support community service initiatives in our state in the area ofK-12, higher education, and youth service corps. • The Commission has been featured as one of the "leader'' states in the community service arena as part of a nationally distributed case study conducted by Youth Service America for the Corporation on National and Community Service. • The Commission has served as a major player in the National and Community Service Coalition. The Coalition is a body of community service organizations and individuals from around the nation, solicited by the Commission on National and Community Service to provide technical assistance and consultation to federal legislators concerning laws and regulations in the area of national service. • The Commission has developed a national model for Youth Voice within the field of Youth Service named the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) that has been replicated in at least ten states to date. A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission ' " "• f [ D., <; ~fCTQ.£0 ~~ "~q �The Honorable John Engler Page2 February 25, 1994 • The Commission in cooperation with the Michigan Campus Compact developed the Michigan Principles for Service (See page 2 of the Annual Report). These eight points serve as our guiding principles as we develop community service projects throughout our state. The Commission looks forward to continuing to assist you in strengthening the field of volunteerism and community service in any way possible. We wish you continued success in all of your endeavors. Sincerely, ~iwJJv~ Michelle Engler, Chairperson Michigan Community Service Commission ·ana Algra, Executive Dir r 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. 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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, 49426 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 1992/1993 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/86875a9442ca49dc29bdb9bd9f7bb09b.pdf cd9168bbce70ab8daa1c95d241324836 PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission 1994-95 ANNUAL REPORT A Dil'ision of the Michigan Jobs Commission �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler October 1995 Executive Director Frank Dirks 111 Olds Plaza Lansing , Telephone FAX S. Capitol Ave. Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: Despite ever present challenges, the prospects for service and volunteerism in Michigan have never been better. Michigan's citizens of all ages, races, and religions have come together in voluntary citizen service to make our communities better places to live. Volunteerism and community service have become core elements of an emerging language of community building. State and local nonprofit and public institutions are forging new partnerships invigorated by citizen-generated problem solving. I am pleased to report that the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) has contributed to this renewal of the voluntary spirit. Never alone, always in partnership with state and grassroots nonprofit organizations, MCSC has been driven by its mission to enable all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. Thanks to the exemplary bipartisan support of the legislature and the sponsorship of representatives Bob Emerson and Shirley Johnson, MCSC was established in statute in the summer of 1994. Governor Engler's commitment to service and volunteerism has been invaluable, helping to make MCSC one of the nation's preeminent state service commissions. Through its supporters, its members, and its activities MCSC has exemplified the notion that service and volunteerism are not bipartisan ideas, they are nonpartisan ideas. MCSC has demonstrated that a public agency can serve as an effective catalyst for service and volunteer programs. MCSC has proven that public/private partnerships offer compelling approaches to sustaining service and volunteerism. MCSC has found that as much as anything, people need opportunities to come together to find shared solutions to common challenges. At the national level, recent questions over the federal investment in service have understandably generated concern among many nonprofit volunteer organizations in Michigan. While we remain confident that the federal government will continue its long tradition of support for service, the current uncertainty has underscored our view that service and volunteerism will not flourish if they become dependent on any single source of support, be it public or private. Volunteerism does not come free, and all sectors of society must recognize their duty to support it. The future health of our republic will depend on a citizenry willing and able to volunteer to serve their communities. No American better recognized this than the late Governor George Romney. His vision guided the development of service and volunteerism across Michigan and the United States. His selfless commitment and boundless energy were an inspiration to me as I know they were to many Americans. While we will miss him deeply, we can rest assured that his legacy will live on in the efforts of generations of volunteers. We hope that you will consider our work as seeds for future growth in volunteer citizen service. We hope that you will find our activities a positive part of an unending effort of civic renewal. Sincerely, Michelle Engler Chairperson A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Frank Dirks October 1995 111 S . Capitol Ave . Olds Plaza Bldg., 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: MCSC is proud of what we have accomplished since 1994. We have been relentlessly driven to build a sustainable infrastructure for service and volunteerism in Michigan. To achieve this we have worked closely with our partners in the nonprofit sector. Our partnership with the Council of Michigan Foundations, through the W .K. Kellogg Foundation funded Michigan CARES project, has been an outstanding public/private collaboration that we hope will serve as a model for other states. Our Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funded TAP-Youth Service project has enabled us to work in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan and the Catholic Youth Organization to reach scores of grassroots community organizations in Detroit. We have forged strong working relationships with the Michigan Nonprofit Forum and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan that have produced a number of exciting initiatives. Through our federally funded activities we have developed a model state-administered national service program network that we call Michigan's AmeriCorps. We have maintained a strong relationship with the Michigan Department of Education in which we work to ensure that our respective youth service and service-learning program decisions are coordinated, efficient, and sustainable. We have enjoyed a dynamic and productive relationship with the Michigan Jobs Commission. We have worked closely with the Department of Social Services on volunteer information sharing. In addition, we have begun to develop improved mechanisms to facilitate communication among state agencies that work with the nonprofit volunteer sector--- from the adopt-a-highways programs to emergency preparedness. We also have produced information guides to support the service and volunteer field, and we have conducted intensive outreach and technical assistance efforts to enhance the awareness and skills of volunteer and service organizations. MCSC 's support comes from three primary sources-- federal funding through AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National Service, state funding, and private foundation funding . We believe that this combination is a good representation of the elements necessary to sustain service and volunteerism. Service and volunteerism require public, private, and nonprofit support. We could not have accomplished what we have without the support of the Corporation for National Service and the AmeriCorps program. National service has been a key to our efforts to build a strong state infrastructure for service and volunteerism in Michigan. We have done much to be proud, but we have much more to do. Please let us know how you think we may work best to support a future bright for volunteer citizen service. s~ ~~~ Executive Director A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission �Table of Contents Introduction ..................... ............ .......... ... .. ........ ............... ... ... .... ... .................. ........ 1 Catalyst .... ........... .. ... .... ........... ......... ......... .. ............. ... ..... .... ... ... .. ..... ...... ....... ........ ..... ............ 2 Michigan's AmeriCorps ............... ........... ........ .......... ....... .. ........... ......... .......... ....... 2 Learn and Serve Michigan .. .... ... .. .. .. ... .... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. . 7 Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council ........................................................ 10 Michigan Youth Voice ......... ........................ .... ....... .... ..... .......... ..... .. .......... .... .. ...... 11 Governor's Community Service Awards ........... ...... .. ....... .. .. ................... ............. 13 Convener .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .... ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .... .. 15 Staff Advisory Council ......... .................. ......................................... .. ......... .. ......... .. 15 Service-Learning Leadership Council ...... .. .... ...................................................... 15 Funders Meeting ....... ................... .................. ... .... ............... .. ...................... ........... 16 AmeriCorps North Central Cluster Meeting ....... ........ .. ..... .... .... ... .... ........ ...... ... ... 16 Broker .......... .. ............................................... ....................................................................... . 17 Michigan CARES ...... ........... ........ ................................ .......... .... .. ....... ..................... 17 TAP-Youth Service .. .................. ........ ... .. .. ....... .... ....... ..................... ... ....................... 20 Youth for Michigan Campaign .............................................................. ............... 21 Quest International Conference .... ............. ..... ..... ...... .. ..... .......... ...... .... ... ... .... .... 22 Financial Report ............. ... .. .. .............. ..... .. .. ..... ... ............... ... ..... ...... .................... ......... 23 Appendix ... ... ..... ........................................................................ ... ............ ... ......................... ...... 25 Michigan Community Service Commission Members .................. ... .................. 25 Michigan Youth Progressive Council Members ................................................... 26 Service-Learning Leadership Council Members ........ .... ..................................... 27 Staff Advisory Council Members ........................................................................... 27 Michigan Community Service Commission Staff ............... .. ... .. ........ .. ................ 27 Printing for this report was made possible through th e support of a grant from the Corporation for National Service Number of Copies Printed: 2.000; Total Cost: $2,500.00; Cost Per Copy: $1.25 �Michigan Community Service Commission "Building Communities Through Service" he n people serve , th ey build co mmunity. They unite in a co mmo n ca use of impro vin g th e li ves of o th e rs. Th ey prov id e mu c h nee ded supp o rt to yo uth w ho ge t littl e a t home. T hey comfo rt people who are ill or Lncapacitated. They develop new serv ices to reach the homeless, the addicted, and the abu sed. Through the act of serving, people also make a decisive difference in their own lives. They develop their ow n knowledge, skills, and character. They build relationships with people they otherwi se may not have known, escapin g the ignorance and powerlessness that pl agues bystanders. Through service peopl e give and gain a sen se of human worth , value and potential. W The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) was established in 1991 by Executi ve Order of Governor John Engler for the purpose of developing more effecti ve ways to promote and support service and volunteeri sm in Michigan. Chaired by Michigan's First Lady, Michelle Engler, MCSC was designated the state's lead agency for admini stering programs under the Nati o nal and Community Service Act of 1990, and later the National Service Trust Act of 1993. From the start, MCSC has maintained an ambitious agenda in support of service and volunteerism that encompasses more than the administration of federally fund ed national and community service programs. The Governor and the Michigan Community Service Commiss ion have been committed to ensuring that the operati on and the public perception of MCSC are stri ctl y nonpartisan. The res ult of this commitm ent was demonstrated in 1994 when the Mi chi gan Legislature establi shed the Commi ss ion in law with overwhelming biparti san support - pass in g the Ho use 105-2 and the Senate 30-2. MCS C is currently composed of 2 1 ethnicall y, geographically, and politicall y diverse members, representing a broad constituency th at includes community- based organizati ons, colleges and uni versities, local educati on agencies, philanthropic institutions, government, labor, business , seni or citi zens, and youth . MCSC serves in three capacities, as a catalyst, convener, and broker, to build stronger communities th rough service, vo lunteeri sm, and phil anthro py. MCSC is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem-solving through service and volunteerism. �Catalyst MCSC works as a catalyst for positive change; stimulating innovative programs that meet real community needs through service. MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS ichigan has long been an established leader in service and volu nteeri sm - first to reco g nize the importance of a state commission on service and volunteerism, first to empower youth to become partners in the commitment of meeting community needs, and one of the f irs t to establish its community serv ice commission by law. On September 12, 1994 MCSC started a new chapter for service and volunteerism in Michigan with the kick-off of Michigan's AmeriCorps. Nine differe nt local partnerships make up Michigan 's AmeriCorps team. The work of the citizens who have accepted the challenge to serve in Michi gan's AmeriCorps he lps to bind together the communities with the resolve to make our state a better place to live and work. M 2 �We're About Getting Things Done Michigan's AmeriCorps engages the energy and idealism of the citizens of Michigan, includ ing young peop le, in meeting the most critical ed uc at io nal , public safety, hum a n , a nd environmental needs of our communities. In Pontiac, Mi chigan's AmeriCorps members introduced and promoted conflict resolution in fo ur junior hi gh schools and one high school. Madison Jr. High School reported 228 conflict resolution interventions between January and the close of school in June. Both truancy and the number of students expelled has been reduced since the inception of the program. More than 3,630 yo uth enrolled in after school and summer clubs provided by Michigan's AmeriCorps members in Ypsilanti. The 177 cl ub s offer a variety of ac tivities including fo reign la ngu age lesso ns, math , scie nce , banking, and tutoring. The majority of the students invo lved in the cl ubs, have show n a meas urable improvement in academic achievement, confidence, and self esteem. In Grand Rapids, the Michigan's AmeriCorps program operated by the Grand Rapids Service Corps (GRSC) tutored more than 390 students at five elementary schools, and assisted 30 senior citi zens with ho me visits, personal li vi ng chores, and home maintenance. During the summer, GRSC establi shed a Junior Service Corps , ai med at in stilling the spirit and skill s of volunteeri sm in youth . This summer, 75 young people between the ages of7-14 actively served their community. Pontiac, Ypsilanti, and Grand Rapids are not the only communities "getting things done." Michigan's AmeriCorps programs in Lansing, Flint, Detroit, Shelby, Southfield. and Saginaw are tutoring disadvantaged youth, rehabilitating public parks , cleaning up the e nvironment, me nto ring developmentally disabled youth . work ing in community police corps, and conducting health screening for both youth and adults. In addition to the impact Michigan's AmeriCorps me mbers made in their ow n communiti es throughout the past year, members of all nine programs came together, in the true sp iri t of serv ice, fo r a day of"getting things done" in the southwest Detroit communi ty. T he Michigan's AmeriCorps Signature Service Project involved AmeriCorps and community members in meeting co mmunity environmental needs i.n southwest Detro it. The project offered corpsmembers a chance to learn about the rich culture of Detroit while contributing to the community in projects designed by residents. 3 �We're About Citizen Service Community building, skill development, and character strengthening are the rewards fo r those who answer the call to serve. The difference these corpsmembers make in their communities, while they discover themselves and their own abilities, will surely stand out as one of the most significant lessons of their lives. Through Michigan's AmeriCorps, co mmunities are bein g transformed one child, one house, one neighborhood at a time . Those who serve and those who are helped are transformed. Serving others provides a new perspective, a new way of seei ng ourselves, and an opportunity to gain a sense of worth in the process. Steve Tobocman is a member of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps. His initiative and pl anning Jed to a one-day cleanup at five different sites in Southwest Detroit, involving 15 Michigan's AmeriCorps members and more than 20 community members. The Carson Street Block Club hosted one of the sites. In a tearful speech, a member of the block club explained the importance of hav ing Michigan' s AmeriCorps me mbers co me to their neighborhoods as a catalyst to inspire the community to improve itself. During reflection at the end of the day, members commented on how meaningful they felt their contributio n had been. Much of their success was due to how closely they were able to work with community volunteers. "As a grad student at the University of Michigan studying Law and Public Policy, it is difficult to participate in serv ice and volunteer projects." Steve commented, "AmeriCorps has given me the opportunity to engage in direct service to low income neighborhoods, while still bei ng able to use the skill s and resources of my education." Tiana Lomax is also a Michigan's AmeriCorps member. When she joined the Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan's AmeriCorps she was very shy and felt that her life was go ing nowhere. This year, Tiana spoke to a group of 50 women executives about her AmeriCorps experience. "One of the many things we do is go to elementary schools to tutor children. Right now I am working at Sigsbee and Henry Elementary Schools. Many times I tell my students how important it is to get an education. I really contradict myself. Here I am telling someone the importance of ed ucation, yet I don 't have a diploma. I was supposed to graduate in I 994 but unfo rtunately I made some bad choices and did not graduate. With the help of the Grand Rapids Service Corps, I will graduate on May 24th! Last year when I found out I wasn ' t going to graduate I told myself and my frie nds that I didn ' t care. But now that I am goi ng to receive my diploma, my whole attitude has changed . I care about everything!" 4 �We're About Community Partnerships Michigan's AmeriCorps programs partner with more than 100 organizations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for Michigan and its communities to invest in new community partnerships that hold the best chance of building improved community problem-solving through service and volunteerism. Albion College Allernati ve, Inc. American Youth Foundation Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Baxter Community Center Baxter Neighborhood Association Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit Boulevard Harambee/Church of the Messiah Boys and Girls Club of Saginaw County Boys and Girls Club- North Oakland Butterworth Hospital Camp Oakland Carrol ton Middle School Chapelle Elementary School Cheney Elementary School Cherry Street Clinic Christ Episcopal Center City of Grand Rapids City of Saginaw Youth Employment Program Clancy Street Ministries Clinica Santa Maria Coit Elementary Coit Community Church Community Church of God Community Mental Health- Mason Co. Community Mental Health -Lake Co. Community Mental Health - Oceana Co. Core City Neighborhoods Coulter Elementary School Creston Neighborhood Association Department of Social Services - Lake Co. Department of Social Services - Mason Co. Department of Social Services- Oceana Co. Detroit 's Life Consultation Center East Hill s Neighborhood Association East Leonard Elementary Eastern Michigan University Edith Baillie Elementary School Edmonson Middle School Emerson Elementary School Fairwinds Girl Scout Council Family and Neighborhood Services Ford Elementary School Genesee County Habitat for Humanity Genesee County Health Department Genesee County Community Action Agency George Elementary School Grand Rapid s Foundation Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Habitat for Humanity Hall Elementary Heaven rich Elementary School Henry Park Paideia Academy Hispanic Institute Hispanic Center of West Michigan Holmes Elementary School Houghton/Jones Neighborhood Task Force Houghton Elementary School Jefferson Jr. High Jessie Rouse Elementary School Jones Elementary School Joy of Jesus Jubilee Christian Church Kaiser Elementary School Lansing Neighborhood Council Latino Family Services Lighthouse North Oakland County Lincoln Jr. High Longstreet Elementary School Macomb and Oakland Community Mental Health Services Madison Jr. High Michigan State University McCree Theatre Neighbors of Belnap Lookout Oakland County Youth Ass istant Oakland County Probate Court Oakland University Operation Get Down People in Faith United Pontiac Central High Pontiac Schools REACH, Inc. Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association Roosevelt Park Senior Center Rosedale Park Baptist Church Saginaw Police Department Salem Housing Task Force Salina Elementary School School District of the City of Saginaw Sigsbee Elementary Southwest Detroit Business Association The BUNK (Building Up Neighborhood Kid s) The Disability Network The Neighborhood Service Center United Way of Genesee & Lapeer Counties United Way of Saginaw County University of Michigan Urban League of Flint Washington Jr. High Wayne Center Wealthy Street Center Seed Webber Elementary School West Middle School Youn g Men 's Chri stian Organization Youth on the Move Youth Protection Council 5 �Mic higan's AmeriCorps Programs AmeriCorps Oakland: Michigan 's AmeriCorps CircleNet: Michigan's AmeriCorps Eastern Michigan University, Teams for School Success: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Environmental Problem Solving in Lansing: Michigan's AmeriCorps Genesee County AmeriCorps Program: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Rural Strategic Action Initiative: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Saginaw AmeriCorps: Michigan 's AmeriCorps ETHNICITY so r--------------------------- EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 0 While • African-American • Hispanic/Latina 0 Aslan/Pacilic Islander • Native American 0 Olhe1 60 r--------------------------- D g~fr~~~~G~~~~~ion 50 1--------- --------------- • ~~~;~~~~~;iree/ o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~r 40 1-------- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - . GED 30 1--------- 10 % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members GENDER 50 ~------------- AGE O Male • Female 17-25 - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 0 40 II=====;-38.81 30 20 10 o ~----------~- % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members 6 % of Total Michigan's AmeriCorps Members 26·40 41 + �LEARN AND SERVE MICHIGAN ommunity service is a powerful tool for youth development. When young people are asked to do something important, something that matters, so mething that will make a difference in the world, they gain self-respect. Service transforms the young person, helping him/her become a self-confident member of society, a productive worker, and a valuable, committed citizen. When community service is combined with structured learning, service becomes a method of teaching and learning. C Service-learning involves schools, communities and youth in creating and implementing service projects that address important community needs , and enhance academic and critical thinking skills for youth participants. It places ideas and concepts in the context of real-life situations and empowers students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize these concepts through practical problem solving, often in service to the community. Service-learning transforms the young person from a passive recipient to an active provider, and in doing so redefines the perception of youth in the community from a cause of problems to a source of solutions. The network of Learn and Serve Michigan programs is called Michigan Youth Serving Across Michigan (MYSAM). MYSAM promotes partnerships between community organizations and schools. The programs are built around local community needs and interests and involve local businesses, nonprofit and social service organizations. Last year MCSC administered nine Learn and Serve community programs representing an investment in both the future of young people, and the future of their community. We're About Youth Serving as Community Resources The "Connections" program in Kalamazoo matches students from three Kalamazoo public high schools (one an alternative education program) with elementary students who reside in the economically distressed Edison neighborhood. The older students provide critical one-on-one attention and mentoring to educationally and socially disadvantaged fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. In addition, mentors and mentees work together to research and complete joint service projects, including participation in the County Human Service Department's Walk for Warmth, neighborhood graffiti cleanup, and neighborhood gardening. Studies have shown that youth respond more positively to information presented by their peers. In Petoskey, the Teen Peer Education Program involves more than 67 youth who receive training in HIV awareness and domestic violence prevention . The youth volunteers have presented educational programs, focusing on these issues, to a total of 3,500 students, parents, and school administrators, reaching 20% of all teens in the eleven county area. Response to the program has been extremely positive, with 90-95% of the student audience participants indicating the information would help them say no to sexual pressure, and increased their knowledge of the risk of HIV. All schools where youth volunteers presented have asked for repeat presentations next year, and new requests are increasing. 7 �We're About Youth Development Grand Rapids' Youth Action Institute (YAI), a collaboration between Creston Ne ighborhood Association and Heart of West Michigan United Way, focuses on training neighborhood yo uth to organi ze their neighborhood for positive change. The program di vides youth participants, many who are considered at-risk, into three teams. Each team underwent extensive training. Community services provided by the youth volunteers include the painting of a 190 foot long mural , cleaning a neighborhood park, painting the front of a neighborhood middle sc hool, ass isting with the organi zation of a crime prevention awareness event for more than 400 neighbors, building pl anter boxes fo r senior citizen home own ers, painting over gang graffiti , and renovating neighborhood playgrounds. YAI provides connected learning opportunities for youth, allowing them to mo bili ze and lead other youth in service-l earning projects. This year, more than 200 yo uth have assisted in meeting the direct needs of their communiti es. Vio lence committed by and against yo uth is a growing problem in many communities aro und the state , including Detroit. Operati o n Get Dow n's Future Leaders Program deci ded to tackle this problem by involving 30 youth in the deve lopment of a handbook outlining violence prevention and conflict resoluti on strategies fo r their peers. The yo uth gained skills in research, w ritin g, e ditin g , g ra phi c des ig n, des kto p publi s hin g, m a rk e tin g , dis tributi o n a nd leadership. T he project empowered the yo uth by giving them a sense of being able to change the ir lives and the ir community for the better. T he proj ect w ill to uc h more th a n I ,000 community youth . We're About School and Community Partnerships One of the most important ingredients of service-learning is collaboratio n among schools and community-based orga nizations (CBOs). Collaborati on enables schools and CBOs to do what they do best while ensuring that yo uth participants benefi t fro m a measure of continuity in their service and learning experiences. Co llaboratio n not onl y enhances practice , it also impro ves the chances of program in stitutionaliza tion, quality, and sustainability. MCSC works with all Learn and Serve grantees to pro mote and support coll aboration and utili zation of comm unity resource . In Mani stee, Proj ect Walk-About engages college and hi gh school students in developing and implementing service- learning proj ects with elementary yo uth . Ac ti vities foc us on academic and socia l skill s as well as community and civic invo lve ment. T he Mani stee County Ameri can Red Cross, Manistee Intermediate School Di strict, and Manistee Area Public Schoo ls ass isted in the implementation of team training. The Kaleva-Norman-Dickson School D istri ct, Orchard Hill Care Center, U.S. Forest Service, and the Kaleva Migrant Program ass isted in impleme nting community service projects including neighborhood cleanup, beauti fica tion, and recycl ing projects. The Northwest Council of Governments assisted in admini stration and the Kaleva-Norman-Dickson school district offered the use of thei r facility and ass isted in parti cipant referrals and day-to-day operations. 8 �Muskegon Youth Volunteer Corps partnered with Reeths Puffer High School to work with students to identify community needs and address them through service projects. The YYC also implemented a summer D.A.Y.S. science and service camp in partnership with Muskegon State Park, Muskegon Community Foundation , and the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. The camp involved youth in service and leadership activities focusing on improving the environment of the community through science. More than forty-five community organizations and schools are involved in operating Michigan 's community-based service-learnin g programs . These partnerships involve such components as s haring training and resources. Schools and community-based organizations jointly develop curriculum and service activities, and provide in-kind donations, planning, and guidance. A lpena Public School s Alpena Coun ty Library Alpena Senior C iti zens Baxter Cen ter Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kalamazoo Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo Butterworth Hospital Charl evoix Schoo ls Community Foundation for Northeast Mi chi gan Creston Nei g hborhood Association Detroit Public Schools Edison Ele mentary Forest Area Schoo ls Grand Rapids Ho usi ng Com mi ssion Grand Rapid s Public Schoo ls G rand Traverse Band of Ottawas and Chippewas Green View Nursing Ho me Harbor Springs Schools Heart of West Michigan United Way Huron Humane Society Inland Lakes Sc hools Juni or Ac hieve ment of Ka lamazoo Kent Intermediate Schoo l District Ka lamazoo Public Ed ucatio n Foundatio n Ka lamazoo Publi c Sc hoo ls Lake Huron Area Co unci l Loy Norrix Hi g h School MSU Coopera tive Ex tens io n/4- H Mu skego n He ig hts Safe Have n Mu skegon Yo uth Volun teer Corps Ne ig hbo rs of Belknap Lookout No rthsi de A lternm ivo:: Education Northwest Michi gan Hea lth Services Operation Get Down Petoskey School s So utheas t Econo mi c Development Te nderca re of Alpena Third Leve l Yo uth Services Trave rse C ity Area Sc hoo ls United Way of Muskegon County United Method ist Com munity Ho use University of Mi chigan, Sc hoo l of Education Vine A lternati ve Hi gh Washington Ele mentary Wayne- Westland Community Schoo ls Wea lth y Street Neighbors Western Michigan Uni vers ity Whitehall Hig h Schoo l Women's Resource Cente r of Northern Michigan Youth Employment and Training P rog ram s Youth Vo lunteer CorpsNo lunteens o f A lpena YWCA 9 �MICHIGAN YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION COUNCIL o uth in Mi c hi gan have made great strides in the area of community ser vice, but yo ung people should not onl y perfo rm community service, they should pl ay a role in developing and planning policy as well. While "youth advi sory council s" exist at the local leve l and even within specialized organi zations, there is a need to develop a netwo rk of yo uth in the field of service at the state level. The Michigan Youth Progressive Actio n Counc il (MYPAC) is a standing committee of the Michi gan Community Service Commiss ion. This body of 15 youth from around the State of Michigan advi ses MCS C in policy and programs that involve yo uth. MYPAC also promotes and supports youth service th roughout the state of Michi gan. Y We're About Youth Leadership N ineteen-ninety-fo ur was a busy and ac ti ve year for members of MY PAC. Five new MYPAC members began their terms with MYPAC. To more effecti vely enhance communicati on among MYPAC members and M CSC, MYPAC adju sted its structure to form an executi ve co mmittee. The committee co-chairs act as li aisons between MCSC and MY PAC, and coord inate informati on fl ow and decision making. Thi s year, MYPAC was involved in several acti viti es . MYPAC members received leadership training, parti c ipated in outreach activ iti es thro ugh the MCSC, and planned and implemented two You th Voice proj ects. The MYPAC met fi ve times in 1994. During these meetin gs, members received updates regarding MCSC and other statew ide service activities, and presented their ideas regardin g youth iss ues. MYPAC members also received training in iss ues such as service-learning, grant writing, event plannin g, team building, and o ther areas relevant to yo uth serv ice. MYPAC members attended conferences on service including the National Service Learning Conference and the Points of Light Conference. MYPAC members were acti vely in volved in several outreach acti vities. Kim Frons ma n was invited to partic ipate in th e Supe rinte nd e nts ' Committee for Advanced Mastery Certificates in Community Service. Jarrod Montag ue prov ided team building training to more th an 200 A meriCorps members at the Michi gan's Ameri Corps Signature Service Project in Detroit. Scott Smith and Anne Jeannette LaSovage served on the review committee for the statewide Youth For Michi gan poster contes t. Andrea Love gave a powerhll speech about youth voice and yo uth/adult partnerships to more than sixty people fro m the Michigan CARES communities. As MYPAC moves into a new year, there is a sense of achi evement in hav ing reached so many young people, but a knowl edge that much work still li es ahead. The MYPAC looks forward to a another year of outreach , specifi call y at th e community level. MYPAC members wi ll serve as Ambassadors in their communities , ass isting organi zati ons and communities in promoting and developing quality youth service. They will serve as trainers and advocates fo r other youth , keeping the spirit and fi eld of yo uth service alive, now and for years to come. 10 �MICHIGAN YOUTH VOICE ichigan Youth Voice, made possible by a grant from the Corporation for National Service, was designed to increase and enhance the level of youth participation in community service and community leadership. As part of the Youth Voice program, MCSC and MYPAC sponsored a conference March 31- April2, 1995. The intent of this conference was to allow youth to train other young people in the areas of youth service and youth leadership. A secondary goal for the youth voice conference was to involve and include less traditional leaders in community service leadership. M We're About Youth-Led Solutions The Youth Voice Conference was held at Camp Miniwanca in West Michigan. More than eighty young people and ten adult advisors participated in the three day conference. The youth were from both rural and urban communities across the state of Michigan, and represented many different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Overall, conference evaluations from youth participants were positive. Youth indicated that it was extremely beneficial to learn from other young people rather than adults . Adult advisors commended the quality of the conference and the opportunity for the youth participants to see youth role models training and teaching other young people. Participants from the community of Kalamazoo are currently planning a youth leadership conference for West Michigan that will be facilitated by young people. A community leader who sent a group of six youth to the conference, later reported that "there has been a definite improvement in the skills and behavior of the young people who attended the youth voice conference. They offer their opinions, and are more constructive in activities." Youth Action Forums In communities throughout the state, MCSC and MYPAC supported Youth Action Forums (Y.A.F.); town meetings planned by and for young people to address community problems, promote youth engagement in community action, and build partnerships among youth and their communities. Youth Action Forums are not onetime events. Their purpose is to initiate a process through which youth assume greater roles and responsibilities in their communities. Forums may address issues such as education, crime, hunger, and drug abuse. Engaging youth in such problem solving creates unique solutions and a greater investment by young people. Three communities held Youth Action Forums. Kalamazoo Voluntary Action Center & The American Red Cross, VolunTEEN Leadership Corps "From Our Viewpoint" This forum involved 200 youth from the Kalamazoo community in discussing important issue areas which affect youth. The youth involved will continue this effort through cable access programs that are directed and initiated by youth. The cable access programs will highlight youth issues and concerns, and youth generated solutions. 11 �United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit, Southeastern Michigan Youth Summit "Empowerment, Action, Change" Bringing together youth throughout Metro Detroit, this forum focused on several critical issues fac ing young people, and offered ideas about ways youth could address these problems through community service. The forum was foll owed by large-scale service proj ects. More than 450 youth participated in the forum and related community service activities. Hemlock "Rural Youth Speak Out" This forum specifically targeted the needs and issues of rural youth and bro ught together more th an 200 youth from around the state of Michigan. The young people learned about and discussed critical issues facing youth and identified possible solutions to these problems. Youth were trained in pl anning and implementing youth action forums in their own communities. 12 �GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS unger, homelessness, illiteracy, crime, drugs, social disintegration- these are some of the problems addressed everyday by countless volunteers across our state. Community service is a critical part of the solutions to these problems facing Michigan 's communities. By their work and the example they set, Michigan's volunteers are a powerful force. They inspire others to become active and involved to fight apathy and alienation. H We're About Recognizing Those Who Serve The Second Annual Governor 's Community Service Awards program celebrated the exemplary efforts of citizens across the state who have been working to solve comm unity problems and improve the quality of life in Michigan. The evening was highlighted by the presentation of a special award to the late former Governor George W. Romney. In one of his last public appearances, Governor Romney was recognized for hi s lifelong commitment to serv ice and volu nteerism in Michigan. The award will be given annually as the Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Commu nity Service Award . "I can think of no better person to name a lifetime of service achievement award after than Governor Romney," said Governor John Engler who, along with MCSC chair, Michelle Engler, presented the award. Finalists from more than 200 nominations in II categories were invited to attend a reception and an awards banquet. The Governor and Mrs. Engler announced and presented awards to winners in each category. The awards program was sponsored by MCSC with support from the General Motors' Foundation, and several individual donors. "Volunteers provide needed services that can be measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but valued 1nore in the hearts of all who have been touched by their good works. " - Michelle Engler and Governor George Romney 73 �The Second Annual Governor's Community Service Award Winners Governor Ronmey Lifetime Achievement In Community Service Reverend William C. Coppage, for the past 20 years, has helped make vitally needed services avai lable in a community where none had ex isted before. He was instrumental in establi shing the Retired Senior Vo lunteer Program in Jackson, the first of its kind in the State of Michi gan, as well as the Jackson County Department on Aging, the Crouch Senior Center, and several churches and church schoo ls. In novative Spirit Herbert A. Start, Pres ident and CEO of Hope Network, works relentlessly to unite people in order to pursue visions of hope which enhance the dignity and independence of people who have disabiliti es and/or are disadvantaged. Through Hope Network, Mr. Start creates employment, rehabilitation, transportation , and housing opportuniti es by collaborating with many different groups in innovative way s, to improve lives and communities. Exemplary Community Service By A Youth Gina Garza has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving her community. Gina establi shed Together Everything Amounts lo More (TEAM), a community service group at Way land High School, to get teenagers in volved with their community. The success of Ms. Garza's e ndeavors range from establi shing a clothing drive to keep the community warmer during the winter to vis iting nursing homes and givi ng some lonely residents a reason to s mil e. Exempla l)' Community Se rvice By A Senior Citizen Rose Bell has, for over 30 years, run a social service agency out of her apartment in Detroit. She developed a "workfa re" program lon g before it became popular. She began United Neighbors ove r 25 years ago, without any formal funding and no paid staff. Since then, she has been deve loping co llaborative re lationships with churches and other service organj zatio ns throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. · Exemplary Community Service By An Adult Carol Powell has been responsible for the initiation of a number of community projects which have made a significant impact throughout the central Michigan area and recentl y, throughout the enti re stale of Michigan. Her contribution to " Eyes to the Future", a project designed to acquaint youth with the possibility of tra ini ng beyond high school and provide them with an opportunity to actually spend time on a college ca mpus, has had a tremendous impact on both the students and the community. Exemplary Community Service By An Americorps Member Michelle Hartley's involvement has all owed the Fair Winds Council to enhance its services in Genesee County by offeri ng Girl Scout programs to previous ly unserved girls. Through Ms. Hartley 's efforts 83 new Girl Scouts have been registered utilizing 19 new adult volun teers who she recruited and helped orient as troop leaders. Many of the girl s served by M s. Hartley 's programs are considered at-risk. Outstanding You th Organization Kids Healing Kids is a vo lu nteer choir of more than 200 3rd, 4th , and 5th grade students fro m Woods ide and Waukazoo Elementary Schools in Holland. Thi s volunteer outreac h choir creates music video tapes to encourage children being treated for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, while reaffirming the ir importance to the world . Outstanding Community Service Program Manager Marty Plender is the volunteer leader of Westside Operati on Weed and Seed, a grassroots movement to deve lop and carryout a plan to improve the community. She has in volved countless residents, organi zations, service providers, businesses , and many others. Ms. Plender has created an ever-g rowing tas k force of individual s com milled to carry ing out the project. Outstanding AdulT Organization The Juni or League of Kalamazoo has been the ini tial driving force behi nd gettin g the Hea lthConn ec l program started. Every wee k, Hea lthConnecl treats Kalamazoo County's unemployed, homeless, and indi gent at lilli e or no cost, thanks to more than I00 vo lunteer physician s, nurses , clinical and support staff. Outstanding Corporation/ Business Community ln volveme/11 Hamilton Chev rolet-Geo , The Hamilton Group, has developed a unique business-education part nership with Warren Moll High School, Warren Consolidated Schoo ls. This partnership challenges hundreds of high school students to set goals fo r their fu ture through competiti ons and encourages e ntreprenueri sm through scho larships. OutsTanding Michigan Service-Learning EducaTor Fatima Plater ident ified service- learning as the bridge across whi ch school, community and business partners crossed to adopt Interim House, a shelter for abused wo men and children . Hampton El eme ntary Sc hoo l"s serv ice-learning program has grown to include five se rvice- learning clubs, one midd le sc hool and elementary school. and a join t partnership entitl ed ' Un ited We Serve ' . 74 �Convener MCSC is a convener of diverse individuals and groups; building community through shared efforts toward common goals. STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL CSC and the Staff Advisory Council, a group of 25 state government agencies and no nprofit organizati ons, establi shed a sc hedule of qu arterly meetings, fo r the purpose of coordinating activiti es and sharing information among state and nonp rofit agencies. The MCSC Staff Advisory Council ass isted MCSC in developing a state resource guide, Profiles in Service, for service and volunteer related programs. M SERVICE-LEARNING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL s serv ice- learning continu es to ex pa nd and deve lo p throu g ho ut the state, key pl aye rs recognized the need to create a council that woul d help shape and further develop the fie ld. The Service-Learning Leadership Council , convened by MCSC, is a gathering of the leading service-learning practitioners and policy-makers in the state. The mi ss ion of the council is to foster the development of sustainable service-learning in Michigan by fac ilitating communicatio n, promoting best practices , encouraging di versity, and supporting school-community partner hi ps. A One of the first accompli shments of the counci l was the development of a common language, serv ice- learning booklet for servi ce- learning in Michigan. Michigan is fort unate to have a ric h variety of service- learn ing resources including model school and communi ty-based programs, state and regional networks, trai ning and technical assistance providers, as we ll as teacher educators and education advocates . Yet each of these programs and organi zati ons views service-learning through a slightl y different lens. Michigan Service-Learning Principles and Practices connects different shades of service- learning through a common spectrum of understanding . T he booklet will be di stributed th ro ughout the state. 15 �FUNDERS MEETING AT W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION n February 20, 1995, MCSC convened and the W.K. Kel logg Foundation hosted a grantmakers meeting to begin a dia log on volunteerism in Michigan . Attending organizations included: Council of Michigan Foundations, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Upjohn Foundation, Michigan Nonprofit Forum, and Grand Rapids Community Foundation. As a result, the Council of Michigan Foundations and MCSC agreed to collaborate to produce a grantmakers/grantseekers guide on model service and volunteer programs in Michigan. Publication of the guide is due in the Winter of 1996. 0 AMERICORPS NORTH CENTRAL CLUSTER INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING n March of 1995, MCSC and the Corporation for National Service (CNS) hosted a meeting of the state commission program staff of the North Central Cluster, which incl udes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Three overriding themes brought the cluster together: redefining quality and performance standards for AmeriCorps programs , increasing program responsibility, and bui lding a network throughout the cluster. This meeting gave the state program officers the opportunity to network, share resources and tools, and provide support to each other. I The meeting provided MCSC with the opportunity to share its Monitori ng Gu ide, Contractors Notebook, and Renewal Meeting Plans with the other states. As a result, Michigan was recognized for its comprehensive and efficient monitoring plan and was suggested as a national model. MCSC is promoting the next steps necessary to formalize the North Centra l C luster network. 