Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is part of Senior Corps, a national network of service programs that provides older Americans the opportunity to apply their life experience to meeting community needs. RSVP volunteers serve in a diverse range of nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups. Among other activities, they mentor at-risk youth, organize neighborhood watch programs, test drinking water for contaminants, teach English to immigrants, and lend their business skills to community groups to provide critical social services. RSVP is sponsored by Senior Services Associates.
Who do I contact to be an RSVP volunteer or ask for help?
- Kane County: Elgin or South Elgin: >Contact Wendy Holtz, Director of RSVP of Elgin/South Elgin
- Kane County: Aurora: >Contact Patty Straha, Volunteer coordinator
- All other communities in Kane, Kendall or McHenry County: >Contact Deborah Danitz, Director of RSVP in Kane, Kendall and McHenry Counties
>(847) 741-0404 or contact her via email:
wendyvolunteer@comcast.net
>(630) 897-4035 or contact her via email:
pstraha@seniorservicesassoc.org
>(815) 344-3555 or contact her via email at:
ddanitz@seniorservicesassoc.org
Eligibility
RSVP is open to people age 55 and over. Local RSVP projects recruit seniors to serve from a few hours a month to almost full time.
RSVP Volunteer Benefits
- Reimbursement Policy Reimbursement is provided to volunteers for transportation and/or meals through Federal and Agency funding. This reimbursement is subject to the eligibility requirements listed below:
>Enrollment in the RSVP program
>Volunteers must serve no less than three (3) hours for the days in which you are requesting reimbursement, this includes travel time to and from the assignment.
>Maximum transportation cost (mileage, Dial-A-Ride, bus) reimbursement is $25 per month
>Maximum meal reimbursement is $20 per month. Receipts must be provided.
>No reimbursement can be given unless time sheets are received by the 15th of the following month and contain the following information:
- - Your signature
- Station name and station coordinator's signature
- Hours/minutes actually served (include transportation time)
- Checked box indicating reimbursement YES.
- Excess Liability Insurance During their volunteer service, RSVP volunteers are covered by accident, personal liability and excess automobile liability insurance
- Volunteer Recognition An annual volunteer recognition event is held in order to thank active RSVP volunteers for their hours of service.
Click here to go to the National Senior Corps website
