City of Alamogordo, New Mexico

RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP)
MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Programs (RSVP) is to encourage Otero County residents age 55 and older to use their time, talents and life long experience to improve their community’s critical needs. The services provided by RSVP volunteers are in seven program emphasis areas: Health & Nutrition, Human Needs Services, Education, Environment, Public Safety, Community & Economic Development, and Faith Based Services. The SVP Staff will provide the training; encouragement and support that Senior Volunteers need to carry out their volunteer duties and achieve their own personal goals. The SVP Staff will endeavor to impress upon our volunteers the community’s appreciation for their significant positive impact in improving the way of life in our community. A primary part of our mission is to educate our community on the valuable services that our Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provide in our community; and to provide our volunteers with the recognition they so richly deserve.

The RSVP, is sponsored by the City of Alamogordo, has been providing services to Otero County since 1975.

Learn more about:
Senior Volunteer Programs
RSVP Program
SCP Program
FGP Program
Links:
http://www.seniorcorps.org/
Forms:
RSVP Time Sheet
RSVP Application
FGP & SCP Program Application

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

The RSVP is part of the Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans with the opportunity to apply and contribute their life long skills, talents, and experiences to improve the critical needs of their communities. They strengthen communities by providing services that community budgets cannot afford and by building bridges across generations.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP)
MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Senior Companion Program is to provide meaningful retirement opportunities for low-income persons over sixty (60) by providing the mechanism for them to assist other adults who need person-to-person support because of loneliness, isolation, illness, or disability. The Senior Volunteer Program Office Staff will provide the training, encouragement and support that our SCP Volunteers need in order to carry out their program duties and to achieve their own personal goals.

The SCP, sponsored by the City of Alamogordo, has been providing services to seniors since 1995.

Senior Companion Program (SCP)

The SCP is part of the Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans with the opportunity to apply their life experiences to meeting the community needs. Senior Companions serve one-on-one with the frail and elderly. They assist with activities of daily living, but above all they provide companionship. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers. Because of the program, thousands of citizens are able to live in their homes independently, with dignity. Many Seniors Companions serve clients for several years and form meaningful friendships.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP)
MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the FGP is to provide meaningful retirement opportunities for low-income persons over sixty (60) to serve as mentors, tutors, and caregivers for children and youth with special/exceptional needs. FGP Volunteers will develop a supportive intergenerational relationship that will enable these students to achieve their educational and personal goals. The Senior Volunteer Program Office Staff will provide the training, encouragement and support that our FGP Volunteers needs in order to carry out their program duties and to achieve their own personal goals.

The FGP, sponsored by the City of Alamogordo, has been providing services to children since 1995.

Foster Grandparent Program (FGP)

The FGP is part of the Senor Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans with the opportunity to apply their life experiences to meeting the community needs. Foster Grandparents serve as mentors, tutors and caregivers for children and youth with special/exceptional needs. Foster Grandparents offer emotional support to children who have been abused and neglected, mentor trouble teenagers and young mothers, and care for premature infants and children with physical disabilities. They strengthen communities by providing youth services that community budgets cannot afford and by building bridges across generations.

Fax

575.439.4371