16 �Broker MCSC is a broker of ideas and resources,· encouraging collaboration and en trep reneurial app roach es t o service and volunteer program development. MICHIGAN CARES oll aborati on is key to any community service initiative. The vision of MCSC has always been based on the value and importance of co mmunity building and state a nd local co ll aboration. The Mi chigan CARES (Communities Accessing Resources to Engage in Serv ice) project, funded through grants fro m the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Corporati on fo r National Service, is designed to demonstrate the strength and efficacy of service programs developed and sustained through local community coll aborative planni ng . C Michi gan CARES is a unique, innovative collaborative effort between the Michigan Community Service Commi ssion and the Council of M ichigan Foundatio ns (CMF). In a process facil itated by local com munity fo undations, community-based organizations, volunteers, schools, and yo uth leadershi p programs in six communiti es across the state are working together to develop strategic plans and projects around service and volunteerism. Each of the six M ichigan CARES communi ties has spent the past year developing a plann ing process, determining desired outcomes for improving their communiti es, forging new partnerships, and implementing collaborative serv ice proj ects. We' re About Providing Comn'lUnity Helping to address complex communi ty problems requires a great deal of coordinatio n in order to provide the most efficient and effective assistance. Organizati ons worki ng joi ntly rather than indepe nden tl y are likely to conduct a broader, more compre hensive analysis of iss ues and opportunities. Resources 77 �Flint CARES is assembling data and materials to develop a community resource center/forum for nonprofits that utilize volunteers. The forum will provide many of the same functions as a volunteer center and will also act as a communication and convening center for nonprofits to talk about service, service-learning, and volunteer related issues . The Muskegon CARES community developed a volunteer center, Volunteer Muskegon, with input and commitment from local citizens, businesses and agencies . The local community foundation, United Way and the Michigan CARES collaborative are just completing a three-year agreement that will temporarily establish a volunteer center within the United Way and help the center become independent at the end of the agreement. The board and staff will remain autonomous and determine the center 's direction. Marquette CARES is working to establish a Community Resource Center for community agencies. This center will give area non profits a center to research and communicate ideas about service and volunteer issues. We're About Sustaining Innovative Service Programs Three of the Michigan CARES communities developed and implemented demonstration projects that were either directly involved or closely coordinated with other national service programs. The organizations involved intend to make the projects a part of their annual schedule. Alpena CARES is developing and improving several volunteer programs based on results from a series of community needs/resource assessment sessions. Based on the data, the Alpena CARES program is creating a local teen center designed and implemented by and for youth. Various other programs and projects include environmental cleanup and water-testing projects, and job shadowing/ mentoring programs. The Michigan CARES Southwest Detroit Collaborative consists of a number of youth-serving organizations committed to helping restore Southwest Detroit to a safe and healthy environment for youth . The Southwest Detroit Collaborative focuses resources on youth recreational programs , neighborhood cleanup projects and youth oriented organizations around common issues. The project planning conference, involving more than 100 area youth , developed a permanent advisory group which planned and implemented a neighborhood cleanup project in the John Kronk Park area. In one day, more than 50 youth and adults removed 100 tons of garbage, 350 used tires, four abandoned cars, and 70 fuel tanks from a one-mile-strip in the industrial section of the John Kronk Park area in Southwestern Detroit. A local junk yard donated people, services, and equipment worth in excess of $20,000. Grand Rapids' youth development network is preparing for its community-wide conference on service-learning and youth issues that will target youth serving organizations. They also conducted summer youth service programs in collaboration with local Michigan's AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve programs. Thirty-five high school-aged youth served the handicapped in a "Special Sitters" program and in a community organization program geared around community gardening. 18 �in collaboration recognize that their well-being is intimately connected to t.he wel!We're About Participants bein a of the community. Collaboration becomes a means of rebuilding a larger commumty. This Strengthening sens~ of connectedness is the sustaining strength of successful collaborations. Michigan CARES Communities has already connected 115 organizations throughout the state. Through Adult Learning Center Gwinn Co mmunity Ac ti on Center Collaboration Alger/Marqu ette Com munity Acti on Board Habitat for Hum ani ty Alger/Marquette Spec ial Ol ympics Alger/Marquette Seni or Nutrition Program Alger/Marqu ette Mental Health Center A lpena Area Chamber of Commerce Alpena Boosters C lub Alpena Exchange C lub Alpena County, MS U Extension Alpena Bi g Brothers/Big S isters Alpena Youth Club American Heart Assoc iation American Lung Association American Red Cross Bell Memori al Big Brothers/B ig Sisters of Marquette Boy Scouts of America Boys and Girl s Clubs of Alpena Boys ville B urton Neighborhood Housing Service, Inc. Calvin Co ll ege Camp Fire Boys and Girls Catholic Human Deve lopment Office Catholi c Soc ial Services Cath oli c Youth Organizati on Chadsey Hi gh School Chocolay Children's Center Communiti es First CO NNEXIO N, Inc. Council Aga in st Gang Related Violence County of Alpena Pro bate Court Creston Neighborhood Associati on D .J. J acobetti Ho me for Veterans Detroit Recreati on Department Detroit Po lice Department Direction Center Dow ntown M arquette Associati on Earhart Middle School Easter Seal Society of Genesee County Eastwood Nursing Home Fa ir Winds Girl Scout Council Flint Retired and Seni or Volunteer Programs Flint Co mmunity Schools Flint Roundtable Forsyth Township Hi storical Soc iety Genesee Cou nty Alli ance for the Mentall y Ill Genesee County Mental Health Genesee Regional Food Bank Girl Scouts of America Goodwill Industri es G rand Valley State Uni versity Grand Rapids Publ ic Schools Grand Rapids Public Education Fund Grand Rapids Service Corps: Michigan 's AmeriCorps Grand Rapi ds Community Co llege Grand Rapids Area Center fo r Ecumeni sm Greater Muskegon Catholic Schoo ls Harbor House Domestic Shelter Heart of West Mi chigan United Way Janzen House Junior League of Flint Kearsley Commun ity Schools Kent i ntermedi ate School District Lake Superi or Hospice Lakeshore L ung Soc iety Latino Family Services Lutheran Social Services MALDEF March of Dimes of the Upper Peninsul a Marquette County Department o f Social Services Marquette General Hospital Marquette Community Foundation Marquette Police Department Marquette Public Schools Matri x Theater Company Mid-Michi gan American Soc iety for Training and Development Mitte n Bay Girl Scouts Mott Children 's Hea.lth Center Mott Community College MSU Extension Services Multipl e Sclerosis Society M unger Middle School Muskegon Communi ty Co llege M uskegon County Community Foundati on Muskegon Economic Growth Alli ance Muskegon Area Intermedi ate School Di strict New Hope Missionary Bapti st Church Optimist Club of Alpena Porter Hills Presbyterian Village Renaissance Youth Center Return on Investme nt SDEVP Southwest United Presbyteri an Church Southwest Detroit Community Mental Health Tall Pine Council Boy Scouts of America Teen Reaching Out The Grand Rapids Foundati on United Way of Genesee and Lapeer Counti es United Way of Muskegon County Uni versity of Michi gan Urban League of Flint VISTA Center Vi suall y Impaired Center Volunteer Management Association of Western Michigan Volunteer Center of Alpena Volunteer Center of Muskegon County Wilson Middle School Youth Volunteer Corps YWCA of G reater Fli nt 19 �TAP- YOUTH SERVICE T AP-Youth Service (Technical Assistance Program for Youth Service) is an 18-month initiative of MCSC, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan and the Catholic Youth Organization of Metropolitan Detroit, to provide technical assistance and training to low income community-based organizations (CBOs) in southeast Michigan. Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the goal of TAP-Youth Service is to provide grassroots, low income community organizations with the information, network access, and expertise to more effectively develop, operate, and support community service and youth development programs. We're About Building the Strength of the Grassroots TAP-Youth Service provides on-site technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations, such as youth and volunteer programs, community development and health programs, and church operated projects. TAP-Youth Service also produced a program development resource guide and conducts and facilitates practitioner workshops for the purpose of establishing selfsufficient programs and peer support networks. TAP-Youth Service activities concentrate support and consultation in the greater Detroit area of southeast Michigan. It will tailor its technical assistance to meet the needs of specific communitybased organizations. In addition to fostering self-sufficiency and sustainability, TAP-Youth Service builds peer support networks. All workshops and technical assistance meetings are organized around three goals : to impart information, to share information, and to build support networks. While the focus of attention is on the low income communities of greater Detroit, TAP-Youth Service expands peer support networks to include CBOs from other Michigan communities with similar conditions. This year, three think tank meetings were held for block clubs, churches, community-based organizations and agencies serving youth to identify their areas of expertise, their strengths, areas in need of strengthening, and establish the priority of these areas. Approximately 2,200 neighborhood groups were invited to attend. As a result of the think tank meetings , several mini conferences and workshops were scheduled . Topics included volunteer management, fund development, organizational development, communications, building organizational power, and youth related topics . In addition to these conferences, individual consultations with youth serving organizations are an on-going activity of TAP-Youth Service. 20 �YOUTH FOR MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN hree Monroe High School students, Robert Ferrante, Amy Musson, and Christine Paulin, were winners of the Youth for Michigan Poster Contest. The poster reads, "VOLUNTEER Help someone out- make someone happy. Teenagers can make a difference." They were one of more than 100 teams of 7th through 12th graders from around the state who submitted posters for the contest. T The poster and poster contest were developed through the "Youth for Michigan" statewide campaign sponsored by the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) in partnership with Little Caesar's Enterprises, the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), and the Michigan Jobs Commission (MJC). We're About What Youth Can Do .for All of Us The Youth for Michigan initiative was designed to recruit and encourage youth 11 - 18 years old to participate in community service and volunteerism in Michigan. To emphasize the value and importance of teamwork in service, the contest applicants were required to work in teams of no less than two young people. The goal was to create an image and a supporting slogan that call youth to serve their communities. The Judging Committee consisted of a diverse group of youth, sponsor representatives, members of MCSC and MDE, as well as other individuals with strong ties to the volunteer community. Posters were displayed in the State Capitol during National Volunteer Week in April and the winners were honored at the Governor's Community Service Award dinner held during Michigan Week in May. A copy of the winning poster was mailed to schools and community-based organizations throughout the state to encourage youth to think of creative ways they can serve their own communities whi le communicating the importance of community service and volunteerism to others. 27 �QUEST INTERNATIONAL SKILLS FOR ACTION PROGRAM AND STATEWIDE SERVICE-LEARNING CONFERENCE he Michigan Community Service Commission, in partnership wi th the Michigan Department of Education received one of only two grants provided to states from Quest International last year. The grant enabled MCSC and MOE to provide intensive training to approxi mately 60 teachers and community members and to host a statewide service-learn ing conference. The total value of the grant and in-kind services from Quest is esti mated at approximately $50,000. MCSC and MOE have used these funds to enhance and strengthen service-learning in Michigan. T Bear Lake, Jackson, Flint, Kalamazoo, Mani stee, and Wayne-Westland school districts were awarded the in-kind training to build upon serv ice-learning efforts in the district. Teams of administrators, teachers and community members from the districts expressed high satisfaction with the training and excitement about implementing service-learning in their schools. MCS C and MOE wi ll continue to work with grant recipients, providing technical ass istance and training opportunities throughout the year. The Youth in Service to Michigan statewide serv ice-learning confere nce took place on October 2, 1995. The conference brought together 240 educators and community agency staff to gain new skills, learn new information, and network with others interested in service-learning. The conference featured nationally recognized presenters. Dr. Benjamin Barber, Director of the Walt Whitman Center at Rutgers University and one of the country's foremost authorities on citizenship and service, gave the keynote address . 22 �Financial Report ver the past year, MCSC has aggressively sought out additional funding to support service and volunteerism in the state. During fiscal year 1995, MCSC received a total of $3,876,018 to support programs throughout the state, which was an increase of over 80% from fiscal year 1994 which totaled $581 ,920. 0 While a large part of the increase, $2,724,949, can be attributed to a new national service program, AmeriCorps, support by the private sector increased to $578,000. This increase in investment by the private sector reflects the importance that corporate America is showing community service. Michigan also received additional federal funds from the Corporation for National Service to run the Michigan CARES demonstration model, nine Learn and Serve Community-Based programs, and the Michigan Youth Voice Program. Almost all of the funds secured by MCSC were obtained by a competitive proposal process. In addition to the federal and private support, the state of Michigan supplied the Commission with administrative funds and a considerable amount of in-kind support. This in-kind support included items such as office space, telephones, utilities, and other forms of support. Growth of MCSC from 1993 to 1995 FY 1993-94 Total Public Funds Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds *Cash and in-kind support FY 1994-95 Total Public Funds Raised Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds $578,920 $3,000* $581 ,920 • 1993·94 Ell 1994·1995 $3,298,018 $578,000 $3,876,018 Total MCSC Funds (x million) 23 �MCSC 1994-1995 MCSC 1994-1995 • D Public BS% Private 15% Total MCSC Funds Federal Funds Michigan's AmeriCorps Learn & Serve CBO Program Development Assistance and Training Administration Michigan CARES Youth Voice Grant • Federal 81 % O Private 15"/o D State4 % Funding Sources $2,203,947 $138,000 $75,000 $52 1,000 $183,071 $19,000 State General Fund General Purpose Annual State Appropriation $ 158,000 Private Funds Charles Stewart Mott Foundation WK. Kellogg Foundation General Motors Foundation Private Donors $75 ,000 $495 ,000 $5 ,000 $3,000 MCSC 1994-1995 Expenditures Grants Program Operations Administrative Evaluati 0n $2,88 1,702 $549,240 $385 ,067 $60,009 Expend itures 24 • Grants 75% • 6~i:~~ns 14 % O Administrative 10% 0 Evaluation 1% �Appendix MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Michelle Engler, Chair, Attorney and the First Lady of Michigan Victor Begg, Muslim American Alliance Mary Ellen Brandell, Central Michigan University Julie Cummings, Fund Development Consultant Beverly Drake, Area Community Service Employment and Training (ACSET) Council, Kent County Henry Gaines, Buick Motor Division, Local 599 UAW Dorothy Johnson , Council of Michigan Foundations Terry Langston, Midwestern Regional Mentoring Resource Center Sister Mary Martinez, Multi-Cultural Affairs, Madonna University Kathleen Keen McCarthy, Charter Township Supervisor of Plymouth James Muir , Senior volunteer Lisa II itch Murray, Little Caesar Enterpri se, Inc Randy Neelis, Menominee Public Schools, Superintendent Vernie Nethercut, Alpena Community College Joel Orosz, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Terry Pruitt, Jr., Vice Chair, Dow Corn ing Corporation Sarah Marie Riley, Student, Western Michigan University Alton Shipstead, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments Michael Tate, Michigan State University Extension Geneva Jones Williams, United Way Community Services 25 �MICHIGAN YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION COUNCIL (MYPAC) Amy Marie Ahola Ms. Ahola is currently an exchange student in Denmark. She serves on the 4-H Cooperative Extension Advisory Board and was the recipient of the YEA Community Service Award. Mary Beth Brockmeier Ms. Brockmeier is a junior at Kal amazoo College. She has been active with the Greater Holland Area United Way and served on the Volunteer Action Board Steeri ng Committee. Benjamin Debelak Mr. Debelak is a freshman at Cedarville College. Mr. Debelak is originally from Owosso where he volunteered at the Owosso Memorial Hospital. Andrew Downs Mr. Downs is a freshman at Alma College. Mr. Downs is a member of the Yolunteens of Alpena and served on the Advisory Council for the Northeastern Michigan Community Foundation. Kimberly Fronsman Ms. Frons man is a freshman at Kellogg Community College. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a National Honor Society committed to community service, and serves on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee for Advanced Mastery. Jenna Goldenberg Ms. Goldenberg is a junior at Groves High School. She sits on the Regional Board for the Jewish Youth Movement and is a member of the Future Problem Solving Team at her high sc hool. Tim Jacobs Mr. Jacobs is a freshman at the University of Michigan. He served as a member of the Bay Area Community Foundation's Youth Initiative and currently serves as a trustee of the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project. Anne Jeannette LaSovage Ms. LaSovage is beginning her third year at Michigan State University where she will work with the State Walk safety program and begin a teaching ass istantship. Ms . LaSovage is also involved with the Character, Honor, and Pride Society (CHAPS), and continues her work with Girl Scoutin g. Andrea Love Ms. Love is a sophomore at East Kentwood Hi gh School. She is involved with the food distribution program at the Truelight Baptist Church and nei ghborhood clean up projects sponsored by her hi gh school. Ja.rrod Montague Mr. Montague is a sophomore at the University of Michigan where he volunteers at the University of Michigan Hospi tal and works with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. Mr. Montague is ori gi nally fro m Linden. Sarah Riley Ms . Ril ey is a student at Western Michigan University. Ms. Riley was th e winner of the Mt. Pleasant Women's City Club Scholarship in Music and is a full voting member of the Michigan Community .Service Commission. Scott Smith Mr. Smith is a se ni or at Romulu s High School where he is President of the Student Government and the Senior Class and participates in Project Serve. He also was an active parti ci pant in the National Service Fair. 26 �SERVICE-LEARNING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Frank Dirks, Michigan Community Service Commission Beth Gibbs , Lahser High School Elaine Gordon , Michigan Department of Education Lindell Herrick, West Ottawa Public School s Paula Kaiser, Michigan Commun ity Service Commission Thomas Kromer, Central Michigan University Chris Kwak, WK. Kellogg Foundation Ke lly Masters, United Way Community Services Donnell Mersereau, Counci l of Michigan Foundations Brenda Parker, YES Ambassador, Michigan Community Service Commission Mark Pawlowski , American Youth Foundation Stella Raudenbush, Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center Lindy Reurink, Michigan Community Service Commission Dale Rice, Eastern Michigan University Doreen Honegger Thomas, Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation Octavia Vaughn , United Way Community Services Denise Walker, Michigan K-12 Service Learn ing Center Kathy-Dewsbury White, Ingham Intermediate School District STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL Richard Ballard, Michigan State Housing Development Authority Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bensen, Habitat for Humanity Barbara Bradford, Department of Social Services Lonnie Calh oun, Olivet Co llege Frank Dirks, Michigan Commu ni ty Service Commission Ross Dodge, Department of Natural Resources Dave Egner, Michigan Nonprofit Forum Elaine Gordon , Department of Education Bonnie Graham , Michigan Office of Services to the Aging Jeanne Gray, Michigan Campus Compact Robin Lynn Grinnell , Heart of West Michigan United Way Debra Holmes-Garrison, M ichigan Cities in Schoo ls Diane Kasunic, Corporation for National Service Gene Keilitz, United Way of Michigan Chri s Kwak, WK. Kellogg Foundation Phoebe Lowell , Michigan Head Start Association Ann Marston , Michigan League for Human Services Angelica Maxsam , Local Initiatives Support Corporation Donne ll Mersereau , Council of Michigan Foundations James Mull er, Salvation Army Stella Raudenbush , Michigan K-12 Service Learning Center Lindy Reurink, Michigan Community Service Commi ssion Bob Rice, Michigan Jobs Commi ss ion Sam Singh , Volunteer Centers of Michigan Michael Tate, Michigan State University Extension Sharon Tipton, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Counci l Octavia Vaughn, United Way Community Services Herbert Yamanishi , Michigan Community Action Agency MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION STAFF Executive Director, Frank Dirks Assistant Director, Lindy Reurink Executive Secretary, Mary Estrada Program Deve lopment Director, Paula Kai ser Youth Engaged in Service Ambassador. Brenda Parker Director of Administration , Garry Gross Publication s Coordinator, Melany Benn ett Admini strative Support, Jennifer Epps Receptionist, Loui se Jackson 27 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. 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Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49427 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 1994/1995 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ac067fee375bdbe6f328ada367d28217.pdf a55ef241f3ed79752e5e280c15416dfe PDF Text Text Michigan Community Service Commission Created by Executive Order of the Governor in 1991 , the Michigan Community Service Commission was established in state law with the overwhelming bipartisan support of the Legislature in 1994. The nonpartisan Commission administers national and community service programs and supports and promotes volunteerism in Michigan. Chaired by First Lady, Michelle Engler, the Commission' s mission is to enable all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteerism. Michigan's AmeriCorps The Commission administers the national service AmeriCorps program which involves full-and part-time stipended volunteers in high impact community service projects. The Commission' s competitive Michigan ' s AmeriCorps grants support programs in Adrian, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Caro, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Midland, Monroe, Mt. Pleasant, Pontiac, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Ignace, Shelby, Southfield, Warren, and Ypsilanti. Last year, Michigan ' s AmeriCorps involved more than 110 community-based partner organizations. In its second year, the program involved more than 360 full-and part-time corpsmembers to generate more than 10,000 additional volunteers who gave more than 125,000 hours of service. Learn and Serve Michigan The Commission supports competitive grants to community-based nonprofit organizations for programs that involve K-12 school-age youth in community volunteer projects. The Commission works closely with the Michigan Department of Education to coordinate school-and community-based youth service and volunteer programs and activities. Learn and Serve Michigan community-based programs operate in Alpena, Dearborn, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Manistee, Muskegon, Pontiac, Portage, Roscommon , and Traverse City. Last year these programs involved more than 1,704 youth and 155 adult volunteers in more than 21,000 hours of community service. Michigan CARES Supported through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the Council of Michigan Foundations, the Commission has worked to involve more than 150 community-based agencies and hundreds of volunteers in efforts to support improved coordination in delivering volunteer service. Michigan CARES operates in Alpena, Calhoun County, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette, and Muskegon. Already the initiative has created two community nonprofit information exchange networks, two community volunteer centers, a comprehensive community plan for youth development, and a resource network for community nonprofit agencies. New Partnerships for Michigan The Commission, in partnership with the Michigan Nonprofit Association, and the Council of Michigan Foundations, launched a statewide initiative to support and encourage collaboration among the nonprofit, public, private, and religious sectors of Michigan to stimulate community-based, citizen-driven problem solving. Governor's Community Service Awards The Commission administers the annual awards program, which last year received 240 nominations, recognized winners in 13 categories, and drew more than 500 people to the ceremony. Make a Difference Day The Commission partnered with the Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the Council of Michigan Foundations, and the Michigan Campus Compact, to disseminate 4,000 start-up kits and register 160 projects involving more than 30,000 volunteers. TAP Youth Service Through a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , the Commission supported training for more than 150 low income community-based nonprofits in such areas as organizational development, volunteer recruitment, and fundraising . Nonprofit service and volunteer resource guides The Commission printed and distributed more than 3,000 copies of nonprofit and volunteer resource guides to nonprofit agencies, volunteer and service programs, community-based agencies , youth groups, and public libraries across the state. Youth volunteer and intergenerational service recruitment posters The Commission produced and distributed posters to 4,000 schools and hundreds of senior centers, volunteer agencies, and community nonprofit organizations across the state. Training and technical assistance workshops The Commission provided more than 300 nonprofit agencies and volunteer groups with training and technical assistance. �Michigan Community Service Commission Partnerships in Service 1995-96 Annual Report A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER , Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Frank Dirks November 1996 111 Olds Plaza Lansing , Telephone FAX S . Capitol Ave . Bldg ., 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Dear Friend of Service: The spirit of service is the essence of a healthy community. Citizens who share in this spirit, who lend a hand to others, who volunteer to work together to solve the problems of their communities carry this spirit in their hearts. They live the truth that a community thrives when its people strike a balance between individual pursuits and the common good, between rights and responsibilities . The fulcrum in this balance is partnership and collaboration. Since its inception, the Michigan Community Service Commission has believed that partnership and collaboration are the keys to achieving its mission to "enable citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem-solving through service and volunteerism." The Commission and our partners recognize that as people come together to volunteer to solve problems, so must the public, private, and nonprofit institutions around them. All that the Commission has accomplished has been due to the strength of our partnerships and the quality of our partners. We have been richly blessed to have the opportunity to collaborate with such outstanding institutions as the federal Corporation for National Service, and state agencies such as the Michigan Office on Services to the Aging, the Michigan Department of Education, and the Michigan Jobs Commission, and nonprofit organizations such as the Council of Michigan Foundations, the Michigan Nonprofit Association, and the Volunteer Centers of Michigan, and grantmakers such as the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. This report, as the work we have done, is about partnerships. Its pages contain a summary of the many community, state, and national groups with whom we have had the privilege of working. They represent just some of the wonderful resources available to our state. We believe that we have progressed well in our brief existence, but there is much more to be done. Our work ahead will continue to build and expand these partnerships. We welcome your ideas, suggestions, and help . Together, let's share the spirit of service. A Division of the Michigan Jobs Commission �Table of Contents Launching New Partnerships New Partnerships Meetings ... ...... .. ..... ...... ... .. ... ................. .. .... ...... ................. 1 New Partnerships in Action- New Partnerships VISTA Volunteers .. ....... ... . 2 Ford Foundation Grant to Bring State Commissions Together ..... ... ..... .... ... .. 3 Renewing Partnerships Michigan's AmeriCorps ......... ....... ....... ...... .... ......................... ......... .......... 4-6 Michigan CARES ... ....... ...... .... ....... ....... ....... .. .... ...... ..... ......... .. ....... ... ... ..... 7-8 Governor's Community Service Awards ... ..... ...... ....... ... .... ........ .. ... .... .. ... 9-10 Learn and Serve Michigan .. .. ........ ... .... ...... ................... .. ........ .... ... ... ..... 11-12 TAP-Youth Service .. ... ......... ... .. ...... ...... .... .......... .... ......... ... ... .... ..... ... ....... .... 13 MYPAC ..... .... ... ......... ... ...................... ............ ...... .... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... .. ..... ... . 14 Senior Advisory Council .... ...... ... ................................................................. 15 Annual Poster Contest .... ...... .... ......... ..... .... ...... ...... .. .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .... ........ ... 16 Connecting Partnerships Across Michigan Make A Difference Day ................. ....................................... ......... ....... ... ..... 17 Publications ..... ............. ..... .. ........ .... ..... ....... ..... ... ... ... .. .... .... ..... .. .... ...... ...... .. 18 Conferences and Trainings ................ ... .... ... ...................... ... .. ..... .. .... .... .. ... .. 19 Regional Trainings .............. ... ... ....... ..... .... ........... ...... ... ... ........... ..... .. 19 Fund Raising Training .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... .... ...... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... 19 Michigan CARES Community Workshop .............. ......... ... ........ ....... 20 Michigan's AmeriCorps Conference .... .. .... ...... ....... .... ........ ........... .... 20 Service-Learning Leadership Council .. ......... ................... ......... .............. .... 21 Financial Reports ............................................................................. 22-23 Thi s repo rt was made poss ible through a g rant from the Corporati on fo r Nati onal Service. �Launching New Partnerships in Michigan MCSC brings people and ideas together to build community through common and shared goals. The New Partnerships Initiative M ichi gan 's New Partnerships initiative encourages and energizes promi sing collaborative effort s that draw on the best of government, business, and the nonprofit sectors in Michigan. The New Partnerships initiative was inspired by the late Governor George Romney. Governor Romn ey had a deep faith in the power of voluntary citizen servi ce . He felt that through community-based, citizen-driven problem solving, responsible citizens can work co llaboratively to solve soc iety 's serious soc ial problems. Finding inspiration in Governor Romney 's vision of citizen problem solving, Governor John Engler and First Lady Mi chelle Engler have launched the New Partnerships initiative. In collaboration with the Michigan Community Service Commi ss ion (MCSC), the Council of Mi chigan Foundations (CMF) , and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), Governor Engler and Michell e Engler convened a series of meetings in February and May of 1996. These meetings involved leaders from ac ross the state representing the nonprofit, go vernment, business , and religious sectors to disc uss and recommend ways to build collaborative partnerships for citizen problem solving. Without reservation , participants at the New Partnerships meetings affirmed the importance of encouraging the sectors to collaborate in support of community problem solvin g. They agreed th at new partnerships must draw on the experience and lesso ns of successful collaborative model s and th at organizations engaged in effective collaboration should be encouraged to di sseminate information about their efforts. They also agreed that state and regiona l networks should facilitate the di ssemination and replication of proven models of collaboration; and that the sectors should work togeth er to study, reward , and promote the practi ce of collaboration . The booklet " New Partnerships in Michigan: The Power o r Voluntary Citizen Servi ce" summ ari zes the February and May New P artnerships in Mi chi gan meetings, highlights the important issues and discu ssions, and provides a progress report on the New Partnerships initi ati ve. The booklet is available to peopl e and organizations interested in the dynamics involved in forming collaborative, intersector relationships . New Partnerships will help Michi gan's citizens share Governor Romney's faith in the promi se of voluntary citizen service to renew the spirit or community. Governor John Engle1: lefi. speaks 1vith D1: Russell G. !vfa wb1; j(mner Chairman and CEO of the WK. Kellogg Foundation. at th e FebrU(IJ )', / 996 Ne11· Partnerships m.eeting. Th e bollom line is this gove rnm ent cannot replace th e family, and gove rnment cannot be a parent, bul it can be a partna Th ere are th.ree.fimdamen.tal principles that guide us in our e.fj(Jrts to be a full partner with you and all who share our mission. First, these partnerships must begin with the idea of empowerin g people to solve problems through service and volunteerism . ... Second, these new partnerships must be forged in a spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation, shared sacr(fice, and shared reward. ... Third, these partn erships cannot be limited to narro w issues that categorize problems or people. They must be broad in scope, comprehensive, and wideranging. -Govern o r Jo hn Engler, speak ing at the New Partnerships Meeting, Fe bru ary I 2, I996 �New Partnerships in Action n the summer of 1996, the New Partnerships initiative launched Michigan's New Partnerships VISTA project. Teams of three VISTA volunteers in six regions of the state will continue the work of New Partnerships by facilitating communication, cooperation, and collaboration among the nonprofit, public, private, and reli gious sectors. The New Partnerships VISTA teams will promote and support citizen-driven community problem solving through service and volunteerism. I The teams will regionally tailor their efforts. They will concentrate direct technical assistance on a specific community of need in each region. They will also provide com munity-based programs with technical assistance to develop school success and after-school programs that incorporate the best practices of servicelearning. The teams wi ll also serve throughout each region to build com munity capacity for volunteerism, to recruit new volunteers , and to generate new coll aborative networks . The Michigan Nonprofit Association administers the New Partnerships VISTA project in cooperation with MCSC and the Council of Michigan Foundations. The work of the VISTA teams will be ass isted by state and regional steering committees that will include representatives of the various sectors. The project will produce the follow ing outcomes: Comprehensive resource assessments of six distressed comm unities in Michigan. Demonstrated models of new comm unity collaboration and partnerships. A state resource directory of collaborative initiatives that support volunteer problem solving. New state and regional collaborative networks supporti ng service and volunteerism. Six thousand volunteers over two years. State and regional collaborative action plans consistent with the New Partnerships Framework. This exciting opportunity for Michigan has been made possible through another example of collaboration between the Michigan Community Service Commission and the Corporation for National Service- Michigan Office. The New Partnerships VISTA project is both a model of public/private partnership and state/federal partnership. The Corporation for National Service-Michigan Office worked with MCSC to secure the VISTA vo lunteers. Together, MCSC, CNS, MNA and CMF, will work over the course of the project to help make the New Partnerships VISTA project a model for the nation. New Parlnersl1ips V.LSTA vo lunleers will se r ve in: Saginaw Marquelte Ddr·oit M uslzegon J acl~son Roscommon �Sustaining Service in the States or the past year and a half, MCSC has worked in partnership with the 48 governor-appo inted state service commissions across the country to improve their individual and co llective capaciti es to support and promote volunteer citi ze n problem solving. As a result of that coll aborative effort, MCSC was awarded an 18-month $98,000 grant fro m the Ford Foundation of New York to support the collaborative develop ment of a nati onal network of state service and vol unteer commissions. F The purpose of the grant is to establi sh a self-support ing peer techn ical ass istance network, develop policy reco mmendations that strengthen statelevel infrastructure for service and vo lunteerism, and assess the merits and feasibi li ty of es tablishing a forma l national assoc iation of state service commi ssions. The Ford initi ative will support a nation al conference, promote informati on sharing, and make policy reco mmendation s th at encourage uti li zin g volunteers and volunteeri sm to support the quality of life in local co mmuniti es as well as at the state level. The Ford Foundation initiative is one example of Michigan's dedication to the field of volunteerism and a testament to the quality and leadership of the Comm ission, nationally. - Mi chell e Engler, First Lady and Chair, MCSC �Renewing Partnerships MCSC works to build partnerships, to bring groups together around comnwn public problems and to create viable solutions through service and volunteerism. Michigan's AmeriCorps I will get things done for America to make our people safe!; smarter; and healthia I will bring America togeth er to strengthen our communities. Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with co11flict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond. I am an AmeriCorps Membe1; and I am goin g to get thin gs done. - The Ameri Corps Member Pledge ichigan's AmeriCorps members get things done thro ugh direc t service to the co mmunity. Perhaps just as important, corpsmembers have generated more than 10,000 non-AmeriCorps member, co mmunity volunteers who have contributed more than 130,000 hours of service in 1995 -96. Michigan's AmeriCorps corpsmembers help to bind com muniti es with the resolve Lo make Mic higan a better pl ace to li ve and work. Since its inception in Mi chi gan in 1994, Mi chi gan's AmeriCorps has grown from nine volunteer service programs to fourteen volunteer servi ce program s in more than twenty communities across the state. M Mi chi gan's AmeriCorps members were there to aid an elderl y woman who faced ev icti on from her home wh ile gri evi ng her husband 's death . She was overwhelmed by foreig n responsibiliti es, including an unpaid hospital bill , rent notices , and bureaucrati c red tape. Sh e withdrew and became secluded in her hom e. Corpsme mbers from Carin g Together E lderserve: Michigan 's AmeriCorps learned of the woma n's pli ght from her mini ster. After li stening to the woman 's needs, a corps member look her shopping, ass isted with her financ ial affairs, and made the necessary pho ne call s to secure additional soc ial services . Serv ice providers agree th at if it were not for the Caring Together Elderserve program, the woman would be homeless today. Michi gan's AmeriCorps benefits not onl y the rec ipi ents of the service, but it also benefits the corpsme mbers. Michigan's AmeriCorps enabl es hundreds of Michi gan residents to serve in a vari ety of programs on a full - or part-time bas is before, during, or after post-secondary ed ucatio n. Michigan's AmeriCorps has grow n from more th an 200 members in 1994 to 355 members in 1996. Of those 355 members, 180 served full -Lime, and 175 served on a part-time bas is. Full-time me mbers rece ive a stipend of $7,945 for I ,700 hours of service and an educati onal award of $4,725 afte r successfully comp leting their one-year term of service . Part-time members receive a stipe nd or $4 ,206 for 900 hours o r service and an educational award of $2,362 afte r successfull y completing their term of service. The Michi gan's AmeriCorps members are strengthenin g comm uniti es, encouraging respon sibility, and expand ing opportunity. Michi gan's AmeriCorps engages the energy and ideali sm of th e ci ti ze ns of Michigan, including yo ung peopl e, in meeting the most crit ical education , public safety, human , and e nvironmental needs of our communiti es. They become connected with their communiti es, and engage in proble m so lving that empowers them to build their c iti zenshi p and leadership skill s. The followin g is a hi ghli ght of various Mi chi gan's AmeriCorps programs and their activities over the pas t year. In Detro it, Caring Together Elderserve: Michigan 's AmeriCorps me mbers served 97 1 e lderl y residents. Members made minor home repairs, tran sported seniors to appo intme nts, shopped, pa id bill s, or simply provided co mpanionship to needy seni or citi zens. T he me mbers worked with many commu nity-based sites, including Heart of the C ity Careg ivers , Joyfield Caregivers, Proj ec t HELP (Helping the Elderly Live with Pride), and Servi ces for Older Ci ti zens (SOC) to provide seniors with necessary assistance in everyday ac tivities. In addition, members recruited 721 non-stipended volunteers. �Michigan's AmeriCorps is Getting Things Done Caring Togeth er corps members also worked in partnershi p with C irc leNet: Michi gan's Am eri Corps members in a j o int projec t for Nati onal Day o f Service. The combined efforts of the two Michi gan's Ameri Corps programs mobilized 150 vo lunteers fro m 20 different churches organi zations, and schoo ls who cleaned and beautified the homes and ya rds o f 36 senior c itizens in the metro Detroit area. T he corps members of the Detroit Academic Success Program: Michigan's AmeriCorps program tutored more than 550 students at elementary schools in Detroit 's Empowerment Zone. The me mbers also train ed hi gh school students to be peer tutors to other students. The Detroit Academi c Success Program works with the City of Detro it, the Ameri can Red Cross, Fri ends of the Rouge, Michigan Ci ties in Schools, Loveli ght Foundation , Greenin g of Detroit, and E ureka Foundati on, to name just a few, to enable students to s ucceed in school. Members also invo lved parent volunteers in tutori als and classroom assis tance. T he AmeriCorps Oakland: Michigan's AmeriCorps members foc used the ir servi ce o n steering thou sands of youth in Pontiac away from vio le nce. Over the course o f the year, more than 120 junior hi gh youth were trained as peer mediators, and 420 conflicts were medi ated between 960 youth. As a result of the corpsmembers' med iati on outreac h, the Pike Street Boy s and Girl s C lub reported a 40 percent reduction of violence at th eir site. AmeriCorps Oakl and members partnered with man y co mmunity organi zation s including Pontiac Sc hoo ls, Oakl and County Probate Cou rt Youth Ass istance, Boys and GiJ·Js C lub of North Oakland Cou nt y, T he Lighthouse of North Oakland County, Camp fire Boy s and Girl s, and MSU Extension 4-H Youth Programs to provide youth altern atives to violence. The Boys and Girl s Club of North Oakland County re ported a 75 % dec rease in the phys ica l vio lence ex perienced by yo uth at thi s site as a res ul t of the corpsmembers' in vo lvement with C lub parti c ipants. The Genesee County AmeriCorps Program: Michigan 's AmeriCorps corps members wo rked with comm unity organi zations such as the Urban League of F lint and C hri st Episcopal Center to rec ruit volunteers to act as Girl Scout troop leaders, develop service- learning wo rks hops and activ ities for yo uth , rehabilitate homes, and educate Genesee County res idents abou t Medicaid and new health care options. The members also organi zed and partic ipated in fi ve health fairs to di ssemin ate health care informa ti o n to community res idents. Due to the energy and enthu siasm of the Genesee County Ameri Corps members, the Flint Ne ighborhood Coalition and Gene. ee County Heallh Departm ent served more than I ,200 famili es over th e past year. Corps members also organized programs with th e Fair Winds Girl Scout Council that served more than 2,880 at-risk girls. ln addi ti on to the volunteer service provided by the Michi gan's Ame ri Corps programs menti oned above, corps members from Michigan 's AmeriCorps programs in Grand Rapids, Marquette, Southfield , Shelby, Ypsil anti , Saginaw and throughout Mackinac , Kalamazoo, Way ne and Berrien counties, wo rked to clean-up pa1·ks and ri ve rs, empower yout h with developmental di sabiliti es , rehabilitate homes, and increase the level of public safety in the community. As Mi chi gan 's Ameri Corps enters its third year of service to Michigan residents, the effect of the members' volunteeri sm and com mitment continues to have a positive, pro found inrlue nce on the co mmunity. Mic hi gan 's AmeriCorps will continue to get things don e for Michi gan. �Michigan's AmeriCorps State Program Demographics so ,-----40 r- ETHNTCITY - - % - - - - -- - - EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - - 1-- -- -- - - -- ru:x f- 30 r-- O whit~(nun-Hi,.p:mir ) 0 Arrk: m-Am.-rk :ln lnon-Hi, p:.nk ' D l·l i..,panid L:•tino 0 Lo:s~ t h:m h ip.h school compk 1cd 0 Aliiatt/Pa~·i 1ic l ~l ;•mkr • Amcric:m D lligh schuol ~;radn:Ltc O aEo lmli:m/AI:•~k:m N:nin· 0 T'-"<=h n •~·:oi M: hl !t>lf A pj ii L'ni iCl',hip 1-- - - - - - - - - Q ot h..:r 0 Prcfn nullo rc~pond O 10 souu:collcgc r:a /b~OI,' I :I II' d l'J.!n•c 1- O col k J;.I'I:!rat luah: r-- O snm.: gmdu:Ltl' )>chool 20 . C irad u: Lto: dq~ ro:L' 1,.22, II Ol- I 1771 % of Totn l Michigan' s A meriCorps M embers % o r Tota l M ichigan' s AmeriCorps Membe rs AGE GENDER 70 . -- - - - - - - - - --60 1----- -- so1 - -40 1--30 20 10 0 I I I - --1 66.6 . Mille 0 Fcnmk -17.6 40 1-- ---l 30 1---- ----1 20 1---- ----1 - ------i - 33.4 I - - --j I I I % o f Total Mic higan' s Amc ri Corps Membe rs % o f Tota l Mi ch ig;.m's AmeriCorps Members 1995-96 Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs AmeriCorps M ILES : Mi chi ga n's Ameri Co rps Ameri Co rps Oakland : M ichigan's Ameri Co rps Caring Together E lde rserve: Mi chi gan's Arneri Co rps Circ leNet: M ichi ga n's AmeriCorps C iti ze n Health Service Corps: Michi ga n's AmeriCo rps Detroit 's Academic Success Program: Mi chi ga n's AmeriCo rps Eastern Mi chi ga n Uni versity, Teams for Schoo l Success : Mi chiga n' s Ameri Corps Ge nesee Co unty AmeriCorps Program: M ichi gan's Ameri Co rps G rand Rapids Service Corps: M ichigan's Ameri Co rps M ichi ga n Ne ig hbo rhood AmeriCo rps Program : Mi chi ga n's Ameri Corps Rural Strategic Acti on in iti at ive: M ichiga n's AmeriCorps Saginaw AmeriCorps: M ic higa n's Ame ri Corps • D D IIJ&untk r :W24 2.