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Step One – Why Should I Volunteer?
People volunteer their time for lots of different reasons. You can pick your own reasons, but here’s our top ten:
- You have to!
You have to complete 40 hours of volunteer work to graduate high school.
- Pump up your resume.
When you’re looking for a job, volunteer experience helps. It shows you’re responsible and gives you references who can prove you do good work.
- It feels good to help people.
Try helping somebody and see how you feel - you just might become addicted!
- Make the world a better place.
Making the world better, safer, happier, healthier or cleaner starts with small projects so get in there and get your hands dirty.
- Learn something about yourself.
You might be a great leader or more outgoing than you ever thought – only one way to find out – try new things!
- Figure out what kind of career you want.
Thinking about becoming a doctor? Volunteer at a hospital!
- Activism is hot!
If you’re passionate about causes like the environment or human rights, there are lots of charities and groups you can join.
- Meet new people.
Your best friends might be the coolest, but volunteering is a chance to meet a whole new circle of people.
- It’s fun.
If you volunteer doing something you love and are interested in, the work you do won’t feel like work at all.
- Prove adults wrong.
If you think adults don’t give teens any respect, here’s your chance to prove you care about your community and are ready to lend a hand.
Head back to YouthConnect’s volunteer page
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