Benefits of Volunteering

• Make a difference in someone’s life
• It feels good to help another person
• It Builds character
• You can learn something about yourself by experiencing new things
• You can gain unique life experience
• You can learn or develop skills
• Teaches your skills to others
• Gain leadership skills
• Builds self-esteem and self-confidence
• Makes you feel needed and valued
• Gives you satisfaction from accomplishments
• Expresses gratitude for help you may have received in the past
• Can provide a worthwhile social outlet
• Get to know your community
• Make new friends
• It’s a great way to meet like-minded people
• You can make important networking contacts
• Enhances your résumé
• Helps gain work experience
• It helps explore a career opportunities