Rose Tatum

Relationships are the key. It's not programs. It's meaningful relationships. - Bill Milliken, founder of Communities In Schools

Baby Boomers have long served as the backbone of formal volunteering in the United States. As they age into their late 70s and beyond, their capacity for sustained, structured volunteerism is diminishing. The generation positioned to replace them, Generation X, faces a retirement crisis of historic proportions, one that will keep millions of Gen Xers in the workforce far longer than previous generations.

There's something that happens when you walk into a room full of people who care about the same things you do. The exhaustion of the day-to-day lifts a little. You remember why you started. You leave with more than you came with.