Adult youths are often called up for the working development of communities. Some people say that they should be paid others say that they should not be paid. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Most people agree that the development of a

community

is a joint effort and includes contributions from the

youth

as well as

adults.

However

, individuals are divided on whether the

youth

should be paid for their

services

as they can be quite challenging and tiring or if they should be unpaid as the

community

simply does not have enough capital to support them. In

this

essay, I will be discussing both sides of the argument and give my opinion on why I support the latter.

Community

development

services

include tasks ranging from park clean-ups to assisting at old-age homes. These jobs are quite taxing, both physically and mentally for teenagers and young adults as they require countless hours of physical labour, problem-solving, and constant communication and engagement with peers and those in need. Having to tend to the elderly’s constant demands and needs relating to medical care or hygiene requirements,

for instance

, can take a toll on the well-being of the service contributors.

Therefore

, many hold the belief that

such

services

should be paid.

While

these concerns are valid, in my opinion, money is not the perfect solution to curb these issues.

Although

, in theory, money seems like a fair trade-off, it does not solve the underlying issues. Organizations should be required to prioritize the contributors' mental and physical health by making sure that they are not tasked with difficult tasks, that their time is managed well, and that they are not overworked.

In contrast

, developing neighbourhoods and sectors of the

community

that do need the help are often severely underfunded and receive little to no help from the government, in

this

situation,

therefore

, it is unreasonable to expect them to pay for the volunteering

services

. Take

for example

soup kitchens that cook food to feed the homeless, these kitchens which are commonly funded by small non-profit organisations, lack the funds to pay all their members, let alone

youth

helpers. If these organized groups exhaust their funds on paying each worker, they will not be able to make any progress.

To conclude

,

while

the development of society is quite challenging, mentally and physically, especially for the

youth

, it is crucial to remember that paying them is not the way to tackle

this

problem,

this

money should be invested in the

further

betterment of the society and new regulations should be put into place to ease the load on the teenagers and young adults.