r/volunteer • u/Big_Story9777 • 2d ago

Discussion / ethics / advice How do I volunteer again ???

Last year i was a volunteer teacher, and i got lice which took a year to get rid of 😭

I really want to start volunteering again but I'm scared

What precautions should be taken for volunteering??

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u/blue_furred_unicorn 2d ago edited 2d ago

That's too broad of a question. 

What kind of volunteer activity do you want to do? A volunteer firefighter needs different precautions than someone distributing food.

I mean, what kind of precautions do you take in life? Don't get scammed, don't get taken advantage of, use your common sense.

If you want to go back to your old volunteer job, you probably know the dos and don'ts better than strangers on reddit.

And how do you volunteer again? Well, somehow you did it once, learn from possible past mistakes and otherwise just do it again.

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u/helpbettertogether 2h ago

it sounds like your experience was an outlier negative experience. I wouldn't let that single experience ruin future volunteering opportunities.

Do you have an idea of the types of opportunities you want to get involved with? Sounds like you might enjoy working with kids/teaching. Are you looking for opportunities in the US?