Volunteering is a great way to strengthen your college application while performing a needed service in the community. Consider your strengths, your interests, what you would like to learn, and what you can offer as you evaluate opportunities for volunteering. Organizations in our area are putting their volunteer opportunities on the web at a site called Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org. You can view volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Match website by entering our zipcode into the search box. You can also optionally register your interests and keep track of your volunteering (parental permission required if under 16 years old).
Volunteer Match is a leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of
nonprofit,
volunteer and
business leaders committed to civic engagement. Their popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 40,000 nonprofit organizations. Read more in their latest annual report. To view the available opportunities,
click here.
If you’d like to strengthen college applications through volunteer service, look into this during the first quarter of the year. Consider your strengths, your interests, what you’d like to learn, and what you can offer. The hospital, library, animal shelter and various community organizations utilize volunteers in the summer and throughout the year.
