Volunteer
Gil Slagle of Worton, an RSVP volunteer, who helps to run the Upper Shore Aging Senior Care Farmer’s Market, held at the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center in Chestertown. RSVP, launched in 2021, recruits and places older adults (age 55+) in a diverse range of volunteer activities to meet various community needs on the Mid-Shore.
Volunteering has never been easier! Upper Shore Aging, Inc. has partnered with AmeriCorps to engage Americans aged 55 and older in volunteer service within Kent and Caroline counties through the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP). Volunteering can help fill critical needs, support local organizations, and provide the volunteer with a sense of fulfillment and pride.
Gil Slagle of Worton, who volunteers at the Farmer’s Market held at the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center, returned to the area from North Carolina after retiring from a career with Southern States and cooperative agriculture.
“I was born and raised in Kent County and was looking for a way to give back. I got on the Internet and searched for volunteer opportunities and this program came up,” Slagle states. “I enjoy interacting with the seniors coming through the Farmers Market and helping them with their produce. I am interested in doing additional volunteering with the Chester River Hospital Center Auxiliary.”
In addition to RSVP, volunteers can also sign up directly at each of our five (5) senior centers. Our centers offer many volunteer opportunities, including opportunities to volunteer in the Meals on Wheels program in Caroline, Kent, and Talbot counties. Volunteers are always needed and much appreciated at Upper Shore Aging, Inc.
If you would like to volunteer, or are seeking more information, please reach out to one of the following:
- Sandra Owen, RSVP Caroline: 443-988-3802
- Susan Higgs, RSVP Kent: 410-778-1182
- Brandy Hatten, Caroline Senior Center: 410-479-2535
- Amanda Brown, Federalsburg Senior Center: 410-754-9754
- Rosemarie Curlett, Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center: 410-778-2564
- Childlene Brooks, Brookletts Place – Talbot Senior Center: 410-822-2869
- Ann DeMart, Bay Hundred Senior Center: 410-745-4017
Upper Shore RSVP is managed by Upper Shore Aging, Inc., with funding by AmeriCorps, a federal agency that seeks to “Bring Out the Best in America.” Upper Shore Aging, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that is the designated Area Agency on Aging for Talbot, Caroline, and Kent counties, Maryland, serving a potential market of nearly 31,000 persons over the age of sixty years. The organization develops and manages a coordinated program of services that work together to help elders to remain, and live well, in the community for as long as possible. Upper Shore Aging, Inc. works closely with the Maryland Department of Aging to serve the needs of its clients.