Build Your Resume by Volunteering

Volunteering can be a powerful way for young adults with disabilities to build a strong meaningful resume. It offers you real-world experience, helps you develop job skills like communication and problem solving, and shows future employers a commitment to contributing to the community.

Volunteering also allows you to “test drive” a career path, to explore other interests, often with flexible schedules and accommodations.

Volunteer at your local hospital

Explore a career in the medical field by volunteering in a hospital setting. There are a variety of options available, from assisting at community events to helping in different departments within the hospital.

Help out at your local food bank

Volunteers help operate most food banks, with gardening, community education classes, truck unloading, food rescue from local stores, and sorting, shelving and assisting clients.

Pitch in at a local senior center or nursing home

You can gain life skills like empathy and patience, build meaningful intergenerational bonds, help combat senior isolation, boost your own sense of purpose and well-being.

A quick internet search in your community can give you many choices for volunteering.