Baby Boomers represent a highly talented and highly motivated segment of the population that can help solve some of our most challenging social problems. Find ways to support communities by capturing the talents, skills, energy, and experience of Baby Boomers to meet local and national needs. Following is a list of some of our most relevant resources for this topic area.

• Harnessing Baby Boomers' Experience

Online Courses

• Making the Connection: SaYES to Intergenerational Service-Learning
• Utilizing Volunteers as Project Leaders

Effective Practices

• Recruiting older adults as volunteers in intergenerational programs
• Going beyond banquets to recognize volunteers
• Collection of effective practices on mobilizing baby boomers in service

Library items

• Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation: Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives
• Get Involved Campaign Tools and Resources
• Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life

Related Websites

• Experience Corps: New Adventures in Service for Americans over 55
• Get Involved: Fact Sheets and Issue Briefs
• Collection of articles on boomer volunteers from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management