Volunteers visit nursing facilities to inform residents and their families about the AAA's Ombudsman service. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program helps individuals age 55 and older put their skills and life experience to work for their communities. RSVP volunteers serve from a few hours to forty hours a week. However they choose to serve, RSVP volunteers meet critical community needs For 25 years, RSVP has matched problems to be solved with people willing to help. Today, more than 450,000 seniors participate in RSVP, making it one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation.
Some people feel a lack of productivity when they no longer have a regular work site or schedule.
RSVP helps seniors stay active and involved. Volunteers join a large service network, learning new skills, or using the know-how they've developed over a lifetime. Because the community has given them so much, they see serving as a way to give something back. RSVP volunteers discover that when they give, they gain a lot too. Studies show that seniors who volunteer live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.