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Adopt-A-Senior Volunteer Opportunity
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Do you want to make a real difference in the life of a senior while learning about another culture, building friendships, and creating lasting memories?
We’re looking for caring, compassionate individuals to join our volunteer team and bring comfort and connection to older adults in our community. Whether through a friendly phone call or a personal visit, you can help reduce loneliness, uplift someone’s spirit, and show that they’re not alone — all on your own schedule.
How We Serve: Volunteers aged 18 or older assist isolated senior citizens living in the San Antonio area to provide companionship and basic needs. It's as simple as a phone call or as personal as a home visit.
There are many ways for you to volunteer:
- Make Weekly or Monthly Wellness Calls – Volunteers connect with seniors by phone to offer friendly conversation and check in on their well-being—on their own schedule, whenever they have free time. If both feel comfortable, these connections can naturally grow into in-person visits.
- Deployments – Jump into hands-on volunteer events packing and delivering essentials, meals, or holiday cheer. Plus, get involved in exciting annual events like can drives, fan distributions, and other impactful activities!
- Senior Socials Fun, 3-hour monthly events where volunteers and seniors come together to share food, games, laughter, and meaningful conversation—helping seniors feel connected, supported, and less isolated.
- Messages of Hope - Share kindness from afar by writing thoughtful notes, creating festive cards, or crafting decorations to brighten a senior’s day during special occasions.
- Pantry Pick-Up & Deliver - Volunteers pick up pantry items from our main office and deliver them directly to seniors in need. Deliveries are flexible- you can do just one or as many as your schedule allows - helping ensure no senior goes without essentials.
To Adopt-A-Senior you must...
- Complete clearance requirements (3 VIRTUS trainings, Criminal Background Check, and Motor Vehicle Release Form.)
- Document meetings with Senior and turn in log to Adopt-A-Senior Program.
What's in it for you?
The power to change lives
A physical feeling of satisfaction
Credit hours (Give Pulse) you can submit for school
A chance to pay it forward
Sense of connections to your community
Social and networking skills and much more
Watch our video to learn more: Because of you
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How to Volunteer for This Opportunity
Please follow the steps below to complete the volunteer application process. Volunteers 18+ are required to create a VIRTUS account & a Give Pulse account.
Step One: Create a VIRTUS account to submit your Criminal Background Check and gain access to the three required online trainings.
- On www.virtus.org select “First-Time Registrant” (found on the left side of the screen).
- Select “Begin the registration process”.
- When asked to select your Archdiocese /Diocese/Religious Organization – Select
“San Antonio, TX (Archdiocese)”.
- Indicate if you have registered on VIRTUS before. If yes, you will be redirected to reset your password. If no, please move to step #5.
- Create a User Name and Password.
- Complete requested information located on your identification card.
- Select “Catholic Charities – San Antonio”.
- Select “Volunteer”.
- Select “YES” when asked if you’ll be in contact with Minors.
- Select “YES” when asked if you’ll be interacting with Vulnerable Adults.
- Complete the following training:
- Protecting God’s Children Online Maltreatment Awareness Session
- Sexual Harassment Online Training Module 1.0
- Vulnerable Adults Training Module
Step Two: Create a Give Pulse account to access the Volunteer Application.
- Select “Sign In” (found on the top right corner).
- Select “Sign up” (found under the green log in button).
- Enter your information and create a username and password (if you have a username and password, skip step one).
- It will redirect you to your Dashboard.
- Select “Browse Now” on the registration box (found under the dashboard box).
- Select “Groups” (located on the top right-hand side).
- On the search bar, type Adopt-A-Senior using the “78212”zip code.
- Select “Adopt-A-Senior”
- Select “Join”
- Complete the volunteer application.
- Scroll down and select “Continue”
When all steps are completed, you will become a pending member until approved by the Volunteer Department.
If you have any questions or upon completion of the steps, please contact Senior Services at adopt.asenior@ccaosa.org
Erik Menchaca: 210-956-7117
