Welcome to Southern Rhode Island Volunteers

SRIV is a volunteer movement that is changing lives and meeting critical needs across Southern Rhode Island.
                VOLUNTEER                                       DONATE                                          CARE
For over 30 years Southern Rhode Island Volunteers (SRIV) has connected volunteers to opportunities in your community, (Charlestown, East Greenwich, Exeter, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, West Greenwich, and Westerly) making significant impacts in the lives of  Rhode Islanders. 
There are many needs in our little state, from nutrition support for the frail and elderly (Meals on Wheels), medical transport, friendly visits, disaster preparedness, and helping out in hospitals, schools, or museums. The possibilities for you to enrich your life by helping others are endless!

Together, we can touch many lives in Southern Rhode Island. Get involved.  Volunteer. Donate. Care.

Volunteer Benefits

  • Community connectivity-make new friends
  • Develop new skills and grow as a person
  • Supplemental Liability insurance
  • Give back to your community and know that you are needed
  • Benefits to health
  • Make social connections and gain a new perspective
  • Boost your self-esteem

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Volunteers

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Adam Coutu 
Likes to act and loves Italian food! 

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Aaron Gates
Is inspired by his family

Community Benefits

  • Allows our neighbors to age gracefully in their homes
  • Reduces economic costs of public assistance
  • Quick mobilization of volunteer resources in response to community needs (ex. 2010 floods)
  • Recruitment of volunteers for nonprofits enables them to focus on completing their mission, which is cost effective