Places to Volunteer

RSVP-VP now has more than 150 organizations and 200 service sites for volunteers throughout the Virginia Peninsula. We have a place to volunteer for almost any interest. Typical places to volunteer are:  

• Public Schools

• Museums

• Libraries

• Hospitals

• Senior Centers

• Thrift Shops

• Food Banks

• Women’s Shelters

• Medical Clinics

• Civic Groups

• Churches    

• AARP

• Salvation Army

• Airport

• Crisis Hot Line

• Sheriff’s Offices

• Sewing/ knitting Groups

• Senior Nutrition Sites

• and others

• Local Government Offices
• American Red Cross
• Community Tutoring Programs
• Long Term Care Facilities
• Adult Day Care
• Boy Scouts/ Girl Scouts
• Meals on Wheels
• Homelessness Programs
• Housing Construction/ Rehab
• Cooperative Extension
• Boys and Girls Club
• Entertainment Groups
• Transportation Services
• Criminal Justice Programs
• Performing Arts Center
• Compassionate Service
• Refugee & Immigration Services
• Organization Boards/ Advisory Boards

• Deliver nutritious meals to homebound persons through Meals On Wheels.
• Provide a wide variety of services for patients and their families in all local hospitals.
• Friendly visitation and light assistance (letter reading, bill paying, game playing, etc.) in retirement and convalescent facilities. 
• Provide public information at city hall, airport, law enforcement outreach station and as a museum docent.
• Help to build and repair homes through Habitat for Humanity and a volunteer home repair agency. 
• Provide support activities for Senior Centers, adult day care facilities, Red Cross blood drives, food banks and emergency food/ shelter programs, libraries, thrift shops and others.
• Clerical and reception services for a wide range of organizations (day care centers, churches, hospitals, Red Cross, etc). 
• Tutor school children who are below grade level in reading and math and working with preschool children in Head Start. 
• Help with character development programs, including scouting and a girl's club. 
• Sew/ quilt/ knit items for hospital and convalescent center patients (lap robes, baby caps, wheelchair pads, toys, etc.). 
• Work with law enforcement agencies to make the community safer.
• Provide entertainment for seniors in various programs. 
• Serve on Boards and advisory bodies helping community organizations plan and oversee quality human services. 
• Work with the Court systems as Court Appointed Special Advocates and other services. 
• Help seniors fill out their income taxes.

For more information call (757) 595-9037 or e-mail rsvpvp@rsvp.hrcoxmail.com