Many young people think about volunteering, few do it

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 2 October 2007

Almost half of the young people who took part in an online survey about volunteering had thought about giving up their time to do so, but only 3 per cent took any action.

Among the reasons cited by the 120 17 to 30-year-old respondents to the Welsh Assembly-funded survey was uncertainty about whether they would have anything in common with fellow volunteers. Only 6 per cent considered sharing their experiences to help other people to be a form of volunteering. However, 70 per...

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