Volunteer Opportunities Retired Senior Volunteer Programs Volunteers in Transition

Association for Seniro Citizens - Poughkeepsie, New York Serving Dutchess County New York

Your contribution helps us support quality senior programming in Dutchess County NY.

RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)

Sharing the Experience of a Lifetime

RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

RSVP helps people 55 years of age and older find meaningful ways to share their lifetime of skills and experiences for the benefit of others through volunteer service.

People who volunteer stay active, feel better and make new friends.
RSVP counts volunteer hours and every hour counts at hospitals, community gardens, cultural organizations and 100+ non-profit organizations through out Dutchess County.

Everyone has something to give

RSVP Members receive:

Supplemental fire, accident and liability insurance while on assignment

Transportation assistance

Annual recognition events and gifts

Newsletters

RSVP invites adults to put their experience to work solving problems close to home. Whether teaching children or adults to read, creating a recycling program, or providing much needed support to other causes, RSVP volunteers are making Dutchess County stronger.

Volunteers in Transition

A Dynamic Program...

Volunteers in Transition or VIT is a unique program that combines community volunteers with people who have physical and/or mental challenges. There are several components to the program:

Project Care: The VIT staff goes into
local nursing homes and long term
care facilities and assist residents in performing volunteer work such as bulk mailings and outreach projects for non-profit organizations.

Sincerely Yours: This is an intergenerational pen pal project in which seniors are matched with school children in a letter writing program to improve the literacy skills of the children and to build a relationship between the children and the seniors.

Between Friends: Connects people who are alone via telephone and mail.
Learning Through Others: an intergenerational classroom project in which seniors visit classrooms in two local school districts. The seniors and children work on outreach projects side by side, and read to each other.

VIT is the only program in Dutchess County that is dedicated to helping mentally and/or physically challenged elderly, as well as frail and/or isolated seniors and matching them with non-disabled volunteers to participate in meaningful volunteer activities.

For information call: [845] 485-8170

"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer." ~ Author Unknown