Volunteer Center of Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom

.....an invitation to serve

“Volunteers getting things done in Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom”

If you are 55 or older and aching to volunteer, RSVP is eager to put you to work.  RSVP builds a bank of volunteers and matches them with nonprofit groups.  Despite a healthy pool of volunteer talent, the Northeast Kingdom has more need than volunteers to fill it.  If you are interested in any of these opportunities, or you have a friend who would like to join RSVP, please call us at (802)626-5135 or (802)222-4994. 

The Hospice Program through Caledonia Home Health will sponsor a training in the early spring for new volunteers.  Hospice recognizes that both the client and the family have special needs that are important and must be met.  As a Hospice volunteer, you work with skilled nurses, clergy, social workers, home health aides and home care attendants to meet these needs.

Kingdom Community Services needs volunteers for the thrift shop and food bank.  If you have a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon or Saturday morning available, your help would be appreciated.

Would you like to work with children and the Vermont court system?  The Caledonia County Guardian ad Litem  program is recruiting volunteers for a training program between March and August.  The mission of the GAL Program is to ensure that every child appearing before a court in Vermont has a well-trained, impartial, supervised and supported volunteer Guardian ad Litem.  Volunteers advocate for children in need of care and supervision, for children accused of committing delinquent acts, and for children in domestic proceedings. 

The St. Johnsbury Area Community Gardeners would like volunteers to work on a pilot community garden project in downtown St. Johnsbury.  There are many levels of involvement available including funding and resources, education, construction, communication, and gardening.

 RSVP and the Volunteer Center of Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom is an invitation to serve.  Sponsored by the Central Vermont Council on Aging it is a national program designed to provide opportunities for persons of any age who continue to remain actively involved in the life of their community.  A member agency of Lamoille County and the Green Mountain United Way the  aim is to develop specific volunteer opportunities that utilize the particular skills and interests of each individual volunteer, at the same time keeping an eye to what needs to get done in the community. Offices in Barre, Lyndonville, Morrisville and Newport .