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Funding Opportunity for NSCA Members

September 15, 2008

TO: National Senior Corps Association FGP and RSVP Members
FROM: Fred Lugo, President
RE: Children of prisoners grant opportunity

NSCA has been afforded an opportunity by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership to participate in a demonstration project designed to provide mentors to children of incarcerated parents. This opportunity may provide each qualified FGP/RSVP a $900 award (per child mentored) for each match initiated between March 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008. All matches must be on-going for a minimum of 4 hours/month from inception through a 12-month continuous period. A match is considered a pairing of an adult volunteer and a child aged 4-18 who has a parent in a state or federal prison system. It is permissible for a volunteer to have more than one mentee. A limited number of grants are available. A distribution formula will be decided based upon the number of applications.

To apply to participate in this project, MENTOR/NSCA outlines the following commitment of each program:

Be a current member of the National Senior Corps Association by 9/8/08
Commit to conduct a fingerprint background check ($25 special fee per volunteer) prior to December 31, 2008, for all mentors through the SafetyNet background check program (more details will follow)
Volunteers will participate in a 1.5 hour Skill Enhancement training focused on the latest research, practice and knowledge of working with children of prisoners (details to follow)
After October 1, 2008, additional funding may be available to NSCA members

Cut and paste the following information and email by 3PM eastern time. Email to kallen-caballero@communityplace.org by Friday, September 19, 2008. The subject line of the email must read "MENTOR."

Name of your project _________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________________
Project Director _________________________ Phone _______________________
E-mail _____________________________________ Fax _____________________

Total Number of Volunteers providing Mentoring to Children of Incarcerated Parent(s) __________________

Total Number of Children being mentored ___________________

Do not hit reply to this email. Cut and paste as instructed.

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