If it's "done properly" then why can't the people doing the WORK be PAID properly too.
Where I live there's a separate issue too - the voluntary roles are OVERsubscribed, there's too many volunteers for charity and community projects.
I've relatives that are volunteers at 2 of the places, they had to go on waiting lists.
It's a deprived but strong community here, I'm on various local Facebook groups too and whenever a voluntary role is advertised there's loads of response - it gets quite competitive!
There are workshy people but they're very few & far between ime.
Most folk I know working less than full-time, let alone out of work altogether - WANT to work full time, want to improve themselves and do better for their families.
The work ethic is there - but it's going to waste if there's no jobs!
We've lost in the last 5 years:
3 MAJOR employers
Over half the high street chains we had have pulled out
Half as many again independent traders have gone under, inc a cafe that had been going for several decades.
In addition - we've lost transport links to the next big town so that limits when/if people can apply to jobs there.
The hospitals lost several depts - even our a&e has been 'streamlined', some staff were able to move depts or into community roles but for most it meant early (unwanted) retirement, transferring to the hospital over an hour away, or having their contracts terminated. It's a shameful waste of training too!
2 schools have closed - officially they were amalgamated with other schools but that applied far more to the children than the staff. The teachers have retired early or moved to new roles outside the County, but the support staff were screwed!
Quick estimate that's I reckon easily up to 5000 jobs lost!