Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Hands that spark purpose.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program recruits and refers volunteers 55 years and older to more than 40 nonprofit local organizations.

Sponsored by Helping Hands Hawai'i, RSVP is a program of the Corporation for National Service. It offers older adults opportunities to stay active and involved and, in so doing, enhances their lives as well as the lives of those they touch through their volunteer service.

On an average, RSVP participants serve from 2 to 40 hours a week in nonprofit and public service agencies, working with a diverse group of people in addressing a wide variety of community-based issues.

RSVP delivers its services by interviewing all potential volunteers, assessing them on the basis of their skills and interests, and suggesting placement in suitable assignments. The program actively collaborates with over 40 agencies, offering recruitment of volunteers; technical assistance; orientation, consultation and training; and record keeping in relation to all volunteers.

Each day, RSVP participants make a profound difference in our community while enriching their own lives in the process. RSVP volunteers provide a full spectrum of services in the community; working in such facilities as hospitals, care homes and centers, museums, schools, and recreation centers.

These services include:

• Health and nutrition by preparing and delivering meals to the homebound elderly.
• Education through tutoring and mentoring for children, teens, and adults.
• Environmental projects such as beach and neighborhood clean-ups and graffiti removal.
• Public safety through the court system.
• Community and economic development through programs such as the American Red Cross.
• Advocacy for children of abuse and neglect.
• Advocacy for the frail and isolated elderly.
• As with all Helping Hands Hawai'i programs, Retired and Senior Volunteers actively promotes volunteerism. For more information on our services and how you can help with a gift of your time, talents, financial generosity, or gifts-in-kind, call: 536-6543