Community Service??

[Roxyluvsme13]

Any ideas of what I could do for community service? I have to have 40 hours by the end of high school, and it would be nice to get started on it. I would love to volunteer at the shelter, but I can't till I'm 16. Any suggestions?

[gini]

Does your school have an Interact Club? This is a high school club that is sponsored by your local Rotary Club. The clubs in our area are always busy doing many things that would be easy for your to participate in.

If not............

You could volunteer at a local grade school and read to the children. They usually love it! Do you know any teachers that you could talk to that might be able to direct you to the right opportunities. Perhaps you could help out with basic math tutoring - or another subject.

Do you have any churches nearby that serve the homeless? They are always looking for volunteers to help serve and clean up.

If your school asks for 40 hours of service are they also giving you ideas of where to start? Keep looking until you find something that you would love to do........then the volunteer work becomes a joy and fun.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Honestly they said they are very flexible with what counts as community service...I still don't know what to do!

[gini]

Start with this - what do you like to do? There have to be tons of opportunities out there - you will find one I am sure.

[luvofallhorses]

volunteering at the animal shelter is community service, atleast I think. You could volunteer at a nursing home. I can't think of anything else.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Start with this - what do you like to do? There have to be tons of opportunities out there - you will find one I am sure.

Things with animals, shopping, photography...

[Alysser]

Sorry, Briana I doubt theres any community service that invovles shopping. Maybe a food pantry?

[Corinna]

Make your own spay nuter campaign using your talents and bake posters and post them around town and do a program for civic groups.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Make your own spay nuter campaign using your talents and bake posters and post them around town and do a program for civic groups.

I dont think that would count

[Lizzie]

I used to volunteer at a thrift shop which supported animal causes and we would get high school students doing community service there. They mostly hung up the clothes and put things out on the shelves when they'd been priced. There was lots of talk about animals all the time in that shop and, best of all to the students, they got a discount on anything they bought. That would combine shopping and, sort of, animals.

[Karen]

Ask your teacher for guidelines on what counts, then we can make more helpful suggestions. Libraries and Nursing Homes usually need volunteers.

You like shopping? If your town or city has a program that works with Senior Citizens, I bet you could volunteer to buy and deliver groceries to shut-ins. If the town doesn't, enquire at a church. Keep in mind that the interaction with the volunteer - the chance for a visitor - is equally important to shut-ins as the groceries, if not more important. Do you like old people? A lot of young people think they don't like old people, until they get to know some. Older people are often fascinating individuals with lots of stories to tell. Just think - 70 years ago, most people didn't even have television, and telephone were often "party lines." Think how much technology has changed - that's just one topic of conversation.

[Chilli]

Would your local vet clinic let you volunteer? I know you said that the animal shetler requires you to be 16... but the vet might not. My sister used to volunteer at our vet clinic when she was fourteen.
Its probably different in your town, though!
I don't know anything else you could do besides that... I live in a smaller town and you can't do much here.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Ask your teacher for guidelines on what counts, then we can make more helpful suggestions. Libraries and Nursing Homes usually need volunteers.

You like shopping? If your town or city has a program that works with Senior Citizens, I bet you could volunteer to buy and deliver groceries to shut-ins. If the town doesn't, enquire at a church. Keep in mind that the interaction with the volunteer - the chance for a visitor - is equally important to shut-ins as the groceries, if not more important. Do you like old people? A lot of young people think they don't like old people, until they get to know some. Older people are often fascinating individuals with lots of stories to tell. Just think - 70 years ago, most people didn't even have television, and telephone were often "party lines." Think how much technology has changed - that's just one topic of conversation.

Actually I love old people (as long as they're not TOO crazy )

[Daisy and Delilah]

We have alot of junior volunteers at the library. They're a valuable resource there. As long as they're 12 years old they can qualify. It's great if you like to meet people and read.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I should ask my vet. That would be perfect job experience, too since I do want to be a D.V.M.