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MODELS
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TO: Carl Bouchard
FAX 690-0639
CONFIRMING TELEPHONE NUMBER 720-8767
FROM: KATHERINE GIBNEY
OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
202 720-8098 (fax)
202 720-7033 (telephone)
NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET 2
MESSAGE: The USDA National Service Working Group, about eight people from several
USDA agencies, met for two days the week of May 3. I am faxing you the very sketchy
model we developed on a Rural Development Corps in preparation for the meeting with
Joel Berg on Tuesday, May 11 at 3 p.m. in Room 213-A.
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COLLABORATION FOR COMMUNITY SELF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(Joel Berg and Steve Mullen will write the pre-proposal for this model.)
Members of a "professional" corps work with communities to identify needs and resources,
working with all community sectors (business, schools, agencies, organizations and local
government) to design educational programs and services to meet local needs.
*
Assess needs and resources
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Involve local adult and youth volunteer network
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Establish local priorities and collaborations to respond to them
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Create community development banks
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Community long-range planning
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Advice on available programs and resources
*
Emphasis on child care
- Housing, Rural
*
FMHA
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Forest service designed housing
- Habitat for Humanity
- Youth build
- Technical assistance to communities
- Search conference methodology NMSU
- Community planning; collaborate decision-making
- Life skills
- Environment over conservation
- "Team"/Corps
- Collaborate with Interior, BLM, EPA and others
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PUBLICATION AMERICORP AT AG
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AMERICORPS
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FIRST EDITION
NOVEMBER 1993
Members of the Americorps USDA
"I felt it was a crosstraining
Team Task Force took their
experience. We had the
first field trip to see a youth
opportunity to tell them about
service corps in action October
us. We had the opportunity to
27. Nine task force members
see what they do." - Pat Seward
spent most of the day with the
DC Service Corps. Nina Tracy
"The discussion with corps
(environmental task force),
members was very rewarding. It
Joanne Guthrie, and Wells
gave me the chance to listen to
Willis (anti-hunger/empowerment
what young people had to say.
task force), went to the
The program is giving the kids
Capitol Area Food Bank. Junko
from the Boston area who had
Tamaki and Pat Seward (anti-
little experience with
hunger/empowerment task force)
minorities the chance to
spent the day at the Washington
interact, and vice-versa with
Center for Aging Services, and
the kids from Washington. It's
Marjorie Davidson and Phil
a worthwhile program. It's not
Villa-Lobos (anti -
just giving the kids something
hunger/empowerment task force)
to do. The kids had goals and
Jim Fuller (environmental and
objectives to continue their
rural development task forces),
education." - Jim Fuller.
Katherine Gibney, National
Service Assistant, went to
Because the DC Service Corps is
Birney Elementary School in
such an excellent model in our
Anacostia. Here are some
own backyard, I think that it
comments about the experience
would be nice if all task force
from Task Force members.
members could visit this corps.
I am going to arrange another
"It was very helpful and
trip within the next month. I
encouraging to see in action
am scheduling within the next
what youth service is all
several weeks a visit to the
about. The DC Service Corps
Montgomery County Service
members from diverse
Corps. - Katherine
backgrounds are working
together to give something back
THE LAW IS IN PRINT
to the community and in the
National Service Act (PL 103-82) is
now in print and may be obtained from
process learning about
the House Document Room (225-3456).
themselves and their leadership
One can only get two copies at a
potential.' - Nina Tracy
time.
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MEMOS FROM DEPT
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PILOT PROJECT TIME-LINE
By March 5, identify:
USDA Washington Coordinator
USDA Agency Involvement
State Commission Contacts
Local Government Contacts
Senate or Congressional Office Contacts
By March 8, mail information to all potential partners:
By March 10, identify:
Precise Geographical Entity
USDA Field Coordinator - at each site
Other Federal Agency Contact
Youth Service Partners
-4-H
Policy Partners
Educational Partners
By March 20, identify:
Recruitment Coordinator
Training Partners
By March 22, Begin drafting pilot proposal
By March 24, write recruitment, training, education, and
evaluation plans
By March 25, specify:
Total Budget
Federal Funding Sources
State and Local Funding Sources
Private or Non-Profit Funding Sources
Work Project #1 Description and Contact - lescription
Work Project #2 Description and Contact
Work Project #3 Description and Contact
Work Project #4 Description and Contact
Work Project #5 Description and Contact
Office Site or Sites
By March 26, write draft pilot proposal:
By March 30, receive comments back from sub-cabinet and agencies
By April 1, submit proposal to OSEC for approval
By April 10, 199, submit proposal to CNCS
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UNITED DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
January 18, 1994
To:
Sarah Whitman, Don Mathis, NCCC
From:
Joel Berg, USDA 88
Re:
USDA-Related Projects for the NCCC in Maryland
In response to both our meeting and the attached note from Phil Caplan to USDA
Chief of Staff Ron Blackley, I have been able to make great strides in identifying
Departmental resources to develop proposals for how USDA can create and help manage
work projects for the NCCC.
Below are some preliminary ideas for joint NCCC/USDA projects that would fit the
Corporation's human or environmental priorities. If any of these ideas interest you, we will
develop them in much greater depth:
* Building a nature center in Beltsville, Maryland. USDA's Soil Conservation Service is
planning to build a nature center and trail for visitors. This large and labor-intensive project
could be a perfect early signature project for the NCCC.
* Performing anti-hunger and other anti-poverty work in Baltimore. NCCC participants
could help low-income individuals and the elderly apply for food stamps and the Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) program, overhaul their diets, and learn to prevent foodborne
illnesses. Team members could also help individuals obtain the expanded Earned Income Tax
Credit or otherwise benefit from the Administration's new programs aimed at empowering
citizens to lift themselves out of poverty.
* Working to improve the water quality of the Anacostia River and the Chesapeake
Bay. NCCC participants could perform some of the physical work needed to protect these
ecosystems, such as work in streambank stabilization, watershed improvements, and wetland
protection or repair. Team members could perform water quality assessments by conducting
samplings. They could also help organize community cleanup days -- they could even
organize a Saturday in which hundreds of USDA employees volunteer.
*
Providing food assistance to migrant farm workers on the nearby Delmarva Peninsula
of Delaware. The Delmarva Ministries currently provides emergency food assistance to
between 800 to 1,000 migrant laborers and their families in Delaware. NCCC participants
could help expand or improve this service delivery.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
* Helping teach environmental education in Maryland schools. The Forest Service has
extensive experience in recruiting young people to teach environmental education. Building
upon this experience, USDA could help supervise NCCC participants working in schools and
speaking at civic organizations to teach on a wide variety of environmental topics, including:
safe handling of household chemicals, tree planting in urban and suburban areas, testing for
radon, recycling and reducing waste, and decreasing non-point source pollution.
* Running urban farms in Baltimore. Funding to Baltimore urban gardening projects has
recently been cut significantly, so NCCC members could possibly play an important role in
continuing projects to allow poor Baltimore residents to grow their own food.
* Working on a national forest in Virginia. NCCC participants could work out of Camp
Augusta Springs in the George Washington National Forest of Virginia; this camp has
residential facilities that housed a 48-person youth forest camp last summer. NCCC
participants can perform work in trail maintenance, recreation management, fish and wildlife
management, facility construction and maintenance, and water and soil conservation.
