Aged friendly volunteering

This guide supports organisations to involve older volunteers, including those living with disability, in inclusive, safe and meaningful ways. It highlights considerations for adapting roles, environments and support practices to meet the needs of older volunteers.

The resource encourages a strengths based approach to volunteer involvement, supporting participation, wellbeing and continued contribution from older people.

Benefits for volunteer managers

• supports inclusive involvement of older volunteers with disability.
• helps organisations adapt roles and environments to support participation.
• supports volunteer wellbeing, safety and retention.
• strengthens inclusive leadership and organisational practices.

How to apply this resource

This guide is most useful when reviewing volunteer roles, planning inclusive recruitment, adapting support practices, or strengthening organisational approaches to inclusion and wellbeing for older volunteers.