Benefits of Volunteering
Fingerprinting Express2026-02-27T04:28:05-08:00According to the Corporation and National Community Service, an organization sponsored by the U.S. Congress to measure volunteering in America, the rate of volunteering and civic engagement in Nevada and in the United States has fallen over the past few years from a high in 2003. Nevada’s trends indicate volunteerism dropped significantly in 2004, and gradually increased during the financial crisis between 2009 and 2011, dropping and holding steady since 2012. Overall trends in the U.S. indicate a steady decline since 2005. Here’s how Nevada stacked up in 2014, the most recent available year: • 19.4% of residents volunteer, ranking us 49th among the 50 states and Washington, DC. compared to the national average of about 25%. Utah far [...]
