50 Summer Volunteer Ideas For Kids And Teens

50 Ideas:

• 1Volunteer your time at a local soup kitchen to help feed the homeless
• 2Sign up to read to children at your local library
• 3Donate time to your local animal shelter
• 4Volunteer at a local retirement or nursing home. The elderly love the company!
• 5Check with your local hospital. They are usually more than happy to find you a volunteer position with them.
• 6Volunteer at your local food bank helping collect, organize, and pass out food.
• 7Check opportunities with Habitat For Humanity
• 8Grab some friends and organize a community clean up project clearing trash and debris from a beach, lake, park, or neighborhood!
• 9Volunteer at a local summer camp as a counselor
• 10Churches in your area usually need volunteers for summer bible camp, their daycare center, etc.
• 11Plant a community garden
• 12Help coach a youth sports team
• 13Cook and bring meals to your local firehouse
• 14Start a school supply drive for needy children
• 15Send a card or a care package to a soldier overseas through AnySoldier.com
• 16Volunteer to help out with your local Special Olympics!
• 17Just type in your zip code at the United Way website and find local volunteer opportunities
• 18Mentor a child through Big Brothers Big Sisters
• 19Inquire about volunteering at one of your local daycare centers
• 20Volunteer for your local American Red Cross chapter
• 21Gather your old toys and clothing and donate them to your local homeless shelter.
• 22Deliver bagged lunches to homeless living on the street. (Have a parent accompany you for this one)
• 23Help clean up a neighbor's yard who is unable to
• 24Teach a young child to read
• 25Find out about volunteer opportunities at your local county fair
• 26Become a volunteer at your local museum!
• 27Volunteer at your local zoo
• 28Collect unused makeup, perfume, and other cosmetics and donate them to a woman's shelter
• 29Join a group that loves to volunteer such as The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, or 4-H!
• 30Set up a walk to benefit a particular charity, or consider joining a community walk or marathon for charity!
• 31Teens can volunteer to do office work at a non-profit agency
• 32Help neighbors paint and repair their homes
• 33Clean up a trail during the National Trail Day in June
• 34Collect aluminum cans and donate the money to your favorite charity
• 35With the help of a parent, start a neighborhood watch program
• 36Organize a neighborhood car wash for your favorite charity
• 37Grab some friends and have a garage sale with proceeds going to your favorite charity
• 38Put on a cheerful puppet show for sick hospitalized children
• 39Do you have a knack for sewing? How about sewing some simple pillow case dresses for young girls in African orphanages? Pattern and mailing details here!
• 40Volunteer to teach a class on something you know like karate, crafting, dance, etc. at your local community center
• 41Volunteer to lend a hand at one of your local farms
• 42If you are between 11-18 years of age, you can join the Youth Volunteer Corps of America!
• 43If you are between 12-17 years of age, you can become a GoodGuide Youth Mentor through Goodwill!
• 44Organize a dog and cat food drive for your local animal shelter
• 45Start a pet therapy program in your local nursing or retirement home
• 46With parent approval, consider fostering a dog or cat from your local animal shelter until a forever loving home is found
• 47Do you knit or crochet? How about knitting hats for cancer patients? Details here
• 48Grab some friends and make some homemade cards to send to sick kids. Details here
• 49Have you heard of Terracycle? This company takes recycled wrappers and turns them into reusable items. Why not start a Terracycle recycling program in your community? Details here
• 50Still need more ideas? Volunteermatch.com is a huge database that will connect you to local volunteer opportunities!