CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NEWS



National Volunteer Month: How Giving Back Boosts Seniors' Health
Sunrise Senior Living

Underlying Motivations of Volunteering Across Life Stages: A Study of Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations in Nevada
Journal of Applied Gerontology

Mad Volunteer Scientists: Do You Know the Way To San Jose?
California Health Report

As World Grays, Seniors Step Up to Create an 'Age-Friendly' Future
The Christian Science Monitor


Successful Aging in the Context of the Disablement Process: Working and Volunteering as Moderators on the Association Between Chronic Conditions and Subsequent Functional Limitations
Journal of Gerontology

The Third Age of Life: Leveraging the Mutual Benefits of Intergenerational Engagement
Oxford Journals

The Voluntourist’s Dilemma
The New York Times

Joining a Book Club, Church or Sports Group Linked to Longer Life After Retirement
The Washington Post

Applying Western models of volunteering in Hong Kong: The role of empathy, prosocial motivation and motive-experience fit for volunteering
Asian Journal of Social Psychology

The Physiological Power of Altruism
The Atlantic