...and in Ohio

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Volunteering Service in America
...and in Ohio
2008-2009
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What is Volunteering?
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Why Volunteering Service is Important

• Helps address serious social problems
• Literacy
• Hunger
• Public Safety
• Prisoner Reentry
• Encourages active citizenship
• Connects people and builds community

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Personal Benefits of Volunteering Service

• Provides an opportunity for people to give back
  to their communities and help others - Serve a
  purpose greater than themselves
• Allows people to interact with others from
  different backgrounds
• Explore new interests new career opportunities
• Studies have shownVolunteering can make you
  happier and help you live longer

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Volunteering in America

• Historical Highlights
• 1736 Benjamin Franklin begins first volunteer
  firefighting company
• 1857 First university-based YMCA is founded at
  the University of Michigan
• 1881 American Red Cross is established by Clara
  Barton
• 1887 First United Way is founded in Denver
• 1902 A.B.Graham started 4-H in OH (Clark County)
• 1910 Rotary Club is founded
• 1916 Kiwanis Club and Lions Club are founded
• 1990 Points of Light Foundation is created as an
  independent, non-partisan, nonprofit organization
  to encourage volunteerism

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Current National Statistics on Volunteering

• Between 2005-07, the nation had an average
  volunteer rate of 27.2 per year
• In 2007, 60.8 million volunteers dedicated 8.1
  billion hours of service to community
  organizations
• Average volunteer rates for the 50 large cities
  ranged from 14.5 to 39.3
• Columbus ranked 6th - with a volunteer rate of
  34.7. 450,000 volunteered serving 55.8 million
  hours per year

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Volunteering in Ohio

• Ohio Statistics
• 30 of all Ohioans volunteer!
• 2.7 million volunteers dedicated 316 million
  hours of service per year (2005-2007). The
  estimated economic contribution of the volunteer
  hours served is 6.2 billion annually.

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• Where People in Ohio Volunteer
• 37 - Religious
• 25 - Educational
• 16- Civic/Sports/Arts/Other
• 14 - Social Services
• 8 - Health
• Volunteer Activities include
• Fundraise, Food collection-distribution,
  Mentor/Tutor

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National Service

• National Service Service programs created in
  law, supported financially by the federal
  government administered uniformly across the
  country.

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Historical Highlights
National Service in America

• 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps is formed by
  Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1961 The Peace Corps is created by President
  Kennedy
• 1964 Lyndon Johnson creates VISTA
• 1990 President Bush signs the National
  Community Service Act into law

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Historical Highlights

• 1993 President Bill Clinton begins AmeriCorps
• 1993 Governor-appointed State Service Commissions
  are created.
• 1994 Corporation for National and Community
  Service officially begins operation
• 1994 Congress passes the King Holiday and Service
  Act
• 2002 USA Freedom Corps/Citizen Corps created
• 2005 Thousands of Volunteers and National Service
  members respond to Hurricane Katrina
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Current National Service Programs

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• AmeriCorps
• AmeriCorps VISTA
• Senior Corps
• Learn and Serve America

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AMERICORPS

• One year of intensive service often referred to
  as Americas Domestic Peace Corps
• 2008 70,000 individuals age 17 and older
  (nationwide)
• In Ohio, over 600 members are serving in one of
  22 programs
• Member Benefits
• 4,725 education award (less for part-time
  members)
• Stipend for living expenses
• New experiences, Skills to last a lifetime!

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AMERICORPS

• Priority Areas
• Education
• Public Safety
• Health
• Environment
• Other Critical Needs
• Since 1994, AmeriCorps has involved over 500,000
  Americans, age 17 and older, in community
  service.

