Resources for Senior Corps Programs
Highlighted Resources
- Using National Measures to Demonstrate Impact: Telling the Senior Corps Story Resource - This tutorial will assist current Senior Corps grantees and staff of sponsoring organizations prepare for the implementation of the National Performance Measures.
- RSVP Online Resource Guide - This is the first phase of an online resource guide created to consolidate tools, training, and technical assistance in preparation for RSVP re-competition.
- The Boomers Are Here! A Station Training Toolkit including ten learning activities with self-assessments and worksheets Senior Corps programs can use to help their community partners more effectively engage boomer volunteers.
- More to Give – Tapping the talents of the Baby Boomer, Silent, and Greatest Generations - a report from Civic Enterprises, LLC finding that tens of millions of Baby Boomers appear ready to increase their civic participation in retirement.
- Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers: A Guide for Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent Programs - This guide includes a List of SCP Projects with Medicaid Waiver Contracts.
- List of Senior Corps Program Websites in the Field
- The 2008 Senior Corps Conference Session Catalog and materials
Program and Grant Management Tools
- Senior Corps Grant Application 2008 - 2011
- nssctalk e-mail discussion group – official vehicle for Corporation announcements and a great place to connect with your colleagues
- Program regulations and grant management resources from the Corporation
- Preparing the Grant Budget for Senior Corps Programs (online course)
- Performance measurement resources from Project STAR
- Senior Corps Fund Raising and OMB Cost Principles
- Operations Handbooks: 2008-2010 handbooks and appendices
- Senior Corps Operations Handbooks FY 2010 Annual Supplement-This supplement applies to all three Senior Corps programs and takes the place of field guidance.
- Foster Grandparent Program Operations Handbook and Appendices
- Senior Companion Program Operations Handbook and Appendices
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Operations Handbook and Appendices
Training Resources
- Supporting Children and Youth: Mentor Training for Senior Corps Volunteers - A standardized and easy-to-use training curriculum for Senior Corps' Foster Grandparent Program and RSVP project directors who have volunteers delivering mentoring and other support services to children and youth at schools and community organizations.
- Independent Living Training Curriculum This training curriculum and the accompanying facilitator’s guide can be used to enhance the services delivered to independent living clients by Senior Companion and RSVP volunteers.
- Planning Annual FGP In-service Training (PDF)
- Offering orientation and in-service training to Foster Grandparents
- Assessing and designing in-service training programs for senior volunteers
Recruitment Resources
- Marketing Materials: CNCS offers electronic versions of many of its publications at the GetInvolved.gov website or hard-copies can be ordered through the CNCS Online Ordering System at pubs.nationalservice.gov. (The materials can be backordered.)
- Brochures - in electronic format, or order hard-copies for RSVP (English or Spanish), Foster Grandparents (English or Spanish), and Senior Companions (English or Spanish)
- Videos - includes individual sections on RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. Available for download.
- Fact Sheets - includes key information about Senior Corps as a whole and each of the individual programs. In electronic format, or order hard-copies
- Also available - Exhibits for each of the three programs, in free-standing or tabletop format; site signs, stickers, posters and more!
- VolunteerMatch Resource Guide (PDF) The VolunteerMatch User’s Guide and Training Manual (approx 45 pages) provides an overview of using the VolunteerMatch system, step-by-step guidelines on how to improve volunteer recruitment, and information on research and trends related to recruiting volunteers ages 55 and over.
- Boomer Recruitment
