Some of the benefits of volunteering:
Would you like to acquire new skills?
Meet new people?
Find new and interesting ways to use your pre-existing talents?
Help others?
Experience new challenges?
Try Volunteering!
Benefits of volunteering include:
Volunteers are happier, healthier and sleep better than those who don’t volunteer.
- 96% of volunteers say that it “makes people happier”.
- 95% of volunteers say that “volunteering is related to feelings of wellbeing”.
- Volunteering results in a “helper’s high”, a powerful physical and emotional feeling experienced when directly helping others.
- Just a few hours of volunteer work makes a difference in happiness and mood.
- Sustained volunteering is associated with better mental health.
- Altruistic emotions and behaviours are associated with greater well-being, health, and longevity.
- A strong correlation exists between the well-being, happiness, health, and longevity of people who are emotionally kind and compassionate in their charitable helping activities.
- The experience of helping others provides meaning, a sense of self-worth, a social role and health enhancement.
- Volunteering is highly associated with greater health and happiness.
Source: Volunteering australia fun facts
How to start
Centrelink customers should contact us to make an appointment to start volunteering or register online on our website. Click here to sign up.
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For Centrelink job seekers this is a great way to increase your networks and social circles.