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FOIA Number: 2013-0661-F (3) FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Collection/Record Group: Clinton Presidential Records Subgroup/Office of Origin: Americorps Series/Staff Member: General Files Subseries: OA/ID Number: 24234 FolderID: Folder Title: 1st Year Americorps Objectives I [1] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: S 66 1 2 2 ATTACHMENT A PROGRAMS AND FUNDING Number Service Total Less Available of Start Project Corporation Child Care Program No. Programs Members Date Director Funding Allotment Funds ANTI-HUNGER I Vermont 40 9/12/94 A. Patt* 800,000 0 800,000.00 2 District of Columbia 15 9/12/94 K. Canty* 195,970 0 195,970.00 3 Milwaukee 38 9/12/94 M. Goldstien* 614,172 15,000 629,172.00 4 Mississippi 15 9/12/94 A. Martin* 199,159 0 199,159.00 5 Los Angeles 40 9/12/94 E. Riley* 468,405 0 468,405.00 148.00 2,277,706.00 15,000.00 2,292,706.00 ENVIRONMENTAL # 6 Kansas 10 9/12/94 L. Miles 3,150 0 3,150.00 7 Oklahoma 20 9/12/94 L. Tull 6,300 0 6,300.00 8 Texas 20 9/12/94 M. Freeman 6,300 0 6,300.00 9 Atlanta 20 9/12/94 S. Mejia 6,300 0 6,300.00 10 Boston 20 9/12/94 R. Young 6,300 0 6,300.00 11 East St. Louis 20 9/12/94 R. Williams 6,300 0 6,300.00 12 New Jersey 30 9/12/94 C. Henning 9,450 0 9,450.00 13 D.C./Beltsville 25 9/12/94 H. Woods 7,875 0 7,875.00 ARS 5, SCS 20 . 14 Chicago 20 9/12/94 C. Pritchard 6,300 0 6,300.00 15 Portland/Washington 29 9/12/94 E. Washington 9,135 0 9,135.00 9 part time , 16 San Bernardino 77 9/12/94 R. Scurry 24,255 0 24,255.00 17 Six Rivers, N. CA 20 9/12/94 M. McManus 6,300 0 6,300.00 . 18 Olympic, NF 32 9/12/94 D. Johnson 10,080 0 10,080.00 19 Rouge River, OR 35 9/12/94 11,025 0 11,025.00 . 20 Arizona 45 9/12/94 MR Baca Salazar 14,175 0 14,175.00 21 Mississippi 20 Rn weasley 9/12/94 Simpson 6,300 0 6,300.00 me cloud . 22 Green Mountain, VT 20 9/12/94 Wright 6,300 0 6,300.00 23 White Mountain, nh 32 9/12/94 C.Gibhardt 10,080 0 10,080.00 R. Orscher A - 1 Number Service Total Less Available of Start Project Corporation Child Care Program No. Programs Members Date Director Funding Allotment Funds 34 Flood States X Missouri 0 9/12/94 R. Braun 0 0 0.00 Y Iowa 0 9/12/94 J. Ayen 0 0 0.00 . Illinois 18 9/12/94 G. Parker 5,670 0 5,670.00 X North Dakota 0 9/12/94 R. Bentaas 0 0 0.00 South Dakota 19 9/12/94 J. Watkins 5,985 0 5,985.00 . Nebraska 17 9/12/94 C. Derickson 5,355 0 5,355.00 , Kansas 23 9/12/94 L. Miles 7,245 0 7,245.00 X Wisconsin 0 9/12/94 S. Paczwa 0 0 0.00 . Minnesota 8 9/12/94 M. Price 2,520 0 2,520.00 580.00 182,700.00 0.00 182,700.00 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 24 New England , SCS Maine 20 9/12/94 R. Baird 6,300 0 6,300.00 SCS Vermont 5 9/12/94 J. Titchner 1,575 0 1,575.00 SCS New York 5 9/12/94 J. Whitney 1,575 0 1,575.00 25 Appalachia FmHA Tennessee 12 9/12/94 T. Mayberry 3,780 0 3,780.00 FS 21 9/12/94 A. Pigg 6,615 0 6,615.00 RDA 12 9/12/94 T. Mayberry 3,780 0 3,780.00 . SCS 30 9/12/94 D. York 9,450 0 9,450.00 TN 19, VA 6, WVA 5 26 South Carolina FmHA 6 9/12/94 G. White 1,890 0 1,890.00 FS 5 9/12/94 A. Pigg 1,575 0 1,575.00 RDA 6 9/12/94 G. White 1,890 0 1,890.00 SCS 20 9/12/94 W. Turner 6,300 0 6,300.00 A-2 Number Service Total Less Available of Start Project Corporation Child Care Program No. Programs Members Date Director Funding Allotment Funds 27 Mississippi Delta FmHA 15 9/12/94 S. Tucker 4,725 0 4,725.00 FS 20 9/12/94 . A. Pigg 6,300 0 6,300.00 RDA 15 9/12/94 M. Taylor 4,725 0 4,725.00 SCS 27 9/12/94 V. Simpson 8,505 0 8,505.00 . AR 10, MS 10, LA 7 28 Great Lakes SCS Ohio 6 9/12/94 W. Marsch 1,890 0 1,890.00 SCS Michigan 14 9/12/94 C. Jett 4,410 0 4,410.00 0.00 29 Minnesota 0.00 SCS 10 9/12/94 M. Price 3,150 0 3,150.00 FS 11 9/12/94 L. McCreery 3,465 0 3,465.00 0.00 30 Texas - Colonias 30 9/12/94 R. Radle 9,450 0 9,450.00 31 Four Corners FmHA 9 9/12/94 H. Fierro 2,835 0 2,835.00 FS 12 9/12/94 B. Dettman 3,780 0 3,780.00 RDA 9 9/12/94 C. Dierks 2,835 0 2,835.00 SCS 20 9/12/94 B. Ambrose 6,300 0 6,300.00 32 Pacific Rim FmHA 9 9/12/94 B. Fischer 2,835 0 2,835.00 FS 5 9/12/94 D. Lombardi 1,575 0 1,575.00 RDA 9 9/12/94 M. McBride 2,835 0 2,835.00 SCS 10 9/12/94 R. Collette 3,150 0 3,150.00 A - 3 Number Service Total Less Available of Start Project Corporation Child Care Program No. Programs Members Date Director Funding Allotment Funds 33 FLOOD STATES Missouri 12 9/12/94 R. Braun 3,780 0 3,780.00 Iowa . 26 9/12/94 J. Ayen 8,190 0 8,190.00 Illinois 7 9/12/94 G. Parker 2,205 0 2,205.00 North Dakota 5 9/12/94 R. Bentaas 1,575 0 1,575.00 South Dakota 2 9/12/94 J. Watkins 630 0 630.00 Nebraska 3 9/12/94 C. Derickson 945 0 945.00 . Kansas 15 9/12/94 L. Miles 4,725 0 4,725.00 . Wisconsin 8 9/12/94 S. Paczwa 2,520 0 2,520.00 , Minnesota 2 9/12/94 M. Price 630 0 630.00 34 (SEE ENVIRONMENTAL) 35 California Grass lands 30 9/12/94 T. Cattron 9,450 0 9,450.00 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 483.00 152,145.00 0.00 152,145.00 TOTAL: GRAND TOTAL: 1,211.00 2,612,551.00 15,000.00 2,627,551.00 * The individuals marked with an * are not government employees. A - 4 USDA OBJECTIVES 1. Each set of objectives is separated by a piece of paper with a number on it. This number corresponds to the number in the far left column of the first four pieces of paper which lists the projects and their budgets. 2. You will find instances where there are several groups of objectives with the same number. Project number 25 - Appalachia for example has several because within that project different USDA agencies have responsibility for certain areas and each agency and each state for which they have responsibility is grouped individually. 3. In the case of project 33, there are several packages because although one USDA agency is responsible for the work, it is being done in different states and each state has a different set of objectives. 4. The upper right hand corner of each page contains the number of the project in case the sheets become separated. GRANTEE-. Anti-Hunger Corp/ Office of Economic Opportunity SITE: Vermont CONTENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: 01-01 Objective (A): Increase food assistance program awareness and qualified utilization. 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? * Activities will include staffing and training volunteers at community food shelves, community food kitchens, shelters for homeless people and/or battered women and their children, and community congregate meals programs. * Assist people interested in applying for the food stamp, commodity and WIC programs by supplying applications, and assistance in filling them out when requested. Identify populations under-utilizing the food stamp, commodity and WIC programs , and provide targeted outreach. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? * Increased food resource program awareness. * Increased utilization of these programs by individuals and families who need the assistance they provide, who would be program eligible, but who may not apply without assistance. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? * Enrollment statistics. *Information/knowledge survey. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? * 5% statewide increase in food stamp program and WIC program utilization. * 5% of people surveyed will indicate new knowledge about the programs, eligibility factors, what is involved in applying, and where to apply. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? Approximately 3,000 people who are low income will identify as more aware of what is involved and required in the application process and eligibility determination, and will receive direct assistance should they apply. Objective (,B): Increase the number of Summer Food Service sites. 01-02 1. What work will be done? What service will your participants engage in? * Identify existing summer food programs and key contact people to provide technical assistance to interested Communities, and to the Anti-Hunger Corps members. * Identify existing summer recreation programs, and assist communities to develop affiliated summer food service programs. * Identify organizations and communities with existing grants and/or initiatives who require assistance to implement, and/or improve their programs. * Activities may include: -proposal writing/technical assistance, -fund raising planning and participation, -program development and staffing/volunteer recruitment. -program "marketing" activities. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Increased numbers of summer food service sites. Increased participation in existing sites. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? * Increased numbers of programs, * Communities who state their intention and ability to continue their program, *Increased numbers of participants at existing sites. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? 15% increase in summer food service program sites. 10% increased enrollment in under-enrolled existing summer food sites. Community members report more knowledge of how to set up and manage a successful program. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? * 60 children (3 new sites serving a minimum of 20 children approximately each site) * A minimum of 50 new children will participate in existing summer food programs. Objective (C): Increase availability of school breakfast program sites. 01-03 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? * Identify existing materials and activities implemented to foster school breakfast programs. * Identify schools interested in developing school breakfast programs, and * Assist in program implementation, and promotion. Activities may include: -fund raising planning, and assistance, -proposal writing/technical assistance, -identification of resource materials, and currently successful Vermont programs. -volunteer/staff training 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? * Increased availability of school breakfast program sites. * Increased participation at existing programs. