Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering can help you connect with your community. And it’s good for your health.
Everyone knows volunteering makes you feel good. But did you know it also makes you healthier? The benefits of volunteer experience include:
- An improved sense of well-being
- Lower stress levels
- Better management of chronic illness
- Decreased risk of depression
- A sense of purpose, fulfillment and increased self-confidence
- Increased brain function
- Increased dopamine levels
- Longer life
Older adults in particular see a substantial improvement in their quality of life when they volunteer. Research shows taking part in volunteer activities helps them reduce their isolation risk and maintain greater control over their health.
Scroll down to find ideas and opportunities to volunteer, whether virtually or in an environment where precautions have been taken to keep volunteers safe and following CDC guidelines.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering From Home
Whether you have special skills and expertise you want to share or simply are passionate about helping others, AARP and AARP Foundation have a virtual volunteer opportunity that’s right for you!
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Create the Good
Now is the perfect time to explore virtual volunteering. Create the Good helps you find opportunities near you based on your interests.
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Healthy and fulfilling social connections can bring out the best in humans.
Studies show that isolation and loneliness are as bad for your health as smoking or obesity — especially if you’re over 50.
Isolation is more than being alone. It’s the result of being disconnected from support groups of family, friends and community.
Family members and neighbors are often the first to notice the signs of isolation but may not know how to interpret them — or what to do about them.