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AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program
Sharon Smith, RSVP Manager
Laura Rodriguez, RSVP Coordinator
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We are excited to help you find your next volunteer opportunity in Seminole or Osceola County! When you join RSVP you will benefit from supplemental insurance and life insurance while you are volunteering. We also provide an annual volunteer recognition luncheon and several other intermittent rewards to our members (t-shirts, hats, etc.) to show our appreciation for all the good you do. |
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Are you interested in volunteering?
Contact:
Seminole County
Osceola County
For more info visit:
AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP is a program specifically for senior volunteers aged 55 and older. If you live in a County other than Seminole or Osceola, you can still volunteer with some of our opportunities! Contact us to find out more!
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Tracie Searles -
Senior Companion Program Manager
Please welcome VCI"s newest team member, Tracie! Tracie will be heading up the Senior Companion Program.
Tracie Searles, a long time resident of Orlando, Florida, is a fan of the community coming together to accomplish more together than apart. She comes from a background of working with nonprofits that equips people with the resources and coaching they need to help their lives move forward in a positive direction.
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Do you know of a loved one who could use some Senior Companionship? We are looking for volunteers that would love to use their skills, abilities, and personality to help others with your time and encouragement.
We are grateful for our new volunteers and the ways they serve our community by giving respite care to caregivers.
Learn more:
Tracie Searles -
Senior Companion Program Manager
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Foster Grandparent Program is in great need of volunteers in Seminole and Osceola County! If you know of anyone who would be interested in helping children this school year, contact us today!
55 or Older Adults Helping
Children Succeed
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents Volunteers serve 15 to 40 hours a week in locations such as schools, Boys and Girls Clubs, daycare centers, Head Start centers, or virtually from home. Each volunteer completes a pre-service orientation and training. Once volunteers are approved and meet certain income guidelines, they will also receive a small stipend for the time they volunteer. Begin making your impact on Central Florida’s children by filling out this simple volunteer form. Then, together, you and your volunteer coordinator will determine your eligibility for the program and they will answer your questions after reviewing your volunteer form. Volunteers must be 55+ to volunteer.
Email:
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OTTER
Older Teachers Teaching
Early Readers
OTTER: Older Teachers Teaching Early Readers is looking for new volunteers who have a passion for reading and wish to make a positive impact on children’s literacy. Help Orange County’s youngest readers develop literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading by becoming an OTTER volunteer! Volunteers must be 18 years or older.
OTTER is a program of Volunteers for Community Impact (VCI), which has a long and successful history of reaching at-risk and special needs children by providing educational success through caring, older, adult volunteers.
OTTER was originally created in 2004 and funded by the Winter Park Health Foundation as a demonstration project by VCI’s first Executive Director, Jane Watkins. OTTER is currently funded by Orange County Citizens’ Commission for Children and serves children in VPK and Head Start centers. An early reading intervention and prevention program, OTTER engages volunteers from AmeriCorps Seniors’ Foster Grandparents Program (FGP), Retired and Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), and professionals from the larger community.
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OTTER volunteers are trained in early literacy best practices and read aloud high quality, age-appropriate books while engaging early learners in activities that build phonemic awareness, vocabulary acquisition, reading comprehension, and a pure joy for reading. The OTTER program utilizes evidence-based reading strategies, including the Whole Book Approach, Visual Thinking Strategies, and Scholastic’s REAL (Read, Excel, Achieve, Lead) mentor guides to achieve these objectives. Early, frequent, and pleasurable experiences with books and reading increase children’s chances of developing the critical literacy skills that lead to academic success and a higher quality of life.
If you are 18 years or older and wish to share your love of reading with young children, please complete an OTTER
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The Orlando Office of the Senior Community Service Employment Program has a several slots available for adults age 55+ who are looking to re-enter the job market.
Adults age 55+ who meet federal program guidelines are then matched with local nonprofits and government agencies so they can increase skills and build self-confidence, while earning a modest salary. This is a "job training" program and is a path toward permanent employment in the community. See AARP website for more details.
Federal guidelines include - but are not limited to:
· Income 125% of Federal Poverty Level
· Age 55+
CALL the Orlando Office for more information - 407-852-1608
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From our Staff, Board of Directors, &
Volunteers here at VCI, THANK YOU!
We could not make such an impact
within our community without your support.
We appreciate YOU!
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Funded in part or in whole by: |
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3545 Lake Breeze Drive,
Orlando, FL 32808
Phone - 407.298.4180
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