RSVP • Generation Connection • AmeriCorps VISTA
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RSVP is focused on providing older Americans with opportunities to apply their life experience to meeting community needs.

It is the mission of RSVP to: (1) To provide seniors over the age of 55 with meaningful and rewarding volunteer opportunities so they may remain productive citizens and (2) to help local non-profit organizations maintain their service to the community through the efforts of dependable motivated volunteers.

RSVP volunteers serve in a diverse range of non-profit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups. As befitting an agency that serves the senior population, RSVP is the leading volunteer program of the Council on Aging, as it comprises the largest volunteer group our agency administers. RSVP supports more than 50 local work stations on a year-round basis.

Osceola Council on Aging Volunteer Stations  Barney E. Veal Center  Food Bank  Congregate Dining Club  Teddies for Tragedy  Meals on Wheels  Oak Leaf Landing  Retired Senior Volunteer Program  AmeriCorps* Vista  Senior Companion  CHAMP (Children's Hope And Mentoring Program)     Community Work Stations  Central Florida Blood Bank  Osceola Center for the Arts St. Cloud Senior Center  City of Kissimmee  Osceola County Library  St. Cloud Regional Medical Center  Florida Hospital Kissimmee  Osceola Historical Society  State of Florida Attorney General's Office  Give Kids the World  Osceola Regional Medical Center  State of Florida Guardian Ad Litem  Good Samaritan Village  Project Cope  Thriftee Center  Habitat for Humanity  Sew and Sews  Three Saints Thrift Shop  Hospice of the Comforter  Sherwood Forest  Toho Retired Telephone Friends  Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau  St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce  Trinity Luteran Church  Kissimmee Police Department  St. Cloud Food Pantry  United Cerebral Palsy  OASIS - School District  St. Cloud Main Street    Osceola Christian Ministry  St. Cloud Police Department   Advisory Council

AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers administer a long-term hurricane recovery effort known as Hurricane Recover Osceola. This purpose of this program is to develop resources and support that will strengthen the skills and abilities of people and community groups to take effective action and leading roles in the community in the event of emergency and disaster.

After more than 40 years of making a difference, VISTA sets the standard for volunteer mobilization and is leading the charge to answer President George W. Bush's call for volunteer action from every American. AmeriCorps*Vista continues to achieve impressive long-term results in the communities it serves.

These programs have led to significant accomplishments in education, human needs, the environment, public safety, and organizational capacity. By becoming an AmeriCorps*Vista volunteer with the Council on Aging, you will be trained in hurricane preparedness and readiness. The opportunity to mobilize in the event of disaster to serve the community.

Several opportunities exist to serve in many different areas of the community:

Council on Aging – AmeriCorps*Vista – Hurricane Osceola
Osceola County Emergency Management
City of Kissimmee Police Department
City of St. Cloud Police Department
City of Kissimmee Fire Department
City of St. Cloud Emergency Management

AmeriCorps*Vista has formed a task force to meet and organize procedures county wide in times of disaster and to develop outreach programs for people to know where to turn when they are in need of services. Being prepared and coming together as a community in times of need. Special Needs Shelter could use assistance in setting up once it has been announced it is open, as well as volunteers to man the phone lines in all areas.

Become an AmeriCorps*Vista Volunteer
Click here to download the AmeriCorps*Vista Volunteer Brochure

Click here to download the Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement form
Click here to download the Volunteer Individual Time Sheet
Click here to download the Volunteer Application