| Organization |
What it does |
| Volunteering |
| AmeriCorps (www.americorps.gov) |
Includes local, state, and national service programs, working with nonprofit, public, faith-based, and community organizations. |
| Executive Service Corps (www.escus.org) |
Links retired executives to nonprofit and public-service agencies as volunteer consultants. |
| Experience Corps (www.experiencecorps.org) |
Focuses on literacy in public school and after-school programs in 14 cities. |
| Habitat for Humanity (www.habitat.org) |
Helps build affordable housing in the U.S. and abroad. |
| Mentor (www.mentoring.org) |
Links mentors with schools, civic associations, and other organizations. |
| National Retiree Volunteer Coalition (www.nrvc.org) |
Helps retirees volunteer with former employers, mainly large corporations, on a variety of educational, environmental, and community programs. |
| Peace Corps (www.peacecorps.gov) |
Provides opportunities for retirees to participate in this U.S. international service program. |
| Senior Corps (www.seniorcorps.org) |
Connects volunteers to local service needs, especially foster grandparent and senior companion programs. |
| USA Freedom Corps (www.usafreedomcorps.gov) |
Links retirees to volunteer opportunities throughout the country. |
| Volunteers in Medicine Institute (www.vimi.org) |
Links retired medical professionals to opportunities to provide free services to families and individuals without other access to care. |
| Education |
| Elderhostel (www.elderhostel.org) |
Combines travel and education, often at universities around the world. |
| Institute for Learning in Retirement (www.eckerd.edu/aspec/ein/ilr_usa.html) |
Links to many college and university programs designed especially for older learners on a wide range of practical and academic subjects. |
| University of the Third Age (www.u3aonline.org) |
Links to network of informal educational opportunities focused on older learners, mostly online. |
| Employment |
| Civic Ventures (www.civicventures.org/nextchapter/overview.cfm) |
Lists resources for seniors seeking meaningful, flexible work, including links to nonprofit organizations. |
| Monster.com (careersat50.monster.com) |
General job site devotes special section to advice and resources for older workers. |
| Retired Brains (www.retiredbrains.com) |
Connects retiring or retired seniors with employers. |
| Senior Job Bank (www.seniorjobbank.org) |
Lists occasional, part-time, temporary, flexible, and full-time opportunities. |
| YourEncore (www.yourencore.com/jsp/index.html) |
Hires retired scientists, engineers, and product developers as business consultants. |
