Congratulations, Twin Cities! We’re the #1 most civically engaged metro in the nation, beating out Seattle, San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta. Twin Cities residents volunteered for a total of 86,524,920 hours in 2011, equivalent to 515,029 weeks of volunteering. Moreover, residents from all age groups volunteered, and for a wide variety of causes.
Want to be a part of keeping the Twin Cities at number one? Find a volunteer opportunity or share your volunteer needs at handsontwincities.org
You can find the full report from the Volunteering and Civic Life in America survey. Feel free to use this infographic for your volunteering needs, but please give credit to HandsOn Twin Cities for creating it.