text: Doing community service is a good thing for kids to do because it teaches the how to give back to their community. Teenagers can be very "know it all" sometimes and community service shows them that they DON'T know it all... especially when they get to help out on rougher sides of town. Also after i am done with my community service I always have a since of pride that wow i just helped my town be more pretty or helped a little girl have a backpack of food for the weekend. Community service give you a feeling that only comes from knowing that you helped someone.