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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:
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Public
Schools
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Museums
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Libraries
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Hospitals
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Senior
Centers
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Thrift
Shops
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Food
Banks
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Women’s
Shelters
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Medical
Clinics
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Civic
Groups
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Churches
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AARP
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Salvation
Army
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Airport
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Crisis
Hot Line
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Sheriff’s
Offices
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Sewing/
knitting Groups
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Senior
Nutrition Sites
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and
others
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- 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
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Some specific
types of help are:
- 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@tni.net.
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