Civic Engagement Benefits

It is clear that baby boom generation is getting older and older, and with the arrival of this situation, American population is trying to re-conceptualize the idea of aging and old age. With this new emphasis on aging, programs have been promoting activities such as social involvement, group membership, and community involvement. Their goals are to encourage older adults to think positively and to promote civic awareness and civic responsibility. And, of course, this optimism may introduce many other problems.
The authors of the article assumed that civic engagement is defined as working for pay or volunteering. And The age of older adults ranges from 55 and older.
Civic engagement has many potential benefits, for example, it improves health

For example, it benefits economic vitality for organizations and society in general. Among those organizations, non-profit ones benefit the most, which I will talk about in the next slide.
For these reasons, there is a difference between those who participate and those who don’t regarding personal traits and job experience. For example, their participation is linked to how long they will live, those who participate relatively live longer than those older adults who don’t participate. And those who had more education are more likely to participate when they get older.
There is high demand for engagement because organizations are experiencing lack of executive skills through time when seasoned executives retire.
There also some specific benefits to volunteering. For example, children benefit from older adults volunteering, especially for education, and what they also noticed was reduced hospitalization rates among chronically ill children. Similarly, when adolescences with behavioral problem were linked with older mentors, they showed more positive attitude.
Non-profit organizations will also benefit from volunteering because they can get more work done and save money at the same