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What are some good online volunteer opportunities for high school teenagers ?
I need volunteer credit for my college resume but can’t find anything online #volunteer
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Hey Sophia,
There is a great website called www.volunteermatch.org. On the website, you can click on the list of interest areas or type in what you are looking for and it will give you a list of organizations in your area. Of course, you will need to type in your location. Hope that helps.
There is a great website called www.volunteermatch.org. On the website, you can click on the list of interest areas or type in what you are looking for and it will give you a list of organizations in your area. Of course, you will need to type in your location. Hope that helps.
Great suggestion Anthony, as there are always opportunities posted there needing volunteers!
Sophia, Check out your local area United Way if you have one near you too. Many of them also offer Young Leaders groups or committees that specifically provide volunteer and networking opportunities for young citizens interested in making an impact. Best regards, Melisa
Melisa Cameron
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Olivia’s Answer
I just heard about operation gratitude which is writing letters and making cards for those who have served such as healthcare professionals during COVID, the military, and more! You can do this from home and then have USPS pick up the letters and ship them out! I think this is an awesome way to give back and let someone know how important and special they are!
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TLAUREN’s Answer
Online Community Service Ideas for Teens
1. Translators Without Borders
This chance is for students intrigued by helpful guide, and who are productive in a subsequent language.
2. Tarjimly
An application giving on-request interpretation administrations to exiles, asylees, and outsiders.
3. Project Gutenberg
This program needs volunteer editors as they keep on building their library.
4. Bookshare
With a library of in excess of 900,000 titles, Bookshare needs volunteers to check in new books and edit filtered documents as they keep on improving their assortment.
5. Operation Gratitude
This association gathers thank-you letters from "standard" individuals and sends them to those serving our country.
6. TeensGive
This association makes mentoring simple for understudies in evaluations 9-12. They likewise separate obstructions by focusing on the networks that most need assistance—frequently underserved schools, destitute youngsters, and previous gangsters attempting to make up for lost time.
7. School on Wheels
Assuming a little part in conquering a gigantic issue—1 of every 20 kids in California are destitute—volunteers work carefully with understudies going from kindergarten to twelfth grade.
8. Citizen Archivist
Volunteers are expected to translate, tag, and add remarks to make them more available and accessible.
9. Citizen Scholar
Resident Scholars aid the record of noteworthy archives and papers of unmistakable Americans, alongside records from the Smithsonian's logical assortment to make them more available to scientists and general society.
10. Teenangels
Teenangels volunteers run programs in schools that show educators, guardians, and children about the mindful and safe utilization of the web—they've even introduced before Congress!
11. Mozilla
PC astute high schoolers can perform online local area administration assisting including programming to plan to testing.
12. Donate:Code
This association interfaces good cause and local gatherings to individuals who will give their time and abilities to them.
13. Amnesty Decoders
This arm of Amnesty International gives a stage to volunteers to perform online local area administration by utilizing their PCs and telephones to go over pictures, archives, and other data to uncover common liberties projects. Activities incorporate everything from discovering tweets damaging to ladies to finding weak towns in Darfur.
14. Be My Eyes
This astonishing association is an incredible method to get local area administration hours on the web. It interfaces volunteers with visually impaired and low-vision individuals through a video application to give visual help everything from checking termination dates to recognizing shadings to understanding directions.
15. Adopt a Nursing Home
Nursing home inhabitants are battling with their enthusiastic and psychological well-being, as they can at this point don't get guests. An answer from the Texas Health Care Association, Adopt a Nursing Home interfaces volunteers with occupants (and staff) and gives the capacity to send online messages and actual letters to help keep spirits high.
16. Lifetime Connections Without Walls
Another chance for high schoolers keen on supporting the old, this association gives seniors a wide scope of classes and exercises they can take an interest in from the solace of their homes. Log online local area administration hours helping including encouraging meetings to reminding members about them.
17. The Trevor Project
This is a fabulous program for understudies over age 18 who need to give a safe online space to LGBTQ youth, ages 13 to 24. Volunteers from all foundations are welcome. Program individuals have saved incalculable lives and improved the prosperity of countless youngsters since the undertaking's establishing in 1998.
