Volunteers aren’t paid. Not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.
Socially, the benefits of volunteering show up quickly and have long-term effects. Social interaction improves mental and physical health, according to Psychology Today. The benefits of consistent socializing include better brain function and lower risk for depression and anxiety. You also improve your immune system.
Another more well-known benefit of volunteering is the impact on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Even helping out with the smallest tasks can make a real difference to the lives of people, animals, and organizations in need.
Volunteering also provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge while making a difference for others.
Why Volunteer?
Find Purpose
Volunteering provides such a profound health benefit, a key factor is assumed to be that volunteering serves to express and facilitate opportunities to carry out one’s sense of purpose. The very nature of volunteering means choosing to work without being paid for it. As a result, people choose to spend their time on issues they feel strongly about. Benefits can be even greater for you, the volunteer. Volunteering and helping others can help you reduce stress, combat depression, keep you mentally stimulated, and provide a sense of purpose.
Connect with your Community
Volunteering provides such a profound health benefit, a key factor is assumed to be that volunteering serves to express and facilitate opportunities to carry out one’s sense of purpose. The very nature of volunteering means choosing to work without being paid for it. As a result, people choose to spend their time on issues they feel strongly about. Benefits can be even greater for you, the volunteer. Volunteering and helping others can help you reduce stress, combat depression, keep you mentally stimulated, and provide a sense of purpose.
Make a Difference
One of the more well-known benefits of volunteering is the impact on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Even helping out with the smallest tasks can make a real difference to the lives of people, animals, and organizations in need. Volunteering is an opportunity to switch your focus, put others before yourself and partake in activities that make a difference, all while improving your self-worth by doing something self-less.
Volunteer Opportunities
Summer Kind Camp
Keys to Kindness hosts an annual Summer Kind Camp for Pre-K through 5th grade children. This is the one stop camp that has a little bit of everything to make the summer days fun and kind filled for both boys and girls.
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Summer Internships
Keys to Kindness non-profit, is excited to offer a Summer Internship for Middle School and High School Students during the summer. Space for this opportunity is limited, we take this seriously. We want to help our youth learn different skills, trades, a work ethic, and have kind fun!
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Gift & Gatherings Boutique
Our Kind Shop provides a place to come participate in kind crafts, make your own gift, buy a gift, host a small gathering, or volunteer! Volunteers of almost any age, are always needed to help with these activities. We provide students with opportunities to earn Community Service Hours.
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Youth & School Opportunities
Keys to Kindness offers a variety of events and activities for the youth to get involved within our community. Students are given the opportunity to earn community service hours with our Be Kind Events, Community Partner Events, or at K2K Gifts & Gatherings Boutique. We provide a platform for students to have a hands on experience in giving back.
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Community Events
Keys to Kindness hosts and participates in community events throughout the year. This allows us to kindly give back to our community as well as give an opportunity to provide other service orientated groups and volunteers to be able to partner with us and connect for a kind cause.
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