Serve Rhode Island

1.  AmeriCorps:

SRI administers the federally funded AmeriCorps program for the state.  SRI is the primary grant recipient of the federal AmeriCorps funds, which are then allocated to capable nonprofits who apply to hosting the AmeriCorps programs, awarded through a competitive process. Presently, SRI administers 16 AmeriCorps grants totaling $4 million ($2.1million federal and $1.9 million local) to 14 RI nonprofit agencies, providing a total of 333 AmeriCorps members to serve in:

31 kindergarten through 12^th grade schools

47 community based agencies

24 Head Start/Early Childhood Education Sites and

12 colleges and universities

Since1994, SRI has secured 46 million dollars in federal funds for RI nonprofits,providing 4,044 AmeriCorps members who have given 4.7 million hours of service for hundreds of nonprofit educational and community development programs.

2.  Volunteer Services:

SRI’s volunteer center connects thousands of volunteers with opportunities to serve in hundreds of nonprofits and several urban schools annually.  SRI has 4,012 volunteers registered on its new online portal HandsOn Connect.Through June 1, 498 active connections were made between volunteers and the 490 volunteer opportunities posted by the 156 organizations that partner with SRI. 

 SRI also assists many volunteers who call or walk into its offices in SouthProvidence.  SRI connects volunteer groups from corporations, colleges, and the faith community, to service projects working in local schools and cleaning up the environment.       

Serve Rhode Island is the state’s center for volunteerism and national service.  The mission of SRI is to transform the lives of Rhode Islanders by increasing the number of people engaged in volunteer and service activities in their communities.