How to Help Your Community: Ideas & Volunteer Opportunities

This article was co-authored by Kathryn Kellogg and by wikiHow staff writer, Raven Minyard, BA. Kathryn Kellogg is the founder of goingzerowaste.com, a lifestyle website dedicated to breaking eco-friendly living down into a simple step-by-step process with lots of positivity and love. Kathryn is the author of two books focusing on sustainability, 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste and 101 Tips for a Zero Waste Kitchen. She is the spokesperson for plastic-free living for National Geographic, has been featured by the Guardian, CNN, Refinery29, and Bustle, and has a following on instagram of over 700k.

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A community feels more alive when people who live there love it enough to help improve it. Helping your community makes life better for your friends, family, and neighbors. For this article, we interviewed career coach Archana Ramamoorthy and sustainability specialist Kathryn Kellogg to teach you all the best ways to help your community. Plus, learn the benefits of volunteering and how to find the best volunteer opportunity for you.

Create community through human connection and by finding common ground. “No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.”

You can learn a lot from volunteering. It teaches you teamwork, leadership skills, and patience. You’re not always working with people who have the same tools and skills as you. You’re able to give an elevator pitch much better when you volunteer.

To help your community, support your local economy by shopping at local businesses and buying food from local vendors as often as you’re able to. You can also help out your community by volunteering with your local government or organizations that are tackling problems and addressing needs in your area. Also, make an effort to attend community events, like festivals and neighborhood meetings, to show your support. For more advice from our Expert co-author, like how to learn more about your community, read on!