AmeriCorps Seniors offers meaningful volunteer opportunities for adults age 55+ to share their time, skills and compassion with those who need it most. Volunteers with UServeUtah can serve in the Senior Companion Program to provide friendship and support to older adults or in the Foster Grandparent Program to mentor and tutor children in local schools.
Serving Students
As a Foster Grandparent, you will support children through one-on-one guidance in local schools and community settings. You can be that caring adult that will change a child's life.
Serving Isolated Seniors
As a Senior Companion volunteer, you will be a window to the outside world for aging neighbors in need of connection. You will provide companionship, independence support, or caregiver respite.
UServeUtah operates AmeriCorps Seniors programming in targeted areas in the state.
Foster Grandparent Program:
Foster Grandparents are serving in Carbon, Emery, Grand, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Summit, Tooele, and Wasatch counties.
Senior Companion Program:
Senior Companions are serving in Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Emery, Grand, Juab, Millard, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, and Wayne counties.
Outside of these areas, but still want to volunteer? Explore other opportunities to serve with AmeriCorps Seniors at americorps.gov.
Get involved
Ready to make a difference? Whether you're looking to give back, stay active, or connect with your community, AmeriCorps Seniors offers a meaningful way to serve.
Volunteers must be age 55+, pass a background check, able to serve 15 or more hours per week, and be income eligible. Income must be at or below $2,608/month for a one-person household or $3,525/month for a two-person household. Medical expenses can be deducted.
Contact us at 801-538-3999, fill out this interest form, or email [email protected] with any questions or to get started.
AmeriCorps Seniors benefits
Health and wellness
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers experience decreased anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
Community
Connect with others and be part of something bigger.
Make an impact
Help children succeed in school or brighten the lives of older adults and help them maintain their independence.
New skills
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers draw on their wealth of experience and wisdom, channeling it in new directions.
Stipend
We offer a modest stipend to qualified, low-income volunteers that does not impact SSI or other benefits.
Insurance
We provide accident, personal liability, and excess automobile liability insurance during volunteer service time.
Making a big impact on little learners
"Volunteering has given me a reason to get up in the morning. Being a Foster Grandparent is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I worked with a five year old girl who didn't even know her ABC's, and by the end of the year she could write her name and an entire sentence by herself. I was so proud of her and how far she had come."
-Beth, Foster Grandparent volunteer in Grand County
Raise your hand and serve
"I chose to volunteer because I spent eight years being the caregiver to my mom and thought this was a good way to give back to other caregivers. I also can use the insights that I learned with my mom to help the parents of the caregivers that I am helping. I get to meet a lot of interesting new people and make connections that I would have never made if I hadn't volunteered. So, speaking to all my fellow older adults, raise your hand and serve!"
-Cindy, Senior Companion volunteer in Tooele County
AmeriCorps Seniors is a national service program that connects adults aged 55 and older with volunteer opportunities that make a meaningful impact in their communities. Through three main programs—Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP—volunteers can mentor and support students, assist older adults in maintaining independence, and engage in various local service projects. AmeriCorps Seniors provides a way for older adults to stay active, share their skills, and give back while making a difference in the lives of others. UServeUtah operates Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programming in specific areas of the state.