Benefits of Volunteering
Whether it is important to you to solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise. Volunteering can help you:
- Make important networking contacts
- Learn or develop skills
- Teach your skills to others
- Enhance your résumé
- Gain work experience
- Build self-esteem and self-confidence
- Improve your health
- Meet new people
- Feel needed and valued
- Express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization
- Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community
- Make a difference in someone’s life
Give Now
United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, health, and basic needs.
Click here to donate to United Way of Greater Knoxville.
10 Year Goals
United Way of Greater Knoxville’s Community Assessment and Planning committee have developed 10 year goals in the areas of education, income and health.
Volunteer Opportunities
Find upcoming volunteer opportunities in the Knoxville area.







