WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that oversees Senior Corps, will celebrate the valuable contributions made by older volunteers during the eighth annual Senior Corps Week, taking place April 29 – May 5 during Older Americans Month. Today, Senior Corps engages approximately 220,000 Americans at 25,000 locations…
Village of Palatine Recognizes Senior Corps-RSVP Volunteers for National Service Recognition Day 2018
In honor of National Service Recognition Day, Mayor Jim Schwantz & the Village of Palatine Council presented our Senior Corps-RSVP program with a proclamation recognizing the service of Senior Corps-RSVP members who volunteer throughout the Palatine community.
Senior Corps-RSVP member’s skills have stretched around the world
After Joyce Adomitis retired from her career as a special education teacher in 2004, she took a year to regroup and then knew it was time to do something more with her life. Giving her time to others was uppermost in her mind. Her search connected her to Warm Blankets Orphan Care (WBOC)-a group that provides…
Senior Corps-RSVP Read to Learn tutors also serve as goodwill ambassadors
Most people who volunteer will tell you they get back as much as they give. But the Senior Corps-RSVP members that tutor with Township High School District 214’s Community Education Read to Learn (RTL) program feel they get so much more. For two-and-a-half hours each week, these tutors work one-on-one with students from other nations, helping them to improve their English and adjust to life in the United States. They see it as a chance to show these newcomers the best America has to offer. They find joy in helping their pupils navigate through the complexities of the English language.
London Middle School Makes Holiday Cards for Local Social Service Organizations
HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC) partnered with London Middle School on a service learning project this December that benefited three local social service agencies. Students at the Wheeling school learned about homelessness through a lesson created by HOSC and then completed a project where they put their newfound knowledge to use. The students created and decorated…
Senior Corps-RSVP members show how to make the most out of volunteering
Ask people in their late fifties or early sixties how they plan on spending their golden years and one of the answers might be, “I’ll do some volunteering.” Ask them what kind of volunteering and they may say, “I don’t know, something.” That’s where Senior Corps-RSVP members Karen Zmrhal and Kay Haubenreiser come in. They…
290 Volunteers Paint 20 Homes in 30th Annual Community Paint-A-Thon
As a 9/11 Day of Service, 17 Community Paint-A-Thon teams comprised of 290 volunteers painted a total of 20 homes on September 15 & 16, 2017. Teams that participated came from area corporations, high school youth groups, local church groups, and community groups as well as individuals; all who were interested in being a part of this vital community restoration and beautification program, enabling seniors, the disabled and veterans to remain in their homes.
Senior Corps-RSVP member CHiL tutors help at-risk students get ahead
Two afternoons a week, the students who are struggling or feel disconnected in middle school stay for nearly two more hours. Why? Because Senior Corps-RSVP members like Rose Johnson and Mike Mokhtarian are there. For the next hour and a half, these tutors will guide them through the complexities of math or grammar and later, relax with a board game or hang out and watch their students at soccer or basketball practice. Sometimes they just listen whenever the kids feel the need to talk through issues.
