Operation: Veteran Connect provides support for veterans and military families. Our “Veterans Serving Veterans” model creates meaningful impact for Tampa Bay.
Live Your Legacy. Be a Hero. Volunteer.
Our mission is to provide solutions to community challenges by engaging volunteers age 55+.
Founded in 1984, we connect volunteers, age 55 and over, to meet the needs and challenges of at-risk seniors, veterans and children in our community. We serve Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties and help more than 8,000 individuals annually, making a difference and changing lives through community service. Learn More.
Live your legacy now. Be a valued helper to a homebound senior, a cherished mentor to a struggling child or an appreciated companion to an at-risk veteran. We help you create meaningful volunteer opportunities. You have unique skills, abilities and interests, and we strategically match you up to where you can most benefit and benefit your community. Gear up. Be a hero.
Gear Up and get involved! Explore volunteer opportunity ideas here, or check out current volunteer events below! Click on a date to see scheduled events.
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Seniors in Service Board Plans for Strategic Growth
"What is your Why?" That is the question we posed to the Seniors in Service Board of Directors to kick off the annual Board Retreat on January 25. Everyone's response to why they serve on our Board was a little different, but there was a common thread. Harnessing the...
Geared Up News- February 2025
Highlights: All That Glitters is Ruby Red! A Dazzling Volunteer Celebration! CEO Corner & Generational Differences Make Us Stronger! Nat the Elf Delivers Much More Than Holiday Cheer! Unseen Heroes Transforming Lives & The Volunteer Who Became Family ...
Geared Up News- February 2025
Highlights: All That Glitters is Ruby Red! A Dazzling Volunteer Celebration! CEO Corner & Generational Differences Make Us Stronger! Nat the Elf Delivers Much More Than Holiday Cheer! Unseen Heroes Transforming Lives & The Volunteer Who Became Family ...
A Day On Not A Day Off
There’s nothing quite like rolling up your sleeves with neighbors and friends to honor a great legacy. This past MLK Day of Service, four outstanding AmeriCorps programs joined forces at The Franciscan Center in Tampa to embody Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of...
We’ve Got a Seat at the Table for Seniors in St. Pete!
We’re thrilled to share our very own Health Buddies Program Manager, Aria has been appointed by the Mayor as a commission member on the St. Petersburg Commission on Aging. Since 1973, this group of dedicated volunteer leaders has been advocating for seniors in St....