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    Volunteer Opportunities

 

  There are thousands of volunteer opportunities available for not only students too young to work for pay, but for older students and adults. Below is just a small sampling of the huge numbers and variety of opportunities available across the country.

Have fun exploring and stretching your mind and heart as you help others in a variety of ways.

(click on the following headings for further information)

General & overall organizations

 National Youth Service Day    www.ysa.org

 Mission: Possible

 Points of Light Foundation

        USA Freedom Corps

        Volunteers of America, www.VolunteersofAmerica.org

        Backstoppers

        Key Club

        Network for Good        www.networkforgood.org

        Future Health Career Professionals of America

        Boys State and Boys Nation

        Girls State and Girls Nation       

        Youth Leadership Training Program Internship

        The United Way

        Boys/Girls Clubs

        Mathews-Dickey Club

        The Ulster Project

Health & Wellness

        Muscular Dystrophy Association & MDA Camp

        Ronald McDonald House

        Hospice volunteer work

        Center for Advancement in Cancer Education

        American Red Cross

        Shriners Hospital

        Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
                www.saluteheroes.org

        Adopt-A-Family

        International Association of Audio Information Services

        Radio Eye, Inc.

        Sun Sounds of Arizona   

        Central Kentucky Radio Eye, Inc.

        Kids Under Twenty One Crisis Hotline

        St. Louis Effort for AIDS

        Community Link

        St. Jude's Hospital

        Special Olympics

        Locks of Love

        Hats On Day

        Friends of Kids with Cancer

        Reach Our Children

        Circle of Friends    www.join-the-circle.org

        American Cancer Society

        Special Needs Camps

        Dream Factory

        Project Life

        The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation & Race for the Cure
                www.komen.org

        Faith House

        Children's Hospitals

        Big Brother/Big Sister program

        Stan Mikita American Impaired Hockey Association

        Crisis Nursery

        TREND (Turning Resources and Energy in New Directions)

        DARE

        Wheelchair Foundation

        Hopkins 4K for Cancer cross-country bike ride

        JOY CART    www.thejoycart.com

        JOY CART, by Ethan

        Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Hunger & Housing & Education & Safety

    United States:

            The Great American Bake Sale    www.greatamericanbakesale.org

            Habitat for Humanity    www.habitat.org

            Ministerial Alliance

            Agape House

            Salvation Army

            Local food drives and food pantries

            Homeless shelter programs

            Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

            World Changers

            Circle of Concern

            International Institute of St. Louis

            St. Patrick Center

            Help One Student to Succeed

            Volunteer St. Louis    www.volunteerstlouis.com

            Housing Resource Center

            Urban Ministries

            Plowsharing Crafts

    International:   

            Casa por Cristo

            Pennies for Peace, Central Asia Institute    www.ikat.org

            Habitat for Humanity    www.habitat.org

            U.N. Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign

            Global Fund for Women

            Church-sponsored mission trips

            www.Heffer.com

            American Friends Service Committee    www.afsc.org

 

Literacy

            Project Graduation        www.projectgraduation.org

            Literacy Volunteers of America

            Laubach Literacy International

            ProLiteracy Worldwide     www.proliteracy.org

            First Book    www.firstbook.org

            All Books for Children Book Drive
                (Starbucks)

            Spoonfuls of Stories
                (General Mills)

            Season's Readings
                (Verizon)

            Book Angels

Neighborhoods and Families

        LEAP Squad

Activity organizations

        Young Eagles    www.youngeagles.com

        American Humanics

        Junior ROTC

        Freedom's Answer    www.freedomsanswer.net

        Museum of Tolerance

        Resource/Computer Centers

        Computer Village

        Girl Scouts of America

        Boy Scouts of America

        Save Our History    www.saveourhistory.com

        Technology Student Association (TSA)

        Mock-Trial programs

        Young Achievers Program

        Future Business Leaders of America

        People to People Student Ambassador

        International Olympic Youth Committee

        Junior Achievement

        Early Childhood Center

        Office of Service Learning @ Loyola U of New Orleans

        Political Parties

        Operation Prom Dress

        Dragon Slayers

U.S. Armed Forces

        USO    www.usocares.org

        Cell Phones for Soldiers    www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com

   

Animals

    Humane Society

    Wolf Sanctuary

    Wildlife Rescue Center    www.mowildlife.org

    Adopt-a-Stray

    Veterinary Clinics

    Animal Protective Association

 

 

 

 

 


 
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