Welcome to RSVP
Heart of Texas

Our Services

AmeriCorps Seniors is open to individuals 55 and older. 

Senior volunteers are matched to projects and agencies in the Heart of Texas six county region and are linked to almost one half million national services members state and nation wide. These volunteers can serve in schools, hospitals, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, nutrition sites, environmental and public safety programs, with at risk children and frail adults, disaster sites, crisis centers and food banks to name only a few. Each volunteer may choose their placement site, number of hours to serve or schedules desired and also the length of commitment. Some volunteers may wish to help in multiple sites or only offer one time, “at will” projects. There are opportunities for almost every possible desire for civic engagement and a staff to support that unselfish gift of time and service.

The AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program provides grants to organizations with a dual purpose: to engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs, and to provide a high-quality experience for the volunteers.  RSVP is one of the agency’s most flexible grant programs. Organizations determine where the need is greatest and how volunteers can respond to the need as long as it falls within one of AmeriCorps’ six focus areas:

Examples of Service

Every AmeriCorps Experience Tells A Story

Meet Al Olson

For 16 years, Al Olson, veteran of the Air Force, has been a dedicated AmeriCorps Senior RSVP volunteer. Since 2006, he has been transporting veterans to medical appointments in Helena, Billings, Bozeman, and Sheridan, Wyoming as well as to Sturgis, South Dakota. For the past 8 years, he has also served as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Disable American Vets vans in Miles City, a volunteer duty he continued while he, himself was receiving cancer treatment.
How Can We Help You?
Phone:
Give Us A Call at 254-299-8766
Office Location:
McLennan Community College
Community Services Center (CSC), Room E-108