Serving Communities

  Helping Others

    Opportunities for All

The Volunteer Resource for Southern Rhode Island

Photo by Rob Thoresen

SHO is the home of such volunteer programs as Seniors Helping Others, Senior Transportation
Assistance, Meals on Wheels, Washington, County RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Programs),
South County Citizen Corp., Impact Volunteers and others.

In 2006, 814 SHO volunteers worked more than 121,000 hours delivering meals to or visiting elderly and isolated people, performing office chores for nonprofit organizations, guiding tourists in museums and handling many other jobs on behalf of residents of South County and Jamestown.
The federal government puts a value of nearly $2.1 million on the work done by these dedicated volunteers.

Coming Events

Bowled Over for SHO Volunteers.

At Old Mountain Lanes, Wakefield, on Sunday, March 30th.
Pre-registration is required for this family event.
Call SHO at 789-2362.


Peace Dale House benefit dinner (spaghetti & meatballs!) for SHO

April 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5 per person; all proceeds to be donated to SHO. Open seating.
Tickets will be available at SHO at 25 St. Dominic Street, Wakefield, and at Peace Dale House, 1221 Saugatucket Road, Peace Dale.
For further information call us at 789-2362 or Peace Dale House at 789-5359.


Volunteer Recognition Lunch
April. Time & Place TBA.


Meals on Wheels Holidays Closings

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors are at The Center on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., except in July and August.





Help save a tree. Click here or on "Volunteer hours report" at left to report your volunteer hours electronically.


Privacy policy

© 2004-08 SHO, Wakefield RI 02879

This site was designed and is maintained by Jim Transue.