The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program is an organization whose members provide valuable contributions to their communities by the services they perform. RSVP was formed at the national level in 1971. Today, there are 800 projects with more than 450,000 volunteers. In Michigan, volunteers number more than 8,000 in separate projects.
RSVP of Monroe County receives federal funding from the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS), state funding from the Office of Services to the Aging (OSA), and local funding comes from the Monroe County Senior Millage through the Commission of Aging (COA) and from service organizations, private donations, and fundraisers. Bedford Public Schools sponsors and provides in-kind contributions to this Retired & Senior Volunteer Program.
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