Volunteering and Civic Engagement in Massachusetts
Trends and Highlights Overview
Overall, in Massachusetts in 2014:
- 25.2% of residents volunteer, ranking them 33rd among the 50 states and Washington, DC.
- 1.30 million volunteers
- 25.2 volunteer hours per capita
- 137.4 million hours of service
- $3.2 billion of service contributed
- 53.8% of residents donate $25 or more to charity
Civic Life in America (2013 data):
- 94.1% frequently eat dinner with other members of the household
- 91.1% frequently talk with neighbors
- 33.9% of residents participate in groups and/or organizations
- 63.7% of residents engage in "informal volunteering" (for example, doing favors for neighbors)
- Additional data is available on voting, group participation, social connectedness, and other volunteering and civic life indicators.
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National Service
National service refers to the Corporation for National and Community Service programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, the Social Innovation Fund, and other programs and initiatives. Participants in these programs address community needs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, the environment, health, and veterans and military families.
More than 2,800 AmeriCorps members and 6,100 Senior Corps volunteers are meeting local needs, strengthening communities, and increasing civic engagement through national service in Massachusetts. This year, CNCS will commit more than $37,160,000 to support Massachusetts communities through national service.
