When exploring community service types there are a lot of ways you can do this. What types of people and organizations need your help? What types of activities can you do to help your community? If you are a kid, a teen, or an adult, what can you do to help? Can Community Service be done online? Please continue reading. We have collected a list of the best resources to answer these questions, and to get you helping out your community today. Also, besides benefiting others, we have identified several benefits to anyone that volunteers and participates in community service activities.
Types of Community Service For Kids, Teens, Adults.
Good Housekeeping has some great community service ideas organized by age group. Also, Good Housekeeping polled over 4,000 people on their community service participation, 19% of respondents said they typically volunteer once a month and another 19% said they volunteer even more than that.
What Types of People and Groups Need Your Community Service?
AP Guru’s AP Guru has 115 community service examples centered around types of people and organizations that need volunteers and help. To list, here are types of people and groups that can help you:
- Schools and Children
- Community Service Groups Need You to Donate
- Nursing Homes and Elderly
- Animals and Animal Shelters
- Environmental Community Initiatives
- Homeless Shelters, Food Banks, and Homeless Shelters
- Crime Prevention and Safety Programs
- Community At Large to Help Grow and Be a Better Place
What Types of Community Service Activities Can You Do?
DoSomething.org has 70 community service project ideas centered around specific types of activities you can do to help. To list, here are types of community service activities you can do:
- Collect Things for Community Service Organizations.
- Do Things for Your Community. This can include helping your neighbor who are ill, elderly, or busy with work or childcare.
- Teach Things to Your Community.
- Fix Things in Your Community.
- Host Things in Your Community. If you like organizing events, host an event to help out people in your community.
- Make Things For Your Community.
- Volunteer For Things in Your Community.
What Types of Community Service Activities Can You Do Online?
There are websites and online organizations that you can work with to help out your local community. To list, here are types of community services you can do online:
- CrowdFunding. Websites like Fundly can help with crowdfunding. With crowdfunding you can quickly set up an online donation page for special projects, financial expenses, charity, events and more. You also can get businesses involved where they match individual donations.
- Online Group Organizing. Websites like SignUpGenius can help your group get organized and stay organized. These sites help with tools to help organize groups and events, group messaging, recruiting volunteers, and donation tools
Benefits of Community Service.
Besides helping your community, there are many benefits to you personally participating in community service activities. To list, these benefit types include:
- Connect With Others. Helps you make new friends and contacts and increases you social skills
- Good for Your Mind and Body. Volunteering increases your self-confidence, combats depression, and helps you to stay physically healthy.
- Advance Your Career. You can gain career experience and valuable job skills.
- Fun and Fulfillment. Volunteering is a fun way to explore your interests and passions. You can find meaning and it is an energizing escape from your day-to-day routine.
WCSU has a good write-up on the benefits of volunteering.
For more information from Unvarnished Facts, see articles on helping people.
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