Senior AIDES Program (Title V)
For older adults who still want to be involved in the workplace, it can be tough to find jobs. Catholic Charities’ Senior AIDES Program offers the chance to find meaningful work again—and to keep learning and growing.

Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and operated in cooperation with Senior Service America, Inc., Senior AIDES subsidizes employment for low-income seniors (age 55 and over) through community-service jobs at host companies or organizations. Participants are able to gain valuable work experience and have the opportunity to learn new skills. The goal of the program is for the men and women who participate to gain permanent, unsubsidized employment that helps them maintain their independence.

In fact, the acronym for the program stands for Alert, Industrious, Dedicated, Energetic Service, terms that aptly describe the seniors who get involved in the program.

We currently service individuals in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties.

Click here for contact information.

Click here to register online.

Villa of the Woods
Villa of the Woods is a state-licensed residential facility for older adults. All rooms are private with personal bath and individually controlled heat and air conditioning. This retirement community provides independence, yet is staffed ’round the clock so residents can receive assistance whenever it is needed. Housekeeping, linen service, meals, and social activities are provided. The facility is conveniently located in a wooded residential area close to the bus line, a public library branch, and a shopping center.


The Villa participates in the State Residential Care Assistance Program. This program helps lower-income seniors pay their room and board, and is based on the applicant’s income and assets.

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RSVP
Catholic Charities sponsors RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), a project of the Corporation for National and Community Service. RSVP mobilizes people 55 and older to help meet a wide variety of community needs and places volunteers based on their talents, interests, and schedules. Volunteers are placed with local social service agencies, schools, libraries, hospitals, parks, and other nonprofit entities, and are covered by insurance while performing their volunteer duties. They are recognized for their volunteer efforts at annual recognition events. RSVP is offered in DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, St. Joseph, Elkhart, and Steuben counties.

A sister program of RSVP in St. Joseph County is Busy Hands, in which volunteers knit, crochet, and sew nearly 15,000 items a year for distribution to people in need.

To learn more about RSVP and what you can do to help others, contact the chapter in your area. Click here for contact information for the individual RSVP chapters.