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? * Increased number of programs * Communities who state intention to continue or develop programs. * Increased participation of existing programs. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? * Five percent increase statewide in new programs developed. * Five percent increase in participation. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? * A minimum of 300 students. (D) Increase community opportunities for sustainable agricultural projects and markets. 01-04 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? * Identify existing community garden projects in need of assistance to build a stronger base and/or to work on their sustainability. *Identify communities interested in developing a community garden project. *Identify alternative community gardening partnerships. *Activities may include: -gardening -garden management technical assistance -project planning, and implementational assistance. -information sharing of and networking with successful community garden projects *Identify effective Vermont community garden working models. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? *Increased numbers of community garden projects. *Increased food resources. *Increased community agricultural collaborations among "non-traditional" populations. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? *Community groups will report that technical assistance has improved their garden organization. *Increased numbers of community gardens by traditional and non-traditional community collaborations, 4. By what standard will you gauge success? *3 new community garden sites org@zed. *5 existing sites report more efficiency and participation. *I new non-traditional community garden collaboration. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? *10 individuals in each of 8 sites. *25 individuals in traditional and non-traditional communities. (E) Increase nutrition and food safety education. 1. What work will be done? What service will your participants engage in? 01-05 * Identify opportunities for nutrition and food safety education where none exists. * Identify curriculum, materials and media resources, and review them for appropriateness for a variety of possible Vermont populations, through collaboration with the Vermont WIC Director, and the state, regional, and federal Food and Nutrition Service staff. *Identify and work with interested teachers, daycare providers, WIC clinic directors, school and summer food service staff, elderly nutrition programs and Senior Centers, and other presenting group opportunities, in order to encourage, train, enhance and support the ongoing food safety and nutrition education. *Identify and assist in the development and training of new collaborators for food safety and nutrition education. *Work with groups who may be audiences for this material to assist in the development and/or teaching of these materials. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? *Increased food safety and nutrition materials available and used. *Increased commitment to and use of curricula in school and daycare settings. *The identification and development of new partnerships as trainers/educators for those interested in having this education. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? *Those who use curriculum and/or other materials will indicate a commitment and capability to continue using the materials. *Individuals using and/or helping in the development and teaching of the materials will report them to be useful for themselves. *Individuals trained and/or educated with these materials will indicate increased knowledge. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? * 100% of those who experience nutrition and food safety education will indicate in pre and post testing that they have increased knowledge. * 100% of those who experience this education will indicate a willingness to change some of their food buying and handling practices. *75% of those trained to teach these materials, will indicate a willingness to continue to use these materials in their on-going activities. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? *75 teachers, and adult and child daycare providers will participate in training events. *30 Adult Daycare clients will receive nutrition and food safety education. *250 children will receive nutrition and food safety education. *75 parents from WIC clinics, school PTA groups, Headstart, etc. will participate in nutrition and food safety education. 2 Community Service Objectives DC Service Corps AmeriCorps/USDA Anti-Hunger Team 02-01 I. Food Stamp Program Outreach and Enrollment Assistance to Senior Citizens 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? In a project coordinated by DC Hunger Action, members will work to help senior citizens sign up for the Food Stamp Program. Members will also hold cooking and nutrition education demonstrations at senior citizens' housing complexes, as well as teach seniors how to improve the nutritional value and cost-effectiveness of their grocery shopping on a limited budget. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? Low-income senior citizens, a particularly vulnerable population in terms of adequate nutrition, will be able to improve their basic diets through the expanded food dollars available to them as Food Stamp Program recipients, thereby reducing the incidence of nutritionally-related medical conditions among the elderly population in the District of Columbia. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The number of elderly individuals/households who apply for and are enrolled in the Food Stamp Program will be carefully tracked and attributed specifically to DC Hunger Action's Client Enrollment Assistance Project. Improvements in senior citizens' food shopping choices will be documented through follow-up interviews with those who attend the presentations (shopping instruction, cooking demonstrations) offered. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? [Insert responses from Colleen Fee when received] 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? [Insert responses from Colleen Fee when received] II. Nutrition Work in Local Schools 02-02 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? In a project coordinated by the DC Public Schools' Food Services office, members will design and perform skits on nutrition education for children in grades 1-3 and will provide more advanced nutrition workshops for children in grades 4-6. Members will also work on school-based gardening projects, tentatively planned to start in January, that will be coordinated by the University of the District of Columbia. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? Young children will be made more aware of the importance of good nutrition to their overall health and performance in school, sports, and everyday events. This expanded awareness will be enable them to develop the habit of making wise food choices early in life. This objective also directly supports the Children's Nutrition Campaign that is currently being launched by USDA's Food and Consumer Services (FCS) agency (formerly the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)) 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The students will be tested on their nutrition knowledge before and after they participate in the presentations. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The number of children who receive the nutrition education will be documented. FCS will work with the School Food Services office to observe and document (as much as possible) the eating habits of the elementary school children who participate in the School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, to see if, for example, they are eating more vegetables and fruits as a regular part of their meals. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? This objective will be deemed successful if the students' nutrition knowledge increases by percent in the post- instruction test. We also hope to create gardens, on acres, that should be able to be provide fresh fruits and vegetables to hungry people. III. Work with Homeless Citizens 02-03 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Members will provide outreach at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and on the street to homeless people in order to help them enroll in the Food Stamp and other food assistance programs, visit job placement services, open bank accounts, utilize community gardens and farmers' markets, and obtain substance abuse counseling. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? Homeless persons in the District of Columbia will be able to access basic services essential to their continued existence. Many homeless persons are not aware that these services and benefits are indeed available to them, or do not know how to go about applying for and obtaining them; the anti-hunger team, in cooperation with the DC Coalition for the Homeless, will provide this information to homeless persons in a variety of settings: shelters, family housing centers, streets, etc. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The quality of this effort will be measured by the number of homeless persons who are able to improve their situations by accessing the various types of assistance for which they may be eligible, and who are ultimately able to open their own bank accounts, move into apartments, and especially to improve their health by eating better. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The number of homeless persons who are referred to food, health care, or other public assistance agencies will be tracked and documented, both in the initial outreach effort and through the agencies that provide such services. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? This objective will be deemed successful if homeless persons are referred to and enrolled in assistance programs that will enable them to improve the quality of their lives. 02-04 IV. Direct Service in Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Members will work directly in soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, and regional food banks to perform a wide variety of critical tasks. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? Individuals and families in the District of Columbia who need emergency food assistance will be able to receive it more effectively through the efforts of the AmeriCorps anti- hunger team. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The quality of this effort will be measured by the number of persons who are able to receive emergency food assistance. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The success of this objective will be determined by an increased number of persons or households receiving food through these direct outlets, as well as an increase in the outlets' capacity to serve needy people that arises from the assistance of the AmeriCorps members. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? This objective will be deemed successful if needy persons or households are fed because of these efforts. V. Summer Food Service Program Expansion 02-05 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Under the guidance of the DC Public Schools' Food Service office, members will create or expand a select number of SFSP sites in undeserved or underutilized neighborhoods, by combining the feeding program with recreational programs, entertainment, and/or nutrition education workshops. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? Those children who participate in the National School Lunch Program during the school year will be able to obtain at least one nutritious meal per day during the summer month as well. Access to the SFSP will be improved by expanding the number of sites where meals are offered, and greater incentives will be provided for children to take advantage of the SFSP by offering additional activities and opportunities at the SFSP sites. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The quality of this effort will be measured by the number of SFSP sites that begin to offer other activities and opportunities to the children who come to them, and by the number of new SFSP sites that are opened in the summer of 1995. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The success of this objective will be determined by an increased number of children participating in the SFSP in 1995. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? This objective will be deemed successful if SFSP sites are added, SFSP sites are expanded, and more children participate in the SFSP in the summer of 1995. VI. WIC Program Outreach and CDC Immunization Project 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Members will work to provide outreach and enrollment assistance to potentially eligible low-income women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk and would benefit from participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). In conjunction with this effort, members will also work with the DC branch of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) to promote and facilitate the Centers for Disease Control's Childhood Immunization Project in the District, contacting WIC mothers to update their children's immunization records and/or to encourage them to have their children immunized as soon as possible. 2. What is the hoped-for result of the work/activities described above? More eligible low-income women, infants, and young children will participate in the WIC Program, thus improving their overall nutritional status. The number of children who are fully immunized will also be increased. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The quality of this effort will be measured by the number of WIC participants that are added to the DC WIC rolls, and by the number of additional children who are immunized as the result of the AmeriCorps members' contacts with them. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The success of this objective will be determined by an increased number of WIC participants and an increased number of children's immunizations. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? This objective will be deemed successful if participants are added to the WIC Program in DC, and more children are immunized. 3 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS -- GOAL #1 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will conduct an outreach campaign to a minimum of 10,000 individuals or households. There will be up to 8 educational, informational and referrals flyers distributed. The flyers will be easy to read and multi-lingual (English/Spanish/Hmong and Laotian). AmeriCorps will distribute up to 20,000 of each of the 8 flyers. Methods of distribution will include, but not be limited to, door to door and work site outreach. Each household or site will have two informational contacts. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? There will be an increased awareness of and access to federal, state and local food, nutrition, economic, social service and support programs. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Increased food security and nutritious food for the people responding to the outreach campaign. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Information requests and participants levels in targeted programs will be recorded at the beginning and end of the outreach activities. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 1 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS TE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS -- GOAL #2 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Americorps members will provide one-to-one information and referral services to a minimum of 100 food pantry clients, 7 meal program clients and 50 shelter clients. Members will provide information and referral to programs and services that reduce dependency on emergency services. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? An increased awareness of programs and services, and referral to those services and programs will result in less of a dependence on emergency services. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Individuals will register and utilize support programs and there will be a change in their need for mergency services. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Follow-up interviews will be conducted with the clients to measure registration in and utilization of support programs. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 2 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS -- GOAL #3 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Work directly with organizations providing Summer Youth Food Programs to increase youth enrolled in the programs. AmeriCorps members will outreach and recruit youth between 6 and 17 in the 1995 Summer Youth Food Program. 2. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? There will be a 10% increase of the youth enrolled in the 1995 Summer Youth Food Program, as compared to the 1994 Program. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Youth between the ages of 6-17 will receive a nutritious lunch. In many instances youth will enroll in mmer youth enrichment programs. Families of the children will lessen their need for emergency food ograms. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Compare the number of youth enrolled in the 1994 Summer Youth Programs to the 1995 enrollment. A survey of site workers and youth participants will be conducted. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 3 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS TE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS -- GOAL #3 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Review all pertinent information to determine where there is a need for and an ability to establish new Summer Youth Food Programs in underserved low income communities. Outreach activities will be conducted at existing summer recreational and social organizations serving youth between the ages of 6-17. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Establishment of 5 new Summer Youth Food Program sites. Each new site will enroll an average of 20 youth that participate in regularly scheduled social/recreational activities. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? More youth will have access to and eat nutritious lunches during the summer months and be enrolled in immer recreational and social programs, affording the youth positive enrichment opportunities. The ouths' families will be less dependent on emergency food programs. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of the lunch sites' workers and youth participants will be conducted. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? Approximately 100 low incorm youth between the ages of 6 and 17. 