* Providing flood relief in the Midwest. Existing youth corps have played a vital role in the
recovery of the flooded Midwest. Unfortunately, heavy flooding is possible again this
spring. NCCC participants could be brought into the area rapidly. USDA agencies --
particularly the Soil Conservation Service --- could help coordinate NCCC participants
working with local conservation corps members, 4-H volunteers, and work-study students.
They could provide physical labor critical to short-term clean up, as well as human services
needed for long-term recovery. They could also assist in some of the long-term
infrastructure repair, such as levee rebuilding.
USDA would provide the following for each project:
One full-time employee to provide technical assistance for each work project. In the case
of some projects, USDA might be able to provide up to six employees to act as co-crew
leaders for each crew.
Training for each participant and/or crew leader. USDA would provide all the technical
training needed for each participant and/or each crew leader to perform the difficult anti-
hunger, environmental, or flood-relief tasks assigned to them.
Tools and educational materials needed in each project by participants and/or crew
leaders. USDA would provide tools and equipment and any pamphlets, maps, and/or
handbooks needed to perform projects.
Additional educational curricula in the areas of the environment and anti-hunger work.
In addition to the limited information needed to perform each work project, USDA would
also develop advanced curricula in the areas of the environment and nutrition to advance the
personal growth of NCCC participants.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC 20250
FACSIMILE COVER SHEET
TO: Jim Fullen
Company/Agency:
Phone:
Fax:
FROM:
Joel Berg
Agency:
USDA, Office of Communications
Phone:
(202) 720-4623
Fax:
(202) 720-5043
DATE:
Pages including this cover page:
Comments:
Please review this thaft
and give me Comments ASAP
Monday Morhing
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS FAX TRANSMISSION, PLEASE CALL 720-4623.
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DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
January 8, 1993
To:
Paul Johnson, Chief, Soil Conservation Service
From:
Joel Berg, USDA National Service Coordinator
IB
Subject:
Follow-Up on AmeriCorps
Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me about how SCS can
participate in the President's AmeriCorps initiative.
As we discussed, SCS can have a major role in both our Environmental Team
and our Rural Development Team. To date, Jim Fuller, Carl Bouchard, and Jeff Anliker
of your staff have provided invaluable assistance and advice.
In advance of my meeting with you and your senior staff, let me suggest a few
areas which I believe would be useful for us to specifically discuss:
1) Pilot Program in Maryland in April -
The National Civilian Community Corps the only part of AmeriCorps that will
be managed directly by the Corporation for National and Community Service --- will
begin a 60-person pilot program this April which will be based in Ft. Meade, Maryland.
Participants in this pilot could potentially help construct the SCS nature center
in Beltsville and/or could work on water quality projects and soil conservation projects
related to the Chesapeake Bay and the Anacostia River.
Could SCS provide immediate assistance so that USDA can play an important
role in the April start-up?
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2) Summer of Service Program -
This year's Summer of Service program sponsored by the Corporation for
National and Community Service is aimed at crime. In conjunction with the Chicago
High School of Agricultural Sciences and the National Future Farmers of America, SCS
could help run a summer project aimed at recruiting gang members and other at-risk
youth into running urban farms. The program participants would then help form
community anti-crime patrols at the farms and create "safe-havens" surrounding the
farms for other community activities.
Could SCS provide staff or other resources for such a project?
3) Long-Term Project Locations -
We have been considering placing Rural Development Team programs in some
or all of the following locations: the Mississippi Delta, the Texas-Mexico Border, the
Pacific-Northwest in areas impacted by the spotted owl, Maine, Kansas, Appalachia,
the Four Corners area (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona), Alaska, North
Dakota, Southern Illinois.
We have been considering placing Public Lands and Environment Team
locations in some or all of the following areas: the Hudson River Valley, the Columbia
River, the Florida Everglades, Olympia Peninsula in Washington, the New Jersey
Shore, Northern California, New Hampshire, Mississippi Delta, Massachusetts,
Charleston, Rock, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Denver, Dallas.
Do these locations make sense? What other locations would make sense or are
high priority areas?
4) Specific Tasks for the Rural Development Team
The Rural Development Team would establish regional clusters of "professional"
and "paraprofessional" participants who could assist communities in identifying needs
and resources necessary for economic well-being. The participants would have
diverse education and training and would be matched up with individual communities
or regions that have specific needs that can be filled by someone with that specific
background.
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The need to develop new leadership in rural America was a continuing theme
of Secretary Espy's recent Rural Development Forum. Americorps/USDA Rural
Development Team can help redress that problem by playing a major role in developing
that leadership. We will make a concerted effort to recruit participants who want to
return to areas similar to those in which they were raised. This program can help
begin reversing America's rural "brain drain."
Individuals will be placed in communities where their particular talents can best
be utilized. Experts in connecting rural homes to municipal water systems will be
matched up to areas with that need. Experts in tourism will be matched up with
communities that want to develop their tourism. Experts in sustainable agriculture will
be matched up with groups of farmers who need technical assistance in that area.
Experts in grant writing will be matched up with communities that need grant writing.
Experts in attracting small businesses will be matched up with communities that want
to attract more small business. Experts in watershed protection will be matched up
with areas that need such help. General planners would also be matched up with
communities that need to develop overall economic plans.
Some possible job descriptions:
*
Assistant State Rural Development Coordinator - Assists USDA State Rural
Development Coordinators in helping boost Empowerment Zones and Enterprise
Communities. Collects data, provides outreach, coordinates community resources,
helps develop strategic plans, helps implement the program, analyzes local data for
agencies and organizations so that the needs of the under-served are considered.
* Small Business Plan Developer and Information Broker Assists in the assessment
and development of markets for unique local products.
*
Regional Circuit Rider - Works part time in a number of towns in a region. Provides
technical assistance to communities throughout a region in brokering, strategic
planning, and community assessment.
* Sustainable Agriculture Advisor - Works with farmers in the region to help them
develop model sustainable agriculture farms. Directs 4-H volunteers to perform some
of the labor intensive work, such as fence-building, needed for successful sustainable
farming.
*
Volunteer Coordinators - The team member would recruit and supervise adult and
youth volunteers as part of the SCS Earth Team.
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The urban component would be mostly non-residential and members would
work on conservation projects on public and private lands in cities of various sizes.
The rural component would be both residential and non-residential and would perform
conservation-related work projects on private and public lands in rural America.
The urban and rural programs could be linked, with teams members having the
option of transferring between the rural and urban settings. For example, a team
member could work in a rural environment for ten months and then in an urban
environment for another two months.
Some possible tasks:
*
Water quality assessments Team members can conduct samplings and provide
technical help with delivery systems. They can also work on sanitation and sewerage
(wastewater treatment) system improvement.
*
Environmental Education - Team --- going door-to-door, working in schools and
speaking at civic clubs could teach a wide variety of topics: safe handling of food,
how to make your household more eco-friendly, testing for radon, recycling and waste
reduction, and reducing nonpoint-source pollution.
* Energy Conservation-- Team members could work in crews to provide the physical
assistance in weatherizing homes and generally making them more energy efficient.
* River and Streams Protection - - We could possibly run river protection teams in
conjunction with the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
In a Hudson River Team, USDA participants could work with farmers in the river's
watershed to reduce the run-off of agricultural pesticides.
