Area of Focus: Community Service/Volunteerism

Created: Jan 06, 2007
Updated: Aug 08, 2007

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Community Service/Volunteerism

Community service and volunteerism refers to the practice of encouraging and facilitating community members to give their time to impart their knowledge and offer their skills, talents, and effort to contribute to a more cohesive and strong community.

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participation, community, contribution, benefit, time, volunteering, giving back, community benefits, service, skills

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Community Harvest Project brings together volunteers to grow healthy vegetables on our farm, all of which are donated for hunger relief.

Indigenous Community Volunteers is a non-profit organisation providing Indigenous Australians with new skills.

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ServeYourWorld has quickly become an authority site with volunteering abroad news, articles, stories, and more. Thousands of former, current, and prospective volunteers visit ServeYourWorld each week. Part web magazine, part travel guide, and part community, ServeYourWorld has information on all aspects of volunteering abroad, from organization reviews to guides on packing.

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