Campus Organizing Team
Youth Activist Network Campus Organizing Team is a project of Advocates for Youth. Campus Organizers serve as activists, advocates, and spokespeople on issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Advocates for Youth works with campus organizations to provide them with information and materials to conduct advocacy campaigns on their campuses. Each year, five Campus Organizations are chosen to receive intensive assistance, including funding, advocacy and media training, materials for dissemination and on-going assistance to help educate, activate and empower students on issues such as sex education, condom availability, HIV prevention/treatment, and emergency contraception, among others!
Youth Assisting Youth – Volunteer Mentor
Youth Assisting Youth is a non-profit charitable organization that provides mentoring services for youth 6 – 15 years old. We need volunteers – especially guys 16 – 29 years old – to mentor newcomer, at risk and special needs youth in your community. You’ll both benefit. We train you, and you can do it on your own schedule. You can make a difference.
Inner City Youth Talent Show Staff
The All Stars Project (ASP) is a nationally-recognized, independently funded organization bringing an innovative model of development to inner-city youth. The ASP seeks to empower and engage young people through a unique, performance-based model.
The All Stars Project of Chicago was launched in 2007. We are currently looking for volunteers to support an innovative performance and development program for youth on Chicago’s South and West Sides. In the ‘All Stars Talent Show’, every young person who auditions makes it into the show. The youth, ages 5 – 25, also learn how to organize productions and perform as leaders in their communities.
Adult and youth volunteers work together to conduct community outreach and produce auditions, workshops and shows, and help expand the Chicago affiliate of this nationally recognized youth program.
Corporation for National and Community Service
Promotes service-learning to provide youth with the opportunity to make a difference in their communities.
Do Something
A national nonprofit organization that encourages young people to help build their communities. Organizer of The Kindness and Justice Challenge, a nationwide two-week “character education” and community service effort in January.
Energize
Features tons of inspirational quotes and stories on volunteering.
Habitat For Humanity
The Habitat for Humanity youth volunteer site, created for building a better world.
Idealist
A well-traveled place to post volunteer opportunities or for volunteers to post their services. Offers other nonprofit resources and paid positions as well.
Landmark Volunteers
A nonprofit summer service organization for high school students 14 and a half years of age or older, entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade. The program offers youth volunteers the opportunity to spend two weeks working at one of several important U.S. historical, cultural, environmental or social service institutions.
Make A Difference Day
Sponsored by USA Weekend. Includes a database of volunteer opportunities for Make A Difference Day each October.
National Youth Service Day
Works to empower young people, highlighting their ongoing contributions to their communities and mobilizing their energy, commitment and idealism through sustainable service. National Youth Service Day takes place every April.
Points Of Life Foundation
A searchable database of local volunteer centers. Find a cause near you.
Project Tomorrow
An effort by a partnership among volunteers and corporations to promote technology and science in U.S. schools.
ServeNet
A one-stop portal for information and resources on service and volunteering. Use SERVEnet to post and find volunteer and career opportunities, service news, events, best practices and other resources.
Service Leader
Gives information on finding the right volunteer opportunity and making the most of your volunteer activities.
United Way
United Way’s Help site connects to youth who are helping others by providing advice, support and/or standing up for what they believe in.
USA Freedom Corps
Created by President Bush after September 11 to encourage service, sacrifice and generosity.
Voluntech
A group of New York-area technical volunteers who give of their spare time and expertise to serve nonprofit and community service organizations.
Volunteer Match
Thousands of volunteer opportunities are listed online. Post an opportunity. Find an opportunity.
Youth Empowered Action Camp
A life-changing leadership program for youth who want to make a difference in the world, campers choose an issue of importance to them and develop the knowledge, skills, confidence, and community to turn their passion into action.
Youth Volunteer Corps of America
YVC’s goal is to create and increase volunteer opportunities to enrich youth, address community needs and develop a lifetime commitment to service. Start or join a YVC group in your community!
World Wildlife Foundation
Fill out an application and get the chance to join a global youth volunteer program working to save the environment in locations such as India, Madagascar, Bhutan, Paraguay, and more!
Youth Action International
Volunteer for this international nonprofit working to rebuild war-torn African communities and to provide economic empowerment for war-affected youth. You can run a fundraising campaign or set up a YAI chapter at your school to make a huge difference!
New York Cares
New York Cares offers a number of opportunities for those 18 and under to volunteer in their communities. Check out this great page of New York volunteer opportunities.
Junior Red Cross
Volunteer with the Red Cross’s youth division to start a club on your campus, be trained in community disaster preparation and response, or fundraise for their organization.
Meals on Wheels
Donate your time to provide meals to millions of seniors throughout the United States. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and package dinners to bedelivered, organize schedules, make phone calls, load delivery vehicles, anddeliver meals. Younger volunteers can sometimes make crafts to deliver with themeals to brighten up a senior citizen’s day!
The Youth Volunteer Center
The Youth Volunteer Center is bringing volunteer opportunities to youth inSan Francisco. Youth opportunities are marked on their site with a YouthMedallion, indicating the organization will work with those under the age of18.
