Community Service

Community service/volunteerism can be defined as a non-paying job performed by one person or a group of people for the benefit of their community or its institutions, as stated by Wikipedia. In my point of view, community service/volunteerism is service for others, selflessness and reflection. Community service is putting one’s needs before your own and […]

For my Community Service, my employer was William Colton. Colton elected to the New York State Assembly in November 1996, and he represented as the 47th Assembly District. He comprises the neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Midwood. Colton had also been active in many community issues, including developing transit, as an […]

The concept of requiring community service of college students as a requirement for graduation is based on the idea that communities and individuals can be helped in their development through volunteer service. Community service provides the opportunity for students to share their knowledge, skills, and abilities with someone who might not have benefited from such […]

Okere in one of his quotes wrote: “Man is not just an individual, an island, left to himself and sufficient to himself, on his own. Man is essentially community.” I grew up in a community that upheld a belief that it is only in the community that the life of an individual acquires true meaning, […]

For my Community Service, my employer was William Colton. Colton elected to the New York State Assembly in November 1996, and he represented as the 47th Assembly District. He comprises the neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Midwood. Colton had also been active in many community issues, including developing transit, as an […]

With the passing of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, there is increased focus on integrating student community service, volunteerism and service learning into the curriculum. Service learning can be a key to unlock our nation’s potential. Promising that national service will “strengthen the cords that bind us together as a people,” […]

Community service is a non-paying job about 200 to 60 hours performed by one person or a group of people for the benefit of their community, but should it really be mandatory? Community service is different from volunteering since it is not always performed on a voluntary basis. It may be performed for a variety […]