“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.“ 

—George Washington Carver

Choose How to Serve

RSVP offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers as it matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to serve their communities.

RSVP volunteers choose how and where they want to serve—from a few hours to more than 40 hours a week. RSVP volunteers provide hundreds of community services, such as:

• Tutoring children in reading and math;
• Building houses;
• Helping get children immunized;
• Modeling parenting skills to teen parents;
• Participating in neighborhood watch programs;
• Planting community gardens;
• Providing counsel to new business owners;
• Offering relief services to victims of natural disasters; and
• Helping community organizations operate more efficiently.

Who can be an RSVP volunteer? RSVP provides service opportunities for those who want to make a difference in their communities while maintaining the flexibility to decide who and how frequently they serve.

Eligibility: RSVP volunteers must be at least 55 years of age.

Benefits: RSVP volunteers are able to put their unique talents to work for community and faith-based organizations that are significant to them. In addition, they receive the following benefits:

• Pre-service orientation;
• On-the-job training from the agency or organization where they are placed;
• Supplemental insurance while on duty.

Are you ready to serve?

• Join RSVP

RSVP Programs

Use the form below to discover locations of RSVP programs in your state:

If you are with a RSVP program, you can now update your project information online.  Click Here to update.