Walker Library: Wellness: Volunteering

Benefits of Volunteering

Connection with others
Make a difference
Learn new skills
Mental & physical health
Explore interests and passions

To learn more, please visit Volunteering and its Surprising Benefits

Tips For Finding a Volunteer Opportunity That is Right For You

Consider your goals

Do you want to meet new people, expand on your current interests or learn a new skill? Do you want to improve your community or would you rather travel and make a difference outside of where you live?

Self-reflect

How much time do you have to commit?
What causes are important to you?
What current skills do you have?
Do you want to work with adults, children or animals?
Would you rather work alone or work as a team?
Do you want to be behind the scenes or take on a more visible role?

Ideas of Places to Volunteer

Source: Volunteering & its Surprising Benefits

Resources from the James E. Walker Library

Peace Corps Perspective: A Look at the People, Places, and Cultures of Th e First 140 Peace Corps Host Countries from 1964 To 2014 by Peace Corps (Editor) This pictorial collection captures the work that Peace Corps Volunteers conduct as part of the program ranging from agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth development.
Call Number: 3rd Floor 361.6 B63p
ISBN: 9780160926877
Publication Date: 2015
Volunteering and Communication Vol. 1 by Michael W. Kramer (Editor); Loril M. Gossett (Editor); Laurie K. Lewis (Editor) The contributors explore volunteers broadly and are divided into five sections which cover becoming a volunteer; learning about self as a volunteer; dark sides of volunteering; organizationally supported volunteering; and voice and dissent.
Call Number: 3rd Floor 302.14 V88
ISBN: 9781433117183
Publication Date: 2013
Volunteering and Communication - Vol. 2 by Michael W. Kramer (Editor); Laurie K. Lewis (Editor); Loril M. Gossett (Editor) The second volume of Volunteering and Communication seeks to build upon the agenda set in motion by the first volume, which demonstrated the breadth of research being conducted on volunteers. The focus of this second volume is on the important issues related to volunteering in international and intercultural contexts.
Call Number: 3rd Floor 302.14 V88 v.2
ISBN: 9781433124624
Publication Date: 2014

Campus Volunteer & Service Opportunities

Volunteer & Service Opportunities at MTSU
Learn more about volunteering with your MTSU peers

Off Campus Volunteer Opportunities

Hands On Nashville
Find a volunteer opportunity perfect for you.
Volunteer Rutherford
Connecting citizens to service
City of Murfreesboro
Perfect volunteer opportunities for those who love to be in nature.
PAWS
Interested in volunteering at the shelter? On-site (& outreach) volunteers help PAWS maintain high quality care of the animals and continue life-saving work. There are numerous ways you can volunteer at the shelter.
Room In The Inn
Room In The Inn welcomes volunteers in every area of our community life. They serve in many roles, according to their gifts and talents and our needs.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Only through your efforts can we achieve our mission of providing food to people facing hunger and working to advance hunger solutions in our community. We need volunteers every day to help sort and pack food donations, prepare BackPacks for hungry children, as well as assist with special events and administrative support. When you donate your time to Second Harvest, you become a partner in the fight against hunger in Middle Tennessee.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center
We need YOU to help meet the demand for our vital healing and protective services. Volunteers and Donors are the center’s lifeblood. Your gift of time could enhance public knowledge of vital service areas, aid in critical fundraising events, help someone through a domestic or sexual assault crisis, or support overall operations of the safe shelter.
Peace Corps
Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level to create change that lasts long after their service. As a Volunteer, you can make an investment in our world—one handshake, one project, one friendship at a time—that leads to new possibilities in service and when you return home.
American Red Cross
Your time and talent can make a real difference in people's lives.
Volunteer.gov
Discover opportunities across the nation
Americorps
Our communities are stronger when we come together. Thousands of volunteer opportunities are waiting for you. Make a difference: start where you are and when you can.
Habitat For Humanity
Help build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

About Us

Wellness: Volunteering

Benefits of Volunteering

Tips For Finding a Volunteer Opportunity That is Right For You

Ideas of Places to Volunteer

Resources from the James E. Walker Library

Campus Volunteer & Service Opportunities

Off Campus Volunteer Opportunities

Podcasts About Volunteering