Young Volunteers - What it can do for you

If you like to get involved in your local community, you may have time to give to one of the organisations currently looking for volunteers. Not only will you be helping other people, you will gain by learning about their lives. When you apply to college, university or for a job, you can list volunteering as one of your interests, and it will tell other people something about you.

You will have to be reliable and committed, so think about the time you have to spare and how you would travel.

You may have volunteered in the past without realising - if you have helped a neighbour with shopping, mowing the lawn or looking after a child, that is volunteering.