Helping Others
CHRISTMAS IN APRIL
202 483-9083, www.Christmasinapril.org
Organizes a national work day on which retirees make minor repairs on homes for poor or disabled elderly.
EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS
212 529-6660
Retired managers help with board development, create strategic plans, and provide financial advice for not-for-profit agencies.
REACH OUT
401 729-3284, www.reachoutweb.org
Retired and active physicians provide low-cost medical care to uninsured patients. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides funding for 39 Reach Out clinics nationwide.
RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
800 424-8867, www.seniorcorps.org
This government-run agency provides information about opportunities ranging from serving as museum docents to working as instructors in youth boot camps.
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