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June 14, 2024The Gerontologist

Needs and Challenges for Volunteering in Rural Areas: Lessons Learned From a Survey of a Service Organization in Rural Michigan

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RHRita Xiaochen HuUniversity of ChicagoJKJay KayserUniversity of MichiganRDRuth E. DunkleUniversity of Michigan

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Implication

Mixed-methods study reveals that community attachment promotes volunteer retention among older rural adults, highlighting the need for engaging organizational strategies.

Key Points

  • Community attachment and higher self-perceptions of aging promoted volunteer retention, though rural isolation exacerbated workload burdens among participants.
  • A mixed-methods design assessing 76 telephone interviews and 14 focus group participants revealed extensive multi-agency service commitments.
  • Findings emphasize that fostering a strong sense of community is critical for volunteer retention and organizational sustainability in rural areas.

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Hu et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e64c3ab6db6435875dcaf6https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae080
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