The Volunteer Center @RSVP is the place where volunteers come together with the agencies and organizations that need them. Here you will find important information for seniors, emergency contacts, news on homeland security, links to the websites of community volunteer coalitions, and information on how to become a volunteer.
Volunteer Center @ RSVP endeavors to serve its community by providing a corps of volunteers to fill important community roles, and to provide for its volunteers meaningful opportunities for community service relevant to their skills, abilities and interests
Flushing old pills down the toilet or throwing them into the trash can have serious consequences for drinking water and the environment. September 26 is the day to bring expired medication (in their original bottles or packages) to locations for drop-off at these select Walgreens Drug Stores: Clinton St at ST. Joe Center Rd. W. Jefferson at Getz Rd. Bluffton Rd. at Lower Huntington Rd. State St. at Wells St. Lincoln Highway West at Brookwood (New Haven) Chapel Ridge at 10170 Maysville Rd. 1701 E. Paulding Rd. at South Anthony Blvd.
Every year emergency personnel respond to hundreds of telephone calls to homes where there is a possible emergency situation but are unable to gain immediate access. Registering in the Safe at Home Emergency Registration System will provide important contact information to emergency personnel before an emergency occurs. The information you provide is strictly voluntary and confidential and could save your life. Safe Home information is entered into the computer system share by police, fire and EMS services throughout Allen County. Enrollment is free. Download the attached application, complete the information and return to the address listed. You will receive a postcard confirming enrollment in the program. Information will be updated via telephone call twice a year.
Summer is here and with it lots of new and fun volunteer opporutinities! Get involved in the Three Rivers Festival, explore family volunteer opportunities at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo or learn about any of the other volunteer opportunities featured in the newsletter. Get involved!
The Volunteer Center @ RSVP wants to express its gratitude to the Home Depot Foundation for their generous donation of $2,500. These funds will be used for ongoing recruiment and placement of volunteers in Allen County. Last year, volunteers from the Volunteer Center @ RSVP contributed over 166,000 hours of volunteer service to faith based organizations and not profit, social services and government agencies in Allen County. Thank you Home Depot Foundation for your support of volunteerism!
