Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
(518) 822-8222

Thousands of older New Yorkers volunteer their services through RSVP at work assignments tailored to their interests and skills.

Senior Companion Program
Community Action of Greene County
2 Franklin Street
Catskill, NY 12414
(518) 943-9205

Part-time volunteer opportunities for low-income people age 60 and older to provide supportive person-to-person services to developmentally disabled adults who need to maintain or achieve new levels of independent living. Senior companions receive a stipend, meals and assistance in transportation.

Community Action of Greene County
serves both Columbia & Greene Counties.

"Meals on Wheels"
Office for the Aging
(518) 828-4258

Home Delivered Meals are for persons who are essentially homebound and unable to prepare their own main meal of the day. The meals are meant to complement, but not replace, that which a person can do for oneself or those supports provided by family, friends and services rendered by other agencies.

Literacy Volunteers of Greene and Columbia Counties
c/o Questar III
131 Union Turnpike
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 822-8314
fax: 518-828-0084
e-Mail: grecoli@hotmail.com

Non-Profit affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America. Offers one-to-one tutoring to adults at Level 1 or 2 or ESL at no cost to the student. Trains volunteers in learner-centered teaching.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA )
Columbia Opportunities, Inc.
(518) 828-4611

Offers free tax preparation by trained volunteers to low-income members of the community.

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Office of the Aging
610 State Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-4258

An Ombudsman is a volunteer advocate who helps resolve concerns expressed by, or on behalf of, residents in nursing homes and adult homes.