I need some good organizations to volunteer with.I am 14 and in the 9th grade if that helps any....

Hey I suggest yo uget involved with a teen court program around in your area its an awesome program you should join you can be anything from a jury to a judge im the new judge in my count for the teen court program!

if you would like more info e-mail me at im_your_girl02@yahoo.com

sharpie

It's ok, they had their musk glands removed.

Skunks?!

I'm old enough, and I probably could as I'm near the Delaware river, which is large enough to be considered a seaport. However, I'm probably going to stick with science work. Working 24 hour volunteer shifts in a museum that involve going from lecturing girl scouts on amniote evolution to running around after ducks and skunks is enough to keep me occupied.

Wait until you are, I think, 17 and you can join the Coast Guard Auxiliary. I am still considered a "prospective member", although I have decided that I will definately be joining. It is the civilian force of the USCG and we do stuff like boater's education, vessel inspections, search and rescue opps. One of the men from my Flotilla actually did volunteer work with FEMA after Hurricane Katrina. Apparently he was very much in demand because he was an Auxiliary member. The only catch is that 90% of the group is typically males over the age of 65 and the other 10% are sons of the men or wives of the men. I was the only young woman there...somewhat awkward, but everyone was SO welcoming.

I don't know if anyone else here is old enough to join up, or if anyone lives near large bodies of water as I do, but if you are looking for a great organization where you can easily get service hours that I am sure looks good on a resume...think about it...

Yeah, I know those dudes. When I was with North Philly FNB back at the queer bloc at the RNC, NYFNB was running around with slices of peppers and oranges handing out fruit while the entire area was erupting into choas and people were getting caught in mass arrests. It was so surreal.

I haven't been to FNB in ages as the Academy of Natural Sciences keeps me occupied.

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Originally posted by finn620:
When I was 14 I volunteered with the local chapter of Food Not Bombs, which is basically like a soup kitchen that operates guerilla style and supports the overthrowing of all governments. It was definitely an interesting experience, and they have chapters in pretty much every major city in the United States and most major cities worldwide...of course, if you want to avoid crazy people, squalor, and dumpstered food, go with a normal soup kitchen.

Right now I volunteer at a science musuem working with educational wildlife. A lot of musuems accept younger volunteers. Or, you could check out any local natural areas and see if they have eco-restoration groups that plant trees, destroy invasives, etc.

whoa I was pretty much going to post FNB too when I opened up this topic. I currently volunteer at the NY chapter.

When I was 14 I volunteered with the local chapter of Food Not Bombs, which is basically like a soup kitchen that operates guerilla style and supports the overthrowing of all governments. It was definitely an interesting experience, and they have chapters in pretty much every major city in the United States and most major cities worldwide...of course, if you want to avoid crazy people, squalor, and dumpstered food, go with a normal soup kitchen.

Right now I volunteer at a science musuem working with educational wildlife. A lot of musuems accept younger volunteers. Or, you could check out any local natural areas and see if they have eco-restoration groups that plant trees, destroy invasives, etc.

since you are younger...go to an assisted living center and play games with the residents. You can bring a few friends...it is fun and easy and it REALLY makes the older people happy to have young people around. During the holidays, you can go to nursing homes and assisted living centers to decorate, and then sing carols. (Even if you are the worst singer in the world, like myself, it still makes their days...)

try your local soup kitchen or animal shelter they all ways need an extra set of hands

Volunteering at a hospice is a great place to make a difference in people's lives. These people are getting ready to die, whether it be older or younger people. Many of them just need someone to talk to and you have no idea what that means to them.

http://www.hospicefoundation.org/

how about Habitat for humanity
www.habitat.org

An organization I volunteer for is HugsandHope.org. It's easy and rewarding. The mission is to send cards to terminally ill children either via snail mail or email. You can join an online discussion group too for questions, etc.: http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/HugsandHope

Theres a new organization, Youth Taking Action, founded by youth thats looking for youth leaders to help run it. They need teens who are looking to be part of the admin group that runs the org.

If your interested, just send your name and some information about you, e.g., grade, school, etc. to info@youthtakingaction.org .

GREAT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY... LOOKING FOR COMMITED YOUTH!!

hey get involved in things you like teen court SADD, student council, Pep, IFEA, sports anything you actually like

go 2 the local animal shelter or the salvation army or good will

You can always help with YOUTH NOISE! We need interns to work on a bunch of different projects. The work is online, unles you live in the SF Bay Area. Contact me if you are interested.

Ginger- YN CEO

ginger@youthnoise.org