Become a Volunteer

Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on your community. But did you know that it can have many benefits for you, too?You may have heard that volunteering helps you get into college, but keep in mind they're not just looking for a list of organizations and dates. Colleges want to see a complete picture of you, and real examples of your commitment, dedication, and interests.

Reasons to Volunteer

Gain Valuable Life Experiences and Skills

Whether you build houses for the homeless or mail flyers for a local politician, you'll experience the real world through hands-on work. You can use this experience to explore your major or career interests.

Meet Interesting People

Volunteering brings together a variety of people. Both the recipients of your volunteer efforts and your co-workers can be rich sources of insight. For example, maybe you'll learn about the legal profession from a former lawyer you visit at a convalescent center.

Get Academic Credit

Some schools offer academic credit for volunteer work through "service-learning." This is a teaching method that integrates hands-on learning (through service to the community) into the school curriculum. It's available in high schools and colleges, as well as in earlier grades. To find out if your school offers service-learning, visit the Learn and Serve website.

Send a Signal to Colleges

Colleges pay attention to your life inside and outside the classroom. Your extracurricular activities reveal a great deal about you, such as what your interests are, whether you can manage your priorities and maintain a long-term commitment, what diversity you'd bring to the student body, and how you've made a meaningful contribution to something. Keep in mind, colleges are not interested in seeing you do it all. It's more meaningful to colleges to see your dedication to one or two causes or activities than to see that you've spread yourself thin.

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Volunteering has many other intangible benefits. It can help you give back to society, break down barriers of misunderstanding or fear, explore personal issues, and even have fun. "Community service, which was required at my high school, was a big wow with interviewers. It's even better if you can match your service with your career interest. For example, volunteer at a hospital if you're planning on med school." Faith, college student

Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Volunteer

It's important that you enjoy the type of service you choose and that you have the time to stick with it. Ask yourself these questions before you commit to an organization.

• How much time do I have to commit?
• Do I want an ongoing, regularly-scheduled assignment, a short-term assignment, or a one-time assignment?
• Am I willing to participate in a training course or do I want to start my volunteer work immediately?
• Which talents or skills do I offer?
• What would I most like to learn by volunteering?
• What don't I want to do as a volunteer?
• Do I want to work alone or with a group?
• With what kind of people do I want to work -- both in terms of who is receiving my services and who my co-workers might be?

Welcome and thank you for Registering for our Volunteer Program at BCCI.

View our Volunteer Opportunities Section

We are actively recruiting volunteers for the upcoming Calendar year of events and administrative operations. The new volunteers will receive free training and experience in helping to make life better and brighter for the future of our world!

Please complete the below form and our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to setup an interview.  Please complete every line so we can have the best information to help evaluate how and in what capacity that we can utilize your skills and capabilities.