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How to start volunteering in my community
I was reading some advice and it said that it could really help me if I started doing some community action type things like volunteering. There was a whole list of things suggested to start doing in my local area. I was wondering how I can get started doing those things, exactly? Like, one suggestion was to work in a battered women's and children's shelter but I have no idea how I would get on to do that. I know I can't just walk into a homeless shelter and say I'm volunteering for the day, right? How do I start volunteering?
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You can call the shelter and ask if they're looking for volunteers.
Know that if you're going to volunteer somewhere working with children or abused women, they will require a police background check which you will have to pay for yourself (about $30).
Otherwise, you may want to contact your local United Way office. Some others you may want to contact are local literacy programs or Big Brothers/Sisters.
All volunteer programs will require you to fill out an application, just like a regular job. Many will require a police check.
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