Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Make a Difference in Lubbock

AmeriCorps Seniors Lubbock RSVP connects adults age 55 and older with meaningful volunteer opportunities that strengthen our community. Choose how, when, and where you serve and make an impact in schools, nonprofits, health programs, food banks, public safety initiatives, senior services, and more.

Supported by Texas Health and Human Services and locally sponsored by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging, our mission is to mobilize experienced adults to meet critical community needs while strengthening the ties that unite us.

Lubbock RSVP matches volunteers with a wide range of service opportunities based on their interests, skills, and availability from ongoing placements to flexible, one-time projects. Volunteers may serve as many hours as they choose and even support multiple organizations.

We support both volunteers and community partners through recruitment, training, recognition, supplemental volunteer insurance coverage, program support, evaluation assistance, service tracking, outreach, and senior advocacy ensuring a high-quality experience for everyone involved.

There is an opportunity for nearly every interest and a dedicated staff ready to support your gift of time and service.

Find an Opportunity — Fill Out Our Interest Form Today.

The AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program pairs thousands of Americans aged 55 and older with organizations making change in communities across the country.

AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who serve in our RSVP program choose how, where, and when they want to serve, with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week. You can find an opportunity with any of the thousands of organizations we work with that see service as a solution to local, regional, and national challenges. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers themselves report better health and longevity having served their community.

Please fill out the interest form below.

Volunteer Today

Lubbock has a large number of volunteer opportunities such as:

Lubbock Meals on Wheels Inc.
Lubbock Public Library
American Windmill Museum
Covenant, Catholic Charities
Exodus Prison Ministry
FiberMax Center for Discovery
Friends of the Library
Hospice of Lubbock
Literacy Lubbock
South Plains Food Bank
The Buddy Holly Hall
UMC
VA Outpatient Clinic
South Plains Wildlife Rehab
And Many More

When you serve, you build meaningful friendships, strengthen your community, and make a lasting difference in the lives of others, including your own.

Celebrating Service
Informational Forum – Inspiring sessions focused on healthy aging, physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
Movie Night - An evening of food, fellowship, and a classic film shared with fellow volunteers.
Volunteer Recognition Ceremony - A special banquet honoring service and impact. Volunteers who reach 4,000 hours are presented with the prestigious President's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Service is more than giving your time, it's leaving a legacy.

Resources

Current RSVP Events

Check out our Events page for upcoming dates.

These wonderful RSVP Volunteers, received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. They have contributed more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service to our community.

"Thank you for generously volunteering your time with Lubbock RSVP. Your willingness to give so much of your time and service, is greatly appreciated. Our Volunteers and Stations make our mission possible, and we couldn’t be more grateful." - Eva Garza RSVP Manager

2023

Marian Anderson
Marian enrolled with RSVP in 2013. She has served in several organizations, including CASA, Gentiva & Kindred Hospice and RSVP Social Services.
Beverly Bearden
Beverly enrolled with RSVP in 2017 and has served Lubbock Meals on Wheels. During the COVID pandemic, LMOW was considered an essential service and she continued to serve during that time.
Judith Burnett
Enrolled with RSVP in 2001. She has served as a member of Friends of the Library, Lubbock Art Alliance, and RSVP Community Assistance. We are so glad that she was able to attend in person this year and to be formerly recognized.
Thomas Tidwell
Thomas enrolled with RSVP in 2010. During this time he has served at Covenant Lakeside Hospital, Family Promise of Lubbock, South Plains Food Bank and Lubbock Meals on Wheels.
Dianna Walker
Dianna enrolled with RSVP in 2009 and has served with Interim Healthcare Hospice and the Lubbock VA clinic. She also assists with the Lubbock Honor Flight.

2021

Jen Boren
Jen Boren has volunteered since August 2019.
Jen volunteers with RSVP Comfort Corps and has a total of 5,691 hours.
Terri Coffey
Terri has volunteered since September 2011. Terri has volunteered with Friends of the Library, RSVP Social Services and UMC Activities Center Line Dancers and has a total of 4,364 hours.
Bridiga Garcia
Bridiga has volunteered since January 2006. Bridiga has volunteered with RSVP Comfort corps and Lubbock Meals on wheels and has a total of 4,138 hours.
Dianne Ivy
Dianne has volunteered since September 2015. Dianne volunteers with Friends of the Library and has a total of 6,381 hours.

2020

Sharon Anderson
Sharon Anderson has volunteered since April of 2016. Sharon volunteers with Lubbock Meals on wheels and has a total of 6,084 hours.

2019

Sylvia Hill
Sylvia has volunteered since June 2013, Sylvia volunteers with Exodus Prison Ministry and has volunteered 4,497 total hours
Mabel Jarrett
Mabel has volunteered since March 2005, Mabel has volunteered with SP Genealogical Society, RSVP Social Services and KTTX-TX/FM, and has volunteered 4,668 total hours.
Floyd Price
Floyd has volunteered since July 1999. Floyd has volunteers with Lubbock Sheriff’s Department, Hospice of Lubbock, Mae Simmons Senior Center, RSVP Social Services and has 4,118 hours.
Stanley Mack Young
Stanley Mack has volunteered since December 2014 with FiberMax/Bayer Museum of Agriculture and has a total 6,536 hours.