Agency Details:

RSVP

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Snohomish County matches the skills/training and preferences of persons fifty-five plus to available volunteer opportunities and promotes their voluntary service as a valuable community resource.

Description:
RSVP provides free volunteer evaluation and matches personal interest, skills and lifelong experiences with non-profit public organizations at over 100 different partner agencies, including non-profits, municipalities, schools and proprietary health care agencies, throughout the county. Working with our partner stations we are able to provide 100's of volunteer opportunities. RSVP also believes in fostering a sense of volunteering in our community regardless of age. If you see an RSVP volunteer job and aren't yet 55, call us anyhow! We'd be glad to assist you in finding an opportunity to help out in the community through your gift of volunteering.

History:
In 1971, the Foster Grandparent Program was incorporated into the newly created ACTION agency, along with the Peace Corps, VISTA, the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and the Active Corps of Retired Executives (ACE). That year, half of the Foster Grandparent budget of $10.5 million was expected to be used to fund a new Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), an effort to place seniors in volunteer assignments.
RSVP of Snohomish County was the first RSVP project to exist in the state of Washington which began at South County Senior Center in 1972. RSVP is under the Corporation for National and Community Service which is funded by Congress.

Contact people:

Paulette Jacobson, Program Manager, (425) 257-2111 x3311, (email) John McAlpine, RSVP Program Recruiter, (425) 257-2111 x3374, (email)

Office fax number: 425-257-2120

Address:

1918 Everett Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.joinseniorservice.org

Directions:

Generally, all RSVP opportunities exist in out in the community. The RSVP office is located at 1918 Everett Avenue. If you decide to get involved we will furnish the location. Thank you.

Last updated on October 21, 2009