~ - 2'.1 m .IO & u\'er �• Kt~ (Michigan) CARES Serving the communities of: Alpena Calho un County Southwest Detroit Flint Grand Rap.id s M arqu ette Muskego n Connecting Communities through Service ichigan CARES began as a proj ect of the Michi gan Community Service Co mmi ssion (MCSC) . With sup port from the W.K. Kell ogg Foundati on, MCSC transformed Michigan CARES into a partners hip with the Council of Michi gan Foundati ons (CMF), a state assoc iatio n of corporate and philanthropi c grantmakers. T hi s unique partnership relies on local community fo undations to serve as brokers and conveners fo r coll aborati ve community probl em solving through service and voluntee ri sm. M Mi chi gan CARES mobili zes vo lunteers to serve the entire community. CARES fac ili tates problem solving on a co mmunity-w ide bas is. CAR ES prov ides up-front support for fac ilitating collaborati on as well as incenti ve funding for the impl ementation of community volunteer pl ans. Wi thin a fl ex ibl e framework of volunteeri sm and community service, communities develop the ir ow n plans and priorities. With these pl ans, empowered volunteers connect nonp rofit age nc ies in comprehensive efforts to so lve common pro blems. The exp licit goal of Michi gan CARES is to improve a community's capac ity to involve more volunteers in community service. The impli cit goal of Michigan CARES is to break down institutional barriers and to further co ll aborati o n among nonprofit age nc ies by helping them recogni ze their shared interest in volunteeri sm. CARES funds proj ects that initiate intense community pl anning and the development of sustainable community service. CARES communities share four basic practices: assess ing community resources and needs, developing a comprehensive communi ty service plan, integrating the best practices of service-learning and yo uth development in all aspects of youth service and vo lunteer ac tivities, Michigan CAR ES served as the catalyst to enable the Genesee Coun~v community to begin implementing a state of the art resource center to serve our service-learning and volunteer needs. - Karen West, Execu ti ve Director, Leade rshi p Flint, Flint CARES launching sustainable youth community service/volunteer initi ati ves that meet the goals of the com munity pl an and produce tangible service outcomes. Mi chi gan CARES is a process that unfo lds and grows as the CARES communities develop their coll aborati ve relati onships. The foll ow ing are highlights of the community proj ects and pl ans developed by three CARES communiti es. Muskegon CARES launched a new Volunteer Center. Volunteer Muskegon! is a result of a partnership with the Un ited Way and the Community Foundation for Mu skegon County to pro mote volunteeri sm and coll aborati ve efforts to address communi ty needs. The Youth Vo lunteer Corps of Mu skegon Coun ty (YVC) was the firs t program establi shed at the Vo lunteer Center. YVC yo uth participated in Make A Difference Day, peer mentoring that matched 20 at- risk students with 20 mentors, the Serv ice-Learning Club , and the Cultu re Kart. Summer programs engaged mo re than 300 youth in service including a teen abstinence theatrical production , an old-fas hioned barn raising, a camp �for developmentally di sabled individuals, and a landscaping proj ect at a local nursing home. More than I ,000 volunteers have been placed by Volunteer Mu skegon! in community organi zations such as Bi g Brothers/Big Sisters. Volunteers have also worked with the Special Olympics and the Airfair and Summer Celebration. In August, Volunteer Muskegon! recruited 250 volunteers to he lp build an inner city park, plant flowers for a beautification project, and clean up two deserted lots in downtown Muskegon for the United Way Day of Caring. Without a doubt, Michigan CARES has mode a lasring contribution to the increased awa reness of volun/eerism and service in our communiry. - Vincent Borleske, Marquellc CARES. Marquelle County Vo lunteer Center Muskegon CARES and Volunteer Muskegon! support collaborative community efforts with partners such as Comerica Bank, Mu skego n County Hea lth Department, Mu skego n Area Intermediate School Di strict, MuskegonOceana County Red Cross, SPX Corporation , and other nonprofit, bu siness and ed ucationa l organizations. Grand Rapids CARES initi ated the Youth Development Network to foster co ll aboration and highli ght the scope and diversity of youth-serving agencies in the community. Network me mbers include local schools, coll eges and universiti es , community-based organizations, government agencies, and bu sinesses. The Network provides an opportunity for community dialogue, offers organizations access to resources , and advocates for youth issues. In order to encourage di alogue among community groups, the Netwo rk hosted the Youth Development Summit, " Shaping our Future: Youth and Adults Togeth er. " The Summit drew 175 students and adults and fo cused on building the asse ts, strengths and skills of yo uth and adult leaders. The network also coord inated the Brown Bag Lunch Series, a yearlong series of works hops open to the public and devoted to youth issues. In the fall, the network planned the conference "Community Partners with Youth: A Conference for Peop le Who Care About and Work with Youth." The confe rence drew 135 students and ad ults from youth-serving community organizations and grassroots orga ni zation s. The participants attended trai ning workshops on collaboration and networking opportunities. They shared best practice ideas, showcased their organizations, and learned more about the Youth Development Network. The Network also created a database of existing yo uth service agencies in the Grand Rapids area that will be published as a directory. Calhoun County CARES is the newest Michigan CARES community. Calhoun CARES has brought together the Ho mer Com munity Foundation , the Batt le Creek Foundation , the Albion Civic Foundation , the Marshall Com munity Foundation and the Athens Community Foundation as well as th e Kell ogg Youth Initiative Part ners hip in a network o f key county instituti ons with demonstrated commitment to and experti se in yo uth servi ce and volunteerism. Calhoun CARES will: Enhance a cooperative program network among the five Calhoun County com munity foundations. Increase and strengthen shared serv ice-l earning and youth in philanthropy ac ti vities including common youth leadership training, joint youth volunteer recruitment, integrated service projects , and the development of a unified network of yo uth volunteer alumni . Promote county-w ide awa reness of yo uth as valuable community resomces and proble m solvers. Develop and di ssem in ate methods for assessing the needs and resources of youth , nonprofit, servi ce, and volunteer organizations. Identify the e lements and interests necessary for an effective collaborative, county-wide strategic plan for servi ce and volunteerism. �The Third Annual Governor's Community Service Awards o lunteers across the state work every day to e liminate hunger, illiteracy, crime, drugs, ali enation , home lessness and to create beauty in our communities . The Governor 's Community Service Awards celebrate and recognize the countl ess devoted people who volunteer in their comm unity. They solve community problems and improve the quality of li fe in Michigan. By their work and the example that they set, Michigan's volunteers are a powerful force, providing many hours of service to hundreds of orga nizations and projects . They are dedicated , committed , and driven to work hard to make their com munity a better place to live. V [Th e award winners and fina lists are] everyday heroes (who) inspire others to work together to solve the problems of their communities- to workfor the common good. - Governor John Engl er Finali sts f rom more than 250 nominations in 13 service categories we re invited to attend a reception at the Governor 's residence and an awards program that followed. The evening was made poss ible by a grant from Ameritech. The Governor and Ms. Engler annou nced the finali sts and presented the win ners with a plaque and executi ve order in honor of their servi ce. In addition to the Governor 's Community Service Awards, the Ru ssell G. Mawby Award was also presented at the award s program. The Mawby Award, spon sored by the Counci l of Mi chi gan Fou ndations and the Michigan Nonprofit Assoc iatio n, was estab li shed in l 995 upon Dr. Mawby 's retirement as chair and chi ef executive officer of the W.K . Kell ogg Foundation. Mrs. E li zabeth Upj ohn Mason of Kalamazoo, a dedicated vo lunteer, received the Maw by Award. L~ft 10 righT: Michelle Eng ler: Go vemnr John Engler; Mariam Nola n. Presidenl, Com1111mity Fonndmionfor SE Michiga11 ; Mawby Award recipienl E/i:abelh Upjohn Mason ; Michael Tale. MCSC Commissioner; Russell G. Mm vb1·. D~: \livian Lewis accepls !he Govemor Ron1ney Life lime Achievemenl Award jinm Michelle Engler and Gnvemor John Engle1: �Winners of the Third Annual Governor's Community Service Awards Governor Romney Lifetime Achievement in Community Service Vivian Lew is, M.D. , o f Fli nt has been a ded ica ted vo lunteer in numerous med ica l soc ieti es and community o rgani zations including Fam il y Services, Whaley C hildren's Co mmunity Board , Mi chi gan Na ti o nal Bank Flint Advi sory Board , A lpha Kap pa A lpha Sorority, Zonta C lub of Flint, Co mmunity Found ati o n o f Greater Flint , Hurley Foundati o n, the Flintlnstitute o f Arts. and many more. Innovative Spirit Mounir W. Sharobeem has made a d ifference during hi s twenty- fo ur years of wo rk at the Judson Center, a human services agency loca ted in Royal Oak. He facilitates partnerships between publi c, nonprofit. and pri vate organi zation s to create innovative prog rams th at address welfare, famil y permane ncy fo r children , jo bs fo r the developmentally d isab led, and independence for yo uth in lo ng-term foster ca re. Exemplary Community Service by a Youth Jo nathan Snyder beca me a phil anth ro pi st at the age of e ig ht , when he created a carn iva l to raise mo ney for hi s babysi ller's younger bro ther, whose me mo ry li ves on through $9 ,500 in donatio ns to date. The mo ney supports Hurl ey Medi ca l Center 's Courage Cab inet and ongo ing cancer research. Mou11ir W Sharobeem accepts the awardfo r Innovative Sp irit j im11 Michelle E11gler a11d Go vernor John E11gle1: Exemplary Co mmunity Service by a Senior Cat hery n Sirk has fo r years demonstrated a co mmitment to serv ice in the Kalamazoo community. She has led the co mmunity to deve lop and maintain the Emergency Overnight She lter, the So lar Garden Walk for Warmth , and th e Ju stu s House. Exemplary Community Service by an Adult Robert and Connie Amic k arc foundin g members of Habitat fo r Humanity of Huron Va ll ey, the loca l affiliate of Habit at for Humanity International. Their tireless ded icatio n has led to the constructi on of. ten ho uses. eigh t in Ypsilanti and two in An n Arbor. Exemplary Community Service by a Family William and Dian e Lahrm an have a tremendo us dedi cati o n to enh ancin!! the quality of life in the Buchanan co mmunity. They worked to renovate the interi ;,. of a 50 year-old e lementary school , including invo lving the students in a tile proj ect to he lp beautify the sc hoo l. Exemplary Co mmunity Sen•ice by an Adult Organization The Arab-Ameri ca n and C ha ldea n Co un ci I (ACC) provides a broad range of hea lth . mental hea lth , socia l and human services, and job training, to mo re than 40 .000 Ara bi c and C haldean-s peaki ng peo ples of Southeas t Mi chi gan. Exemplary Community Service by an Ameri Corps Membe1· Jane Mari e Coon volunteered with Bridge to Independe nce: Nat io na l Direc t AmeriCorps and wo rked fo r fi ve yea rs at the Nationa l Mu ltiple Sclerosis Society. She rec ruits, trains, and culti va tes o ther vo lunteers for the Friendly Li ste ning Program , a peer support prog ram which offers te le phone suppo rt fo r peo ple with multiple sc lerosis. Exempla•·y Com munity Service by a Co rporation or Business Hamilto n Chevro let-Geo, Inc ., Th e Hamilton Group has part ic ipated for two yea rs in a unique Bu siness-Educati o n partnership wi th Warren Mo ll Hi gh Sc hoo l. The proj ec t has 200 students setting goa ls for th e fu ture by participatin g in '·Winning Futures. " .!01wtha11 S11_w ler accepts the Ollla rd for Service by o Yowh ji·om Michelle E11gler a11d Governor .fohn E11g le ~: Exemplar)' Co mmunity Service by a Service-Learning Educator Kimberl y Kess ler in vo lved her seco nd grade class at Coo per Element ary Schoo l in Kal amazoo in a service- lea rning project to make seasonal decorati ve pins to se ll , w ith the proceeds go ing to an area ho meless she lter. Last year, Cooper Schoo l ra ised more than $5 .300 for the shelter thro ugh pin sa les and pledges fo r the Walk for the Homeless. Exemplary Co mmunity Service by a National Service Program LVA-CA LC AmeriCorps V ISTA Program (Literacy Vo lunteers to AmericaCap itol Area Lit eracy Coalitio n) has formed a network fo r providing free vo lunteer lit eracy tuto ring to tho usa nds o f mid -Michigan res idents. By coordinatin g fifteen vo luntee r literacy prog ra ms since 1987 , LVA-CALC VI STA's have generated services wo rth mo re tha n $ 1,700 ,000 fo r Mi chigan . Exem plary Community Service by a Youth Organization Wa ll ed Lake Wes te rn Studelll Counc il he lps to orga ni ze co mmunity service acti viti es at Wa lled Lake Western Hi gh Sc hoo l. Students at the schoo l organi ze a ca nned food drive fo r a local Walled Lake charit y, coord inate a bl ood drive twi ce a yea r. ho ld a .. prom .. fo r the e lderl y at Nov i Village, and organi ze and partic ipate in the 24-ho ur Vo ll eyba ll Marathon , whi ch raises more than $30 ,000 for charity and $6,500 fo r the stude nt ac ti vity budget. Exemp lary Community Service by a Community Service Program Manager Do nna DeButts has been assoc iated w ith Washte naw Literacy for I 5 years, serving first as a vo lunteer tuto r and later as the organi zation 's nrst paid direc to r. Under her leadership , Washtenaw L iteracy has train ed mo re than 2,000 vo lunteer tutors . D1: Lo is Bade1: secolldfromleft, accepts the Oll'ard for Nat io11a l Se rvice Program fo r the L VA - CA LC AmeriCorps VISTA program from Michelle E11g ler and Governo r .!oh 11 £ 11gla �Serving to Learn and Learning to Serve hen young people from different racial, ethnic , economic, and educational circumstances work together in service, they come to trust each other and depend on each other, and then they begin to notice that their lives are richer for knowing people different from themselves . They learn that through their service, they can build not only their community, but also themselves. When young people are asked to do something important, something that will make a difference, they take the responsibility as an opportunity to build up their esteem , to become leaders , and to become valued, competent resources . W Learn and Serve Michigan encourages young people to become community resources through service. Learn and Serve Michigan involves school-age youth in serv ice-learning. The program is federally-funded and is administered cooperatively by MCSC and the Michi gan Department of Education. The goals of Learn and Serve Michigan are to chall enge communities and young people to engage in serviae and solve societal problems while shifting the public perception of youth from clients to resourceful problem solvers. Located in Alpena, Detroit, Grand Rapids , Kalamazoo, Mani stee, Muskegon, and Petoskey, the Learn and Serve communitybased programs provide youth with opportunities in and out of school to enrich their academic learning, deve lop skills, grow personally, and become productive citizens while serving their communities. This year, more than 1,704 committed young people involved in Learn and Serve Michigan provided more than 20,434 hours of service to their communities across the state. In addition, Learn and Serve Michigan provided more than I ,800 hours of training and education to Learn and Serve participants. The following highlights of Learn and Serve Michigan programs include: Creston Neighborhood Association: Team Up Creston Team Up Creston empowers students to assess the assets and needs in their community and then plan and implement service projects that address those needs. Student participants from Northeast and Riverside Middle Schools in Grand Rapids designed projects that addressed gang behavior in the neighborhood. Projects included graffiti removal and park clean-ups . Team Up Creston turned an abandoned lot that was a potential gang hangout into a neighborhood garden called Peas On Earth. The young people also organized and implemented an anti-gang assembly at a neighborhood elementary school. More than 200 students watched the assembly and were provided with tools to avoid the lure of gangs. In all , 49 Team Up Creston students provided over 2,000 hours of direct community service. Non-participant volunteers, including parents, students from the local community college, and high school volunteers , provided more than 200 service and volunteer hours in association with Team Up Creston. �Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation The Project Mentor Connections Program operates in partnership with Bi g Brothers/B ig Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Western Michigan University's Divi sion of Minority Affairs/Martin Luther King Program and Lee Honors College. Seventy-seven participants served in the program , which matches hi gh school students with elementary schoo l students from Kalamazoo's Ed ison ne ighborhood for mentor/mentee relation ships . In all, Proj ect Mentor participants completed I ,054 hours of direct service and 964 hours of training and education . The project culminates in the development and implementation of a serv ice project in the com munity. Team Up Creston gives me a chance to get out and help the commun ity. I also learned to work better with groups of people, and I got to make friends with the kids fi'om Riverside Middle School - Joseph Murphy, 8th grader, Northeast Midd le Schoo l, Grand Rapids Manistee Youth Employment and Training Program The Walkabout Program engages students in peer and intergenerational service projects in their community while strengthening their academic , leadership , and civic responsibility. In all , Walkabout participants provided more than 4,300 direct service hours to the community in ac tivities that focus on the past, present and future of the area. Service proj ec ts included the comp il ation of an oral history of the community, beautificati on projects that recreated the area accord ing to descriptions in the oral hi stori es, and the development of recommendations to the Manistee Village Township on potential improvements in the com munity. Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) of Muskegon County Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) of Muskegon County developed a multisite project which includes activities at a local middl e sc hool, a hi gh sc hoo l, and at a YV C summer camp. School year participants augmented their science curriculum by making worm boxes for the creation of mul ch l'or garden ing. They also advanced thei r understanding of chemistry by doing water testing at a variety of community sites. During the summer portion of thi s program , thirty YVC members, three team leaders and two camp directors led 150 elementary students in a Summer D.A.Y.S. Camp, a camp with a sc ience emphasis. All participants engaged in a variety of service- learning activities that use a teacher-designed science camp curriculum . Service- learning is a method under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that; 1) is conducted in and meets the needs of a community; 2) is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institution of higher education, or community service program, and with the community; 3) helps foster civic responsibility; 4) is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students or the educational components of the commun ity service program in which the participants are enrolled; and 5) includes structured time for the students and other participants to reflect on the service experience. �TAP-Youth Service AP- Youth Service (Technical Ass istance Program for Youth Service) provided grass roots, low income community organi zati ons with the in fo rmation, netwo rk access, and ex pertise to more effecti ve ly develop, operate and support community service and yo uth deve lopment programs. TAP- Youth Service was an initi ati ve of MCSC in partnership with the Community Foundatio n for South eastern Michi gan, funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundati on. T MCSC joined with Catho lic Youth O rganizati on's Co mmunity Organi zing and Training (CYO/COT) to implement TAP -Youth Service. TAP- Youth Service provided on-site, tec hni cal assistance to thirty-seven nonpro fit community- based organi zations, youth and vo lunteer programs, community deve lopme nt projects and health program s. Groups such as the American Red Cross, Detroit Chapter; COTS Child Care Training; Do mini can High Schoo l and Academy; Entrepreneur Training Program; Franklin Elementary School; Northeast Princ ipal s Association; Renaissance Youth Center; YMCA ; and St. Vincent de Paul all benefited from tec hnical ass istance pro vided by TAP-Youth Servi ce. The Complet e T,'\P- Youth Service Resource Guide Boord of DneCfOt!> M lr~l MonuO'I f or Sucu.:'' hwoiYCmt nl on Bo11rds and Commitrecs Yo~Jih Va/unrccr Monogemcflt Pllml'ltnqanO lmfllemeM ingn lOCDifundraiser OrggmZPTIOIIIJI Commur~ica rwn YOtlth PtO!Ifam FIJIIdingResoorces Cr tCITifC Leodcrship As a res ult of four "think tank" meetings that were held in ne ighborhoods in the metro Detro it area, a six-part seri es of technical assistance workshops were conduc ted by TAP-Youth Service to address the needs of the community- based organi zati ons. Representati ves from fo rty community-based organi zati ons attended the workshop series. Workshop topics included organi zati onal deve lopment, volunteer manage ment, fund development, communi cati ons, building organizational power, and yo uth program deve lopment. Participant evaluati ons consistentl y gave the wo rkshops hi gh scores. In addition to the workshops, The Complete TAP-Youth Resource Guide was written and developed by CYO/COT and printed by MCSC. The Guide covers the topi cs addressed in the workshops, including volunteer manage ment, plannjng and imple menting a local fundraiser, yo uth program fundin g resources, youth in vo lvement on boards and committees, organi zatio nal communi cati on, and creati ve leadership. The Guide also contai ns a li st of found ations, including public , private, and corporate, that have been identified as grant prov iders for youth-related programs. Two thousand copi es o f the Guide were distributed at state and national co nfe rences and through state nonpro fit networks. TAP-Youth Conference D espite some o f the worst weather of the winter, more than 120 people attended MCSC's TAP-Youth Service Conference March 20-2 1 in Lansing. The confe rence attracted representati ves fro m youth agencies , neighborhood organi zations, and nonprofits throughout the state . Workshops foc used on schoo lbased service-learning, youth deve lopment, youth program successes and challenges , resource de ve lopme nt, volunteer manage ment, and program eva luation. A highlight of the confere nce was the evening session entitl ed " Di scovering Our Michigan Youth Service Netwo rk. " Partic ipants exchanged info rmati on about each atte nding organizati on and identi fied opportuniti es fo r continued communicati on on the Internet. �Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) T he Michigan Youth Progressive Action Counci l (MY PAC) , a standing committee of MCSC, provides student leaders ages 12 to 2 I with the opportunity to enhance th eir involvement in community service. MYPAC encourages yout h to beco me an integral part of service in Michigan, not only as participants, but also as creators and dec ision makers. The fl,iJk:h lg 3n Youth Provl'esslve A c Uon Counc il In 1995-96, 12 young people from varied cultural, geographic, socioeconomic, raci al, and political backgrounds served on MYPAC. These young peopl e are leaders in the ir communiti es who demonstrate the iJ· interest and commitment to servi ce in their everyday li ves. As MYPAC members, they offer MCSC insight in to planning policy and programs that invol ve youth . Through ac tivities in their hi gh school s and community, these young leaders play an ac tive role in makjng their communities better places to live. Thi s year, MYPAC members parti cipated in leadership training session s at MCSC meetings and conferences. Members presented works hops at the National Se rviceLearning Conference in Detroit in the spring and at the Youth in Phil anthropy Conference in Grand Rapid s in the summer. They were also busy promoting volun teerism in their communities and ac ross the state. The fo llowin g is on ly a partial li st of members and the activ ities they were involved with during the past year. MYPAC member Douni a Senaw i of Bloomfie ld Hills organi zed a book drive for the Sarah Fis her Home, a home for abused childre n in Farm in gton Hills. She also vo lunteered at so up kitchens during the ho lid ays, participated in canned food drives , and tutored her fellow students at Birmingham Groves Hi gh School. Ms. Senaw i is also working to get students actively involved on the Birmingham and Beverly Hill s city and vi ll age boards. T.J. Derwin , MYPAC me mber from the Upper Penin sula, is involved in establi shing a yo uth council in Negaunee in order for youth to have input in co mmunity activi ti es and development. Jeff Schulz of Un ionville and Sen ior Advi sory Council member Emory Nestor of Bay City partic ipated in a cabl e TV show and on a radio show in Saginaw promoting intergenerational volunteerism and the benefits of citi zens working together for the community. MYPAC member Kimberly Fronsman of Battle C reek worked with Battle Creek's Volunteer and Information Services thi s year to plan and participate in a Make A Difference Day "Soup and Soap" project. Volunteers gathered food and toi letries for local shelters and food pantries. MYPAC 's mission is to promote youth service to develop young leaders, and to educate ad ults about youth service and yo uth interests. 1995-96 MYPAC Members Back ro w, I tor: Andrew Do wns. Alpena; Marieo Henry, Detroit; l efT Schulz, Unionville; Scolf Smith, Romulus. Middle row, l to r: Doun ia Senawi. Bloon~field Hills; T.J. Derwin, Negaune e; Kate Eklund, Ann Arbo1: Seated. l tor: Ha Tran, Lansing; My Lien. Walket: Not pictured: Kimberly Fronsm.an, Balfle Creek; Dan Stump, East Lansing; Beth Webe1; Ypsilanti. Youth can be the strongesl force in the well-being of the community. lf youlh rea li z.e that their communities are going to be theirs for as long as they like, and thai they can change it if they don 't like it, then positive things will really star/ lo happen. - T.J . Derwin , MYPAC me mber, Negaunee �Senior Advisory Council edicated senior citizen volunteers tirelessly serve their communities across Michigan. They share their time, experience and resources by helping children learn to read, providing companionship to the homebound , serving the hungry, mentoring students, and much , much more. Seniors are integral members of community nonprofit organizations and local civic organizations where they work together to solve community problems. D The Senior Advisory Council is a newly formed standing committee of MCSC. The 16 member Council held its first meeting in January. The mission of the Senior Advisory Council is to promote and develop volunteerism, leadership, and intergenerational service in Michigan by educating the general public about community service provided by senior citizens. The members will accomplish this mission through the work of four committees: Special Events , Policies/Procedures, Recruitment of Senior Volunteers , Networking/Public Relations. The members ' first outreach event was at the first National Senior Service Corps Training Conference, July 14-17 in Washington , D.C. where members Edith Prosen and Warren Black presented a workshop on the development of the Senior Advisory Council. To highlight intergenerational service opportunities , members of Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) often join the Council members for their meetings . They generate discussion on how the Council can work with MYPAC members both as a group and in the members ' individual communities. Through the Senior Advisory Council we can promote volunteerism and recruit more people to voluntea - Maria Velasquez, member, Senior Advisory Council MCSC Senior Advisory Council Seated l tor: Maria Velasquez, Lansing; Sister Elizabeth Eardley, Grand Rapids; Emory Nest01; Bay City; Jim Mui1; Grand Rapids; Tish Neidhardt, Ann. Arb01: Middle row l tor: D1: Elleen Hun.te1; Marquette; Edith Prosen, Marquette; Don Schmeide1; Escanaba; Bob Wildeman., Niles; Anne Evans, Canton. Back row l to r: Warren Black, Detroit; Charles Smith, Detroit; Paul Tomshany, Dexter; Orvis Berry, Battle Creek. Not pictured: John Myers, Detroit. �Annual Poster Contest esc, in coll aborati on with the Michi gan Office of Services to the Aging, the Loveli ght Foundation , and the Volunteer Centers of Mi chigan, sponsored a pos ter contest to celebrate the dynamic interac ti on of yo uth and . eni ors in community service work . M The theme of thi s year's contest was " lntergenerational Volunteerism." The focu s was on vo lunteer activities in Michi gan that are intergenerational , involvin g seni or c iti zens and yo uth . Nomination fo rm s were sent to hundreds of seni or organi zati ons ac ross the state seeking photographs for submi ss ion to the contest. The winning photos and slogan were judged by a committee assembled by the MCSC Senior Advisory Council. The Intergenerati onal Poster was un veiled at the Third Annual Governor 's Community Serv ice Awards program on May 16, 1996. The poster ce lebrates yo uth working with seni ors for the benerment of the com munity. The slogan on the poster states "Volunteering Knows No Age. " The poster will be disp layed in school s, seni or centers, li braries and vari ous other places throughout Michigan. The winning photo displayed on the poster were submitted by: Martin Luther King Apartments of Detroit- Assisted Housing Retired & Senior Volunteer Program/ Youth Volunteer Corps of the MenomineeDelta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency in Escanaba Senior Services of Muskegon Ramp Project of Muskegon County Youth Volunteer Corps of Muskegon Dearborn Pleasant Hours Units/Senior Citizens Program �Connecting Partnerships Across Michigan MCSC works to connect ideas, conununities, people, and problems in a forum. that allows for an exchange of ideas and solutions. MCSC convenes diverse individuals and groups to build communities through shared efforts toward a conunon goal. Make A Difference Day, 1996 M ake A Difference Day inspires peop le ac ross the country to devote the day to serving their communities. In Mi chi gan, MCSC, the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM), the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) , and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) worked to motivate and encourage people of all ages to participate in this day of service on October 26, 1996. The partners served as a c learinghouse for information by providing local contac t people and organizations with pertinent material , co llecting Michigan Make A Difference Day Project Entry Forms, acting as a promoter of media interest, and g iving suggestions about finding community resources. This an nual cha llenge of doing good is celebrated around the coun try by people servi ng food at homeless shelters, helping children learn to read, gathering c lothes for the needy, beautify ing parks, and so much more. Across the state of Michigan , more than 3 1,000 vo lunteers participated in more than 160 Make A Difference Day projects. In all , the day was an enorm ous success in Michi gan, and continues to build in number of vo lunteers and service ac tivities as it gai ns publicity. Indeed, service is hard work, but you are here as lestament to the truth that it is work worth doing . Today you will join more than 30,000 Michiganians working in. more than 160 projects, and hundreds lJ{ thousands of" ourfellow Americans serving in cities, towns and hamlets across our great land. - M ichelle Eng ler. First Lady and C hair of MCSC. addressi ng student voluntee rs at Western Mic higa n Uni versit y on Make A Diffe re nce Day. 1996 Since 1992, USA Weekend magaz ine, through its 37.5 milli on readers, and the Points of Light Foundation , through a national network of over 500 Volunteer Centers, have worked as partners to chall enge Americans to devote one Saturday a year to volunteer in the ir com munity. Last year, the 8,000 Make A Difference Day projects across the coun try invo lved more than 850,000 Americans in servi ce to their comm unities. Michelle Engle1; cen/eJ; and MCSC Commissioner and Wes/em Michigan Unive rsily s/udenl Amber Pri!clwrd. lhird j iwn !he /~ft. j oin s/udenls at W/v!U/(1r Make A Difference Dm·. / 996. WMU sludents volunte ered in th eir Make 1\ Difference Dar. / 996. COII'lll'llll1ity 011 �MCSC Publications MCSC continues to p rovide our grantees and community organizations across the state with volunteer and service-related materials. MCSC makes the follo wing publications available free of cost to the public. Michigan Community Se rvice Commission News is the quarterly newsletter publi shed by M CSC. It hi ghl ights upcoming events as well as program news from Mi chi gan's Ameri Corps, Learn and Serve Michigan, Michi gan CARES, M YPAC, the Senior Advisory Council , and much more. It's Knowing Where to Look: A Fund Raising Guidefor Grassroots Community-Based Youth Groups bookl et is avail able to groups look ing to fund a youth program . Valuable hints for locating state and federal funds fo r your proj ect are included. New Partnerships in Michigan: The Power c~f Vo luntary Citizen Se rvice bookl et is a detailed report on the New Partnerships in M ichigan initiative. It contain s the background di scu ss ion from both New Partnerships meetings. The Complete TA P- Youth Service Resource Guide includes in formation on volunteer management, pl anning and impl ementing a local fund raiser, yo uth in volvement on boards and committees, organi zati onal communi cation, creati ve leadership, and much more. Profiles in Service has been updated and expanded to incl ude more than 60 organi zations and state departments. It is a state resource guide ror service and volunteer-re lated programs and contains a detail ed description of the programs and ac tiviti es of the age nc ies and networks. In vestments in Volunteerism: Resource Guide of Vo lunteer and Se rvice Programs Funded in Michigan contains in valuabl e info rmati on on grantmaki ng organizati ons around the state. It is designed to connect grantseekers with those organi zations providing funds. Michigan Se rvice-Lea rn ing Principles and Practices serves as a reference guide for service-learning prac titioners. It provides bas ic definitions, essential elements, standards of qu ality, and exampl es of impl ementation. [The TAP-Youth Service Resource Guide] gathered. .. il~{o nna ti on.fi'om some of th e best thinkers and organizations in our sect01: l fou nd the manual easy to read, very informati ve, and targeted at some of the most often asked questions about managing a succes.~fit! community-based nonprofit organization. The firs t chapters on board development seem especially useful. I was impressed with how these sections could be help.fitl to adults recruiting youth board members as well as young people learn ing about the responsibilities of boards. The sections on .fitnd raising and commun ications contain the kind (}{ i1~jorma tio n necessary to bu ild public support. [The G uide takes] the mystery out (~{these two areas .... - Barba ra L. Lohm a n, Vice Preside nt , Co mmuni ca tio ns a nd Med ia Relat io ns, Po ints of Li g ht Foun datio n �Conferences and Trainings MCSC knows the importance of technical assistance and training to grassroots organizations. b1{ormed, educated service professionals can do their jobs bette1; easie1; and serve the conununity in a greater capacity if they are provided with opportunities to network with other service providers, share best practice stories, and hone their skills. Keeping volunteer professionals on the cutting edge of the latest i11{ormation on technology, managing volunteers, raising funds, and so much more, allows them to m.ore effectively serve their conununity. Regional Trainings CSC sponsored four regional trainings in Traverse City, Kalamazoo, Flint, and Detroit in February for grantees, nonprofit organizations, and community groups . The regional trainings were intended to encourage collaboration amongst various organizations within a specific region while providing a quality training on service-learning and youth development. The Michigan CARES communities played an integral part in facilitating the trainings . M The trainings were facilitated by noted experts in the field . Louise Giugliano, School and Professional Development consultant, facilitated the service-learning portion of the training, and Mike Chateau of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) facilitated the youth development aspect of the training. Attendees included members of MYPAC, the Senior Advisory Council, Michigan 's AmeriCorps programs, Learn and Serve Michigan programs, Volunteer Centers, Michigan Campus Compact, Family Independence Agency volunteer coordinators , CARES volunteers and members of other nonprofit organizations. In all , the trainings were an opportunity for people to meet, discuss their programs and projects, and receive instruction specific to volunteering and service. Fund Raising for Nonprofits CSC hosted a two-day fund raising training for MCSC grantees in January facilitated by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy The Fund Raising School. The focus of the conference was how to prepare nonprofit organizations to succeed in their fund raising efforts in an increasingly competitive market. More than 50 representatives from Michigan 's AmeriCorps , Learn and Serve Michigan , Michigan CARES, community foundations, school districts and community organizations from across the state gathered to hear information on the fol lowing areas: M Preparing for Fund Raising: Marketing Concepts and Fund Raising Vehicles Special Events and Building Identity in the Community Foundation and Corporation Solicitation Prospect Identification Psychology of Motivation How to Solicit a Major Gift/Solicitation Practice �Michigan CARES Community Workshop T he Michigan CARES comm uni ty workshop was he ld March 19-20 for approximately 50 CARES representati ves from the six project sites: Alpena, Flint, Marquette, Mu skegon , Grand Rapids and Detroit. The retreat foc used o n incorporating service-learning in Michi gan CARES projects , co ll aboration and partnerships with bu sinesses, and evaluation of CA RES programs. CARES coordinators were also g iven the opportunity to clarify the CARES project goals in the ir com munity, develop a timeline for their CARES project, and di scuss implementation of Michigan CARES Phase II objecti ves. The training and planning sess ions provided each CARES communi ty the chance to interact with the other CARES sites. One participant stated , "T he retreat helped address local co ncern s, need s, and iss ues. It was great to get away from the office and learn more abou t what it takes to coll aborate in an interactive way. " Michigan's AmeriCorps Conference T he Michigan's AmeriCorps Mid-Year Retreat brought more than 300 Michigan's AmeriCorps members and nati onal fac ilitators to Flint for a weekend of trainin g and networking . The March 29-30 retreat in volved representatives from dozens of nonprofit organizat ions including Bi g Brothers/B ig Si sters, United Way of Saginaw County, and the Urban League of Flint. The retreat provided corpsmembers and staff the opportunity to learn about program s and nonprofits from across Michi gan and sharpen their work and life skills . Corpsmembers attended works hops on Probl em So lvi ng, Time Management, Life After AmeriCorps , Goal Setti ng, Planning and Benchmarking, Building Neighborhoods, Volunteer Recruitment, and much more. In addition, the Michi gan's AmeriCorps program directors received two days of trai ning on oukome-based program evaluation. �Service-Learning Leadership Council T he educational concept of students participating in service whi le they learn in schoo l is spreadi ng among school districts across Michigan. The MCSC Service-Learning Leadership Council has played a strong role during this expans ion. It has participated in convening teachers, facilitators and administrators aro und the instructional elements of service- learning. The Cou ncil , convened by MCSC, consists of the leading service-learning practitioners and policy makers in the state. The Council 's goal is to foster the development of sustainable service-learning in Michigan by facilitating communication, promoting best practices, encouraging diversity, and supporting school-comm unity partnerships. In an effort to learn the extent of service-learning practices in the state, the Counci l surveyed schools and organizations over the course of the year. The Community Service and Yolunteerism Survey was sent to more than 4,000 Michigan schoo ls. The survey was designed to collect information on the serv ice-learning activities, commun ity service and volunteerism opportunjti es availab le to students and teachers at schools across the state. Response to the survey has been excellent. The Council will compile the results and disseminate information on how schools have actively involved yo ung people in servicelearning and volunteeri sm. In addition to the Learn and Serve Yolunteerism Survey, the Technical Assistance Comm ittee of the Council surveyed serv ice-learn ing technical assistance providers on the nature of the technical ass istance they offer to communjty organizations and sc hoo ls. The results of tills survey will be compi led and shared at major volunteer and servicelearning events over the cource of next year. Service-Learning Leadership Council Members Beth Gibbs- Lahser High School, Bloomfield Elaine Gordon - Michigan Department of Education , Lansing L inde ll Herrick- West Ottawa Public School, Holland Chris Kwak- W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battl e Creek Kelly Masters- Service-Learning Center for SE Michigan , Detroit Lisa McGettigan- Michigan Campus Compact, East Lansing Donnell Mersereau- Council of Michigan Foundations, Grand Haven Mark Pawlowski -American Youth Foundation , Three Rivers Stella Raudenbush - Michigan K- 12 Service-Learning Center, East Lansing Angelia Salas- Michigan Community Service Commission, Lansi ng Lindy Reurink- Michigan Community Service Commission , Lansing Frank Dirks- Michigan Community Service Comm iss ion, Lansing Dale Rice- Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Julie Smigelski- Alpena Community College, Alpena Paula Kaiser- Michigan Community Service Commission, Lansing Paul a Baker- Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Doreen Thomas - Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation, Kalamazoo Deni se Walker- Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center, East Lansing �Financial Report D uring fiscal year 1996, MCSC received a total of $4,973,808 to support programs throughout the state. This was an increase of more than 20% from fiscal year 1995. A large part of thi s increase can be attributed to new Michigan 's AmeriCorps programs. Support from the private sector increased fro m $578,000 in 1995 to $692,761 in 1996. Thi s increase in investment by the private sector reflects the contin ued support representing the strong public/private commitment to community serv ice. Michigan also received additional federa l funds from the Corporation for National Service to run Learn and Serve community-based programs. Almost all of the funds secured by MCSC were obtained by a competitive proposal process. In add ition to the federal and private support, the state of Michigan supplied MCSC with admi ni strative fu nds and a considerable amount of in-kind support. This in-kind support included items such as office space, telephone, utilities , and other forms of support. Fiscal Year 1993-1994 Federal Funds State Funds Total Public Funds $422,320 $ 156,600 $578 ,920 Growth of MCSC from 1993 to 1996 .J.'/74 Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds $ 3.000* $581,920 • 199.\-199' Q ICJ'J-l- 1995 *Cash and in-kind support. Fiscal Year 1994-1995 Federal Funds State Funds Total Public Funds $3,140,018 $ 158,000 $3,298,018 Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds $ 578,000 $3,876,018 Fiscal Year 1995-1996 Federal Funds State Funds Total Public Funds Total Private Funds Total MCSC Funds $4,105,347 175,700 $4,28 1,047 T otal M CSC Fun ds (x mil li on ) $ MCSC 1995-1996 $ 692,761 0 $4,973,808 T01 al MCSC Funds l'ri l'mc l -l% �Fiscal Year 1995-1996 Federal Funds Michigan 's AmeriCorps Learn and Serve Community-Based Program Development Assistance and Training Operations $ 3,345 ,347 175,000 135,000 450,000 State and General Fund/General Purpose Annual State Appropriation $ 175,700 $ 553 ,261 34,000 98 ,000 7 ,500 Private Funds W.K. Kellogg Foundation C.S. Mott Foundation Ford Foundation Ameritech Expenditures Grants Program Operations Program Training Admini stration Evaluation Funding Sources $ 3,759,566 560,573 260,141 293,529 30,000 MCSC 1995-1996 0 Prugmm Opcr.IIMm~ II ~- Tr.un r n~ !'i•,; Ex penditures �Michigan Community Service Commission ichigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth , to engage in public probl em solving through service and volunteeri sm. Created by Executive Order of the Governor in October 1991 , MCSC was established in State law with the overwhelming bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislature in the summer of 1994. The nonpartisan Commission supports and administers nation al and community service programs across Michigan. M The Michigan Community Service Commi ssion promotes and supports individual volunteers , service and volunteer programs, and public/private partnerships that meet important community needs. The Mi chi gan Community Service Commission makes training and technical support available for organizations involved in community service and volunteerism. The Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission Michelle Engler, Chair, Attorney and First Lady of Mi chi gan Karen Aldridge, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Victor Begg, Independent Business Owner Mary Ellen Brandell , Central Michi ga n University Juli e Cummings, Fund Development Consultant, Lovelight Foundation Judith Dunn , St. Vincent de Paul and Sarah Fisher Center Dorothy Johnson , Council of Michigan Foundations Nancy Lenz, Michigan National Bank Sister Mary Martinez, Multi-Cultural Affairs, Mado nna Universi ty Kathl een Keen McCarthy, Charter Township Supervisor of Plymouth James Muir, Senior Volunteer Lisa Ilitch Murray, Little Caesar 's Enterprise, Inc. Eunice Myles, State Farm Insurance Randy Neeli s, Menominee Public Schools Superintendent Joel Orosz, W.K . Kellogg Foundation Amber Pritchard , student, Western Michigan University Terry Pruitt, Jr. , Vice Chair, Dow Corning Corporation Alton Shipstead, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments Scott Smith, student, Albion College Michael J. Tate, Mi chigan State University Extension Matthew J. Wesaw, Detective Sergeant, Michigan State Police Raymo nd W. West, Labor Li aison, United Way Community Serv ices Geneva J. Williams , Executive Vice Presi dent and COO, United Way Community Services Frank Dirks, Executive Director, MCSC Michigan Community Service Commission Staff Executive Director, Frank Dirks Michigan 's AmeriCorps Program Director, Daphne Wells Assistant Director, Lindy Reurink Direc tor of Administration, Garry Gross Executive Secretary, Mary Estrada Publi cati ons Coordinator, Tracy McCloskey Michigan CARES Program Director, Paula Kaiser Adminstrative Support, Jennifer Dick Learn and Serve Program Director, Angelia Salas Administrative Support, Kathie Vas il ion �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. 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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, 49428 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 1995/1996 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d0331542d79d0e561b3e943848c7ebe0.pdf eb1a53a96d4508e87384bfe0ed3ec4dd PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell November 1998 111 George W. Romney Lansing . Telephone FAX S. Capitol Ave . Bldg .. 4th Floor Michigan 48913 (517 ) 335-4295 (517) 373-4977 Dear Colleagues and Friends: The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is proud to offer you its 1997 annual report- The Voices of Service- highlighting the service and volunteer sector's tremendous progress and the MCSC's equally impressive utility, growth and productivity. Please review the various programs and initiatives the MCSC and its partner organizations have undertaken over the past twelve months. These are your communities at work! The MCSC has grown tremendously since its creation in 1991 by Governor Engler's Executive Order 1991-25. The MCSC was charged with promoting and coordinating service and volunteerism in Michigan. This charge was spurred by a national movement driven by the National and Community Service Act of 1991 and by the focussed attention of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on issues of youth, which brought forth a series of meetings in 1991. These meetings called together representatives of K-12 education, higher education, community-based organizations, youth-serving organizations, corporate volunteer programs and national service programs from across the nation to begin a dialogue on youth and youth service programs in Michigan. An outcome of these meetings was the formation of a statewide coalition charged with the preparing a foundation for a statewide plan on volunteerism. The coalition consisted of some now familiar organizations: Michigan Campus Compact, Michigan Nonprofit Forum (now Association), Council of Michigan Foundations and Youth Service America. These coalition partners, their plans and these meetings lead to the development of the MCSC. The first meeting of this nonpartisan commission was called to order by its first and continuing chairperson, First Lady Michelle Engler on October 31, 1991. Along with its continuity of leadership, the MCSC has continued to grow and flourish because of its strong relationships with the various sectors of our society. It is through these relationships that the MCSC has remained the one place where the profit, not-for-profit and public sectors can all comfortably come together around a core issueservice and volunteerism. Now codified in state law, the MCSC remains dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in community problem solving through service and volunteerism. The many contributions Michigan residents make to their communities through service and volunteerism are too numerous to be recognized in any one publication. The Voices of Service is our humble attempt to offer a sampling of Michigan's youth, seniors, families and organizations working to build communities through service. It is our hope that by highlighting these examples you will be encouraged to remain involved in and connected to your community through service and volunteerism. Sincerely, /;;/{if~ Kyle Caldwell Executive Director �M I C HI GAN CoMM UN IT Y SERVI CE C oMM i ss r o N The voices of service When the spirit of comntunity service is reinforced with the resources to bring that spirit to life, great things can be accomplished.// 1/ - Joel Orosz �............................................... ............................................... 11 ·~ The Governor's Service Awards .. Administrative Staff �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 111 S. Capitol Ave. George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell August 1998 Dear Friend of Service: An o ld proverb says, "We make a li ving by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.'' The wisdom in this proverb is reflected by the growing com mitment of Michigan 's citize ns to civic re newal through community service. That renewal is a res ult of the vast network of vo lunteer-based o rgani zations united in a common cause- bettering the lives of our citi zens . The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is meeting with success after success as we inform the public of the need for - and the benefits of- philanthropy, service, and volunteerism. We have positioned the MCSC as a nati onal leader. With our acti ve and visio nary co mmi ssio ners, our extensive and broad-based partnerships, and a staff that is second to none, the MCSC will continue to be a powerful state reso urce. We are building innovative partnerships w ith business, governm ent, and civic organ iza ti ons at every level. Our common mission - to improve th e quality of life for Michigan citi ze ns through service and volunteerism- is strengthen ing neighborhoods and communities throu ghout our state. This report recogni zes the people and organi zations who make it their goal to improve the li ves of others through creative com munity service and vo lunteerism. The faces and stories in this report are representative of the thousands whose spirit of generosity ex_ists throughout Michigan. There can be no greater declaration of loya lty to humankind than to take an active part in shaping the future of our communities. I have met so many wo nderful indi vidu als who through a lifet ime com mitment to vo lunteeri sm have tou ched th e li ves of tho usands. They are Michigan 's greatest resource. I thank you for yo ur efforts - you can take pride in th e acco mpLi shments highli ghted in this report. 3 �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell 111 S. Capitol Ave. George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , M ichigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 A ugust 1998 D ear Fri end of Servi ce: The past yea r represents a peri od of significant accompli shment for the Michi gan Community Ser v ice Commi ssion (M CSC) . The most notable accompli shments include a new Commi ssion program initi ati ve , the Vo lunteer In vestment Grant , the hostin g of a nati onal meeting for state co mmi ssions and co mmi sion executi ve directors, the assumption of a lead role in the development or a form al state pl an aimed at furthering th e level of cooperati on among public and pri vate organizati ons engaged in ser vice and vo lunteeri sm in the State of Michigan. A nother area or focus for the com mi ssion was assisting w ith the launch of General Colin Powell 's A meri ca 's Promise Initi ative in the state. These efforts helped to confirm M CSC's lead ro le nati onally and w ithin th e state in our support and advocacy of vo lunteerism and co mmunity service. The Commi ssion's thru st to position itsel f as a "catalys t, co nvener, and broker" for encouraging citi zens and organizati ons throughout thi s state to work collaborati vely to address identified co mmunity probl ems was greatl y enhanced th rough these activi ties. Thi s report details the ex tensi ve accompli shment of M CSC. Without questi on, much of the grow th and success or the commi ssion in the past year is attributable to a ve ry dedica ted management tea m and the co llaborati ve relati onships th at ex ist w ith ou r key service partners. We are trul y fo rtun ate to be abl e to work co nstructi ve ly w ith a number of outstanding instituti on. and agencies including the Michi gan Department of Educati on, th e Michi gan O ffice on Services to the A ging, the Fami ly Independence Agency, the Michi gan Jobs Commi ssion, the Mi chi gan Nonpro fit Assoc iati on, Volun teer Centers of M ichigan, the Counci l of Michi gan Foundati ons, the WK Kellogg and Ford Foundations, and at the nati onal level the Corporati on for Nati onal Service and A meri ca 's Promi se. Finall y, we mu st also recognize the very significant support of the State L egislatu re. Th e strong biparti san support from state government improves M CSC ' s abili ty to build the in frastructure necessary to encourage and support vo lullleeri sm in the state long- term . It is important to note th at the prog ress mentioned here occUlTed during a period of transi tion. In September of 1997 Frank Di rks, Executi ve D irector of the Commission, announced his resignation. O ver the years, Frank' s vision and leadership helped to po. ition M CSC as one of the premier state co mmi ss ions in the nati on. Hi s work in our state w ill long be remembered. Our sincerest gratitude is ex tended to thi s ded icated champion of service. I' m pro ud of th e co urse we've set for the co mmi ss ion. We've done much to further the cause of service and vo lunteeri sm in M ichigan. I encourage you to present your ideas to us about how we can better support citi zen service in thi s state. Sincerely, 0Te1~CY~ Interim Executi ve Director �The Michigan Community Service Commission Who we are ... what we do The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in public problem-solving through service and volunteerism. Established in 1991 by executive order of Governor John Engler, the MCSC achieved legislative status in 1994 with the bipartisan support of the Michigan Legislatme. lts 25 commissioners, appointed by the Governor and led by the First Lady, Michelle Engler, meet quarterly around the state. The Michigan Community Service Commission has three primary functions: 1. To act as a catalyst for positive community change, stimulating innova- tive programs that meet community needs through service. 