National Service In Missouri 2006-2007 Directory Serving Communities

SOUTHWEST

Purdy R-II School District Phone: [phone]

Purdy Reading Coaches Fax: [phone]

201 South Third, P.O. Box 248 Email: [e-mail]

Purdy, MO 65734 - 0248 Website: www.purdy.k12.mo.us

Renae Neill, Director

Members provide reading intervention to at-risk Kindergarten – 5^th grade students reading below grade level through daily one-on-one tutoring sessions focusing on skills and strategies to break the trend of reading failure. This is an “AmeriCorps Reading Coaches” model project that includes English as a Second Language component to help bridge the language barrier in meaning and comprehension for the growing Hispanic population of this community.

Republic R-III School District Phone: [phone] x. 1013

Republic Reading Coaches Fax: [phone]

234 E. Anderson Email: [e-mail]

Republic, MO, 65738 Website: www.republic.k12.mo.us/e2/readco/main.htm

Kelly Lowe, Program Director

Members tutor preschool and primary students (grades 1- 4) that are identified as needing reading readiness and/or reading assistance. Republic Reading Coaches demonstrate meaningful reading intervention for students through the utilization of AmeriCorps Members as Reading Coaches and facilitators who mobilize volunteers recruited from the community, colleges, and within the schools.

CENTRAL

Jumpstart Missouri- Columbia

University of Missouri – Columbia Phone: [phone]

201 Student Success Center Fax: [phone]

Columbia, MO 65211 Email: [e-mail]

Christine Bennett, Site Manager Website: www.jstart.org

Jumpstart recruits and trains achievement-oriented college students to deliver an

innovative early education program via yearlong one-to-one relationships. Jumpstart

college student Corps Members are paired with preschool children from low-income

backgrounds in the classroom setting and work together on language, literacy, social,

and initiative skills for one year. Through this relationship, Jumpstart inspires children to learn, adults to teach, families to get involved, and communities to progress together. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.
 Fulton 58 Public School District

Fulton AmeriCorps Phone: [phone]

Fulton High School Fax: [phone]

1 Hornet Drive Email: [e-mail]

Fulton, MO 65251- 2732 Website: www.fulton.k12.mo.us/programs

Jill Flakne, Program Director

Fulton AmeriCorps serves at-risk youth in the Fulton School District. Members serve as one-on-one and small group tutors for the Fulton Middle School, Fulton Academy and Fulton High School. Members also tutor and mentor the district’s third through fifth graders at the STARS after-school program. In addition, Fulton AmeriCorps Members assist the district as Service-Learning resources.
Eldon R-I School District

PAVE AmeriCorps Tutoring Program Phone: [phone]

112 S. Pine Fax: [phone]

Eldon, MO 65026 Email: [e-mail]

Daphney Partridge, Program Director Website: www.eldon.k12.mo.us

PAVE AmeriCorps Members provide one-on-one and small group tutoring to at-risk students in the Eldon R-I School District. Tutoring in communication arts/ reading and math occurs during the school day at five campuses and includes Kindergarten through 12^th grade students as well as students enrolled in the Mustang Academy. Members recruit and work with community and parent volunteers to enhance the services provided to at-risk students.
Missouri River Communities Network

Missouri Stream Team AmeriCorps Project Phone: [phone]

200 Old 63 South, Suite 203 Fax: [phone]

Columbia, MO 65201-6081 Email: [e-mail]

Steve Johnson, Director Website: www.moriver.org

The Missouri Stream Teams AmeriCorps Project (MSTAP) works to recruit, train and involve the 58,000 volunteer Stream Team Members in Missouri to adopt local streams and work on water quality activities in their local areas.  Activities include: Water Quality Monitoring, litter pick ups, storm drain stenciling, educational presentations, outreach to new teams, etc.

NORTHWEST

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City (ND)

Thornberry Boys & Girls Club Phone: [phone] x. 252

6301 Rockhill Road Fax: [phone]

Kansas City, MO 64131

Raphael Hines, Program Director
Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City (ND)

1423 E. Linwood Blvd. Phone: [phone] x.17

Kansas City, MO 64109 Email: [e-mail]

Dana Byron, Site Coordinator

Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City currently has four Members doing direct service, while working as Construction Supervisors, and one Member performing in-direct service, working as a Volunteer Coordinator/ Family Support Coordinator. Habitat welcomes all people to join them to build simple, decent, affordable houses in partnership with those who lack adequate shelter.
Harvesters- The Community Food Network

AmeriCorps Community Outreach Phone: [phone]

3801 Topping Avenue Fax: [phone]

Kansas City, MO 64129 Email: [e-mail]

Corrine Cooper, Volunteer Services Coordinator

Members serve as Community Outreach Specialists in several key areas of Harvesters’ mission.  Each Member is assigned to volunteer services, food drives, or nutrition education.  As the only food bank in Kansas City, Harvesters seeks to increase the amount of food and services that can be provided to those in need of food assistance.  Members contribute to that overall mission by working to increase the quality and quantity of volunteers and food drives, and educating low-income clients about healthy eating on a limited budget.
Jumpstart Missouri- Kansas City

University of Missouri – Kansas City Phone: [phone]

SASS 210 Fax: [phone]

5100 Rockhill Road Email: [e-mail]

Kansas City, MO 64110 Website: www.jstart.org

Silvina Munita, Site Manager

Jumpstart recruits and trains achievement-oriented college students to deliver an

innovative, early education program via year long one-to-one relationships. Jumpstart

college student Corps Members are paired with preschool children from low-income

backgrounds in the classroom setting and work together on language, literacy, social,

and initiative skills for one year. Through this relationship, Jumpstart inspires children to learn, adults to teach, families to get involved, and communities to progress together. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.


UMKC-Institute for Human Development              

Community Support Navigators                               Phone: [phone]

University of Missouri – Kansas City Fax:    [phone]

2220 Holmes, 3^rd Floor                                               Email: [e-mail]

Kansas City, MO 64108                                              Website: www.ihd.umkc.edu

Jane St. John, Program Director

UMKC-IHD, along with its partners the Missouri Planning Council and local Senate Bill 40 Boards developed a multi-site program “Community Support Navigators” program, the purpose of which is to increase the productivity, independence, inclusion, and self-determination of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.  AmeriCorps Members in this program mentor individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to access and navigate needed resources, support access to existing generic community programs, and support the development of self-advocacy and leadership opportunities.
YMCA of Greater Kansas City (ND)

Experience Corps/AmeriCorps-KC Phone: [phone]

3800 E. Linwood Blvd. Fax: [phone]

Kansas City, MO 64128 Email: [e-mail]

Judith Simmons, Program Director Website: www.ymca-kc.org

Members help youth to improve reading skills, homework skills, social and creative skills before, during and after school. Members serve children ages 3-15. They help youth to improve academically, socially, and creatively. The Members are reading tutors in 5 elementary schools in the Kansas City Missouri School District and mentors in 5 YMCA sites.