Volunteerism and

Community Service

ARNIE M. CADIENTE, Ph.D

Presenter
 Volunteerism and Community
Service
Objectives:
Learners are expected to:
1.Give the meaning and benefits of
volunteerism
2. Name the core values expected of volunteers
3. Explore volunteer opportunities that one
may engage in.
 What is Volunteerism?

Volunteerism is the act, or principle of

contributing one’s time, talents, and
resources freely to worthwhile purposes
without tangible compensation. It is
considered the most fundamentals act in
the society.
 What is Volunteerism?

Volunteerism can engage in a variety of

fields, including medical, environmental, and
educational support groups, child protection
and human rights advocates, poll or election
work, and peacekeeping.
 Some people consider volunteerism as
pastime; others see it as a vocation. Some
volunteers have high-paying jobs and stable
careers; others are well known in their fields.
Volunteers could be teachers, doctors, lawyear, or
celebrities. They could be housewieves, students
or retirees.
Regardless of age, economic status, sex, and
educational attainment, volunteers work together
towards a common cause for which they commit
their time, know-how and expertise, and
sometimes even their own money.
 What is Volunteer?

A volunteer is an individual or group who

contributes time, service, and resources to a
just and essential social development cause,
mission, or endeavor, whether full-time or part-
time, in the belief that their activity is mutually
meaningful and beneficial to the public interest
as well as to themselves.
 What is Volunteer?

However, one does not become a

volunteer by simply raising his/her hand. A
volunteer has to under go training and attend
seminar for specific functions or tasks that
he/she volunteers for.
Moore (2002) describes a volunteer as follows:
“ A volunteer is a person who light to others,
giving witness in a mixed-up age, doing well and
willingly the task at hand, namely, being aware of
another’s need and doing something about it”.

“A volunteer is a person who strives to make

other people happy, who takes the loneliness out
of the alone by talking to them, who is concerned
when others are unconcerned, who has the
courage to be a blessings and to any things that
have to be said for the good of all”.
 “ A volunteer is a person whose charity is
fidelity, who is faithful in an unfaithful world,
grateful in an ungrateful world, giving when all
are grasping, listening when others need to tell
about their fears and problems”.
Volunteers are people from all walks of
life, all ages and stages, having a common
desire to make a difference in their community
and their own life by giving of their time and
expertise. For young people, volunteering
brings a new sense of confidence and self-
gratification. It a good way to interact in the
grown-up world.
Benefits of Volunteers
Volunteers yields the following benefits:
1. Community Development
2. Development of the skills of volunteers
3. Peace, solidarity, and trust among
citizens
4. Career opportunity for volunteers
5. Friendship among citizens
6. Experience and self-esteem gained by
volunteers.
Values Expected of Volunteers
Here are some core values expected of
volunteers:
1. Commitment – Volunteers are attached
to, identified with, and involved with
community services.
2. Professionalism – Volunteers observe
work ethics in performing their responsibilities
with socially and morally accepted behaviors.
3. Creativity – Volunteers search
constantly for new strategies and methods of
doing task for improved results.
Values Expected of Volunteers
4. Unity- A volunteer supports teamwork
to achieve the common goal.
 Volunteer Opportunities
The 2001 National Survey of Giving,
Volunteering and Participating shares the ff.
questionnaire, the answers to which help
determine what kind of volunteer opportunities
will be suited to the individual volunteer.
1. If you have all the human and financial
resources in the world, what problem would
you solve, what would you change, and what
would you create? Your answers will tell you
what matters the most of you.
 Volunteer Opportunities
2. What kind of time commitment are you
willing to make? Are you looking for a
regular/weekly volunteer commitment or short-
term time opportunity?
3. Would like to volunteer with other
people?
4. Would like to volunteer from your own
home or would you prefer to volunteer in an
organization.
5. If you like to volunteer away from home,
where is the best location for you-near your
home, your work, your child’s care center?
 Volunteer Opportunities
6. Do you have specific skills or talents
that you would like to share with an
organization?
7. Would you like to develop a specific
skills?
8. What are your personal goals? Would
you like to re-enter the workforce or meet new
people?
 Potential Volunteer Opportunities are as follows:
1. If you like animals, you can help out at an
animal shelter or the nearest zoo.
2. If you like working with kids, you can get
involved at a day-care or preschool center or help
younger students with their schoolwork.
3. If you enjoy playing sports, you can play
games with the kids at a nearby sports complex or
organize a mini-sports fest.
4. If you are concerned about other people
with disabilities, you can volunteer at an agency or
institutions that care for people with physical or
mental disabilities.
 Community Service
Community service is identified by the higher
educational Institutions (HEI) in consultation with
the local government, community-based
organizations, and non-governmental organizations
as designed to improved the quality of life of
community residents, particularly low-income
individuals, or to solve particular problems related
to their needs . Community service includes the
following:
1. First aid training or health care, preschool
storytelling, social welfare, social services, trauma
 Community Service
Counseling, groups dynamics, crime prevention,
recreation, street cleaning, and community
dev’t.
2. Serving in the youth corps as defined in the
NSTP Act of 2001
3. Assisting students with disabilities
4. Tutoring, supporting educational and
recreational activities, and counseling, including
career counseling.
 Volunteer community-service can be
rendered in government offices, private
companies or any place where be needed.
Volunteers can also work from homes.
Thank You