4 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTIURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #1 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will conduct on-site physical assessments of emergency food pantries. They will survey the facility needs of the pantry (safety, health and accessibility). A facilities enhancement plan will be developed for the pantries surveyed. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? A Facility Enhancement Plan (scope of work) will be developed for 30 emergency food pantries. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? A survey of operators of emergency food pantries will be conducted. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Emergency Food Pantries will have a Facility Enhancement Plan to be used to improve the safety, health, and accessibility standards of their pantry facilities. Pantries will use the documents to improve their facilities. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 5 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTIURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #1 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will provide needed rehabilitation, repairs and maintenance to at least 15 Emergency Food Pantries. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The physical facilities of a minimum of 15 Emergency Food Pantries will be provided with needed rehabilitation, repairs and maintenance to enhance safety, accessibility and provide more accommodating environments for their clients. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? nproved Emergency Food Pantry facilities will enhance the operation of the Emergency Food Pantries by ing more efficient and pleasant work areas. Improved facilities will benefit the current staff or volunteers and possibly increase the number of volunteers. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Interviews will be conducted with a minimum of 25 pantry volunteers and/or clients to evaluate the impact of physical improvements. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 6 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTIURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #3 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will construct 2 handicapped accessible gardens adjacent to public housing projects or programs for handicapped/elderly residents. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Two handicapped accessible gardens will be constructed adjacent to public housing for handicappcd/elderly residents. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Elderly/handicapped residents will use the gardens and they will have increased availability of low cost nutritious produce. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of clients/elderly residents of the housing projects where the gardens are constructed obtaining a 25% response rate to evaluate the utilization of the gardens. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 7 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTIURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #4 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will assist in the annual neighborhood Spring clean-up project. They will work in collaboration They will assist in the outreach recruitment of volunteers and the actual clean-up. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The 2-4 targeted neighborhoods that the AmeriCorps teams work in will be significantly cleaner. Neighborhood residents will be involved in the clean-up. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Residents of the participating areas will have an enhanced sense of pride in their community. They will make plans to maintain the neighborhood. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The work completed will be evaluated by project organizers in the targeted neighborhoods through interviews and a written report. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 8 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT:FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #1 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will establish 2 neighborhood farmers' markets in collaboration with the Rainbow Farmers Cooperative. The markets will be open at least one day per week for a minimum of 3 months. The markets will accept food stamps. The AmeriCorps members will promote the markets to the local community through various methods of outreach. They will assist in the setting up, staffing and breakdown of the markets. They will assist in recruiting volunteers and sponsors for the market and market related activities. They will assist in all aspects of special events that will take place at the markets. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Fresh, affordable produce will be available in targeted neighborhoods where emergency food programs are located. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Fresh, affordable produce will be available in neighborhoods that are currently undeserved by traditional markets. Low-income families will increase the amount of fresh produce consumed. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The number of market customers will increase 50% from the beginning to the end of the season. A random survey of a minimum of 25 market customers and farmers will be conducted to determine the impact of the markets on the neighborhood residents, the farmers co-op, and the community. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 9 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT:FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #2 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will assist in marketing and promotion of four existing neighborhood farmers markets that provide fresh, affordable produce in low income neighborhoods. They will work in collaboration with the Rainbow Farmers Cooperative. The physical set-up of the markets will be improved and signage for the markets will be installed. Participants will work with the community organizations and groups operating the market. They will jointly develop and implement on outreach and promotion campaign for the markets. 2. What is the hoped for results of the work/activities described above? The number of market customers will increase by 50% from the beginning to the end of the market season. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? utritious, affordable, fresh produce will be available to four low-income neighborhoods. Users of food stamps 11 have better quality and more economical produce available to them. Other goods and services may become available to these neighborhoods if it can be demonstrated that a good consumer base exists in the areas the markets are located. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A random survey of a minimum of 25% of the market customers and farmers will be conducted to determine the impact of the markets on the neighborhood residents and farmers co-ops. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 10 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT:FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #3 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will establish 2 community gardens in targeted neighborhoods to provide fresh produce to the gardeners and neighborhood residents. They will work in collaboration with the Rainbow Farmers Cooperative and existing neighborhood organizations and groups. A portion of each of the gardens' produce will be sold at the newly established neighborhood farmers markets. Each of the gardens will grow at least two specialty items to meet the special needs of the ethnic/racial groups located in the garden's neighborhood. 2. What are the hoped for results of the work/activities described above? Two community gardens will be established where none currently exist. A portion of the produce grown will be sold in the newly established farmers markets. Specialty produce items will be grown and made available. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? ere will be increased availability of affordable fresh produce in low income neighborhoods. Community groups and organizations will be strengthened because of their members' involvement with this project. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of the garden participants will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the gardens. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 11 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT:FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #4 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will organize and provide 12 demonstrations on the proper preparation and storage or market produce. They will also assist 10 local residents in providing at least 4 demonstrations of the proper preparation of and storage of ethnic foods using market produce. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? There will be demonstrations at neighborhood markets about the storage and preparation of market items by AmeriCorps, neighborhood organization members, and market customers. Area residents will demonstrate the use of specialty produce. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? A community atmosphere of sharing and education will exist. Residents and marketgoers will enjoy a diverse experience, learn about other cultures, and increase pride in their own cultures. By what standard will you gauge success? Surveys will be taken of the market participants and farmers. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 12 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT:FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #5 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will develop a link between city and suburban communities by recruiting 2 suburban churches to become partners with 2 neighborhood gardens or farmers markets. Each church will recruit church members to assist with the gardens or be customers for the markets. AmeriCorps members will be involved in the outreach and recruitment of the churches and will actively assist to build the relationships between the suburban and urban communities. 