HANCI - Services - Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
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The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) matches volunteers age 55 and older, with exciting volunteer opportunities throughout Niagara County. RSVP volunteers help approximately 90 Niagara County not-for-profit, public agencies and organizations, donating over 100,000 hours of service each year. In becoming an RSVP volunteer, you join over 800 other citizens in using your skills and experience to meet critical needs throughout Niagara County.
Volunteers are eligible to receive mileage reimbursement from their homes to their volunteer stations and back, or they can use their transportation expenses as a tax deduction. RSVP covers volunteers to and from and while they are volunteering with a supplemental insurance policy. Volunteers are entitled to a free recognition luncheon if they have volunteered 48 hours or more during the program year. Volunteers receive appreciation gifts at the annual luncheon and are also invited to attend various appreciation events that are held throughout the year.
Potential volunteer opportunities:
- Museum docents and research assistance
- Tutoring children in elementary schools
- Friendly visits at nursing homes and long-term health care facilities
- Serving on agency boards and committees
- Preparing and delivering for Meals on Wheels and Home Delivered Meals
- Tax and health insurance consulting and counseling
- Assisting at Niagara County OFA senior nutrition sites
- Assisting public and not-for-profit agencies with clerical support and special events.
- Providing respite services through Niagara Hospice
- Rehabilitating and constructing homes through Habitat For Humanity of Niagara
- Serving in area hospitals
- Serving at area food pantries, soup kitchens and clothes closets.
- Technical assistance at LCTV
- Assisting people with physical and developmental disabilities
- Management consulting
The program has been sponsored by HANCI since 1972.
RSVP is federally funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service. Additional funding is received from the New York State Office for the Aging, the United Way of Niagara, the Eastern Niagara United Way, the United Way of the Tonawandas and local contributions.
For more information, contact Priscilla Dolling, Director of Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), at rsvp@hanci.com or 716-285-8224.
Advisory Board Members | ||
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Chris Argona |
RSVP Volunteer | |
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Tom DeLoughry, EdD |
HANCI Staff | |
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Judie Gregory |
Niagara Falls City School District | |
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Pamela Holmden |
Stella Niagara | |
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Caren Kolerski, BSW |
Heart Wings Healing | |
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Janice Lewis |
John Duke Senior Center | |
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Arlene Mante |
Wheatfield Senior Center | |
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Sr. Marietta Miller, OSF |
RSVP Volunteer | |
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Becky Muscoreil |
RSVP Volunteer | |
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Glenda Reardon |
Niagara County Office for Aging | |
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Peggy Ann Romano |
Scintillae | |
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Rev. Jimmy Rowe |
HANCI Staff | |
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Joyce Scott |
RSVP Volunteer | |
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Seneca Vaught, PhD |
Niagara University | |
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Elaine Villone |
Retired RSVP Program Assistant | |
