Now, I would argue that now is exactly the time where we need more volunteerism, not only because needs are greater, more people are hungry, more people are out of work, more people are falling through the cracks, but when I talk to young people, for example, I say to them now is the time to get experience — since you may not be able to find a job right away — get some experience doing some good for your country, and that will not only be in the interest of the people you help, but it’s going to be in your self-interest. You’ll get work experience, you’ll make contacts, you’ll network, you’ll expand your community in a way that ultimately will be good for you.

And I think that you’re going to start seeing a lot of young people finding that that makes sense. We were talking the other day to some young lawyers who were still at law school, and they’re not in a position now where it’s easy for them to necessarily to get placed in these law firms, making $150,000 a year, so you’re starting to see more of them now interested potentially in working in public service, working in government, Teach for America — those kinds of options suddenly look a lot more attractive. So I think that the trend will change in the years to come.

Good stuff from the POTUS. I thank my parents for setting a good example of service- giving back to the communities in which we live.