2022 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

RSVP SERVING CENTRAL MN

OUR MISSION: To foster volunteer engagement of adults 55+ to improve lives and strengthen communities.

OUR GOAL: To promote positive and healthy aging and meet critical community needs with the help of AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers.

OUR COMMITMENT: RSVP strives to offer diverse and inclusive volunteer opportunities that welcome and engage all members age 55+ in our community.

In 2022, we welcomed 199 new RSVP volunteers. This is unprecedented growth for our program in a single year. We continue to take great pride in supporting adults age 55+ interested in enhancing our communities through volunteer service.

With the help of our federal, state and local support, AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers serving Central Minnesota provided a value of $2.8 million back to our communities.

While RSVP's priority areas include strengthening food security efforts, supporting K-12 academic engagement, and providing wellness outreach across our four-county service region, we know our volunteer service impact reaches far beyond meeting these critical community needs. In our recent volunteer satisfaction survey, our members indicated RSVP provides social connections, improves mental and physical health, and enhances a sense of purpose and meaning.

We are looking forward to this upcoming year of prosperity as we celebrate RSVP serving Central MN over the last 50 years!

Jennifer Wucherer RSVP Director

2022 RS IMPACT

971 Active Volunteers

95,007 Service Hours

136 Organizations Served

290 Volunteers

Donated 12,634 hours within Donated 12,634 hours within companionship companionship programs and aging in place programs and aging in place services at 24 services at 24 sites supporting older adults. sites supporting older adults.

253 Volunteers

139 Volunteers

102 Volunteers

Donated 22,800 hours helping 19,826 individuals Donated 22,800 hours helping 19,826 individuals access food access food at 23 food distribution programs. at 23 food distribution programs.

Donated 8,987 hours in Donated 8,987 hours in health and wellness health and wellness at 11 healthcare and wellness organizations. at 11 healthcare and wellness organizations.

Donated 2,741 hours Donated 2,741 hours tutoring and mentoring tutoring and mentoring

387 youth at 22 K-12 education sites. 387 youth at 22 K-12 education sites.

2022 RSVP IMPACT

289 Volunteers completed the 2022 RSVP volunteer satisfaction survey:

Feel a sense of Feel a sense of meaning and purpose meaning and purpose by being involved with RSVP. by being involved with RSVP.

Indicate volunteering helps to Indicate volunteering helps to iimprove mprove mental health. mental health.

Agree that RSVP helps them feel Agree that RSVP helps them feel socially connected socially connected to others. to others.

Say that volunteering keeps them Say that volunteering keeps them physically active. physically active.

2022 RSVP IMPACT

RSVP Signature Programs

52 Volunteers enhanced literacy, academic engagement, and intergenerational connections by reading to pre-school through 5th grade students.

Happiness in Action

21 Volunteers trained through CentraCare's Bounce Back Program to promote health through happiness. Happiness in Action volunteers lead meaningful conversations and service projects for groups throughout the region.

19 Volunteers hand-made 900+ hats, mittens, scarves, and blankets to help provide warmth and comfort to area schools and nonprofit organizations.

THE RSVP TEAM

Staff

Debbie Backes, Outreach/Grants Coordinator

Tauna Quimby, Program Coordinator

Stearns/Benton Counties

Carole McNaughton-Commers, Program Coordinator Sherburne/Wright Counties

Jennifer Wucherer, RSVP Director

Part-Time Staff

Sara Grachek, Office Aide

Nora Ewers, Office Aide

Janice Wilson, Office Aide

Part-Time Staff

Jacquie Willis, Special Projects Coordinator

Barb Young, Special Projects Coordinator

Maureen Hatlestad, Special Projects Assistant

Carla Laurent, Special Projects Assistant

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TEAM

Kudos to our dedicated and invaluable internal volunteers!

Lynn Brabec

Diane Casey

Joleen Christiansen

Judith Feenstra

Marilyn Fischer

Rosyln Kieke

Jean Lieser

Kris Peterson

Marlys Saari

Mary Ann Stephany

Charlotte Strei

Howard Sylvester

Vikki Weiss

Nanette Wiley

Betty Wolterman

Barb Young

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2022 RSVP FINANCIALS

Thank you!

TOOUR FUNDERS FORTHE GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT!

EXPENSES

$442,731 Administrative Support for volunteer recruitment, placement, ongoing support, meeting community needs and volunteer station management. Community relations, advocating for productive aging, public awareness, grant writing and reporting, office supplies, equipment, rent, utilities and maintenance.

$60,892 Volunteer Support for funding of optional volunteer mileage reimbursement, insurance, recognition, trainings, meals/refreshments and orientation.

Funding amounts in excess of 2022 expenses are held in Reserves. General recommendations are to maintain a reserve balance equivalent to six months of operating expenses to ensure viability. We are grateful that with community support we are able to build on the recommended reserve balance

Thanks to this financial support, 95,007 hours of volunteer service were provided to our communities with an equivalent value of over $2.8 million, based on the 2022 Independent Sector national value of each volunteer hour.

RSVP

RSVP ADVISORY COUNCIL

Special thanks to these current council members along with Tom and Bonnie Stachowski for the meeting hospitality!

Laurie Allen, Sartell RSVP Volunteer

Al Barth, Waite Park RSVP Volunteer

Kelly Beniek, City of St. Joseph

Amy Christensen, Options, Inc. (Chair)

Keisha Erickson, Sherburne County Representative

Carolyn Garven, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Shaunna Johnson, City of Waite Park

Jon Knopik, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Lee Meyer, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer (Vice Chair)

Kris Peterson, St. Joseph RSVP Volunteer

Jeff Proell, Sauk Rapids RSVP Volunteer (Secretary)

Jeff Proell, Sauk Rapids RSVP Volunteer (Secretary)

Janet Reigstad, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Janet Reigstad, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Michelle Rutka, Catholic Charities

Michelle Rutka, Catholic Charities

Emergency Sevices

Emergency Services

Beth Schlangen, Benton County Human Services Board

Beth Schlangen, Benton County Human Services Board

Lalita Subrahmanyan, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Lalita Subrahmanyan, St. Cloud RSVP Volunteer

Terry Sylvester, Sauk Rapids RSVP Volunteer

Terry Sylvester, Sauk Rapids RSVP Volunteer

Jim Tift, Wright County RSVP Volunteer

ght County RSVP Volunteer

Nantha Viswanathan, District 742 St. Cloud Area Schools

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Area Schools

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Special thank you to the City of St. Cloud, sponsor of RSVP since 1973.