How Do You Have Enough Power To Change A Community

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As we all know none of have enough power to completely change the world into the ideal place to live, while everybody has their opinions on what they would change people rarely make the step to change it, and when they do it still does not change the entire world. While we cannot and do not have the power to change our growing world, sometimes we can have enough power to change the very community that we live in and that can be enough to start a movement, especially in a thriving society like our own. In our community one thing that I would change would be to draw more attention to the opportunities to volunteer and the importance of it. I would also urge for the building of homes for homeless all around our neighborhoods. One last change that I would change is the starting time of school for all grade levels. …show more content…

It creates the idea of commitment to the community, it can be put on college and job applications, and it builds character. Not all people have the opportunity to volunteer, not because they can not, but because they do not have the knowledge of volunteering opportunities. Most volunteering events are brought to people's attention through church and school clubs. The problem with this is that not everybody goes to church or is in clubs at school. Something that could be done to promote this change at school and in the community is to talk more about volunteer opportunities on the school announcements are make them more apparent in public settings, or even having them be brought up in city meetings. Volunteering allows a person to be more involved in their neighborhood events and it can help build and better relationships with others, it also helps build up resumes before it is too late to do

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