There are a number of ways that you and your family can help out through the holidays and help others. Every day through Christmas, Patch will be highlighting a way you can provide compassion and resources to those in need.
Volunteer New York! Today's opportunity is for Heartsong in White Plains. The organization provides a program of art, dance movement and music therapy for people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist with the Saturday program as participants build up their social skills, language, self-esteem, fine motor skills and more.
The volunteers will help with set-up and clean-up and work directly with participants to engage them in therapy sessions under supervision of lead therapists. For more information including requirements, or to express interest, go here.
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It offers a range of fire…. Department of Social Services, Temple Hills Maryland Location is beyond awful, that location is under staffed and the services is beyond poor. From Business: Founded in , Volunteer Fire Department of Brandywine provides fire protection and emergency medical services. Its equipment includes trucks, engines,…. Its inventory includes pumpers, brush…. It doesn't mean pretending bad things don't happen, but rather savoring the goodness, according to experts on the topic, including Robert Emmons, a University of California - Davis psychology professor who is known as the " father of gratitude.
In short, living with gratitude is "an affirmation of goodness" and a recognition of the good in the world as the source of our individual gifts, benefits and blessings. Gratitude is not singularly focused, Emmons said in a YouTube video for the Greater Good Science Center , but rather recognizes that the sources of goodness are other people who "gave us many gifts, big and small, to help us achieve the goodness in our lives.
A study looked at how volunteering affects mental and physical health , life satisfaction, social well-being and depression in adults. Researchers found that volunteering is significantly related to better health and should be promoted as a "healthy lifestyle" by public health officials.
Volunteering connects you to others: Helping out in even the smallest ways can make a difference in the lives of others in your community. It can also benefit your own life as it helps you make new friends, expand your network and boost your social skills. Volunteering is great for your mind and body: Volunteering helps counteract the effects of stress, anger and anxiety. The connection it provides to others helps combat depression and loneliness.
It also just makes us happy. Volunteering increases self-confidence: Doing good for others in your community provides a sense of accomplishment, while being a volunteer gives your life additional meaning. Volunteering brings fun and fulfillment to your life: Doing volunteer work you find meaningful can be a great way to escape from the day-to-day stress of work, school or family commitments.
Volunteering can also foster gratitude — not just in the beneficiary but in the volunteer as well. So it may not come as a surprise that the benefits of volunteering closely mirror those of practicing gratitude. Adults and kids who live with gratitude are kinder and more generous. They're generally optimistic, enthusiastic and happy. They sleep better.
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