A new report by the Corporation for National and Community Service shows that Iowa ranks 2nd in the nation for volunteering. Iowans contributed 109 million volunteer hours.
Here's an excerpt from the AP article:
WASHINGTON — Amid rough economic times, more Americans volunteered
Americans spent almost 100 million more hours helping out last year, reflecting an increase in both the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate in the population as a whole.
Iowa ranks second in the nation in volunteer rates with 38.7 percent of Iowans devoting time to help others in 2009. The state ranked fifth last year. Iowans devoted a total of 109 million hours to volunteering in 2009, an increase of 28 million hours compared to 2007’s total. The rise in volunteerism produces an increase of more than $560 million in services to Iowa. in their communities last year than at any time since 2005, according to a federal report.