AARP Staff, Mike Kulick, Office of Community Engagement, Rosalie Calarco, Associate State Director for AARP NC, Alan Ormsby, AARP Utah, and Scott Wegenast, AARP KY. They shared the many programs that are in place to support the AARP Staff and Volunteers in Rural communities. They also shared how to contact the Office of Community Engagement for more information. The OVE AARP Roost Team interviewer was Curtis Springstead, NJ Volunteer.

AARP Staff, Mike Kulick, Office of Community Engagement, Rosalie Calarco, Associate State Director for AARP NC, Alan Ormsby, AARP Utah, and Scott Wegenast, AARP KY. They shared the many programs that are in place to support the AARP Staff and Volunteers in Rural communities. They also shared how to contact the Office of Community Engagement for more information. The OVE AARP Roost Team interviewer was Curtis Springstead, NJ Volunteer.

For Volunteer Month, we're taking a peek behind the scenes with the Roost News team! Staffer Tara Shaver returns to the mic to interview the team to learn what brought them to The Roost News Podcast and learn more about their backgrounds, interests, and more. We went a little long on this one, folks, but we think you'll dig it!

ASD Outreach, Jackie Boland, coordinated a Social Security event. Volunteer Speaker, Bill Staton attended the event and followed it a few weeks later with a community workshop for pre-retirees.To honor Social Security’s 90th Anniversary, the staff and volunteer team held a “Volunteer Round Up,” to update the team about the 90 day campaign, engage them in thinking through the campaign, obtain useable images and video for Social Media, involve them in story-telling, and discuss how to embed Social Security in other activities through listening posts, sweepstakes, Plinko and a photo booth.

ASD Outreach, Jackie Boland, coordinated a Social Security event. Volunteer Speaker, Bill Staton attended the event and followed it a few weeks later with a community workshop for pre-retirees.To honor Social Security’s 90th Anniversary, the staff and volunteer team held a “Volunteer Round Up,” to update the team about the 90 day campaign, engage them in thinking through the campaign, obtain useable images and video for Social Media, involve them in story-telling, and discuss how to embed Social Security in other activities through listening posts, sweepstakes, Plinko and a photo booth.

AARP Virginia, Associate State Director for Communications, Ginger Thompson along with volunteers Evan Jones, and Larry Lipman share information about the AARP Virginia Virtual Volunteer Newsroom.They share their story providing the below: • Organization • How to get involved • Onboarding process • How to stay involved...and much more....

The AARP TN State Office shares their effective three-step plan for on-boarding prospects who become active volunteers. They also share best practices for engaging, supporting, and keeping volunteers.

The Office of Volunteer Engagement’s Volunteer Helpline provides personalized customer support to current and prospective AARP volunteers. If you have a question about volunteering with AARP and are unsure who to contact, the Volunteer Helpline is a great place to start. *Please note that the Volunteer Helpline focuses specifically on volunteer needs and is separate from AARP’s Membership Services Help Center and AARP’s ITS Help Desk.

In this episode, AARP Roost News Team member Curt Springstead speaks with representatives of AARP Do It Yourself and Do It Yourself Plus programs better known by their abbreviations DIY and DIY +. These programs are designed to help states create Speakers Bureau programs to share information of value to the 50+ community.

AARP Friendly Voice Center Program was established in April 2023 emphasizing volunteer engagement and community support. The volunteers are vetted for the program and selected after a two-week mentorship period with one of our Friendly Voice leadership team members. There are English/Spanish speaking volunteers and scripts that provide a list of conversation starters, i.e., hobbies, travel, work, family and fun questions. The conversations help to strengthen compassion while maintaining firm boundaries and adhering to AARP policies.