Eligibility: Greater Boston residents age 55 and older.
RSVP volunteers are lending a hand all over the country. With more than 2 million members, RSVP is one of the largest national volunteer programs. Volunteers donate their time at over 60 locations throughout Boston: nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups that serve their communities. They include meal sites, museums, senior centers, schools and more!

• RSVP Program Fact Sheet

RSVP Opportunities:

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

RSVP stands for Retired Senior Volunteer Program. It is a group of people 55 years and older who volunteer in their community to make a difference. Locally, RSVP is sponsored by the City of Boston’s Commission on Affairs of the Elderly. Volunteers work at over 50 stations throughout Boston doing various things including tutoring children in reading, serving lunch to seniors, building ship models, doing arts and crafts in senior centers, serving in homeless shelters, giving museum tours, calling bingo and serving in hospitals. RSVP volunteers are eligible for some out-of-pocket expenses while volunteering, such as travel costs and meals, subject to station regulations. All RSVP volunteers receive free supplemental accident insurance while volunteering. All RSVP volunteers receive the training they need to make a difference. Below is a list of volunteer opportunities available right now.

- ABCD North End/West End

- Beacon House

- Beth Israel Deacones Medical Ctr

- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Ctr

- Brigham and Women's Hospital

- Caritas Carney Hospital

- Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Ctr

- Channel 2-WGBH Auction

- Charlestown Golden Age

- Covenant House

- Dana Farber

- Doric Docent State House

- Faulkner Hospital Volunteer Dept

- Generations Incorporated

- German Ctr

- Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age

- Hebrew Senior Life (HRCA) 

- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 

- JCHE Volunteer Dept

- JFK Family Services - Charlestown

- MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteer, Inc

- Museum of Science

- Museum of Fine Arts

- Roslindale Community Ctr

- Spaulding Rehabilitation

- U.S.S Constitution Museum

- V.A Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain

- V.A Boston Healthcare System - West Roxbury

- Veronica B. Smith Senior Ctr - Brighton

 For More Information on signing up to be an RSVP Volunteer please call:

Kelley Wedge, RSVP Director
Telephone: (617) 635-1794
Fax: (617) 635-3213
Email: Kelley.Wedge@cityofboston.gov