2. What are the hoped for results of the work/activities described above? Two suburban churches will become partners in the neighborhood garden or market project. Each church will recruit volunteers. They will recruit 10 customers for the market or will find people with gardening expertise to work in the gardens. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The markets will be more successful because of an expanded customer base. The gardens will be more productive because of the gardeners' experience. There will be a linkage made between the inner city neighborhood organizations. here will be mutually beneficial cross-cultural and cross-economical relationships. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Interviews will be conducted with all of the participants to evaluate partnership results/benefits and to determine possible future activities. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 13 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FOOD HANDLING GOAL #1 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will be placed in emergency food programs to increase the programs' capacity to provide direct emergency food services. AmeriCorps members will be place in either food pantries or meal programs. They will assist with food pick-up and distribution, pantry maintenance, client intake and referral, and volunteer recruitment and training. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Ten emergency food pantries and meal programs will have an increased capacity to serve their targeted populations. At least 3 new volunteers will be recruited for each pantry. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Increased capacity of the emergency food pantries and meal programs will result in recipients of the service being served in a more timely and professional manner. The facilities' maintenance will make for a more pleasant atmosphere. Increased volunteers and work by the AmeriCorps members will allow current staff and volunteers of the programs to offer a higher quality of service and in some cases provide other necessary services. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A minimum of 2 interviews, one before and one after the completion of the project, will be conducted with the pantry coordinators or meal program sites to measure the quality of the work performed and the impact of the improvements to pantry or meal site operations. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 14 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FOOD HANDLING GOAL #2 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will assist Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee to collect, sort, inventory, and distribute donated and purchased foods to food pantries in the Emergency Food Pantry Network. They will participate in 2 major food drives, sort foods, and work with volunteers on these tasks. They will assist in the development of a systematic warehouse maintenance and distribution plan. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Millions of pounds of donated or purchased food will be collected, sorted, inventoried, and distributed to 75 pantries in the Emergency Food Pantry Network. There will be a minimum of 25 food sorting sessions involving a minimum of 30 volunteers. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The assistance of AmeriCorps members will increase the capacity and efficiency of the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee to provide tritious food to food pantries in the greater Milwaukee area. The warehouse will have a better maintenance and tribution plan. The volunteers and the AmeriCorps members will enjoy a good working relationship. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? An evaluation report will be completed based on interviews with food program staff and volunteers from the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 15 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FOOD HANDLING GOAL #3 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? AmeriCorps members will assist in establishing SHARE programs in pantries or meal program settings. They will perform outreach and recruit members of the Emergency Food Pantry Network and the Community Meal Coalition. They will assist in recruiting volunteers to operate the new SHARE sites. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? At least two new SHARE sites will be established at Emergency Food Pantries or Community Meal Sites. SHARE participants and volunteers for the SHARE programs will increase. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Low-income individuals and families from the Emergency Food Pantries and Community Meal Sites, and their urrounding communities, will have ry economical and high quality food available to them. The people involved in SHARE will reduce their use of emergency food pantries and free meal programs. The community will benefit from volunteer hours performed by members of the SHARE program. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of volunteers and clients will be conducted at the beginning and the end of the project. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? 16 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS -- GOAL #3 em 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will perform outreach to and recruit youth between the ages of 6-17 for the Summer Youth Food Program. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? A 10% increase of youth enrolled in 1995 compared to 1994. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? A 10% increase in youth enrolled in the Summer Youth Food Progmm and more low-income youth involved in summer social, recreational, and enrichment programs. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of the site workers and youth participants will be conducted. 17 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS GOAL #4 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist in the establishment of 5 new Summer Youth Food Programs in low-income neighborhoods. They will help provide outreach to and recruit the youth for the programs. The youth will participate in regular social, recreational, and enrichment activities. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? AmeriCorps members will assist in the establishment of 5 new Summer Youth Food Programs in low-income neighborhoods. They will help provide outreach to and recruit the youth for the programs. The youth will participate in regular social, recreational, and enrichment activities. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? At least 100 youth between the ages of 6-17 will have enrolled in 5 newly established Sununer Youth Food Progmms. here will be social, recreational, and enrichment activities for the youth to engage in. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Five new Summer Youth Food Program sites will be established and 100 youths will be enrolled. 18 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #3 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will construct handicapped-accessible gardens adjacent to public housing projects or programs for the handicapped or elderly. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Handicapped and/or elderly will have accessible gardens located in very close proximity to where they live or to programs they attend. The gardens will increase access to high quality, low cost, fresh produce. The gardens will also enhance the sense of community for the gardeners and the housing units or the programs where they are located. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? Construction and utilization of 2 gardens. Participants will experience an increased sense of community and productivity by the garden participants. By what standard will you gauge success? survey will be conducted and there will be at least a 25% response rate. The survey will evaluate the impact of the gardens and the involvement of participants in the community. 19 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION HELP #4 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist in the annual Spring neighborhood clean-up project. They will collaborate with conununity organizations and city deparments. They will work in 2 to 4 neighborhoods with residents of the area. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Not only will the neighborhoods be cleaner, but the residents, organizations and City Departments will also have an opportunity to work together. There will be an increased sense of pride., 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? The relationship between the area residents and the participating organizations and city departments will be enhanced, and they will have an increased sense of pride in their community. The organizations, residents, and city departments will find other ways to work together for the betterment of the neighborhood. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? There will be a survey of participating neighborhood residents, collaborating organizations, and city departments. 20 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS TE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #1 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist in establishing and operating two neighborhood farmers markets in collaboration with the Rainbow Food Cooperative. The market will provide affordable fresh produce to the targeted neighborhoods where emergency food programs are located. Each market will operate a minimum of one day per week for three months. Sellers at the market will accept food stamps. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Besides affordable and fresh produce being available in areas where it previously was not, the Neighborhood Farmers Markets will become focal points of activity for the low-income neighborhoods where they are located. Because of the special events planned to help promote the markets, area residents will have an enhanced sense of community and community pride. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? ther services, groups and organizations will take advantage of the events planned for the market, and residents will benefit from the services and information. The area where the markets are located will have increased pedestrian traffic and because of that, there will be a greater sense of safety in the area. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A random survey of 25 market customers and farmers will be conducted to determine the impact of the markets on the neighborhood residents, the farmers co-op, and the community. 21 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #2 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will work with four existing neighborhood farmers markets located in low-income neighborhoods and assist in the markets' outreach and promotion. AmeriCorps members will also assist in the installation of signage and developing a more professional and permanent display area. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? There will be a 50% increase in the number of customers from the beginning to the end of the season. Because of the enhanced outreach and promotion, the markets will be more successful and there will be an increase in the types of produce offered at the markets. The community organizations and groups sponsoring the market will be more successful in providing the area with farmers markets. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? There will be increased patronage of the market and an increase in the utilization of the other services and fograms offered by the sponsoring groups and organizations. There will be an increased sense of pride and ownership in the markets because they will also be provided with professional signage and display of market items. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? There will be a survey of 25% of the market customers. 22 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #3 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist in establishing 2 community gardens in targeted low-income neighborhoods. Each garden will be a cooperative venture withe existing block clubs, neighborhood groups, and organizations. A portion of the produce will be sold in the newly established neighborhood farmers markets. Each garden will grow specialty items to meet the special produce needs of area residents. Every gardener will assist, not only growing items for their own consumption, but also for the general community. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? There will be an increased sense of community among the gardeners. Diverse community groups will have an opportunity to work together. There will be an enhanced sense of ownership and pride in the area where the garden is located. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? There will be an increased sense of community, and the gardeners and the neighborhood organizations/groups ill look for other ways to work cooperatively for the betterment of the area. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of all garden participants will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the gardens. 23 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FARMERS/MARKETS/URRAN FARMING #5 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist in establishing a link between city and suburban communities by recruiting suburban churches to become partners with neighborhood farmers markets and/or neighborhood gardens. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? A mutually beneficial relationship will develop between the market/garden and the suburban church volunteers. A linkage will be made between the groups or organizations sponsoring the gardens/markets. 3. How will you measure the quality of the objectives? Because of the increased customer base, the markets will be more successful. All involved parties will benefit from the availability of affordable fresh produce. Diverse groups of people will have a unique experience orking on a common task. The groups will find another mutually beneficial activity to work together on. 4. By what standard will you gauge your success? Interviews will be conducted with all the participants to evaluate the partnership results/activities. 24 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FOOD HANDLING GOAL #2 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee to collect, sort, inventory and distribute one million pounds of donated and purchased food. The AmeriCorps members will assist in at least 25 food sorting sessions with volunteers from the greater Milwaukee area. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Not only will the food be sorted and distributed, but the AmeriCorps members will also have an opportunity to work with very diverse groups of people. Most of the individuals that will be working do not often interact with young adults. There will be opportunities for intergenerational and multi-ethnic/racial volunteer experiences. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee volunteers will return to the Task Force for other volunteer experiences. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? An evaluation report will be completed based on interviews with the food program staff and volunteers of Hunger Task Force. 25 USDA/AMERICORPS ANTI-HUNGER NUTRITION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT GRANTEE: MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPS SITE: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: FOOD HANDLING GOAL #3 1. What activities will you be engaged in? AmeriCorps members will assist establishing two SHARE programs in a pantry or meal program setting. They will help with the outreach and promotion of the project. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? On = will be two SHARE pro@ esad There will be two SHARE programs established, and the SHARE participants will work with other meal programs and food pantries on community service projects. They will work together at the SHARE site. There will be a greater sense of community and ownership in the programs they work with. 3. How will you measure the quality of these objectives? The SHARE volunteers will participate in other programs offered at the SHARE site. The community will be better because of the volunteer time of the SHARE participants. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? A survey of volunteers and clients will be conducted at the beginning and the end of the Project. 26 4 GREATER JACKSON YOUTH SERVICE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES -- ANTI-HUNGER PROJECT 1) What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? The USDA/AmeriCorps Anti-hunger Team will engage in anti- hunger and nutrition activities. They will go into low- income areas of the Sunflower/Humphreys Counties and do outreach work for senior citizens and low-income families. They will also conduct nutrition workshops in different areas in these counties. 2) What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The hoped for results of these activities will be: a. An increased awareness of nutritional programs available to seniors. b. An increased number of seniors receiving meals from different charity programs. C. An increased number of summer feeding sites in these areas. d. An increased number of children fed per site. e. Improved knowledge of nutrition to all in the area. f. Improved knowledge of food safety. g. Increased number of people claiming EITC. h. Increased number of people receiving food stamps. 3) How will you measure the quality of your product or the impact of your service? The impact of our services will be measured by the number of people who start receiving the assistance we are suggesting they look into and apply for. Our services will also be measured by the number of feeding sites that are approved by the counties. 4) By what standard will you gauge success? The standards used to gauge success are: a. 25% rise in awareness of nutritional programs available to senior citizens. b. 25% rise in seniors receiving meals. C. 35% rise in summer feeding sites (3 sites). d. Increase the number of children fed by 40 per site. e. Nutrition counseling for 50% of school aged children. f. Circulate 5,000 pamphlets on food safety. g. 1 workshop on food safety per county. h. 25% increase in people claiming EITC in each county. j. 33% rise in people receiving food stamps. 5) How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? Over 5,000 people will benefit from our services. GREATER JACKSON YOUTH SERVICE CORPS COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES -- ANTI-HUNGER PROJECT 1) What activities will you be engaged in? Our primary activity will be developing and/or establishing a good working relationship with the community action agencies as well as the schools in the Sunflower and Humphrey county areas. 2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described above? Through our efforts we hope that stable partnerships are formed. We want to be able to have a "give/get" relationship that works both ways. 3) How will you measure the quality of these activities? A quarterly questionnaire will be administered to each of the partners to evaluate the partnership. 