18. Best Buddies
Members are coordinated to a mate dependent on interest, games, and area (individuals living in a similar state aren't coordinated), making this an extraordinary method to make another companion, cause an individual to feel more included, and volunteer.
19. Girls Inc.
As an online media represetative, you can help enhance the association's message by making and sharing social posts zeroed in on showing young ladies how to explore sexual orientation, financial, and social hindrances and assisting them with becoming solid, instructed, and free.
20. Humane Society
In this position, understudies beyond 16 years old will put calls on the side of the association's administrative needs and voting form activities.
1. Translators Without Borders
This chance is for students intrigued by helpful guide, and who are productive in a subsequent language.
2. Tarjimly
An application giving on-request interpretation administrations to exiles, asylees, and outsiders.
3. Project Gutenberg
This program needs volunteer editors as they keep on building their library.
4. Bookshare
With a library of in excess of 900,000 titles, Bookshare needs volunteers to check in new books and edit filtered documents as they keep on improving their assortment.
5. Operation Gratitude
This association gathers thank-you letters from "standard" individuals and sends them to those serving our country.
6. TeensGive
This association makes mentoring simple for understudies in evaluations 9-12. They likewise separate obstructions by focusing on the networks that most need assistance—frequently underserved schools, destitute youngsters, and previous gangsters attempting to make up for lost time.
7. School on Wheels
Assuming a little part in conquering a gigantic issue—1 of every 20 kids in California are destitute—volunteers work carefully with understudies going from kindergarten to twelfth grade.
8. Citizen Archivist
Volunteers are expected to translate, tag, and add remarks to make them more available and accessible.
9. Citizen Scholar
Resident Scholars aid the record of noteworthy archives and papers of unmistakable Americans, alongside records from the Smithsonian's logical assortment to make them more available to scientists and general society.
10. Teenangels
Teenangels volunteers run programs in schools that show educators, guardians, and children about the mindful and safe utilization of the web—they've even introduced before Congress!
11. Mozilla
PC astute high schoolers can perform online local area administration assisting including programming to plan to testing.
12. Donate:Code
This association interfaces good cause and local gatherings to individuals who will give their time and abilities to them.
13. Amnesty Decoders
This arm of Amnesty International gives a stage to volunteers to perform online local area administration by utilizing their PCs and telephones to go over pictures, archives, and other data to uncover common liberties projects. Activities incorporate everything from discovering tweets damaging to ladies to finding weak towns in Darfur.
14. Be My Eyes
This astonishing association is an incredible method to get local area administration hours on the web. It interfaces volunteers with visually impaired and low-vision individuals through a video application to give visual help everything from checking termination dates to recognizing shadings to understanding directions.
15. Adopt a Nursing Home
Nursing home inhabitants are battling with their enthusiastic and psychological well-being, as they can at this point don't get guests. An answer from the Texas Health Care Association, Adopt a Nursing Home interfaces volunteers with occupants (and staff) and gives the capacity to send online messages and actual letters to help keep spirits high.
16. Lifetime Connections Without Walls
Another chance for high schoolers keen on supporting the old, this association gives seniors a wide scope of classes and exercises they can take an interest in from the solace of their homes. Log online local area administration hours helping including encouraging meetings to reminding members about them.
17. The Trevor Project
This is a fabulous program for understudies over age 18 who need to give a safe online space to LGBTQ youth, ages 13 to 24. Volunteers from all foundations are welcome. Program individuals have saved incalculable lives and improved the prosperity of countless youngsters since the undertaking's establishing in 1998.
18. Best Buddies
Members are coordinated to a mate dependent on interest, games, and area (individuals living in a similar state aren't coordinated), making this an extraordinary method to make another companion, cause an individual to feel more included, and volunteer.
19. Girls Inc.
As an online media represetative, you can help enhance the association's message by making and sharing social posts zeroed in on showing young ladies how to explore sexual orientation, financial, and social hindrances and assisting them with becoming solid, instructed, and free.