2. To serve as a convener to bring diverse individuals and groups together, building communities through shared efforts and common goals. 3. To serve as a broker of ideas and resources, encouraging collaboration and entrepreneurial approaches to service and volunteer program development. In the course of fulfilling these functions, the MCSC provides a wide range of services and technical assistance to organizations involved in community service and volunteerism. Examples include staff and leadership training, youth advocacy, collaboration building, fundraising, grant writing and administration. Other MCSC services include special events coordination, volunteerism, public relations, and serving as a clearinghouse for publications useful to service and volunteer groups. Training seminars and conferences, sponsored by the MCSC, are held annually across the state to bring expertise and experience on a wide range of topics to representatives from Commission-sponsored programs and nonprofit and community service organizations from every corner of Michigan. According to a survey conducted by the Smvey Research Division of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, 41 % of Michigan residents volunteer millions of hours of time each year. They devote these hours to a variety of community service efforts coordinated by nonprofit, public and private agencies, including the volunteer centers, United Ways, Habitat for Humanity, food banks and Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. 5 �Hundreds of private businesses throughout Michigan donate resources and encourage employee involvement in community-building activities. K-12 schools as well as public and private colleges and Lmiversities engage their students in public problem-solving efforts through community service activities. Churches, synagogues, temples and mosques sponsor a host of service programs to improve their communities and the lives of the less fortunate. Across Michigan, volunteerism and communjty service are performing miracles. It is the mission of the Michigan Community Service Commission to nurture these efforts, to maintain their momentum and help them grow, to create partnerslups for new opporturuties for volunteerism, and to marshal new or exis ting resources to meet the needs of the people and the communities we share. The goal is a better Michigan ... today, tomorrow and into the future. The dedication of thousands of volunteers powers the work of the Michigan Comm.unity Service Commission and partner organizations across the state. Key MCSC Partnerships An important role for the Michigan Community Service Commission is to encourage collaboration and coordination among nonprofit, public and private agencies involved in community service and volunteer activities. The MCSC has established working relationships w ith organizations throughout the s tate to improve training and add resources for infrastructure, opera tional support and more efficient service delivery. These MCSC partnership organizations include: • Corporation for National Service • Council of Michigan Foundations • Michigan Campus Compact • Michigan Department of Educa tion • Michigan Family Independence Agency • Michigan Nonprofit Association • Michigan Office of Services to the Aging • United Way of Michigan • Volunteer Centers of Michigan �K F y M C S C p R 0 C R A M S Michigan's AmeriCorps Am eriCorps is a national service program d esigned to s treng then citizenship and the ethic of service by engaging thou sands of Am ericans on a full- or parttime basis to help communities address their toughest ch allenges. Administered na tionally by the Corpora tion for N a tional Service, Michiga n's AmeriCorps is administered by the Michigan Community Service Commission . "Through my experiences in giving wholeheartedly of myself, I've learned that a little effort brings about a great return." Michiga n's Am eriCorps is designed to engage the energy and idealism of - Melissa Seymore, AmeriCorps Outreach SpeciaJjst citizens, especially young people, to serve educa tional, public safety, human and environmental needs in our communities. In 1997, continuing its steady grow th, Michigan' s Am eriCorps involved more than 750 full- and part-time corpsm embers a t 221 service sites in m ore than 40 communities. Corpsm embers, w ho received mod est s tipends and educa tional awards for their service, also enlis ted tens of thousands of additional volunteers to the commun ity service programs on w hich they worked. In the past year, Michigan's Am eriCorps grew to 22 progra ms, and as m an y as fo ur new programs may be added in 1998. N ew Michigan's Am eriCorps programs for 1997 included : The AmeriCorps Youth Excellence in Service program of the Am erican Red Cross in Detroit had fi ve full-time Am eriCorps m embers. The m embers prom o ted volunteerism am ong young p eople, identified volunteer opportunities for 500 a t-risk youth in H ighland Park, and encouraged youth to volunteer their time with community agencies involved in tutorin g and m entoring, homework and reading projects, latchkey programs and HIV I AIDS educa tion and outreach . Michigan 's AmeriCorps mernbers in Detroit present new home keys to a fami ly in one of the program's signature projects for .Habitat for .Humanity. 7 �The Copper Country AmeriCorps program in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties was funded for 16 full- and four part-time members. Corpsmembers worked to engage area young people in educational and mentoring programs, leadership training and employment opportunities. Through their Family Initiative, they recruited teen volunteers for a Friends of the Elderly program, facilitated parent education, provided child care and introduced school children to the area's environmental history. Focus on Children and Youth is an "education award-only" Michigan's AmeriCorps program at Alma College with 10 part-time members in 1997. The members hosted community workshops, trained and placed reading tutors, and conducted after-school clubs to enhance child literacy throughout Gratiot County. In partnerships with the American Red Cross, the Alma City Police and the Alma Community Education Program, members also developed a summer park program for area young people and worked with juvenile offenders. The Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps is an "education award-only" Michigan's AmeriCorps program sponsored by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The program involved 150 full- and 50 part-time members at state parks across Michigan. The members built and renovated buildings, trails, boardwalks, stairways and erosion control structures and performed seasonal clean-up, tree and brush cutting, and landscaping. Members also received training in job and life skills to help them transition into careers. Nonviolence Kids, Organizations, Parents and Schools (K.O.P.S.) is a collaborative effort with the New Detroit Coalition's (NDC) Youth Nonviolence Training Program. Fifteen full-time and eight part-time AmeriCorps members served with the K.O.P.S. program providing conflict management, resolution and reconciliation initiatives for young people, as well as intercultural and cross-community activities. The program goal is to reduce the level of crime, violence and fear in seven Detroit elementary and middle schools. Michigan's AmeriCorps programs are building communities, encouraging responsibility, and expanding opportunities for those served and for corpsmembers themselves. Members connect with their communities and engage in service and practical problem-solving that build their citizenship skills. Helping out can take many forms for Michigan's AmeriCorps members, like yard clean-up work for senior citizens. �Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs AmeriCorps MILES (Marquette) Sponsor: Lutheran Social Services AmeriCorps Oakland (Pontiac) Sponsor: Oakland University AmeriCorps Youth Excellence in Service (Detroit) Sponsor: American Red Cross Caring Together Elderserve (Detroit) Sponsor: Ecumenical Project S.A.V.E. Citizen's Health Service Corps (statewide) Sponsor: Family Independence Agency Coordinating Literacy for America's Students' Success (Ypsilanti) Sponsor: Eastern Michiga n University Copper Country AmeriCorps (Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties) Sponsor: Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Child Development Boa rd Detroit's Academic Success Project (Detroit) Sponsor: United Way Community Services Dreamcatchers Volunteer Program (Charlevoix, Cheboygan , Emmet and Otsego Counties) Sponsor: Northern Michiga n Community Mental Health Fitzgerald's AmeriCorps (Warren) Sponsor: Fitzgerald Public School Focus on Children and Youth (Alma) Sponsor: Alma College Genesee County AmeriCorps Program (Genesee County) Sponsor: Urban League of Flint Grand Rapids Service Corps (Grand Rapids) Sponsor: Grand Rapids Service Corps Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps (statewide) Sponsor: Michigan Deparhnent of Natural Resources Michigan Communities in Schools (statewide) Sponsor: Michigan Communities in Schools Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program (statewide) Sponsor: Michigan Department of Agriculture Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program (Detroit) Sponsor: The University of Michigan Nonviolence K.O.P.S. (Detroit) Sponsor: New Detroi t, Inc. Rural Strategic Action Initiative (Lake, Mason and Oceana Counties) Sponsor: American Youth Foundation- Miniwanca Saginaw AmeriCorps (Saginaw) Sponsor: Saginaw Public Schools Volunteers Centers of Michigan's AmeriCorps (sta tewide) Sponsor: Michigan Nonprofit Association Washtenaw Family Support Network (Washtenaw County) Sponsor: SOS Community Crisis Center 9 �Michigan CARES In Alpena, Calhoun County, Southwest Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette and Muskegon, nonprofit and volunteer agencies are joining with churches, businesses and government to build a foundation for volunteerism for the next century. This collaboration is the result of the Michigan CARES initiative, a public / private partnership of the Michigan Community Service Commission and the Council of Michigan Foundations, funded by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Michigan CARES encourages collaboration among all groups involved in service and volunteerism to improve their ability to recruit and mobilize volunteers in their communities. It works to break down barriers between nonprofit organizations by helping them recognize and act upon goals they share, including their need for increased volunteerism. Local community foundations are the linchpins in the Michigan CARES program. Because they are viewed as neutral brokers between competing local organizations, these foundations are enlisted to engage the entire community in developing a strategic plan for service and volw1teerism and to implement initiatives that pursue the goals of the plan. Already the Michigan CARES initiative has created two community nonprofit information exchange networks, two community volunteer centers, a comprehensive community plan for youth development and a resource network for community nonprofit agencies. The Community Foundation for Muskegon County used the Michigan CARES model to build consensus among local service groups to create a new institution that encourages volunteerism and provides a clearinghouse of would-be volunteers for community service projects. In its first 15 months, this new institution, Volunteer Muskegon!, placed more than 4,000 volunteers in community service efforts as diverse as Big Brothers /Big Sisters, a graffiti removal squad and a project to build wheelchair ramps for people with disabilities. Michigan CARES is about building volunteerism and employing volunteers most effectively. It's about joining forces, combining good will, collaborating on common goals and strategically directing the energies of volunteers. It may well be the model of the future for community service in Michigan. When community service groups collaborate to rneet common goals, volunteers can achieve remarkable results. �Michigan's Promise The Presiden ts' Summit for America's Future, held in Philadelphia in April 1997, was attended by President Clinton, four former U.S. Presidents, and numerous state governors, including Governor John Engler and First Lady Michelle Engler. Also participating were delegations from more than 140 communities across the country, including Calhoun County, Grand Rapids, Flint, Detroit, Lansing /East Lansing and Marquette and Alger counties. Out of the Summit was born a national initiative called America's Promise, headed by General Colin Powell (Ret.). This initiative posed a challenge to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, religious groups, philanthropies, state governments and communities to provide America's young people with five basic resources needed to become productive and successful adults. These resources are: • An ongoing relationship with a caring adult • Safe places to learn and grow • A healthy start • A marketable skill • Opportunities to serve In response to this challenge, Retired General Colin Powell and First Lady Michelle a three-year campaign called Engler watch the Ca lhoun CoHnty Parade of Pmmise. Michigan's Promise was launched in October 1997 to respond to the national challenge and ensure that Michigan's children have access to the five fundamental resources. Michigan's Promise seeks to make our streets safer, our children healthier and our communities better. It seeks to mobilize citizens and organizations to provide Michigan's youth with the resources to become healthy and productive adults. Coordinated by the Michigan Community Service Commission, Michigan's Promise is collaborating with America's Promise, the United Way of Michigan, the Council of Michigan Foundations, the Michiga n Nonprofit Association, the Volunteer Centers of Michigan and other local community groups to achieve America's Promise goals. The MCSC serves as a catalyst urging public, private and nonprofit organizations to combine their talents and resources. It serves as a broker of ideas and resources, encouraging enterpreneurial approaches and collaboration between national, state and local America's Promise efforts in Michigan. The MCSC is working with one objective in mind : to marshal the resources to improve the lives of Michigan's at-risk youth. 11 �Learn and SERVE Michigan When young people are given an opportunity to make a difference, the results can be amazing. Learn and SERVE Michigan is a statewide program that teaches young people about community service and encourages them to help solve social problems through volunteerism. This federally funded program is administered cooperatively by the Michigan Department of Education, which manages school-based service-learning programs for elementary and secondary school students (as well as adult volunteers and teachers), and the Michigan Community Service Commission, which manages community-based service-learning programs for young people between the ages of 5-17. Cedar Springs progra m students raised over $400 in n schoolwide Toys for Tots drive. Learn and SERVE Michigan provides young people with opportw1ities in and out of school to enrich their academic learning, develop new skills, and mature into productive, caring citizens. In the past year, the community-based program involved almost 2,400 yow1g people and over 300 adult volunteers in more than 38,000 hours of volunteer service. Some of the hig hlights of the Learn and SERVE Michigan program include: An Alpena Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) team completed the renovation of the city's Island Park. This municipal park located on an island in downtown Alpena had suffered from years of environmental degradation. The YVC team thoroughly researched the needs of the park and provided hands-on service in erosion control and park maintenance projects. Team members also conducted environmental information tours of the revitalized park, earning a certificate of appreciation from the city government for their work and dedication. The ACCESS Summer Youth Program in Dearborn is a sixweek recreational, reading, and arts and crafts program, primarily for the children (aged 5-18) of Arab immigrants. Developed by Summer Youth Leaders, a Learn and SERVE Michigan group, the ACCESS Summer Youth program enlisted youth volunteer tutors to help these at-risk children maintain and build their English vocabulary and reading skills over the summer vacation and involve them in community beautification projects celebrating the Arab-American culture. The Team Up Creston Program, sponsored by the Creston Neighborhood Association, the Heart of West Michigan United Way and the Grand Rapids �Public Schools, involved Grand Rapids mjddle school students in a variety of personal development and volunteer activities. Participants implem ented an anti-gang program for elementary school children, volun teered tim e repairing damaged food packaging at a surplus food distribution center, and assisted the elderly and disabled w ith yard w ork. Project Mentor Connect, sp onsored by the Kalamazoo Public Educa tion Founda tion, matched high school student volun teers w ith elementary school child ren in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood in weekly one-on-one tutoring sessions. The program's focus was on improving reading, writing and oral communica tions skills, and teachers involved no ted significant aca d emic progress. In fac t, Project Mentor Connect' s mod el was so successful, two Edison area churches replicated it fo r after-school and summer support programs, the Kalamazoo Public Schools have adopted it in o ther schools and in their districtAmber Roberts, w ide stra tegic plan, a Cedar Springs and Wes tern Michiga n student in a Learn and Universi ty' s Lee Honors SERVE Michigan College is u sing it to school-based program , enhance their menprepares a trash barre/ toring I tutoring efforts. for painting. She and over 300 other In Learn and SERVE students decorated Michigan programs 11umerous barrels with across the sta te, young student designs and people are changing the distributed them in paradigm . Rather than city parks. clients of community service efforts, they are the volunteers w ho make a difference, improving themselves as they help others, solving problems, m aking their communities a better place. It bodes well for the future. Learn and SERVE Michigan Community-Based Programs Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) (Dearborn) City of Portage/Portage Seruor Center (Portage) Coalition of Youth Serving Organizations (Detroit) Creston Neighborhood Association (Grand Rapids) Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation (Kalamazoo) Kirtland Community College (Roscommon) Manistee Youth and Employment Training Programs (Manistee) Michigan 4-H Foundation- Oakland County (Pontiac) MSU Extension Office- Benzie County (Beulah) Onekama Consolidated Schools Education Foundation (Onekama) Youth Volunteer Corps- Alpena County (Alpena) Youth Volunteer Corps/Volunteer Muskegon! (Muskegon) 13 �Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council The Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC) was created in 1992 to involve young people in community service, not only as participants, but as creators and d ecision makers. MYPAC is a standing committee of the MCSC and advises the Commission about policies and progra ms affecting young people. It consists of 13 Executive Council members, aged 12-21 from across the state, and 50 Amba ssad ors, all of whom have demonstrated their commitment to service and volunteerism. MYPAC members are involved in community service, participating in projects, such as Make A Difference Day In Michigan and Earth Day, initiating projects in their schools and communities, and con tributing their time to local nonprofit organizations. MYPAC is convened by MCSC to increase the involvement of young people in community service. Locally, members initiate community service projects, sponsor youth action forums, train young people in service leadership, and serve as an information resource for youth-oriented community service programs. At the state level, members are acti ve in MCSC grant review sessions, represent MYPAC at state and na tional events, and have hosted a youth leadership conference for o ther young people in Michigan. In 1997, the Executive Council held three meetings and d evelop ed a state-wide youth training program tha t will be held annually in conjunction with Na ti onal Youth Service Day. �Senior Advisory Council Dedica ted senior citizen volunteers serve communities across Michigan . They help children learn to read, provide compani onship for the home-bound, feed the hungry, m entor s tud ents and m uch more. Senior ci tizens are vital m embers of hundreds of nonprofit and civic service organiza tions in Michigan, w here they devo te their time, experience and resources to solving community problems. The Senior Ad visory Council (SAC) enlis ts experienced senior volunteers in a s tanding subcommittee of the MCSC to ad vise the Commission on issu es such as senior volunteerism, intergenerational service and senior service orga nizations. Its mission is to promote and develop volunteerism, leadership and intergenera tional service in Michigan by educating the general public about community service p rovided by seni or citizens. The SAC serves as a review board fo r MCSC grant "If I am sincere with myself when someone asks for help, there is no such word as 'no' in my vocabulary." - Emory Nestor, Senior volunteer reques ts and judges nominations fo r the Governor's Service Award s. SAC m embers also p articipa te in regional MCSC tra ining seminars, the Volunteerism Su perConference, the Governor's Service Awards program and other MCSC special events, and work closely w ith the Michigan Youth Progressive Action_Council (MYPAC) to encourage intergenerational service. The Senior Ad visory Council is the MCSC's best resource for the energy and problem-solving knowled ge of those who have given so much and yet have so much more to offer. Senior volunteers serve Michigan communities in a variety of ways, and the example they provide inspires a new genera tion of volunteers. 15 �CLRRENT & F T R L I T I A T I \ I <, The Volunteer Investment Grant Program The fiscal year 1997-98 budget for the Michigan Jobs Commission, approved by the Sta te Sena te, included fundin g for a new $1 million program for the Michigan Community Service Commission called the Volunteer Investment Grant (VIG) program . The p rogram will award grants of up to $75,000 to community-based volunteer and nonprofit collabora tives tha t create partnerships to tackle local and regional problems. The goal of the VIG program is to provide long- term opera tional support for local volunteer resource centers by es tablishin g end owments in p artnership w ith local community foundati ons. While sta te grant funds are immedia tely available for op era tions, local ma tching funds must be placed in an endowment in the nam e of the local volunteer resource center. Gran t funds are awarded on a ma tching funds basis ($1 in state funding fo r every $2 raised locally). Grant recipients must implement programs tha t a ttract new volunteers to undertake community-wide service projec ts. As of February 1, 1998, Volunteer Investment Grants had been aw arded to the following organizations: Albion Volunteer Service Organization Alpena Volunteer Center of Alpena Community College Mobilizing the energy of volun teers of all ages is a critical step in meeting the needs of individuals and communities across Michigan. Cass County Council on Aging Dickinson County Area Community Foundation Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center Marquette County Volunteer Center Resource Center, Flint Southwestern Michigan Volunteer Center The Jackson Community Foundation United Way of Genesee & Lapeer Counties Voluntary Action Center of Midland City Voltmtary Action Center of Saginaw County Volunteer Action Center of Bay County Volunteer & Information Services- Battle Creek Voltmteer Center of Greater Kalamazoo Volunteer Center of Northwest Michigan Volw1teer Center of Tri-Cities Volunteer Impact- Southfield Volunteer Muskegon! �Adopt A Part of Michigan Campaign New for 1998, the Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign is an effort to publicize three statewide adoption programs: Adopt A Forest, Adopt A Highway and Adopt A Park. These programs already involve thousands of Michigan volunteers, who keep highways, parks and forests clean through regular clean-up efforts. The Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign is designed to enlist thousands of additional volunteers to the programs. Developed by the Michigan Community Service Commission in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MOOT), the campaign is primarily an educational effort. Posters and brochures will be placed at hundreds of locations around the state encouraging citizen involvement in the programs. A toll-free telephone line has also been created for providing information on the three adoption programs. The Adopt A Forest (AAF) program goal is to enhance the enjoyment of public forest lands by eliminating illegal dumping and increasing awareness of recycling opportunities for waste materials found. AAF is sponsored by the DNR, the DEQ, the United States Forest Service and the Michigan United Conservation Clubs. The Adopt A Highway program, sponsored by the MOOT, matches more than 3,000 groups with nearly 7,000 miles of state roads. The groups clean their section of road during three scheduled trash pickups a year. The Adopt A Park program, sponsored by the DNR, partners volunteers with their favorite park for a two-year period. Volunteers participate in park beautification and clean-up, construction projects and special events. Michigan is a state remarkably blessed with natural and human-made resources. The MCSC's Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign can help preserve and beautify what we've inherited and built, for ourselves, our children and for visi tors to our state. Across Michigan, thousands of val unteers work to make state highways, parks and forest lands clean for residents and visitors alike. 17 �Working Together Works! In October 1997, the Michigan Community Service Commission sponsored a conference entitled "Working Together Works! -Promoting Community and Volunteer Partnerships." The conference attracted nearly 200 participants from the Family Independence Agency, volunteer centers, national service "The conference really made local programs, United Way agencies communities see how they could and a host of other nonprofit partner together to better meet organizations, including Multicommunity needs." Purpose Collaborative Bodies (MPCBs) from across the state. - Lisa Buettner, Working Together Works! conference attendee There are 76 MPCBs in Michigan, made up locally of representatives from the Family Independence Agency, the Department of Education, the Department of Community Health and other agencies. The MPCB mission is to create a roadmap for a collaborative, seamless, locally controlled and family-friendly system of services. The purpose of the Working Together Works! conference was to share information with the MPCBs about volunteer services available locally and across the state. The conference also showcased successful collaborative communications systems and linkages, highlighted some of the best practices and models of community collaboration, shared information about developing local volunteer capacities, and provided a forw11 to share information on the Presidents' Summit and America's Promise. Michigan is maximized when community service organizations collaborate to meet common goals. �M C 5 C H I G II L I G II T S 1 9 9 7 Make A Difference Day In Michigan, 1997 On October 25, more than 65,000 p eople across Michigan d evoted their d ay to making a difference in their communities. They p articipa ted in m ore than 200 Make A Difference Day projects by serving food at hom eless shelters, helping children learn to read, ga thering clothes for the need y, beautifying parks and much more. Make A Differen ce Day is a nationw ide effort of USA Weekend m agazine and the Points of Light Founda tion to inspire people to contribute a d ay to com munity service. In Michigan, the Michigan Community Service Commission, the Volunteer Centers of Michiga n, the Michigan Campus Compact and the Council of Michigan Foundations join forces to m otiva te people of all ages to participate. The partn ers serve as an informa tion clearinghouse, p rovide suggestions for groups looking for community resources, and promo te the d ay of service to sta tewide and local m edia. Make A Difference Day In Michigan, 1997, was an enonTtous success. The number of volunteers and service activities continues to grow as it gains publicity. The good tha t it d oes is immeasurable. A reception prior to the UM-MS U footba ll game was a Make A Difference Day In Michigan event hosted by Governor john Engler and MCSC Chairperson M ichelle Engler and sponsored by the MCSC and the American Red Cross Food Distribution Center. Reception attendees were asked to bring canned goods, which were collected by Make A Difference Day volunteers. A t the Canton Public Library and a local comm.unity center, Make A Difference Day Tn Michigan volunteers collected new socks in a project on behalf of the local Salvation A rmy. Negaunee area middle-schoolers made Make A Difference Day In Michigan into a week-long event of community service, including a pancake breakfast for senior citizens, clean-up chores at the Liberty Children Art Project, and painting murals and chairs at the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum. 19 �The Fourth Annual Governor's Service Awards Every day, volunteers d evote countless hours to solve community problems and improve the quality of life in Michigan. By their work and their example, these volunteers are a powerful force fo r the organizations they rep resent and the projects to w hich they dedica te their time. The Governor 's Service Awards recognize and celebrate the most selfless volunteers in Michigan, giving back in sm all m easure our collective thanks for w ha t they' ve contributed. In 1997, finalists from m ore than 200 nomina tions in 15 service ca tegories were invited to a reception at the Governor 's residence and an awards d inner sponsored by Am eritech . Governor John Engler and Firs t Lad y Michelle Engler announced the finalists and presented the winners w ith a plaque and executive order in honor of their service. In addition to the Governor 's Service Awa rds, the Russell G. Mawby Award was also presented tha t evening. Sponsored by the Council of Michigan Founda tions and the Michigan N onprofit Associa tion, the awa rd was es tablished in 1995 upon Dr. Mawby's retirem ent as chair and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Robert Cooper, president of Ameritech Michigan , which sponsored the awards dinner, addresses the honorees and guests. The Governor and Ms. Engler present Margery Feliksa of St . ignace with the Governor George Romnr?JI Lifetime AchievementAward. The winning entry of the annual poster contest, sponsored by the MCSC and the Michigan Campus Compact, was unveiled du ring the awards program . The theme this year was "Michigan College Students Engaged in Service." The winning poster, subm.itted by Tim Bosworth and Justin Rankin of the College of Art and Design (Detroit) and Amber Pritchard of Western Michigan University, is displayed throughout the state to celebrate and encourage volunteerism among college students. �Meetings in 1997 One of the primary functions of the Michigan Community Service Commission is as a "convener" of discussions. In 1997, this work ra rely paused. In addition to participating in the normal round of training and technical seminars around the state, the calendar was filled with several key events, such as the launch of America's Promise in Michigan, the Michigan's Am eriCorps Signature Service Project and much more. But perhaps the highlight of the year was the first statewide Volunteerism SuperConference held March 10-11 in Grand Rapids. Sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association and cosponsored by the MCSC and a number of other organizations, this innovative, statewide conference was developed with three objectives in mind: to connect individuals around service and volunteerism, to celebrate volunteerism and service and to collaborate to reach common goals. The Michigan Community Service Commission sent 150 grantees to the Volunteerism SuperConference to network with one another, d evelop and improve professional skills, Uncounted hours are invested every year to find better ways to employ the goodwill and energt; of volunteers in community service throughout the year. showcase their organizations and build alliances with statewide and local constituents. By all accounts, it was a "super conference." The MCSC was also proud to hos t "Keeping the Promise: Moving Service Forward in the States," a m eeting of national and s ta te commissions from around the country. Held on May 15 in Midland, the meeting was sp onsored by the Ford Foundation with the support of Dow Corning Corporation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Public Private Ventures and Aguirre In tern a tiona!. The m eeting was held to discuss how state service commissions can form a sustaining network that serves as a conduit between national efforts and the grassroots efforts of communities where citizen volw1teers make things happen. The meeting led to the d evelopment of the Association of State Service Commissions (ASSC). Meetings are a great opportunity for volunteers from across the state to network and learn from each other's successes. 21 �F I C A L Y E A R 1 9 9 7 Financial Report During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997 (FY 1997), the Michigan Community Service Commission received $5,071,960 to support programs and activities throughout the state. These funds originated from a mixture of state, federal and private sources and represent an increase of approximately $98,000 from FY 1996. The primary support for MCSC initiatives comes from the federal government through the Corporation for National Service (CNS) . CNS grants funds to the MCSC to develop and administer two national service programs, AmeriCorps and Learn and SERVE America. Federal funds accounted for 82 percent of all MCSC funding in FY 1997. Private sector funds accounted for nearly 13 percent of MCSC funding. The balance (about 5 percent) came from the State of Michigan. The State of Michigan also supplies in-kind support to the MCSC, including office space and utilities. Except for the state monies, all funds were obtained through a competitive proposal process. Total expenditures for FY 1997 were $4,814,897. Of this total, 81.5 percent was sub-granted to programs and agencies across Michigan. Roughly 11.5 percent was used for program operations, 1.7 percent for program training, and 5.2 percent for MSCS administration. At the end of FY 1997, unexpended private and federal funds totaled $257,063. MCSC secured approval for carrying these funds over for the 1998 fiscal year. The Michigan Community Service Commission continues to seek out additional funding to both enhance current programs and develop new initiatives for the future. Federal Funds Expenditures 1997 Total Fedcml Fund Expendit ures $4, 149,485 Public-Private Funding 1997 �Fiscal Year 1997 Funding Federal Funds .. .. .... ... .... ........ .. .... ... ... .. ... .... ........... $4,149,485 State Funds. ... ...... ................ .. ....... ..... ....... .... .. ....... 275,700 Total Public Funds ..... ... .... .... ... ............ ... .. ... ..... ... $4,425,185 Total Private Funds .. ............ .............. .... .. ...... ... .. . 646,775 Total MCSC Funds .............................................. $5,071,960 Federal Funds Michigan's AmeriCorps .......... ......... ....... .. .. .... $3,494,104 Learn and SERVE Michigan ......................... ...... . 160,000 Program Development/ Training ........................ 120,795 Operations ...... .. ....... ... .. ................ .......... .. .. .. .......... 374,586 State General Fund Annua l Sta te Appropriation .......... ..... .. ............. $175,700 Work Project ......................... .. ...... .. .............. .. ........ 100,000 Private Funds W.K. Kellogg Foundation .. .. .. .... ... ...... ... ............ $551,485 Ford Founda tion .... ............ .. ................................... 85,790 Ameri tech .......................... ... .. ............ ........................ 9,500 Fiscal Year 1997 Expenditures Grants ................ .. ................................... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. $3,921,327 Program Operations ...... .. .. .. ............. ......................... 557,088 Program Training ............. .... ........ .. .... ........... ...... ...... ... 81,850 Administration ... .. .. ...... .. .............. ..... .. .. .... ... ..... .... 254,632 Total Expenditures for FY 1997 ................ ........... $4,814,897 Total Expenditures 1997 MCSC Growth 1993-97 6 .--------------------. 5 1- - - - - - - - - 4 Total Expe nditures $4,814,897 To t<1l M CSC Fund (x million) 23 �M F F T T II E M csc Commission Members Michelle Engler is the First Lady of the State of Michigan and the Chairperson of the Michigan Community Service Commission. She has been a commission member since it was organized in 1991. "There is no greater declaration of loyalty to humankind than that of giving. Through community service and volunteerism, we act on the belief that we really are equal and that the differences exist only in the amount of time we are willing to give of ourselves." Karen B. Aldridge is a program officer with the C.S. Mo tt Foundation and a member of the MCSC since 1996. She is also a volunteer with the Michigan Public Health Commission, the International Institute of Flint and her church's youth program. "Com.munities that have the most citizens engaged in service are always more vibrant and healthy and more capable of identifying practical community-based solutions to local challenges." Victor Begg is president of Naked Furniture and a MCSC member since 1993. He is also president of the Unity Center (Bloomfield Hills) and a board member for Partners in Service and On My Own of Michigan. "Mercy to m.ankind can be described in one word: volunteerism." Mary Ellen Brandell is assistant to the provost for interna tional affairs at Central Michigan University and an MCSC member since 1991. She is also the campaign chair and a board member for the Isabella County United Way, steering committee member for both the Volunteer Center of Isabella County and America's Promise, and is active in Rotary Interna tional. "When one's purpose in life is to be a growing and contributing human being, the rewards are in direct proportion to the contributions." �Julie Fisher Cummings is president and cofounder of the Lovelight Foundation and an MCSC member since 1993. "My commitment to community service is deeply rooted in my belief that our world will be better if we each try to make the space around us better." Judy Dunn is president of Decanter Imports and an MCSC member since 1991. She is also a board member of the St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center and capital campaign chair for the Sarah Fisher Cottage Program. "Volunteerism is one of the essential responsibilities of citizenship and perhaps the only one that is so personally rewarding." Arthur E. Ellis is superintendent of public instruction for the Michigan Department of Education and an MCSC m ember since 1997. "Government involvement is only necessary when community action falls short. It would be difficult to overestimate the power of dedicated neighbors working together toward common goals. " Dorothy A. Johnson is president of the Council of Michigan Foundations and an MCSC member since 1991. She is also on the board of directors of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, on the board of trustees for Grand Valley State University, and is a board member of the Corporation for National Service. "The quality of life can only be enhanced by the acts of giving and sharing." 25 �Nancy J. Lenz is a community development manager for Michigan National Bank and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also a board member of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Homeworks, Inc., of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, and The Family Institute. She is a past president of Senior Services, Inc., a member of the Junior League of Kalamazoo, and PTO president of Parchment Central Elemen tary School. "A volunteer identifies needs in the community and finds ways to 1neet those needs." Denise Hitch Lites is vice chairwoman of Little Caesa r Enterprises, Inc., and president of Olym.pia Development of Michigan. She has been an MCSC member since 1997. "Community service is an important part of life. It fills a critical need in the community and in those who serve." Sister Mary Martinez is director of the office of multicultural affairs at Madonna University and an MCSC member since 1993. She is also a United Way volunteer, the volunteer secretary for the League of United Latin American Citizens, treasurer for the Hispanic Coali tion for Equal Educational Opportunities, and is involved with the Women's Education Empowerment Project in Southwes t Detroit. "The benefits of community service demand that volunteerism be continually nurtured." Kathleen Keen McCarthy is supervisor of the Charter Township of Plymouth and an MCSC member since 1994. "The work of the Michigan Community Service Commission is, in essence, to provide people with the opportunity to help their neighbors and their communities." �James W. Muir is a retiree, a senior volunteer and an MCSC member since 1994. He is a board member of the Kent County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and the Center for Independent Living. He is active in the United Wa y and as a volunteer teacher's helper for second graders. "Community service is the only sure way to create communities in which you can be proud to live." Eunice Myles Jeffries is a member of the Michigan Community Service Commission since 1995. She is also a board member of the Sierra Leone Educational Outreach Academy and the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."Edmund Burke Randy Neelis is superintendent of the Menominee Area Public Schools and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also on the board of direc tors of the University of Wisconsin-Marinette Foundation, serves as a director and youth advisor for the Menominee-Marinette Area Community Foundation, and is board president of the Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Shelter. "Volunteerism and service are means of helping communities and individuals help themselves." Don Newport is president of Alpena Community College and an MCSC member since 1997. He is also president of the Alpena Rotary, the local Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Northeast Michigan. "Community service is the process of giving without any expectation of getting back." 27 �Joel J. Orosz is program director for philanthropy and volunteerism for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and an MCSC member since 1991 . He also serves as chair of the Committee on Legislation and Regulations for the Council on Foundations, a member of the Program Committee of the Points of Light Foundation, the Advisory Committee of the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Ftmd, and is a member and trustee of the Guido & Elizabeth Binda Foundation and the Burton H . & Elizabeth S. Upjohn Charitable Trust. "When the spirit of community service is reinforced with the resources to bring that spirit to life, great things can be accomplished." Amber Pritchard is a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University and a master 's degree candidate in the area of nonprofit organizations. She has been a member of the MCSC since 1996. "Service is the best way to involve young people in their communities. Involve a young person once, and they will love it for a lifetime." Terry Pruitt is manager of state public affairs for Dow Corning Corporation and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also vice chair of the Saginaw County Youth Protection Council of the NAACP, serves on the Saginaw Black Panhellenic Council, is co-chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at Dow Corning Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company and is a board member of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers. "Extending a hand to others builds lives and communities. As individual members of society, we all have a moral obligation to positively impact the lives of others and the communities in which we live." Meg Smith is director of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Monroe County and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also active with fund raising for My Sister's House and in providing services for victims of domestic violence. "Being involved in community service is one of the most fulfilling experiences imaginable." �Scott Smith is a student at Albion College and an MCSC member since 1996. He is also a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Boys' State, Adopt A Highway, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Albion Cemetery Clean-Up, Albion-Homer United Way and various Make A Difference Day projects. "Community service and volunteerism are integral to life, and the greatest joy is showing others the power of service." Dr. Michael J. Tate is assistant director of extension at Michigan State University and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also the chair of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, the Capitol Area Community of Promise Steering Committee and the 1997/ 1998 Volunteerism SuperConference Planning Committee. "There is no greater responsibility of citizenship than service to our communities." Matthew Wesaw is a detective sergeant with the Michigan State Police and an MCSC member since 1995. "Volunteerism in Michigan is one of our greatest natural resources." Raymond W. West is a labor liaison with United Way Community Services and an MCSC member since 1995. "Community service gives you the opportunity to be of value to others, while teaching yourself some valuable lessons. " Geneva J. Williams is chief operating officer of United Way Community Services and an MCSC member since 1993. "Building stronger communities- one child, one family and one neighborhood at a time- is the vision that unites us all." 29 �Administrative Staff Terry Pruitt.. ................. .......... .. .. ...... .... ... .... ....... .... ...... ... Interim Execu tive Director Melinda Reurink ..... ...... ..... ... ....... ............ .... ... ... ... .. ..... ...... .... .... .. . Assis tan t Director Garry Gross .. ... ... ...... ..... ..... ....... ..... ......... ...... ... ........ ...... . Director of Adminis tration Paula Kaiser ....... ... .. .... .. ... .... ....... .... .... ... ...... ... .... .. . Program Development Director Angelia Salas .. .. .............. .. .. .... .. .... ...... ...... .... .. Program Development Coordinator Daphne Wells ............... .. .. .......................... .... Program Development Coordinator Cynthia Hedde11.. .. .... ...... ..... ........ .. ................ Program Development Coordina tor Maria Garcia .. ......... .. .. ......... ........ ....... .. ... ...... .. .. ..... .. Communications Coordinator Mary Estrada ..... .. ....... .. ....... ... .. .. ............. .. ........... ............. Administrative Assistant Jennifer Epps .............. ...... .. .. ......... ............ .. ........................ Administrative Support Ka thie Vasilion .... ............ .. ............. .. ................................... Administrative Support Beth Barney .... .. .... ....... ... .. ... .. ..... ....... ......... ..... .. .... ............................................... Intern Front row from left: Mary Estrada , Terry Pruitt, Daphne Wells, Carry Gross. Back row from left: Kathie Vasilion, Angelia Salas, Paula Kaiser, Melinda Reurink, Jen nifer Epps, Cynthia Hedden, Maria Garcia . ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. 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Capitol Ave. George W. Romney Bldg ., 4th Floor Lansing , Michigan 48913 Telephone {517) 335-4295 FAX (517) 373-4977 Chairperson Michelle Engler Executive Director Kyle Caldwell September 1999 Dear Friends in Service: The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) 1998 annual report - Connecting highlights the volunteerism and service sector's continuing progress and the MCSC' s equally impressive leadership, growth and productivity. We invite you to review the various programs, projects, and activities that the MCSC and its partner organizations have proudly undertaken over the past twelve months. This was another record year for the MCSC. In 1998, the MCSC increased its AmeriCorps portfolio to 22 programs, supported the efforts of over a dozen Communities of Promise, and leveraged over $1.7 million in local endowment funds to support volunteer resource centers. The MCSC worked with its partners and other community-based organizations to do all of this while simultaneously reducing its dependence on federal funds. The MCSC is working harder, smarter and more cooperatively than ever before. The MCSC has traditionally worked to bring groups together to work for the good of others. In 1991, the MCSC was charged by Governor John Engler to promote and coordinate service and volunteerism in Michigan. This charge was spurred by a national movement driven by the focused attention of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation which brought forth a series of meetings that called together a coalition consisting of some now familiar organizations: Michigan Campus Compact, Michigan Nonprofit Forum (now Association), Council of Michigan Foundations and Youth Service America. These coalition partners, their plans and these meetings lead to the creation of the MCSC. The MCSC continues to grow and flourish because of its strong connections to the various sectors of our society. Now codified in state law, the MCSC remains dedicated to enabling all citizens, including youth, to engage in community problem solving through service and volunteerism. Michigan has a long tradition of collaboration. Michigan also has a rich history of volunteerism and service. Connecting is our attempt to offer a sampling of Michigan's youth, seniors, families and organizations working to build healthy communities through service. We appreciate you taking this opportunity to learn of these stories and encourage you to remain involved in and connected to your community. s/?ltJW Kyle Caldwell Executive Director ��1008 AIIIIUAL REPOR'I' MI CHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVI CE COMMISSION From Our Exec uti ve Direc tor . 2 Michigan Commun ity Service Commiss ion 3 MCSC Partnerships. 4 people helping people KEY MCSC PROGRA"S PROGRAMMING DIVISION Michiga n's AmeriCorps . 5 Lea rn and SERVE Michigan 8 Michigan's Promise 10 Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants 12 Michigan CARES 14 Michigan Youth Progressive Ac tion Co un ci l 15 reaching out KEY MCSC AC'I'IYI'I'IES &: IMI'I'IA'I'IYES OUTREACH AND FUND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Th e Fifth Annual Gove rnor's Service Awards . 18 Vo1untce ri sm SuperConfere nce 19 Statewide Pub lic Land Clea nup . 20 Ado pt A Part of Michigan 21 ConnectMi chiga n 22 Make A Difference Day In Michi ga n, 1998 23 bottom line 1008 FISCAL YEAR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION Financial Report . 24 leaden hip MEE'I' 'I'HE MCSC Commi ss ion Member Profi les . 