NATIONAL SERVICE

VolunteersProjectsSupport Provided91,000130$21.3 million
AmeriCorps: 1,900 volunteers who receive an education award of up to $4,725 after one year. To date, more than 5,200 Ohio residents have collectively qualified for $19 million in education awards.Learn and Serve America: Benefits 70,000 students in kindergarten through college by providing grants for service-learning, which helps students learn good citizenship and improve their skills.National Senior Service Corp.: 18,000 senior citizens volunteer to be foster grandparents who serve one-on-one with 4,600 special-needs youngsters, senior companions for 900 senior citizens, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, which serves 2,100 community-service groups.
VolunteersProjectsSupport Provided47,000167$24.3 million
AmeriCorps: 2,200 volunteers who receive an education award of up to $4,725 after one year. To date, more than 7,000 Pennsylvania residents have collectively qualified for $25 million in education awards.Learn and Serve America: Benefits 26,000 students in kindergarten through college by providing grants for service-learning, which helps students learn good citizenship and improve their skills.National Senior Service Corp.: 19,000 senior citizens volunteer to be foster grandparents who serve one-on-one with 9,000 special-needs youngsters, senior companions for 1,700 senior citizens, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, which serves 2,900 community-service groups.