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The official national Senior Corps website of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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North Dakota State University, sponsor of six regional RSVP programs in the state, has formed an innovative partnership with the North Dakota Cooperative Extension Service agents to train RSVP...
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Besides being philanthropic, studies have shown that volunteering increases health and longevity. But the real virtue may be in the pleasures gained in the process — seeing a smile or...
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"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles, a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. NKLA...
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Foster Grandparents can be an integral part of homeland security development and implementation. In Livingston County, New York, Foster Grandparents are included in the disaster response plan and...
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Across the country service men and women from all branches of the military have been called away from home to active duty in difficult and oftentimes dangerous situations. Many of these men and women...
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Volunteers with RSVP present a ready population that is able and willing to participate in homeland security efforts. RSVP programs seeking new ways to appropriately utilize seniors in this capacity...
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Because there is no home pickup for recycling in Cascade County, Montana, the Cascade County RSVP organized a recycling program. Approximately 187 volunteers collect and transport materials from...
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RSVP volunteers in Orange County, California, are assisting law enforcement agencies by performing many non-risk tasks that would otherwise pull officers away from their focus on citizen safety....
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Use local businesses, media outlets, and service agencies in your community as resources for targeting potential senior volunteers. This effective practice suggests several ideas for targeted...
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Senior Corps Volunteer Participation: An Effective Means to Improve Life Satisfaction, a 2001 study by National Service Fellow Peter J. Gartland, provides a systematic method that Senior Corps...