Southern Rhode Island Volunteers’ mission is to support older citizens by providing aging-in-place services for those in need, by providing meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities, and activities that promote and enhance independent living for mature individuals including seniors, disabled adults, and anyone interested in volunteer service opportunities in their community.

SRIV’s vision is an active community of Independence realized for all!

Our purpose and commitment is to sustain and grow our volunteer members who are a major resource providing assistance through their volunteerism in our communities across the southern third (12 communities) of the State of Rhode Island. Our programs serve our elders, first and foremost, our children and families and our nonprofits and community agencies as well as all of us—our neighbors and neighborhoods! Join us today; there is always a place for you on our team!

Our flagship service programs include:

• Independent Aging Support Services that support independent living and aging (for those 60 years of age and over).

• Washington County Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP-55 plus years of age) Recruitment, training, support and deployment of volunteers through meaningful service opportunities assisting individuals, non-profits and our communities.

• Community Volunteers Program (individuals 13 to 54 years of age) Recruitment, training, support and deployment of volunteers through meaningful service opportunities assisting individuals, non-profits and our communities.

• SRIV Disaster Preparedness & Response Team SRIV volunteers 13 plus years of age helping during community disasters, crisis and other needs as determined by local emergency management directors.

SRIV’s team collaborates with many community service and nonprofit organizations addressing the needs of individual neighbors and our larger communities with concerns ranging from helping our senior citizens with independence and aging assistance, to food security, to access/transportation to healthcare providers, to affordable housing, to cultural history, to environmental concerns, to animal well-being and more. A helping hand for one individual has far reaching affects for that person and many others across entire communities. Working to make your home community the best it can be, even offers many benefits to you and I the volunteers engaged.    

SRIV offers opportunities for our members to use their skills, talents and time to benefit individuals in need and to benefit the greater community. Whether you are a retiree with extra time on your hands, a student looking to fulfill community service hours, a mom or dad with mid-day hours, or an individual or group interested in being involved, SRIV has an opportunity for you!  Volunteerism is as flexible as you need it to be at SRIV, we will work with you to help you make a meaningful choice for your service goals. Can you just imagine what we can do together to make life all it can be in our hometowns and for our neighbors? We sincerely hope you will join our amazing team of volunteers; there is a seat on our team waiting just for you! Join us today!

Serving Rhode Island

SRIV’s service area is approximately 361.2 square miles in the Southern one-third of Rhode Island. Our largely rural service area includes: Block Island (Islanders coming over to the mainland for service), Charlestown, East Greenwich, Exeter, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, West Greenwich & Westerly.