Can someone who was ordered to do community service work anywhere?

Question

I was ordered by the court to do 80 community service hours, can I work anywhere that's non-profits? Like libraries, where we might be able to study while working, or anywhere that working is fun, not like washing dishs, or pick up trashes?

Answer 1

The court will accept most service done for nonprofit organizations, HOWEVER, before you engage in service with any organization, you need to ask the organization if they will affirm, in writing, that you provided service and how many hours.

You can find opportunities in your area via any of these web sites:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site, http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

There's also this government sponsored site, http://volunteer.gov/gov/ which provides volunteer positions through USA federal land agencies like Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service, National Parks, etc.

Answer 2

Working in kitchens at homeless shelters serving meals, community service isn't supposed to be fun, but helping others really does lift up ones spirit