AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP · NYC

Experience in Action

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP connects adults aged 55 and older with impactful volunteer opportunities that match their skills, interests, and availability. Volunteers share their time and talents in our partner organizations and signature programs throughout the five boroughs. Volunteers do not receive a stipend or salary.

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Adults 55 and Older

Options Available in All Five NYC Boroughs or Remote

Share Your Lifetime of Experience

Choose Your Path

How can we help you?

Whether you're exploring volunteer opportunities, actively serving, representing a partner organization, or interested in partnering with us, you'll find the resources, connections, and support you need right here.

Prospective Volunteer

I Want to Volunteer

Use your talents and experience to strengthen your community, inspire positive change, and create lasting impact, all while forming meaningful relationships and enriching your own sense of purpose.

Explore Your Options

Current AmeriCorps Volunteer

I’m an AmeriCorps Volunteer

Access resources, handbooks, updates, and find new opportunities. Share your story and connect with fellow volunteers.

Visit Volunteer Hub

Partner Organization

For Organizations

Learn how your nonprofit organization can partner with AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP. Existing partners access key documents and resources to support your program.

Visit Partner Network

Not sure where to start?

Discover the volunteer style that fits you.

Take our quick 6-question quiz and we'll match you with the kinds of opportunities most aligned to your interests, skills, and the way you like to serve.

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Our Story

A Tradition of Program Innovation and Volunteer Mobilization for 60 Years

In 1966, the Community Service Society of New York (CSS) launched a pilot project in Staten Island involving a group of twenty-three older adults in service to their communities, known as Project SERVE. The project demonstrated the immense value of older adult volunteers and served as a model for the national Retired and Senior Volunteer Program adopted in 1970 and rebranded as AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP in 2020. Since then, CSS has led the effort to engage older adults in service to New York City through AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP. During this time, we have engaged tens of thousands of individuals in meaningful volunteer opportunities, harnessing their time, talents, and lifetime of experience to make the greatest impact on community needs in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

Why volunteer

When you volunteer, you make a meaningful difference while enriching your own life.

Volunteering should give back to you, too. Hover or tap each card to see how CSS supports its volunteers.

Ready to get started?

Three simple ways to take the first step.

Choose what fits you best – view opportunities, take a quick volunteer personality quiz, or complete an intake form to connect with our team.