RSVP Dubuque County Newsletter 2017 Winter 2017 | Page 9

Volunteer Impact Areas
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program ( RSVP ) has 6 focus areas where volunteers serve Dubuque County . The primary focus area of RSVP is Healthy Futures . RSVP volunteers also serve in the areas of Disaster Services , Economic Opportunity , Education , Environmental Stewardship , Non-Profit Capacity Building and General Community Priorities .
Healthy Futures - 8,554 hours served by 103 volunteers
Impact Goal : Assist older adults receiving food , transportation , or other services to stay independent and in their home and to increase the number of older adults that report having increased social Bethany Home Dubuque Food pantry Dubuque Nursing and Rehab DuRide Ennoble Skilled Nursing UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital - SHIIP Disaster Services - 99 hours served by 11 volunteers
Kids on the Block Luther Manor Manor Care NEI3A - Home Delivered Meals Oak Crest Nursing - Dyersville Stonehill Franciscan Services
Impact Goal : Create a sustainable Volunteer Reception Center for Dubuque County in response to a American Red Cross
Dubuque National Service Partnership
Economic Opportunity - 95 hours served by 5 volunteers Presentation Lantern
Visiting Nurses Association - Payee Project
Education - 585 hours served by 7 volunteers Impact Goal : Ensure that all students are reading at grade level by the end of third grade .
Dubuque Community Schools
Environmental Stewardship - 12,134 hours served by 99 volunteers Impact Goal : Improving national parks , state parks , city parks , county parks and other public and Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Mines of Spain
Non-Profit Capacity Building and Other - 18,945 hours served by 178 volunteers
American Cancer Society Birthright of Dubuque Dubuque County Historical Society UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation
Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque / Dyersville Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Small Claims Court Washington Tool Library