Hall, Peter Dobkin. "Volunteerism, U.S." New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed.

Maryanne
Cline Horowitz. Vol. 6. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. 2443-448. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
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Includes the complete definition of volunteerism and its meaning with specific examples.
o The meaning of volunteerism is contingent on the nature of government,
particularly the extent and ways in which it enables individuals to make
uncompensated donations of money and labor to some form of collective activity
or shared purpose.
Has history of the past things people began doing to create the use of volunteering.
o Volunteerism first appeared within the framework of state action in the form of
donations of land, money, and labor to public purposes.
o They include assisting the poor, sick, and injured, education, caring for orphans,
tax relief, ransoming captives, helping young tradesmen, and constructing public
works.
Volunteerism began in the 1600s in England during the colonial era through private
organizations and religious affairs.
After the civil war, volunteering was both a use as a democratic and undemocratic.
o Democratic organizations included the Klu Klux Klan which was made to show
supremacy within the southern states who were against the civil rights movement.
At the end of the twentieth century, the traditions of public and private volunteerism that
had diverged two centuries earlier were evidently converging as institutions
government, business, and universitiespromoted volunteering as ways of fulfilling their
responsibilities to the public.

This website contains lots of information on the overall background of the use of
volunteerism and how society has changed the way they volunteer in their community.

"Animal Control Workers." Career Information Center. Ed. Kristin B. Mallegg and Joseph
Palmisano. 10th ed. Vol. 12: Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security.
Detroit:

Macmillan Reference USA, 2014. 4-6. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Apr.

2016.

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Has the purpose of animal control and lists out the many duties that they must fulfill
while on the clock.
o Capture and remove stray, uncontrolled, or abused animals from undesirable
conditions, using nets, nooses, or tranquilizer darts as necessary
o Examine animals for injuries or malnutrition, and arrange for any necessary
medical treatment
o Remove captured animals from animal-control service vehicles and place animals
in shelter cages or other enclosures
o Euthanize rabid, unclaimed, or severely injured animals
o Supply animals with food, water, and personal care
o Clean facilities and equipment such as dog pens and animal control trucks
o Prepare for prosecution related to animal treatment, and give evidence in court
o Educate the public about animal welfare, and animal control laws and
regulations

This site lists out some of the many important duties of animal control workers and all that they
do for their public and the animals in their area that they save and take care.

"Community Activism." DISCovering Multicultural America: African Americans, Hispanic

Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
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Community-based organizations, often referred to as Mutual Assistance Associations

(MAAs), have become active in the Southeast Asian communities.
These nonprofit groups provide orientation, training, social services, and cultural
activities for the refugee communities from which they draw their membership and
support. Since the early 1980s, over 1,000 have been formed nationwide.
Many community activism associations have lots of volunteers and community bonding
or meeting leaders.
Development in the communities is often given through meetings and flyers with lots of
fundraisers to get money for the organizations that provide proper volunteer
opportunities.

This online resource gives information on certain organizations that provides community
activism.