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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From my informal poll from a support group I'm, the main reasons seem to be financial insecurity, depression, and exhaustion.

Some responses:

[i]"I'm a hopin' and a prayin' that my bank account stays out of the negative"
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[i]"Getting out of bed and going to work takes up all of my energy."
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[i]"Some days I can't even get myself to brush my teeth."
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[i]"I'm barely working part-time, but I'm so exhausted from working that I'm literally in bed all day on my days off."
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I imagine that for parents living paycheck to paycheck, time is money, and you're less likely to volunteer to do something for free. And if you can barely get yourself to work or brush your teeth, then you're not going to have the energy to volunteer for anything.

And these are parents that understand they are struggling and are trying to get help to get better.

I think kids, parents, teachers, and just people in general, are all stressed. I think there's a lot of undiagnosed severe depression and not enough support for those that are diagnosed. There's a ton of exhaustion. Definitely financial insecurity.

Too many people are at their limit. Jaded, pessimistic, defeated, frustrated and just trying to survive. Whether or not COVID is responsible or just exacerbated these issues, it's not really a surprise that no one wants to volunteer their time.
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The ironic thing to me is that having purpose - and even though it's tiny maybe running the scoreboard at basketball can give you a little sense of purpose, a little piece of doing good in the world - is both a preventative against depression and a piece of a potential cure.[/quote]

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