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4 sourced facts about helping others: volunteering and lending a hand, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 4.99 billion hours (2022–2023)
AmeriCorps tallies formal volunteer hours nationwide as part of its civic engagement tracking.
Source: AmeriCorps (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answer54.3% (2022–2023)
Informal helping, like checking on a neighbor, is even more common than formal volunteering through organizations.
Source: AmeriCorps (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$220/hr vs $18–20/hr
Specialized help, like legal or IT work donated for free, is valued far higher than general volunteer labor.
Source: Independent Sector (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answer35–44 year-olds, 28.9%
People in their late 30s and early 40s, often parents of school-age kids, volunteer at the highest rate of any age group.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015) bls.gov