Volunteering Makes Old Age Meaningful

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• January 5th, 2022
• older adults, retirement, social connection, social isolation, volunteer, Winter 2022 Issue
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When I moved to Baltimore to be closer to my daughter and grandchildren, I left behind 50 years of work in New York’s mental health community, 20 years of teaching at Columbia University School of Social Work, an active life in jazz and in photography, many friends, and (though I tried to avoid...