Seniors in NoVA Discover Purpose and Community Through Volunteering

Looking for ways to give back to the community during your retirement? Volunteering can be a meaningful way to stay active, connect with others, and use your years of life experience to make a difference. And Northern Virginia offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for seniors, including youth mentoring programs, local nonprofits, and county programs. Retirees can find purpose through service and help their neighbors while enriching their own lives in the process.

“Volunteering kind of opens up this space for people where they can use their talents and their time and find purpose,” says Emily Swenson, the volunteer solutions supervisor for Fairfax County.