20. Humane Society
In this position, understudies beyond 16 years old will put calls on the side of the association's administrative needs and voting form activities.
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Jim’s Answer
I am currently working with an organization call Every Name Counts. We are taking individual prisoner records from Nazi concentration camps and manually archiving them online. This gives these records a permanent home, and will make them accessable for historians and family to search. It takes a little time to learn the process, mainly because the records are in German, but it's not difficult. I spent a lot of time looking at the various options for online volunteer work. I chose this one because it's simple and can be done as little or as much as you want and in your own time. In addition to that, I find that it's a great cause providing personal satisfaction. I've also learned quite a bit through reading about the program. Visit Zooniverse.org and look for the organization. Zooniverse also has many other opportunities for online volunteer work, but I highly recommend Every Name Counts. I hope this is helpful and good luck!
Great suggestions Jim. Zooniverse.org has some really interesting and unique online volunteer opportunities that can tap into skills-based volunteering. Have you ever heard of this City Nature Challenge? This one is unique as well and volunteers have helped globally. https://citynaturechallenge.org/
Melisa Cameron
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Melisa’s Answer
Hi Sophia,
I’m so happy to see you have interest in volunteering online to help others and build your college resume. Here’s some information for online and virtual volunteering opportunities, like CareerVillage.
The Birthday Project https://www.thebirthdaypartyproject.org/
Share your birthday! You can share your birthday and organize an online birthday party with others, to support children experiencing homelessness. Projects can include birthday card writing, bundling balloons, collecting presents for these children in need, etc.
Kids Food Basket http://kidsfoodbasket.org
Decorate paper lunch sacks for Kids Food Basket, from home. You can order your own brown or white paper lunch sacks and decorate them with pictures and words of encouragement for children facing hunger issues in Western MI.
Operation Gratitude
Visit this link https://www.operationgratitude.com/virtual-volunteerism/ and learn more about writing cards of gratitude or making items, like paracord bracelets from home, and mail your completed items to Operation Gratitude.
St Jude Kids
Send a virtual card to encourage pediatric patients undergoing cancer and other life threatening diseases. Visit this link to send a card online https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/online-card-message-patients.html
Cards and blankets for cancer patients http://philsfriends.org
Visit the link below, for the card making guide and templates you can print and color from home. Once completed, you can mail back to Phil’s Friends, Phil’s Friends | 1350 Lake Street Suite I | Roselle, IL 60172 . You can also purchase your own no sew fleece blankets to make and donate those completed tied blankets to Phil’s Friends as well. Blankets and cards are sent to individuals facing cancer, across the U.S.
Learn more at https://philsfriends.org/cards-of-hope/
Best wishes to you in your volunteering, college and career goals!
VolunteerCrowd. Also, check out VolunteerCrowd a student volunteer marketplace and transcript and portfolio platform for college and career-bound students. http://volunteercrowd.com/
Great Non-Profits. You can also learn more about non-profits near you and see read about other volunteers’ experiences on http://greatnonprofits.org
I’m so happy to see you have interest in volunteering online to help others and build your college resume. Here’s some information for online and virtual volunteering opportunities, like CareerVillage.
The Birthday Project https://www.thebirthdaypartyproject.org/
Share your birthday! You can share your birthday and organize an online birthday party with others, to support children experiencing homelessness. Projects can include birthday card writing, bundling balloons, collecting presents for these children in need, etc.
Kids Food Basket http://kidsfoodbasket.org
Decorate paper lunch sacks for Kids Food Basket, from home. You can order your own brown or white paper lunch sacks and decorate them with pictures and words of encouragement for children facing hunger issues in Western MI.
Operation Gratitude
Visit this link https://www.operationgratitude.com/virtual-volunteerism/ and learn more about writing cards of gratitude or making items, like paracord bracelets from home, and mail your completed items to Operation Gratitude.
