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Good morning everyone,

I am looking to do charity work for one year straight. Starting in February of 2024 my job is giving me a years salary to go do charity work of any sort.

So my question is, what kind of charity needs help around central Pennsylvania, USA?

I know there are soup kitchens and some popular ones like Habitat for Humanity, but how do I help the ones that might not have as many people helping them?

I apologize if this isn't the correct place to post this, I'm still very new to Lemmy.

Thank you

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Charity explorers probably a good resource to investigate your local charities. But something you feel passionate about is important, especially if it's a full year.

If you want to travel, the Peace corps could be an option. Or volunteering at a lifestyle organization, like as a park ranger, or an animal shelter attendant. Whatever your passions are

[–] Zyrinth@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you so much! I looked into charity explorers and I don't think I would be too much of a help for them.

However, the peace corp is something I've never heard of and this seems amazing. I was looking for something local, but this is too amazing to pass up on. Depending on how much time I have in between doing this, I might just volunteer for something local on my own time. Thank you again!

[–] yacht_boy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Peace corps is amazing but it's quite a process to get in and I believe it's a 2 year commitment. If you want to do that you'll likely need to quit your job entirely.

[–] Zyrinth@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I saw that it was a 2 year program but when I dug in a bit more, they have 3-12 options. I was looking at some 7 month programs.