The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme started in Wales in 1988, in Cardiff. Since then, it has grown steadily from these humble beginnings, and spread to almost every region of the country.

RSVP believes that older people have a lifetime of skills and experience which, when brought into volunteering activities, is of immeasurable benefit in their own communities. And through their involvement in community activities, the volunteers themselves receive an enormous benefit in terms of improved health and self-confidence.

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