St Jude Kids
Send a virtual card to encourage pediatric patients undergoing cancer and other life threatening diseases. Visit this link to send a card online https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/online-card-message-patients.html
Cards and blankets for cancer patients http://philsfriends.org
Visit the link below, for the card making guide and templates you can print and color from home. Once completed, you can mail back to Phil’s Friends, Phil’s Friends | 1350 Lake Street Suite I | Roselle, IL 60172 . You can also purchase your own no sew fleece blankets to make and donate those completed tied blankets to Phil’s Friends as well. Blankets and cards are sent to individuals facing cancer, across the U.S.
Learn more at https://philsfriends.org/cards-of-hope/
Best wishes to you in your volunteering, college and career goals!
Melisa recommends the following next steps:
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Julio’s Answer
Here are some options:
American Red Cross.
Habitat for Humanity.
The Humane Society.
Key Club.
Meals on Wheels.
Best Buddies.
Sierra Club.
DoSomething.org
Hope this helps.
Volunteering is always welcome and I believe you can use these opportunities as stuff you've done to get scholarships, put on your resume, etc.
American Red Cross.
Habitat for Humanity.
The Humane Society.
Key Club.
Meals on Wheels.
Best Buddies.
Sierra Club.
DoSomething.org
Hope this helps.
Volunteering is always welcome and I believe you can use these opportunities as stuff you've done to get scholarships, put on your resume, etc.
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Sheila’s Answer
Hi Sophia:
Volunteer Match is a great site that has tons of volunteer opportunities including virtual. Here's some additional areas to consider. It's a rewarding experience to volunteer and give back to your community. Just make sure that it is something you will enjoy doing and want to participate in. Best of luck to you!
• Habitat for Humanity
• Meals on Wheels
• American Red Cross
• Food Banks
• Hospital
• Library
Volunteer Match • https://www.volunteermatch.org/virtual-volunteering
Habitat for Humanity • https://www.habitat.org/volunteer
American Red Cross • https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.html#step1
New York Cares • https://www.newyorkcares.org/volunteering/volunteering-made-easy?gclid=CjwKCAjwgOGCBhAlEiwA7FUXki5I19qgLvzR3wItIr9hzIGfZRTQneyhUa5m43HeNb0H9-_RQfcfrxoCNkYQAvD_BwE
Why New York • https://whyhunger.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Volunteer Match is a great site that has tons of volunteer opportunities including virtual. Here's some additional areas to consider. It's a rewarding experience to volunteer and give back to your community. Just make sure that it is something you will enjoy doing and want to participate in. Best of luck to you!
• Habitat for Humanity
• Meals on Wheels
• American Red Cross
• Food Banks
• Hospital
• Library
Sheila recommends the following next steps:
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Atul’s Answer
Try following:
1) Volunteer at Hospital if they allow due to Covid.
2) Habitat for Humanity
3) Feeding America Organization
4) Any church helping homeless people.
5) Visit Nursing home and if you know how to play musical instrument (violin, etc.), offer to play few days a week.
6) Mentor kids in a neighborhood where parents do not have time (doing multiple jobs).
1) Volunteer at Hospital if they allow due to Covid.
2) Habitat for Humanity
3) Feeding America Organization
4) Any church helping homeless people.
5) Visit Nursing home and if you know how to play musical instrument (violin, etc.), offer to play few days a week.
6) Mentor kids in a neighborhood where parents do not have time (doing multiple jobs).
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Lori’s Answer
There are many opportunities in the world for volunteering. I would first think about your passions. If you volunteer for an organization that you are not passionate about or committed to, you may find yourself bored and wanting to quit.
I suggest always volunteer for a company that is consistent with what you want to do in your future. For example, if you are interested in accounting, you can volunteer for AARP doing taxes for the elderly. If you are interested in food service, you can volunteer in a production kitchen at a shelter. If you are interested in a career involving animals, volunteer at an animal shelter.
I suggest always volunteer for a company that is consistent with what you want to do in your future. For example, if you are interested in accounting, you can volunteer for AARP doing taxes for the elderly. If you are interested in food service, you can volunteer in a production kitchen at a shelter. If you are interested in a career involving animals, volunteer at an animal shelter.