Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic (Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: June 3, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780253344236
Subjects: Social issues; Philanthropy & Charity; Poverty; Social Science; New York; New York (State); Partnership for the Homeless (; Shelters for the homeless; Voluntarism; Sociology
First sentence: The Partnership for the Homeless is as its name describes it.
Description: "In this study of volunteers at the Partnership for the Homeless in New York City, Robert S. Ogilvie examines why people volunteer and what motivates them to stick with it. He describes, in the volunteers' own voices and through his own experience as director of volunteers, how participants become integrated into the Partnership's program and how the environment of the shelters connects people to one another and to sources of meaning and power. Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic provides a step-by-step analysis of the elements that contribute to a successful volunteer program."--BOOK JACKET.