TITLE:
Benefits of Volunteerism across the Life Span
AUTHORS:
Diann Cameron Kelly
KEYWORDS:
Volunteerism, Altruism, Psychosocial Development, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, Life Span
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.13 No.6,
June
21,
2023
ABSTRACT: Volunteers bring support and validation to those who are marginalized in society. Further, volunteers serve as a means of care and concern that extends the mission and programmatic objectives of human service organizations. Volunteers are beneficial to society. However, there are critical benefits to volunteering that make being a volunteer worthwhile. The model for this discussionisthree areas of development: personal development, skills development and values development across the life span. These areas of development impact the growth of individuals psychosocially, their abilities as well as their beliefs that would catapult them into adulthood.This chapter presents the benefitsofvolunteering and discusses its relationship to life span development perspective. It concludes with a summative narrative of the outcomes’ connection to social justice.