What has volunteering got to offer?

People volunteer for many different reasons - 8 they could be:
  • Structure to your day
  • ‘Work’ experience
  • Recognition that you have something to offer others
  • The chance to acquire new skills
  • A reference
  • The chance to change your status from ‘helped’ to ‘helper’
  • An awareness of the difficulties other people face
  • A break from the past
  • Helping yourself by helping others
  • Social contact – meeting new people
  • Involvement in the community
  • A challenge
  • A chance to make a commitment and take responsibility for yourself
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