The Benefits of Volunteering

Meet new people. You can build friendships with people you wouldn’t have otherwise had a chance to meet and build onto your professional network.

Improve your communication skills. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to learn how to effectively work and communicate with a variety of different people and personalities.

Increase your self-confidence. When you know you’re doing something worthwhile and making a difference, it can give you a boost of confidence.  

Improves your physical health. Volunteering keeps you active, provides routine and is beneficial for your mental health.

Gain experience. Some careers are hard to break into without experience. Volunteering gives you experience and provides the opportunity to see if a certain career path is right for you.  

Build transferable skills. Volunteering helps build valuable skills such as teamwork, problem solving and time management.