AmeriCorps Seniors COVID Effects Study

AmeriCorps Seniors programs provide opportunities for older adult volunteers to be socially and physically active thus promoting healthy aging. This was especially important during the public health pandemic so older adults could continue to be engaged during a time when Americans were facing an increase in social isolation.

This study has five research objectives that tie directly to implications for the program. 

• Examine if the stipend supports volunteers and offsets the cost of service and what other incentives volunteers would suggest.
• Examine the programmatic and service delivery changes adopted since the pandemic. 
• Examine the connection between these changes and volunteer/beneficiary experiences and outcomes. 
• Examine the effectiveness of programmatic components adopted by SDP grantees. 
• Examine the ways in which grantee organizations were able to serve their community and volunteers.

Study Fact Sheet