The Benefits of Volunteering

Why Volunteer? What are the benefits?

You can develop new skills, you can use day-to-day making you more knowledgeable and employable
To develop your self-esteem, improve your general wellbeing and sense of worth
To prove you can to yourself and others
To help your general health, keep active and busy
To gain more reasonability
To have fun, enjoy yourself and develop your interests
To develop new ideas and creativity
To learn more about yourself and challenge yourself
Earn Time Credits for example so you can get more involved in leisure activities and reward yourself
To gain additional training opportunities
To gain a reference
To develop your social support network, to help you develop friends and mix. Develop your social skills and communication
To gain experience useful for the type of work you want, improve your CV and ability to answer interview questions
Contribute to your community or the environment, make a difference and feel good about yourself
To feel part of a team and develop team work skills
Check out local opportunities like Community Impact Bucks
To try something new
There is less pressure than paid employment so you can try out your skills and gain confidence
Check out Community Impact Bucks. https://communityimpactbucks.org.uk. Or for Country Wide opportunities you can search for local options see Do It volunteering website Do-it. https://do-it.org.

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