These two words come together in the most beautiful and fulfilling way in most towns/ cities in the USA. When I first moved to the US I used to wonder how a working parent could find time to volunteer – isn’t the task of raising a child itself so complex? Over the years I have come to realize that there is a seamless connection between these words – you do good while fulfilling your responsibilities as a parent. You volunteer in your child’s world and contribute to the bigger community by stretching a little more each day.
I live in the suburbs of New York City and have three kids. I am also a small business owner, so life is busy on all fronts. When the kids were younger and the business was in its infancy, I had no time to volunteer. I would look at the dentists, lawyers, investment bankers volunteering and would be perplexed at how they found the time to volunteer as much. They inspired me to start and now when I look around me, I just see good people stretching themselves a little more each day to make our world a better place.
Here are some key organizations that are solely based on parent volunteers -