*
Tree Planting - As part of the Administration's initiative to combat global warming,
the Public Lands and Environmental team could play a lead role in tremendously
expanding the number of trees planted annually in America. Plantings could take place
in urban and rural areas on both public and private lands.
* Urban Conservation Projects Team members can repair facilities in public parks,
paint murals, fix playgrounds and other facilities at public schools, run recycling
programs, and run urban farming programs in which low-income individuals grow their
own food.
* Urban Farming Projects -Team members could help low-income urban residents to
grow their own food. We could possibly run such a program at public housing
complexes in tandem with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. We
could possibly run a city-wide program in Chicago the Chicago high school of agriculture.
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*
Watershed Assistance Process Facilitator - Works to coordinate local watershed
protection programs in order to save wetlands, guard drinking-water quality, and
prevent flooding. The team member would explain watershed assistance programs,
identify key potential participants in local watershed steering committees, arrange
local organizational meetings, and facilitate the identification of watershed needs,
problems, and concerns.
* Natural Resource Specialist - Under the direction of a Soil Conservation Service
professional employee, the team member would work in low-income and socially
disadvantaged areas to assistant in the acceleration of watershed protection, work
with field engineers in the design and layout of community projects, and work with
the local Resource Conservation & Development(RC&D) Coordinator for economic
development for disadvantaged groups.
*
Landscape Architect - The team member would work with soil conservation
districts, RC&D councils, and area conservationists to coordinate and include
landscape architectural planning for the purpose of maintaining, enhancing, or
restoring ecological, social, and economic conditions.
* Recreation Specialist - The team member would provide technical assistance for all
activities relating to recreation and tourism, including coordinating efforts among all
government agencies, furnish recreation planning and design, and collect and
disseminate information on what alternatives will best fit local needs.
* Regional 4-H Youth Development Coordinator - The team member would work with
county Extension agents and 4-H coordinators to manage local students involved in
youth service.
Which of these jobs would be most useful for rural communities and regions?
What role can SCS employees play in training and managing participants in these
positions?
4) Specific Tasks for the Environment Team
The Public Lands and Environment Team would have both urban and rural
components.
Participants could renovate urban and rural parks, plant trees, perform
conservation work in national forests, teach environmental education, promote urban
farming, test water quality, boost sustainable agriculture, clean-up rivers and lakes,
help families weatherize their homes, instruct the public on how to dispose of
household chemicals, and restore wetlands.
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* Wetlands Restoration - The Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection
Agency has expressed interest in potentially running a joint program to help restore
the Everglades. We could also perform wetlands restoration tasks throughout the
country.
*
Sustainable Agriculture - Team members could work under the direction of
Extension agents or other sustainable agriculture experts to help local farmers
complete some of the labor intensive work -- such as constructing fences -- that is
needed to implement a sustainable agriculture plan.
Which of these jobs would be most useful for rural communities and regions?
What role can SCS employees play in training and managing participants in these
positions?
6) Budget for Our Long-Term Programs -
Participants in non-residential Environmental Team projects will cost us
approximately $15,000 per year. Participants in residential Environmental Team
projects would cost us approximately $20,000 per year. Participants in the Rural
Development Team would cost us approximately $30,000 per year. Assuming that
half of the Environmental participants are residential and half are non-residential, the
following charts outlines various budgets for increasing numbers of participants.
Environment Team
Rural Development Team
Total Cost
# of participants
# of participants
250
50
5.875 million
500
100
11.750 million
1,000
200
21,000 million
1,500
300
33.750 million
Which, if any, of these budget levels might be realistic for SCS for FY'95?
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7) Contracting Out With Existing Conservation Corps -
The Forest Service and the National Park Service frequently contract-out work
projects to existing conservation corps throughout the nation. The corps provide work
much more cheaply than private contractors.
How might SCS begin contracting-out levee repair or other work to existing
youth service corps?
8) Midwest Flood Relief
Existing youth corps have played a vital role in the recovery of the flooded Midwest.
Unfortunately, heavy flooding is possible again this Spring. Corps members, 4-H
volunteers, and work-study students could provide physical labor so critical to short-
team clean-up, as well as human services needed for long-term recovery. They could
also assist in some of the long-term infrastructure repair such as levee re-building.
What role could SCS state and county offices play in Midwest flood relief this
spring?
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WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE
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White House Office of National Service
Contact: Kate Frucher
202/456-6444
Bill Hoing (ACTION)
202/606-5190
This Packet Includes:
1. Memo to your agency.
2. Background Information on the National Service Initiative.
3. Newsletter from the Commission on National and Community
Service Announcing the Summer of Service Program.
4. Summer of Service Program Design.
5. New York Times op-ed from the President on National Service
(1/28/93).
6. Federal Register's announcement of Summer Program.
7. OPM document referred to in memo.
8. Nov. 5, 1992 Executive Order referred to in memo.
We hope that you will find this information useful.
BACKGROUNDER ON
PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SERVICE INITIATIVE
Timing, The President will submit his legislation to Congress
soon.
Two parts. The legislation has two parts. One part will enable
young people to pay back their student loans as a small
percentage of their income over time, enabling them to take
essential public service jobs that accomplish much but somethimes
pay relatively little. The other part will create opportunities
for young people to serve our country and help pay for college in
return.
Funding. The President has requested $7.4 billion over the next
four years for the second part of the national service
initiative. The funding level rises each year, to $3.4 billion in
1997, because this initiative aims to support the growing work of
America's communities -- not overwhelm it. Funding starts at $400
million next year.
Number of Participants. The numbers will reflect the enthusiasm
of the American people and the ingenuity of our communities in
developing solid ways to put our people's energy to work. By
1997, we believe there could be more than 100, young people
paying for post-secondary education by serving their country.
Eligibility and benefits. Students before, during and after
college will be eligible to serve for a year or two, and in
return get a small stipend, health and child care benefits where
necessary, and an educational benefit to pay for college or job
training. [Note: This is the service-for-benefits option; anyone
who needs an income-contingent loan will be eligible to get it.
Activities. The program aims to meet unmet needs in critical
areas. It is not job training. Young people will be able to serve
as teachers in schools where kids need extra help; in clinics in
areas where people need medical care; in the police force,
keeping criminals off the streets and kids out of gangs; and in
an envirommental corps, recycling waste and stopping pollution.
Administration. The program will be non-bureaucratic, using
venture capital to support entrepreneurs and public-private
partnerships to support growing programs. States and local
organizations will be given the opportunity to design innovat:
ways to meet identified national priorities.
Nordisplacement, The legislation will include strict
nondisplacement and nonduplication provisions. National service
will only meet needs that are not otherwise being met.
Summer of Service
Program Design
To demonstrate the power of national service to change both
communities served and individuals serving, the President has
asked Congress to appropriate $15 million in the economic
stimulus package for a Summer of Service.
The Summer of Service initiative will involve more than
1,000 young people in programs in a limited number of urban and
rural areas that will (1) meet the unmet needs of children at
risk in the areas of education, health, public safety and
environment; and (2) train the young people to become leaders of
the full-year national service program.
