Make giving back your second act

Get involved and make a positive difference in your community. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to helping others.

Who can serve?

AmeriCorps Seniors is open to individuals 55 and older.

How can I serve?

When you join AmeriCorps Seniors, you choose how you want to give back. Help a struggling child to learn to read. Deliver groceries to an elderly neighbor. Support a family impacted by natural disaster. These are just a few of the service opportunities available to you through AmeriCorps Seniors.

Ready to serve?

Contact Mary-Margaret Pingree, AmeriCorps Seniors Program Manager
mpingree@utah.gov

Find the program that's right for you

Foster Grandparent Program

Mentor and guide students to higher academic achievement in classrooms and after school programs. The Foster Grandparent Program connects role models like you with students with exceptional needs.

RSVP

Find a service opportunity that you are passionate about. With RSVP you can use the skills and talents you’ve learned over the years, or develop new ones while serving in a variety of volunteer activities in your community.

Senior Companion Program

Serve as a friend and companion by providing assistance and friendship to seniors who have difficulty with daily living tasks. The program aims to keep seniors independent longer, and provide respite to family caregivers.

UServeUtah manages Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programs in Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Emery, Grand, Rich, San Juan, Summit, Tooele, Uintah and Wasatch counties.

Interested in becoming an AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer?
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Get to know AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serving in Utah

Art works hard to serve his clients and bring joy back into the lives of fellow seniors. He has proven that he is ready for anything, as one day he saved a life while serving!

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Pam has been a volunteer with the Weber/Morgan RSVP program for the past 16 years, and has volunteered at the Ogden Nature Center for over two decades!

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Ed & Vicki are a dynamic volunteer duo! The two of them have served over 12,000 hours in the Cedar City area.

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D Anne has a heart of gold and shows a genuine care and concern for those that she comes in contact with, whether this is one of her contacts through the Telephone Reassurance program or just those around her.

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