DofE – Volunteering

The aim of the volunteering section is to encourage service to individuals and the community.

Benefits you get out of volunteering (these depend on what vlunteering you choose…):

• Make a personal contribution by dedicating free time to giving service to the community
• Appreciate the needs of others and contribute to their well-being by working with and for people with whom young people would not normally come into contact
• Trust and be trusted
• Understand personal strengths and weaknesses by reviewing their performance in briefing and training sessions
• Increase self-esteem by receiving positive feedback and learning to appreciate the value of making a personal contribution
• Overcome prejudice and fears through building new relationships and developing an empathy with others
• Generate positive action in the community by identifying and undertaking worthwhile service projects which benefit the local or wider community or the environment
• Accept responsibility through a personal commitment to an individual, organisation, group or community