Effective Date: November 1, 2021

No Previous Policy

A. The Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS)

1. Definition:

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) administers a number of national and community service programs including AmeriCorps*VISTA, and the National Senior Volunteer Corporation and Domestic Volunteer Services programs which were formerly funded under the ACTION agency.

2. Unless presented with evidence to the contrary, consider that payments from the following programs are stipends or reimbursement for expenses and do not count as income for CHIP.

· ACE (Section 418 of Public Law 93-113.)

· Nutrition Program for the Elderly

· Retired Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP)

· SCORE

· Senior Companion Program

· Senior Health Aides

· The Foster Grandparent Program

· University Year for ACTION (UYA)

· AmeriCorps*VISTA (formerly just VISTA-Volunteers in Service to America) Do not confuse this with the AmeriCorps program described in 417-4. Checks should say AmeriCorps*VISTA when it is for the volunteer service.

3. Do not count interest earned on retained payments under these programs.

B. Benefits Received Under the Older American’s Act of 1965 that are not in the Form of Wages