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.
Classroom Grandparents Eagerly Return for a New School Year
The fall season brings the start of a new school year, and our Classroom Grandparents are thrilled to get back into the classrooms to help teach children to read. Check out the photos below of our ecstatic classroom volunteers on their first day back to school. They...
Wash your Car at Woodie’s Wash Shack – Change a Veteran’s Life
Looking for ways to support our Veterans? Starting now until March 2024, when you buy a premium car wash at Woodie's Wash Shack, 40% of your purchase will support our Operation: Veteran Connect Program. With hundreds of Veterans in Tampa Bay experiencing homelessness...
SAGES Honors Community Heroes
Congratulations to Seniors in Service Community Engagement Manager Chris Noble who was honored at SAGES (Senior Actors Guild & Education Services) Delivered with Heart Awards in the category of Leadership. Each year SAGES hosts the Delivered with Heart Awards to...
Welcome Aboard New Ambassadors
Our latest class of Seniors in Service Ambassadors just completed their certification training! These wonderful volunteers understand the value of serving others and are now ready to help you find the volunteer opportunity of your dreams. As Seniors in Service...
Seniors in Service Team Dives into Tampa Bay Equity Incubator
Seniors in Service was one of only four local nonprofits chosen to participate in the 2022-2023 Tampa Bay Equity Incubator (TBEI) inaugural cohort. TBEI’s goal is to help nonprofits be more equitable, inclusive, and increase capacity to more closely reflect the...
Kindness Kit Project Puts a Smile on Seniors Faces
Special thanks to Grace's Food Pantry, Cindy Carleton and the folks at the Galen Wilson Senior Center, ForCare Medical-Dermatology and Marianne Brawer for the generous donations for our Kindness Kit project! For two hours, wonderful volunteers packed kits filled with...
Fostering Lasting Friendship
Our Senior Companions Program connects seniors searching for companionship with enthusiastic volunteers eager to make a difference. Senior Companions not only bring people together but also generate a ripple of change, as evidenced by this heartfelt testimony from Ms....
Congratulations to Operation: Veteran Connect Graduates!
Mission accomplished! We proudly honor and recognize the achievements of ten of our most committed Operation: Veteran Connect members, who have dedicated four years of service in assisting Veterans throughout Tampa Bay. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of...
CEO Corner
Seniors in Service volunteers are a pillar of Tampa Bay, transforming lives in the communities where they serve. Recently, they shared at our Bridging Generations Breakfast with our partners, supporters, and community leaders how making a difference in their...
BayCare Partners with Health Buddies to Improve Lives!
BayCare is helping adults with chronic conditions improve their mental and physical wellbeing by providing 3-years of funding for our Health Buddies program. Thanks to their support Health Buddies will provide encouragement and health coaching for 1,240 individuals...