Area Agency on Aging announces plans for retired senior volunteer program

Area Agency on Aging announces plans for retired senior vol­un­teer pro­gram in Craw­ford, Huron, Mar­ion, Mor­row, Seneca and Wyan­dot Counties.

The Ohio Dis­trict 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. held a press con­fer­ence on Thurs­day, Octo­ber 25, 2012 at the Mar­ion Senior Cen­ter to announce a grant that would bring the Retired Senior Vol­un­teer Pro­gram (RSVP) to Craw­ford, Huron, Mar­ion, Mor­row, Seneca and Wyan­dot Counties.

Duana Pat­ton, CEO of the Area Agency on Aging, wel­comed guests includ­ing elected offi­cials, senior cen­ter direc­tors from Mar­ion and Mor­row Coun­ties, Mar­ion United Way, AAA Board and Advi­sory Coun­cil rep­re­sen­ta­tives and other inter­ested par­ties. Kathi Mills, RSVP Project Direc­tor, pro­vided details on the ben­e­fits of the RSVP Pro­gram vol­un­teers and organizations.

The grant, through the Cor­po­ra­tion for National and Com­mu­nity Ser­vice, was one of only 30% of grants awarded and the largest award in the State of Ohio at $236,000 for an 18 month period begin­ning Octo­ber 1, 2012.

The Retired Senior Vol­un­teer Pro­gram is a pro­gram that recruits and sup­ports vol­un­teers who are 55 years of age and over to serve at pub­lic agen­cies, sec­u­lar or faith-based pri­vate non-profit orga­ni­za­tions and/or pro­pri­etary health care organizations.

The RSVP pro­gram has been in Rich­land County for 40 years and has been spon­sored by the Area Agency on Aging since 2009 when the pro­gram was expanded to Ash­land County and became known as RSVP of Mid Ohio.

There are cur­rently over 600 vol­un­teers in the coun­ties of Ash­land and Rich­land and over 100 orga­ni­za­tions uti­liz­ing vol­un­teers. The num­ber of hours served by these vol­un­teers in 2011 was 51,498 with a value of $1,099,523.60!

The RSVP Pro­gram can be reached at the Area Agency on Aging. For more infor­ma­tion on how to become a vol­un­teer or a sta­tion through RSVP or to sched­ule a pre­sen­ta­tion for a civic, church or other group, please call 419–524-4144 or 800–860-5799.

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