Why is Community Service is important?

  The following passage is part of a report that the Obama-Biden campaign prepared about
service and volunteering.

      For Barack Obama, public service has not been just the slogan of a campaign; it has been
the cause of his life. Obama began his career by moving to the South Side of Chicago to direct
the Developing Communities Project.  

      Together with a coalition of ministers, Obama set out to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods
 plagued by crime and high unemployment.

      After graduating from law school, Obama passed up lucrative law firm jobs to head Project Vote,
which helped register 150,000 new African American voters in Chicago, the highest number ever
registered in a single local effort. Michelle Obama was founding executive director of Public
Allies Chicago, a leadership development program that identifies and prepares talented young
adults for careers serving the public good. 

      Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe public service is transformative, helping both the individuals
that serve and the communities that benefit. …

      Barack Obama calls his years working as a community organizer in Chicago’s South Side
the best education he ever had. He believes that all students should serve their communities.
Studies show that students who participate in service-learning programs do better in school, are
more likely to graduate high school and go to college, and are more likely to become active,
engaged citizens. Schools that require service as part of the educational experience create
improved learning environments and serve as resources for their communities.

INTERNET LEARNING LINK: Read the whole report at 

https://www.barackobama.com/