VCI VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Volunteer Opportunities

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers must be at least 55 years old

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers play a critical role in educational success, human needs, homelessness, health and wellness, hospital support, and senior services. Long term volunteer opportunities can be found on our Volunteer Match page at: https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org73313.jsp

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers must be at least 55 years old.
* Indicates a virtual opportunity

Opportunity	Organization	Where	Date	Time	County
Job Fair Volunteers Needed! Christian Help has a scheduled Job Fair coming up on September 7th and November 2nd. Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	Christian Help	Central Florida Fairgrounds HALL C, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808	September 7th and November 2nd	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Orange
The Osceola Council on Aging is in need of Meals-on-Wheels drivers! Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	Osceola Council on Aging	Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Holopaw, BVL, Celebration, and Poinciana.	Monday - Friday	9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Osceola
AdventHealth volunteer opportunities: Nursing Unit Guest Services Transportation Shuttle Driver Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	AdventHealth	Osceola and Seminole Counties	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Seminole and Osceola
Calling Adult Literacy Tutors in Seminole County! Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	Adult Literacy League	Seminole County	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Seminole
The Hope Partnership needs you to help update the community resource guide! Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	Hope Partnership	Osceola County	Every Monday and Friday	9-10 AM and 3-4 PM	Osceola
The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida is seeking volunteers to assist with special events, field trips, and with patron experience in the Center. The Center is located in Orange County. Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida	851 N Maitland Ave, Maitland, FL 32751	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Orange
The St Cloud Heritage Museum is back open after the renovations! Volunteers are needed to help unpack and reset the exhibits. Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	St Cloud Heritage Museum	1012 Massachusetts Ave, St Cloud, FL 34769	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Osceola
The Senior Resource Alliance is in need of SHINE Volunteers. Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders)	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Seminole
Become a Patient Support Volunteer. Contact: Sharon at ssmith@vcifl.org	Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation	Contact Cooridantor	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Seminole, Osceola
The Sharing Center (Longwood) have many opportunities from the distribution center (need quite a bit of help there), food pantry, thrift store and the OASIS (place where those in need can get a shower, clean clothes, and a meal. Need volunteers to wash clothes and clean the showers).	The Sharing Center	600 N US Hwy 17 92 Suite 130, Longwood, FL 32750	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Seminole

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Volunteer Opportunities

AmeriCorps Seniors FGP volunteers must be at least 55 years old

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent 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.

Opportunity	Description	County
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer and My Brother's Keeper (Orange County)	Looking for men who are 55 or older who qualify for our AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program to mentor with My Brother's Keeper. Monthly stipend available for mentors. Learn more about My Brother's Keeper.	Orange
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer and GOAL (Orange County)	Looking for women who are 55 or older who qualify for our AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program to volunteer as a mentor, or an assistant troop leader in order to help us prepare girls for future success. Monthly stipend available for volunteers. Learn more about GOAL.	Orange
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer (Orange County)	AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents 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.	Orange
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer (Seminole County)	AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents 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.	Seminole
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer (Volusia County)	AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents 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.	Volusia
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer (Osceola County)	AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents 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.	Osceola

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) Volunteer Opportunities

AmeriCorps Seniors SCP volunteers must be at least 55 years old

Join AmeriCorps Seniors and bring out the best of America
Serve as a friend and companion to older neighbors making sure they can live in their own homes for as long as possible.

The Senior Companion program focuses on providing assistance and friendship to older adults who have difficulty with daily living tasks, such as shopping or paying bills. Through this program, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers keep seniors independent longer and provide respite to family caregivers. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers themselves report better health and longevity having served their community.

Opportunity	Description	County
AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Volunteer (Orange County)	Join AmeriCorps Seniors and bring out the best of America Serve as a friend and companion to older neighbors making sure they can live in their own homes for as long as possible. The Senior Companion program focuses on providing assistance and friendship to older adults who have difficulty with daily living tasks, such as shopping or paying bills. Through this program, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers keep seniors independent longer and provide respite to family caregivers. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers themselves report better health and longevity having served their community.	Orange

OTTER (Older Teachers Teaching Early Readers) Volunteer Opportunities

OTTER volunteers must be at least 16 years old

Using Scholastic’s REAL: Read, Excel, Achieve, Lead, the Whole Book Approach, and Visual Thinking Strategies curriculum, our new OTTER program will offer volunteer opportunities to people over the age of 18, who wish to read to young pre-K students and instill in them a lifetime love of reading, by helping to instill literacy skills that will help young students succeed academically.

Opportunity	Description
OTTER is looking for volunteers between the age of 16-54 who wish to share their love of reading and books with young children.	We will provide an early intervention/prevention approach to literacy for this initiative, by engaging volunteers in pre-K and Early Head Start centers as well as virtual teleconferencing options (due to the COVID pandemic).
MONTHLY STIPEND AVAILABLE! OTTER is looking for volunteers over the age of 55 who wish to share their love of reading and books with young children.	OTTER volunteers (ages 55+) were trained in child development, cultural consciousness, early childhood literacy, reading aloud techniques, and utilized preschool curriculums such as ELLM (Early Learning Literacy Model from the University of North Florida) or Scholastic’s Big Day for Pre-K. Originally OTTER was designed as a subset of the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program using AmeriCorps Seniors FGP Volunteers to deliver the OTTER curriculum.

Opportunity

Description

OTTER is looking for volunteers between the age of 16-54 who wish to share their love of reading and books with young children.

We will provide an early intervention/prevention approach to literacy for this initiative, by engaging volunteers in pre-K and Early Head Start centers as well as virtual teleconferencing options (due to the COVID pandemic).

MONTHLY STIPEND AVAILABLE!
OTTER is looking for volunteers over the age of 55 who wish to share their love of reading and books with young children.

OTTER volunteers (ages 55+) were trained in child development, cultural consciousness, early childhood literacy, reading aloud techniques, and utilized preschool curriculums such as ELLM (Early Learning Literacy Model from the University of North Florida) or Scholastic’s Big Day for Pre-K. Originally OTTER was designed as a subset of the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program using AmeriCorps Seniors FGP Volunteers to deliver the OTTER curriculum.

Virtual History Storyteller (must be 55 or older)

Volunteers must be 55 or older.

StoryCorps is a non-profit with a platform to help people preserve stories and personal history for all to enjoy and learn from. Volunteers for Community Impact is looking for Virtual Storytellers who want to share such a story. The story will be audio recorded and facilitated by an interviewer who will ask questions to help guide the conversation.

Opportunity	Description
Virtual History Storyteller (must be 55 or older)	Volunteers can tell one or more stories. Each story will be a separate recording. Storytellers must be enrolled under the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program, live in Seminole, Osceola, and Orange County in Florida, willing to create an account on StoryCorps and be 55 or older. Once enrolled, all questions can be directed to your AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Coordinator.

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