WHAT OS ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Ethical considerations of civic engagement are about doing the right thing when you are involved in activities that help your community. This means thinking about how your actions affect others and making sure they are fair and respectful. For example, if you are volunteering at a soup kitchen, it is important to treat the people you are helping with kindness and respect, and to not judge them based on their situation. This is an ethical consideration because it is about being fair and compassionate towards others. One verifiable fact is that according to a study by the Corporation for National and Community Service, about 62.6 million Americans volunteered their time in 2018, contributing a total of 7.8 billion hours of service to their communities. An analogy to help you understand this concept is that ethical considerations of civic engagement are like following the rules of a game. Just like you wouldn’t cheat or be mean to other players in a game, you should also be fair and kind when you are helping your community.