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AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer Program

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

RSVP is part of a national movement of senior volunteer service programs called AmeriCorps Seniors. Senior volunteers ages 55 and older are placed in community and government agencies to address pressing community needs. RSVP volunteers serve in a variety of settings such as schools, nutrition sites, health facilities, shelters, the Eras Senior Network office, and other nonprofit agencies.

Programming

Seniors & Students:

  • Pen Pal Program
  • Readers Café
  • Classroom Tutors
  • History Program
  • Senior Stories
  • Intergenerational Heritage Fair

Community Support:

  • Food Pantry Support and Meal Delivery
  • Receptionists, Greeters, and Ushers
  • Library Support
  • Donation Sorting

Supporting Eras Clients:

  • Transportation to and from medical appointments and grocery stores
  • Yardwork
  • Minor Home Repair
  • Friendly Visiting
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Partnering Schools

Menomonee Falls
School District:

  • Ben Franklin (ES)
  • North (MS)
  • Riverside (ES)
  • Shady Lane (ES)
  • Valley View (ES)

Pewaukee
School District:

  • Pewaukee Lake (ES)
  • Horizon (ES)

Waukesha
School District:

  • Banting (ES)
  • Bethesda (ES)
  • Hadfield (ES)
  • Hawthorne (ES)
  • Hillcrest (ES)
  • Horning (MS)
  • Les Paul (MS)
  • Meadowbrook (ES)
  • Prairie (ES)
  • South (HS)
  • Summit View (ES)
  • West (HS)

Partnering Stations (non school)

  • Aging and Disability Resource Center
  • Eras Senior Network
  • Food Pantry of Waukesha County
  • Greater Wisconsin Area on Aging Resources, Inc.
  • Hope Center
  • The Caring Place, Inc.
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Library
  • VITAS Hospice
  • Waukesha Civic Theatre
  • Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum
  • Waukesha Memorial Hospital

 

Help Eras provide meaningful volunteer opportunities for seniors in Milwaukee County and Waukesha County through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).