The road to recovery after addiction is not always smooth and easy. Rome wasn’t built in a day and recovery is not achieved that quick either. You are trying your hardest to make every day positive and you are to be congratulated for your effort. You probably feel the need to make right some of the wrongs that were incurred during your addiction. That is a very normal and commendable thing to do. There are any number of places that always need volunteers for jobs. The field is really wide open and all you have to do is decide where you feel you will do the most good.
Hospitals are always looking for volunteers to escort patients to the many areas of the building. Volunteers at hospitals often deliver newspapers, mail and flowers to the rooms. The children’s ward is always thankful to have volunteers who will read, play games or just visit with their young patients.
Most cities and towns in this day and age have a food pantry or a clothing store for those less fortunate and maybe a soup kitchen that serves two to three meals a day. All of these places need to be staffed, all day, with volunteers. The food at the soup kitchen has to be prepared and served and everything has to be cleaned up afterwards. In larger towns there may be a shelter where people who are living on the streets can sleep inside at night, protected from the weather.
Ronald McDonald House’s are run totally by volunteers. They clean, cook, answer the phone, deliver messages and do office work on a daily basis. The families who stay here have critically ill or injured children in a near by hospital.
I’m sure there are plenty more places who would love to have a volunteer take over a portion of the work load. Just ask around and the opportunities will most likely astound you. If you have found that being a volunteer has helped you during your recovery, or if you have found something that worked better, please let us know. If you or someone you know has a problem with drugs and/or alcohol let them know there is help waiting for them. Make a call to A Better Tomorrow and they will help get you headed down the road of recovery.
If you need help, are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who is, please contact A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center today. We are here to help.
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If you have the time to do some type of volunteer work, I think you should. After you have done it a few times you'll see what I mean. It grows on you. There's just something innately pleasing about helping others.
ReplyDeleteAmen brother! I volunteer at a couple of places as often as my schedule allows. I read to children at our local library and work back stage at our muni opera. I really enjoy both. At Thanksgiving and Christmas I work the bread line at the shelter. It makes me remember how many things I have to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing that can make you feel better than helping someone else, especially if they are less fortunate than you are.
ReplyDeleteSince I've been clean, I volunteer at the soup kitchen. I look at the people and think, 'that used to be me.' It's a powerful reinforcement for me to stay clean. I'll probably continue this work until I'm too old to help.
ReplyDeleteI spend my volunteer hours at a nearby nursing home. The place is full of elderly men and women whose families can't seem to find enough time for them. These people are so appreciative of any little thing you do for them. It's a good feeling I have when I walk out that door.
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