Whats the best way to do community service?

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Whats the best way to do community service?

Answer 1

The best way to do community service is to either do an activity that you are personally interested in, or, to do an activity that supports an organization that is doing work you are passionate about. If you are VERY lucky, you can find a community service activity that has both of those qualities, but usually, you have to pick one or the other (as in, the activity interests you very much, but not the organization's work; or, the organization interests you very much, but not so much the work they have available).

For the USA: VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org), Idealist (http://www.idealist.org), Change.org (http://www.change.org) and CraigsList (http://www.craigslist.com) all list volunteering opportunities with thousands of organizations. 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. Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site (http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/).

If you want to be a volunteer to help with the consequences of a natural disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina, you need to register and prepare NOW. Here's a web site where you can register and start your preparation so that you can help the next time disaster strikes:

http://www.helpindisaster.org/

Answer 2

When i do comunity service

i ussually raise money by either going door to door or selling things to people. it usually works or you can go work at a local area as a volunteer.

Answer 3

you could always volunteer for something that you love to do. It makes it more enjoyable. =)

Answer 4

To change your thought process...don't see homeless people as lazy, don't see "welfare mothers" as abusing the system, etc...but see them as individuals who simply need a helping hand (or two).