4 Benefits of Volunteering in Your Community

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4 Benefits of Volunteering in Your Community
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• Volunteering has a variety of benefits including
  meeting new people, learning a whole host of new
  skills, feeling happier and healthier, and even
  advancing your career. If youd like to
  experience any (or all) of the 4 benefits listed
  below, start looking for your nearest
  volunteering opportunity, today!
• Connect to others
• Many people search for ways to feel more involved
  within their community, and volunteering provides
  you the perfect opportunity to do so. Even
  helping others in your community in the smallest
  of ways can be incredibly rewarding. And for the
  person (or organization) that youre assisting,
  your help can mean the world. In addition to
  doing good, you can connect with other
  like-minded individuals, make new friends, and
  improve your social skills.

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• Improve your mental and physical health
• Helping and working with others in a voluntary
  capacity has long been proven to help reduce the
  effects of depression, loneliness and anxiety,
  and can actually have a profound effect on your
  overall psychological wellbeing. By keeping you
  in regular contact with others, and helping you
  to develop a strong support system, youre better
  equipped to manage the symptoms of a variety of
  mental health issues and can feel happier overall.

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• In turn, feeling good mentally can encourage you
  to take better care of your body, and for those
  who choose a volunteering opportunity involving
  an element of physical fitness, you may even
  begin to feel and look, fitter.

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• Help you to advance your career
• Volunteering is a great way of helping you to get
  experience in an area of interest if youre
  seeking a new career path. Even if that isnt in
  your plan, volunteering gives you the opportunity
  to learn and practice important workplace skills,
  like working as a team, communicating with others
  and problem solving, among others. If you are
  thinking of changing your career, volunteering
  enables you to try something without having to
  make a long-term commitment and may even expose
  you to professional organizations or internships
  that you werent aware of, that could benefit
  your career.

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• Many volunteering opportunities also enable you
  to take up extensive training in your field of
  interest, and just because the work that youre
  doing isnt paid, doesnt make it any less
  meaningful in terms of the skills you gain.
• Have fun and enrich your life
• Exploring your interests and passions is made
  easy with volunteering, and provided you choose
  an opportunity that you enjoy, it can help give
  you a sense of escape from the more mundane
  aspects of everyday life, such as work, school or
  family commitments. You may even discover
  creative talents that you didnt know you had and
  feel more motivated in both your personal and
  professional life.

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• Volunteering can provide you with many more
  benefits than those listed above, and your
  community will undoubtedly have countless
  opportunities for you to volunteer and help
  improve your own life, along with other members
  of your community.

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• Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi is a non
  profit organization with donation centres
  thrift Stores near Gulfport and 9 other cities in
  South Mississippi. We work to enhance the dignity
  and quality of life of individuals and families
  by strengthening communities, eliminating
  barriers to opportunity and helping people in
  need reach their full potential through learning
  and the power of work. Donations are our driving
  force, and without community support, Goodwill
  Industries of South Mississippi would not be able
  to achieve our mission. Visit our Goodwill
  furniture thrift stores near Gulfport to do your
  thrift shopping or to know more visit or website
  https//www.goodwillsms.org/