Description:
Foster Grandparent Program (FGP); Senior Companion Program (SCP); Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Connects individuals over 55 with the people and organizations that need them most. Helps individuals become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations. Programs include Foster Grandparent Program (connecting volunteers 60 and over with children and young people with exceptional needs); Senior Companion Program (connecting volunteers age 60 and over with adults who have difficulty with simple day-to-day living); and RSVP Program (connects volunteers 55 and over with service opportunities, such as building houses, enhancing the capacity of non-profit organizations, improving and protecting the environment)