Each year Senior Corps taps the skills, talents, and experience of more than Americans age 55 and older to meet a wide range of community challenges through three main programs: RSVP, the Foster Grandparent Program, and Senior Companion Program.
Illinois Association of RSVP Directors
Senior Corps Fact Sheet
AmeriCorps provides opportunities for more than 70,000 Americans each year give intensive service to their communities and country through three programs: AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps).
AmeriCorps Fact Sheet
AmeriCorps*State and National
AmeriCorps*State and National offers a broad range of service programs that engage thousands of Americans in intensive service to meet critical community needs.
AmeriCorps*State and National Fact Sheet
AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA provides members full-time to community organizations and public agencies to create and expand programs that build capacity and ultimately bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty.
AmeriCorps*VISTA Fact Sheet
AmeriCorps*NCCC
The AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is a full-time residential program for men and women aged 18-24 that strengthens communities while developing leaders through direct, team-based national and community service.
AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) Fact Sheet
Learn and Serve America provides an "on-ramp" to a lifetime of civic engagement for more than a million students each year. The program awards grants to state education agencies, schools, nonprofit groups, and institutions of higher education to engage students in service activities linked to academic achievement.
Learn and Serve America Fact Sheet