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Find fulfillment and friendships through volunteer work.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People often choose to volunteer for various reasons, but one of the primary motivations is the desire to make a positive impact on a cause they care about. Also, volunteering allows individuals to  support and motivate organizations making their life experience more enjoyable. Socializing, meeting new people and spending time together with old and new friends contributes to something meaningful.<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Kris McDonald, Community Engagement Manager for Habijax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Kris McDonald, Community Engagement Manager for Habijax says the reason most people volunteer with their organization is twofold: a desire to make a meaningful \u2018deposit\u2019 into our community while also helping a family in transition into homeownership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring Hammer Time (a morning gathering at the build site of volunteers getting briefed on Habitat\/HabiJax\u2019s history & mission and on the day\u2019s tasks), we often find that volunteers with years of service work right alongside the first timers. Once they understand that they are not just helping build a home, but also wrapping in it in joy, it often leads to them returning to help another family,\u201d McDonald said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteering fosters connections within communities, amplifies empathy, and cultivates a sense of purpose. McDonald notes, \u201cWe know that volunteers are the \u2018secret sauce\u2019; my job is to make them feel that way so they understand how valuable they are to us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 If you have extra time on your hands, consider lending a hand to a local organization dear to your heart!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GET INVOLVED! Local Organizations Need Help<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Builders Care of Northeast Florida<\/strong>
<\/a>6747 Southpoint Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 727-3443<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM)<\/strong>
<\/a>850 6th Avenue South, Suite 400
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
(904) 241-2326<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacksonville Humane Society<\/strong>
<\/a>8464 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 493-4584<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sulzbacher Men\u2019s Health Center<\/strong>
<\/a>611 East Adams
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 359-0457<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors On A Mission<\/strong>
<\/a>2050 Art Museum Drive
Suite 102 Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 551-4373<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habijax<\/a><\/strong>
2404 Hubbard Street
Jacksonville, FL 32206
(904) 798-4529<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteer Match<\/a>
<\/strong>Learn about Jacksonville volunteer opportunities, organizations in cause areas like advocacy, health and medicine, seniors, veterans, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find fulfillment and friendships through volunteer work. People often choose to volunteer for various reasons, but one of the primary motivations is the desire to make a positive impact on a cause they care about. Also, volunteering allows individuals to  support and motivate organizations making their life experience more enjoyable. Socializing, meeting new people and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=854"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1238,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854\/revisions\/1238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}