The Commission on National and Community Service will select
programs for funding based on the statutory authority contained
in the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Current
matching requirements will leverage additional funding to support
the funding contained in the economic stimulus package. The
following activities indicate examples of services that programs
in the Summer of Service might provide:
assisting health care providers in implementing
immunization programs for very young children;
individualized literacy programs;
educational enrichment and recreational activities for
children at risk of dropping out of school;
projects to test an entire neighborhood for lead paint.
Building on Existing Models
Existing not-for-profit organizations (service providers,
schools, higher education institutions, youth corps, and/or,
public agencies) will be invited to submit program proposals to
the Commission. Programs that are funded will be required to
reflect the following components, among others:
a detailed plan showing measurable outcomes from the
services to be rendered (e.g., how many children immunized
or tutored; how many parks cleaned up or established) ;
a minimum of eight weeks of service during the summer of
1993, not including the national training and related
activities described below;
a proven track record of running community service
programs of the type proposed;
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Community Service
Availability of Funds for Summer of
Service Youth Corps Programs; Notices
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SSION ON NATIONAL AND
public safety needs ofst risk children in
L Eligibility to Apply
UNITY SERVICE
four to ten sites across the country. The
Summer of Service will be nine and a
Only partnerships between higher
Availability of Funds for Summer of
half weeks long and will include
education institution(s) and one or more
Service
national service and leadership training
public or private nonprofit
for staff and participants. at least eight
organizations are eligible to apply for
AGENCY: Commission on National and
weeks of service, and 8 closing summit
funds. Examples of organizations tha:
Community Service.
conference with the President
can be partners with higher education
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
The goals of the Summer of Service
institutions include community-based
SUMMARY: The Commission on National
are: To demonstrate immediately.
nonprofits. schools. governmental
and Community Service announces the
through 8 summer initiative, the
entities. health and social service
availability of a $15 million program.
potential of national service: to provide
providers, and youth corps. Although an
subject to congressional appropriation.
tangible and measurable community
eligible partnership must include at
to support summer community service
benefits; to develop leaders for national
least one institution of higher education.
initiatives. These funds will enable
and community service: and to unleash
one of the other organizations in the
more than a thousand young people to
the talents and energies of young
partnership can serve as the fiduciary
serve their communities and participate
Americans in tackling the nation's
agent and be responsible for program
in leadership development training
urgent needs.
management
activities. through Summer of Service
Summer of Service programs will be
IL Program Description and Proposal
programs operating in four to ten areas
run by partnerships between higher
Guidelines
across the country.
education institutions and public
In addition to supporting the Summer
organizations including youth corps;
Summer of Service applicants will be
of Service program. some funds will go
health and social service providers.
expected to submit program proposals
to expanding community service
local nonprofits and community-based
that meet the criteria listed below under
activities this summer through the
organizations. public and private
Program Narrative and that contain the
following:
schools, and governmental agencies.
following sections. There is no other
(1) Incentive funding to encourage
Each Summer of Service program will
proposal form.
summer youth corps programs with 8
recruit and select 50 or more young
proven track record of success to
people preferably from diverse racial.
A. Title Page
increase the number of funded summer
economic and educational backgrounds
corps participants:
to participate in service activities for the
(1) Name. address and type of
(2) Funding for a summer training
summer. Summer of Service programs
organization of applicant with
program for public and private
will be funded by the Commission and
management and fiduciary
elementary and secondary school
will provide participants with federal
responsibility. (2) Names and types of
teachers to integrate service-learning in
minimum wage stipends and a $1,000
organizations in partnership. (3)
our primary and secondary school
post-service benefit.
Signatures of legal applicant and
curncula: and
The Summer of Service initiative will
principal partners. (4) Total amount
(3) A transfer of funds to ACTION to
fund programs in no less than 4 and no
requested. number of stipended
support VISTA summer associate
more than 10 areas An area is defined
participants. and number of other non.
positions this year.
The funds are provided under the
as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA),
stipended volunteers. (5) Brief (not more
authority of the National and
a city. or a rural area which may include
than one paragraph) description of
up to three countles. It is anticipated
project service activities and community
Community Service AC of 1990 Pub L
that approximately 200-500 young
to be served.
101-610). as amended This notice will
describe the process for applying for the
people will serve in each larger Summer
B. Program Narrative (See Description
Summar of Service program funds. A
of Service area which may include
Below)
subsequent notice will cover the
several Summer of Service programs
summer youth corps program. No
Rural and small urban areas may not
C. Institutional and Personnel
awards of grants will be made until such
have as many participants. Any given
Information
time as funds are appropriated by
area may have one or more operating
Congress.
programs For example, six programs of
The quality of project leadership and
50 participants each could be funded in
management is of critical importance in
DATES: Proposals must arrive by 6 p.m.
an area for a total of 300 participants
the selection process Attach
0.8.L on Thursday, April 1. 1993.
serving. Likewise. one program of 300
descriptions of the experience and
ADDRESSES: Applications should be
could be funded in an area.
major accomplishments of the project
submitted to the Commission on
The Commission will provide
director and other key personnel. Also
National and Community Service. 529
placement assistance to help
indicate whether these personnel are
14th Street. suite 452, Washington. DC
participants who wish to continue
already committed to the project or are
20045.
serving after the summer fund year-
to be recruited This section should
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
round full-time service placements. In
describe the applicant's institutional
The Commission on National and
addition. the Commission may award
capacity to administer the program and
Community Service, (202) 724-0600.
up to 25 Service Entrepreneurial
the organization's experience in running
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Awards for Change to participants who
community service programs Each
Approximately ten million dollars in
wish to develop innovative year round
individual resume or curriculum vitae
funding will support Summer of Service
service projects during the summer.
may Dol be more than two pages in
programs that will engage up to 1800
Additional information on both of these
langth If available. applicants should
youth (ages 17 to 25) in serving the
aspects of the program will be provided
anach annual reports descibing their
health. educational. environmental and
to those programs that are selected.
organization's activities.
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D. Budget (Complete the Attoched
community agencies will be assisting.
involving youth in leadership roles. All
Budget Form)
Service must be targeted Bn the needs of
programs must have appropriate
Program Narrative Description,
at risk children. Service projects must
liability arrangements for participants.
specifically focus on one or more of the
Programs should indicate what these
The program narrative should cover
following tasks: meeting the health care
arrangements are.
the following program criteria in no
needs of at risk children (e.g.,
more than 10 single-spaced pages. The
immunizations. eye examinations.
6. Stipends and Post-Service Benefits
primary focus of the narrative should be
health education outreach): bettering the
Applicants must include in their
on sections 1. 2. and 3.
environment of children at risk (e.g.,
budget request to the Commission
1. Demonstrated Needs and Impacts
identifying toxins that threaten the
federal minimum wage stipends for all
children's environment. building
participants and 8 $1.000 post-service
Most important. programs must define
playgrounds): providing educational
benefit to be used for education and
community needs and demonstrate
enrichment activities for at risk children
training for all participants who
tangible and measurable community
(e.g., tutaring. literacy activities.
successfully complete the Summer of
benefits for children at risk. Examples of
summer classes); and improving their
Service. Programs must have the
measurable outcomes could include the
public safety (e.g., crime prevention
capacity to assure appropriate payment
number of children tutored or
activities).
of post-service benefits and to ensure
immunized. or the number of
Applicants must demonstrate an
that they are used only for education
playgrounds refurbished.
ability to implement their proposed
and training purposes.
