Older adults are one of the United States' most valuable yet arguably unsung resources. A recent study by the Corporation for National Community and Service (2016) documented that more than 21 million adults ages 55 and older contributed more than 3 billion hours of volunteer service to their communities in 2015, with these contributions valued at $77 billion. Formal volunteering is generally defined as unpaid, noncompulsory work done through a formal organization, and that provides benefits to people beyond the volunteer's household. The tasks that older volunteers perform range from collecting and distributing food donations for local food drives and ringing up items at a hospital gift shop, to more specialized tasks like tutoring elementary school students, or providing professional, managerial, and fundraising assistance to nonprofits. Older adults give back to the community to the extent their health allows, and in the process may also enhance their own well-being. Volunteering for formal organizations like Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity, or one's local congregation is just one of myriad ways older adults give back to their communities and families. Older adults also provide direct care to ailing family members, and help with tasks like grocery shopping or caring for grandchildren.
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