It can be hard to find time for volunteering. But the advantages of volunteering are much bigger for you, your community and your family. If you pick the right way for volunteering, you may end up finding new friends, reach out, learn skills or advance your career. Volunteering also helps in protecting your physical and mental health. There are many benefits of volunteering. These include:

1.      It Helps In Connecting With Others: Volunteering helps you in impacting the community. Volunteering helps in making your community a better place. When you dedicate your time as a volunteer, it helps in making friends, boosting social skills and expand your network.
2.      It Is Good For Body & Mind: Volunteering helps in improving both mental and physical health. It increases self-confidence. It can give a healthy boost to self-esteem, self-confidence and life satisfaction. Volunteering also reduces the risk of depression. When you are socially isolated, there are increased chances of depression. This can be easily countered with volunteering.
3.      It Can Help In Advancing Career: When starting a new career, volunteering can help getting experience in the areas of interest, meeting people of your field and also improving your skills like teamwork, problem solving, teamwork, communication etc.