The Importance Of Community Service

What does community service means to me? Well, to me community service mean helping your community become a better place. When you do things for your neighborhood, it makes you feel like a better person. There are all sorts of activities you can do in your community. You can work with children at school, work with the elderly, or help people that are less fortunate and make their day very special. Community Service is very important because it gives you a chance to bond with the people in your neighborhood. It will also give you a chance to give back to your community , you’ll learn a lot from your experience, and you’ll make a difference in someone’s life. I recommend a lot of people to go out and make a difference.

I helped with the veterans for my hours it was really a lot of fun they needed help with transporting them back a forth to the lunchroom and taking them to activities they really love people coming up there to see them because nobody cares if they're up there and they never go to see them. They love to see strangers faces even if they don't know you. They would love to tell you stories about how they was young and how they grew up or doing things in the military. They was this one guy he told me how his family was poor and all they had was a field of corn to their name so he wanted to go to the military and make a better life for himself and he said he killed hitler himself and that he was the one who meet george washington and queen elizabeth

Volunteerism is a path to responsible citizenship. Volunteering is a form of generous behavior, with a goal of providing help to others, a group, an organization, a cause, or the community at large without expectation of accolades or material reward (Musick, 2008, p 3). Volunteer work encourages good citizenship. It builds trust with others and public institutions. Trusting people are more likely to get involved in leadership positions or even politics. It gets individuals involved by letting them meet a wider range of people, then learning more about local issues and legislation. Volunteer work teaches civic skills, which can then be used in the political arena, and help individuals become aware of social problems needing solutions (p 460-461).

It is interesting that you brought up the programs that assist with homeless students on campus. I spoke with one of the Texas Workforce representatives a few weeks ago and she informed me about many programs that give homeless youth the opportunity to “drop by” when they are in need of a temporary place to go during the day. Although these services are limited they are very beneficial for those students struggling with finding a place to go in between school and where they call “home”.

In Maryland, 75 hours of community service are required for students to graduate. Getting in the way of many after school activities, students should not be required to have community service hours to get a diploma.

Community Service in The United States should not be mandatory! It takes away the main purpose of volunteer work. In the first essay, it is stated that "Service to others is an obligation that comes with citizenship." I do not agree with that at all.

I usually spend my time outside with my friends where most of us grew up; in the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown. However, I also enjoy finding many community service activities through my youth group or other connections. I find that in giving, we receive. I don’t mean just the community service hours that I receive, which are definitely spectacular;, but rather the feeling that you’ve helped something or someone. One of my favorite times to volunteer is around the time of Thanksgiving or Christmas. The Salvation Army near my house always has an annual free food service for those holidays and often ask for volunteers. I’ve eaten there since I was young along with my grandparents and other family members, so I always looked up to the volunteers.

Students who participate in community service learning tend to do better in school. It 's believed that community service is somewhat of a missing link for students, giving them the chance to apply what they 've learned in the classroom to real human needs. Volunteering is a great way to follow up on and supplement subjects that have been covered in the classroom.

Here we have two artcles that both make valid points as to why community service is useful within the United States (U.S.). Article one talks about why it should be mandatory for all U.S. citizens to complete a one year voluntary service to people in need. I myself am opposed to this idea because not all people are the same, some people are more caring than others. For example: we go through a lot of fires during the summer season here in the U.S. I myself am unqualified to go out and fight fires and it will take a lot of training and finances on top of paying me to provide services in an area that I do not want to be qualified in, so I'll leave fighting fires to the people that want that profession, I know that if I am to be thrown into a

The United States of America should support the common good all around. Community service shouldn't just be a punishment, which is what it is used for mostly now days in the USA. It should be used to help the community and those in need. Whether it be cleaning trash, painting over graffiti on a bridge, or donating clothes to the needy. Many other countrys already have their own type of manditory community service that their citizens participate in. Why can't we?

As a prospective scholar, I wish to adhere to the definition of the Shawn Carter Foundation’s core philosophy of service. Through activities of service within the school and community, I have began the foundation of the inspirational person I dreamt of becoming. Being actively involved has granted me with the image of a dedicated and caring individual, and also a service-oriented leader.

First of all, community service elicits compassion and understanding otherwise difficult to view in everyday life. When volunteering to help organizations, causes, or people one 's time is not being used for just a singular outcome but several diverse establishments. Not only do efforts aid in promoting positive impacts in one 's society but also in one 's own character.

Last week I went to the Paulist Center in Boston to help serve a community breakfast for the homeless. Every third Saturday of the month the organization sets up breakfast for the homeless people around the Boston area. I decided to volunteer in the community service for two main reasons. First, to help others in need. Secondly, I have not been involved in many community service projects through Sebs so I wanted to open new doors. This was my first year in the program and it has definitely has changed my perspective in my life. I made the journey up to the Paulist center by leaving at 6:45. I thought that on a Saturday morning the commotion outside Boston would almost be minimum, but I was wrong. There were many people outside walking around with cars parked everywhere. When I arrived to the Paulist Center I was greeted by Mr. Eaton at the huge, dark red walls. My classmates and me made our way down to the basement where the breakfast would be served. The whole room reminded me of my cafeteria back in elementary school. The room was desolate. There wasn’t a single thing on the ground, like the tables. In order for the day to be completed, my classmates and I must set up everything needed for the day through cleaning the breakfest up.

Looking back on the community service events I went to, as a student of social work I benefited. When asked to do it I was nervous, because I didn’t know if I would have time. Doing 40 hours this semester I thought would be challenging. Also having it determine if I pass or fail the class was scary. When told to do the community service I wondered what I can do. I didn’t have a car, so going to places would be hard. Finally midway through September I started to do it, and didn’t procrastinate. I realized I am a part of an organization who go out and do community service. Just so happen I am also the community service representative. My job is to come up with events, so I had resources at my disposal.

Volunteering has been something that I truly have enjoyed doing in the past few years. I began volunteering when I was in highschool, mostly because we had to meet a certain amount of community service hours in order to be able to graduate. In highschool I was also involved in many clubs and sports which required for us to do fundraisers and other volunteer work. For example,I was a member of the National Honor Society where we did a lot of volunteer work in our community. I have been able to volunteer at many different places such as schools, festivals, sports tournaments, and at churches. Thanks to all of this, I was able to graduate high school with over 100 volunteer service hours.