Tales of Our Volunteer Heroes and Life-Changing Community Service Programs
Want ideas for volunteering in the Tampa Bay area? Enjoy articles and volunteer and contributor spotlights that offer insights and firsthand experiences with our programs.
Event Volunteer with FAMA
Location: Fama - 5107 E. 32nd Avenue, Tampa, FL 33619 Purpose of the Positions: FAMA helps build stronger neighborhoods by creating relationships with their neighbors, discovering community needs, and finding solutions. Description of Project: FAMA & GPCA holds...
Teacher’s Assistant at FAMA
Location: FAMA - 5107 E. 32nd Avenue, Tampa, FL 33619 Purpose of the Positions: FAMA helps build stronger neighborhoods by creating relationships with their neighbors, discovering community needs, and finding solutions. Qualifications: High School diploma/equivalent...
Geared Up To Serve-August 2021
Highlights: 10 Tampa Bay Features Seniors in Service Operation Veteran Connects Feeds Hundreds Together We're Better RSVP Volunteers Show Appreciation for Our Veterans The Next Generation Of Volunteers Support Our Current Generation Volunteer Receives Salt and Pepper...
CONGRATULATIONS to Salt & Pepper Award winner, Lillie Nichols!
Congratulations to Foster Grandparent volunteer Lillie Nichols for receiving Senior Connection Center's Salt & Pepper Award! The Salt & Pepper awards were created by the Senior Connection Center as a tribute to the late Honorable Claude Pepper. The Salt...
Help Community Members Access Essential Resources as a RESOURCE ADVOCATE!
Purpose: Resource Advocate volunteers provide support virtually or in-person following guidelines to keep participants healthy and safe. Resource Advocates connect, transform and empower individuals by helping them successfully access essential community resources to...
SPRING OPEN Volunteer Appreciation Event!
Thank you to ALL Seniors in Service volunteers for being members of our village! Check out our RECORDED EVENT here!
Veterans Helping Veterans through Whole Health!
Operation: Veteran Connect engages AmeriCorps members who are veterans and feel a special calling to help others who've served our nation. In partnership with James A. Haley and Bay Pines VA Hospitals, this veterans-helping-veterans model helps implement Whole Health,...
Spotlight: Ms. Brascom!
Foster Grandparent volunteers make a real difference in children's lives with in-school tutoring and mentoring. That difference would not be possible without classroom teachers. Teachers, like Ms. SaTonya Brascom, are true advocates for their students and the...
Building Hope with Tomatoes
Isolation stemming from mandatory stay-at-home orders and social distancing brought fear and loneliness to Sun City Center's senior community in March of 2020. Food insecurity also skyrocketed, and a growing sense of uncertainty paralyzed many. That was not the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Jane McGrady!
Jane McGrady volunteers through the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in Pasco County. Jane spent her career making a difference as a family law attorney in New York. A year and a half ago, she retired and moved to Florida. It didn't take long for Jane to...