How can I start volunteering?

• Check your local newspaper or community website to learn about local volunteer organizations.
• Evaluate your schedule to determine when you have time to volunteer. 
• Consider the skills you have to offer and how they might be best used in your community. 
• Think about the causes or issues that are most important to you — you're most likely to be energized if you are volunteering for something you believe in. 
• Get your family involved! Volunteering is a great way to spend a weekend afternoon together as a family. 
• Ask around — you might just find that your friends and neighbors are already involved in organizations that need a hand.