Resources Several Resources are listed below that may be of use to you in your efforts to volunteer or to encourage others to do so. Sacramento Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Senior Corps   Corp. for Nat'l and Community Service News Articles on Benefits of Volunteering and Voluntarism Report from The Corporation for National and Community Service discusses The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research  (Washington, April 2007) Prevention Magazine found that volunteering boosts brain power and strengthens the body.  Helping Hands  (December 2006) The Corporation for National and Community Service, a report titled Volunteering in America: State Trends and Rankings was released defining the economic benefits of voluntarism to the entire nation. (Washington, June 12, 2006) Natomas Journal Article on the benefits of volunteering and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (Sacramento, March 2006) Harvard School of Public Health and MetLife Foundation have launched a national media campaign to promote healthy aging, reshape cultural attitudes toward the older years, and encourage Boomers to volunteer their time, skills, and experience to help strengthen local communities.  New Campaign Urges Baby Boomers to 'Give Back' (Boston, December 21, 2005) Harvard School of Public Health and MetLife Foundation Initiative on Retirement and Civic Engagement join with Parade Magazine for a contest to Name the Extra Stage of Life Between Middle Age and Old Age (Boston, December 8, 2005) Baby boomers who will start to retire this decade can add healthy years to their lives by spending more time volunteering for civic and charitable work, according to a national health group.  Volunteer for a longer, happier life (Sacramento Bee July 7, 2004)  The longevity revolution raises important questions concerning not only national economics, but national values as well. Civic Ventures answers by helping America achieve a national return on experience.  The Volunteer Factor (Aging Today, Vol. XXV, No. 4 July-August 2004)