We connect dedicated individuals with meaningful volunteer opportunities that make a difference here in Southern Oregon. Our mission is to empower volunteers to share their skills, gain valuable experience, and build lasting connections while enhancing the lives of those they serve. Join us in creating a vibrant community where every helping hand counts!

The following provides a brief overview of our programs with more details below:

• AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteers:
  Volunteers are paired with children in schools and non-profit settings to provide non-judgmental, caring assistance to help improve their overall well-being.
• AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Volunteers is the umbrella organization for the following programs:
  • Call-a-Ride transportation program – AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers drivers help seniors get to appointments.
  • Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) program – AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers help seniors navigate Medicare and prevent fraud by teaching them how to protect themselves.
  • Age Wise Age Well Peer Counseling – AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers offer compassionate listening and peer support to seniors.

Community Volunteer Network’s AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent program offers a multigenerational avenue for developing meaningful relationships, deep connections and shared experiences that are long-lasting. The program has been in existence since 1965 and is partially federally funded by AmeriCorps Seniors. Volunteer participants in our AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent program are older adults ages 55 plus who offer support, love, and wisdom to children and youth in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties. They serve between 10 and 40 hours a week in early learning centers, elementary schools, and various community settings. Volunteers get to choose their hours and days that they serve and also choose where they serve.

The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent program offers many benefits to Volunteers, children, and youth. One of the most important benefits of our program for Volunteers is they remain physically and mentally active. Many Volunteers report the quality of their lives is greatly improved through participation in this program. Volunteers receive a modest hourly, TAX-FREE stipend. The TAX-FREE stipend is non-declarable and will not affect any other State or Federal benefits one receives. Other benefits include transportation reimbursement, paid time off, training, accident, personal liability, and excess automobile liability insurance as well as community recognition.

All you need to join is the ability to give the support, comfort, and care that can set a child on the path toward a successful future. If you’re 55 or older and want to share your experience and compassion, you have what it takes to be part of the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent program! Call 541-857-7786 or email FGP@retirement.org to learn more.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Volunteers provides a variety of opportunities for adults age 55+ to participate fully in the life of their community through significant volunteer service.

• Call-A-Ride Program: Email callaride@retirement.org or call 541-857-7783
• Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program (SHIBA) – In Jackson County email rsvp@retirement.org or in Jackson, Josephine or Douglas County email SHIBA@retirement.org or call 541-646-3461
• Age Wise Age Well peer counseling – email AWAW@retirement.org or call 541-857-7780
• For general AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Volunteer Opportunities – email rsvp@retirement.org or call 541-857-7780

QUALIFICATIONS

• Volunteers must be at least 55 years of age.

BENEFITS

• Volunteer Liberty Insurance
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Volunteer Recognition