2. Program Participants
projects expeditiously.
7. National Leadership Training
(a) Programs must provide meaningful
4. Service Entrepreneurial Awards for
Applicants must make 8 commitment
service opportunities. stipends and
Change (SEA Change Awards)
to attend national training activities and
post-service benefits for at least 50
The Commission may grant up to 25
present a budget for traveling to them.
participants. Depending upon the
SEA Change Awards to encourage
Current plans for national training
number of areas selected and the
participants in the Summer of Service
activities include:
number of programs at any given area.
programs to develop year-round
4-day training for the project directors
programs could enroll up to 500
innovative national and community
and mid-level supervisors of the
participants.
service projects to involve the nation's
summer programs. tentatively
(b) Supended participants in the
youth in addressing urgent national
scheduled for May 21-24. on the west
program must be 17 to 25 years old and
needs. Interested participants may
coast.
preferably be from diverse racial.
submit a plan during the summer
5-day training for participants.
economic. and educational
detailing their intention to Ceate 8
Program leaders and mid-level
backgrounds. All applicants must
service project that they would
supervisors will also be expected to
describe the recruitment and selection
implement during the nine months
participate. The 5-day training will
process they will use to attract 8
following the Summer of Service.
tentatively take place from June 21-25
qualified and preferably diverse pool of
Programs may nominate up to 5
on the west coast.
participants in whom they see
participants to submit to the
Closing weekend summit at or near
leadership potential. Any given program
Commission for the national selection
the end of the Summer of Service
should seek to enroll current college
process. Programs should briefly
programs. The closing summit will mes
students. recent graduates. entering
describe the process and criteria that
likely take place during the second or
college students. and non-college bound
they would like to use in selecting their
third weekend in August in the
youth.
nominees. Further information and
Washington. DC area
(c) In addition. programs will also be
guidelines will be provided by the
judged on their plans to involve other
8. Evaluation Plan
Commission once programs are selected.
volunteers. particularly middle school
The Commission will hire a nation:
children. in service activities. These
5. Organizational Capacity, Leadership
and Experience
evaluator to assess the impact of the
volunteers may participate in all or part
Summer of Service programs on (a) L
of the service activities. but unlike
(a) Applicants must demonstrate that
communities being served and (b) is
program participants. they will not
they have in place the infrastructure.
participants. Local programs will be
receive stipends and post-service
including the leadership and
required to cooperste with this natic
benefits.
organizational capacity. to manage the
evaluation effort.
proposed summer program. In addition.
3. Service Activities
In the proposal. programs should
programs should show a measure of
the criteria by which they believe the
(a) Programs must include a minimum
broad-based community support for the
program should be evaluated. Progr
of 8 weeks of service which will include
summer program. Those programs that
should include the quantifiable be:
necessary on-site training and
are able to raise private funds and in-
that they hope to achieve for the
leadership development activities.
kind matches to support Summer of
community and participants throu
Participant activities must focus on
Service activities will be looked
Summer of Service.
delivering services that directly improve
favorably upon in the selection process.
the lives of children at risk Program
Programs will also be judged in part on
III. Proposal Selection Criteria
design must include proper orientation,
their success in connecting their
The following criteria will be US
supervision and service-learning
activities to other federally funded
judge and select applicants for aw
opportunities for participants. Programs
programs. including summer jobs and
Important Consideration: Lo ac:
should also describe any leadership
summer Chapter 1 school programs. in
to selecting programs for funding
development activities.
their communities.
on the evaluation criteria descrit-
(b) Applicants must specify the
(b) Applicants must have
below, the Commission will have
service projects to be undertaken.
demonstrable experience in operating
weigh area considerations in the
including specific information on which
community service programs and
program selection process.
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he Summer of Service initistive will
community service programs
service corps and a middle achool The
1 programs at 4 to 10 areas across the
Experience in managing or cooperating
program places teams of young people
intry. Areas are defined as
in a partnership will also be important.
composed of middle school students
metropolitan statistical areas (MSA).
summer youth corps members. and college
cities. or rural-areas which may include
3. Innovation (10%)
students in the community to work -
up to three counties. The participant
The project demonstrates innovation
mesting the health needs of children at risk
target for each Summer of Service area
in its partnerships. service delivery and
Teams work with community health canters
community involvement. Those
to assist in the Immunization of preschoc!
will be approximately 200 to 500
children by providing support services.
participants. except in rural and smaller
programs that develop innovative
contacting parents. following up to make sure
urban areas where there may be fewer
partnerships with other federally
children are immunized and organizing
and smaller programs. Any given area
funded programs may be favorably
educational presentations at the local
may have one or more operating
judged.
community centers on the need to Immunize
programs. For example. six programs of
children
4. Replicability (5%)
50 participants each could be funded in
One hundred youth corps members and
an area for a total of 300 participants
The program is a good model
college student participants are involved Lo
serving. Likewise. one program of 300
adaptable in other locations and
the program and receive stipends. In
could be funded in an area
circumstances.
addition. the partnership is able to attract
For this reason, programs may receive
another 75 volunteers. including the middle
5. Sustainability (5%)
school children (who are especially effective
preference in the selection process if
they are located in an urban or rural
The degree to which an applicant can
in organizing presentations for their parents
area where a number of programs are
continue the best aspects of the program
and neighbors on the importance of early
next summer without Commission
childhood immunization). The program is
clustered The "clustering" of programs
managed by the consortium of community
in an area is intended to demonstrate
funding.
health centers and the university's urban
the impact of a significant number of
6. Cost Effectiveness (10%)
extension office.
participants serving in a reasonably
The budget is reasonable and the
Example C
concentrated area. Geographic
distribution will also influence program
program is cost-effective in addressing
A consortium of colleges and universities
and area selection.
community needs
form a parmership with city homeless
Matching funds from nonfederal
shelters in a large urban area A team of
1. Quality of the Program (40%)
sources will also be a consideration
participants is placed in each sheiter to
A. The proposed program addresses
evidencing local community support
organize a school readiness pregram which
important needs of the community
with financial or in-kind participation
Includes tutoring vision checks.
focusing on children-et-risk.
from the private sector. nonprofits.
immunizations. and visits to the doctor and
dentist for the children in that shelter. The
B. There are clearly defined. measurable
public agencies or participating
consortium manages the program Two
outcomes.
partnerships in the application. Other
hundred young people provide service in this
C. The program is well-designed and
Federal funds that may be used to
summer program.
effective with feasible plans for
support this activity would aiso be
implementation. The program design
considered.
Example D
includes service-learning and
The amount of Administration Costs
A state government in cooperation with its
leadership development components.
(including any indired costs) will also
cooperative extension service. local +H
D. The program has a recruitment and
be a consideration in judging cost
Clubs. and the state land-grans university
selection process that will attract 8
effectiveness.
organizes an environmental assessment and
improvement project. Service teams consis
qualified and diverse pool of potential
IV. Summer of Service Program
of university students. 4-H Club members.
community service leaders.
Examples
recent high school and college graduates. out
E. The operating programs have 8
of school youth. and senior volunteers. These
proven track record running.
The following are illustrative of the
teams conduct environmental audits and
monitoring and evaluating
types of programs envisioned for the
pollution prevention programs to identify
community service programs.
