Senior Corps Information
The Senior Corps offers volunteer opportunities and services to people who are 55 years of age and older. The program consists of three main parts. The RSVP program, the Foster Grandparent program and the Senior Companion program. Each arm has its own goals and services. All three programs are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
RSVP Program
Members of the RSVP program help with local clean ups, providing education for children and adults in challenging situations, and help local law enforcement with safety patrols. RSVP works well for those seniors who want to stay active.
Foster Grandparent Program
As the name suggests, the Foster Grandparent program gives people over 55 who have the time and love children the chance to work with children. Volunteers can serve as a mentor, or volunteers can take a more active role.
Senior Companion Program
The Senior Companion program works a little bit differently. Instead of relying on people who are 55 or older, this part of Senior Corps recruits younger individuals to spend time with senior citizens in need of companionship. Members of the Senior Companion program spend their time in nursing homes and other facilities offering their time to combat the loneliness that often comes with getting older.
A person who wants to find out more about Senior Corps can visit their website dial 800-424-8867. Retirement does not have to mean giving up on work entirely. If a retiree wants to look for something to do and does not necessarily need a part-time job to meet his or her income needs, Senior Corps might provide the opportunity he or she needs to keep his skills sharp. Local Areas on Agency may help clients locate volunteer opportunities in the areas that a local area agency on aging serves. If nothing else works, all an interested party has to do is look for the Senior Corps logo.
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My 83 yr old mother is in assisted living here in AZ. The seniors here would like to get involved in something for community but do it from their assisted living home. Maybe something they can put together, make (simple) etc. They want to feel needed again. Any ideas.
Thank you.
Perhaps the seniors could do a series of essays about what life was like for them at certain ages. For example, “I am a 87yr old woman…when I was 15 the world was different. I remember….”
I am starting a project with college students to do the same thing; my goal is to use the letters in a mentoring project for teen girls. I would actually love to have senior citizens send submissions. Their stories are important, they need and deserve to share their oral/written histories.
Dear Organization
My name is Jorge Sandoval a coordinator at Fundacion Bolivar education which is a non-profit foundation for volunteer work in Ecuador and also a Spanish School. We are focusing mainly on education but offer a variety of programs in any fields..incl. Volunteer work in the Galapagos!
The reason for this email is to ask if your organization would be interested in working with us. We have a low cost operation with 10 employees in 3 different offices throughout Ecuador (Quito,Cuenca and Galapagos) and we can offer personalized service to the students and volunteers at very competitive prices.
Simon Bolivar is the biggest language schools in Ecuador and one of the major travel agencies. This gives us the ability to offer a complete package for the students and volunteers incl. Spanish lessons and travel around the country. We have special prices for lessons and travel for the volunteers.
We have some interesting projects for seniors
Please let me know if you need more information. I hope to hear from you soon.