Volunteering is an act of giving free service as well as time to the community and get connected with the people. Volunteers play a very important role in our society. Volunteering can be in any form like online or in person where every volunteer acts as a representative of an organization serving for a cause.
Volunteers in the time of Covid-19 are playing a significant task by reaching out to the demands of people and also provided mental support to those who needed. Various things are done by volunteers as mentioned below:
- Arranging food for the needy or poor is one of the activities done by volunteers. People donate in the food banks where there money/food helps the community and these activities give satisfaction and sense of belonging to the neighborhood.
- Creating new courses for every age group can help people do divert from negative thinking into positive one.
- To avoid the feeling of isolation, online meetups help a lot in managing stress levels. Volunteers can arrange all sorts of weekly meetups or even daily basis short meetings to get engaged and connected with public and answer their questions to built confidence in them.
- Online counseling sessions conducted can be really helpful for the people in distress.
- Every home needs groceries so money collected by fundraising events helps a lot.
- People feel more secure as the social ties build trust among people. Volunteers engage public in common cause and reduce anxiety in every age group.