The place I intern at for school is a facility that helps out the poor to receive food and clothing. My experience here and at another organization has shown that there multiple advantages to actually going out and volunteering
>makes it easier to transition back into workforce after a period of NEET/semi-NEET lifestyle, since taking time out of YOUR own "busy" schedule allows you to essentially set your own hours to what you want and because its much easier to start volunteering than it is to land a job these days
>looks good on a resume, or at least better than having a giant chronological crater where you did nothing, and can help you gain more buzzword skills for said resume
>helping out the less fortunate and making the world a better/less shitty place does wonders for your self esteem, unless you're selfish of course
>different places often need help with different things, meaning you could ask to do more or less of a certain type of work, such as working more "in the back" if you struggle a lot in social settings or doing things less physically straining if you have medical issues
>can meet new people if that's something you'd like to do (I once heard an anon tell me about how he got his dick wet with this one chick at an animal shelter, though there's really nothing I can do on my end to verify that)
>can leave at pretty much any time with little to no consequences if you use the excuse that your new job/school stuff is "taking up too much time" and that you'd "love to come back and volunteer more if you can find the time"
I'm at a place that gives out food and clothing to families facing emergency situations, but there are also other charitable organizations such as animal shelters or fundraisers if those are more your fancy.
So here's where the discussion aspect comes in. What are the ~best~ places to volunteer at for /improve/ related reasons? For those who have volunteered before, what are your comments on the matter?
>inb4 "he does it 4 FREE!" jokes