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In getting homeless youth off the streets, Kathy Tillotson<\/a> found that volunteering benefits not only those being helped but the volunteers as well. That\u2019s something the people at Good Samaritan Society\u2013Ambassador, in New Hope, Minnesota, have experienced. We talked to them about how volunteering does you good:<\/p>\n

1. It gives you new purpose. <\/strong>This is especially true for people who feel lost when their working days are over. George Rosch came to Ambassador as a rehab patient after brain and spinal injuries landed him in a wheelchair, ending his career as a truck driver. \u201cHe was very depressed,\u201d says customer engagement coordinator Barb Burger. \u201cHe had no idea how to find meaning in life. I reminded him God works in mysterious ways. We were looking for a concierge, and I thought, Who better to talk to patients than someone who\u2019s been through it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosch is now in his fifth year as a full-time volunteer. \u201cI do many different things here, and I love it all,\u201d he says. \u201cIt feels good to know I can help other people. This is my job now.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. It improves mental and physical health. <\/strong>Volunteering helped Rosch recover from depression and traumatic brain injury. Studies have shown that seniors who volunteer have fewer physical limitations, less depression and better cognitive function than nonvolunteers.<\/p>\n

3. It lets you meet people. <\/strong>Social interaction is vital to well-being. Rose Marie \u201cToots\u201d Holland, a resident at Ambassador, packs nutritious weekend snacks for local elementary students and makes fleece blankets for women in shelters. \u201cMy husband passed away, and I need to keep myself busy,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to meet the other ladies volunteering.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. It helps you develop new skills. <\/strong>Georgia Helvick, originally a pet therapy volunteer, liked the seniors at Ambassador so much, she asked her church to do more outreach there. \u201c\u2018Sure,\u2019 they said, \u2018but you\u2019ll have to lead the ministry.\u2019 That was new for me!\u201d she says. Rosch, meanwhile, went from not wanting to touch the computer to \u201cI can do this!\u201d His tasks now include scanning documents.<\/p>\n

5. It helps you grow spiritually. <\/strong>Volunteers find their compassion for and interest in others deepen. Rosch says he\u2019s become \u201cmore understanding, more caring toward people.\u201d Helvick adds, \u201cYou can\u2019t tell from the outside what an interesting life someone has led. You only find out when you sit down and talk to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit <\/em>good-sam.com\/guideposts<\/a> <\/strong>to learn how volunteering benefits both the volunteers and their communities and to watch a video about George Rosch\u2019s accident and recovery.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more inspiring stories, subscribe to <\/em>Guideposts<\/strong><\/a> magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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