How Do You Start A Community Volunteer Program?
You want to make a contribution to your community that extends far beyond your initial action. You want to involve others, creating a group of caring and concerned citizens that give of their time to help. As you form your volunteer program, there are a few things to keep in mind. Arrange for the local newspaper to run a story about your new community volunteer program. Provide them with your plans and arrange a date for an initial meeting of interested parties. Determine which projects you want to pursue first. A volunteer program can exist to support a specific venue, like a hospital or a home meal-delivery program, or it can expand to offer services in many areas, even in school classrooms and animal shelters. Make a list of your top 6 choices, then whittle it down to the 3 most important. Start there and diversify as your numbers grow. Elect officers from the parties that show up at the first meeting. You will need a secretary, a treasurer, a president and vice president. You may w