Summer of Service initiative.
and reduce bealth risks for young children
F. The program presents a sound
Applicants should note that they only
throughout a tri-county region in the state.
evaluation plan
are examples and do not represent the
One hundred stipended young people along
C. The program has the ability to pay
totality of organizations that should or
with 30 senior volunteers serve in this
and monitor the use of post-service
could be involved nor the only types of
program. The state coordinates the program
services that could be delivered.
activities.
benefits for educational and training
purposes.
Example A
Example E
H. Those programs that demonstrate a
A local nonprofit youth carps forms a
The mayor's office conrdinstes this city-
"multiplier effect" by engaging
partnership with an inner city community
wide project almed at clube prevention The
additional non-stipended
college to provide tutoring. mentoring and
partners La this program include two
participants. especially middle school
child care/summer camp services for 200 5
institutions X higher education. the mayor's
children. in service activities may
to 12 year old children in 2 nummer lunch
office. and a nonprofit organization College
receive a preference in the selection
program The program involves 160 young
students. and formar offenders implement
SERVICE providers who during the week
projects that range from providing mantoring
process.
operate a structured program of math and
and pear support to fuvenile offenders to
2. Quality of the Leodership and
English leasons using service-iming
working with the Polio Department to
Management (30%)
techniques as well as arts. cuts and
organize cime provention presentations at
The program director(s) and
recreational activities for the children. The
youth centers in the city, to sotting up
supervisors are well-qualified for their
youth corps manages the program.
summer activities for youth in city housing
developments to keep than "off the mea"
responsibilities. They have previous
Example B
The mayor's office manages this Summer of
experience recruiting selecting and
A group of community health conters
Service program involving over 300
supervising youth participants in
collaborate with an urban university, a youth
participants
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initions
part of or associated with an urban
did and saw during the actual service
area and which:
politan Statistical Area:
activity. Service-learning programs
a. Has a population not in excess of
provide participants with opportunities
A. A city of 50,000 or more population:
10.000 if it is rural in character. or
to use newly acquired skills and
or
b. Has a population in excess of
knowledge in real-life situations in their
B. A Census Bureau defined urbanized
10,000 but not in excess of 20.000
own communities, enhance what is
area of at least 50.000 population.
and is not contained within a
taught in schools by extending learning
provided that the component county!
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
beyond the classroom and into the
counties of the metropolitan statistical
area have a total population of at least
Service-Learning
community, and help to foster the
development of a sense of caring for
100.000 (55 CFR 12154. March 30.
A method by which participants learn
others.
1990).
and develop through active
For further assistance please contact the
Rural Area:
participation in thoughtfully organized
Commission at (202) 724-0600.
service experiences that meet actual
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
A. Open country which is not part of or
community needs and that are
Dated: March 4. 1993.
associated with an urban area:
coordinated in collaboration with the
Catherine Miltan
B. Any town. village, city or place.
community. Service-learning can occur
including the immediately adjacent
through structured time for a participant
Executive Director.
densely settled area. which is not
to reflect or write about what be or she
CODE
VISTA SUMMER ASSOCIATES
FACT SHEET
Program: As part of the Administration's economic stimulus
package, $1.2 million will be transferred from the Cómmission on
National and Community Service to ACTION to support 600 VISTA
Summer Associates. These individuals, primarily 18-25 years old,
will work full-time along with full-year VISTA Volunteers for a
period of 8-10 weeks addressing the needs of children at risk
primarily from low-income families.
Service Activities: VISTA Summer Associates will focus on the
broad needs of these children, including: building houses
through Habitat for Humanity; serving as tutors in literacy
programs with Literacy Volunteers of America and Laubach Literacy
International; providing supportive services within shelters or
transitional housing for the homeless, in conjunction with
affiliates of the National Coalition for the Homeless; and
serving with regional Rural Community Assistance Projects in
surveys and outreach related to a lack of potable water and waste
water systems, and other environmental health issues.
Cost: The Summer Associate Program will cost $1.2 million, or
approximately $2,000 per volunteer. In addition to payments to
volunteers, some projects will receive support funds for
supervision, transportation, and related costs. ACTION will
administer the activity at no additional cost.
Benefits to Service Participants: VISTA Summer Associates
engaged in service on a full-time basis will receive: a payment
averaging $620 per month to cover living expenses; on-site
training and skill development in a variety of technical and
other areas; a meaningful service opportunity, an experience that
will translate to a life of service; coverage under FECA and Tort
claims; and ongoing support and supervision from a variety of
local organizations addressing critical social and economic
needs.
Other Information: (1) VISTA Summer Associates will be recruited
locally from the low-income communities being served as well as
from ACTION's national recruitment system. (2) The programs will
last from 8-10 weeks over the summer, with variation reflecting
local community needs. (3) Approximately 30-60 projects will be
supported around the country averaging 10-20 VISTA Associates
each.
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BUDGETS
Divider Title:
BUDGET FUNDS
01
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Conservation Technical Assistance
02
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Soil Surveys
03
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Flood Prevention PL-534
04
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Great Plains Conservation Program
06
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Watershed Planning
08
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Watershed PL566
09
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River Basin, Surveys & Investigations
11
- RC&D
14
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RAMP
16
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Emergency Watershed Protection
45
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Snow Surveys
46
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Plant Materials Center
01-02-45-46 are placed under Conservation Operations
03-08-16 are placed under Watershed & Flood Prevention
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NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS
PROPOSED SALARY COSTS
Per Person
100
200
300
500
High School
7,000
700,000
1,400,000
2,100,000
3,500,000
or GED
2,100
210,000
420,000
630,000
1,050,000
non-residental
9,100
910,000
1,820,000
2,730,000
4,550,000
*residential
14,100
1,410,000
2,820,000
4,230,000
7,050,000
Bachelor's
Degree
Salary
15,221
1,522,100
3,044,200
4,566,300
7,610,500
Overhead
4,567
456,700
913,400
1,370,100
2,283,500
TOTAL BS
19,788
1,978,800
3,957,600
5,936,400
9,894,000
Master's
Degree
Salary
19,116
1,911,600
3,823,200
5,734,800
9,558,000
Overhead
5,735
573,500
1,147,000
1,720,500
2,867,500
TOTAL MS
24,851
2,485,500
4,970,200
7,455,300
12,425,500
* Residential employees receive $5,000 more per person.
** Salaries based on 1994 Federal Pay levels. Overhead is 30% of salaries.
For each position, $4,750 education credit to be paid by grant from the Corporation for National
and Community Service.
A-paychent
NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS
PROPOSED SALARY COSTS
Per Person
100
200
300
500
pay per hr.
7,480
748,000
96
244
740
High School
7,000
700,000
1,400,000
2,100,000
3,500,000
4.40
or GED
4.40
2,100244
210,000
420,000
630,000
1,050,000
non-residental
724
224,400
008'sh
73,200
122 000
9,100
910,000
1,820,000
2,730,000
4,550,000
972400
944,800
917 200
862 000
*residential
14,100
1,410,000
-2,820,000
4,230,000
7,050,000
724
?
