Help Yourself While Helping Others! Volunteering has enormous benefits to you and your community. Time is precious and scarce in this busy society, but committing a portion of your week to volunteering is one of the best ways to make new friends, advance your social skills, and increase self-esteem and life satisfaction. Volunteering is good for your mind and your body.
- BOOST SELF-CONFIDENCE - Doing good for others can make you feel better about yourself and give you a sense of pride.
- REDUCE RISK OF DEPRESSION - Volunteering reduces your risk of depression by keeping you in contact with others and building up your social support.
- ADVANCE YOUR CAREER - Experience a new field, build upon skills you already have, a brilliant way to get life experience while positively impacting others.
- ESCAPE THE EVERYDAY MUNDANE - Finding new interests and hobbies through volunteering can be fun and fulfilling. Escape your everyday routine and create balance in your life.
- MEET NEW PEOPLE - Expose yourself to people with common interests, expose yourself to a diverse population of people and make more friends and contacts.
"No one cares what you know, unless they know that you care." Unknown