26 MCSC Staff 31 more information MCSC Pub lica tions 32 �STATE OF MICHIGAN JOHN ENGLER, Governor MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION Chairperson Michelle Engler 111 S. Capitol Ave. George W. Romney Bldg., 4th Floor Lansing, Michigan 48913 Telephone (517) 335-4295 Fax (517) 373-4977 Executive Director Kyle Caldwell August 1999 Dear Friend of Service: I am proud to recognize the power and brilliance of Michigan communities in this, our eighth annual report of the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC). Since 1991, when the MCSC first began, our mission has been to improve the quality of life for Michigan citizens through service and volunteerism. Each year, this mission has grown stronger as we expand and create new programs to promote the benefits of philanthropy, service and volunteerism. By introducing new programs and continuing to work with Michigan's dedicated network of volunteer-based organizations, we can ensure that anyone in our state who is in need of assistance will receive it. This year, I am especially proud of ConnectMichigan-a three-year initiative that connects individuals to their local volunteer center when they call1-800-VOLUNTEER. It also connects nonprofit organizations to their communities through billboards and public service announcements, and connects several statewide organizations as partners and supporters of the campaign. Again, as in past years, this report focuses not just on the MCSC's programs, but on the individuals and organizations who make it their goal to improve the lives of others. Their generosity and continued dedication have made volunteerism one of Michigan's greatest resources and positioned the MCSC as a national leader. Without their efforts and talent, it would be difficult for our programs to be as successful year after year. Thank you for your interest in this year's annual report and for your continued efforts to help others in your community. First Lady of Michigan �michigan community servzce commzsszon FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michigan's volunteers are showing the power of giving. This eighth annual report of the Michigan Community Service Commission serving the needs of their communi ties are a powerful force. Michigan continues to leverage resources to (MCSC) offers a glimpse into some of the many build local volunteer capacity. Michigan's elements that support the field of service and Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG) program has volunteerism. We are proud to highlight the been able to assist dozens of communities in service and volunteer sector's tremendous their efforts to build local, self-sustaining volun- progress and the MCSC's continued commit- teer efforts. In 1998, over $1.7 million was rai sed ment to maintain and expand our connections for local endowments in support of volunteer to each other through service and volunteerism . resource centers. As you examine the various programs and initia- The ConnectMichigan campaign continues tives the MCSC has undertaken over the past to spread the word about the human worth and year, you will see how the full spectrum of phil- value ofvolunteerism. Individuals were encour- anthropy-giving time, talents and treasures-is aged to become engaged in the community helping to connect individuals and organiza- through volunteer service with over a hundred tions and better meet the needs of communities. billboards along highways and back roads The MCSC has increased its capacity to displaying an easy to use toll free number serve the needs of communities through Michigan's Promise, part of America's Promise- (1-800-VOLUNTEER). Finally, the MCSC provided more training The Alliance for Youth. In 1998, Michigan's and technical assistance to the state's volunteers Promise comprised 17 communities including than in any other year in the organization's dozens of for-profit and not-for-profit organiza- history. State and national trainers delivered tions and hundreds of local volunteers; all much needed guidance and assistance on a wide combining forces to bring the five fundamental array of subjects including program sustainabil- resources (mentors, safe places, a healthy start, ity, volunteer recruitment, grant management, marketable skills and opportunities to serve) to fund development and many other topics. Michigan's children. From the national efforts From the high profile and high impact of Retired General Colin Powell to the individ- of Michigan's AmeriCorps programs to the ual tutor working one-on-one with a child in a individual care and attention of a high school Michigan classroom, people have committed to student tutoring a second grader, the MCSC providing a guiding hand to youth. provides greatly needed support and training. I National service is growing strong in Michigan! With over 55,000 youth, adults and seniors serving through 121 national service projects in dozens of communities across the state, Michigan demonstrates that individuals invite you to review this report and see for yourself the power of service and volunteerism. Kyle Caldwell, Executive Director August 1999 �'I'HE "ICHIGAII COMMUIIIYY SERVICE COMMISSION CONNECTING. A simple concept requiring only the ability to reach out. In Michigan, the conce pt of co nnecting th ro ugh service and volunteerism has taken hold. Students are learning that the rewards of good work do not always come in the form of a doll ar. ci ti ze ns, including youth, to engage in public problem solving through service and volunteeri sm . The MC SC works to ful fill this mi ssion thorough a number of initiatives including Michigan's Am eri Corps, Michigan's Promise, Lea rn and SERVE Michigan, Mi chigan's Volunteer Investm ent Grants, Baby boo mers are find - Make A Difference D ay in Michiga n, ing time in their busy Co nnectMichigan , Adopt A Part of Mi chigan lives to give of themselves and through the training and techni ca l ass is- to ca uses whil e senior citizens continue their tradition of giving time and money to charitable organizati ons. Th at we are active in communities is evid ent by how many people of all ages are increasingly involved in se rvice and volun- ta nce that it provides to its grantees and the field. In 1998, the MCSC sec ured the highest qu ality state and national trainers to deliver mu ch needed guidance and ass istance to Mi chiga n's programs and volunteers. Th e MCSC strives to n urt ure the efforts tee ri sm. The MCSC pl ays an important role of in d ividu als, human service age ncies, in continuing th e momentum fo r vo lunteerism programs, busin esses and corpora ti ons and service in M ichiga n. maintain their momentum and help them T he MCSC is a CATALYST for positive to grow to crea te partnerships for new opportu- community change, stimul ating inn ova ti ve nities for voluntee ri sm and to marshal new programs that mee t community needs through or existing reso urces to m eet th e needs of th e service. The M C SC promotes se rvice and peo ple and the co mmunities we share. volunteeri sm to enco urage everyone to make a difference. The MCSC is a CONVENER th at brings diverse individu als and groups together, to build communities through shared efforts and common goal s. The MCSC acts as a BROKER of ideas and reso urces, enco uraging co llaboration and entrepreneurial app roaches to service and volunteer program development. In the course of ful filling these functions, the MCSC is committed to enabling all 1 998 - -- -~--- annual r e port ill �MCSC PAR'riiERSHIPS An im portant role fo r th e MCSC is to relationships with organizations th ro ughout demonstrate, encourage and fos ter coll abora- the state to provide tra ining and reso urces in tion and coordination among public, private an effort to build infrastructure, add opera- and social sector age ncies involved in service tional support and deve lop more efficient and volunteer activiti es. The MCSC has service delivery. These MCSC partner orga ni- established working, hea lthy and productive zations include: ALLSTATE AMERICA'S PROMISE-THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH AMERITECH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN CONSUMERS ENERGY CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS FORD FOUNDATION LOVELIGHT FOUNDATION MICHIGAN CAMPUS COMPACT MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER & INDUSTRY SERVICES MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHIGAN FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY MICHIGAN NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION MICHIGAN OFFICE OF SERVICES TO THE AGING MSU EXTENSION UNITED WAY OF MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CENTERS OF MICHIGAN W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION �people helping people ltiCHIGAII'S AMERICORPS AmeriCorps, the domestic model of the Peace Corps, is a national service program designed to strengthen citizenship and the ethic of service by engaging thou sands of Americans on a full- tion on groundwater stewardship to Michigan residents, identifies technical and financial resources available to the landowner to lower contamination, and assists in implementation of measures to lower risk factors. The or part-time basis to help program's 19 members also participate in communities address their development activities that compliment their toughest challenges. employability plans and prepare them for Administered nationally by employment after their year of service. the Corporation for National " THE CLEANUP MADE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT AND WORTHY Service, Michigan's AmeriCorps is SERVICE PROJECT. I WAS EXCITED BY EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION administered statewide by the MCSC. AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REALLY GET SOME- MICHIGAN'S AMERI(ORPS is designed to THING DONE •••• AS THEY (THE MEMBERS) SIFTED THROUGH engage the energy and idealism of citizens, DISCARDED PAINT AND OIL CANS AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER especially young people, to address education POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATES, I THINK THE IMPOR- public safety, human and environmental needs in our communities. In 1998, continuing its steady growth, Michigan's AmeriCorps involved more than 750 full- and part-time corpsmembers at 221 service sites in more TANCE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THEIR AMERICORPS SERVICE REALLY HIT HOME.~ Matt Schnepp, Groundwater AmeriCorps The UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OF SAGINAW than 40 communities. Some corpsmembers COUNTY combines the AmeriCorps Domestic receive modest stipends while all receive Violence Victims Assistance Corps with educational award s for their service. AmeriCorps teams to inform victims of Corpsmembers also enlisted the help of tens of domestic violence of support services available thousands of additional volunteers to the to them. In addition, AmeriCorps members service projects on which they worked. help complete Personal Protection Orders Since its inception in 1994, the number of to protect the victims of domestic violence Michigan's AmeriCorps programs nearly from their assailants. Eight corpsmembers doubled to 22 programs, with four programs have been trained in crisis response and added in 1998. The fo llowing are highlights court support programs for victims of abuse. from Michigan's AmeriCorps programs. In addition, members serve at a shelter The MICHIGAN GROUNDWATER STEWARDSHIP assisting victims and families, and make PROGRAM, sponsored by the Michigan community presentations to recruit volunteers Department of Agriculture, is a statewide for the program. program that provides educational informa- 19 98 annual report 5 �The CHAR-EM lSD AMERICORPS PROGRAM, AMERICORPS SIGNATURE SERVICE PROJECT sponsored by Charlevoix and Emmet County Each year, AmeriCorps members in Michigan Intermediate School District, involves 17 fu ll- participate in a signature service project that time members in integrating on-site violence demonstrates the power of national service prevention programs throughout seventeen while building a sense of common purpose. school buildings. The primary goal of the Over 300 Michigan's AmeriCorps members program is to decrease the incidence of aggres- participated in the Statewide Public Land sion, assa ult and violence within the schoo l Clean up as part of the 1998 Michigan's environment. Members are placed at schools AmeriCorps Signature Service Project. During where they implement violence prevention May 8-17, 1998 Michigan's AmeriCorps programs such as Teaching Students to be members helped clean Michigan's forests, Peacemakers, Peer Empowerment, Peer servi ng at five overnight sites headquartered at Mediation and Peer Helper. th e Kettunen Center, Chittenden Educational " THERE WAS A SENSE OF BEING A PART OF A LARGER Center and Camp Ocqueoc-a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. (AMERICORPS) PICTURE THROUGH THIS SERVICE PROJECT AND THE SPIRIT OF IT REALLY FELT GOOD. ~ Susan Witt, Dreamcatchers AmeriCorps Program The CRESTON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPS, sponsored by the Creston Neighborhood Association, is designed to more fully engage Grand Rapids neighborhood residents in the leadership of five community institutions including three public schoo ls, a community health care center, and a neighborhood association. Five Michigan's AmeriCorps members have been trained in community orga nizing and work to recruit, train, and engage 170 neighborhood volunteers who mentor 90 educationally at-risk students, assist 30 lowincome household s in adopting pre-identified health maintenance practices, and bring five 0 properties owned by low-income residents Michigan's AmeriCorps members participated with Corporation for into compliance with city housing and National Service CEO Han·is Wofford during a wildlife preservation nuisa nce codes. and tree planting aaivity at a JI!Iickigan State Park IIICHICA. Ceiiii • • ITY SERYICE CeiiiiiSSie• �"ICHIGAII'S AltERICORPS 1997·1998 PROGRAitS AMERICORPS MILES, MARQUETTE FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, ALMA SPONSOR: LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES SPONSOR: ALMA COLLEGE AMERICORPS OAKLAND, PONTIAC GENESEE COUNTY AMERICORPS PROGRAM, GENESEE COUNTY SPONSOR: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY SPON SOR: URBAN LEAGUE Of FLINT AMERICORPS YOUTH EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE, DETROIT GRAND RAPIDS SERVICE CORPS, GRAND RAPIDS SPONSOR: AMERICAN RED (ROll SPONSOR: GRAND RAPIDS SERVICE (ORPI CARING TOGETHER ELDERSERVE, DETROIT MICHIGAN CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS, STATEWIDE SPONSOR: ECUMENICAL PROJECT S.A.V.E . SPONSOR: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT Of NATURAL RESOURCES CHAR-EM lSD AMERICORPS PROGRAM: MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS, CHARLEVOIX-EMMET COUNTY MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, STATEWIDE SPONSOR: CHARLEVOIX-EMMET COUNTY lSD SPONSOR: MICHIGAN (OMMUNITIEIIN SCHOOLS CRESTON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPS: MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS, GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN GROUNDWATER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, STATEWIDE SPONSOR: (RESTON NEIGHBORHOOD AIIOCIATION SPONSOR: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT Of AGR ICULTURE CITIZEN'S HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, STATEWIDE MICHIGAN NEIGHBORHOOD AMERICORPS PROGRAM, DETROIT SPONSOR: FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY COORDINATING LITERACY FOR AMERICA'S STUDENTS' SUCCESS, YPSILANTI SPONSOR: THE UNIVERSITY Of MICHIGAN NONVIOLENCE K.O.P.S. , DETROIT SPONSOR: EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SPONSOR: NEW DETRO IT, IN C. COPPER COUNTRY AMERICORPS, BARAGA, HOUGHTON AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES RURAL STRATEGIC ACTION INITIATIVE, LAKE, MASON AND OCEANA COUNTIES SPONSOR: AMERICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION- MINIWANCA SPONSOR: BARAGA-HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW CHILD DEVELOPMENT BOARD DETROIT'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROJECT, DETROIT SPONSOR: UNITED WAY COMMUNITY SERVICES Of METRO DETROIT DREAMCATCHERS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, CHARLEVOIX, CHEBOYGAN , EMMET AND OTSEGO COUNTIES SPONSOR: NORTHERN MICHIGAN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FITZGERALD'S AMERICORPS, WARREN SAGINAW AMERICORPS, SAGINAW SPONSOR: SAGINAW PUBLIC SCH OOLS VOLUNTEERS CENTERS OF MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS, STATEWIDE SPONSOR: MICHIGAN NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION WASHTENAW FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, WASHTENAW COUNTY SPONSOR: 101 COMMUNITY (RIIII CENTER SPONSOR: FITZGERALD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 199 8 - - - 011111101 - - - - - - - - - - r e port 7 �LEARII AIID SERVE MICHIGAN When yo ung people are given an opportu- hundreds of new books for th e ch ildren's nity to make a difference, the results can be section of the loca l public library. The Oak amazing. Lea rn and SERVE Michigan is a Park participants focused their energies on statewide program that teaches creating the 4-I-I Buddies program, which yo ung people abo ut commu- paired high sc hoo l Learn and SERVE volun- nity service and encour- teers with elementary school students for one- ages them to help solve on-one reading activiti es and service proj ects. social problems through volunteerism . This pr0gram, federally funded The ACE STAMBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF in Iron Co unty, serviced 90 high school students ranging from 15 to 20 yea rs of by th e Corporation for National Service, is ad ministered cooperatively by the Michigan D epartment of Education, which manages school-ba sed service-learning programs for elementary and secondary school students and the MCSC , which manages community-based servicelearning programs for young people between th e ages of 5-17. LEARN AND SERVE MICHIGAN provides yo ung people with opportun ities in and out of schoo l to enrich their academic learn ing, develop new skills, and mature into productive, cari ng citizens. In the past yea r, the communitybased program involved almost 1,638 young people and over 386 adult volunteers in more than 14,377 hours of vo lunteer service. The following are highlights from two of Michigan' s quality programs. The PROGRAM OAK PARK/PONTIAC 4-H LEARN & SERVE engaged more th an 200 youth in literacy-building ac tiviti es at the local public libraries during 1998. In Pontiac, the program participants hosted several comm unitywide Painting w all murals is a popular community serv ice activ ity w ith youth ac tivities, including a Read-A-Than which w ho w ant to rid their communities of graffiti. generated cash and book donations to provide �age. The students represented Forest Park and West Iron County School Distri cts and home school groups as well. The curriculum concentrated on English Language Arts, math, science, and social studies in grades nine through twelve. The mission of ACE High School-an altern ative school-is to grow aca demic service-learning as a viable strategy to educate students to think critically and act A group of Alpena youth pm·ticipate in a landscaping effort as part of responsibly. Th e Learn a,nd SERVE service their service-learning activities. projects concentrated on environmental and radi o program and wrote letters to loca l, state educa tional issues. and national officials. The project offered the During the last two yea rs the students students the opportunity to demonstrate have conducted four river reclamations remov- their knowledge and skill s in science, math, ing seven tons of refu se from the river and its literacy, technology, academic service-learn- tributaries in collaboration with Adopt A ing, and important informati on on the Iron Rive r. Reflecting upon their civic responsibil- River Watershed. ity to inform the public of the necessity to In Learn and SERVE Mi chiga n programs preserve our rivers, the students wrote letters across the state, young people are changing to the editor of The Iron County Reporter and paradigms. Students are th e volunteers who The Daily News, created flyers, produced make a difference, improving themselves as public service announcements, broadcast they help others- solving problems and mak- information on WIKB's Ch amber Chatter ing th eir communities better pl aces to live. LEARII AIID SERVE "ICHIGAII 1997·1998 COMMUIII'I'Y•BASED PROGRAMS CITY OF PORTAGE/PORTAGE SENIOR CENTER, PORTAGE CRESTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 4-H FOUNDATION-OAKLAND COUNTY, PONTIAC MSU EXTENSION OFFICE-BENZIE COUNTY, BEULAH ONEKAMA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ONEKAMA YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS- ALPENA COUNTY, ALPENA YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS-VOLUNTEER MUSKEGON! , MUSKEGON / 99 8 annual r e p o rt 9 �"ICHIGAII'S PROMISE The Presidents' Summit for America's Future, held in Philadelphia in April l997, was attended by President Clinton, four former U.S. Presidents, and numerous state governors, including Governor John Engler and First Lady Michelle Engler. Also participating were delegations from more than 140 Michigan's youth with the resources to become healthy and productive adults. The MCSC led by Michigan's First Lady Michelle Engler, in partnership with the United Way of Michigan, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Volunteer Centers of Michigan and other statewide organizations is convening and coordinating Michigan's Promise communities across the .country, including activities. All across the state, communities Calhoun County, Grand Rapids, Flint, have galvanized citizens in Promise activities. Detroit, Lansing/ East Lansing and Marquette The following highlights some of their accom- and Alger counties. plishments in 1998 . Out of the Summit was born a national Nearly 5,000 citizens gathered to support initiative called America's Promise-The CALHOUN COUNTY'S PROMISE Summit and Alliance for Youth, headed by Retired General Celebration. This event featured the Colin L. Powell. This initiative challenges Chairman of America's Promise, Retired individuals, businesses, nonprofit organiza- General Colin L. Powell, and was designed to tions, religious groups, philanthropies, state garner commitments that assist in providing governments and communities to provide youth with the five fundamental resources. America's young people with five fundamental The Kellogg Company is supporting the resources needed to become productive, local efforts through advertising that reminds successful adults. These resources are: local residents that the five fundamental • An ongoing relationship with a caring adult • Safe places to learn and grow • A healthy start • A marketable skill resources are necessary to have happy, healthy, contributing children. The CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY (LANSING/ EAST LANSING) has always been concerned about the success of youth. America's Promise provides a framework to focus new attention • Opportunities to serve In response to this challenge, a three-year campaign called Michigan's Promise was launched in October 1997 to ensure that Michigan's children have access to the five fundamental resources. It seeks to mobilize citizens and organizations to provide on youth . For example, CLASS (Commission for Lansing Schools Success) , a blue ribbon panel of local representatives of school districts, businesses, government, higher education institutions, and other community members, have joined the local effort. They continue to work on the marketable skill �resource by improving th e central school of the strengths and needs of children and district in the loca l community. th e resources ava ilable to them . Youth DETROIT was the first community in the co untry to become an official Community of Promi se. Mayor Dennis Archer and the share their opinions and are invo lved in crea ting solutions. Currently, twenty Michiga n communiti es City of Detroit, toge ther with United Way have joined the initi ative and beco me local Co mmunity Services of Metro D etroit hos ted Co mmuniti es of Promi se including: Alpena a loca l summit with more th an 1,200 youth , and Montmorency Co unti es, Ca lhoun County, educators, youth-serving agencies, and Capital Area (Lansing/East Lansing) , civi c, corporate, and religious leaders in Chippewa County, D elta Coun ty, D etroit, attendance. All D etroi t childre n may benefit Eaton Co unty, Flint/ Genesee Co unty, Gra nd from D etroit's Promise rega rdless of their Rapids, Isabella County, Kalam azoo County, economic sta tus or home add ress. Lu ce Co unty, Mackin ac Co un ty, Marqu ette/ In ISABELLA COUNTY, a mentoring Alge r Co unties, Montcalm Co un ty, Muskegon, coalition of approximately 20 agencies ha s Saginaw, St. Clair Co unty, St. Jose ph County come togeth er to share reso urces and enh ance and Tuscola. Michiga n is also home to a Tribe existing se rvices around the America's of Pro mise, the Sa ult Tribe of C hippewa Promi se fundamental resources. As a result, Indians is based in Chi ppewa Co unty. the community has a better understanding T he MCSC took the lead in coordinating the 20 community Michiga n's Promise effort. In th e late summer of 1998, the MCSC hosted a ga thering of D etroit area businesses with Retired General Co lin Powe ll. T hi s opportunity fo r over 50 of So uthwest Mi chiga n's largest businesses to meet face to face with the C hairman of America's Promi se resul ted in over $10 million in corpora te commitments to America's youth . Am erica's leading advoca te for youth reso urces also demonstra ted hi s support fo r Michiga n's efforts at the 1998 Vo luntee rism SuperConference as th e keynote speaker and special guest of Michigan's Governor and Retired General Colin Hrwell and First Lady Michelle Engler First Lady. recognized the creation of another community ofpmmise. 1 998 annual report II �"ICHIGAII'S VOLUII'I'EER IIIVES'I'MEII'I' GRAII'I'S In fiscal year 1997-98, the Michigan the Midland community which donated Legislature approved funding for a new over $79,000 in 1998 to the local George W. $1 million program called the Michigan's Romney/Voluntary Action Center Endowment Volunteer Investment Grants (VIG). The Fund. VIG funding helped the VAC achieve goal of Michigan's VIG program is to provide many things. Over 6,360 volunteer referrals long-term operational support for local were made for VolunTEEN, Days of Caring, volunteer resource centers by establishing Sharing Tree Project, Ask the Lawyer, and endowments in partnership with local volunteer requests from over 130 partner community foundations. organizations. In addition to volunteer place- Through Michigan'.s VIG, the MCSC ments over 10,300 Sharing Tree Project awarded 19 grants ranging from $25,000 to holiday gift requests were filled in Midland $100,000 to partnerships that support volun- County at a value of $171,567. teerism and community service. The grants . . THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO CONNECT YOUTH TO THEIR leveraged $1,730,000 in local matching funds COMMUNITY, CREATE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG OTHER LOCAL to sustain the activities of nonprofit volunteer resource centers. These fund s were placed in locally controlled endowments at loca l community foundations. Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants meet three goa ls. • Increasing volunteerism and commu- NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE FOUR-COUNTY AREA, THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN DEMONSTRATES WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH CREATIVE THINKING, COLLAB• ORATIVE EFFORTS, AND THE MICHIGAN'S VIG INITIATIVE.~ Barbara Lemcool, Director of the Volunteer Center of Northwest Michigan nity service initiatives in local communities. • Leveraging local funds for permanent The VOLUNTEER CENTER OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN (VCNM) was one of the first volunteer agency endowments housed within a centers awarded a VIG in December of 1997. community foundation that help sustain The VCNM established partnerships with the activities of a community volunteer nonprofit organizations, businesses and resource center into the fu ture. schools by working with over 500 teaching • Facilitating and enhancing community partnerships that support volunteerism. The following examples demonstrate the power of this grant-making tool. The VOLUNTARY ACTION CENTER (VAC) OF MIDLAND COUNTY is strongly supported by staff, the Chamber of Commerce, Northwestern Michigan College and others to develop volunteer programs that had been identified as necessary to build a strong community. �"ICHIGAII'S YOLUII'I'EER IIIYES'I'MEII'I' GRAII'I'S 1997·1998 ALBION VOLUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATION ALPENA VOLUNTEER CENTER OF ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING DICKINSON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER CENTER LENAWEE UNITED WAY AND VOLUNTEER CENTER MARQUEnE COUNTY VOLUNTEER CENTER RESOURCE CENTER-FLINT SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CENTER THE JACKSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION UNITED WAY OF GENESEE & LAPEER COUNTIES VOLUNTARY ACTION CENTER OF MIDLAND COUNTY VOLUNTEER ACTION CENTER OF BAY COUNTY, INC. VOLUNTEER & INFORMATION SERVICES-BAnLE CREEK VOLUNTEER CENTER OF GREATER KALAMAZOO VOLUNTEER CENTER OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE TRI-CITIES VOLUNTEER IMPACT-SOUTHFIELD VOLUNTEER MUSKEGON! I 9 98 a n n u a l r e p o r r Iii �"ICHIGAII CARES In Alpena, Calhoun County, Southwest Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette and Muskegon, nonprofit and volunteer agencies • • community nonprofit agencies. From 1993 through 1998, Michigan joined with churches, businesses and CARES was about: building volunteerism and government to build a foundation deploying volunteers most effectively, joining for volunteerism for the next forces, combining good will, collaborating on n~ /t~'Jr'..J\ ~ youth development and a resource network for CMichigan ) century. This collaboration was CARES common goals and strategically directing the the result of the Michigan energies of volunteers. It may well be the CARES initiative, a model for the future of community service in public/ private partnership of the Michigan Community Michigan. Michigan CARES provided a rich oppor- Service Commission and the Council of tunity for learning about: 1) collaboration at Michigan Foundations, funded by grants the state and local levels; and 2) developing from the WK. Kellogg Foundation and the infrastructure for service and volunteerism at Corporation for National Service. the state and local levels. A monograph Michigan CARES encouraged collabora- documenting the project and detailing tion among all groups involved in service and strategies, outcomes, challenges and lessons volunteerism to improve their ability to recruit learned will be available in the Spring of 2000. and mobilize volunteers in their communities. This monograph is intended to be useful to It helped to break down barriers between local level practitioners as well as state level nonprofit organizations by helping them organizations and will include information on recognize and act upon shared goals, including subjects like collaboration and developing their need for increased volunteerism. infrastructure for service and volunteerism at Local community foundations were the linchpins in the Michigan CARES program. Because they were viewed as neutral brokers, these foundations were enlisted to engage the entire community in developing a strategic plan for service and volunteerism and to implement initiatives that pursued the goals of the plan. The Michigan CARES initiative created two community nonprofit information exchange networks, two community volunteer centers, a comprehensive community plan for the local level. �MICHIGAN YOU'I'H PROGRESSIVE AC'I'ION COUNCIL The Michigan Youth Progressive Action serve as an information resource for youth- Council (MYPAC) wa s created in 1992 to oriented service programs. At th e state level, involve young people in community service, members are active in MC SC grant revi ew not only as participants, but as community sessions, represent the MYPAC at state and builders and deci sion makers. national events, and have hosted a youth lead- The MYPAC is a standing committee of the MCSC and advises the Commission about ership conference for other young people in Michigan. policies and program s affecting young people. MYPAC activities include: It consists of 13 Executive Council members, • Statewide youth amba ssador training ages 12-21 from across th~ state, and 50 Amba ssadors, all of whom have demonstrated their commitment to service and volunteeri sm. The MYPAC is convened by the MCSC to increase the involvement of young people in volunteerism. Locally, members initiate service projects, spon sor youth action forums, train young people in service leadership, and • Organizing community service projects • Serving as liaison to other youth, communicating the importance of vol u n teerism • Serving as reviewers for proposals and nomination s for MCSC programs and events including the Governor's Service Award s, Michigan's AmeriCorps, Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants, and Learn and SERVE. • Providing local leadership for service project development • Training young people in service leadership • Participating in Earth Day cl ean up projects • Providing public awareness via television and radio spots on intergenera tiona! youth service. MYPAC members engage in and promote serv ice opportunities for Michigan's youth through activities that allow them to express their leadership potential. I 9 9B a " 11 11 a I r epo r t 15 �Co••Ec"ri•G ••••viDUALS a • • ORGA.IZA"riO•s "rHROUGH VOLU."rEER SERVICE YO BE"r"rER MEE"r "rHE .EEDS OF COMRU.I"riES. G LS A,. lOllS �MEE,.ING ,.HE NEEDS �reaching out 'I'HE FIFTH AIIIIUAL GOVERNOR'S SERVICE AWARDS Every day, volunteers devote countless hours to solving community problems and improving the qu ality of life in Michigan. Through their work and their example, these volunteers are a powerful force for the individ uals and organizations they represent and the projects to which they dedicate their time. Th e Governor's Service Award s recognize and celebrate th e most se lfl ess voluntee rs in Michigan, and show our collective thanks for what they have contributed. On M ay 4, 1998, 75 finali sts selected from more than 400 nomin ations in 15 se rvice cate- 17w Governor and Mrs. Engler present Lillian Kumata of East Lansing with gories were invited to a reception at the the Govemor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Service Award Governor's residence and an awards dinner for the tremendous worl~ she has accomplished through her 38 years of volunteer sponsored by Ameritech. Governor John service with the American R ed Cross. Engler and First Lady Mich elle Engler announced the finalists and prese nted the winners with a plaque and executive order in honor of their service. " THE GOVERNOR'S SERVICE AWARDS PROVIDE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE TRULY REMARKABLE INDIVIDU• ALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES FOR THE TIME, ENERGY, AND DEVOTION THEY HAVE GIVEN TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND THEM THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE.~ Governor John Engler The Fifth Annual Governor's Service Awards dinner was held in conjunction with On]anumy 1, 1998, the Michigan Community Service Commission in the state's second Volunteerism Super- conjunction with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Michigan Conference . In addition to the Governor's Department of Environment Quality, and the Michigan Department of Service Awards, the Russell G. Mawby Award , Transportation announced a statewide awareness campaign, Adopt A Part of the Michigan Campus Compact Outstanding Michigan, to publicize and promote Michigan's three statewide adoption Community Impact Award and the Blue Cross programs, Adopt A Highway, Adopt A Parh, and Adopt A Forest. 17ze Adopt A Blue Shield of Michigan Sapphire Award were Part of Michigan poster was unveiled during the awards program. also presented that evening. �YOLUNYEERISM SUPERCONFERENCE The second biennial Volunteerism ing, eva luation/ fund developmenr, volunteer SuperConference was held May 4-5 in management, etc.). The conference also Lansing. Presented by the Volunteer Centers included opportunities to hea r from some of of Michigan and sponso red by a number of the nation's top advocates in the field ofvolun- orga nization s including the MCSC, this teerism and service including Marcia Bullard, President, CEO and Editor of USA Weekend; D avid Sawyer, Director of Students for Appalachia at Berea College; and Dr. John R etired General Colin Powell congratulates 1\tlichigan volunteers for their dedicated service to Michigan's youth at the llolunteerism Kretzmann, co-director of the Asse t-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute of Northwestern Universi ty. In addition, the conference participants were invited to attend th e Fifth Annual Governor's Service Awards dinner. (See page 18.) SuperConference in Lansing. Powell was the keynote presenter for the event. " VOLUNTEERING EXPANDS LIFE EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDES PERSONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, INDEED• THE WILLINGNESS TO REACH OUT AND HELP SOMEONE ELSE-TO CARE ABOUT ANOTHER•s WELFARE AS MUCH AS YOUR OWN-MAKES LIFE WORTHWHILE,~ innovative, statewide conference was devel- First Lady. Michelle Engler oped with four objectives in mind: to connect More than 1,400 individuals representing individuals around service and volunteerism, a wide variety of Michigan's nonprofit organi- to celebrate volunteerism and service, to za tions, schools, businesses, government crea te opportunities for capacity building and agencies, and foundations attended the networking, and to collaborate to reach conference. The MCSC sponsored more than common goals. 200 national service members, staff, and Retired General Colin L. Powell, a leading participants' attendance at the conference, spokesperson for volunteerism and chair of providing an opportunity to network, develop America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth, and improve professional skill s, showcase their delivered the conference's well-attended organizations, build alliances with statewide keynote address. Th e two-day conference and local constituents, and strengthen the included more than 60 workshops that focu sed state's communities by developing an ethic of on a variety of volunteer and national service lifelong service. topics (i.e. America's Promise, service-learn- I 9 9 B a n n u a I r ep o r t 10 �S!'A!'EWIDE PUBLIC LAND CLEANUP The MCSC joined forces with the Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests (MCCF), Michigan United Conservation metal and an abundance of hou sehold trash. Forty four percent of the trash was recyclable. There were many donation s given to the Clubs and others across the state to launch the local cleanups from companies and organiza- first ever Statewide Public Land Cleanup, May tions including Dow Corning Corporation, 8-17, 1998. The cleanup was part of the Waste Management of Michigan, the Village of MCCF's ongoing Adopt A Forest efforts. Waldron, PADNOS scrap metals, Industrial Adopt a Forest is a program of the Michigan Cleaning Supply, Meijer, Imlay City Rotary Coalition for Clean Forests and is part of the Club, McDonalds, Rick Rhein Disposal, Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign. It is Rogers IGA and others. designed to enhance the enjoyment of public In addition to the various one-day sites, forest lands by eliminating illegally dumped five overnight projects involved more than 300 trash and to increase the awareness of recy- Michigan's AmeriCorps members who part- cling opportunities for waste materials found. nered with representatives of the Department . . THE STATEWIDE PUBLIC LAND CLEANUP GENERATED A TREMEN• DOUS OUTPOURING OF VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FROM ACROSS THE STATE. OUR HOPE IS THAT THESE VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE IN ADOPT A FOREST VOLUNTEER SERVICE.~ ofNatural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, Adopt a Forest, and the United States Forest Service. The cleanup event served as the annual Michigan's AmeriCorps Signature Service Project-a time for national Ada Takacs, Adopt A Forest coordinator From May 8-17, more than 2000 volun- service members in Michigan to join together and serve. The overnight sites were headquar- teers in 33 counties participated in local tered at the Kettunen Center (Tu stin, MI) cleanup projects. Representatives from Adopt Chittenden Educational Center (Wellston, MI) A Forest, Michigan Department of Natural and Camp Ocqueoc (Ocqueoc, MI). Resources, United States Forest Services, Michigan State Parks, state game areas, Boy/ Girl Scout Troops, metro and county parks, schools, businesses, volunteer centers, and various nonprofit organizations and service clubs partnered to make the day a huge success. Together, volunteers removed 1,500 cubic yards of illegally dumped trash from 100,000 acres of public land. The trash included car bodies, appliances, tires, scrap Michigan's AmeriCorps members take a break during a twoday cleanup in Michigan's public parks and forests. �ADOP'r A PAR'r OF ltiCHIGAII The Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign is an effort to publicize three statewide adoption programs: Adopt A Forest, Adopt A Highway and Adopt A Park. These programs Conservation Clubs. It is a program of the Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests. iiADOPT A PART OF MICHIGAN HAS CREATED AN AWARENESS AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS TO already involve thousands of Michigan volunBE PART OF THE SOLUTION THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE." teers who keep highways, parks and forests clean through regular cleanup efforts. The Adopt A Part of Michigan campaign is Scott Wheeler, Adopt a Highway Program Coordinator The Adopt A Highway (AAH) program, designed to enlist thousands of additional sponsored by the MDOT, matches more volunteers to the programs. than 3,000 groups with nearly 7,000 miles of Developed by the MCSC in conjunction state roads. The groups clean their section of with the Michigan Department of Natural road during three scheduled tra sh pickups a Resources (DNR), the Michigan Department year. Over the past year, 3,000 AAH groups of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the comprised of more than 40,000 volunteers Michigan Department of Transportation spent 11 ,900 hours removing 100,000 (MDOT), this public awareness effort 30-gallon bags of trash from 6, 700 miles of distributes posters and brochures to hundreds state highway. of locations around the state encouraging The Adopt A Park program, sponsored citizen involvement in the programs. A toll- by the DNR, partners volunteers with their free tel ephone line 1-888-797-6272 provides favorite State Park for a two-yea r period. information on the three adoption programs. Volunteers participate in park beautification The Adopt A Forest (AAF) program works to enhance the enjoyment of public forest and cleanup, construction projects and special events. lands by eliminating illegal dumping and increasing awareness of recycling opportunities for waste materials found. Over the past year, 105 AAF clubs comprised of more than 2,600 volunteers cleaned up illegally dumped tra sh from more than 165,000 acres of land. There were 4,574 cubic yards of trash removed which included 6,396 tires and 32 .5 tons of metal (which were all recycled). AAF is sponsored by the DNR, the DEQ, the United States Forest Service and the Michigan United Adopt A Part of J'vfichigan initiatives help maintain the natural beauty of Michigan's public land. I 9 98 a n n u a I rep o r I t• �COIIIIEC'I'"ICHIGAII Michigan is proud to announce a statewide volunteer awareness campaignConnectMichigan. ConnectMichigan is a multilayered, statewide public awareness " CONNECTMICHIGAN IS A WONDERFUL RESOURCE. IT ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONNECT THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE RESOURCES TO DO SO.~ campaign designed to promote vo lunteerism Robin Lynn Schultheiss, Director Volunteer Centers of Michigan and comm unity involvement. The campaign promotes volunteerism among Michiganians, Con nectMichigan is a component of whi le providing opportunities for local citi- the Points of Light Foundation's national zens to become actively involved in commu- Connect America initiative, and includes: nity change. The campaign supports existing • A toll-free volunteerism hotline volunteer programs and initiatives, and is the l-800-VOLUNTEER that connects result of a statewide collaborative involving the caller to one of the state's 30 local three primary partners-the VOLUNTEER volunteer centers or to the Volunteer CENTERS OF MICHICiAN, the MICHICiAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION and the MICHICiAN NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION . ConnectMichigan receives additional support from the Council Centers of Michigan. • Television and radio public service announcements. • Written support materials including the of Michigan Foundations, Lovelight ConnectMichigan quarterly newsletter Foundation and United Way of Michigan, that is mailed to 16,000 organizations with funding from the Michigan Department and individuals, and the Connect- of Consumer & Industry Services and the Michigan volunteer resource guide that George W Romney Fund for Volunteerism is distributed, free of charge, to callers in Michigan. of l-800-VOLUNTEER. • ConnectMichigan billboards posted across Michigan. The billboard loca- Connect tions and taglines change quarterly to correspond to different days of service/ volunteer initiatives (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, National Volunteer Week, Michigan's Promise and Make A Difference Day). One of 60 ConnectMichigan billboards promoting Make A Difference Day. �MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY Ill MICHIGAN, 1998 On October 24, more than 78,000 people across Michigan devo ted their day to making a MAKE ADlmREIKE DAY ~ ·"I ;;.. -= , ~ z OF DOING GOOD ~ ditierence in their communities. They participated in more than 500 Make A Difference Day projects by helping children learn to read, raising money for new playground equipment, gathering clothes for the needy, cleaning rivers, doing yard work for senior citizens and much more. Make A Difference Day is a nationwide effort of USA Weekend magazine and the Studentsfi"om the Noble School Service-Learning Points of Light Foundation to inspire people Program celebrated Make A Dij[e1·ence Day by collecting to contribute a day to improving their neigh- toiletries and other useful items for the Detroit-area New borhoods and communities through volunteer Light nursing home. service. Annually, in Michigan, the MCSC, the people of all ages to participate on thi s fourth Volunteer Centers of Michigan, the Michigan Saturday in October. The partners serve as an Campus Compact and the Counci l of information clearinghouse, provide project Michigan Found ations join forces to motivate planning packets for groups trying to access community resources, and promote the day of service to statewide and local media . jiTHE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN ARE DEDICATED TO CONNECTING WITH 1\!Ie·mbers of ONE ANOTHER THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO HELP SOLVE the Creston SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND TO CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, WE Neighborhood Association youth program raked leaves for senior citizens and disabled individuals living in the Creston neighborhood in Grand Rapids. SALUTE YOUR YEAR ROUND EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY ON MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, WHEN MICHIGANIAN'S OF ALL AGES JOIN FORCES IN RECORD NUMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ANNUAL DAY OF DOING GOOD,~ Robert K. Goodwin, President & CEO, The Points of Light Foundation Make A Difference Day In Michigan, 1998 was an enormous success. Th e number of volunteers and service activities continues to grow each year as the event gains publicity. The good that is done is imm eas urable. I 9 9 8 a n n u a I rep o r t 231 �bottom line FINANCIAL REPORT During the fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 1998 (FY 1998), the MCSC received $6,830,981 to support programs PUBLIC-PRIVATE REVENUE 1998 and activities throughout the state. These funds originated from a healthy mixture of state, federa l and private sources and represent an increase of $1,759,021 from FY 1997. The increase was the result of both the Michigan's Volunteer PRIVATE STATE FEDERAL & STATE Investment Grants program and the addition of four new Michigan's AmeriCorps programs. The primary support for the MCSC initiatives comes from the federa l government through the Corporation for National Service (CNS). The CNS grants funds to the MCSC to develop and administer two national service programs, AmeriCorps and Learn and SERVE America. Federal funds accounted for 72 percent of all MCSC funding in FY 1998. A desired decrease from 82 percent in FY 1997. The State of Michigan accounted for nearly 24 percent of the MCSC funding. The balance FEDERAL FUNDS EXPENDITURES 1998 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING LEARN AND SERVE MICHIGAN OPERATIONS MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS (4 percent) came from private sources. The State of Michiga n also supplies in-kind support to the MCSC, incl uding office space and utilities. Except for the state fu nding, all funds were obtained through a competitive proposal process. Total expenditures for FY 1998 were $6,290,008 . Of this total, 85 percent was sub-granted to programs and agencies across Michigan. Roughly 7 percent was used for program operations, 2 percent for program training, and 6 percent for MCSC administration. At the end of FY 1998, unexpended private and public funds totaled $540,973. The MCSC secured approva l to carry these funds over for the 1999 fisca l year. The Michigan Community Service Commission continues to seek out additional funding to both enhance current programs and develop new in itiatives for the future. FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1997-SEPTEMBER 1998 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1998 �FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUIIDIIIG $4,947,894 Federal Funds ' Michigan's AmeriCorps $4,292,342 Learn and SERVE Mic higa n $151 ,500 Program D evelopmenr(fra ining $150,000 Ope rations $354,052 $1,609,452 State Funds Annual State Appropriations $43 8,500 Volu nteer Inves tm ent Grants $1,000,000 Work Project $ 170,952 $6,557,346 Total Public Funds Private Funds WK. Kell ogg Fo und ati on $247,435 Fo rd Fo und ation $3,200 All state $8,000 Ameritech $15,000 Total Private Funds $273,635 Total MCSC Funds $6,830,98 1 MCSC GROWTH 1991-1998 6.830 IN MILLIONS FISCAL YEAR 1998 EXPEIIDI'I'URES Grants $5,367,84 1 Program Operat ions 433 ,77 1 Program Training 104,060 Ad min istration 384,336 Total Expenditures for FY 1998 $6,290,008 s6 -------------------------4.974 S4 3.876 ------------- sl ----- Sl ---- sl - --...,-, 58"""'1- FY 93-94 1 i11dudes $373,./7I cany crverfum/s FY 94-9S FY 9S-96 FY 96-97 FY 97-98 Total MCSC Funding $21 ,311,000 for 1993-1998 1 9 98 a 11 n ua I r ep or 1 2S �leadership COMMISSIOII "EMBER PROFILES MICHELLE ENGLER is the First Lady of the State of Michigan and the Chairperson of the MCSC since its inception in 1991. Mrs. Engler is a board member of the Points of Light Foundation and member of the board for America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth. She has been a commission member since it was orga nized in 1991. " CHANGE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, WORKING TOGETHER, INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND OTHERS ARE ABLE TO BUILD THE CONNEC• TIONS NECESSARY TO MEET CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND THEM. ~ VICTOR BEGG is president ofNaked Furniture and an MCSC member since 1993. He is also president of the Unity Center (Bloomfield Hills) and a board member for Partners in Service, On My Own of Michigan and the National Conference on Community and Justice. " MERCY TO MANKIND CAN BE DESCRIBED IN ONE WORD: VOLUNTEERISM. ~ MARY ELLEN BRANDELL is assistant to the provost for international affairs at Central Michigan University and an MCSC member since 1991. In addition, she is the campaign chair and a board member for the Isabella County United Way, steering committee member for both the Volunteer Center oflsabella County and Isabella County's Promise, and is active in Rotary International. " WHEN ONE'S PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO BE A GROWING AND CONTRIBUTING HUMAN BEING, THE REWARDS ARE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS, ~ JULIE FISHER CUMMINGS is president and cofounder of the Lovelight Foundation and an MCSC member since 1993. She is a member of the Council of Michigan Foundations executive committee, and a board member of the Community Foundation for So utheast Michigan. " wE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN BECOME BETTER COMMUNITY CITIZENS, MY COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN MY BELIEF THAT OUR WORLD WILL BE BETTER IF WE EACH TRY TO MAKE THE SPACE AROUND US tO RICHIGAM CORRIIMIYY SERVICE CORRISSIOM BETTER,~ �JUDITH DUNN is president of Decanter Imports and an MCSC member since 1991. She is also a board member of the St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center, capital campaign chair for the Sarah Fisher Cottage Program and chair of the 1999 12th Annual Garden Party. " To HAVE A FRIEND, YOU HAVE TO BE A FRIEND.