72,400
2944,800
4,417,200
7,362,000
Bachelor's
Degree
6.60.,208.95
1,122,000
2,244,000
3,366,000
5,610,000
stipend
Salary
15,221
1,522,100
3,044,200
4,566,300
7,610,500
Overhead
4,567
456,700
913,400
1,370,100
2,283,500
6.60
778'E
336,600
673,200
1,009,800
1,683,000
TOTAL BS
19,788
1,978,800
3,957,600
5,936,400
9,894,000
14586
7
1,458,600
2,917,200
4,375,800
7 293,000
Master's
Degree
11.25
8.80 14,960
1,496,000
2,992,000
4,488,000
7,480,000
8.80
stipend
Salary
19,116
1,911,600
3,823,200
5,734,800
9,558,000
Overhead
5,735
573,500
1,147,000
1,720,500
2,867,500
4,488
098'8 hts
897,600
1,346,400
2,244,000
TOTAL MS
24,851
2,485,500
4,970,200
7,455,300
12,425,500
19,448
1944,800
3,889,600
5,834,400
9,724,000
* Residential employees receive $5,000 more per person.
stipend
** Salaries based on 1994 Federal Pay levels. Overhead is 30% of salaries.
For each position, $4,750 education credit to be paid by grant from the Corporation for National
and Community Service.
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QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD BE ANSWERED BY
ANY POTENTIAL AMERICORPS/USDA PILOT PROJECT
Questions for All USDA Pilot Projects:
Where would the pilot project be located? What kind of communities would it serve?
Would the project be residential, non-residential, or both?
What kind of specific work would participants perform on a daily basis? Would participants
stay on one project throughout the year or switch projects weekly or monthly?
How would the project provide valuable service to the community by systematically filling
unmet social needs? How will the project ensure that none of the work performed
duplicates the work performed of existing programs?
How might the project help priority areas affected adversely by federal policies?
How might the project operate in an empowerment zone or an enterprise community?
How would the work performed fulfill significant missions of USDA?
What kind of support would be needed from USDA for the participants to perform such
tasks? How much of the program would be directly managed by USDA and how much
would be managed by a sponsoring organization?
What kind of support would be needed from other federal agencies, state and local
government, non-profit organizations, or the private sector for
the participants to perform such tasks? How could we obtain such support?
How will the project planners consult with participants and potential participants,
representatives of the communities to be served, community-based agencies with
demonstrated record of experience in providing services, and labor organizations?
How will this project build upon existing programs, including federal programs?
How will this project relate to existing volunteer organizations? To existing 4-H programs?
To existing youth service corps?
What kind of supervision of participants would be needed? What education and training
will supervisors need? What kind of extra supervision will be needed in residential
programs?
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how much should be unique to the specific jobs that each participant will be performing?
What type of ongoing training will participants receive after they have started the program?
How will the participants be recruited and selected? How will specific skills of participants
be matched-up with specifics needs of individual communities? How will the project recruit
local participants?
How will the project utilize the latest communications and information technologies?
Questions for Empowerment and Anti-Hunger Pilot Projects:
How will the project reduce hunger, improve nutrition education, increase participation by
diverse socio-economic groups in USDA feeding programs, reduce food-borne illnesses, and
empower poor citizens to lift themselves out of poverty?
What measurable goals can this project achieve in meeting human needs?
How will the project interact with state and local social service offices?
Will outreach be conducted door-to-door in neighborhoods, at special public events, in social
services offices, or in some other manner?
Questions for Public Lands and Environment Pilot Projects:
How will this project protect, conserve, maintain, and improve public lands? How will this
project protect soil, improve water quality, plant trees, teach environmental education,
promote energy conservation, and boost sustainable agriculture?
What can this project achieve measurable goals in meeting environmental needs?
Can some participants meet the voucher requirement by working four summers in a row?
Would such an approach hinder our ability to build diverse crews? Could a small
percentage of people in each program be on the four-year plan?
How might the project interact with Youth Conservation Corps programs now managed by
USDA and the Department of Interior?
How might the project interact with the Earth Team program now managed by the Soil
Conservation Service?
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How would the projects recruit participants that are socio-economically diverse and include
a balance of citizens by race, class, gender, and age? How will the project recruit a
management team that is similarly diverse?
What percentage of participants could be recruited from a national pool of applicants
compiled by USDA or the Corporation for National Service?
What kind of training would the participants need? What kind of ongoing training would
be needed for participants during the course of the program?
What measurable goals can we set for personal benefits obtained by participants? How will
the program promote civic responsibility and produce positive change in participants?
What kind of materials or equipment would the project need?
What kind of administrative staff will the project need? How many employees will it have
and how much will they get paid?
How can the project expand significantly in the next few years as a full-scale national
program is phased-in?
How much will the project cost in total? How much will it cost per person?
How will the project reinvent government by promoting opportunity, responsibility, and
community? How will the project be managed entrepreneurially instead of bureaucratically?
How can the project build a distinct identity for the President's AmeriCorps program that
is explicitly different from either targeted jobs programs or diffuse volunteerism efforts?
Could the project benefit from the use of former Peace Corps volunteers in the area in a
volunteer capacity?
Questions for Rural Development Team Pilot Projects:
How will the project improve the economic conditions, protect watersheds, increase the
delivery of running water, boost sustainable agriculture, promote leadership, leverage
resources, build volunteerism, and/or improve the environment in rural areas?
What can this project achieve measurable goals in meeting economic, environmental, or
human needs?
What kind of specific education will participants need? Why kind of undergraduate or
graduate degrees will they need? What kind of additional training will they need? Who will
conduct the training? How much of the training should be identical for all participants and
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PROJECTS
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Excerpt from:
Urban Corps Expansion Project
WORK AND SERVICE PROJECTS Resource Book, 1990
2. Soliciting Projects
EXHIBIT B (p. 5)
SAMPLE HANDOUT FOR POTENTIAL PROJECT SPONSORS (continued)
EXAMPLES OF CORPS PROJECTS:
Improvement of unhan open spaces:
Clear, fence, and plant community gardens
Create new nature trails
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Regreen soccer and volleyball fields
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Clean lakes, creek and fountains in city parks
- Prune and remove vegetation
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Improve public play areas and grounds by assembling play equipment and
recreational furniture
- Build pienic tables
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Develop mini-parks in vacant lots and on rooftops
- Develop wildlife habitat
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Clear streams and waterways
Improvement of community facilities:
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Rehabilitate low-income housing
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Renovate and staff shelters for the homeless
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Install and repair smoke detectors in the homes of the elderly
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Construct hand railings, ramps, bridges, and steps
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Landscaping and light construction of outdoor facilities
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Weatherize public buildings and lowincome housing
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Provide minor home repairs for the handicapped and lowincome elderly
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Assist a small museum to expand exhibits
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Conduct house-to-house surveys
Assistance in delivery human services:
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Teach basic life skills to severely retarded adults
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Deliver food to the homebound elderly
Make home visits to hospice outpatients
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Tutor children
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Conduct a senior citizen day camp
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WISCONSIN CONSERVATION CORPS BOARD
CONSERVATION PROJECT PRIORITIES
1983
Eligible Projects
Projects which provide long-term benefits to a large segment of the public;
projects which satisfy and promote as many natural resource conservation
activities as possible, such as wildlife, water, air, land, forestry, recreation,
historical, etc.; projects which preserve, maintain, and enhance existing
resources; and, projects which increase the state's economic base through
improvement of the resource.
