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Working with aging clients, or volunteers with impairments, requires knowledge, sensitivity, and proactive behavior on the part of managers and supervisors. This effective practice, submitted by the...
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Older volunteers with disabilities have unique talents to contribute to serve organizations and seek opportunities to do so. This effective practice, shared by the National Service Inclusion Project...
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For older volunteers who have physical limitations, volunteering can be restricted, oftentimes to within the confines of a residential or assisted living situation. And even those activities we may...
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Loyalty to a volunteer who has contributed many hours to a program but is "aging in place" means finding ways to balance his or her level of activity and function with the best interests of everyone...
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A Community Building Workbook from the Asset Based Community Development Institute. Stories of communities that have found powerful ways to include the individual gifts of people who have been...
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At the University of Maryland, College Park, an adult health and development program employs physical and social activities and health education in an intergenerational context that has a solid...
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People on fixed incomes, such as seniors or others in need, often have trouble paying for expensive medications and their options are limited. In a program generated by the Senior Life Cycle of the...
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Seniors who are restricted to home because of health, transportation or other reasons still seek meaningful community service opportunities. Volunteer ideas for homebound seniors include craft...
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The RSVP of Elkhart, Indiana, partnered with a local nonprofit service to provide a dial-up newspaper reading service for the visually impaired members of the community. RSVP volunteers read sections...
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When disasters such as floods, tornadoes, or earthquakes strike a community, seniors often need the most assistance but can mistakenly be overlooked during relief efforts. The Green River Area...
