Volunteerism
Season 1 Episode 103 | 27m 45s
The benefits of helping.
As Americans we take pride in being an altruistic people. In 2008, nearly 62 million people contributed 8 billion hours of volunteer service. Recession battered budgets and high unemployment have made the need for volunteers even greater. What's being done? And how can each of us help solve the problem?
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Northwest Now is a local public television program presented by KBTC
Volunteerism
Season 1 Episode 103 | 27m 45s
As Americans we take pride in being an altruistic people. In 2008, nearly 62 million people contributed 8 billion hours of volunteer service. Recession battered budgets and high unemployment have made the need for volunteers even greater. What's being done? And how can each of us help solve the problem?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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