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.
Volunteer Spotlight!
Pictured here: Seniors in Service's Chris Noble and Volunteer Judy Diver - doing their part while staying 6 feet apart! Seniors in Service would like to turn the spotlight to one of our amazing volunteers: Judy Diver! While some have been ‘stuck’ at home, the same...
See TelePals in Action on Channel 10 News!
TelePals telephone reassurance is connecting lonely seniors with caring, trained volunteers so they can stay healthy and safe. See TelePals in action: Channel 10 News Features TelePals! (To hear every detail, be sure to start the video at the beginning!) The rapidly...
Dining Out At Home is LIVE!
Our new service Dining Out At Home provides low-income seniors Home-Delivered Hot Meals purchased from local restaurants using Federal CARES Act funding. A win-win for seniors and our local restaurants! For more information, click here!
United Way Suncoast Provides $8,200 In Emergency Support to Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. for Telephone Reassurance Program for Seniors
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. is committed to ensuring that seniors don’t feel alone during this difficult time so they can stay healthy and safe. Seniors in Service is pleased to announce that United Way Suncoast is providing our nonprofit $8,200 in emergency...
Renaissance Features our Readers in Motion Foster Grandparent Volunteers
Renaissance who partners with us in both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, knows how important early literacy is. Their myON interactive reading platform allows yourng readers to read at their level and at a more challenging level to improve. The...
Proud of the Wimauma Community Education Partnership
We're proud to be part of the Wimauma Community Education Partnership. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and its South Shore Council have created this new, innovative approach to collaboration. They are bringing together all the stakeholders of the Wimauma...
HCPS Recognizes the Addition of 6 Foster Grandparents in Potter Elementary
HCPS Recognizes the Addition of 6 Foster Grandparents in Potter Elementary TAMPA, FL [May 10, 2017]— In an article posted on the Hillsborough County Public Schools website...
WINNER-2017 WEDU Be More Awards
On February 23rd, we were honored to win the 2017 WEDU Be More Knowledgeable Award for Educational Outreach for our Lowry Park Neighborhood Initiative. The Lowry Park Neighborhood Initiative builds on the foundation of our Foster Grandparent Program, providing...
If You Have Friends, You Don’t Have to Quit Smoking
You’ve been told that the worst thing you can do for your health is smoke cigarettes, right? Well, I have great news … it turns out, there’s something even worse. From the Tampa Bay Times on July 23, 2016 … in a 2015, Psychologist Julianne Holt-Lunstad from Brigham...
2016 Heroes at Work Award to Our Own Wilbur Wiggins
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2016/08/19/heroes-at-work-honorees-for-2016-named.html Wilbur Wiggins is a hero. And we're not the only one who thinks so! Wilbur Wiggins, a devoted volunteer for Seniors in Service, has been named a 2016 Heroes at Work Award...