Senior Volunteer Programs

169 Merrimack St.
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 654-5080 Ext. 20

Senior Volunteer Programs

CTI's Senior Volunteer Programs provide meaningful opportunities for older citizens to share their skills, knowledge and experience to address real community needs. Senior Volunteers provide thousands of hours of service to the community in numerous ways each year. CTI is fortunate to be one of only a few Community Action Agencies to administer all three Senior Corps Programs including the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), the Senior Companion Program (SCP) and the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

Foster Grandparents spend approximately 15 to 40 hours per week helping children with special needs at schools, hospitals, and other locations. Whether tutoring younger students, nurturing sick children, or counseling older kids, Foster Grandparents change children's lives by giving them the attention, care and support they need. Foster Grandparents are 60 years of age or older and earn less than $14,040 per year.

Senior Companions provide elderly or disabled adults the support they need to maintain their independence. These volunteers serve between 15 - 40 hours per week helping with grocery shopping, answering mail, driving to doctor's appointments and other daily tasks that help seniors remain in their homes. Senior Companions also offer short periods of respite to the primary caregivers to allow them the time they need to take care of their own personal business. Senior Companions are 60 years of age or older and earn less than $14,040 per year.

Retired & Senior Volunteers use their skills and lifetime experiences to address community problems.They may tutor young people in need of a little extra help with their school work. The RSVP Volunteers may deliver meals on wheels, provide companionship to seniors in adult day centers, or visit elderly patients who are hospitalized or in nursing homes. RSVP Volunteers are 55 years of age or older with no income limits.

For more information about any of these programs, call our Volunteer Center at (978) 654-5080, Ext. 20 or email Jane Benfey, Director of Volunteers at jbenfey@comteam.org.