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What
is RSVP?
The
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) offers older adults
55 and older a meaningful life through volunteer service that
is responsive to community needs. RSVP participants serve as many
or as few hours as fits their schedule. RSVP involves seniors
in service that matches their personal interests and makes use
of their skills and lifelong experiences.
Community Benefits
In
Sonoma County over 850 RSVP volunteers serve more than 250 local
agencies and provide over 130,000 hours a year of their valuable
time. Through such efforts, RSVP is meeting the needs that strained
local budgets cannot afford.
Volunteer Service - Click here to learn of some places where you can volunteer!
RSVP
volunteers serve through a variety of organizations, agencies,
and institutions designated as volunteer stations. The stations
include courts, schools, libraries, day-care centers, hospitals,
nursing homes, economic development agencies and other community
service organizations.
Volunteer
services include adult basic education, mentoring, tax aides,
consultant services, community policing, low-cost weatherization
and home repair, classroom aides, health care and substance abuse
counseling, respite and in-home care, environmental surveys, telephone
reassurance, and many other services.
Volunteer Benefits
RSVP
benefits are considerable...
- Limitless
opportunities to broaden life experience and touch the lives
of friends and neighbors in your local community
- Supplementary
accident and liability insurance while on assignment
- Mileage
reimbursement to and from home for those who find the extra
miles a financial burden
- An
invitation to Volunteer Recognition Events
- RSVP
newsletter mailed quarterly to volunteers
- Membership
in the National Senior Service Corps
- Studies
show that people who volunteer are healthier, feel greater purpose
in their lives, and have higher self esteem
How
do I get started?
Call
the Volunteer Center and ask to speak with the RSVP Coordinator, Laurie Parish to select a volunteer placement that is right for you.
Call 573-3399.
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