~ KAREN B. ALDRIDGE EASON is a program officer with the C.S. Mott Foundation and a member of the MCSC since 1996. She is also a vol unteer with the Michigan Public Health Commission, the International Institute of Flint and her church's youth program. " SERVICE IS A BUILDING BLOCK TO A STRONG CONNECTED COMMUNITY. IT IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN HELPING EACH OTHER AND SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS WHILE IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL SKILLS.~ ARTHUR E. ELLIS is superintendent of public instruction for the Michigan Department of Education and an MCSC member since 1997. " GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IS ONLY NECESSARY WHEN COMMUNITY ACTION FALLS SHORT. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO OVERESTIMATE THE POWER OF DEDICATED NEIGHBORS WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD COMMON GOALS.~ EUNICE MYLES JEFFRIES is a member of the MCSC since 1995. She is also a board member of the Sierra Leone Educational Outreach Academy and the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. " YOU HAVE TO MOVE UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL OF THINKING, WHICH IS TRUE FOR ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE, EVERYBODY HAS TO LEARN TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, BIGGER, TO BE OPEN TO POSSIBILITIES.~ -OPRAH WINFREY DOROTHY A. JOHNSON is president of the Council of Michigan Foundations. She has been an MCSC commission member since 1991. She is also a trustee of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Director of National City Bank Corporation, and the Kellogg Company. She serves on the Board of Control of Grand Valley State University, the Corporation for National Service, and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. " THINK CREATIVELY HOW AND WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER ... IT CAN BE AT ANY HOUR, IN PERSON OR BY E-MAIL.~ I 9 9 8 ----- -- a n n u a I r e p o r t 27 �NANCY J. LENI is a community development manager for Michigan National Bank and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also a board member of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Homeworks, Inc., of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, and The Family Institute. " A VOLUNTEER IDENTIFIES NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND FINDS WAYS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, ~ DENISE ILITCH LITES is vice chairwoman of Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc., and president of Olympia Development of Michigan. She has been an MCSC member since 1997. " COMMUNITY SERVICE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. IT FILLS A CRITICAL NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THOSE WHO SERVE,~ SISTER MARY MARTINEZ is principal of Saint Stephen school in Southwest Detroit, and an MCSC member since 1993. She is the former director of the office of multicultural affairs at Madonna University, a United Way volunteer, the volunteer secretary for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), treasurer for the Hispanic Coalition for Equal Educational Opportunities, and is involved with the Women's Education Empowerment Project in Southwest Detroit. " THE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE DEMAND THAT VOLUNTEERISM BE CONTINUALLY NURTURED.~ KATHLEEN KEEN MCCARTHY is supervisor of the Charter Township of Plymouth and an MCSC member since 1994. " THE WORK OF THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION IS, IN ESSENCE, TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ~ JAMES W. MUIR is a retiree, a senior volunteer and an MCSC member since 1994. He is a board member of the Kent County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Center for Independent Living and Senior Neighbors. He is active in the United Way and as a volunteer teacher's helper for second graders. " COMMUNITY SERVICE IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO CREATE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH YOU CAN BE PROUD TO LIVE,~ �RANDY NEELIS is superintendent of the Menominee Area Public Schools and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also on the board of directors of the University of WisconsinMarinette Foundation, serves as a director and youth advisor for the MenomineeMarinette Area Community Foundation, and is board president of the Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Shelter. j jVOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE ARE MEANS OF HELPING COMMUNITIES AND INDI• VIDUALS HELP DON NEWPORT THEMSELVES.~ is president of Alpena Community College and an MCSC member since 1997. He also serves on the State Board for Osteopathic Medicine and the State Higher Education Facilities Commission. He is the president of the Alpena Rotary, the local Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Northeast Michigan . . . COMMUNITY SERVICE IS THE PROCESS OF GIVING WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATION OF GETTING BACK.~ Joel J. Orosz is program director for philanthropy and volunteerism for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and an MCSC member since 1991. He is also chair of the Committee on Legislation and Regulations of the Council of Foundations; a member of Government Relations Committee for the Council of Michigan Foundations; a member of the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund Michigan Program; Operating Council member for the Points of Light Foundation, and a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Kalamazoo Valley Museum. j jTHE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION IS HELPING MICHIGAN TO EARN A NEW NICKNAME: THE GREAT VOLUNTEER AMBER PRITCHARD STATE.~ is a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University and a master's degree candidate in the area of nonprofit organizations. She has been a member of the MCSC since 1996. j jSERVICE IS THE BEST WAY TO INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. INVOLVE A YOUNG PERSON ONCE, AND THEY WILL LOVE IT FOR A TERRY PRUin LIFETIME.~ is manager of state public affairs for Dow Corning Corporation and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also vice chair of the Saginaw County Youth Protection Council of the NAACP, serves on the Saginaw Black Panhellenic Council, is co-chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at Dow Corning Corporation and Dow Chemical Company and is a board member of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers . . . EXTENDING A HAND TO OTHERS BUILDS LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. AS INDIVID· UAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, WE ALL HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE LIVE.~ 1 9 9 8 a n n u a I rep o r r 20 �MEG SMITH is director of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Monroe County and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also active with fund raising for My Sister's House, providing services for victims of domestic violence and the Heart of Hope Telethon, a 20 hour telethon to raise funds for children with catastrophic illnesses. ei l FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE INNATE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE, VOLUNTEERISM WILL ALWAYS BE THE BASIC COMPONENT NEEDED TO SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. ~ SCOTT SMITH is a student at Albion College and an MCSC member since 1996. He is also a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Boys' State, Adopt A Highway, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Albion Cemetery Clean-Up, Albion-Homer United Way and various Make A Difference Day projects . . . COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM ARE INTEGRAL TO LIFE, AND THE GREATEST JOY IS SHOWING OTHERS THE POWER OF SERVICE. ~ DR. MICHAEL J. TATE is associate dean and associate director of Washington State University Cooperative Extension, formerly with MSU Extension, and an MCSC member since 1992. eiTHERE IS NO GREATER RESPONSIBILITY OF CITIZENSHIP THAN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.~ MATTHEW WESAW is a detective sergeant with the Michigan State Police and an MCSC member since 1995. eiVOLUNTEERISM IN MICHIGAN IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCES.~ RAYMOND W. WEST is a labor liaison with United Way Community Services of Metro Detroit and an MCSC member since 1995. He volunteers with Heats On Waters Off. . . VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF A COMMUNITY.~ GENEVA JONES WILLIAMS is chief operating officer of United Way Community Services of Metro Detroit and an MCSC member since 1993 . . . BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES-ONE CHILD, ONE FAMILY AND ONE NEIGH• BORHOOD AT A TIME-IS THE VISION THAT UNITES US ALL,~ �tiCSC S'I'AFF EXECU'I'IYE S'I'AFF KYLE CALDWELL MARY ES'I'RADA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FINANCE AND AD"INIS'I'RA'I'ION DIVISION GARRY GROSS JENNIFER FORBES DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 0U'I'REACH AND FUND DEYELOP"EN'I' DIVISION LINDY REURINH L~NGE MARIA SAN'I'ANA HA'I'HIE YASILION DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PROGRA""ING DIVISION DIANA RODRIGUEZ ALGRA BILL HEUER lOANED EXECUTIVE, FAMilY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR , MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS BE'I'H BARNEY 'I'ARA HULBER'I' PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, MICHIGAN'S AMERICORPS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHIL CHYOJKA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR , lEARN AND SERVE MICHIGAN ANGELIA SALAS TRAINING AND TECHNICAl ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR LAURA WIEBER MARY GRILL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMMUNITIES OF PROMISE COORDINATOR Pictured from left to right, fron t row : Kathie Vasilion, Gany G ross, Kyle Caldwell, Ma~y Eso·ada, Lindy R eurink Lange center row : Phil Chvoj/w, B eth B arney, Maria Santana, Diana R odriguez Algra, Tara H ulbert bach row : B ill H eue1; J ennifer Forbes, A ngelia Salas, Ma~y Grill, L aura Wiebe1: I 9 9 8 a n n u a I r ep o r t Jl �more information ltCSC PUBLICA'I'IOIIS The MCSC provides individuals and organizations in Michigan with volunteer and service related literature and materials. The following materials are available free to the public. To order, call the MCSC offices at (5 17) 335-4295 . ADOPT A PART OF MICHIGAN INFORMATION PACKETS include information on and appli- cations for the Adopt A Highway, Adopt A Park and Adopt a Forest programs. CONNECTING MICHIGAN: A GUIDE TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE is a "how to" publication written for the aspiring new volunteer. Part of the ConnectMichigan campaign, this is a valuable resource tool for anyone that works with volunteers or wants to be a volunteer. The booklet is also available by calling 1-800-VOLUNTEER. CONNECTMICHIGAN NEWSLETTER is a quarterly newsletter published by the ConnectMichigan campaign partners (MCSC, Volunteer Centers of Michigan, Michigan Nonprofit Association, United Way of Michigan, and the Council of Michigan Foundations) highlighting volunteer service activity throughout Michigan. Part of the ConnectMichigan campaign, the publication offers information on upcoming service opportunities, and features outstanding volunteers, programs and services throughout Michigan. GOVERNOR'S SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATION FORMS are available annually starting in December. MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY IN MICHIGAN PROJECT PLANNING PACKETS are available annu- ally through the MCSC beginning in August. MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY IN MICHIGAN SCRAPBOOKS include newspaper articles and personal testimonies that showcase local Michigan Make A Difference Day projects. MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT is a compilation of the work done and services provided annually by the state's service commission. MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION BROCHURE describes the organization and the services it offers. MICHIGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION GENERAL INFORMATION SHEETS offer a brief explanation of the programs, projects and activities of the MCSC and its partners. PROFILES IN SERVICE is a state resource guide for service and volunteer-related programs. It provides detailed descriptions of the programs and activities of more than 60 organizations and state agencies. ��IIICHI·A· Ceiiii •• I'IY ai.YICI ce11111aa1e• 111 SOUTH CAPITOL AVENUE GEORGE W ROMNEY BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR LANSING, MICHIGAN 48913 TELEPHONE: (5 17) 335-4295 FAX : (5 17) 373-4977 www.state.mi.us/ career/ mcsc � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. 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The numbers are staggering and the stories affim1ing. Through the work of the Michigan Community Service Commission programs in 2006: • Michigan students comp leted more than a million service-learning hours. Daniel G. Mulhern Michigan 's First Gentlem.a n MCSC Chair Wendy Acho LaSalle Bank Midwest Elizabeth Bunn Inte rnational Union UAW Melonie Colaianne MASCO Corporation Foundation Robert Collier Council of Michigan Foundations • Our 891 Michigan's AmeriCorps members accomplished nearly 700,000 service and training hours. Those members also recmited, placed, and/or supp01ted more than 25,000 community volunteers to assist them in tackling the priority needs of communities across the state. Jimmie Comer Comer Holdings • Mentoring programs reported a record number of mentoring relationships. There were 35,000 children matched with a caring adult. That's 5,000 more than in 2005 and 11,000 more than in 2004, when we first surveyed mentoring programs in Michigan. Russell Mawby Chair Emeritus, W K. Kellogg Foundation In this 2006 annual rep01i, you'll witness how volunteers, students, educators, and nonprofit organizations are changing lives and making significant differences in our communities. It's Randy Walker, Sr., who has built long-term relationships with two young men and men to red others who haven't always had a strong male role model in their lives. It's Wendi Brantley, who was inspired to join Michigan 's AmeriCorps after our members helped her become a homeowner through Habitat for Humanity. It's also Samantha, one of the Lincoln Elementary fourth graders leading a service-learning project to keep the Rouge River clean. The ongoing project involves every fourth grader in Wayne-Westland Schools. All of this growth was possible because our pa1tners- individuals, foundations, businesses, and government organizations- understand and suppo1i the critical need to fund service programs. We thank them for their dedication and investment. Entering another year of programming, we're focused on the work that remains. We invite you to join our movement to make a difference in the lives of individuals and collectively transform our entire state. Paula Kaiser VanDam Acting Executive Director Daniel G. Mulhern MCSC Chair Christine Kwak WK. Kellogg Foundation Mayor Brenda Lawrence City of Southfield Susan Meston Muskegon Area Intermediate School District Donna Niester James C. Acheson Foundation Acheson Ventures Kari Pardoe The LEAGUE Michigan Bernard Parker Wayne County Commissioner Jerry Seese Saginaw Township Community Schools Marsha Smith Rotary Charities o.fTrav erse City Joseph Sowmick Sagina w Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Laurie Stupak Stupak For Congress Committee Alphonso Swain Capital Area Center for Independent Living Michael Thomas Sagina w County Prosecuting Attorney Shaun VanHorn La.w Student Kenneth Whipple CMS Energy Larry Williamson Comcast Cable Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran Kalamazoo College Kathy Young-Welch COL Training School 3 �2006 Program Locations by County Michigan•s AmeriCorps ! Michigan's AmeriCorps member(s) A Michigan's AmeriCorps host site(s) Learn and Serve - Michigan • Learn and Serve - Michigan School-Based program(s) •• • •• •• • • ••• • • • • • • • • •• Otsego Crawford Oscoda Manistee Arenac ! Mason Lake Osceola Clare • Mecosta L-...,..:..:::......J...._Mo....,ntcalm ! • Learning to Give program(s) ! • •• e Kent Ionia Gratiot • •• •• • • ••• • • •• • • • •• •• ••• •• • •• • Mentor Michigan • Leadership Council member(s) • Providers Council member(s) e Alcona Wexford Missaukee Roscommon Ogemaw Iasco • ISD/Higher Ed program(s) Volunteer Centers Montmorency Alpena Barry Van Buren Kalamazoo Eaton Calhoun Jackson Monroe Volunteer Centers of Michigan member(s) • • ! st. Cass 4 Joseph Branch Hillsdale Lenawee �The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) builds a culture of service by providing vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism . The MCSC 's signature programs are Michigan's AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve - Michigan, Mentor Michigan, Michigan 's Volunteer Investment Grants, and the Governor's Service Awards. Since 1992, the MCSC has granted more than $6 I million to communities for volunteer initiatives. These funds have leveraged more than $52 million in local funds and engaged nearly 1 million people in service. In 2006, the MCSC: <? Granted approximately $6.2 million in federal funds to local communities for volunteer programs and activities. <? Engaged more than 68,000 participants and volunteers in service activities through AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve programs. <? Supported 230 mentoring programs through awareness building, mentor recruitment, partnership development, training, and recognition. <? Executed programming in at least 82 of Michigan's 83 counties. Learn ntore about all the great things we've accomplished during the past year ... Our Outlook ...... .......... ....... ........... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... ............ ........... .... ... ......... .... ..... .......... 3 Our Programs Michigan's AmeriCorps ...... .. ..... .. ....... ...... ............ .... ..... .. ...... .. ......... ...... ............... .. ....... . 6 Learn and Serve - Michigan .... .. .. ... .... ............. ...... ..... ......... .. .. ... ................................ ... I 0 Mentor Michigan ....... .. .. .. .. ....... ............ ............... .. ... .......... .... .............. .... ... ... ... .... ..... .... 14 Michigan's Volunteer Investments Grants ........ .. ........ ........ .... .. .... ... .. ................ .. .... .. ..... 17 Governor's Service Awards .. ....... .. .............. .. .... .. ........ ....... .............. .. .... .. .... .................. 18 Our Advisory Committees .... ... ................... ...... .. .... ..... .. .. .. ... ........... .................. ........... .. .. . 20 Financial Statement and Our Supporters ...... .... .... ........... ...... ........ .... .. ........ ....... .. .. .. .... . 22 Connecting With Our Programs ............. .. ........ ... ..... .. ..... .. ...... .. .... ....... .. .. ..... .. ........... .... .. 23 5 �• M.'y_U~j__f u~. Michigan's AmeriCorps Changing Lives Through a Year of Service Members are not simply serving Michigan communities; they are transforming them. Wendi Brantley has cried tears of joy at every Habitat for Humanity house dedication she has attended . As a member of the Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps team, she has worked closely with the families taking ownersh ip of the homes. "I know what these people are going through to li ve the 'American Dream,' which is homeownership," Wendi said. Wendi really does know-just last year the 38-yearold single mother and her two daughters moved into their own Habitat home in Detroit. Wendi grew close to the AmeriCorps members as they worked together in family support classes and completed the 300 service hours required by the Hab itat homeownership process. The It was this experience that inspired Wendi to become a Michigan's AmeriCorps member herself "It was the best decision I ever made," she said. "The network is awesome. I love the group I' m with. And, I'm doing something I Jove." Wendi 's experience is a perfect example of the cycle of good will that resu lts from the work of the Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps team . The AmeriCorps members support the Habitat for Humanity mission to build decent, affordable housing for people in need in Michigan. They recruit new volunteers to assist them in meeting this goal , train vo lunteers for the construction site, and assist families with their pre-homeownership requirements, including service hours called "sweat equity." Each year, Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps members take part in the process of building nearly 150 houses. Last year, they also completed more than 39,000 service and training hours and recruited and/ Michi gan's AmeriCorps granted $5,683,493 to Michigan nonprofit programs. ln addition , members earned more than $1,540,000 million in education awards. Impact 891 members, ages 17 to 72 years old, served in 82 out of 83 Mi chi gan counti es. 690,643 service and training hours were completed by members. 6 �or supported more than 8,000 volunteers. Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps is one of the 21 AmeriCorps programs that are pat1 of the Michigan 's AmeriCorps family. Commonly desc ribed as the " domestic Peace Corps," AmeriCorps is a national service program that engages members in service in communities all over Miclligan. Members strengthen communities by addressing local concern s. The mission of AmeriCorps is to get things done, strengthen communities, encourage responsibility, and expand oppOI1unity. Within Michi ga n's AmeriCorps, each program develops its priorities based on the needs of local communities. In th e past year, 891 members of Michigan's AmeriCorps served in various areas throughout the state. Members built hou ses, mentored children , taught conflict resolution , recruited vo lunteers, implemented homeland security activities, educated individuals in environmental , health, and disaster preparedness issues, and more . The Michigan Co mmunity Service Commission supports and provides funding for each program , utili z ing federal f·unds from the Corporation for National and Community Service. Michigan 's AmeriCorps members ranged in age from 17 to 72 years old , and spanned a wide spectrum of other demographic categories. Each member commits to completing a specified term of servi ce, usually one year. They are provided a modest living allowance and are placed within nonprofit organi zations, schools, and other agencies. Full-time members receive health benefits while serving. They may also be eligible for childcare benefits, according to their income. Upon the successful completion of service, each member receives an education award that can be used to pay for future college h1ition or for qualified student loans . Michigan's AmeriCorps members earned more than $1.5 million in education awards in 2006. Each Michigan's AmeriCorps program provides training and professional development to members. The topics include citizenship, volunteer management, and leadership ski li s, as well as other speci ali zed trainings . terms of Michigan and the United States. An important aspect of the Michigan 's AmeriCorps program is the annual Member Celebration , which unites members from across the state. In November 2005 , more than 400 individuals were sworn in as new members at this event. Members had the oppot1Lulity to network with one another, attend training seminars, and par1icipate in teambuilding exercises. Members were also brought together in May 2006 for the annual Russ Mawby Signature Service Project, at which 250 members worked on 10 Habitat for Humanity homes in Grand Rapids. The proj ect is a partnership between the MCSC, Michigan Habitat 's AmeriCmvs, and a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. As a cause and effect of an awareness of being pat1 of a larger team, Michigan 's AmeriCorps programs have been known to lend a helping hand outside of their home conm1Linities, and sometimes beyond their usual service activities. AmeriCo1vs Together We Prepare members routinely provide di sasterrelief services both in-state and out-of-state , and served in New Orleans for an extended period of time immediately following Hurricane Katrina . Later, Downriver CARES AmeriCorps had the unique oppm1unity to travel to New Orleans to assist with the cleanup in Katrina 's aftermath. Michigan 's AmeriCorps members are eager to help, wherever it takes them. For Wendi Brantley, that's the whole reason for being a pat1 of AmeriCorps. The MCSC works to help members understand that though pat1 of an individual program, they are also pa11 of a larger national service movement, both in "In the end, it's showing my 15-year-old that th ere is more to life than just money," she said. " Your blessings come from what you do for other people." Through our members ' service: 2,943 students received tutoring services or homework help. 1,843 children benefitted from ongoing mentoring rel ationships. 25,050 comm unity volunteers were recruited, placed, and/ or supported by Michigan 's AmeriCorps mem bers. They donated 158,505 hours of volunteer service. 68 families prepared to take ownership of new homes. 16,747 individuals were trained in di saster relief services. - Michigan ~- 7 AmeriC01ps progress reports, September 2006. "Without our AmeriCorps members, we would have far less to offer the communities we serve. " - Lisa}. Marks, chief executive officer, American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids �2006 Highlights of Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs and Members Explore, Experience, Achieve Through 4-H Mentoring members recruited and prepared mentors to be matched with at-risk youth in one-onone and small group mentoring relationships. They matched 199 volunteer mentors with 311 youth. The members also focused on establishing and/or expanding mentoring collaboratives in the state of Michigan. (Hosted by Michigan State University, East Lansing) Our Grantees AmeriCorps Together We Prepare* American Red Cross of West Central Michigan (Grand Rapids) Catholic Family Services- A Great Start Catholic Family Services (Benton Harbor) Char-Em ISD's AmeriCorps Program Charleviox-Emmet County ISD City Year Detroit members tutored 1,624 students in first through twelfth grade. The members organized and/or conducted after-school sports and violence avoidance activities for 834 students. (Hosted by City Year, Inc. , Detroit) The Michigan Groundwater Stewardship AmeriCorps Program members performed 15,331 groundwater risk assessments. They Explore, Experience, Achieve Through 4-H Mentoring* Michigan State University (East Lansing) Faith in Youth Partnership Good Samaritan Ministries (Holland and Zeeland) Ionia County AmeriCorps Ionia County Intermediate School District Jumpstart- Michigan Jumpstart - Michigan (Ypsilanti and Dearborn) City Year Detroit City Year, Inc. MARESA- Michigan AmeriCorps Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency Downriver CARES AmeriCorps The Guidance Center (Detroit) 8 �also prese nted educa ti onal info rmation about gro und water co nse rvation and safety to 22,83 5 schoo l child re n. (Hosted by Mi chi gan Department of Agri cul ture, Lansing) Community Needs Addressed by Michigan•s AmeriCorps Members in 2008 Superior AmeriCorps and MARESA - Michigan AmeriCorps enroll ed AmeriCorps members to provide education servi ces to yo uth. Superi or AmeriCorps members tutored 762 students in first through twelft h grades and prov ided mentoring programming fo r 507 students. M ARESA - Mi chi ga n Ameri Corps members provided service-l ea ming opportuniti es for 669 children and out-of-class enri chment activities fo r 4, 179 students. (Hosted by B-HK Child Deve lopment Board and Marqu etteAl ger Regional Edu cational Serv ice Age ncy, respecti ve ly, Houghton and Marquette) Th e AmeriCorps Together We Prepare program full y trained all its members in di saster relief services. The membe rs th en provided on-s ite di saste r se rvices immediately foll ow ing Hu rricane Katrina and reli ef to I ,75 9 Mi chiga n res idents foll ow ing 228 local incidents, such as res idential fires, power outages, and winter storm s. (Hosted by Am eri can Red Cross of West Centra l Michigan , Grand Rapids) Members pl aced with the Catholic Family Services' A Great Start program provided family support services. Members assessed the needs of and prov ided parenting educati on and resources for 2, 126 fa mili es, while providing childcare services fo r I ,7 11 of those fa milies. (Hosted by The Catholic Family Services, Benton Harbor) Mentor Michigan AmeriCorps* ConnectMichigan Alliance (Lansing) Michigan AmeriCorps Partnership The Regents of the University of Michigan (Detroit) Michigan Groundwater Stewardship AmeriCorps Program* Michigan Department of Agri culture (Lansing) Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps Program* Habitat fo r Humanity of Mi chigan (Will iamston) Michigan Service Scholars* Michiga n Campus Compact (Lansing) 23.81% 33.33% Education I Tutoring (33 .33%) Youth Development (23 .81 %) II Mentoring (14.29%) II Housing (4.76%) Environment (4.76%) II Health (4.76%) II Community Development (4 .76%) Disaster Preparedness (4.76%) II Family Support (4.76%) MPCA Community HealthCorps Program* Michigan Primary Care Association (Lansing) Neighborhood Youth Development Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council (Grand Rapid ) The readetroit corps Communiti es in Schools DetToit The Smart Choice Project Boys & Girl s Club of Benton Harbor Superior AmeriCorps B-H-K Child Deve lopment Board (Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw cotmties) Volunteer Muskegon 's AmeriCorps Volunteer Muskegon *Statew ide organi zations 9 �Learn and Serve - Michigan Changing Lives by Engaging Students in Service Service-learning is more than community service. C leaning up a ri verbank is conm1unity service. Sitting in a scie nce classroom, looking at water sampl es under a microscope is learning. School-based serv ice- learning is having sc ience students take samp les from loca l water sou rces, ana lyze the samp les, document the results, present the sc ientific infonnati on to a pollution control agency, and discuss the impact these results may have on future pollution contro l issues and our own behaviors. Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach th at connects meaningful service to the community with what students are learning in the classroom. This kind of instruction enriches learning, teaches civic responsib ility, and fosters personal growth. Learn and Serve - Michigan granted $629,000 to support schoo l-based serv ice-learning for grades K-12 in 26 schoo l districts across the state in 2006. The program a lso awa rded a Community Higher Education Schoo l Partnerships (CHESP) grant of $ 157,000 for programming in 23 school buildings. /0 The work of Learn and Serve- Michigan is carried out by the MCSC in partnership with the Michigan Department of Ed ucation. It is a part of the Learn and Serve America grant program for school-age youth supported by the Corporation for National and Communi ty Serv ice. The service-learning app roach has students move beyond the classroom and into the community where they learn math, science, language arts, and other required subj ects by addressing community needs and solving real-life problems. In the case of Lincoln Elementary fourth graders, their problem-so lving is part of a community-wide river rescue effort. Laura G utt's class at Linco ln E lem entary joined in the effort last sc hoo l year. Her fourth-grade sc ience students had been stud ying concepts related to land , water, and the env ironment. Tt was time to move on to the real-life part of the ir leaming. Their j ob was to plant trees native to Michigan and bushes to keep excess ive storm water runoff and pollutants ou t of the Rouge River. "We voted on which trees to plant," sa id Samantha, one of Gutt's students. "We all took turns putting things on the trees like dirt, mulch , and the woodcbips. Best of all , the planting helped make the Rouge River cleaner." �" Rootin g fo r the Ro uge" is a partn ership between the ci ti es ofWayne, Westland, Inkster, and Canton, all of Way ne-Westl and Community Schoo ls' fo urth-grade c lasses, and the district's building and gro unds depa rtme nt. The stude nts stud y loca l water qu ality and continue to work side-byside w ith co mmuni ty volunteers pl antin g trees, stenc ilin g sto rm dra ins with warnin g signs aga in st dum ping tox in s, and educating the community abo ut these env iro nmental iss ues. To date, 66 trees and 50 shrubs have been pl anted and 500 storm dra ins have been ste ncil ed. According to the 2006 Michigan Learn and Serve Evaluation Report by the RMC Resea rch Corporati on, an increasing number of Mi chi ga n teachers and students are engaging in servicelearnin g. The repo rt a lso shows increased academic dri ve and g reater probl em-so lving sk ill s in students who parti c ipate in sustained schoo lbased serv ice- lea rnin g. Because of th e integration of communi ty engagement w ith academi cs , serv ice-l ea rning students a lso tend to seek o ut a deeper invo lvement w ith c iv ic iss ues and be li eve they can make a di fference in th e ir co mmuni ties . Lill ian Dean is one of the students ' communi ty par1ners. She 's the po int person when it comes to tree se lecti on and pl anting. Hired by the City of Westland as a proj ect staff member and consul ta nt in 2000, she has praise for the students' wo rk. To guide students in co nnectin g c lassroo m instru cti on w ith the wo rld around them, teac hers are required to co ntinue the ir own lea rnin g. Wi th that in mind , Lea rn and Serve - Mi chiga n created th e Teacher Fell ows Program . Educators se lected for thi s p rogram further develop their ex pertise in servi ce-l earning, mentor and train teachers and admini strators in effective se rv ice-l earning practi ces, and promote the u se of service- lea mi ng as an effective teaching tool. "The results are clear ... hundreds of students and the ir parents are now aware of the Rouge Ri ve r and what they can do to help ho ld bac k storn1 water," Dea n sa id. "S tudents understa nd that storm drain s are not ga rbage cans. This is a significa nt contributi on to a ve ry importa nt publi c problem." During the schoo l year, Wayne-Westl and servicelearning program s engaged more th an 1,700 students in more than 2 1,800 hours of servi ce-l earning. Gutt is one of service-learning's biggest advocates and she ho lds up the Rouge proj ect as an exampl e of why thi s method of lea rning is making a long-term impact on students. Lea m and Serve - Mi chi gan al so offe red tra ining at th e Annua l In stitute on Service- Lea rning in February 200 6. The conference , a p artnership with the Michi gan Ca mpus Compact, drew together more than 350 fa culty, staff, admini strato rs, and students from K-12 and hi gher education instituti ons across Michigan . "This experience all ows the students to have a " hands-on" approach to learning .. . whi ch is often times more effective than sitting in a cl ass room doi ng writte n wo rk," she said . Michael P. Flanaga n, the state superintendent of public instructi on, also acknowledges that Mi chigan stude nts are benefi tting from their serv ice-learning experiences. "Thro ugh this work, our students are experiencing academ ic rigo r, connecting with the re levancy of communi ty iss ues, and building relationships with the wo rld aro und them," he sa id . Beca use of the great potenti a l for more of thi s type of im pact, Lea rn and Serve - Mi chi ga n aim s to give every Michi gan yo uth service-l ea rning opportunities in e lementary, middl e, and hi g h school. To expa nd the type of acti v iti es offered , the Cou nci l of M ichi gan Foundati ons' Lea rning to Give program was awa rded a g rant to in corporate serv ice-l earn ing into its curriculum of phil anthropy an d c itizenship . Stude nts also parti c ipate with Lea rn and Serve -M ichi ga n through the Serv ice-Learning Yo uth Coun cil (S LYC). Representing grades 7 thro ug h 12, Council students work c losely w ith program staff to generate s uppo rt of service- lea rning. Last yea r, SLYC students initiated 17 loca l proj ects and gave more th an 30 p rese ntati ons o n the essentia l elements and benefits of se rvi ce- learning . II "Service-learning is integral to the revitalization of our schools." - Miclwe! P. Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction �2006 Service-Learning Projects A samp ling of serv ice-learning projects conducted in Michigan schools in 2006: Elder Care At Monroe Elementary School, each class and latchkey students adopted a total of 30 residents at the Aspen Grove Seni or Living facility. They visited with the seni ors, played ga mes, made crafts, and sang songs. They also interviewed the older adu lts and made a video documentary of those co nversations. To further their persona l connect ion with their seni or partners, the students also wrote them letters, and made them cards and bl ankets. (Bedford Public SchooLs) Environment Southgate students in ninth through twe lfth grades conducted an ac id rain research proj ect. With the gu idance of the U.S. Environ menta l Protection Agency and the Department of Water Quality, stu dents stud ied ph leve ls in lakes, ri vers, and ponds at five sites in the U.S. and two in Canada. Findings were presented at a sc ience symposium spo nsored by a Nat iona l Sc ience Foundation grant and Wayne State University. (Southgate Community Schools) A class of autistic students at Jackson High School designed and implemented a schoo l-wide recycling project. The small class of four provided recycling bins to every class and office in the building - a total of I 06 locations. (Jackson PubLic SchooLs) Homelessness Independence Elementary School kindergartners collected items to make more than 200 personal care packages for women and children at Haven and Grace Centers of Hope. In relation to their math studies, the primary schoo l students co ll ected, sorted, and coun ted the toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, and tissues. (Clarkston Commun ity Schools) Learn and Serve - Michigan granted $629,000 in schoolbased service- leaming grants. The Grantees included 26 school districts that encompassed 325 school buildings. Impact Throug h these grants, l ,573 teachers engaged 47,298 K12 students in 1,100,000 hours of service-learning. They were assisted by 3, 128 adult volu nteers and established more than 500 school/commun ity partnerships. 12 �Child Literacy More than 200 preschool , kindergarten , and second-grade students at Williamston Discovery E lementary Schoo l participated in the Kindergarten Literacy Transitions Proj ect. Kinderga1ten students chose a book for themselves and one for a preschool buddy. They then practiced reading and understand ing the book with a second-grade buddy. Finall y, each kinderga1tener met with a preschool student, gave them their book, and read it to them. (Williamston Community Schools) Human Needs Lowell High School ceramic arts students produced artwork and organized the bidding process for a silent auction of their creations. The students, in ninth through twelfth grade, worked in partnership with the Lowell Area Arts Counc il. Tlu·ough bids by the public, the auction raised $ 1,800 fo r three families each with elementary students battling cancer. (Lo'J,vell Area School District) Our Grantees Bedford Public Schools (Temperance) Carson City-Crystal Area Schools (Carson City) CASMAN A lternative Academy (Mani stee) Clarkston Community Schools (Clarkston) Clinton Coun ty Regional Educational Service Agency (Regiona l) Copper Country Intermediate School District (Regional) Counc il of Michigan Foundations' Learn ing to Give program (Statewide) Crawfo rd AuSable Schools (Grayling) Eaton Intermedi ate School District (Regional) Hemlock Public Schools (Hem lock) Honey Creek Community School (Ann Arbor) Ionia County Intermediate School Di strict (Regional) Jackson Public School s (Jackson) Kaleva No1man Dickson Schools (Brethren) L' Anse Creuse Public Schools (Harrison Township) Lapeer Intermediate School Di strict (Regional) Lowell Area Schools (Lowe ll) Marquette-Alger Regiona l Educational Service Agency (Regional) Muskegon Area lntern1 edi ate School Distiict (Regional) North Star Academy (Ishpeming) Shelby Public Schools (Shelby) Southfie ld Public Schools (Southfield) Southgate Comm uni ty Schools (Southgate) Wayne-Westland Community Schools (Westland) Williamston Community Schoo ls (Willi amston) Zeeland Public Schoo ls (Zee land) Nea rl y two-thirds of service-learning students in grades 612 said they acquired work experience, as we ll as j ob sk ill s (56%), and career awa reness (41 %). Teachers reported students increased the ir civic awareness and action, awareness of community issues, and beliefthat they can make a difference. Students in grades 3-5 demonstrated significant increases in civic know ledge. - RMC Research C01poration :s· Michigan Learn and Serve Evaluation Report, September 2006. Service- lea rnin g stude nts feel a stronge r connection to fellow students, teachers, and their comm unity. 13 �Mentor Michigan Changing Lives Two at a Time Every child has the right to a stable, caring adult in his or her life. Rand y Walker, Sr. leads a ve ry busy li fe . He is a husband, fa ther of two boys, Hea lth Alli ance Pl an executi ve, and ac ti ve church and communi ty vo lunteer and leader. B ut w hen he met two yo ung men who could use hi s guidance and support, he made room in his li fe and fa mil y to become their mentor. Yo u mi ght catch them shootin g hoo ps together, v isitin g the C harl es H . Wri g ht Mu seum of Afri can Ameri ca n Hi story, or wa lking to ra ise f und s fo r th e A meri ca n Heart Assoc iati on. T he ir time together has mi xed fun w ith a foc us on edu cati on, leadership, vo lunteerism, and cultura l ex peri ences. Ra nd y has been intenti ona l about pre paring hi s g uys fo r the ir next ste ps in li fe . He ex poses th em to bu sin ess meetin gs, engages them in publi c speaking, and cha ll enges them to strive to be the best stude nt and person they ca n be . He co11nected with Kev in tl1rough B ig B rothers Big Sisters of Metropo litan Detro it and has mentored him fo r the last seven yea rs. He met Arbi e through hi s vo lunteeri sm at th e Uni ve rs ity of Detro it Hi gh Schoo l and Academy. Both yo ung men are now attending coll ege. Randy was honored at the 2006 Govern or's Serv ice Awa rds w ith the O utstanding Mento r Award. He began mentoring in 1998 when he j oined the Detro it chapte r of 100 Bl ack Men. In additi on to mentoring, he was the chairman of the mentoring program and is now pres ident of the organizati on. He is pass ionate about getti ng more men li ke hi mself to mentor. In Michi gan, wo men lead men in mentoring, 65 percent to 35 percent. " We all can make a difference and it doesn' t matte r w hat type of education or j ob yo u have. These A 2006 survey of I 3 7 menloring organizations in 39 Mich igan countiesjound: The 230M ichi gan mento ring orga nizati ons reg istered Impact w ith Mentor M ich igan. More than 35,000 M ichigan yo uth were matched with mento rs - 12,000 more yo uth than in 2004, when the survey was first in iti ated . 14 �you ng men need someone who will li sten, be supportive, and help encourage them," Randy said . " More now than ever, more men need to mentor as we are losing our yo ung men to drugs, crime, and the prison system. Everyone should tell themselves, ' l am going to personally make sure that one more you ng man graduates from hi gh school beca use I am go ing to be invo lved in his life."' Randy is also quick to point out that Kevin and Arbie have changed his life as much as he has made a difference in the irs. "Kevin and Arbi e made me reali ze that by g iving my time, I was able to help them stay focused and pursue their co ll ege education ," he sa id . " It a lso he lped me understand what unconditional love is all about. I will always consider them my sons." Statistics show that we have more than 500,000 ch ildren in Michigan who could benefit from having a mentor. T hi s dri ves the work of Mentor Mi chi gan to support, strengthen, and sustain mentoring across the state . that support high-quality mento ring in Mi chigan. A checklist was also created as a too l to help programs implement these standards. • Conducted the fourth installment in its annual census on the state of mentoring in Michigan. • Suppo11ed and helped establish mentoring collaboratives to fos ter networking between programs. • Held its inaugural statew ide mentoring conference. • Kicked off a campaign to engage more businesses in mentoring. To ac hieve its goa ls, the program co llaborates w ith more than 230 mentoring programs throughout the state. Program development is g uided by advisors from a statewide Prov iders Council of mentoring professional s. It also relies on its Leadership Council , a group of influential executi ves and community leaders who proactive ly advocate for mentoring and help expand mentoring resources. Edward Hagan, executive director, Two experienced mentors lead Mentor MichiganGovernor Jennifer M. Granholm , who founded the program , and First Gentleman Dani el G. Mulhern. They are currently mentors in a structured program and have been mentoring for yea rs. Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region Mentor Michigan defi nes yo uth mentoring as an ongo ing, structured, and trusting relationship that brin gs a yo ung person together with a caring individual who offers guidance, supp011, and encouragement. Thi s relationship is aimed at developing the competence and character of the men tee. To encourage and support mentoring, Mentor M ichi gan builds the capac ity of programs through training, research , and forming partnerships with businesses, fa ith-based and nonprofit organizations, educat ion insti tuti ons, and government. In the past year, the program has : • Initiated a statewide, online directory of mentoring programs that opened another avenue fo r mentor recruitment. • Developed and published program standards The state had 16,382 active mentors, an increase of nearly 7,500 from 2004. Mentor Michigan also: Challenged Michigan campuses to recruit I ,500 new mentors by 2006. Campuses responded with more than 3,000 new mentors over a two-year period. "Through M entor Michigan, there are more kids and mentors in safe and rewarding relationships." C reated a Mentor Michi gan AmeriCorps program, placing more than 40 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps*VlSTA members with mentoring programs. As a result, 71 % of programs reported an increase in mentor recruitment, 66% in pat1nership development, and 63 % in community awa reness. - Kahle Research Solwions Inc., October 2006 and Michigan Campus Compact member surveys, 2005-2006. 15 �Michigan Mentoring Demographics The data represented is .fi-om the Mentor Michigan Census conducted by Kahle Research Solutions Inc. The Census is a survey of organizations operating mentoring programs in the state of Michigan. Since Janumy 2004, there have been four waves of the Census. The most current ended August 31, 2006. 2004 2005 2006 Mentoring Growth from 2004 - 2006 Other <1% Arab-American <1% Asian-American <1% Native American <1% Hispanic 1 2% 26% African-American 70% Caucasian 0% 20% 40% 60 % 80% Mentor Race in 2006 Mentor Gender in 2006 Other 3% Arab-American <1 % Asian-American 1% Native American 1% 6% Hispanic African-American · - - - - 33% 56% Caucasian 0% 20% 40% 60% Mentee Race in 2006 16 80% �MICHIGAN1S VOL UNTEER INVESTMENT GRANTS Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants Changing Lives While Building Volunteer Services Providing resources for organizations that support volunteers. Since 1998 , M ichigan's Volun teer Investment Grants (VlG) program bas served as a catalyst for the growth of M ichi gan's vo lunteer communi ty. Initia ll y conceived by the MCSC as a challenge grant to raise endowment fund s fo r local vo lunteer centers, the program has helped local centers raise and endow nea rl y $6 milli on dollars. Today, Michi gan's VIG continues to prov ide needed support to susta in our vo lunteer infras tructure. More than ever before, peopl e are looking fo r ways to give back to the ir communi ty by vo lunteering. The fi rst critica l step fo r these potential volunteers is fi nding the ca use or organizati on that is ri ght for them. To address this need, 27 volunteer centers serving 40 coun ties connect those with needs with those interested in serv ing the ir community. Vo lunteer centers wo rk closely with organizati ons in their communities to recruit, tra in , pl ace, manage, and recogn ize vo lunteers. Recognizing the va lue The Impact 27 volunteer centers covered 40 counties and 82% of our population. As a result of Michigan s Volunteer Investments Grants: A tec h11ology initiative was implemented, helping 2 1 cente rs increase their tec hno logy capac ity. in thi s vo lun tee r assistance, the MCSC awa rded a "Improving our technology helps us better mobilize volunteers to meet the community's needs ." $200,000 grant to the Vo lunteer Centers of M ichigan (VCM ). Thi s investment enabled the VCM to reac h its goa ls, such as strateg ic growth of the num ber of counti es served, bette r use of tec hno logy, and support fo r local skill deve lopment of vo lun teer center directors, staff, and board members. Kristina Beamish, director of United Way Vo lunteer Center of Chippewa County, is proud that her volunteer center was completely self-sustained fin anciall y in the last budget year. She g ives the credit for this accompli shment and other volunteer center successes to the endowm ent created by V IG. " Our volunteer center wouldn ' t ex ist if it we ren ' t for the VI G," she sa id . "Nearly seven yea rs after the ori g in al grant, we have a countywide recogni tio n program, an online searchable database of volunteer opportuniti es, two satellite volunteer centers in the making, and many other great things." Thi s type of growth in the volunteer cente rs is the rea lization of Mi chi gan's VIG 's purpose- supporting the social fa bri c that connects local needs wi th the citizens who can address them . 17 volunteer centers took advantage of Technology Enhancement grants of more than $65 ,000 that generated an additional $11 5,000 in cash and in-kind support. N-Power M ichigan developed "A Buye rs Guide to Techno logy E nhancements" that was di stribu ted nationw ide to the Voluntee r Center National Network. A yearlong Leadershi p Academy was hosted by the Vo lunteer Centers of Michigan to strengthen the manage ment capacity of centers. - Vo lunteer Centers of Michigan, September 2006. 