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So
What's Cool About Volunteering?
Volunteering
Fact:
Volunteering
can help give you the skills you will need to achieve your
career goal. If you would like to be a veterinarian try volunteering
at an Animal Shelter...If you would like a career as a Journalist
why not volunteer for a local newspaper???
Getting
by Giving:
Volunteering
is a way of giving to and becoming involved in the community.
As a volunteer there are numerous personal and career benefits
available to you.
Volunteering
lets you:
- Practice
skills you already have and develop new ones--more work
experience for your resume.
- Meet
people and make contacts that might be able to help you
in your job search.
- Explore
different careers by working in areas that interest you.
Finding
the Right Fit:
Find
the right agency/organization for you ... there are big and
small non-profit organizations out there who can use your
help. Some agencies are operated totally by volunteers, for
example: community sports leagues or clubs.
How
much time do you have to offer?
Volunteer
opportunities include both long and short-term commitments.
Some may take a few hours or days a week for a period of time;
others may be project-related and over in a few days. Have
fun with it!
Where
to find opportunities:
Look
around in your community at places that interest you. Family
and friends may have some good ideas or contacts, or know
others who volunteer. Schools post volunteer opportunities
and sometimes hold volunteer fairs. The Internet is host to
a vast amount of information about non-profit agencies and
volunteer opportunities. Make a list of possible agencies
you can contact about offering your time and talent.
For
more information . . .
Email: youth@jobskills.org
or contact us across Northern York Region and Bradford West
Gwillimbury @ 1-866-470-5947 |
