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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

New volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something. Volunteering is tied to having fewer symptoms of depression and being more satisfied with your life.

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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. The pandemic was a reminder of just how important the relationships are between our Club mentors and the kids they serve. ” Digitizing Operations to Prioritize Relationships.

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Amy Potthast, Idealist.org: How I Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. Johns Village Project is a moms-and-tots playgroup that brings together teen moms and adult moms, with all our kids. We're working on becoming a member program of Oregon Mentors.

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Girls for a Change: Call for Mentors

Have Fun - Do Good

Girls for a Change , a nonprofit that pairs women with middle and high school girls to help them create social change in their communities, is looking for mentors in the Bay Area and Phoenix. Mostly, they are discovering as one team member, Thalia, put it: "I'm learning that teen girls can get together and change their community."

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Your attitude is the reason you’re poor

The Next Web

When mentoring others, there are always two steps I ask my mentees to take to improve their outlook. Think of the boost you get when giving a nice gift, helping a friend, or volunteering your time to help those in need. For many, our last journal attempts were probably filled with more teen angst than positive thinking.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. I often found myself asking, "What do you mean I have to create a volunteer program, or put together an advocacy training, or plan a Halloween carnival? Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs.

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7 Ways to Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. - My main takeaway from their rainbow of stories is that there are *so* many ways to have fun and do good. With a group of mom-friends in St.

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