Volunteer Ventures

Helping Yourself, Helping Others

The benefits of volunteering can be personal health, skill building, and sense of community.  

Personal Health & Well-Being

Exercise regularly, eat a well-balanced diet and do something nice for someone - that's the advice you're apt to get from your doctor in the near future. More and more, a substantial body of research evidence is indicating that there are very real personal, physical and emotional benefits to helping others.

Dr. James House of the University of Michigan studied a group of people for more than a decade. The results of that study indicated that doing regular volunteer work, more than any other activity, dramatically increased life expectancy.

The study also found that people who spend a lot of time reading, listening to the radio or watching television had a higher-than-average mortality rate. The conclusion: people need other people for the sake of their health.

Employment Skills

Across the nation, thousands of volunteers have developed marketable skills and made valuable job contacts through their volunteer efforts.

Some areas of frequent skill development are computer skills, public speaking, project and program planning, building/construction, and counseling to name a few.

Growing A Better Community and Quality of Life

A community can only be as healthy, vibrant and active as its members are willing to make it. Making it so involves time, energy, effort and commitment - from every single member. We've all heard much during the past year about the "loss of community values" and "family values". Those values are ingrained in each of us through our individual and collective service to our neighbors, neighborhoods, and communities. As adults and parents, we model those behaviors and activities for our youth in an attempt to pass on those values to the next generation.

To this extent our volunteerism significantly improves the quality of life for ourselves and future generations.

Women's Center Volunteers

In the 25 year history of the Women's Center, more than 3,000 women and men have volunteered their time, talent and services.

At the Women's Center, we do not try to force you into our mold, but assist you in finding the best area of service which will offer you the opportunity to use your talents and strengths while building new skills..

Call Jane or Lillie at 829-3711 for more information about volunteer opportunities at The Women's Center.