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Life in the USA Retirement and Aging Politics and the Community
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Politics and the Community
Organizations such as the AARP, Grey Panthers, Older Women's League, Catholic Golden Age, and the National Alliance of Senior Citizens all lobby in Washington, DC for expanded rights and services (from government and business) for senior citizens.
American senior citizens are also highly active in all kinds of volunteer and
charity work. Probably two thirds of all such work is done by mature adults. They are the
backbone of the American charity system. Older people are ideally suited to helping out
youth: as tutors, sports coaches and youth group leaders. They are active in community
service clubs such as Elks, Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary. The Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE), for example, specializes in giving free business advice to small
businesses. Seniors have the time, the experience and the desire to become or remain active in
the lives of their communities. Next Section: Death in the USA Retirement and Aging: Chapter Home
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