The Corporation for National and Community Service recently released Volunteering in America, the most comprehensive data on volunteering in the U.S. ever assembled. This report, available at www.VolunteeringinAmerica.gov has detailed, multi-year information on volunteering trends and demographics in all 50 states, U.S. regions and several cities, and it ranks states and large and mid-size cities on volunteer rates. The Web site allows users to explore the information in great detail and pull data from specific cities. The report is based on research and thousands of surveys from the U.S. Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

The report offers information that is particularly important at this time, with the economic downturn and the President’s recent call to service through United We Serve. Now is a critical moment for volunteering in America.As social needs continue to mount, demographic changes offer new avenues for involvement, and support grows in every sector for service as a solution to America’s tough problems.

 

HandsOn Network is eager to respond through Get HandsOn – our more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers across the country are mobilizing volunteers and activating volunteer leaders to meet these pressing needs and create change. Through Get HandsOn, the network wants to inspire citizens, equip citizen leaders and mobilize impact. We provide the foundation and tools for individuals to transform occasional service activities into sustained civic action, from tutoring children to running for the local school board. This report is helpful in assessing where we are as a nation and seeing where we can improve. Locate the action center nearest you to raise these impact numbers and Get HandsOn!