RSVP
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
(Except Legal Holidays)
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

 

The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (R&SVP) is a nationwide, federally funded program through the Corporation of National and Community Service. The federal grant has been sponsored by the City of Rapid City for more than 32 years. R&SVP invites adults age 55 and over to put their life experience and skills to work solving problems close to home. Whether teaching children or adults to read, creating a recycling program or providing much-needed support to non-profit agencies, R&SVP volunteers are making their communities stronger.

Locally, more than 500 volunteers make up Rapid City’s R&SVP. These volunteers contribute more than 9,500 hours of community service each month to the Rapid City, Hot Springs and Keystone areas! Senior volunteers can be found in Rapid City’s schools tutoring our children in literacy skills, delivering meals to our home-bound elderly, greeting visitors at the Journey Museum, assisting the Chamber of Commerce (and other non-profit agencies) with their bulk mailings, visiting residents in area nursing homes and a host of other places.

R&SVP has no dues or association costs, whatsoever. However, as an R&SVP volunteer, you’ll receive:

• Free transportation to and from your volunteer assignment;
• Supplemental accident and liability insurance;
• Inclusion in all recognition events held each year;
• Quarterly newsletters that keep you informed of all program activities;
• The opportunity to use your experience and skills and the chance to learn something new; and
• The satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference!

For more information on the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program,
contact us today at 333 6th Street, 394-2507.