RSVP

You are a valuable resource
for our community!

If you are 55 or older, living in Adams, Brown, or Pike County, the RSVP volunteer program needs your skills and talents! Share your lifetime of experience while enjoying the mutual rewards of volunteering.

Find the opportunity that’s right for you

No matter how much time you have to share, there’s a place for you! The RSVP network serves more than 70 local and national organizations, so you choose the areas that are most meaningful to you.

What would you like to do? A wide range of opportunities includes:

• Tutoring
• Mailings
• Clerical
• Medical transporting
• Delivering meals and groceries
• Disaster response and recovery
• Activities assistants
• Insurance counseling
• Tour guides/hosts
• Sewing teddy bears
• Telephoning
• Court watch program
• Reading to children
• Visiting/assisting patients

Looking for something less formal?

Neighborly Assistance activities include taking neighbors to medical appointments or shopping, assisting with chores, or simply checking on them.

SPOT Volunteers are “on call” for Special Placement/One Time (SPOT) assignments which involve assisting with a variety of short-term projects. RSVP maintains a list of SPOT volunteers to contact as the office receives requests for assistance.

Volunteering should not create a financial burden. Therefore, you may request reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses if they create a hardship for you.

Mileage

Upon request, RSVP will reimburse you for travel expenses between home and the volunteer station when using your personal vehicle. There is a $25.00 limit per month. The volunteer time and expense report must be signed by the station supervisor where you were volunteering.

If you do not drive, the RSVP staff can arrange for public transportation, which is also reimbursable upon request. Taxi fares are not reimbursable unless you have received prior approval from the RSVP office.

Meals

If you are volunteering during a meal-time, you may request reimbursement for the meal, up to $7.50. To collect reimbursement, you must attach the meal receipt to your volunteer report which must be signed by the volunteer station supervisor.

Insurance

When you enroll in RSVP you will be provided accident and excess liability insurance that covers you while traveling between home and the site, as well as during your volunteer time. The accident and excess liability coverage are intended to provide higher levels of insurance for you, beginning where your own insurance coverage stops. They are excess, not primary coverage. This is true, too, for personal liability; if you are not covered by personal liability insurance, the RSVP personal liability insurance becomes the primary insurance with no deductible.

Recognition

When you enroll with RSVP, you will receive a name badge to wear during your volunteer assignment that identifies you as an RSVP volunteer.

A recognition banquet is held each year to honor volunteers for their years of service with RSVP.  Volunteers who have reported at least 24 hours of service to the RSVP office during the previous 12 months will receive an invitation to attend the event free of charge.  Other volunteers and guests may attend the celebration for the cost of the meal.

Other events may be held throughout the year to recognize volunteers as decided by the RSVP staff when resources are available.