Supporting Family Volunteers to Increase Retention and Recruitment

Table 4

Volunteers’ reasons for remaining an active part of the Community Care program.

Reasons	𝑛	%	Female	Male
Get satisfaction from helping someone else	191	90.1%	80.6%	19.4%
Like to see the client’s enjoyment	169	79.7%	82.8%	17.2%
Get friendship and companionship from clients	134	63.2%	84.8%	19.6%
Adds another dimension to my life	133	62.7%	80.5%	19.5%
Other	25	15.4%	76%	24%