Marge Dolan, Karen Tewhey, and Healthy Aging MV

With a 2024 Vision Fellowship award, Health Aging MV, with Marge Dolan as the Project Mentor, and Karen Tewey as the Project Fellow, are researching, developing, and testing a volunteer bank pilot program that uses technology to connect volunteers and organizations. The project’s goal is to combat loneliness and isolation by expanding engagement opportunities for individuals over age 60. The project is also exploring whether the volunteer bank could serve as an “hours bank” in which older adults who volunteer could “deposit” that time for “withdrawal” at a later time, when they in turn need services.