Senior Volunteer Programs Advisory Council

Meetings

  • 3rd Wednesday of each month
  • Alamogordo Senior Center
    2201 Puerto Rico Avenue
    Alamogordo, NM 88310 

Members

Eleven members:

  • Nine At-Large Members
  • One Foster Grandparent Representative
  • One Senior Companion Representative

No more than two members may reside outside City limits.

Overview

RSVP/ FGP / SCP Advisory Council promote the engagement of older persons as community resources in planning for community improvement, and in the delivery of volunteer services in our County. To meet the unmet human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs of our community. 

Volunteers

RSVP volunteers serve through nonprofit public and governmental organizations. They organize such programs as:

  • Help People Recover from Natural Disasters
  • Make Calls and Advocate for Senior Issues
  • Mentor and Tutor Children, Teenagers, and Adults
  • Neighborhood Watch Programs
  • Provides persons 55 and older an opportunity to improve their communities critical needs through volunteer service
  • Renovate and Build Homes
  • Serve as Museum Docents
  • Teach Computer Skills
  • Teach English and Spanish
  • Visit and Deliver Meals to Home Bound and Frail Seniors  and Whatever Else Their Skills and Interests Lead Them to Do in Order to Meet the Needs of Their Community

RSVP Volunteers choose how and where they serve and how much time they desire to serve. They assist program staff with the planning and delivery of program activities.

Staff Support

Neil McFarland can be reached at 575-439-4154.

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