Community Service
Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. People become involved in community service for a range of reasons – for some, serving the community is an altruistic act, for others it is a punishment.
The term “community service” therefore refers to projects that members of certain youth organizations perform. Some people may view Community Service as a hassle but others may view it as a “good thing to do.” Giving back to the community should be something people should volunteer to do willingly. It is also an alternative sentencing technique in a justice system. And at times groups of people will commit to perform service to the community as a gesture to the larger community, as part of gift economics. Mandatory Community Research has recently increased in many schools in the United States. A study was done that correlates community service with academic success; students, who maintain a weekly community service record, 85% of the time, are more likely to succeed and have a higher grade point average than those who do none at all.