I need to do 15 hours of community service. What should I do for them?

Answer 1

Library
Schools
Homeless Shelters
Museums
Retirement Homes
Animal Shelters

Answer 2

My first question to you would be to ask why you must do community service? Is this court-ordered or is part of your educational requirements or something else entirely?

I would think that if this is court-ordered, you would be best to do your community service in an area related to your offense. For example. if this is part of a DWI or DUI plea, then speak to students of drinking and driving.

If this is part of your education requirements or something else entirely, then do your community service in an area in which you have an interest. You may find that this is sufficiently rewarding an activity for you that you continue to volunteer your services.

BTW, volunteer activities of any type do more for you than simply fulfilling a requirement or giving you a sense of self-fulfillment. Volunteer activities show your interest in the surrounding community, and therefore are a positive item on any resume or post-secondary school application. Don't continue to volunteer for that reason, though.

Answer 3

when you report to the assigned location for your service to begin, they'll have something for you to do.
A worthless task that someone else did the day before and your supervisor will find ways to stretch out your tasks to get the hours in. It will be a community dis-service because your task will do nothing to improve or help the community and because you are doing nothing constructive or something very lame, when there are many things that would be productive, it will be the longest 15 hours of your life.

Answer 4

Check your local newspaper. Usually on Sundays in the "Entertainment Section" there is a list of agencies looking for volunteers. Our paper has them listed in the "Entertainment Section" but they may be in the social section or metro section.

Nursing homes need help as do hospitals and animal shelters. Since you only have 15 hours to do, you may be limited as to where you can go. (Training involved may last longer than 15 hours).

Check organizations like the Jaycees or Kiwanis, too. They usually have on-going charity events in which reliable volunteers are needed.

Answer 5

Depending on where you live, your local volunteer center should be able to connect you with a non-profit organization that can benefit from your service.

I would recommend the following organizations:

Hands On Network -- http://www.handsonnetwork.org/
Points of Light Foundation -- http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

Or you can work through your local United Way office:
http://www.unitedway.org

One of these groups should be able to guide you into some episodic (one-time or short-term) volunteer opportunities that match your interests. The volunteer centers and other organizations will also provide you with appropriate documentation that you attended these projects as well.

Answer 6

I used to pick up old magazines from the libraries and take them to different area hospices or nursing homes and pass them out to the patients - you have to have a strong stomach for it though.

Meals on wheels needs a lot of help this time of year.

Roadside garbage collecting is a great one, but if it was a busy road I found it a little dangerous.

Answer 7

Try to serve a real need in your community that also feeds your soul or connects with you. If you call your area Red Cross, Salvation Army, a very active church, or even your chamber of commerce or city hall, you can gather some ideas to choose from. If you have any particular talent, it's good to share this.

Answer 8

Umm,probably the easiest thingu can do is ask a local church for if they need any errands ran,and sometimes thelyy just let u sit there and chill...15 hoursis barely any at all

Answer 9

You should ask your probation officer what your choices are. But generally I think you can offer your services at the salvation army, the local food bank, answering calls for suicide hotlines, etc.

Answer 10

I would recommend you sweep off the litter on the street. That's a real easy way to finish off your community service.