AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP & VIC Volunteer Intergenerational Center

02/26/2025

National letter to an Elder Day!! Look at what the students at St. Paul did!

Students from preschool to 3rd grade wrote a total of 264 letters, notes, and pictures to elderly individuals for National Letter to Elders Day. ❤️❤️ We love that our students LOVE giving back to the community.

02/07/2025

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP & VIC volunteers have generated 59,179 hours of volunteer service from January 1 - December 31, 2024, at 32 agencies in Scott and Cape Girardeau Counties. Thank you for your time, dedication, and service!

02/07/2025

Medicaid Day of Action: February 6

Join Advocates Nationwide to Protect Medicaid for 80 million Americans

On February 6, advocates across the United States will come together for a Medicaid Day of Action to protect Medicaid funding. Congressional leaders are currently negotiating budget reconciliation, which threatens to significantly cut Medicaid funding. These cuts could have devastating effects on millions of Americans, especially those experiencing homelessness and housing instability.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Medicaid is a lifeline for 80 million Americans, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. It provides critical health care and access to housing, helping individuals remain stably housed and live healthier lives.

Currently, 30 states cover housing-related services through Medicaid, but this support will be threatened if states receive significantly less funding from the federal government. As Congress negotiates budget reconciliation, up to $2.3 trillion in Medicaid funding is at risk.

Low income individuals, families, and seniors will be hardest hit by cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing their health, well-being, and housing stability. The loss of Medicaid could drive more individuals into homelessness as their medical costs become unmanageable.

TAKE ACTION ON FEBRUARY 6

We need your help to protect Medicaid and ensure that these critical services remain available. Please join us on February 6 for the Medicaid Day of Action by contacting your members of Congress and urging them to oppose any cuts to Medicaid funding.

The link below to votervoice has a sample script for calling your legislators on this issue and also a sample email that you can copy and paste straight into your own email. You can also send emails directly from the site.
https://tinyurl.com/4unddra2

Look up your legislators below
https://tinyurl.com/rn6ttwje

02/03/2025

Anyone missing a dog!

01/29/2025

When you're looking for places to eat lunch in Chaffee, Don't forget the Chaffee Nutrition Center as an option!

01/27/2025

01/07/2025

We're trying something a little different!

Grab your friends and family and save the date (April 5th!) for a night of Friendly/Family Feud with Chaffee Historical Society. Teams of up to 6, $90 per team. More details coming soon!

01/07/2025

12/18/2024

12/17/2024

12/12/2024

#9 to be honored.

Lance Corporal Braden Dover
Stationed at Camp Pendleton
From Cape Girardeau and a graduate of Cape Central

Join me in sending thanks for service and sacrifice.

12/11/2024

12/11/2024

Tattoos have always been a matter of disagreement, especially between different generations. But with time, people are becoming more open to body art. Melissa Sloan is a woman who experienced another side of body art attitude, and once she was even mistaken for a bank robber. Let's see how this mom bravely copes with societal opinions and what she has to say about stereotypes.
Read more below 👇👇 👇👇 👇👇 👇👇 👇👇

12/11/2024

As the 2024 year wraps up, I am proud of the 200,000 Americans who served through AmeriCorps. This past year:

Nearly 1,000 AmeriCorps members have supported recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida, North Carolina, and across the Southeast.
245,000 veterans, active duty military, and military family members served with AmeriCorps.
270,000 individuals served through opioid prevention programming.
2.2 million people received food security help from AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers.
$82.2 million tax dollars have been returned through AmeriCorps programming.
55,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers provided high-impact services in more than 10,000 schools to help our nation’s young people.
Nearly 14,000 AmeriCorps members worked together to preserve public lands and waters, prevent wildfires and coastal erosion, as well as helping local governments develop climate resilience plans.
Thank you for all you do every day.

In service,
Michael D. Smith
AmeriCorps CEO

12/11/2024

Did you know that when you volunteer, you benefit yourself and those in need?

Volunteering is good for your physical health. Research shows that volunteers are less likely to develop high blood pressure and more likely to live longer compared to non-volunteers.
Volunteering improves your mental health. Volunteering promotes human connection, garners a greater sense of purpose, and promotes more happiness over time.
Volunteering is an investment in your future. Volunteering provides opportunities to develop new skills, make professional connections, stand out in the job market, and increase employment opportunities.
Volunteering is a powerful way to bridge divides. Coming together to address a shared obstacle or need can help communities overcome differences and unite under a common cause.