[Community-Service] Community Service

Thu Jun 27 10:52:58 UTC 2019

 Hi Everyone,Everyone thank you for responding to my questions!I'm still going tr look for some community service work and remain encourage.Thanks!J

    On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 7:11:34 PM EDT, young swag863 via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:  

  Ashley,This was a abundance of great resource information. I would love if you would join our Community Service Call and share these resources it will be a great asset to Mini. Please let me know if you are available we meet every third Sunday of the month 9 PM EST.Thank you for all you do!!!God is JohnsonVice presidentCommunity Service Division 
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 11:45 AM Ashley Bramlett via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi J,

These aregood questions. I’ve had many community service experiences throughout my life.Some I liked and some I did not. I have also encountered problems involunteering at offices. Like you I wanted to volunteer in an office to gainskills and experience for my resume. My goal is to work in a public relationsrole or program assistant for employment. These questions are very open endedbut I’ll see if I can address them and go by paragraph; a question perparagraph. 

Q: How asblind adults can we find community service and stikck with it?

A: Exceptfor reading flyers in the community or hard copy newspaper, we can findopportunities like everyone else. I suggest trying to search a website withpostings for volunteers such as www.volunteermatch.com.Also, think about your interests. If you have specific organizations in mind,find out their local number and call them up and ask for the volunteercoordinator. I’ve also found many opportunities are posted on their websitesalthough accessibility varies with a screen reader. Word of mouth also works;if you belong to a faith community or civic club, asking there foropportunities may give you ideas.

 Think about your interests and volunteersomewhere that fits that.

Q: How canwe volunteer in our professions?

How can westick with it long term?

A: This ishard to answer without knowing anything like your professional goals andeducation. Some professions require certain degrees and/or certifications inorder to use professional skills. If your goal is to work with immigrants, lowincome or minorities you might try obtaining a long term internship. Unpaidinternships are like volunteering. You might think about applying to Americorpswhich is a year long service project.

If your goalinvolves serving the public, you might try volunteering for the government. Ifyou are near DC, the federal Smithsonian museums and even the white housevisitors center need volunteers which can be long term. You do not have to workdirectly with the public at the museums; they have options for behind thescenes work. If it is accessible, online opportunities are available.

Also, thelibrary of congress accepts volunteers for long term commitments.  You can assist in research, give tours, or beat the information desk. It depends on your interests.

SmithsonianMuseums:

https://www.si.edu/volunteer

Library ofCongress:

https://www.loc.gov/visit/volunteer/

If you are arecent graduate of college, there are paid and unpaid internships in thefederal government.

Another ideais to ask friends and family if you can work in their office a little bit. Ifyou can network, this helps finding opportunities.

Q: Have youvolunteered somewhere you did really not like?

A: I cannotsay I hated anything but some experiences were boring for me. For instance, I helpedpreparing the plastic eggs for the church egg hunt and that seemed tedious tostuff eggs. Also, I’ve participated in mass mailing preparation; tasks likesimply sticking lables on envelopes was repetitive.

Hope thishelps. If you have more specific questions, let us know.

Oh, andforms interfacing with the agency forms can be a challenge that I cannot find awork around for except for writing such info down in accessible way such asMicrosoft word and someone copying it to the form.

Sincerely,

Ashley

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Sent: Jun 25, 2019 8:11 PM
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Subject: [Community-Service] Community Service

Hi!I'm interested in community service work. I wanted to ask a question though.How as we as blind adults find community service work and actually stick to the work. I mean I have volunteered in the past, but I forgot about the experience. I want to start volunteering again and put the experience on my resume for professional purposes.Another question I have is how can we volunteer in our professions? I know there are volunteer opportunities for a day, one month one year. How can I stick with this.  I hope that I'm making sense. And another question that I have is how many volunteered in an opportunity that you really didn't like.Thank youJ

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