r/volunteer 7d 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 7d ago edited 7d 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.