Deadline: 27-Aug-21
Do you want to give back to your community and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities at the same time? If yes, then apply for it!
These projects not only meet a need in the community—they give all volunteers the opportunity to develop skills, build relationships, and show that despite the perception of people with disabilities as the ones in need of service, they can and do give back to their communities.
The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and serving them and their families.
They work tirelessly to uphold their vision that every individual and family living with I/DD in the United States has access to the information, advocacy, and skills they need to support their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
Goals
The Arc will work with selected applicants to accomplish the following goals:
- Partner with a local service club or organization to recruit volunteers with and without disabilities from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds
- Engage volunteers to serve a specified number of service hours
- Secure commitments from volunteers and partners to engage in future service activities
- Work with hunger-focused groups or organizations (e.g. community food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens) to deliver emergency food aid to people in need
- Host a kick-off event to provide food aid on the MLK Day of Service (January 17, 2022) to your community
- Continue to provide food aid to those in need through the end of the grant period (September 30, 2022)
- Contribute in-kind or cash matching funds to support the project during the grant year (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022)
Funding Information
- The Arc is honored to partner with AmeriCorps once again to offer $5,000 – $20,000 grants to chapters of The Arc and other community organizations to develop inclusive MLK Day of Service projects that include people with and without disabilities.
Grantees will:
- Partner with a service organization/club to recruit volunteers with and without disabilities from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to participate in the project
- Work with a hunger-focused group (e.g., food banks/food pantries, soup kitchens) to partner with volunteers to deliver food aid to those in need
- Implement a Keynote event on the MLK Day of Service (January 17, 2022) and continue to host additional events throughout the grant period that provide food aid.
- Raise additional matching funds (amount depending on grant size) of in-kind or cash support to dedicate to project work.
For more information, visit https://thearc.org/dayofservicegrant/