Moreover, with the aging of the population and earlier retirements, many people are still in their prime but are without work. This large wave of highly educated retirees has greatly expanded the number of full-time volunteers.
而高齡化加上提早退休，更釋放出大量正當盛年、尚能工作的人力，這一波中高齡高教育程度的退休人員，使得專業志工的人數大為提升。