17 -Denise Hubbard, coord.i nator, Uni red Way & Volunreer Connections of Monrcalm �Governor's Service Awards Changing Lives by Recognizing Heroes We honor ordinary people who do the extraordinary. "These everyday heroes walk through the door, asking, ' How can I he lp?' and when the job is done, they ride off into the sunset, hav ing left the world a littl e better than they found it. What's more heroic than that?" Actor/musician Jeff Daniels, a special guest at the 2006 Governor's Service Awards. The Governor's Service Awards recognizes people who volunteer to step up and meet the chal lenges facing our communiti es. They are individuals and organizations, from teens to seni ors, and can be found in the urban , suburban, and rura l spaces across our state. The 2006 awards ceremony was a fitting celebration of their good works. It boasted the best of Michigan- from its honorees a nd local corporate sponsors, to its location at The Fox Theatre in Detroit, and actor/musician Jeff Daniels, a homegrown favorite , w ho presented th e awards with the Governo r and First Gentleman. The Governor :S· Service Awards: The Publicly recognize the vast range of Michigan vo lunteers and the effects of their work across the state. Impact Encourage more vo lunteerism in local communities. High light local service organi zations and com munity needs. Spotli ght good corporate citizens in the state. /8 �But the spotlight shone brightest on these men and women who exemplify the spirit of volunteer service. The honored included: • Mildred Corey of Battle Creek who began volunteering when she completed high school in the 1930s and continues today at more than 90 years of age. • The Wolverine Harley-Davidson HOG Chapter #1332 of Clinton Township whose members ride for charitable causes, with help from its sponsor Wolverine Harley Davidson in Clinton Township. A typical ride attracts between 800-1 ,500 participants and generates $20,000-$40,000 for charities such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, CARE House, Family Services at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, and St. .Joseph's Hospital Pediatric Unit. • Joshua Sharp, a Lake Superior State freshman, who is a youth assistant and peer mentor at the juvenile intervention program he was once a part of. • The AMIGOS Program of Kalamazoo that matches Kalamazoo College students with elementary students from Maple Street Magnet School for bilingual mentoring. The pairs have accumulated more than I ,000 hours together as they practice English and other languages, do homework, and take field trips. • Ford Motor Company, a business that has a corporate volunteer program that involved more than 11,000 Ford employees from Southeast Michigan in 86,000 hours of service at more than 130 nonprofit organizations. And, that's just to name a few. Those selected for awards are chosen by a peer review committee, as well as the MCSC staff and board of commissioners. The 2006 awards process drew nearly 200 nominations from 89 cities submitted by friends , relatives, and colleagues. "Volunteers give unselfishly of their time and talent and ask for nothing in return," said Governor Granholm . "We owe them a debt of gratitude for all they do and the Governor's Service Awards are just one small way we can say thank you." Governor's Service Awards 2006 Winners Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteerism, the most prestigious of the Governor's Service Awards, was presented to Mildred Corey of Battle Creek. This award honors an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to commtmity involvement and volunteer servicesomeone who has made service a way of life. The Exemplary Volunteer Service Award was presented to Michael McCa1tan of St. Clair. This award honors an individual who strives to improve the lives of others- someone who goes the extra mile for their community. "Volunteers are truly the heroes of our state." Two Senior Volunteer Awards of Excellence were presented- one to Mary Clay of Grand Rapids and one to James Rowlett of Traverse City. This award honors a senior citizen who has taken action to improve his or her community. The Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award was presented to the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn. This award honors businesses that demonstrate excellent corporate citizenship by giving back to their community through corporate volunteer programs, monetary contributions, in-kind gifts, and employee-driven volunteer service. The Exemplary Community Service Program Award was presented to Wolverine HarleyDavidson HOG Chapter # 1332. This award honors an organization that effectively uses volunteers to meet its mission. The Outstanding Mentor Award was presented to Randy Walker, Sr. of Southfield. This award honors an individual who has made a significant difference in a child 's life through mentoring. The Youth Volunteer Award of Excellence was presented to Joshua Sharp of Kincheloe. This award honors a young person who has taken action to make his or her community a better place to live. The Innovative Mentoring Program Award was presented to the AMIGOS Program of Kalamazoo. This award honors a program that has found a unique and effective approach to mentoring children. /9 -Governor Jennifer M. GranhoLm �Our 2006 Advisory Committees Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council The Member Counci l provides a statew ide netwo rk in which Michigan 's AmeriCorps members share ideas, experiences, and a spiri t of service while taking a leadership position within their AmeriCorps program. Each program has the opportunity to select one member to serve as a representative on the Counci l. Matthew Blythe National Preparedness and Response Corps Laura Longstreet Catholic Family Services -A Great Start Scott Craven Michigan Service Scholars Samantha Oesch Volunteer Muskegon 's AmeriCorps Jilianne Emans MPCA AmeriCorps Sylvia Ridgway C ity Year Detroit Karen Goll Char-Em ISD 's AmeriCorps Program Lisa Richards Faith In Youth Program Kriss Goodroe Mentor Michigan AmeriCorps David Russell Michigan Groundwater Stewardship AmeriCorps Program Ninoska Guillen Jumpstart - Dearborn Kelly Sappington Michigan Service Scholars Julianne Harger Ionia Coun ty AmeriCorps Gina Sevick MARESA - Michigan AmeriCorps Nathannia Howard The readetroit corps Chris Stickney Expl ore, Experience, Ac hieve Through 4-H Mentoring Kim Koeman Neighborhood Youth Development Jeffrey Taylor Explore, Experience, Achieve Through 4-H Mentoring Mandi Lahti Superior AmeriCorps Leah Winiesdorffer Downriver CARES AmeriCo rps Learn and Serve- Michigan Service-Learning Youth Council (SLYC) The Service-Learning Youth Council is an advisory group to the Learn and Serve - Michigan program. The members are in grades 7 through 12. They work with the Learn and Serve team to further public support for service- learn ing in schools and commun ities across Michigan. Lowell High School Leara Glinzak Kristen McA lpine Ashl ey Spicer Nico le Videan Belding Middle School Gordon Stene Ell a Kate Wagner Brethren High School Megan Leroy Jessica Marmot Palo Community Schools Xa ni a Fancett Jilli an Ferri s Honey Creek Community Schools Mandy Moore Sophi e Tulip Pewamo-Westphalia High School Coriney Twomey Ionia High School Derek Zander Reeth s-Puffer High Sc hool Tiffany Smithson L'Anse Creuse Public High Schools Kelley Mmiin Lydia Render 20 �Mentor Michigan Leadership Council The Leadership Council is comprised of prominent executives and leaders who champio n and support mentoring through promotional activities and partnership development. The Council 's members were appointed by the Governor. Kip Bohne Daniel Piepszowski WSYM TV FOX 47 New Detroit Joseph Crawford Patricia Ryan O ' Day Grand Rapids Press Marquette Monthly James Dreyer Geneva Williams Event Marketing Enterprises, inc . City Connect Detroit Michael Fezzey WJR Radio Linda Gillum University of Michigan Medical Sch<;>ol Joyce Hayes-Giles DTE Energy Smallwood Holoman, Jr. The Dow Chemica l Company Denise Jlitch Clark Hi ll PLC Harry Knopke Aquinas Co llege JohnS. Lore Detroit Medica l Center Mentor Michigan Providers Council The Providers Counc il offers expertise and direction to Mentor Michigan activities. The Council consists of experts representing various types of mentoring programs and organizations from across Michigan. Council members were selected through a competitive process and serve multiyear terms. Lisa Bottomley Edward Hagan MSU Extension Journey Program Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing Mary Lou Boughton Ginna Holmes Kalamazoo Youth Development Initiative Alma Public Schoo ls, Explore After School Program Janelle Burden Jeannine LaSovage Arbor Circle Michigan Reach Out! Julie Chapin Jayne Letts MSU Extension - 4-H Yo uth Development Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette County Mary Sue Christian Kris Marshall Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan Mentoring Soluti ons - Winning Futures Peg Cramer Raquel Thueme Kentwood Public Schools Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit Jerry Dash Carole Touchinski Volunteers in Prevention , Probation & Prisons, Inc. Strategic So luti ons 21 �Financial Statement September 30, 2006 Federal Funds 1 $7,465,768 Michigan5· A meriCorps $5,986,i83 $908, i50 Learn and Serve- Jvfichigan 2 Program DeveLopment and Training $140,000 $42,000 Disability and incLusion $389,435 Commission Administration State Funds State Appropriation Vo lunteer investment Grants Total Public Funds Revenue • Federal (84%) • Private (2%) State of Michigan (14%) $1,234,500 $984,500 $250,000 Federal Funds Expenditures $8,700,268 • AmeriCorps (80%) $185,536 • Operations (5%) $8,885,804 • Program Development and Training (2%) Learn and Serve- Michigan (12%) Total Private Funds Total MCSC Revenue Disability (1%) Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditures Grants Program Operations Program Training Administration Total Expenditures 1 $5,661,426 $858, 199 $ 175,717 $5 18,866 Total Expenditures • Grants (78%) Program Operations (12%) $7,214,208 • Administration (8%) • Program Training (2%) /n cla des $570, 77 5 in carryotrer f rm d ing ' Received tluough an in teragency agreemen t with Mi chigan Department of Eda ca ti on (MD£) . Exf>enditares are ref>resented on MOE 's fin ancial swtemenL<. Our Supporters American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids AmeriQuest/Dykema Gossett, PLLC Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan COL Training School CMS Energy/Consumers E nergy Coca-Cola Bottling Company ofMichigan Comcast Comerica ConnectMichigan Alliance Corporation for National and Communi ty Service Counci l of Michigan Foundations DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Detroit Auto Dealers Association Detroit Pi stons Detroit Shock DP & Company DTE Energy Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund Genera l Motors/GMAC Financi al Services Grace and Wild, Inc. Greektown Casino Health Alli ance Plan 22 Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Hudson-Webber Foundation John Hancock Financial Services Lear Corporation MASCO Corporation Foundation Mawby Fam ily Fund/Battle Creek Commun ity Foundation Meijer Mich igan Nonprofit Association Michigan State Fair Nationa l Mentoring Partnership Olympia E ntertainment, lnc. Palace Sports & Entertainment Pfizer lnc Siemens Corporation The Skillman Foundation State Farm Insurance Tallarico Boardwalk Subs UAW-Ford Nationa l Programs Center UAW-GM Center for Human Resources WK. Kellogg Foundation Wh irlpool Corporation �Connecting With Our Programs MCSC-News Get connected with MCSC funding, activities, and an nouncements by visiting our website at www.m ichigan.gov/mcsc. To sign up for the MCSC-News li stserv, look in the left margin of the homepage and click on the MCSC logo . Michigan 's AmeriCorps Ameri Corps funding may be available for organizations in yom community. Competitive funding is usually granted in three-year cycles with renewal funding based upon successful completion of annual goals. Michigan's AmeriCorps grants traditionally average $250,000 each and require match funds. Do you know a potential AmeriCorps member? Ameri Co rps members are dedicated individua ls at least 17 years of age who want to make a difference in their community. Potential members can find out more by calling (800) 942-2677 or visiting www.ameri corps.org. Find Mi chigan program s by cli cki ng on AmeriCorps in Your State and selecting Michigan. Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb counties call 2-1-1 to find a place to mentor. There are severa l ways to get involved with Mentor Michigan activities and programs. Visit www. mento rmi chi ga n.o rg to take advantage of the following : • Mentoring programs can be part of the Mentor Michigan Directory, which is used by potenti a l mentors, businesses looking to support mentoring, children looking for mentors, and more . • The Michigan Mentoring Advocacy Network is a grassroots group that educates local, state, and federal policymakers on issues related to mentoring. • The Mentor Michigan listserv will keep yo u informed about what's happening around the state with mentoring programs. Michigan's Volunteer Investment Grants The Vo lunteer Centers of Michigan works to develop the volunteer centers within the state. These centers are continuously in need of new volunteers. To find a volunteer center in your area, visit www. mi vo lunteers.org. Learn and Serve - Michigan School di stri cts may apply for funds to develop sustainab le hi gh-quality service-learning initiatives. Co mpetitive funding is usually granted in three-year cycles with renewal funding based upon successful completion of annual goals. Funding levels vary based on the size of the school district and match funds are required. The goal of the funding is to estab lish sequential service-l earning oppmtunities so that, at a minimum, all students have at least one service-learning experience in elementary, middle, and high school. Mentor Michigan The best way to support Mentor Michigan is to become a mentor. Find a place to mentor by vis iting www. mentormi chiga n.org or calling 1-800-VOLUNTEER. Ifyou live in Jackson, Kent, Governor's Service Awards Governor's Service Awards nomin ees are selfless individuals and organizations who mentor and tutor children, serve the hungry and homeless, assist the elderly, care for our environment, and much more. Not sure who to nominate? Look around you and you ' ll see great volunteers in your office, place of worship , and community. They are young peop le, senior citizens, people with disabilities, educators, national service members. They can be yo ur boss, your secretary, your babysitter, your mom , your grandfather, your neighbor, or your best friend. To nominate a person or organization for our Governor's Service Awards, download materials from the MCSC website at www. mi chi gan.gov/ mcsc or contact Kathie Vasil ion at (5 17) 373-4200 or vasilionk@michi gan.gov. MCSC Staff Paul a Kaiser VanDam, Acting Executi ve Director Janice Harvey, Executive Assistant Michigan's A meriC01ps Melltor Michigan Amber Reiss, Mentor Michigan Coordi nator Kathi e Vasi l ion, Administrati ve Assistant Marcy Bishop Kates, Program Officer Mark Mullaney, Program Officer Megan Sargent, Training and Inclus ion Coordinator Michelle Metzmaker, Administrati ve Assistant Finance wul Administration Leam and Serve - Nlichigan Mary Grill , Director of Communication Mai sha Maurant, Co mmuni cati on Coordina tor Angelia Salas, Program Officer Jeanine Yard , Program Officer Tara Gi lman, Admi ni strative Ass istant Garry Gross, Director of Finance and Admin istration Kevin Reeves, Grants Coordinator Comm11nicatious 23 �Photos used in this publication are courtesy of the © Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Public Affairs, CNCS Photo Office. The printing of this report was paid for with private contributions. 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Created in response to the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the Community Service Commission will develop a coordinated state plan to promote an ethic of civic responsibility to encourage all Michigan citizens, especially youth. to make a substantial commitment to service. Members of the Commission and the Executive Director are appointed by the Gover?or and will also be responsible for developing initiatives to promote conununity service. First Lady Michelle Engler will serve as Chair of the Commission. Engler has been committed to promoting volunteerism through the creation of Helping Hands which identifies cultural, educational and social programs in need of assistance. She serves as CoChair of the Michigan Volunteer Coalition and is Honorary Chair of the Girlstown Foundation. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Capital Area Literacy Coalition arid Library of Michigan Foundation. Diana Rodriguez Algra, has been appointed to serve as Executive Director of the Commission. Algra previously served as Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact, which promotes the ethic of public ,service to college students in higher education institutions in Michigan. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Capitol Area United Way and is Chair of the Volunteer Training and Development Cornm.ittee. (MORE) �0 c 1' 3 ' g 1 1 6: 57 FROM GOUERNOR ENGLER PAGE.003 Members of the Michigan Community Service Commission are: Mary Ellen Brandell, Darin Day, John OiBiaggio, Henry Gaines, Paul Hubbard, Lisa Ilitch Murray, Jim Kalil, Terry Langston, Vernie Nethercut, joel Orosz, Terry Pruitt, Eugene Proctor, Judy Reidlinger, Judy Reyes, Bill Stavropolous and Geneva Williams. Mary Ellen Brandell, of Mt. Pleasant, is Associate Dean for the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Central Michigan University. Brandell is former Vice Mayor of the City of Mt. Pleasant and President of the Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Organization. She is a member of the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association and the Council for Exceptional Children. Darin Day, of East Lansing, is a student at Michigan State University. He serves as Chair of Into the Streets, a student initiated community service and outreach program sponsored by Campus Outreach Opportunity League. He also coordinated the first Anrmal Michigan State University Spring Break service Project in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity International. John DiBiaggio, of East Lansing, has served as President of Michigan State University since 1985. DiBiaggio serves on the Board of Nominators for the American Institute of Public Service and is a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee for the United Way. He is also President of the Michigan Division of the American Cancer Society and active with the Mid Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross. Henry Gaines, of Flint, has been employed at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator for Local 599 UAW, where he initiates outreach programs throughout the plant site and into the community. Gaines also serves on the National <;ouncil on Alcoholism and Drugs. Paul Hubbard. of Detroit, is President of New Detroit, Inc. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Director of Family and Neighborhood Services of Western Wayne County. He serves on the Board of Directors of Diversified Youth, Goodwill Industries (MORE) �OCT # 3 '9! 1 6: 57 FROM GOUERNOR ENGLER PAGE.004 and the Detroit Science Center. Lisa Illtch Murrayt of Bloomfield Hills, is Vice President of Corporate Communications and National Training for Uttle caesar Enterprises, Inc. She serves on . the Board of Directors for the Easter Seal Society of Oakland. County where she received the society s 1988 Helping Hand Award for Easter Seal volunteers. She is a member of the Children's Center Capital Campaign, th! Detroit Strategic Planning Committee and the Southfield Community Foundation. Jim Kalil, of Dearborn Heights, is a retired Command Inspector for the Wayne County Sheri.frs Office. Kalil also serves as the President of Arab American Council. Terry Langston, of East Lansing, is a student at Michigan State University. He works for 4-H programs at Michigan State and developed the Michigan 4-H Youth Peer Pll}S Self· Esteem Program. Langston also coordinates workshops and seminars on self esteem, career education and substance abuse. In 1990, he received the Michigan State University Student Humanitarian Award and, in 1991, received the Michigan State University Academic and Multicultural Award. Vernie Nethercut, of Alpena, is Director of the Alpena. Volunteer Center at Alpena Community College. Nethercut also serves as Internship Coordinator and Administrator for Economic and Human Resource Development at Alpena Community College. Joel Orosz, of Kalamazoo, is Coordinator and Program Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Orosz also works in the areas of Education and Youth Programming. He has written numerous atticles on philanthropy and volunteerism. Terry Pruitt, of Saginaw, serves as a Trustee for the Saginaw Area Community Foundation. Pruitt is an Industry Market Specialist for Dow Corning in Saginaw. Eugene Proctor, of Grand Rapids, is Executive Director of the Baxter Community (MORE) �ur;'r 3 ' 91 1s : 5 a FROM GOVERNOR ENGLER PAGE.005 Center, Inc. Proctor serves on the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Foundation, the AIDS Foundation of Kent County and the Retired Service Volunteer Program. Judy Reidlinger, of Bloomfield Hills, is a small business owner. Reidlinger serves on the Board of Directors for the St Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Fannington Hills. She is a member of the Women of Mercy which is affiliated with the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. Judy Reyes, of Detroit, is a Media Spedalist and Associate Producer at Madonna University Media Center. She worked for the Peace Corps where she assisted in recruiting volunteers. Reyes was Senior Center Director at Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. Bill Stavropolous, of Midland, is President of Dow, U.S.A. and an elected Senior Vice President of the Dow Chemical Company. Stavropolous is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow, serving on the Finance and Public Interest Committees. Geneva Williams, of Detroit, is Senior Vice President of the United Community Services of Detroit. She was named Citizen of the Year by the Michigan Chronide and previously served on the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University. -30- � 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_CA_1991-10-03_Press-Release Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1991-10-03 press release Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1991-10-03 press release. 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, 49432 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 1991-10-03 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8b8d265d992c66e8d847c9129f2e1ddc.pdf 26a8e06d8d913a1850d78262ac5c64b6 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR October 21, 1992 Mr. Jon R. Blyth 6126 McCandish Road Grand Blanc, Michigan 448439 Dear Mr. Blyth: Pursuant to Executive Order 1991-25, I do hereby reappoint you a member of the Michigan Community Service Commission, succeeding yourself, to a term expiring on October 2, 1995. Your reappointment will become effective upon the filing of your Oath of Office. Enclosed is an Oath of Office which must be signed in the presence of a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths. Please have it signed and notarized and return it to Anne Mervenne, Director of Appointments, Third Floor, Olds Plaza Building, 111 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Once we have received the signed Oath and have filed it with the Office of the Great Seal, we will send you your Appointment Certificate. If you have any questions regarding your reappointment, please contact Ms. Mervenne at 517/335-7865. Congratulations on your reappointment. I am confident that Michigan will continue to benefit from your public service and I hope you are receiving great personal satisfaction from being a part of Michigan State government. JE/jf/appts enclosure �STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR October 21, 1992 Mr. Henry C. Gaines 2836 Mallery Street Flint, Michigan 48504 Dear Mr. Gaines: Pursuant to Executive Order 1991-25, I do hereby reappoint you a member of the Michigan Community Service Commission, succeeding yourself, to a term expiring on October 2, 1995. Your reappointment will become effective upon the filing of your Oath of Office. Enclosed is an Oath of Office which must be signed in the presence of a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths. Please have it signed and notarized and return it to Anne Mervenne, Director of Appointments, Third Floor, Olds Plaza Building, 111 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Once we have received the signed Oath and have filed it with the Office of the Great Seal, we will send you your Appointment Certificate. If you have any questions regarding your reappointment, please contact Ms. Mervenne at 517/335-7865. Congratulations on your reappointment. I am confident that Michigan will continue to benefit from your public service and I hope you are receiving great personal satisfaction from being a part of Michigan State government. JE/jf/appts enclosure �STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR October 21, 1992 Mr. Terry Langston 114 Mason Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48825 Dear Mr. Langston: Pursuant to Executive Order 1991-25, I do hereby reappoint you a member of the Michigan Community Service Commission, succeeding yourself, to a term expiring on October 2, 1995. Your reappointment will become effective upon the filing of your Oath of Office. Enclosed is an Oath of Office which must be signed in the presence of a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths. Please have it signed and notarized and return it to Anne Mervenne, Director of Appointments, Third Floor, Olds Plaza Building, 111 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Once we have received the signed Oath and have filed it with the Office of the Great Seal, we will send you your Appointment Certificate. If you have any questions regarding your reappointment, please contact Ms. Mervenne at 517/335-7865. Congratulations on your reappointment. I am confident that Michigan will continue to benefit from your public service and I hope you are receiving great personal satisfaction from being a part of Michigan State government. JE/jf/appts enclosure �STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR October 21, 1992 Mr. Randall D. Neelis 4701 Fifth Street Menominee, Michigan 49858 Dear Mr. Neelis: Pursuant to Executive Order 1991-25, I do hereby reappoint you a member of the Michigan Community Service Commission, succeeding yourself, to a term expiring on October 2, 1995. Your reappointment will become effective upon the filing of your Oath of Office. Enclosed is an Oath of Office which must be signed in the presence of a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths. Please have it signed and notarized and return it to Anne Mervenne, Director of Appointments, Third Floor, Olds Plaza Building, 111 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Once we have received the signed Oath and have filed it with the Office of the Great Seal, we will send you your Appointment Certificate. If you have any questions regarding your reappointment, please contact Ms. Mervenne at 517/335-7865. Congratulations on your reappointment. I am confident that Michigan will continue to benefit from your public service and I hope you are receiving great personal satisfaction from being a part of Michigan State government. JE/jf/appts enclosure � 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_CA_1992-10-21_Reappointment-Letters Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1992-10-21 reappointment letters Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1992-10-21 reappointment letters. 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, 49433 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 1992-10-21 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6a1d6228f420dd9dd811d3abd32d385e.pdf fa3549dc21fd145b37e419fff9c64dc9 PDF Text Text STATE OF MI CH IG AN OFFICE OF THE GOVER N OR LANSJN(; JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR CONTACT: John Truscott (517) 335-6397 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 1992 Engler Appoints Members to the Michigan Community Service Commission Governor Engler today announced the reappointments of Jon R. Blyth, Henry C. Gaines, Terry Langston, and Randall D. Neelis to the Michigan Community Service Commission. The commission was created by Executive Order 1991-25, in response to the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The Commission is working on developing a coordinated state plan to promote an ethic of civic responsibility to encourage all Michigan citizens, especially youth, to make a substantial commitment to service. The Commissioners will also be responsible for developing initiatives to promote community service. Members are reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1995. Jon R. Blyth, of Grand Blanc, is Program Officer for the C. S. Matt Foundation. Blyth earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1960 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1962. He is a member of the Environmental Health Project Advisory Committee, the Self Development of People Committee and is an advisor to the Commission on National and Community Service. Henry C. Gaines, of Flint, has been employed at Buick Motor Division since 1965. He serves as the Employee Assistance Representative and Coordinator for Local 599 UAW, where he initiates outreach programs throughout the plant site and into the community. He also serves on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs. (MORE) �Community Service Commission Page Two Terry Langston, of East Lansing, is a student at Michigan State University. He works for 4-H programs at Michigan State and developed the Michigan 4-H "Youth Peer Plus Self-Esteem" Program. Langston also coordinates workshops and seminars on self esteem, career education and substance abuse. In 1990, he received the Michigan State University Student Humanitarian Award and, in 1991, received the Michigan State University Academic and Multicultural Award. Randall D. Neelis, of Menominee, is Superintendent of the Menominee Area Public Schools. Neelis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Central Michigan University in 1971 and a Master of Arts degree in Education from Northern Michigan University in 1978. He is a member of the American Association of School Administrators, the Michigan Association of School Administrators, the Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce and Menominee Rotary Club Board of Directors. -30- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49434 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 1992-10-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/31d99cc0c4ad4ee2d9f3ca8cd34a8589.pdf e7b0ca739ccbaca918d1bace8ee164b6 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR LANSING JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 1993 CONTACT: John Truscott (517) 335-6397 Engler Appoints Members to Michigan Community Service Commission Governor John Engler announced the reappointments of Beverly A. Drake, Vernie Nethercut, Terry Pruitt, Judy Reidlinger, Michael Tate and Geneva Williams and the appointment of Sister Mary Martinez to the Michigan Community Service Commission. The commission was created by Executive Order 1991-25, in response to the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The commission, chaired by Michelle Engler, First Lady, is working on developing a coordinated state plan to promote an ethic of civic responsibility to encourage all Michigan citizens, especially youth, to make a substantial commitment to service. Members of the commission will also be responsible for developing initiatives to promote community service. • Beverly A. Drake, of Grand Rapids, is the Executive Director for the Area Community Services Employment & Training Council. She is a member of St. Mary's Hospital Community Advisory Committee and the Directors' Council of the Michigan Community Action Agency Association. Drake is reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. • Sister Mary Martinez, of Livonia, is Director of the Office of Multicultural Mfairs for Madonna College. Martinez is Treasurer of the Hispanic Coalition for Equal Educational Opportunities. Martinez replaces Vilma Reyes, of Detroit, for a term expiring October 2, 1996. (MORE) �MCSC Page Two • Vernie Nethercut, of Alpena, is Director of the Alpena Volunteer Center at Alpena Community College. Nethercut also serves as Internship Coordinator and Administrator for Economic and Human Resource Development at Alpena Community College. Nethercut is reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. • Terry Pruitt, of Saginaw, serves as a Trustee for the Saginaw Area Community Foundation. Pruitt is an Industry Market Specialist for Dow Corning in Saginaw. Pruitt is reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. • Judy Reidlinger, of Bloomfield Hills, is a small business owner. Reidlinger serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center of Farmington Hills. She is a member of the Women of Mercy which is affiliated with the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. Reidlinger is reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. • Michael J. Tate, of East Lansing, is the Assistant Director of the Michigan State University Extension for 4-H Programs. He is currently working on a Ph. D. in Extension Education at Michigan State University. Tate is '- \' reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. • 'l Geneva Williams, of Detroit, is Senior Vice President of the United Community Services of Detroit. She was named Citizen of the Year by the Michigan Chronicle and previously served on the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University. Williams is reappointed for a term expiring October 2, 1996. -30- UCVCLEO PAPER � 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_CA_1993-11-02_Press-Release Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1993-11-02 press release Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1993-11-02 press release. 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, 49435 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 1993-11-02 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/197f9709e9978b973edcafa0e31df221.pdf cd86dc9eff9b1572f93ede386498e429 PDF Text Text STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF TH E GOVERNOR LANSING JOHN ENGLER GOVERNOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 1994 CONTACT: John Truscott (517) 335-6397 Engler Appoints Members to Community Service Commission Governor John Engler today announced the appointments of Carol F. Dombrowski and James W. Muir to the Michigan Community Service Commission. The commission was created by Executive Order 1991-25, in response to the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and was recently amended by Executive Order 1993-24 transferring the commission to the Michigan Jobs Commission. The commission is working to encourage new community service leaders and to promote individuals, organizations and institutions that serve as outstanding examples of a commitment to serving others. It is also working to convince all Michigan citizens that a successful life includes serving others. Carol F. Dombrowski, of Kalamazoo, is Director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for Senior Services, Inc., in Kalamazoo county. Dombrowski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland, in 1966. She is a member of the Association for Volunteer Administration, the Michigan Association of RSVP Directors and the National Association of RSVP Directors. She is also a past member of the Michigan Alliance of Aging Service Organization and the American Society on Aging. Dombrowski is appointed to fill a newly created position as an individual with (MORE) II(CYCUO "'"'" �Community Service Commission Page Two experience in promoting the involvement of older adults (age 55 and over) service and volunteerism, for a term expiring December 9, 1996. James W. Muir, of Grand Rapids, now retired, served as Personnel Director of the Corduroy Rubber Company. Muir is actively involved as a volunteer at the Mary Free Bed Hospital and Rehabilitation Center where he began assisting with the Patient-Family Orientation Program. He also volunteers weekly at the Ken-O-Sha School, a school for physically and emotionally handicapped children. Muir is a member of the Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Association and serves as a counselor at the Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp where he, a post-polio amputee, can share his philosophy of living with handicaps by example. Muir is appointed to represent individuals from the physically challenged population, for a term expiring December 9, 1994. -30- � 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_CA_1994-03-23_Press-Release Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1994-03-23 press release Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1994-03-23 press release. 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, 49436 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 1994-03-23 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d4df81ffc1e85db6a6cba24d9ea5f5ce.pdf 079a9fab3b3663efbed151530fcdf15a PDF Text Text FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 1996 CONTACT: John Truscott (517) 335-6397 Engler Appoints Community Service, Mobile Home, Engineering Boards Governor John Engler announced the following appointments today: Michigan Community Service Commission Five individuals were appointed and four were reappointed to the Michigan Community Service Commission, which develops volunteer initiatives and promotes volunteerism among residents of all ages. Karen Aldridge, of Flint, is a program officer for the Mott Foundation. She is appointed to replace David Fukazawa, of Detroit, and to represent non-profit foundations. Nancy Lenz, of Kalamazoo, is an assistant vice president/community reinvestment officer for Michigan National Bank. She is appointed to replace Carol Dombrowski, of Kalamazoo, and to represent organizations promoting involvement of people 55 and older. Amber Pritchard, of Kalamazoo, is a junior at Western Michigan University and is employed as a student in the office of the vice president for research. She is appointed to replace Terry Langston, of East Lansing, and to represent youth. Scott Smith, of Romulus, is a senior at Romulus High School and is co-chair of the Michigan Youth Progressive Action Council (MYPAC). He is appointed to replace Sarah Riley, of Mt. Pleasant, and to represent youth. (more) �Appointments Page Two Raymond W. West, of Lake Orion, is the labor coordinator for United Way Community Services in Detroit. He is appointed to replace Henry Gaines, of Flint, and to represent local labor organizations. Victor Begg, of Bloomfield Hills, is a self-employed real estate developer and furniture retailer. He is reappointed to represent community-based organizations. Julie Cummings, of Bloomfield Hills, is a consultant specializing in development and fundraising and co-founder of Lovelight Foundation. She is reappointed to represent business. Eunice Myles, of Detroit, is a senior claims representative for State Farm Insurance. She is reappointed to represent business. Randall N eelis, of Menominee, is superintendent of Menominee Public Schools. He is reappointed to represent educators/superintendents. Lenz's term expires October 2, 1996 and Aldridge's ends October 2, 1997. All other terms expire October 2, 1998. Michigan Mobile Home Commission Mark Raukar and Stephen Rice were appointed and Brian Fannon, Kamal Shouhayib and F. Gerrit Veldman were reappointed to the Mobile Home Commission, which establishes standards for mobile home park construction and the licensure of mobile home parks, dealers and brokers, and installers and repairers. Members are appointed with advice and consent of the Senate. Raukar, of Sylvan Lake, is general manager for Little Valley Companies. He is appointed to replace Dennis Dukes, of Pinckney, and to represent park operators with less than 100 units. Rice, of Sterling Heights, is a senior site manager I area manager for Lansing Management/Boston Financial and a member of the Sterling Heights City Council. He is (more) �.. --....!" Appointments Page Three appointed to replace Donna Huntoon, of Clarkston, and to represent local government. Fannon, of Novi, is president of Quality Homes and Management, Inc. He is reappointed to represent mobile home manufacturers. Shouhayib, of Troy, is founder of The Choice Group, Inc., a real estate development company. He is reappointed to represent park operators with more than 100 units. Veldman, of Lansing, is a member of the American Legion Board of Managers. He is reappointed to represent residents of mobile home parks with more than 100 units. All terms expire May 9, 1998. Board of Professional Engineers Abe Munfakh was appointed and Earl Applecamp and Goray Mookerjee were reappointed to the Board of Professional Engineers, which provides for the registration of persons practicing engineering, sets qualifications for registration and prescribes penalties for violation of Public Act 299 of 1980. Member are appointed with advice and consent of the Senate. Munfakh, of Plymouth, is president and CEO of Ayres, Lewis, Norris and May, Inc. He is appointed to replace Charles Scales, of Detroit, and to represent professionals. Applecamp, of Ontonagon, is a private consultant specializing in land surveying. He is reappointed to represent land surveyors. Mookerjee, of Troy, is manager of environmental monitoring services for Detroit Edison Company. He is reappointed to represent professionals. ### � 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_CA_1996-04-01_Press-Release Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1996-04-01 press release Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments 1996-04-01 press release. 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, 49437 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 1996-04-01 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/32c02e2866be2135ec69cd45e913d801.pdf 53c57dc974a469fe6b5f6fb0d0064b15 PDF Text Text Michelle Engler is the First Lady of the State of Michigan and the Chairperson of the MCSC since its inception in 1991. Mrs. Engler is a board member of the Points of Light Foundation and America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth. She has been a MCSC member since it was organized in 1991. Johnny W. Barfield is chairman of the executive committee board of directors for the Bar Tech Group, Inc., and an MCSC member since 1999. Victor Begg is president of Naked Furniture and an MCSC member since 1993. He is also president of the Unity Center (Bloomfield Hills) and a board member for Partners in Service, On My Own of Michigan and the National Conference on Community and Justice. Mary Ellen Brande II is director of International Mfairs at Central Michigan University and an MCSC member since 1991. In addition, she is the campaign chair and a board member for the Isabella County United Way, steering committee member for both the Volunteer Center of Isabella County and Isabella County's Promise, and is active in Rotary International. · . '· Julie F. Cummings is president and cofounder of the Lovelight Foundation and a member of the MCSC since 1993. She is a member of the Council of Michigan. Foundatio~s executive committee, and a board member of the Commumty FoundatiOn for Southeast Michigan. �Karen Aldridge Eason is a program officer with the C.S. Mott Foundation and a member of the MCSC since 1996. She is also a volunteer with the Michigan Public Health Commission, the International Institute of Flint and her church's youth program. Arthur E. Ellis is superintendent of public instruction for the Michigan Department of Education and an MCSC member since 1997. Dorothy Johnson is a trustee of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and an MCSC member since 1991. She is a Director of National City Bank Corporation and the Kellogg Company. She serves on the Board of Control of Grand Valley State University, the Corporation for National Service, and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. Nancy Lenz is the community development manager for Michigan National Bank and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also a board member of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Homeworks, Inc., of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, and The Family Institute. Kathleen Keen McCarthy is supervisor of the Charter Township of Plymouth and an MCSC member since 1994. �James W. Muir is a retiree, a senior volunteer and an MCSC member since 1994. Randy Nee lis is superintendent of the Sparta Area Public Schools and an MCSC member since 1992. He is also a member of the Sparta Education Foundation, Sparta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and a Sparta Rotary Club member. Don Newport is president of Alpena Community College and an MCSC member since 1997. He also serves on the State Board for Osteopathic Medicine and the State Higher Education Facilities Commission. He is the president of the Alpena Rotary, the local Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Northeast Michigan. Patricia Ryan O'Day is the publisher of Marquette Monthly and an MCSC member since 1999. loell. Orosz is program director for philanthropy and volunteerism for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and an MCSC member since 1991. He is also chair of the Committee on Legislation and Regulations of the Council of Foundations; a member of the Government Relations Committee for the Council of Michigan Foundations; a member of the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund Michigan Program; Operating Council member for the Points of Light Foundation, and a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Kalamazoo Valley Museum. �Kari Pardoe is a student at Central Michigan University and an MCSC member since 1999. Vivian Rogers Pickard is manager of community relations for the Public Policy Center of General Motors Corporation and an MCSC member since 1999. Terry Pruitt is manager of state public affairs for Dow Corning Corporation and an MCSC member since 1992. Mr. Pruitt is Vice-chair of the MCSC. He is also vice chair of the Saginaw County Youth Protection council of the NAACP, serves on the Saginaw Black Panhellenic Council, is co-chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Birthday Celebration at Dow Corning Corporation and Dow Chemical Company and is a board member of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers. Meg Smith is director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Monroe County and an MCSC member since 1996. She is also active with fund raising ~,....- ~•:,· C'~ .......... -•,., You.!:!~., ~!"~··~~~-:; ........-.;~~~ £~~ ·:!.zt!~: ':::~ ~~~::::~~ ·-·~~!..:::.:: ~ the Heart of Hope Telethon, a 20 hour telethon to raise funds for children with catastrophic illnesses. Ethan Weinstock is a student at Williamston High School and an MCSC member since 1999. �Matthew Wesaw is a detective sergeant with the Michigan State Police and an MCSC member since 1995. Raymond West is a labor liaison with United Way Community Services and an MCSC member since 1995. He also volunteers with Heats On Waters Off of Metro Detroit. Geneva J. Williams is chief operating officer of United Way Community Services of Metro Detroit and an MCSC member since 1993. � 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_CA_Biographies Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments biographies Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner appointments biographies. 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, 49438 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> https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/76be5cf4e0d9c697735d7a3b564b6aa5.pdf c6efc0656827b5cf2190118c31e5843a PDF Text Text II I Board of Trustees Rtchard Cole Chair M tchael Tate Chair-Elect Anne Rosewarne Secretary Justin Ktng Treasurer Russell Mawb) Clzatr Emerillls Charles Anderson BenJamm Baldus James Barrett Mtchael Basts Thomas Bernth al Edward Blew Harry Bonner Betty Boone Robert Brown Aaron Cantrell Vtrgil Carr M tchelle Engler Carolyn Harvey heena Weyer Ittner Steven Jahns-Boehme Dorothy Johnson Gerard Ketdel Sr. Monica Kostielncy Mary Kramer John Lore Jane Mar hall Ann Mar ton Denms Marvtn Howard ewman Leonard Plachta Davtd Pnce Judith Rapanos Kathryn Rossow David Seaman 1ounir Sharobeem Dtana Sieger Dorothy Silk Glenn Stevens Alan Stone Ira Strumwasser Mark Wil so n 1 Q 1998 Michigan Nonprofit Association July 7, 1998 Mr. Kyle Caldwell Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission George W . Romney Building, 4th floor 111 South Capital Avenue Lansing, MI 48913 Dear Kyle: It was a pleasure to see you and your staff take an active role in the Points of Light Foundation's (POLF) annual national service conference. Michigan was well represented both from the corporate community and the nonprofit sector. 1 . While we didn't have time for this year's conference, I believe it would be valuable for the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) to jointly host a hospitality room for the Michigan delegates at next year's POLF conference. This would provide the conference attendees from Michigan the opportunity to network with one another as well as to learn more about our two organizations. Please let me know if this is an idea you would like to pursue and we can start making arrangements in the fall with the conference staff at the Foundation. On another note, prior to your appointment, the First Lady and I discussed the potential of appointing a Volunteer Center director to the MCSC. Enclosed is a resume for Christine MacNaughton, the director of the Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center. As you can tell from Christine's resume, she has a depth of experience in national service programs and volunteer center activities . She would be an excellent volunteer center representative and would serve the MCSC well. If there are other names and resumes you would like to review, please let me know. Sincerely, Enclosure cc: Michelle Engler, Chair, Michigan Community Service Commission Sam Smgh President and CEO AN ALLIANCE TO PROMOTE GIVI G, VOLUNTEERING AND A STRO G. EFFECTIVE 0 PROFIT SECTOR IN MICHIG 29 Kellogg Center • East Lansing , Ml 48824-1012 • Phone 517/353 -5038 • Fax 517/355-3302 Working in partnership wuh Volunteer Centers of Mi chigan and Mi chigan Campus Compact � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our State of Generosity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Description An account of the resource Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1968-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Council of Michigan Foundations Michigan Nonprofit Association Michigan Community Service Commission Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JCPA-04_MCSC_CR_1997-07-07_S-Singh-Letter-to-K-Caldwell Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner recommendations 1997-07-07 Sam Singh letter to Kyle Caldwell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner recommendations 1997-07-07 Sam Singh letter to Kyle Caldwell. 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, 49439 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 1997-07-07 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a85dfdcec149c14c4a9f31162e11a052.pdf 76ad3c1c4e31c06b0bc1b96c2e7ac0f4 PDF Text Text Volunteerism superconference 2000 May 18 & 19, 2000 Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan & Governor's Service Awards Dinner May 18, 2000 Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan REGISTRATION FORM (Please copy this form for additional participants( Mr/Ms: Mr/Ms: Organization:---------------------------conference capacily is limited - register today! Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Please print or type. Cily: - - - - - - - - - - State: _ _ _ _ _ __ Zip Code: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ The registration form may be copied if needed. Phone: The nonrefundable registration fee(sl must accompany the registration form. Conference registration is nonrefundable; please send an alternate in your place. 0 Email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Fax: 0 Vegetarian Meal Special Needs 0 Barrier-Free Accommodations I Volunteerism SuperConference 2000 May 18 & 19, 2000 Registrations via fax, phone or email are not accepted. 