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This category contains sites which are related to volunteering or service, mainly for teens.

Resources in This Category

• 1-800-Volunteer.org

  http://www.handsonconnect.org/
  Provides resources and opportunities for youth volunteers to help local nonprofits.

• Action for Nature

  http://www.actionfornature.org/
  Encourages young people to take personal volunteer action to help sustain and protect a healthy environment.

• Caring Kid

  http://www.caringkid.com/
  Kyra, a pre-teen volunteer in Oregon, offers a guide to places where young people can help. Find links to categories and upcoming events.

• Chores-For-Charity

  http://www.choresforcharity.com/
  Students earn community service credit from their school by donating to charity, a portion of their earnings from chores, part-time or summer jobs. Includes featured charities and testimonials.

• Coastal Pet Rescue Youth and Teens Programs

  http://coastalpetrescue.org/get-involved/youth-teens/
  Matches teens with adult volunteers to help homeless, abused, and neglected animals in Savannah, Georgia.

• Harry Singer Foundation

  http://www.singerfoundation.org/
  Assists young people develop character and skills needed to assume the responsibilities of active citizenship by providing service learning programs and essay contests.

• HumaneTeen

  http://www.humanesociety.org/about/departments/students/
  Features stories of teen activists and clubs making a difference for animals and the environment; includes information on how to take action locally.

• International Volunteer Programs Association

  http://www.volunteerinternational.org/
  Provides international volunteer opportunities and youth internship exchange programs. Includes tips, funding information, and educational resources.

• Junior Docent Program

  http://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/jrdocents.php
  Offers a program for young volunteers (ages 12-16) to become docents that help Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum visitors better understand and appreciate the Sonoran Desert region.

• Kids Can Make A Difference

  http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/
  An educational program for middle and high school students that focuses on the root causes of hunger and poverty, the people most affected, solutions, and how students can help.

• Kootenai Health: Teen Volunteers

  http://www.kh.org/site/c.dkLSK7OPLnKaE/b.8304945/k.A2FA/Teen_Volunteers.htm
  Find details of summer program offered by Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

• Meetingpoint.evs

  https://www.facebook.com/login.php?next=https://www.facebook.com/groups/meetingpoint.evs
  Brings volunteers, ex-volunteers and interested parties together, organizes activities on regular base. Provides with articles, photos, and a forum.

• Oakland Zoo: Teen Wild Guide Program

  http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
  Offers opportunities for teen volunteers to interact with visitors, teach kids about becoming a zoo keeper, and provide animal interpretative information to the public.

• Orangewood PALS

  https://orangewoodfoundation.org/pals/
  Non-profit volunteer community organization with support and activities for abused and neglected children in Orange County, California. Provides volunteer opportunities for both teens and adults.

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Teen Volunteer Program

  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/Volunteer/Teens/
  Program for trained teen volunteers to help younger children learn about the exhibits and to assist them with educational activities.

• Spark the Wave

  http://www.sparkthewave.org/
  Introduces youth to community service concepts in a peer-learning environment. Offers after-school seminars in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and D.C. and a one-week volunteer leadership summer camp.

• Student Conservation Association

  http://www.thesca.org/
  Provides students of all ages in the USA the opportunity to serve and protect national parks, forests and urban communities.

• Teen Center - 92nd Street Y

  http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Lillian-Sol-Goldman-Family-Center-for-Youth-Family/Teen-Center.aspx
  Offers a variety of opportunities for teens to take part in community service projects, lectures, and other programs in New York City.

• The Friendship Circle of the Delaware Valley

  http://www.phillyfriendship.com/
  A program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where teen volunteers engage children with special needs in Jewish and social experiences.

• United Innoworks Academy

  http://www.innoworks.org/newinno/
  Science and engineering program designed and operated by volunteer college undergraduates for middle-school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Chapters established at multiple U.S. universities.

• Visions Service Adventures

  http://www.visionsserviceadventures.com/
  Summer program combining construction-based community service with intercultural learning in the Caribbean West Indies and in North, Central, and South America.

• Volunteer Latin America

  http://www.volunteerlatinamerica.com/
  Offers environmental and humanitarian volunteering opportunities in Central and South America with small grassroots organizations.

• Youth Volunteers Corps

  http://www.yvc.org/
  Network of organizations committed to creating quality, team-based, supervised volunteer opportunities for youth age 11-18.

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