In my experience, homeschoolers are very involved in their communities. Each year our area homeschoolers adopt at least one project as a group. Two of the most popular are making regular visits to a senior center to run programming (crafts, sing-a-longs, bingo, etc.) and buying, prepping, cooking, serving, and cleaning up meals at a soup kitchen on a regular basis. The parents lead Scout groups (for public, private, and homeschooled kids), coach community sport teams, volunteer for library and school planning committees, and attend school board meetings. It’s not a contest, and it’s too bad that some people make it one.