Reed announces $2.2M in AmeriCorps funding for Serve R.I., five organizations

U.S. SEN. JACK F. Reed said Serve Rhode Island and five local service-oriented organizations will share $2.2 million in federal AmeriCorps funding. / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED
U.S. SEN. JACK F. Reed said Serve Rhode Island and five local service-oriented organizations will share $2.2 million in federal AmeriCorps funding. / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED

PROVIDENCE – Serve Rhode Island and five local service-oriented organizations will share $2.2 million in federal AmeriCorps funding, U.S. Sen. Jack F. Reed said Friday.
The federal grants will support AmeriCorps members across Rhode Island as they provide services to youth and families in need and help disadvantaged students, according to information from Reed’s office. AmeriCorps members who complete their 1,700 hours of service also may earn a $5,750 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award that can be used for continuing education and vocational needs, or to pay back student loans.

“Serve Rhode Island and AmeriCorps members make a positive difference in the communities they serve. This is a smart federal investment that gives people the opportunity to gain valuable work skills while enriching school and community programs for Rhode Islanders throughout the state. It also helps build the capacity to generate and coordinate more volunteers,” Reed said in a statement.
Serve Rhode Island, which administers Rhode Island’s AmeriCorps program, will receive $654,147 in federal funding; it will be used to award grants to nonprofit organizations and/or government agencies.

Rhode Island organizations that won competitive AmeriCorps grants this year include:

  • City Year Providence: $726,000 to support 60 AmeriCorps members who will provide academic and youth development services in six public schools across the city.
  • The Learning Community: $270,740 to support 20 AmeriCorps members who will provide small group academic intervention for students in grades kindergarten through 8 in Central Falls, Providence and Woonsocket.
  • NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley: $199,715 to support 20 AmeriCorps members who will provide housing assistance to economically disadvantaged renter households, many of whom are at-risk for homelessness, and transition them into safe, healthy, affordable housing.
  • Brown University: $185,237 to continue providing in-school college advising to increase the number of urban, low-income and first generation students seeking higher education throughout the state.
  • Providence Children’s Museum: $159,600 to continue providing STEM and math enrichment activities for elementary-aged children and school readiness activities for children enrolled in Head Start to increase academic success and school readiness among low-income children in Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls.

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