Volunteering: How One Simple Yes Can Change Everything


Volunteering: How One Simple Yes Can Change Everything

When Nancy started mentoring at the Life Center, she wasn’t sure what she had to offer. “I’m no counselor,” she said. “I’m just a gal who cares for people.”

Enter Mary.

Twenty-two. Rough past. No roadmap for the future. Mary came to the Life Center because someone told her she needed a “plan.” What she found instead was a person, Nancy, willing to sit with her, listen, and remind her she wasn’t stuck.

Week by week, something shifted.

Mary showed up on time. She asked hard questions. She started dreaming out loud. She went from saying, “I don’t know where to start,” to “I’ve got a plan.”

And Nancy? She walked out of those sessions amazed. “All I did was show up,” she said. “But somehow, I got to watch someone become the hero of her own story.”

That’s what volunteering at the Life Center is all about.

People come thinking they’re giving their time—but they walk away with something deeper: purpose, connection, and a front-row seat to real growth.

So why do people volunteer?

Because they want to…

  • Make a difference that matters.

  • Believe in something bigger than themselves.

  • Use their skills to build someone up.

  • Find friendship and belonging.

  • Grow in ways they never expected.

Volunteering here doesn’t require special credentials—just a willing heart. Mother Teresa once said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” That’s what volunteering at the Life Center is. Small things. 

As one volunteer said, “I didn’t know what I was doing when I started. But I knew I wanted to make a difference in someone's life that mattered.”

You see a small act. We see a spark of transformation. 

Ready to find your place? Click here to start. We saved you a seat.




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