0 0 MNA Member Early Bird Rate- Postmarked by 04-14-2000 A confirmation notice will be sent to all registrants. 0 0 MNA Member Regular Rate- Postmarked by 05-05-2000 Conference scholarships may be available. Contact the Volunteer Centers of Michigan toll free at 1-888-242-7075. 0 Adult Non Member Early Bird Rate- Postmarked by 04-14-2000 Non Member Regular Rate - Postmarked by 05-05-2000 0 $ 150--$ 175 - - $ 175 _ __ $ 200· _ __ Youth (College age students and younger( Governor's Service Awards Dinner May 18,2000 The Governor's Service Awards Dinner & the Conference may be attended together or separately. 0 Visit the Volunteerism . SuperConference 2000 website at: www.vcmsuperconf.mna.msu.edu. REGISTER EARLY! Please make checklsl payable to & mail registration form(sl to: Please reserve _ _ ticket(s) for the Governor's Service Awards Dinner. (Reservations must be postmarked by 05-05-20001 $ 30 _ __ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ =:====== Volunteer Centers of Michigan 29 Kellogg Center East lansing, Ml48824-1022 !TFI 1-888-242-7075 (Website( www.vcmsuperconf.mna.msu.edu �The Seventh Annual Governor's Service Awards 7:00 PM- Thursday, May 18, 2000 Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan The Governor's Service Awards The Governor's Service Awards seek to acknowledge the countless Michigan citizens involved in volunteer service and honor those whose commitment to community and service to others is exemplary. The Governor and the Michigan Community Service Commission wish to recognize outstanding volunteer service in the following categories: AWARDS 5:307:00p.m. 7:15p.m. • Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Service Award • Adult !19-35 years) • Adult (36-55 years) • Adult Service Club/Civic Organization Welcome & Introductions Michelle Engler, First Lady of Michigan Chair, Michigan Community Service Commission Dinner 8:00p.m. Award Presentations Sheri Jones, News Anchor, WLNS TV 6 Governor John Engler & First Lady Michelle Engler 8:45p.m. Closing Remarks Governor John Engler . • Community Service Program Manager • Innovative Spirit Volunteer Service Award • Media/News Organization Registration 7:30p.m. • The Arts in Service • Corporation/Business PROGRAM r-- I I -, I~ I , In a world of technology, people make the difference... iI l Sincere appreciation and thanks to Ameritech, sponsor of the Seventh Annual Governor's Service Awards reception and dinner. ---·--- --·- ··------ • National Service Program Member • Senior (56 and Older) The Russell G. Mawby Award • Service-Learning Educator sponsored by the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA). was established in 1995 upon the retirement of Dr. Mawby from the Chairmanship and Chief Executive Officer ofthe W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This award honors the work and philosophy of Dr. Mawby in encouraging private action for the public good. • Youth !18 and Younger) • Youth Service Club/Civic Organization I _j • National Service Program Other awards presented in coniundion with the Governor's Service Awards: 'The Outstanding Community Impact Award The Sapphire Community Service Award is given by the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) as its highest award to students who have made service an integral part of their college experience. Recipients show both breadth and depth of commitment to an organization or issue and initiate long-term social change. � 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_CR_Volunteerism-SuperConference-2000 Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner recommendations Volunteerism SuperConference 2000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission commissioner recommendations Volunteerism SuperConference 2000. 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, 49440 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 2000 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a7a57a1bb5566696ee2f2cd964ad0177.pdf af4b71d9afe2ef3a1338d69b3cfbf957 PDF Text Text MICHIGAN 2004-2005 AmeriCorps Team Goals COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Work with new Michigan's AmeriCorps programs to ensure that they have the competencies and resources necessary to run a quality program. [MCSC priority #1 -Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3- Strategic Partnerships] o Devote individual attention to each program to assess its • Needs • Training and Technical Assistance • Resources (money and supplies) • Public Relations skills and materials • Strengths o Monitor each program's progress as it addresses identified needs o Provide two-day site visits to ensure mastery of basic program management skills 2. Demonstrate how AmeriCorps impacts civic knowledge and level of civic engagement among members in Michigan. [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] o Work with programs to ensure that they tum in enrollment and exit surveys for every AmeriCorps member in their program. o Compile information gathered from surveys and compare results from enrollment surveys with those of exit surveys. o Continue to provide resources and training opportunities to develop members' civic responsibility and knowledge. • Work with Program Directors to facilitate regional citizenship trainings for members o Take part in the National Member Satisfaction Survey �3. Increase collaboration among all National Service programs in Michigan, including Learn and Serve-Michigan, AmeriCorps*VISTA, AmeriCorps*National Direct, and Senior Corps. [MCSC priority #3- Strategic Partnerships] o Create training opportunities that are available to all National Service programs. o Provide programs with a directory of all National Service programs and sites in Michigan • Include a listing of programs/sites by county o Explore regional training opportunities for programs with nearby states. 4. Continue to link AmeriCorps programs to men to ring opportunities in Michigan and their communities. o Use Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council to encourage members to become mentors o Keep programs informed of Mentor Michigan training and service opportunities as they arise. o Encourage collaboration among AmeriCorps programs and mentoring organizations 5. Celebrate and broaden the exposure of the efforts of Michigan's AmeriCorps programs [MCSC Ongoing Priority -Diversity] [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] o Compile statistics/accomplishments for the tenth anniversary of AmeriCorps o Compile accomplishments of past Signature Projects o Collect good stories from programs and members o Celebrate tenth anniversary at 2005 Signature Project and other events o Collect more member service related photos during program site visits o Have Member Council representatives write a press release on Michigan's AmeriCorps' lOth anniversary, citing statewide and local accomplishments �o o o o • Provide training to member council on writing press releases The MCSC will also be able to use article contributions from the Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Newsletter to promote AmeriCorps and MCSC activities. Increase outreach to diverse communities, including the disability community, through the Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council. The PDAT/Inclusion coordinator will attend events, sit on committees, and participate in the planning of statewide activities to reach out to the disability community. Explore ways to create connections with AmeriCorps Alumni. 6. Continue to support the more advanced Michigan's AmeriCorps programs through trainings and technical assistance [MCSC priority #1-Public Relations] o Link to additional trainings o Include Directors in professional development opportunities through the MCSC and other organizations o Provide two-day site visits to allow time to focus on more advanced topics o Ensure that programs have skills and materials necessary to effectively execute a public relations plan. 7. Develop program standards [MCSC priority #]-Public Relations] Incorporate current and former directors to help create these standards o Set time line for development of standards o Set timeline for implementation of standards/assessment of programs o Determine incentives for programs to meet the benchmarks established through the standards o Work with programs to help them meet standards where needed o �2004-2005 Governor's Service Awards Goals 1. Increase the number of nominations to 225. [MCSC Ongoing Priority -Diversity] [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Increase the number of categories to seven include a second mentoring category for a mentoring program. o Analyze current nomination recruitment efforts and modify them to be more diverse and broad-based. o Develop partnerships with nonprofit organizations, media, businesses and others to promote GSA nominations. o Expand nomination publicity with State of Michigan employees. 2. Increase the number of dinner participants to 850. (775 participants in 2004) [MCSC Ongoing Priority- Diversity] [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Revise the ceremony and announcement process to ensure all nominees feel celebrated and a winner. o Broaden the invitation list to include past winners, finalists, etc. 3. Defray costs of GSA with private sector support [MCSC priority #2 - Funding] o 2005 Fundraising Goal is $150,000 4. Secure media partners-television, radio, print [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Develop comprehensive media plan. o Secure one major media outlet as a partner o Highlight at least two nominees/winners in major media markets �2004-2005 Mentor Michigan Goals 1. Increase the number of mentoring matches by 3,000. [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Mentor Michigan VISTAs will recruit 2,500 o Partner with the local mentoring collaboratives to increase matches o Encourage department heads/cabinet to be mentors 2. Increase the number of programs registered with MM to 200. (Currently there are 163 programs registered) [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Promote program registration at the 2004 Mentoring Regional Meetings o Revise Mentor Michigan Information sheets to include program registration information. o Promote program registration through the local mentoring co llaboratives 3. Establish Michigan's Mentoring Advocacy Network and develop a mentoring public policy agenda. [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Recruit 150 members o Develop mentoring public policy agenda 4. Increase the capacity of men to ring organizations to recruit, screen, train, manage, and retain mentors. [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Conduct 2 series of regional trainings that focus on the National Elements of Effective Practice o Host bi-monthly conference calls with local mentoring co llaborati ves �5. Establish the Mentor Michigan Leadership Council [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Council to be named in January 2005 o Establish goal of securing funding, serving as champions, public awareness 6. Develop a comprehensive year round public awareness and mentor recruitment campaign. [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] o Develop the public awareness campaign o Promote the brand o Secure promotional items for recruitment o Secure resources for the campaign 7. Continue to collect statewide men to ring data through the Mentor Michigan Census [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations) o Increase the number of programs that are completing the Mentor Michigan Census to at least 150. o 2 Waves of the Census conducted o Share the results 8. Develop a fund development plan [MCSC priority #2 -Funding] o Raise $500,000 to support Mentor Michigan • Hudson Webber request ($300,000) • WKKellogg • CS Mott • Other private sources 9. Develop Mentor Michigan sustainability plan [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #2- Funding] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] �2004-2005 Michigan Citizen Corps Goals 1. Increase the reach of the Michigan Citizen Corps. [MCSC Ongoing Priority- Diversity] [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Increase the number of local Citizen Corps Councils to 55 (currently 44) o Have 5,000 citizens receive CERT training o Expand CERT to five additional colleges or universities o Promote the teen CERT training through Washtenaw County's Citizen Corps Council o Complete CERT training for staff at Comerica Park, Ford Field, Joe Louis Arena, and Fox Theatre including a community-building focus o Have one of Michigan's eight biohazard regions register as a Medical Reserve Corps site. o Complete the translation of the CERT Student Trainer Manual into Arabic. o Provide support to Volunteers in Police Service, Neighborhood Watch Program, and Fire Corps. 2. Expand the outreach efforts of the Michigan Citizen Corps. [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Establish a listserv for Citizen Corps Council contacts to exchange best practices o Hold a state conference for al~ Citizen Corps Councils and affiliate programs o Continue coordinating with county and local community associations to inform communities of funding and benefits of Citizen Corps o Continue to coordinate closely with Michigan State Police Division of Emergency Management and State Homeland Security Advisory Council to promote all citizen preparedness for the State of Michigan. o Seek $50,000 in funding to establish a database of Citizen Corps and affiliate program volunteers. �o Coordinate with Citizen Corps National to formulate a plan to all states can take advantage of the recent national hurricane callout of Citizen Corps volunteers. 3. Develop and enhance support, training, and systems for Michigan Citizen Corps grantees. [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Complete site visits to all Citizen Corps grantees o Develop a process for conducting effective site visits o Develop and implement systems for monitoring and supporting Michigan Citizen Corps grantees that meet state and federal requirements. �Learn and Serve Michigan Goals 1. Broaden the leadership and dialogue on service-learning and civic engagement [MCSC priority #1-Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Support the Michigan Coalition for Civic Education by hosting a press conference to announce the Coalition. o Invest in school administrators by providing financial support for conference attendance as well as training and resources to create champions for service-learning o Collaborate with the Michigan Department of Treasury around the new Merit Community Service requirement 2. Develop innovative partnerships to broaden and deepen the use of service-learning [MCSC Ongoing Priority- Diversity] [MCSC priority #3- Strategic Partnerships] o Strengthen alliances with the 5 ISD/ higher education partnerships o Develop strategic alliances with Comprehensive School Health Coordinators through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) o Strengthen alliance with MDE Character Education Consultant to enhance connections between service-learning and character education o Build new and strengthen existing partnerships with RSVP programs and other senior citizen networks in order to place senior volunteers in schools through the SaYes (Seniors assisting Youth Engaged in Service) initiative o Partner with the Department of Treasury to provide outreach around the Merit Community Service requirement o Develop partnerships with Michigan School Counselors through state associations and training events �3. Secure and disseminate research on the efficacy of servicelearning [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] o Contract with Public Sector Consultants to conduct a scan of the prevalence of service-learning and community service in the state of Michigan o Continue to work with RMC Research to study the impact of service-learning on student achievement (the MEAP) and on citizenship 4. Provide professional development and support to the servicelearning field [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Convene (quarterly) an ad-hoc group of service-learning practitioners to inform the creation of needed resources for professional development o Provide 3 regional trainings for 30 practitioners each o Co-sponsor a statewide institute on service-learning for 350 participants o Provide a training retreat for 20-30 K-12 school administrators o Maintain listservs for practitioners, intermediate school districts, and administrators o Continue to publish the service-learning toolkit and distribute to 300 subscribers o Create a Teacher Fellows Program for 10 teachers to provide intensive professional development and create a cadre of expert service-learning practitioners o Partner with the Michigan Campus Compact to provide mentors for 5 pre-service teachers o Work with Treasury and/or MDE staff to provide targeted PD through and with the Merit Community Service Hours requirement 5. Support and enhance service-learning recognition opportunities [MCSC priority #1- Public Relations] [MCSC priority #3 -Strategic Partnerships] o Continue to provide annual service-learning awards to the practitioner of the year and the school project of the year. �o Increase the number of service-learning award nominations to 30 o Promote and publicize service-learning and Learn and Serve- Michigan through three presentations at educational conferences, five displays at educational conferences and through partnerships with state and local educational initiatives. 6. Provide targeted support to grantees to move them along a sustainability continuum from planning to institutionalization o Provide pre and post assessment of programmatic strengths and areas for improvement utilizing the newly developed quality and sustainability index o Hold a symposium on the sustainability of service-learning for 12 teams ofK-12 stakeholders from grantee districts 7. Seek non Corporation for National and Community Service Commission funding sources [MCSC priority #2 - Funding] o Seek private funding to support research, resource development and professional development. o Work with MCSC Fund Development Committee to develop and implement fundraising strategy. � 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_GS_2004-2005_AmeriCorps-Team-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 AmeriCorps team goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 AmeriCorps team goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49441 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004/2005 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3a275ae16f132e671edd2198c9a54042.pdf 14dd36777566e147930890cf895147aa PDF Text Text Learn and Serve Michigan Goals 2004-2005 Learn and Serve Michigan Goals 1. Broaden the leadership and dialogue on service-learning and civic engagement o Support the Michigan Coalition for Civic Education by hosting a press conference to announce the Coalition. o Invest in school administrators by providing financial support for conference attendance as well as training and resources to create champions for service-learning o Collaborate with the Michigan Department of Treasury around the new Merit Community Service requirement 2. Develop innovative partnerships to broaden and deepen the use of servicelearning o Strengthen alliances with the 5 ISD/ higher education partnerships o Develop strategic alliances with Comprehensive School Health Coordinators through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) o Strengthen alliance with MDE Character Education Consultant to enhance connections between service-learning and character education o Build new and strengthen existing partnerships with RSVP programs and other senior citizen networks in order to place senior volunteers in schools through the SaYes (Seniors assisting Youth Engaged in Service) initiative o Partner with the Department of Treasury to provide outreach around the Merit Community Service requirement o Develop partnerships with Michigan School Counselors through state associations and training events 'i\ (\ 3. Secure and disseminate research on the efficacy of service-learning o Contract with Public Sector Consultants to conduct a scan of the prevalence of service-learning and community service in the state of Michigan o Continue to work with RMC Research to study the impact of servicelearning on student achievement (the MEAP) and on citizenship X\--) . \ ~ 4. Provide professional development and support to the service-learning field o Convene (quarterly) an ad-hoc group of service-learning practitioners \ ~ ).to inform the creation of needed resources for professional "~ development ~ o Provide 3 regional trainings for 30 practitioners each 1 o Co-~p.onsor a statewide institute on service-learning for 350 ) \\../ participants \{"t_ �... .-, o o Provide a training retreat for 20-30 K-12 school administrators Maintain listservs for practitioners, intermediate school districts, and administrators o Continue to publish the service-learning toolkit and distribute to 300 subscribers o Create a Teacher Fellows Program for 10 teachers to provide intensive professional development and create a cadre of expert service-learning practitioners o Partner with the Michigan Campus Compact to provide mentors for 5 pre-service teachers o Work with Treasury and/or MDE staff to provide targeted PD through and with the Merit Community Service Hours requirement 5. Support and enhance service-learning recognition opportunities ~ o Continue to provide annual service-learning awards to the practitioner ofthe year and the school project of the year. o Increase the number of service-learning award nominations to 30 o Promote and publicize service-learning and Learn and ServeMichigan through three presentations at educational conferences, five displays at educational conferences and through partnerships with state and local educational initiatives. 6. Provide targeted support to grantees to move them along a sustainability continuum from planning to institutionalization o Provide pre and post assessment of programmatic strengths and areas for improvement utilizing the newly developed quality and sustainability index o Hold a symposium on the sustainability of service-learning for 12 teams ofK-12 stakeholders from grantee districts 7. Seek non Corporation for National and Community Service Commission funding sources o Seek private funding to support research, resource development and professional development. , vJl. [~ Jt"'f ~ ~ ' "J__ ~.V ~ ~ � 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_GS_2004-2005_Learn-and-Serve-Michigan-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 Learn and Serve Michigan goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 Learn and Serve Michigan goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49442 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004/2005 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/bcb639786a0a1440ef7e812a29a8c2ac.pdf 226ccbf37a59419070d60eb5c7ebb9e7 PDF Text Text ._,. MCSC Organization Values Commitment and awareness of DIVERSITY in all areas of MCSC. Comments from Commissioners: • Other diversities we should be addressing (faith-based, disability, seniors, etc.) • Strategic plan for contacting key organizations (colleges, foundations, etc) o Identify gap o Strategic plan to deal • Use legislators as key contacts - (JH to create email list) • Should be moved up to on-going goal • What's our baseline, where are we now (due to Janet by Nov. 22) • Look at ethnicity of staff • Some diversity training for Commissioners and staff (JL-Dec. Meeting) • Increasing applicant pool • Outreach better • Needs assessment of who we need to further develop the board - Need a media/PR person - Anchor person - Publisher from newspaper • Re-establish Board Development Committee • Proactive Board outreach Establish Commissioners as KEY CHAMPIONS AND SPOKESPERSONS for the MCSC through: • A Commissioner investment process that asks each Commissioner to align with one of these three goals. • Inviting each Commissioner to join Mentor Michigan in 2005 by becoming a mentor. The MCSC will provide match assistance and follow-up support. • Aligning Commission meetings with key MCSC events to obtain more Commissioner participation in 2005-2006. i. February meeting at time of AmeriCorps Grant Approval Process ii. May/June meeting at the time of the Governor's Service Awards iii. Late August meeting/retreat at time of Learn and Serve Grant approval process iv. Late November meeting at time of AmeriCorps Swearing-in Ceremony and Celebration 1 �2004-2005 Michigan Community Service Commission Goals 1st Priority Expand PUBLIC RELATIONS to promote mentoring, community service, service-learning, and the Michigan Community Service Commission through: • Consistent and constant reporting of best practices and primary accomplishments from each program area. • Use of "branding" techniques to promote individual programs. • Development of a newsletter to promote the MCSC. • Update, prioritize and implement the MCSC marking plan with the MCSC Public Relations Committee. Comments from Commissioners: • We have a great message- we need to get the message out there (marketing firm) • Develop strategic plan for media and corporate outreach for Commissioners • People don't know what this commission is • Getting some resources in this area I gauge how other media outlets feel about information • Secure a loaned PR exec • Expand AmeriCorps member of the month • Get our brand out there • See how we can tie our mission into corporate slogan • Integrate logos (AmeriCorps, Learn & Serve, Mentor Michigan) • Revisit marketing plan • Capture participants email addresses at MCSC events • Combine current newsletter information into a MCSC E-bulletin • Identify leaders/athletes in communities so people can "follow" • Sports teams to host a mentoring event • Annual report needed to distribute to corporations and foundations 2 �2004-2005 Michigan Community Service Commission Goals 2"d Priority Pursuit of corporate and private FUNDING for programs and special events through: • • • Outreach to current and new financial supporters of the Governor's Service Awards (GSA). A new partnership with the UAW for use of training sites to supplement the current training budget. The development of new funding streams for Citizen Corps, Learn and Serve, and Mentor Michigan. Comments from Commissioners: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mentoring - develop mentoring funding partnership Membership component Corporations pay $1000 for membership Partner with State of Michigan for mentoring Bring Ford, Chrysler and other corporations on board for fund development What amount of money is coming from ConnectMichigan Alliance Make sure we're not targeting same/similar targets Need professional fundraiser Thinking decentralized It's hard for Corporations to give beyond their own communities Partner with foundations around local sources Fundraising- Board member host reception in their home Work with local community organizations (Kiwanis, Lions Club, etc) to establish funding priorities Look at contributions and who we're targeting Inform Commissioners of funding practices GSA & Mentor Michigan - once a year do fundraising As fund base shrinks - be more creative Innovative ways to have partners Too many messages to "Asks" - need clear message GSA - Marketing piece Get message to corporations Increase awareness of awards for corporate competition GSA - Fundraising event Silent Auction $10,000 table I $1,000 person GSA- Significant individuals to serve as honorary chairs around State of Michigan GSA - Academy Awards type event 3 �2004-2005 Michigan Community Service Commission Goals 3rd Priority Expansion of STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS to further develop the mission of the MCSC through: • Increased efficiencies across programs by coordination of program training, funding, and evaluation. • Development of champions for mentoring, service-learning and homeland security. • Develop new partnership with ConnectMichigan Alliance to create an AmeriCorps program to place members in local and regional mentorship programs. Comments from Commissioners: • AARP, retired teachers- champions of MCSC programs • Work with other state agencies • Indentify significant mentor activities from key leaders and build on them Competition between Corporations • Break out by legislative district all things commission does. • Develop high profile mentors- others will follow • Get quotes from significant mentors and use them • Expand partnerships with CMA and other organizations • Develop sustainability of Mentor Michigan • Training - so many corporations focus on training - use their expertise to help our grantees • We have expertise among grantees - invite corporations to sit in on our training so they have interest and knowledge (form specific partnerships with them) 4 �Priorities of Goals I Commissioners' Commitment Priority- Expand PUBLIC RELATIONS to promote mentoring, community service, service-learning, and the Michigan Community Service Commission. 1st Commissioners: Pat O'Day, Kathy Young-Welch, Don Newport, Dan Mulhern, Ken Whipple, Jimmie Comer, AI Swain, Rob Collier, Vivian Pickard, Wendy Acho Priority - Pursuit of corporate and private FUNDING for programs and special events. 2nd Commissioners: Rob Collier, Jimmie Comer, Chris Kwak Priority- Expansion of STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS to further develop the mission of the MCSC. 3rd Commissioners: Meg Smith, Kari Pardoe, Russ Mawby, Bernard Parker, Pat O'Day, Kathy Young-Welch Program Area: GSA: Wendy Acho Rob Collier Jimmie Comer Kari Pardoe Meg Smith Vivian Pickard Learn & Serve: Jimmie Comer Chris Kwak Jerry Seese Meg Smith Kari Pardoe Policy: Rob Collier Don Newport Bernard Parker Meg Smith 5 Mentoring: Jimmie Comer Joan Bowman Dan Mulhern Bernard Parker � 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_GS_2004-2005_MCSC-Organization-Values Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 oganization values Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 oganization values. 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, 49443 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004/2005 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/827fa05292b1b32a50a33f8397eca4a5.pdf 6a744714e5cb6bd03c28ecf648d72540 PDF Text Text 2004-2005 MCSC Program Goals Governor Service Awards Goals pL I /1, ~ "•.S~ 1 22~~~:nations 1 ~J~~ 1. Increase the number of nominations to for 2004). o Propose increasing the number of categories to seven include a second mentoring category for a mentoring program. o Revise the ceremony and announcement process to ensure all nominees feel celebrated and a winner. 2. Increase the number of dinner participants to 850. 3. Defray costs of GSA with private sector support o 2005 ~~al~OOO ' IJfs ~a . 1cipants in~~ I ~ lry p~~hys 4. Secure media partners-television, radio, print o Develop comprehensive media plan. o Secure one major media outlet as a partner o Highlight at least two nominees/winners in a major media market Learn and Serve Michigan Goals 1. Broaden the leadership and dialogue on service-learning and civic engagement o Support the Michigan Coalition for Civic Education by hosting a press conference to announce the Coalition. o Invest in school administrators by providing financial support for conference attendance as well as training and resources to create champions for service-learning o Collaborate with the Michigan Department of Treasury around the new Merit Community Service requirement 2. Develop innovative partnerships to broaden and deepen the use of servicelearning o Strengthen alliances with the 5 ISD/ higher education partnerships o Develop strategic alliances with Comprehensive School Health Coordinators through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) o Strengthen alliance with MDE Character Education Consultant to enhance connections between service-learning and character education o Build new and strengthen existing partnerships with RSVP programs and other senior citizen networks in order to place senior volunteers in schools through the SaYes (Seniors assisting Youth Engaged in Service) initiative j �o o Partner with the Department of Treasury to provide outreach around the Merit Community Service requirement Develop partnerships with Michigan School Counselors through state associations and training events 3. Secure and disseminate research on the efficacy of service-learning o Contract with Public Sector Consultants to conduct a scan of the prevalence of service-learning and community service in the state of Michigan o Continue to work with RMC Research to study the impact of servicelearning on student achievement (the MEAP) and on citizenship 4. Provide professional development and support to the service-learning field o Convene (quarterly) an ad-hoc group of service-learning practitioners to inform the creation of needed resources for professional development o Provide 3 regional trainings for 30 practitioners each o Co-sponsor a statewide institute on service-learning for 350 participants o Provide a training retreat for 20-30 K-12 school administrators o Maintain listservs for practitioners, intermediate school districts, and administrators o Continue to publish the service-learning toolkit and distribute to 300 subscribers o Create a Teacher Fellows Program for 10 teachers to provide intensive professional development and create a cadre of expert service-learning practitioners o Partner with the Michigan Campus Compact to provide mentors for 5 preservice teachers 5. Support and enhance service-learning recognition opportunities o Continue to provide annual service-learning awards to the practitioner of the year and the school project of the year. o Increase the number of nominations to 30. 6. Provide targeted support to grantees to move them along a sustainability continuum from planning to institutionalization o Provide pre and post assessment of programmatic strengths and areas for improvement utilizing the newly developed quality and sustainability index o Hold a symposium on the sustainability of service-learning for 12 teams of K-12 stakeholders from grantee districts ~ ({J; Mentor Michigan 1. Increase the number of mentoring matches by 3,000. o Mentor Michigan VISTAs will recruit 2,500 o ( ~ ~/IU )~ -11? l _ v; 1• /J)(. Partner with the local '!if~~ ,.(/;t/ ~~~ �pf{ 2. ffuc lw ~ j I Iocr?,~! _the number of programs registered with MM to 200. (Currently programs registered) Promote program registration at the 2004 Mentoring Regional Meetings Revise Mentor Michigan Information sheets to include program registration information. Promote program registration through the local mentoring collaboratives ther~I63 o o o \ 3. Establish Michigan's Mentoring Advocacy Network and develop a me toring public policy agenda. ~ ~ . d. : 11 (" ( o Recruit 150 members l}A-1VLX..-~ o Develop mentoring public policy agenda 4. Increase the capacity of mentoring organizations to recruit, screen, train, manage, and retain mentors. o Conduct 2 series of regional trainings that focus on the National Elements of Effective Practice o Host bi-monthly conference calls with local mentoring coll~bora~ves ~ r ~ 5. Establish the Mentor Michigan Leadership Council {JAA'vt.iA.J o Council to be named in January 2005 .f) 10 o Establish goal of securing funding, serving as champio s, pubpCP'v awareness vf J p 6. Develop a comprehensive year round public awareness and mentor recruitment campaign. J/ o Develop the public awareness campaign o Promote the brand o Secure promotional items for recruitment o Secure resources for the campaign Y(__., 7. Continue to collect statewide mentoring data through the Mentor Michigan Census o Increase the number of programs that are completing the M~rJvfichigan Census to at least 150. y<.-o 2 Waves of the Census conducted f.! ~ (\~ 1 ~~;~eresGts ~ ~ ~'0 RW $s00,o{o to support Mentor Michigan L .a Hudson Webber request ($300,000) e WK.Kellogg t:d- CS Mott e- Other private sources J:d_ ~ _ �Michigan's AmeriCorps Goals 1. Work with new Michigan's AmeriCorps programs to ensure that they have the competencies and resources necessary to run a quality program. o Devote individual attention to each program to assess its • Needs • Training and Technical Assistance • Resources (money and supplies) • Strengths o Monitor each program's progress as it addresses identified needs o Provide two-day site visits to ensure mastery of basic program management skills 2. Demonstrate how AmeriCorps impacts civic knowledge and level of civic engagement among members in Michigan. o Work with programs to ensure that they turn in enrollment and exit surveys for every AmeriCorps member in their program. o Compile information gathered from surveys and compare results from enrollment surveys with those of exit surveys. o Continue to provide resources and training opportunities to develop members' civic responsibility and knowledge. • Work with Program Directors to facilitate regional citizenship trainings for members 3. Increase collaboration among all National Service programs in Michigan, including Learn and Serve-Michigan, AmeriCorps*VISTA, AmeriCorps*National Direct, and Senior Corps. o Create training opportunities that are available to all National Servic-e programs. o Provide programs with a directory of all National Service programs and sites in Michigan • Include a listing of programs/sites by county o Explore regional training opportunities for programs with nearby states. 4. Continue to link AmeriCorps programs to mentoring opportunities in Michigan and their communities. o Use Michigan's AmeriCorps Member Council to encourage members to become mentors o Keep programs informed of Mentor Michigan training and service opportunities as they arise. o Encourage collaboration among AmeriCorps programs and mentoring organizations 5. Celebrate and broaden the exposure of the efforts of Michigan's AmeriCorps programs �o Compile statistics/accomplishments for the tenth anniversary of AmeriCorps o Compile accomplishments of past Signature Projects o Collect good stories from programs and members o Celebrate tenth anniversary at 2005 Signature Project and other events o Collect more member service related photos during program site visits o Have Member Council representatives write a press release on Michigan's AmeriCorps' lOth anniversary, citing statewide and local accomplishments • Provide training to member council on writing press releases 6. Continue to support the more advanced Michigan's AmeriCorps programs through trainings and technical assistance o Link to additional trainings o Include Directors in professional development opportunities through the MCSC and other organizations o Provide two-day site visits to allow time to focus on more advanced topics 7. Develop program performance standards o Incorporate current and former directors to help create these standards o Set timeline for development of standards o Set timeline for implementation of standards/assessment of programs o Determine incentives for programs to meet the benchmarks established through the standards o Work with programs to help them meet standards where needed Michigan Citizen Corps CITIZEN CORPS o Increase the number oflocal councils to 55 (presently 44 councils) o Expand web site to be more interactive. o Complete site visits of all grantees. (Presently 34) o Establish a listserv for council points of contacts to exchange best practices o Coordinate with existing and new councils to include all Citizen Corps affiliate programs o Coordinate with Governors office to create Public Service Announcements. o Hold state conference for all Citizen Corps Councils and affiliated programs. o Continue coordinating with county and local community associations to inform communities of funding and benefits of Citizen Corps. o Continue to coordinate closely with Michigan State Police Division of Emergency Management and State Homeland Security Advisory Council to promote all citizen preparedness for the State of Michigan. �o Seek $50,000 funding to establish database of Citizen Corps and Affiliate program volunteers. o Coordinate with Citizen Corps National to formulate plan so all states may take advantage ofthe recent National hurricane callout of Citizen Corps volunteers. Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) o Train 5,000 citizens in CERT. o Expand CERT to five additional colleges and universities. o Promote Washtenaw Co Citizen Corps Council CERT training of Teens. Replicate the training in four school districts. o Complete Major League Sport stadium staff CERT program to also include college and university arena staff in Michigan. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) o Coordinate with Department of Health and existing Medical Reserve Corps to coordinate efforts and develop state Medical Reserve Corp o Establish a listserv for MRC best practices Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) o Increase number of registered programs to 25 (Currently 15 registered) o Coordinate with all Michigan police associations to promote Citizen Corps and VIPS programs. o Coordinate with existing programs to help promote best practices Neighborhood Watch Program (USA on Watch) o Coordinate with state council Sheriff members to promote registering existing programs o Promote creation of new programs Fire Corps (similar in concept as VIPS program) o Promote Citizen Corps newest program and establish five local Fire Corps � 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_GS_2004-2005_MCSC-Program-Goals Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 program goals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2004-2005 program goals. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission. Subject The topic of the resource Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Charities Philanthropy and Society Fundraising Records Michigan Community Service Commission Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49444 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004/2005 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d4b01c29a0db3c6f7d6a763cd6bfa03a.pdf 966049667c184cd85d59cb9623cbe8ce PDF Text Text Page 1 j Janice Harvey- Post-Retreat Update , From: To: Date: Subject: Janet lawson MCSC Commissioners 10/14/2005 1 :20:40 PM Post-Retreat Update Greetings to all: At the end of this e-mail message you will find a conference call schedule for all Commissioners and staff who are eager to start working on the goals that came out of our retreat. As a summary for those Commissioners who were not at the retreat, I will review the work of the retreat. This e-mail message is an invitation to all to help create an "epidemic of volunteerism" in Michigan . We want to create a state where every child has a mentor, every senior makes a commitment to serve somewhere in their community, every corporation is civically engaged and every community has a volunteer center or a place to go for volunteer referral. Mentor Michigan has created some "best practices" for creating such an epidemic . Through Mentor Michigan we have: Created benchmarksDeveloped partners and championsDeveloped a brandCreated quality program standards with input from the field Developed a diversified funding plan Made reasonable promises regarding quality and quantityThanks to Russ Mawby who set the tone at the retreat with his explanation of the importance of service and volunteerism in a democratic society. Our conversations helped us identify three major Commission goals for 05-06. Those goals are : Mentor Michigan. Use mentoring and service to create forward movement toward the Cherry Commission goals and Department of Human Services Anti-Poverty Agenda . We will challenge local communities to identify kids at risk of failing and/or dropping out of school. We will link those students with corporations, service clubs and media outlets to move the needle in 2006 toward personal success for kids . Currently these MCSC Commissioners and friends have pledged time to support this committee: Jerry Seese Mike Thomas Kyle Caldwell Don Newport Dan Mulhern Kyle Caldwell ~ p~ r In ~ . This group will connect the dots to ... 2. Cool Companies/Cool Cities . We will broaden the definition of cool places to live and work to include a service component. We will organize CEO-to-CEO outreach to explain the value of volunteerism to companies to assist their organization's volunteer efforts . We will invite these corporations to adopt a school, or kids , who are in need of mentors to link them to successful futures . Currently these MCSC Commissioners and friends have pledged time to support this committee : Larry Williamson Donna Niester Russ Mawby Jimmie Comer Ken Whipple (in abstentia- Ken, your fellow Commissioners thought this would be a perfect committee for you) This group will connect the dots to ... 3. Great media . We will tell the story of Michigan's national leadership position and prototype the Michigan volunteer infrastructure. We will let others know what's great and strong about volunteerism in Michigan. We will tell the positive Michigan story of this coordinated initiative using community and corporate volunteerism to solve large Michigan problems . We will demonstrate the cooperative model between MCSC , CMA, VCM , MNA, MCC and Michigan's Promise . �1 .Jell llvt: ne11 vcy - ru;:,L-~>t:LI t:eiL UJ..IUeiLt: Currently these MCSC Commissioners and friends have pledged time to support this committee: Kathy Young-Welch Rob Collier Shaun VanHorn AI Swain Larry Williamson Mike Thomas Additionally, Kathy-Young Welch wants to design a set of deliverables that would be available for all "pitches" to anyone who wants to help. A separate package for religious communities, corporations, government or municipalities and service organizations. To begin our committee work I have scheduled three conference calls for October. I have also planned some committee work time for the November 9 MCSC meeting. The conference calls are open to all Commissioners and MCSC staff. If you were not at the MCSC retreat, please join a committee and meet us on the conference call. Janice Harvey will send out conference call reminders, phone numbers and pin numbers. Monday October 24 - 3:00 p.m. - Mentor Michigan Committee Tuesday October 25-9:00 a.m.- Cool Companies/Cool Cities Committee Thursday October 27- 9:00a.m.- Great Media Committee Looking forward to talking to you then. Janet Janet Lawson Executive Director Michigan Community Service Commission 1048 Pierpont, Suite 4 Lansing, Michigan 48913 LawsonJ1 @Michigan.gov (517) 335- 1013 CC: Caldwell, Kyle; MCSC Staff rayt:: LJ � 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_GS_2005-10-14_Post-Retreat-Update Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2005-10-14 post-retreat update Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2005-10-14 post-retreat 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, 49445 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 2005-10-14 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/85b36fd698acced9990797df75c35ec7.pdf 2109b643fdea2031136b2eea522b4218 PDF Text Text Great Media Conference Call Notes October 27, 2005 Marketing Strategy: Objective: In order to meet our Commission Goals (Mentor Michigan, Cool Cities and Great Media), we need to develop customized structured marketing tools to engage any segment of the community we decide to interface with. The development of these tools would afford us a marketing model throughout the state that all volunteers, commissioners and others could easily identify with and articulate. It is a model that is successfully utilized by the U.S. Census Bureau and a model that was successfully used with Detroit's Promise. I. The tools would take form of customized volunteerism fact sheets/commitment forms that encourage, identify and offer suggested forms ofvolunteerism for specific sectors. a. Recommended Sector Fact Sheets/Commitment Form could be for the business community, faith-based entities, sports teams, education institutions, specialty groups, sports teams, community groups, individuals, the media etc. II. Each sheet would be customized to speak to how volunteerism creates and nurtures stronger communities in that specific sector. III. The second part of the sheet could be used to allow entity to explain how they are already involved, ask them to step up more, solicit involvement if it does not exist, provide examples of how and provide a entity contact who will have the time to interface with commission staff or volunteers for ongoing dialogue. IV. Benefits of structured marketing tools: Any commissioner, staff or volunteer can pitch volunteerism in a coordinated fashion anywhere in the state. The structure lends itself to measurables because you would have a commitment form completed by the entity and follow-up can easily be ensued. The commitments garnered from the entities can be utilized for peer leveraging as an incentive for an annual report-out (perhaps during the GSA). Great Media Strategy Objective: To gain more media partners to help tell our wonderful stories, create more volunteerism awareness, create more volunteers and help make volunteerism a mainstay in all of our communities. Utilizing the above marketing tool strategy. I propose the development of customized fact sheet/commitment forms for media partners. The sheet could begin with a message about the need to create more awareness about various forms of community volunteerism aimed at making and nurturing stronger communities. �I. The tool would also allow the media partner to describe any volunteerism currently undertaken by their agency and it would allow the commission to request additional asks specific to our needs (i.e., Regular run of psa's, interviews on public affairs programming, interviews with key announcers during major drive time hours, the recoding of public service announcements around certain commission activities or events, the request for a station promotion around a commission activity of event, editorials supporting a commission event or activity, etc.). II. Comcast creation of public service announcements (Perhaps 3-4 that could be customized for state regions) encouraging volunteerism throughout the state. I propose a doughnut announcement. The beginning of the announcement would feature the governor and first gentleman talking about the importance of volunteerism and its effect on our community; their intro would be followed by a series of short cut-ways to 3-4 community residents acknowledging their form of community volunteerism ( ex. bus driver leaning out his bus window saying he is a mentor, a senior citizen saying they volunteer at the local elementary school as a guest reader, a sports team player saying he or she is a brig brother/big sister, etc.) the cut-away vignettes would be followed by the governor and first gentleman providing information on how to connect to volunteering in one's community. Food for Thought The U.S Census Bureau has local libraries where volunteers could be taught how to pull census data on children in poverty throughout the state. The bureau, I'm told does a yearly poverty report and they would be willing to train our volunteers to retrieve this data and how to use it. This data could be crucial, if a community has not done a recent "Needs Assessment". The U.S. figures are the benchmarks anyway. The information can also be retrieved on-line once individuals are taught how to do so. * • If kids in poverty are our nucleus for mentoring, we have to be careful in communities were poverty is low and volunteerism is high. I would want to have some dialogue around this issue, I think one of our ultimate goals is to nurture and create volunteerism. • Bob Khale could be consulted on the fact sheet/commitment forms; there may be some measurables that we need that he can identify. • Perhaps the first fact sheet/commitment form template examples should be for the business community, media and specialty organizations who can solicit mentors since these are the identified areas of outreach for the commission. If you agree, we can come up with some examples for the next board 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. 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_GS_2005-10-27_Great-Media-Conference-Call-Notes Title A name given to the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2005-10-27 Great Media conference call notes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michigan Community Service Commission Description An account of the resource Michigan Community Service Commission 2005-10-27 Great Media conference call notes. 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, 49446 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 2005-10-27