Read the latest and most popular Volunteering Articles from Next Avenue.
If you'd like to see change or a candidate succeed, here's how to help
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | By Megy Karydes
In our readers' survey, we also asked how often you feel lonely and why
JANUARY 31, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg
Jobs can be lovelier the second time around
JANUARY 15, 2020 | By Kelly K. James
A call to action from an Encore Public Voices Fellow
JANUARY 8, 2020 | By Raymond A. Jetson
Charity raters generally haven't evaluated this key measure — until now
DECEMBER 12, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg
Ways to make the holidays less sad and isolating for older friends and neighbors
NOVEMBER 29, 2019 | By Randi Mazzella
A novel program in Chicago aims to do just that
NOVEMBER 7, 2019 | By Sarah McKinney Gibson
How these 50+ people use their life experience to create social change
NOVEMBER 5, 2019 | By Kerry Hannon
These part-time retirement jobs and volunteering posts come with cool perks
NOVEMBER 1, 2019 | By Nancy Collamer
The 'Replace Retirement' author on achieving meaning, purpose and impact
OCTOBER 29, 2019 | By John D. Anderson
Being curious, and trying new things, can serve us all well
OCTOBER 10, 2019 | By Angela Burton
Here's the work that went into selecting this year's 12 honorees
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By The Editors
Once the kids leave for college, fill your weekends with new or favorite activities
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 | By Bruce Horovitz
These North Dakota women beat the odds, but their work's not done
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 | By J. Michael Deal
12 people show what it's like to be true to their purpose
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 | By Julie Pfitzinger
Helping out at harvest time comes with plenty of tasty perks
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 | By Judy Colbert
Some have found that invigorating time off isn't only for young adults
AUGUST 15, 2019 | By Lisa Fields
At over 40 schools across the U.S., both generations teach and learn from each other
AUGUST 15, 2019 | By Holly Lawrence
Volunteers thrive on sharing their gardening passion with kids
AUGUST 14, 2019 | By Debbie L. Miller
A former rundown space became a vibrant addition to an urban D.C. neighborhood
AUGUST 9, 2019 | By Cari Shane
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We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.
