{"id":1381,"date":"2024-05-21T21:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2024-05-21T21:46:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:46:45","slug":"community-service-top-10-reasons-to-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/community-service-top-10-reasons-to-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Service: Top 10 Reasons to Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thinking of becoming a volunteer? See a list of reasons that will help you make up your mind.<\/p>\n

#10: It\u2019s good for you.<\/h4>\n

Volunteering provides physical and mental rewards. It:<\/p>\n

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  • Reduces stress:<\/strong>\u00a0Experts report that when you focus on someone other than yourself, it interrupts usual tension-producing patterns.<\/li>\n
  • Makes you healthier:<\/strong>\u00a0Moods and emotions, like optimism, joy, and control over one\u2019s fate, strengthen the immune system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    #9: It saves resources.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Volunteering provides valuable community services so more money can be spent on local improvements.<\/p>\n

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    • The estimated value of a volunteer\u2019s time is $15.39 per hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      #8: Volunteers gain professional experience.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      You can test out a career.<\/p>\n

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      #7: It brings people together.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      As a volunteer you assist in:<\/p>\n

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      • Uniting people from diverse backgrounds to work toward a common goal<\/li>\n
      • Building camaraderie and teamwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        #6: It promotes personal growth and self-esteem.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Understanding community needs helps foster empathy and self-efficacy.<\/p>\n

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        #5: Volunteering strengthens your community.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        As a volunteer you help:<\/p>\n

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        • Support families (daycare and eldercare)<\/li>\n
        • Improve schools (tutoring, literacy)<\/li>\n
        • Support youth (mentoring and after-school programs)<\/li>\n
        • Beautify the community (beach and park cleanups)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          #4: You learn a lot.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

          Volunteers learn things like these:<\/p>\n

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          • Self:<\/strong>\u00a0Volunteers discover hidden talents that may change your view on your self worth.<\/li>\n
          • Government:<\/strong>\u00a0Through working with local non-profit agencies, volunteers learn about the functions and operation of our government.<\/li>\n
          • Community:<\/strong>\u00a0Volunteers gain knowledge of local resources available to solve community needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            #3: You get a chance to give back.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

            People like to support community resources that they use themselves or that benefit people they care about.<\/p>\n

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            #2: Volunteering encourages civic responsibility.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

            Community service and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.<\/p>\n

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            #1: You make a difference.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

            Every person counts!<\/p>\n

            Source:\u00a0World Volunteer Web<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Thinking of becoming a volunteer? See a list of reasons that will help you make up your mind. #10: It\u2019s good for you. Volunteering provides physical and mental rewards. It: Reduces stress:\u00a0Experts report that when you focus on someone other than yourself, it interrupts usual tension-producing patterns. Makes you healthier:\u00a0Moods and emotions, like optimism, joy, and control over one\u2019s fate,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends","category-volunteer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381\/revisions\/1388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tcsuperfriends.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}