Start Your Own Project!
There are an abundance of ideas for projects that you can do on your own or with your family and/or friends, right in your own community from the Points of Light Foundation. For more information or ideas from Points of Light, visit their website at http://www.pointsoflight.org. 

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America
Offers a variety of volunteer opportunities and programs for you to impact youth at-risk. Research and anecdotal evidence show specifically that BBBS one-to-one mentoring helps at-risk youth overcome the many challenges they face. Little Brothers and Sisters are less likely to begin using illegal drugs, consume alcohol, skip school and classes, or engage in acts of violence. They have greater self-esteem, confidence in their schoolwork performance, and are able to get along better with their friends and families. For more information or to apply to become a volunteer in your local community, visit http://www.bbbsa.org.

Senior Corps
Senior Corps is a network of programs that tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges. Through its three programs - Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP (the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) - more than half a million Americans age 55 and over assist local nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations in carrying out their missions. Senior Corps, part of the USA Freedom Corps , is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service , the federal agency that also oversees AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America . Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.

RSVP
RSVP (the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) , one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation, engages people 55 and over in a diverse range of volunteer activities. Volunteers organize neighborhood watch programs, tutor children, renovate homes, teach English to immigrants, assist victims of natural disasters, and serve their communities in myriad other ways. In fiscal year 2001, approximately 480,000 volunteers served an average of four hours a week at an estimated 65,000 local organizations through 766 RSVP projects. Volunteers may receive reimbursement for meals and transportation.

For more information on Senior Corps initiatives or to find out about opportunities through your local RSVP, visit www.seniorcorps.org or go directly to their online database of project opportunities throughout the nation at https://www.joinseniorservice.org/framework.asp.

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