I think it’s a bad idea but you should totally do it.
You could call council on aging and see if they need someone to delivered
Meals on Wheels or help an elderly person with their yard or moved junk out of it. I had clients that lawns needed cutting really bad and I tried to get someone to do it and had no luck . It made it looked like no was one living in the house and that meant someone could try to break in.
it’s dangerous to assume which side of the bell curve you’re on.
If you’re on Facebook, check for groups in your area. Someone organized a work party of volunteers to paint and make home repairs for a single mom just last weekend in my area. I hope you find a good outlet for your energy.
I have been doing volunteer work for the past 25 years with addicts and alcoholics. I also considerate it a social experiment. I help them with job resumes, sometimes I give haircuts, I take them shopping at the goodwill for clothes, things like that. I often feel like the most important thing I do is give them a little motivation by validating their self worth. Funny thing is that since I have retired a few years ago I don’t volunteer near as much time.
“Whenever I hear the words ‘social experiment’…I release the safety-catch on my Browning.”
– Hermann Goering, paraphrased
Would you expect someone looking for volunteer work to even check for it on Craigslist?