Miami University assistant professors John
Forren and Theresa Conover, who focus on justice and community studies,
recently presented the 2016 Ohio Civic Health Index, which shows that only
three in 10 Ohioans engage in organized volunteer work each year.
The report -- produced in a partnership between
the Miami University Regionals’ Center for Civic Engagement and the National
Conference on Citizenship -- also found that volunteerism is lowest among the
youngest adults in the state, and that those who do still volunteer do not spend
as much time doing so as they did in the past.
“We view our participation in this project
as a key part of our mission to engage actively in Ohio’s communities, meet
Ohioans’ educational needs and work collaboratively with others to identify
and address community problems,” Center for Civic Engagement Director
Sarah Woiteshek said.
Beyond volunteerism, the report also looks
at other indicators of civic health, like charitable giving, group
participation, voting behavior, nonvoting political action and informal social
consequences.
Some other key findings in the study indicate that only 40.6 percent
of Ohioans regularly talk to their neighbors and only 6.5 percent work with
their neighbors to improve their communities.
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