​​Meet Jarvis Freeman, a longtime Division of Senior and Veteran Services (DSVS) volunteer.

Jarvis is also the recipient of the Daily Point of Light Award, designed to honor individuals who have made a commitment to connecting individuals through service to help meet critical needs in their communities.  

Jarvis Freeman’s volunteer journey began at home when he and other family members took turns caring for his grandmother.  A close-knit family, everyone did their part. Jarvis helped his grandmother around the house, accompanied her to the store, and was her companion.

After his grandmother passed away, Jarvis realized there was a greater need to help seniors. In 2007, he started volunteering at the Division of Senior and Veteran Service’s West County Senior Care Center. In 2008, he became a volunteer with the Division’s Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families. He assisted clients daily for four hours per day, five days per week, with in-home companionship and cared for them as one of his own while their caregivers received a respite.

Jarvis is also well known for his kindness and excellent rapport with the elders in western Palm Beach County. He is described by those who know him as knowledgeable of the needs in his community, always having a positive attitude, diligent, and a hard worker. 

Jarvis was inspired to help clients in the Glades area who had limited family and resources available to them and needed someone to be there for them during their time of need.  He is a well-respected volunteer throughout the DSVS and the Glades senior community for always taking the time with the seniors.

Jarvis has faced many challenges in his life, but that has not stopped him from providing excellent services to our clients. Renee Buckle, DSVS Volunteer Coordinator, stated, “Jarvis has such an amazing impact on the seniors… they love him as their own.”