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When service work loses meaning

I volunteer at the food bank every week but lately I feel like I am just going through the motions and not really connecting with the people I am supposed to be helping

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sustained helping can become mechanical, losing the human connection that originally motivated the commitment.

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