Youth
Volunteer Opportunities for Teens – March 2010 update
Access the March 2010 update of our most popular publication and learn about local non-profit agencies with opportunities for youth volunteers! Click here for the guide in pdf format, or here to view it in Issuu. The guide also contains an overview of getting started as a youth volunteer, various ways to discover alternate projects and develop your own opportunities, frequently asked questions, minimum age requirements and a phone/contact script.
Get inspired!
Discover projects by other young people that may inspire you to create a project of your own. Here is the most recent edition of the Prudential Spirit of Community Report. In order to find links to past issues, visit this page. Other incredible stories about young people making a difference can be found on the Kids Are Heroes website under Lily’s Heroes.
Current Volunteer Opportunities!
Check out our online calendar to find great one-time and flexible volunteer opportunities! Or you can sign-up now with 1-800-Volunteer.org, the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County’s new online, searchable, 24/7 accessible volunteer opportunities database! Click here to visit the Volunteer Center’s 1-800-Volunteer.org website, or enter your zip code in the search box above and click on Volunteer Center Serving Howard County. Please be advised that some information that you receive may have certain age restrictions and that you should always check with an agency regarding their minimum age requirements!
Disaster Volunteer Opportunities for Youth!
Click here to learn about exciting ways that you can become involved in disaster preparedness and response!
Are you interested in helping to start a teen volunteer program in Howard County?
If so, please click here to contact us!
Youth Recognition Opportunities
Do you know a young hero who should be profiled in the National Service Briefing?
Nominate a young person between the ages of 5-25, who you think deserves to be profiled as a young hero. To submit a Young Heroes nomination, please send the name, age, city, and state of the young person you are nominating, as well as a brief description of their involvement in service to change their community. Self-nominations are accepted. Send nominations to nsbinfo@ysa.org with the subject line NOMINATION.
Nominate a young hero to be featured on the Kids Are Heroes website!
Kids are indeed heroes and each one has the power to change the world. This website is dedicated to them. Are you a kid looking for ideas on how you can make a difference? Are you a parent looking for ways to inspire your children?
Camp Make a Difference 2009
We’d like to thank the amazing campers and local agencies for making this one of the most successful years yet! Campers opened the week by learning about volunteering, then went to four different agencies addressing social issues including poverty, animal welfare, the environment, and aging.
The week also included presentations by MaryMargaret O’Neill and Evan Frank of Kids Are Heroes. These inspiring young people shared stories about their volunteer experiences in order to spread the message that you’re never too young to make a difference.
But don’t take it from us – listen to what campers said in their own words in this excellent video from HoCoMoJo:
Participating agencies included: Grassroots, Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Howard County Conservancy, and the Howard County Office on Aging.
