{"id":430,"date":"2014-06-04T20:32:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T20:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/?p=430"},"modified":"2017-09-19T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T20:05:12","slug":"top-ten-reasons-to-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/2014\/top-ten-reasons-to-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Reasons to Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of becoming a volunteer?\u00a0 We are actively\u00a0looking for volunteers to service the residents in our community.<\/p>\n<p>See a list of reasons that will help you make up your mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#10: It&#8217;s good for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteering provides physical and mental rewards. It:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduces stress:<\/strong> Experts report that when you focus on someone other than yourself,<\/p>\n<p>it interrupts usual tension-producing patterns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes you healthier:<\/strong> Moods and emotions, like optimism, joy,<\/p>\n<p>and control over one&#8217;s fate, strengthen the immune system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#9: It saves resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteering provides valuable community services so more money can be spent on local<br \/>\nimprovements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#8: Volunteers gain professional experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can test out a career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7: It brings people together.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a volunteer you assist in: Uniting people from diverse backgrounds to work toward a common goal<\/p>\n<p>Building camaraderie and teamwork<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6: It promotes personal growth and self<br \/>\nesteem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Understanding  community needs helps foster empathy and self-efficacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5: Volunteering strengthens your community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a volunteer you help:<\/p>\n<p>Support families (daycare and eldercare)<\/p>\n<p>Improve schools (tutoring, literacy)<\/p>\n<p>Support youth (mentoring and after-school<br \/>\nprograms)<\/p>\n<p>Beautify the community (beach and park<br \/>\ncleanups)<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4: You learn a lot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers learn things like these:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self:<\/strong> Volunteers discover hidden talents that<br \/>\nmay change your view on your self worth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Government:<\/strong> Through working with local non-profit<br \/>\nagencies, volunteers learn about the functions and operation of our government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community:<\/strong> Volunteers gain knowledge of local<br \/>\nresources available to solve community needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3: You get a chance to give back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People like to support community resources that they use themselves or that benefit<br \/>\npeople they care about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2: Volunteering encourages civic<br \/>\nresponsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community service and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who<br \/>\nlive in it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1: You make a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every person counts!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of becoming a volunteer?\u00a0 We are actively\u00a0looking for volunteers to service the residents in our community.<br \/>\nSee a list of reasons that will help you make up your mind.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n#10: It&#8217;s [ <a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/2014\/top-ten-reasons-to-volunteer\/\">more <i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-westside-a-l"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":964,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430\/revisions\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilleskillednursing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}