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.
Mentoring Students to Reach New Heights
AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteer group, better known as the "JCC Mentors," ended their first-semester mentoring students by leaving a huge impact on their community. This all-male identifying group of volunteers has been mentoring 7th-grade boys at Ben Hill Middle...
Exciting News & Knowledge for the New Year!
Operation: Veteran Connect Members and community volunteers made sure that food and furniture donations were distributed to those in need at Madison Highlands Senior Apartments.The Hispanic Honor Society at Plant High School in Hillsborough County gifted us a huge...
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...
Volunteer Rush
Do you need a sense of purpose? Want to give back and make a difference?Let Seniors in Service Show you how to change lives, including your own! Seniors in Service is proud to host the 1st Annual Volunteer Rush. Volunteer Rush is about bringing people together to find...
Geared Up News – December 2022
Highlights: Your Donation is Worth Twice as Much! Providing Solutions to Commnity Challenges Through Volunteering Heroes in the Classroom & Encouraging a Love of Learning Empowering Self-Sufficiency & Making Independence a Reality Friendly Calls for Social...
Bonding Through Literacy with Becky & Barbara
Bonding Through Literacy with Becky & BarbaraOur volunteers can’t wait to share their love of volunteering with others. That’s what makes them our best recruiters! This was definitely the case with Foster Grandmas Becky and Barbara. Barbara Burnett has been a...
Generations Serving Together for Social Change
Generations Serving Together for Social ChangeWhat happens when you bring people of multiple generations together to serve their community? You unleash a multigenerational force for good. We are proud to announce that we are an Encore.org Generations Serving Together...
Learn to Thrive with Purpose
Learn to Thrive with PurposeIf your loved one was having a stroke would you recognize the signs? Nearly 92 million Americans are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the effects of stroke. Our very own Sun City Center Coordinator, Michelle Mason,...
Seniors Who Serve Together Stay Together
Seniors Who Serve Together Stay TogetherNobody wants to feel alone and thanks to Senior Companions, no one has to. This couldn’t be truer for Shirley Hosey and Asleen Griffin. According to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...
Social Emotional Learning Support for Students
Social Emotional Learning Supports for StudentsWe’re honored to be among the first recipients of funding from the newly formed Smith & Associates Real Estate Foundation. Smith & Associates has been involved in the Tampa Bay Community for over 50 years. In...