4) By what standard will you gauge success? 100% of our partners will agree that through our outreach efforts, their services are being more commonly and adequately used. 5 LOS ANGELES ANTI-HUNGER AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT A Joint Community Project of: Interfaith Hunger Coalition Los Angeles Conservation Corps Corporation for National Service Community Service Objectives Components of Objective Statements: 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? 4. By what standards will you gauge success? 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work you participants perform? 1. Community Education 1. School Garden Project: Goal: To establish a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School Districts' (LAUSD) Homeless Project and work with one school which has a large population of homeless children to establish a community garden at the school. Objective: To create one successful community garden at one school in which 30 students and their parents will be trained and participate for a school year. 1. The work to be done is to create one successful community garden at one school. 2. The result to be achieved is one new community garden established by 30 students and their parents. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of the skilled and training of 30 students. 4. The standard of success is the statements of 30 students sharing their experience and will provide the feasibility for another class of 30 at one other school. 5. 30 students have opportunities to eat produce they have grown and benefit from their new skills. 2. Healthy Eating is Fun: Goal: Coordinate the relationship between the school district and local chefs who would visit the schools and provide training in healthy and enjoyable eating, bringing parents and children together in an innovative forum. Objective: One presentation (with a follow-up, if requested) will be provided to a minimum of ten schools who will participate. With organizations such as EFNEP which emphasize nutrition education, we will coordinate presentations which will enable a grater number of schools to receive nutrition education. 1. The work to be done is hold one presentation for each 10 schools. 2. The result to be achieved is to provide nutritional education to 500 children and their families. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of 100 families who participated in the training events. 4. The standard of success is the follow-up Nutrition Education Resource Book in which 100 families share their new ideas for healthy eating. 5. All 500 children and their families will have new information and skills related to healthy eating. 3. Special Event Coordination: Goal: Special event coordination within designated schools to promote healthy eating. Objectives: A. To conduct at least two district-wide promotions during the year. 1. The work to be done is to hold two district-wide promotions. 2. The result to be achieved is to expand the knowledge about healthy eating to 300 individuals at each promotion. 3. The measure of quality is an evaluation filled out by 50 individuals of all ages. 4. The standard of success is the follow-up response from 50 individuals who attended the event. 5. 50 individuals will have information on programs, organizations, and ideas directly related to improving the nutritional quality of their meals. B. To conduct at least three campaigns at specially selected schools, with the overall goal of increasing participation in School Breakfast and School Lunch by 10% district-wide. 1. The work to be done is to conduct three campaigns to increase participation in School Breakfast and School Lunch. 2. The result to be achieved is the increase of participation 10% (2000) district-wide. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of 25% of participants in parents groups and school personnel involved. 4. The standard of success is the comparison of participation rates before and after special campaigns. 5. 2000 additional children will participate in the School Breakfast and School Lunch program. II. Community Outreach I. You're Entitled: Goal: To outreach to homeless, low income, working poor and people with AIDS and other disabilities to inform them of the benefits they are entitled, community activities (community gardens, farmers markets, school food programs, summer food program), and help with individual, client advocacy. Objectives: A. To perform community outreach three times a week to various neighborhood sites including local Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) offices, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) offices, county health facilities, housing projects, and senior centers. B. To provide assistance to 1,000 people in a years period. C. To conduct ten community trainings on the Earned Income Tax Credit leading to assisting 100 individuals in understanding and applying for this credit on their income tax forms. 1. The work to be done is performing community outreach. 2. The result to be achieved is providing outreach to 25 people a day (100 people a week). 3. The measure of quality is a survey of 25 people in need of outreach. 4. The standard of success is the statement of 25 people regarding the outreach provided. 5. All 100 people who received community outreach will have information regarding services, food programs and resources, available to them. III. Summer Food Let's Eat in the Heat: Summer Food Outreach: Goal: To concentrate on the promotion of the Summer Food Service Program, a vastly under-utilized program which has the potential of reaching 700,000 children in greater Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Objective: The objective of the members of the outreach team specializing in Summer Food will be to increase the number of children participating in the Summer Food program in Los Angeles by 2,000, and to produce at least one large scale event promoting the Summer Food Program. 1. The work to be done is increasing the number of children participating in the Summer Food program in greater Los Angeles and to produce at least one large scale event promoting the Summer Food Program. 2. The result is increasing the number of children participating by 2,000. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of the Summer Food Program by participating children and their parents. 4. The standard of success is the increased number of participants by 2000. 5. 2000 additional children are participating in the Summer Food Program. IV. Community Access 1. Homeless Prevention Team: Goal: To provide services in high impact areas to help them from becoming homeless. Objective: The Quantified objective of these members of the Community Services team will be not to assist any certain number of people, as the number of disaster victims who might be potentially homeless or who have not received assistance cannot be known, but to assist 100% of those individuals and families with whom contact is made. 1. The work to be done is providing services to post earthquake victims. 2. The result to be achieved is informed individuals. 3. The measure of quality is an evaluation of 50 people affected by the earthquake. 4. The standard of success is the statement of 50 people affected by the earthquake. 5. 500 people will have knowledge of resources and how to access additional services as needed. 2. Community Coordination: Will be a liaison between each of the other four program components and governmental agencies and community based organizations. 3. Homeless Outreach: Goal: Short term life-saving outreach emergency shelter and services with longer term life-changing stabilization, transition and recovery services. Objective: To engage, assess, refer, and provide limited case management to people living on the streets and in encampments, including the mentally ill. 1. Provide persons who are living on the street of acceptable alternatives which result in decisions by homeless people to abandon living in encampments an public property. 2. The result to be achieved is to provide service information to 25 people every day. 12 individuals will have in depth one on one counseling, 3. The measure of quality 4. The standard of success is contacting the same individual so as over the course of the year 100 people off the streets. 5. 600 persons living on the streets and in encampments will have information on what services are available to. 4. Wet & Cold Weather Program: Goal: Short term life-saving outreach emergency shelter and services. Objective: Aid in establishing the Cold & Wet Weather Program and inform persons living on the streets of emergency shelter availability on wet and cold evenings during the winter months. November to March. 1,900 beds. 1. The work to be done is assist shelters to increase space available on cold and wet evenings. To inform persons in need of shelter on cold and wet days of this emergency program. 2. The result to be achieved is to inform 800 persons of the evening shelters. 3. The measure of quality will be people contacted will have the information. 4. The standard of success is 100% of emergency beds filled. 5. 800 individuals will have the information and will be able to access the emergency shelters. V. Community Assets 1. Community Gardening Project: Goal: The goal of this component will be to substantially increase the use and number of community gardens in inner city Los Angeles and ensure their continued success, provide information on social services to gardeners, and to develop an outlet for marketable produce. Rejuvenate existing gardens which are in underutilized and decaying. Objective: One new community garden will be established and two existing gardens rejuvenated. 