The retired senior volunteer program (rsvp) of westmoreland county has been sponsored by westmoreland county community college (wccc) since 1971

An estimated 533 rsvp volunteers will serve the community, 217 of these will be placed in outcome based assignments during the next three-year funding cycle. Volunteer assignments include preparing and delivering meals to the home-bound; serving in food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens; providing free income tax assistance; serving as counselors through the apprise and apprise telecenter programs, the state health insurance counseling program for individuals on medicare. The primary focus area for rsvp is healthy futures. At the end of the three-year grant, program outcomes will demonstrate that home-bound participants receiving volunteer assistance will be more likely to remain living independently in their homes and increase their social interaction through meal delivery, telephone reassurance calls, and friendly visitors. PA medicare beneficiaries will receive free, confidential, and unbiased information on medicare and/or health insurance-related issues. They will be able to make more educated decisions regarding their healthcare and hopefully save money. Individuals will be assisted in applying for programs to assist in lowering their prescription and insurance premium costs. These service activities will be accomplished through working with our network of volunteer stations and community partners. The target populations to be served includes frail seniors, veterans, and individuals living in low-income situations. The corporation for national and community service (cncs) federal investment of 70,997 will be supported by 75,978 of non federal funding.