Why Volunteer

Volunteering is good for you and helps others too!

Improve your health

• Research shows that volunteering can improve your health, it can help lower blood pressure, improve immune function and speed up recovery time after surgery.

Improve your well-being

• It can help build confidence and boost self-esteem.

• It can help create a balance in your life

Improve you employability

• Employers are 73% more likely to employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without.

• Volunteering is something to add to your CV

• It can be useful for networking and gaining a reference.

• It shows you can function in a work environment and that you care about your community.

• If you have been out of the work force while raising a family, caring responsibilities or took a leave due to illness or bereavement, volunteering is a way back into the work place.

Inform your career choice

• Volunteering gives you the opportunity to get experience in an area you'd like to work in.

Improve your skills

• Volunteering can help you learn new skills and use and develop existing ones.

Improve your social life

• You can meet new people and make new friends.

• Volunteering can give you chance to meet people you may not normally come across.

• It can get you out of the house.

• Volunteering can improve your interpersonal skills.

• It can help you feel more connected to the community

Make a difference

• You can make a difference to people's lives.

• Helping others can be very rewarding.

Have fun

• Volunteering can be both fun and fulfilling.