Learning how to give back to your community can be very rewarding. Think about these scenarios:

• A 16-year-old who is about to drop out of school,
• A young mother overwhelmed by bills,
• A puppy in need of training.

Volunteer Ideas

Every community has its set of obstacles. Fortunately, there’s probably an organization you can help in their mission to help the good of society. Lately more and more people are volunteering their time towards a purposeful cause in their community. Here are just a few suggestions for volunteering your time:

Get Out and About with a Puppy The New England–based Guiding Eyes for the Blind places an eight-week-old puppy, usually a Labrador or German shepherd, in a volunteer’s home for over a year, after which the canine formally trains to be a guide dog for a blind person.

Cook Up a Storm “We use culinary skills to do good,” says Culinary Corps founder Christine Carroll. For a recent project, 12 cooks flew to New Orleans for a week to whip up meals for Habitat for Humanity crews, among other undertakings.

Take more of our ideas for helping others with your time, and energy: