Volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others or a particular cause without payment for their time and services. Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be considered self-serving.
Benefits of volunteering
- Economic benefits: activities undertaken by volunteers that would otherwise have to be funded by the state or by private capital, so volunteering adds to the overall economic output to our county.
- Social Benefits: volunteering helps to build more cohesive communities, fostering greater trust between citizens and developing norms of solidarity and reciprocity that are essential to stable communities.
- Individual Career Benefits: graduates can meet people and gain work experience through volunteering, and, it helps school students for scholarships knowing well that the judges are impressed when a resume lists volunteer work.
- Unbelievable feeling of self worth, increasing your interpersonal skills, such as understanding people better,motivating others,dealing with difficult situations,and an increased knowledge about issues related to healthcare and special needs. Improvements in your own mental and physical health.
- Most of all, the love and friendship you will receive in return.
If you would like to volunteer with us please see our contact page.