Well coordinated volunteer programs help projects to achieve powerful results for a small investment. The information on this fact sheet comes from a cross-Canada process designed to gather valuable learnings from seniors' community projects funded by Health Canada. Nine fact sheets share what was learned about practical ways to deal with issues that affect seniors' health and well-being.
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Coffee and doughnuts open many doors. National Forum for Healthy Aging Voluntarism Has Changed Finding volunteers is more difficult than in the past. The volunteer pool is smaller and more diverse. It is more difficult to keep volunteers long-term. More women are in the workforce and so have less time for volunteering.