Priority I
Projects include but are not limited to the following (not necessarily in
order of priority):
Improving accessability to recreation areas and facilities
Fire breaks
-Wildlife cover planting
-Public water access development
-Improvements to conservation education facilities and areas
Rehabilitation of existing recreation facilities
--Disaster assistance
-Trout stream rehabilitation
-Tree planting and site preparation
--Building removal and landscaping
--Fence construction
--Sign posting and boundary clearing and marking
-Wildlife opening maintenance and creation
--Vegetation control to enhance the resource
--Repair, maintenance of dikes, dams, park and forest roads and parking
lots, trails, etc.
--Erosion control measures
--Release and thinning of forests
-Energy conservation improvements
--Construction and development of new basis recreation areas and facilities
Priority II
Projects in this group include those which are routine and continuing or of
short duration, low productivity or are ofnew, not basic (elaborate) construction
which will require the continuous expenditure of new funds for maintenance.
Included, but not limited to, are:
--Painting and staining of buildings, signs, tables, etc.
- -Fish eradication projects in lakes and streams
--Pruning pine plantations
-Fuelwood production
--Construction of elaborate recreation facilities
Ineligible Projects
Leaf raking, weed hoeing, lewn mowing, toilet maintenance, garbage pickup, and
other similar non-productive tasks.
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High Value Projects
Records kept on YCC and YACC work accomplishment show that certain
kinds of work produced relatively high return on the corps dollar,
Listed below are those work categories in which the value of the youth
work-hour was at least double the hourly wage paid to corpsmembers.
This list is by no means a precise guide to cost-effective projects,
nor does it include new work. categories (such as solar energy facility
installation), urban work (such as low-income housing weatherization),
or emergency relief work (such as flood prevention) which is difficult
to value. Other factors, such as public need, youth training benefits,
and public relations value are, of course, important to project selection.
Tree & Seedling Planting
Seed Production
Pest Control
Campground Construction
Water Recreation Facility Construction
Decorative Fence Construction
Recreational Shelter Construction
Landscaping
Historical Dwelling Restoration
Corner Search Surveys
Historical Monument Restoration
Trail Construction
Bridge Construction & Maintenance
Trail Maintenance
General & Fire Road Maintenance
Irrigation Ditch Maintenance
Foot, Bike & Horse Bridge Maintenance
Drainage Ditch Construction
Well Construction & Maintenance
Cattleguard Construction
Shoreline Erosion Control
Waterfowl Habitat Improvement
Wildlife Control
Fish Tagging
Wildlife Surveys
Catchment Basin Construction
Providing Water for Wildlife
Topographic Surveys
Water Quality Surveys
Telephone & Electric Line Maintenance
--H.E.C.
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WORK AND SERVICE PROJECTS
1. Urban Corps Work Program
1. THE URBAN CORPS WORK PROGRAM
The development of an urban corps' work program begins with an assessment of community needs.
Corps planners and staff will want to consult with a broad range of individuals and public and
nonprofit organizations to identify community priorities that are appropriate to corps involvement and
consistent with corps strengths.
This assessment process is not intended to identify specific projects but to determine community
concerns about specific situations and conditions. At this stage, the planning staff are primarily
listeners rather than marketers of their services.
There are several approaches to undertaking an assessment of community needs. Some are quite
formal and time-consuming, while others are less formal and more expedient. Several urban corps
have used a brief survey form to gather information on community needs, while others have conducted
community forums, task force meetings, and direct contacts with potential sponsors. In other cases,
corps have been able to draw from needs assessments that were previously accomplished by public
agencies or community-based organizations.
Once operational, the corps should continue to assess and reevaluate community needs priorities on a
regular basis. This can be accomplished through periodic questionnaires, contacts with potential
sponsors, corps staff participation in community meetings and other activities. Ongoing assessment of
community needs is an activity in which all staff and corpsmembers should take part. Guided
discussions and community need surveys provide excellent learning opportunities for corpsmembers.
Once you have gathered information about community concerns, determine what needs can be
effectively addressed by the corps and establish priorities for addressing them. These priorities should
be tied to three factors-the work's consistency with the corps' mission, its potential for giving the
corps visibility in the community, and the corps' capacity to carry out the work effectively.
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PROJECT CRITERIA
Once community needs have been assessed, your corps should develop criteria for selecting projects
and sponsors. These criteria should consider both community needs and program capabilities and
structure. They may also vary depending on the level of funding you plan to earn as reimbursement
for project work. We recommend that every project be judged according to whether it accomplishes
the following:
Addresses critical community needs that would not be met otherwise, and will result
in visible, lasting beneficial effects. Projects may involve improvements to community
facilities or enhance the scope of existing services.
Allows for establishing clear measurable goals for project segments with definable
beginnings and endings.
Provides benefits to corpsmembers by giving them opportunities to learn or reinforce
basic and workplace skills, and to Increase their participation in the community.
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WORK AND SERVICE PROJECTS
1. Urban Corps Work Program
Attracts community support
Consists of labor-intensive work that accommodates a crew of up to ten
corpsmembers for seven. to eight-hour work days lasting from two to twelve weeks.
If the proposed project takes less than two weeks it should offer a significant variety
of tasks and level of visibility.
Does not use corpamembers to displace or replace current, laid off or striking
workers.
Provides potential to earn income for the corps.
If the project fails to meet several of these criteria, you may want to consider turning down the project
or more carefully assess whether the project can be justified.
PROJECT SPONSOR CRITERIA
Once a project has been found appropriate for the corps to undertake, verify that a relationship with
the project sponsor will be beneficial to the corps. We recommend that the sponsor be expected to
provide the following.
A safe working environment through adequate ventilation, absence of taxic materials,
and a sufficient number of fire extinguishers and exits.
All materials and special equipment necessary to complete the project in a correct
and timely manner.
A project that has been designed in compliance with permit process and other
requirements.
Technical supervision and assignment of a representative to ensure that the work is
implemented according to the appropriate procedures and specifications.
Corpsmember orientation through such steps as providing corpemembers with an
overview of the organization, its goals, mission, key staff and client needs; and an
explanation of the specific purpose of the corps project.
Specialized training for corpsmembers so they will learn particular methods or
approaches to service delivery, if necessary.
Periodic debriefings of the crew in order to provide corpemembers and CTEV
supervisors with ongoing evaluation.
Maintenance of the project for a reasonable length of time after completion by the
corps.
If a sponsor fails to give assurances on several of these criteria, you may want to consider arning
down the project.
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CONSERVATION
NASCC
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National Association of
Service & Conservation Corps
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
NASCC began to take shape as an independent nonprofit organization in 1985, at the
first national gathering of youth corps program directors and staff since the demise of the
Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) program in 1983. (NASCC is a successor to the
National Association of State Conservation Corps Program Agents, which served as the
collective voice of state YACC programs in the early 1980s). Since that time, NASCC has
grown to include a membership of nearly 100 corps programs operating in 35 states and the
District of Columbia. NASCC is governed by a board of corps program representatives
from across the U.S. Membership dues from corps programs, as well as numerous grants
from the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest, Kellogg, Ford, C.S. Mott, Public Welfare,
Hewlett, M.R. Babcock, and other foundations have supported the programs and growth of
NASCC.
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