The Corporation for National and Community Service Senior Corps

Senior Corps consists of Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP Volunteers

Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of more than half a million Americans age 55 and older to meet a wide range of community needs through three programs: RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. Among other activities, RSVP volunteers help local police departments conduct safety patrols, participate in environmental projects, provide intensive educational services to children and adults, and respond to natural disasters.

Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with special needs. Senior Companions help homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP matches problems to be solved with people willing to help, meeting critical community needs. Senior Corps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. It is part of USA Freedom Corps, a White House initiative to foster a culture of citizenship, service and responsibility, and help all Americans answer the President's call to service.

The "Senior Service Corps" has been a part of Audubon Area since RSVP joined AACS' 4-county parent agency service offerings in mid-1973. The AACS Senior Companion Program came into being October 1976, the first "new" program the "newly merged" 7-county AACS, Inc. The Foster Grandparent Program began in mid-1983.

The Senior Service Corps operates within a performance measurement framework known as "Programming for Impact." This system of accountability is conducted through tracking how services are provided, received, and what positive impacts result from those services. If you would like to know more, please visit the programs' 2004-2005 impact summaries...
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