AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP, a program of Family & Community Services, Inc, provides volunteer service in 15 counties throughout the state of Ohio!

RSVP volunteers and staff braved the cold at a recent food distribution in Orwell sponsored by our community partner, Country Neighbor. We helped serve 375 grateful people!

The Lord’s Blessing Food Pantry may be small in structure, but it is mighty in outreach. With the help of RSVP volunteer the pantry served 78 new individuals during the month of February, logging 92 hours. A large portion of these hours were serving folks affected by the train derailment disaster in Columbiana County. The pantry is open T-F 10-2pm for folks living in the area. They also partnered with the Salem Salvation Army to provide water and food on the ground in East Palestine.  

RSVP of Crawford, Marion, and Morrow Counties would like to welcome Leapin’ Outreach Ministries as a new RSVP partner agency! 

Leapin’ Outreach is located at 150 Court St. in Marion. They, and their staff of volunteers, serve to provide Marion’s residents in need with clothing free of charge, and are also currently working to converting an upstairs space into a homeless shelter with areas being sponsored and provided for by other local Marion organizations. 

Leapin’ Outreach is open Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 and Thursdays from 10 am-noon. 

Welcome to the RSVP family!

RSVP is a National Program of AmeriCorps Seniors. The successful coordinator will recruit, train, and place volunteers with local non-profit organizations, schools and healthcare agencies that address the RSVP Performance Measure Priorities for Community Impact. The coordinator oversees, and is responsible for, all RSVP program operations and goals in Mahoning & Trumbull Counties.

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The wonderful volunteers from the Brimfield Community Cupboard serve their neighbors in need with food pantry support. This is a 100% volunteer managed site with nearly all those serving being RSVP volunteers. Did you know that in February, 17 active volunteers at this location along gave over 400 hours of service; supporting the cupboard two days a week and some weekends. We are incredibly proud of all their hard work! 

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity to lend a helping hand on Tuesday or Thursday mornings ; please contact RSVP staff at cshanley@fcsohio.org or 330.877.2495 💙 

One of our volunteers, Charla, is growing these baby seedlings for our partner station, Mosaic Church (located in Beavercreek). As we start feeling spring in the air, there is quiet excitement in our partner stations, like Mosaic, which has a community garden. Under the seasoned gardener’s leadership, their volunteers carefully plan their new season every year, put effort and time into caring for the plants, and share the fruits of loving labor with their clients. They don’t have a big lot, but their yields are solid (930 lbs. from last season alone!), and we are grateful that our volunteer is part of such an essential service. 

A couple of weeks ago, I had an opportunity to introduce myself to an agency serving the greater Dayton area, the Food Bank (located in downtown Dayton). They have a sunny garden like Mosaic Church, but their greenhouse greatly excited me. They use hydroponics in their greenhouse, growing fresh vegetables year-round. As a major food security agency in the area, they certainly do more than their share. 

Whether small or big, a community garden is a beautiful place to serve!

We will be hosting our second annual Volunteer Resource Fair on Thursday, April 13^th at the Allen Eiry Center in Tiffin. The fair will be from 10 AM until 12 PM. With over ten organizations present, this will be a great place to come hear about how to get involved in our community by volunteering and find the best fit for your schedule and interests. There will be bake sale and a chance to win door prizes. We hope you can join us!

One of Senior Support Action Group’s primary services is delivering monthly food boxes to homebound seniors. This month, SSAG delivered food boxes to 220 individuals in Mahoning and Columbiana Counties. For more information on the program, please call 330-424-7877 x2

Helen B.

Randy B.

Pam B.

Willietta M.

Pam C.

Paul C.

Paul C.

Michelle D.

Vicki E.

Sam E.

Kate F.

Kathi F.

Sandra G.

Dorothy G.

Ella G.

Rich G.

Reed H.

Tom H.

Donald J.

Judith K.

Alverda L.

John L.

Richard L.

Doug L.

Sis L.

Alfonso M.

Fred M.

Leah M.

Leila N.

Trudy N.

Terry N.

Fred P.

Marilyn R.

Bonnie R.

Frederick R.

Donna R.

Karen S.

