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              Make Giving Back Your Second Act
              Get involved and make a positive difference in your community. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to helping others.
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        Who Can Serve?

AmeriCorps Seniors is open to individuals 55 and older.

How Can I Serve?

When you join AmeriCorps Seniors, you choose how you want to give back. Help a struggling child to learn to read. Deliver groceries to an elderly neighbor. Support a family impacted by natural disaster. These are just a few of the service opportunities available to you through AmeriCorps Seniors.

                    





Discover Opportunities

Every year, we match over 140,000 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers with service opportunities offered by our partner organizations.

You can serve too. Learn more about our core programs below or explore opportunities available for you now through our pathfinder.

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      Foster Grandparent Program

Mentor and guide students to higher academic achievement. The Foster Grandparent Program connects role models like you with students with exceptional needs.

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      RSVP

Find a service opportunity that you are passionate about. With RSVP you can use the skills and talents you’ve learned over the years, or develop new ones while serving in a variety of volunteer activities in your community.

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      Senior Companion Program

Serve as a friend and companion by providing assistance and friendship to seniors who have difficulty with daily living tasks. The program aims to keep seniors independent longer, and provide respite to family caregivers.

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    13K+
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    47M
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    140K
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AmeriCorps Seniors Benefits
                  Explore all the benefits of serving as an AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer.

                    

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    Health and Wellness
                    AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers experience decreased anxiety, depression, and loneliness. 84% of volunteers report stable or improving health after one year of service.People icon
    Community
                    Connect with others and be part of something bigger. 88% of volunteers who felt a lack of companionship reported fewer feelings of isolation after becoming an AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer.Grow icon
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                    See the daily impact of your service as you build on the skills you already have and develop new ones.Develop new skills icon
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                    AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers often tap their wealth of experience and wisdom and channel it in new directions.Stipend icon
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                    Most programs offer accident, personal liability, and excess automobile liability insurance.

                    



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I believe that you can never do too much for someone or care too much. I don't want excessive recognition for my actions. Instead, I want people to know I care, and I will do what I can to ensure their safety and health.
      Jewel Brown, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer

                    




    


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