text: If soup kitchens aren't for you, and you don't want to take the time to drive there or whatever the excuse is, then start out smaller. Something as little as tutoring a younger student or even babysitting is still just as beneficial as lets say going to a soup kitchen or helping out at a retirement home. It's just another way of simply helping someone out, and it wouldn't take that long to do it. It will effect you and the person that you are helping in a positive manner.