We Hope This Finds You Well,

This month, we are happy to launch our HOLIDAY PAGE, which streamlines your search for ways to give back at the Holidays. Be the first volunteers to check out www.laworks.com/holidays so you can get the jump on signing up!


More opportunities will be added on a weekly basis throughout November and December, so check back in as our nonprofit partners plan more opportunities to help our community!

And you can always use our Calendar and Search tools to find opportunities all over Los Angeles, every day of the week!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT?
YOU CAN ALWAYS HELP BY SHARING THIS EMAIL OR LINK

We're happy to be included in your company or organization newsletter and shared with friends, family, schools, neighborhoods, etc. We always have ways for groups and families to volunteer together, especially around the holidays.
SECOND WAY TO SUPPORT IS HELP
OUR POSTCARD CAMPAIGN

The graphics in this email are copies of the postcards you will hopefully start seeing around Los Angeles to help communities know this volunteer resource is available. If you'd like to help distribute postcards to family, friends, congregations, and other groups you might be a part of, please respond to this email. We will then contact you on how to pick up postcards with helpful instructions.
NEWS THAT MOTIVATES
Volunteering in late life may protect the brain, research finds

By Kristen Rogers, CNN
Published 1:25 PM EDT, Thu July 20, 2023

"Volunteers are cornerstones of all communities and imperative to the success and impact of many organizations,” said Donna McCullough, chief mission and field operations officer at the Alzheimer’s Association, in a news release. “We hope these new data encourage individuals of all ages and backgrounds to engage in local volunteering — not only to benefit their communities, but potentially their own cognitive and brain health.”

Previous studies have found positive links between volunteering and cognitive function. However, when it comes to the new research, “the difference here is that it’s never been shown with a diverse population,” said Maria C. Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer’s Association, who wasn’t involved in the research."