Giving back to your community through volunteer groups, non-profit organizations, charity or other means does so much to help those in need and contribute to the common good. You can give back in different ways, by giving money or giving your time. No matter how you do it, giving back to your community will touch many people’s lives. Whether it’s volunteering at a local event, helping a neighbour or making a monetary donation, it’s not the act that matters. Even the smallest good deed can ignite change and positively impact the community by providing a renewed sense of hope. Learn four ways to give back to your community.
Here are simple and meaningful ways to give back to the community and begin your journey of positive impacts.
Donate Your Time
One of the most effective ways of giving back is volunteering your time at places like your local non-profit, school, homeless shelter, animal shelter, etc. Your time is valuable and gifting it can make a world of difference in the lives of many.
A Random Act of Kindness for A Neighbour
Volunteering your time and energy can help strengthen your neighbourhood with simple gestures of kindness. Lending a helping hand to a neighbour who is juggling handfuls of groceries to moving a piece of furniture is a generous act that leaves a lasting impression.
Participate in Fundraisers and Charity Events
Finding a cause that you are passionate about can be great motivation for assisting or even creating a fundraising event or charitable activity in your community.
Help a child in need
If you want to help a child in need, you can volunteer with organisations such as Star Light Australia by volunteering with children in hospitals. Happiness matters to sick kids facing the pain, fear, and stress of serious illness. At Make a Wish Foundation, you can also join the #WishForce to become part of the world’s largest wish-granting charity – with endless opportunities to make a difference in the lives of sick kids, their families, and local communities.
Volunteer at your local senior living community
Volunteering at your local senior center as a way to give back to the community can help prevent the feeling of isolation and depression among certain seniors. Some of the ways you can help include aiding seniors with daily tasks and keeping them independent and in their own homes. You can also volunteer to help aging seniors by joining organisations geared toward benefiting seniors in need. There are a number of really exciting Volunteering opportunities available at BASScare
Plant a tree
Trees are essential not only for the environment but to us as well, especially at a time when air pollution is a growing issue. Trees produce oxygen, release and absorb water, as well as absorb carbon dioxide. With each tree planted, we decrease toxicity in addition to encouraging wildlife and wellness.
Recycle your Plastic at a local Recycling Center
Whenever you recycle used materials like plastic, these materials are then converted into new products. This is so important to our environment because it reduces the need to use natural resources and reduces pollution. A great perk that recycling can offer is money in exchange for recycling your plastic material at your local recycling center.
Whether you decide to help by volunteering or recycling, there are so many ways to give back to the community, it’s up to every one of us to make a bigger and more noticeable impact, so let’s all get started together!
To learn about ways to give back to the community and make a positive impact, visit:
basscare.org.au/volunteer
starlight.org.au/volunteer/volunteer-with-children
makeawish.org.au/support/volunteer
adssi.com.au/recruitment/#volunteer
scouts.com.au/join/adults
ccssci.org.au/join-us/volunteer-coordination-program
