Volunteer
The Sanford Center for Aging houses and helps sponsor many organizations that connect volunteers with programs that help elders and improve communities throughout Nevada.
Volunteers are also needed to help guide the direction of the center. Become a member of one of the center’s advisory boards.
Legacy Corps
Legacy Corps volunteers go into the home and stay with a caregiver’s loved one while the caregiver takes a few hours to go to a movie, shopping, lunch with a friend, or some other activity. This assistance, provided free of charge, is key to reducing stress and improving the health of the caregiver while preventing institutionalization of the loved one. (More information on Legacy Corps)
Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Washoe County
Part of a national organization, RSVP recruits and encourages people 55 years and older to share their unique skills, talents and experience with community not-for-profit and public agencies. There are volunteer opportunities to accommodate most interests and time constraints with more than 50 participating volunteer sites in Washoe County. (More information on RSVP)
Special Advocates for Elders (SAFE)
SAFE needs men and women volunteers to assist family-court judges by gathering and evaluating information about at-risk elders who are under or are facing guardianships and to provide essential companionship that improves their quality of life. SAFE volunteers also become the eyes and ears of the courts, protecting the rights, dignity, autonomy, safety, and well-being of older citizens.(More information on SAFE)
Senior Auxiliary Volunteer Effort (SAVE)
This civilian volunteer organization assists the Reno Police Department. SAVE volunteers relieve police officers of certain duties and help provide an increased level of crime prevention through patrol and observation. All SAVE volunteers are 50 or older and donate a minimum of 16 hours per month to the police department. (More information on SAVE)
Senior Outreach Services (SOS)
SOS volunteers provide a variety of services to frail elderly clients and at community agencies and organizations. These services include assistance with grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions from pharmacies, providing emotional support and companionship through regular visitation and phone contact, giving assistance with reading for the visually impaired, and meeting other day-to-day needs. (More information on SOS)