Volunteerism Rises for New College Grads
Earlier today, we posted the Mindset List for today’s college freshmen, an interesting look at their experiences and benchmark events. Now, we are pleased to report that today’s college grads are volunteering more than any previous generation. Influenced by Hurricane Katrina, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and September 11, many are putting off their careers to join service groups and to start charitable, non-profit organizations.
For example: Applications for the Peace Corps rose 37 percent from 2001 to 2006; AmeriCorps-Volunteers in Service to America has seen its number of applications rise by 50 percent since 2004 and applications increased almost five times what they were in the year 2000 at Teach for America.
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