The Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering is a great way to spend your free time, it is good for you, for the community and will help you to stand out to employers.

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Benefits

You can gain valuable experience and depending on where you volunteer, you may be able to tailor it to a career you would like after university and gain examples for your CV.
Volunteering can help to develop your skills. Skills such as time-management and teamwork are really important in the workplace, so its useful to start practising them now.
You will also meet new people and learn more about the community you live in. Helping out with causes close to you is a great way to give back.
It is also a good way to bridge the gap between university and the workplace after graduating.

Royal Voluntary Service– A national volunteer charity which you can use to search volunteer opportunities near you.
Stonepillow– A charity based in Chichester helping to prevent homelessness.
Chichester and Bognor have lots of charity shops on the high streets who are always looking for volunteers.