4 Unexpected Ways You Can Support Your Community Right Now

There’s certainly a lot anyone can do to support their local community. Whether it’s donations and volunteering or shopping at local stores and voting, opportunities to lend a hand are everywhere. If you’re looking for more to do, or maybe you just want something that doesn’t take a ton of effort, here’s a few ideas you can do right now to pitch in and make your community a better place to be.

Sharing online

Word of mouth is more powerful than any form of marketing in a small town. If you had a great experience take a second to tell your friends and family online. That simple act earns that business some of the best marketing money can’t buy.

Use public services

Services like libraries, swimming pools, rec centers, golf courses and other public entities are attractive amenities for families looking to move to your community and local governments depend on citizens to use those services so they can continue to get funding and grow into new and better services. Want more amazing things where you live? Use what you have and spread the good news!

Report Errors

Small business owners are the busy type for sure and keeping an eye on things like Google and yelp listings or information on a website are hard to do at all times. If you ever catch an error, maybe a wrong open time or phone number, take a second to let that local business know. They will be very grateful! Some sites allow you to actually do it yourself. Just look for the “suggest an edit” button.

Pick up Litter

This can be as simple as tossing a bottle in the bin when you see it or as organized as a community clean up. Being mindful of litter where you live helps contribute to a better place for everyone. Visitors won’t see it as a dirty place and residents will feel better about the overall look and feel. The best thing you can do is when you see litter, pick it up, don’t wait for someone else to do it.

Let’s hear it! What are some other ways we can all be better to our community?