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RSVP Senior Volunteer Program
Seniors and those who have retired from the workforce are one of our community's rich source of experience, knowledge, expertise and wisdom.WISE & Healthy Aging's senior volunteer programs reach out to individuals who have the time and the passion to put their skills to work in valuable service to the community.
The RSVP Program
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a federally funded program that recruits older adult volunteers and places them in positions in the community where they can contribute their time and skills to have a significant impact in their community. Would you like to make a difference in your community? RSVP Volunteers enrich their own lives by serving the community. They stretch their abilities and learn new skills. They become more active and involved in their communities. WISE & Healthy Aging is the coordinationg site for the Westside communities of Los Angeles. RSVP Volunteers work in a range of community service areas including local hospitals, police departments, schools, adult day care centers, museums, libraries, colleges, and senior centers. Volunteers can contribute as many hours as they wish. Each assignment is based on the skills, talents, and preferences of the volunteer, so placements are tailor-made to the individual.Special WISE & Healthy Aging RSVP Opportunities
Fraud Fighters work on a number of projects to help the community protect their economic security. Each week a group of volunteers gathers to provide peer-counseling outreach via telephone to victims of telemarketing and internet fraud. Volunteers work to educate older Californians about investment fraud through the state-funded Seniors Against Investment Fraud (SAIF) program. America Reads tutors work with children at four elementary schools in Santa Monica, at the library and several after school sites. This corps of volunteers helps several hundred children meet state literacy standards and improve their overall school performance. Income Tax Return Preparation Counselors work with low and moderate income seniors to help them file Federal and State tax returns. Each year this dedicated group of volunteers serves more than 3,000 seniors.Who Can Join RSVP?
Anyone aged 55 years or older is eligible to join RSVP.Advantages to volunteers include:
- Exciting and varied opportunities
- Experienced staff to facilitate placement
- Training and special group activities
- Recognition of your contributions
- Mileage, bus and meal reimbursements
- Free supplemental accident, liability and automobile insurance