Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of more than 500,000 Americans age55 and older to meet a wide range of community needs through three programs: RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in environmental projects, provide intensive educational services to children and adults, and respond to natural disasters, among other activities. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with special needs. Senior Companions help homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes.

• Senior Corps
  • Foster Grandparents
  • RSVP
  • Senior Companions

View Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs on other Corporation programs and intitiatives:

• Boomers and Volunteering: An Analysis of the Current Population Survey
• Boomers and Volunteering: Findings from Corporation Research
• The Corporation and Volunteer Centers
• Faith-based and Community Initiatives
• The Impact of Service-Learning: A Review of Current Research
• Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth From Disadvantaged Circumstances
• Mentoring in America: A Summary of New Research
• National Service: A Public-Private Partnership
• National Service Disability Grants and Activities
• National Service and Mentoring
• National Service Responds to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
• A Resource for Volunteer Connector Organizations
• Stories of Americans With Disabilities in National Service
• Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of Trends Since 1974
• Volunteering in America: 2007 City Trends and Rankings
• Volunteering in America: An Overview of Corporation Research
• Youth Helping America: Service-Learning, School-Based Service, and Civic Engagement
• Youth Helping America: The Role of Social Institutions in Teen Volunteering
• Youth Helping America: Service-Learning and School-Based Service