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| Benefits of volunteering for older adults mentoring at risk youth | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Larkin, Sheila E Sadler, Joy Mahler |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 44, nos 3/4, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 23-37 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Advocacy ; Young people ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | "At risk" is defined by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS) as those children aged 6-18 who live in single-parent households without significant contact from the absent parent; live in households with no parent with grandparents or extended family fulfilling parental roles; are disadvantaged (by poverty and low income); or have poor academic record, poor school attendance or unacceptable social behaviour. This multiple-case study explores the benefits for older volunteers who are mentoring at-risk youth in one-to-one pairings, either in schools or in family environments. The authors of this article wanted to learn more about the specific outcomes of working in these programmes for the older adult volunteer since, in their community, older people are an important source of new mentors who can serve the large pool of young applicants waiting to be matched. Research has shown that younger generations benefit from mentoring; and this study adds to that knowledge base by showing that benefits are mutual. The mentoring experiences allow opportunities for older people to renew positive emotions and reinforce meaning in their lives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070110002 A |
| Classmark | GHH: IQ: SB: 69P: 7T |
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