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RSVP program tells Waite Park council volunteers ease senior isolation, log thousands of hours
Summary
Jennifer Walker and RSVP coordinators told the Waite Park City Council that the AmeriCorps Seniors-funded RSVP program supports more than 1,100 volunteers and reports over 131,000 service hours across four counties, with 62–65 Waite Park participants helping food shelves, schools and human service organizations.
Jennifer Walker, program director for the local RSVP program, briefed the Waite Park City Council on the volunteer program’s role in serving older residents and local human service organizations.
"Our mission is to engage older adults in volunteer service," Walker said, noting the program is federally granted through AmeriCorps Seniors and sponsored by the City of St. Cloud with longtime participation from Waite Park. She told the council RSVP supports about 1,180 active volunteers age 55 and older and reported more than 131,000 service hours across Stearns, Benton, Sherburne and Wright counties.
The presentation framed RSVP as a response to demographic change. Walker cited a…
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