SOAR, Service Opportunities After 55, is an RSVP program of the Corporation for National & Community Service, a network of federally sponsored programs helping Americans over the age of 55 find opportunities to address community needs through volunteer service.

SOAR provides older adults with the opportunity to explore how their skills and interests can help local non-profit and civic organizations. SOAR volunteers help meet needs in Newton, Framingham, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Natick and Ashland.

SOAR Volunteers serve in a variety of ways including:
  ~ Learning Partners in elementary schools where volunteers help children improve their reading and math skills.
  ~ Mentors or Tutors to MCI Framingham inmates who are enrolled in Boston University’s College Behind Bars program.

  ~ Nonprofit Management Consultants who are trained to help nonprofits with management, marketing, organizational, financial and program challenges.
  ~ Consumer educators who teach the wise use of credit and credit cards to high school seniors.
  ~ Tutors of English as a Second Language and to young adults who are preparing for their high school equivalency exam and,

  ~ CERTS, Citizens Emergency Response Teams Train to assist your town/city in emergency response (Wellesley and Wayland).
 

Other opportunities include Lifetime Learning course instructors, Head Start Classroom assistants, mentors to teens and young parents who need support, mentors to families/survivors of domestic violence, outreach to the public about local environmental issues and the list goes on. We also can help you create your own volunteer opportunity. For a complete listing of local opportunities through SOAR, please visit SOAR’s website at www.soar-ma.org.  For more information, call Jan Latorre-Stiller at 617-969-5906 ext.120 or email at jlatorre-stiller@ncscweb.org.