Northwest Iowa Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

Mission: To engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs, and to provide a high-quality experience for the volunteers.

RSVP is part of the national AmeriCorps Seniors network of programs which recruits adults 55 and better to use their skills, talents and life experience to help meet community needs through volunteer service. The Northwest Iowa RSVP program has been sponsored by Iowa Lakes Community College since it was established in 1977. Northwest Iowa RSVP serves Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties.

Volunteers can choose where and when they wish to serve. Opportunities for service are as diverse as the volunteers themselves and are available in a wide-range of projects, activities and events including, but not limited to:

• Literacy & academic tutoring
• Pen-pal program
• Food insecurity assistance and food bank coordination
• Non-profit assistance