Why Volunteer?

Through volunteerism, teens have the power to positively impact their community! Have you ever thought about volunteering your time to a community organization? There are many different reasons for you to start volunteering:

• To explore a career
• To improve your communication skills
• To gain work experience for your resume
• To enhance personal development and growth
• To develop new friendships and meet interesting people
• To learn how to bring about community change
• To use individual creativity and explore new ideas and concepts
• To develop leadership sills, gain confidence, and self-esteem
• To learn skills in problem solving
• To fulfill need to achieve
• To increase chances for scholarships
• To help others
• To practice something you're good at, such as music or computers