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What is AmeriCorps Senior?

Published 12/20/2010 07:08 PM   |    Updated 09/28/2020 12:19 PM

What is AmeriCorps Seniors?

AmeriCorps Senior provides service opportunities for Americans 55 and over by connecting you with the people and organizations that need you most. We offer three national programs - The AmeriCorps Senior Foster Grandparent Program. The AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program and the AmeriCorps Senior RSVP Program to help you get involved

AmeriCorps Senior Corps Programs operate in local communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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