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• AMERICORPS VISTA

Nearly 6,500 AmeriCorpsVISTA members serve
nationally serving low-income communities by
mobilizing resources, building capacity and
sustainable programs.  240 VISTA Volunteers serve
Ohio in 29 projects.  ØRural Urban
DevelopmentØLiteracy ØPrisoner ReentryØDigital
DivideØService Learning
ØPublic SafetyØHousingØAsset DevelopmentØVolunt
eer Generation
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• SENIOR CORPS
• Senior Corps taps the skills, talents and
  experience of more than 500,000 Americans age
  55 and older to meet a wide range of community
  needs through three programs  

• Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
• Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)
• Senior Companions Program (SCP)

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• SENIOR CORPS
• Senior Corps funding in Ohio totals 7.1 million
  with 25 RSVP, 6 SCP and 8 FGP projects

• 17,000 RSVP volunteers serve 1,900 agencies
  doing a
• variety of service activities
• 1014 FGP volunteers serve special and
  exceptional needs
• children at 310 agencies
• 589 SCP volunteers serve home bound elderly
  through
• 100 agencies.

Annual Hours of Service in Ohio RSVP 2.2 million
FGP 841,000 SCP 424,000
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• LEARN SERVEService-learning is a method of
  teaching and learning that connects classroom
  lessons with meaningful service to the community.
  Students build academic skills while
  strengthening communities through service.
• KEY ELEMENTS OF SERVICE LEARNINGØConnected to
  and enriches the academic curriculum
• ØReflection
• ØCivic responsibility
• ØCollaborative
• ØMeets identified needs
• ØStudent voice and Celebration

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• LEARN SERVE
• In 2008, 21,086 students in Ohio!
• Total Hours of Service 314,493
• Number of Beneficiaries 292,000
• Picking up trash on a riverbank is service.  
• Studying water samples under a microscope is
  learning.  
• When science students collect and analyze water
  samples, document their results, and present
  findings to local pollution control agency,
  that is service- learning.

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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• The Ohio Department of Education oversees the
  Service
• Learning program in the state of Ohio.
• Service-learning offers a unique opportunity for
  students to
• get involved in a tangible way by integrating
  community
• service projects with classroom learning.
• Quick Facts 3,336 Number of Public Schools
  (Elementary/Middle/High) in Ohio 614
  Number of Public School Districts
• 21,000 students are involved in Service
  Learning activities (1.7 million
  students)

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STATE OFFICE

• MISSION
• Improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster
  civic engagement through service and
  volunteering.
• Programs AmeriCorps VISTA and Senior Corps
• Federal Office

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• Ohio Community Service Council
• (Ohios State Agency for Community Service
  Volunteerism)Established in 1994 by the state
  legislature (Sec. 121.40) to administer grants
  under the National and Community Service Trust
  Act of 1993.
• Mission To strengthen Ohios communities
  through Service and Volunteerism.

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• MAJOR INITIATIVES
• AmeriCorps
• Ohio Citizen Corps
• Promoting/Supporting Volunteerism and Service
• Make A Difference Day Ohio (MDDO)
• Forging New Links (Statewide Volunteer
  Conference) VOLUNTEER! License Plate
• Emergency Service Function (ESF) 6 - Mass Care

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OHIO CITIZEN CORPS

• Citizen Corps is a national program to engage
  all citizens in homeland security and
  preparedness through public education, training
  opportunities, and volunteer programs. 

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CITIZEN CORPS UPDATE

• State-level Citizen Corps Staff
• State Citizen Corps Council
• 4 Regional Lead Volunteer Centers
• 80 County Citizen Corps Councils (covering 81
  counties)
• 82 Medical Reserve Corps Units (covering 84
  counties)
• 55 Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) programs
• 87 Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• 531 Neighborhood Watch programs
• 14 Fire Corps programs
  Updated Fall 2008

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY OHIO

• The largest national day of helping others

• MDDO was created as a public/private partnership
  in 2000 to provide a statewide emphasis to
  this national volunteer effort.
• MDDO has led the nation in service projects for
  8 consecutive years
• In 2007 -over 1,000 projects were reported,
  involving 40,000 volunteers

OCSC and the MDDO Steering Committee coordinate
MDDO under the leadership of Honorary Co-Chairs
Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio and Jim
Tressel, Head Football Coach, The Ohio State
University.
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• Ohio Community Service Council

• Over the past 14 years, the State of Ohio has
  provided 2.7 million in funding for Council
  operations
• Awarded 70 million in sub-awards, under two
  program initiatives AmeriCorps and Citizen
  Corps
• Member of the State of Ohio Security Task Force

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
WWW.SERVEOHIO.ORG