Janice L.

John S,

Harold S.

Ruth T.

MaryAnn T.

Tammy V.

Chris W.

Ashtabula

Station Name: Hospice of Western Reserve

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Varies

Need: Are you a compassionate person with the time to make a difference? Hospice of the Western Reserve is in need of volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients. Other needs with Hospice include attorney services and hair stylists for patients. If you have some time and talents that meet these needs, please contact Christine @ 440-670-9125 

Columbiana

Station Name: Lord's Blessing Food Pantry

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Tuesday-Friday 10-2

Need: Food pantry assistance, stocking, cleaning and distribution of food. Tuesday’s help is needed to unload and stock shelves from supply truck.

Crawford

Station Name: New Day Ministries Outreach Center

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm

Need: Light lifting

Greene

Station Name: Family Violence Prevention Center

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Weekends

Need: FVPC welcomes volunteers who can prepare and serve meals on weekend mornings to their clients staying in their facility. The volunteer must take the Serv Safe online training course independently before serving. The course will take about three hours, and FVPC will reimburse the fee after completion.

Huron

Station Name: Imagination Station   

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: 1 hour between Monday-Friday every week

Need: We are looking for mentors to help 1-2 students or adults with their reading skills. No previous training or education is required for this opportunity.

Jefferson

Station Name: Urban Mission Ministries

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: M-F hours vary dependent on service opportunity

Need: Food pantry assistance, thrift store assistance, soup kitchen outreach, clerical.

Mahoning

Station Name: Habitat for Humanity

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Varies

Need: Volunteers will assist with various construction projects including painting, flooring, landscaping, drywall work, etc.

Marion

Station Name: Lifecare Alliance/Meals on Wheels Program

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Multiple routes across Marion County, late morning through lunch hours

Need: Light lifting, ability to drive

Montgomery

Station Name: Miami Valley Leadership Foundation

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Weekdays/TBD·       

Brief Description of the volunteer need or job: MVLF welcomes volunteers who like to mentor a student in K-12 in the greater Dayton area. They provide training, background checks, and resources to use. The volunteer would go to a school and meet with a student one hour a week. You can share your talent and skills, whether in math, building a model, or listening to the child!  

Morrow

Station Name: Cardington Community Food Pantry

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Wednesday's 9am-noon

Need: Some lifting, sorting donations, assisting clients with check in

Portage

Station Name: SCOPE Portage County Senior Center

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed:

Ravenna; two locations

Need: Volunteers support the center managers through clerical tasks in the office as well as being on site during special events. The senior centers boasts several activities that volunteers can lend helping hands and also serve as social companions to other seniors in attendance. All training and materials are provided.  

Seneca

Station Name: RSVP of Seneca County

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: One hour every 3 months

Need: Looking for advisory council members! Help RSVP of Seneca Co staff with volunteer recognition and recruitment events, assist with the growth and retention of the volunteer program, and help look for funding opportunities for the program. The advisory council will meet one hour every few months, with the next meeting in June. Contact Ariel at 419-448-1530 for more information. 

Stark

Station Name: Bountiful Gifts – Salt Box Ministries 

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: Canal Fulton; two Sundays a month

Need: Volunteer are responsible for preparing and serving the meals. Members from the community partake in this free meal twice a month; volunteers are needed for various tasks. 

Trumbull

Station Name: SCOPE

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: As needed

Need: volunteers are as needed to help with local inside monthly events that is located at Warren, OH! 

Wyandot



Station Name: Open Door Resource Center  

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: 10AM-1PM Thursdays 

Need: Open Door Resource Center provides a weekly hot meal free of charge of anyone in the community. Help is needed preparing, serving, and cleaning up from the meal. Help is needed on Thursdays from 10AM-1PM and you can volunteer as often or as little as you can.  

Senior Support Action Group



Station Name: Senior Support Action Group

Days/Hours Volunteers Needed: First & Third Thursday's

Need: The Senior Support Action Group (SSAG) is currently in need of volunteers for the Jefferson County area to pick up the boxes from Salvation Army and deliver them to homebound seniors. These deliveries will take place on the first and third Thursday of the month.