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One of the classic types of volunteer work takes place in community-based organizations that seek to make their communities a better place. In this chapter we report on a study conducted with volunteers in several community-based organizations that are associated with the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC). They range from minor sports associations to local food security groups and from church councils to hospital boards. Some of these organizations work to fill gaps in social services in their communities (e.g. a food bank) while others actively work to make a change in their community (e.g. many environmentally focussed organizations).
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Mündel, K., Schugurensky, D. (2013). Creating Healthy Communities. In: Volunteer Work, Informal Learning and Social Action. The Knowledge Economy and Education, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-233-4_10
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