Healthy Futures
The Corporation for National and Community Service's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan includes a focus on programs that help communities and special populations with unmet needs related to health and well-being. These programs address important issues like improving access to health care, increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in youth, and increasing seniors' ability to remain in their own homes. Following are some of our most relevant resources for this focus area.
Overview of the Healthy Futures Focus Area
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2012 Healthy Futures Performance Measures
The following performance measures are part of the agency-wide Priority Measure, Percent of homebound OR older adults and individuals with disabilities that received CNCS-supported services who reported having increased social ties/perceived social support and part of Goal 1: Increase the impact of national service on community needs in communities served by CNCS-supported programs. See all goals and agency-wide Priority Measures.
H8: Number of homebound OR older adults and individuals with disabilities receiving food, transportation, or other services that allow them to live independently.
H9: Number of homebound OR older adults and individuals with disabilities who reported having increased social ties/perceived social support.
The following performance measures are part of the agency-wide Priority Measure Number of individuals that gained access to food resources provided with the assistance of CNCS-supported members, participants or volunteers and part of Goal 1: Increase the impact of national service on community needs in communities served by CNCS-supported programs. See all goals and agency-wide Priority Measures.
H10: Number of individuals receiving emergency food from food banks, food pantries, or other nonprofit organizations.
H11: Number of individuals receiving support, services, education and/or referrals to alleviate long-term hunger.
H12. Number of individuals that reported increased food security of themselves and their children (household food security) as a result of CNCS-supported services.
2012 AmeriCorps National Performance Measures Instructions – Healthy Futures (PDF)
Other Performance Measurement Resources
- Overview of the Healthy Futures Focus Area (PPT)
- AmeriCorps – Demonstrating Impact in the Healthy Futures Focus Area (PPT)
- AmeriCorps - Healthy Futures Tier 3 Measures (2011 NOFA)
- AmeriCorps - Pilot Year 2 Healthy Futures Measures (2010 NOFO)
- AmeriCorps - Pilot Year 1 Healthy Futures Measures (2009 NOFO)
