Senior Corps and Service-Learning | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Senior Corps volunteers (including RSVP, Foster Grandparent Programs, and Senior Companion Programs) are working in schools, universities, and community-based organizations across the country implementing, facilitating, and coordinating service-learning. Below are some examples of how Senior Corps and service-learning interconnect and resources to help support Senior Corps volunteers involved with service-learning.

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Models of Service-Learning in Senior Corps Programs

Western Montana RSVP, Hamilton, MT
To kick off this joint project of Hamilton Middle School and Western Montana RSVP, a group of seventh-graders did preliminary research on the dangers of the internet and how to avoid predators.
Mature Services, Inc. Akron, OH
Inese Alvarez, program director for RSVP, and Marcie Bircher, moderator for the Elms Social Services Club, used local senior citizens, high school students, and an 100-year old poem to drive an effort to put eco-friendly lighting in low-income housing.
RSVP of Jefferson County, Steubenville, OH
RSVP of Jefferson County partnered with Harding Middle School and Jefferson Community College to build a community rain garden at the Jefferson Community College parking lot.

Senior Corps Volunteers Stories of Service

At 80 years of age, Lucy Williams began to serve in a special education classroom setting in a local elementary school. She helps the students with reading, math, exercise, and social skill development. "It's a hard job," Lucy declares, "but I love it." Read the complete story.

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NSLC-Produced Resources

NSLC Library Items

Making the Connection: SaYES to Intergenerational Service-Learning (2007), Volunteer Leadership Center at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (PDF)
Service-Learning for Senior Corps (2002), Institute for Global Education and Service Learning
Service-Learning Reference for Senior Corps Directors (2002), National Youth Leadership Council

SLICE Ideas and Examples

Senior and intergenerational interaction

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Related Topics

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