1. The work to be done is to start one and rejuvenate two community gardens. 2. The result to be achieved is three local gardens which produce fresh vegetables for three communities. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of the organizers of the three gardens. 4. The standard of success is the statement of the organizers of the three gardens that are using and providing fresh food for themselves and others. 5. Three community gardens will provide food resources to the people in the communities. 2. Certified Farmers' Market Project: Goals: * The development of additional Certified Farmers' Markets in supermarket deficient areas in Los Angeles; * To strengthen existing farmers' markets; * The development of farmers' markets as community institutions. Objective: One additional farmers' market will be established. 1. The work to be done is starting one new farmers' market. 2. The result to be achieved is the availability of fresh, inexpensive, healthy food for community members. 3. The measure of quality is a survey of 100 shoppers at the farmers' market. 4. The standard of success are the statements from 100 shoppers at the farmers' market. 5. 300 people will benefit from the availability of fresh, healthy food on their tables. 3. Micro enterprise Project: Goal: Based upon the success of other food-related micro enterprises, such as Food from the Hood, Justice Bakery, and Home Boy Industries, the goals of this project will be to spur the development of additional agricultural or food-related micro-enterprises. Objective: One new micro enterprise will be established. 1. The work to be done Is the establishment of a micro enterprise business. 2. The result to be achieved is one small business in the community. 3. The measure of quality is an evaluation of the group responsible for the micro enterprise. 4. The standard of success are the statements provided by the group that has started the business. 5. The one new micro enterprise will provide employment and income to put back into the new business. SCS 6 6 AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service Objectives State: - Kansas Number of Objectives - 10 Type of Positions - Rural 19 but project 33 Environmental Development Corps and 26 rober prights 6,34 Number of clusters - five Number of worksites - Thirteen Cluster One Cedar Bluff Park Glen Elder Park Kanopolis Park Milford Park Cluster Two Tribune Scott City Cluster Three Abilene Ottowa Cluster Four Salina Cluster Five Hays Manhattan Topeka Emporia 6 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE 06-01 GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Kansas COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Cleanup and maintenance support for state park and wildlife areas 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Provide cleanup and maintenance support for state park and wildlife areas where 1993 floodwater caused damage to grounds, facilities and wildlife habitat at Webster Reservoir, Glen Elder Lake, Kanopolis Lake, Milford Lake, Perry Lake and other flood damaged recreational facilities. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Four thousand acres of parks' grounds, facilities, and wildlife areas will be restored and enhanced. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Measure the recreational use of the parks and wildlife areas compared to the pre-flood condition. Measure wildlife population and diversity compared to pre-flood conditions. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? Recreational use is at least 90 percent of the pre-flood condition. Wildlife population and diversity are at least 90 percent of pre-flood conditions. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? Recreators with over four million user days of recreational use at parks and wildlife areas. 6 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE 06-02 GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Kansas COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Recruit volunteers and partnerships to join in the Restoration efforts in the lakes and parks areas damaged by the 1993 flood. 1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in? Develop partnerships with park agencies and associations. Developing partnerships with volunteer groups and communities to join the effort in restoring the park and wildlife areas. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? Increased volunteerism will assist wildlife and parks personnel in the restoration and maintenance of the park and public land system. Increased volunteerism will allow park and public land personnel to concentrate on jobs requiring technical skills. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? Observation of the citizen volunteer group's appreciation and respect for public use and wildlife facilities and areas. Observation of the interaction of citizen volunteers with AmeriCorps members and parks staff in accomplishing restoration tasks. Survey volunteers to determine perceived success of the AmeriCorps team. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The participation level of citizen volunteer group will increase 20 percent. Eighty percent of volunteers surveys believe the AmeriCorps team effort was successful. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? Communities in the immediate geographic vicinity of the park. The recreation community with over 4 million user days of recreational use at parks and wildlife areas. OK/A HOMA SCS 7 AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service Objectives State: - Oklahoma Number of Objectives - 3 Type of Positions - 2 - Rural Development and 18 - Public Land and Environment Corps Number of worksites - 3 Number of Members - 20 Workssites Sentinal, OK Mangum, OK Woodward, OK 7 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE 07-01 COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service Site: Oklahoma COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Protect the Great Plains ecosystem be restoring 30 windbreaks and planting 5000 trees and/or shrubs that reduce soil erosion and enhance wildlife according to an approved conservation and forestry plan. 1. What work will be done? The work to be done is restoring windbreaks by planting trees and/or shrubs, and removing brush. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The results to be achieved is 30 windbreaks restored and 5000 trees and/or shrubs planted. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The measure of quality is reduced soil erosion and enhance wildlife area according to an approved conservation and forestry plan. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The standard of success is amount of soil erosion reduced before and after in adjoining field and the improvement of the windbreaks for wildlife. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? The landowner, landuser, community, county, state and adjoining states will benefit from the service. 7 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE 07-02 COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service Site: Oklahoma COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Increase public awareness in the 23 western counties about the value of windbreaks and the need for long-term maintenance by encouraging 1000 people to participate by surveying support of the AmeriCorps Teams efforts and encouraging media coverage. 1. What work will be done? The work to be done is increase public awareness in the 23 western counties. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The result to be achieved is support and participation of the public for AmeriCorps and the Corps Team in all 23 counties. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The measure of quality will be participation levels, number of surveys completed, and effectiveness of media coverage. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The standard of success will be achieved with 1000 people participating, 70% positive responses to the survey and coverage by several media types. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? All persons within the 23 western counties will benefit from this service as will the state of Oklahoma. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE 07-03 Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service Site: Oklahoma COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Increase public awareness of local, state, and federal agencies availability for resource problems through the development and implementation of informational materials and activities in 23 western counties. 1. What work will be done? The work to be done is to develop and implement informational materials and activities that shows agency efforts in windbreak restoration and resource protection. 2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above? The result to be achieved is increased requests for information and/or assistance to participating agencies in AmeriCorps. 3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service? The measure of quality will be positive requests that lead to increased assistance to the 23 western counties related to windbreaks, forestry, wildlife or other natural resource conservation needs. 4. By what standard will you gauge success? The standard of success will be if 50% of the 23 counties receive an increase in requests and a 10% increase in program participation concerning windbreak restoration. 5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform? People in the 23 western counties will benefit from this service.