The Utah AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award is given to outstanding AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who serve throughout the state.  Each year one volunteer with each of the 17 AmeriCorps Seniors programs in Utah will be nominated by the project where they serve. 

AmeriCorps Seniors taps the skills, talents, and experience of Americans age 55 and over to meet a wide range of community challenges. Last year, more than 2,200 Utah seniors met critical community needs while contributing to their own health and well-being through one of three AmeriCorps Seniors programs: 

• Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with exceptional needs. 
• Senior Companions help seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. 
• RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services.

Last year, Foster Grandparents tutored and mentored 4,120 young people, Senior Companions helped 910 seniors live independently, and RSVP volunteers strengthened the impact of 150 organizations across Utah.

In Utah organizations that sponsor AmeriCorps Seniors programs include: Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services, Weber Human Services, Sunshine Terrace Foundation, Davis County Health Department, Utah County Health Department, Uintah Basin Association of Governments, Mountainland Association of Governments, Six County Association of Governments, and Five County Association of Governments.

AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors are both programs that receive funding from AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service), the federal agency for service, volunteering, and civic engagement.  UServeUtah is excited to spotlight the service of these AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award winners.  Each year one AmeriCorps Seniors Service Award recipient will receive the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism Power of Service Award.