Formal Volunteering Among Economically Marginalized Older Americans: A Scoping Review

Byeongju Ryu, Jihye Baek, Christina Matz, Cal J. Halvorsen, Brown School at Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Boston College School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, Center on Aging , Work at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Unit of Occupational Medicine, Karolinska Institute

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on January 03, 2026

Abstract

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Volunteering in later life has been widely recognized as a pathway to support healthy aging. However, economically marginalized older adults often face barriers to participating in formal or organizational volunteering. We aimed to identify the associated ...