Rights and Responsibilities in my Community - Franklin College

Volunteers in my Community
2.1 Citizenship
Citizenship is the way people in a community or certain groups carry out the
rights and responsibilities that they have. In order to carry out these rights to
show good citizenship you can do many things like do your share to make
your school and community better, cooperate with others, get involved in you
community, be a good neighbor, obey the rules, respect others, and protect
the environment.
2.2 Learning about Volunteers
One way to show good citizenship is to become a volunteer in your
community. A volunteer is someone who does important work without getting
paid. Volunteers agree to work different places because they care about
helping others. You can do many things to volunteer in your community.
Volunteers work hard to improve their communities. Being a volunteer is one
way to be a good citizen.
2.3 Volunteer Organizations
If you are a volunteer you may participate in many different organizations
where you will have certain rights and responsibilities for each organization
you join. An Organization is a group of people that work together to
accomplish the same goals. There are many volunteer organizations in your
community. By joining one of these organizations in your community you are
working on citizenship and helping others. You can make a difference just by
volunteering in your community.
2.4 Making a Difference
Volunteers can make a difference in other people’s lives. They make a
difference because they are working to help people accomplish goals. Goals
are things that people want to accomplish. In order to make a difference in
communities you need to have volunteers who are willing to give of their time
to help others.
2.5 How to volunteer in your Community (Literacy Connection)
When you want to volunteer in your community you must find out how to
volunteer or where to go to volunteer. Some of these questions can be
answered by your teachers, parents, or family members. You can also learn
about volunteers through books, television, radio, and the internet.