Summer Volunteer Ideas
Does your child have time to volunteer this summer? Here are some suggestions. (Click on underlined names for links to the programs.)
Pack activity kits with family or friends for Project Sunshine, benefiting children with cancer. They will send you the supplies, and teens can get together and pack the kits and send them to a medical facility.
The National Park Service offers multiple summer volunteer opportunities for students aged 14-18.
Meaningful Teens is a virtual volunteer opportunity where students can help immigrants and ESL students by teaching critical literacy, English language, and mathematical skills
Bookworm Global encourages students to donate books and organize book drives in their schools and communities to encourage literacy.
Feeding America connects students to food banks in their communities to volunteer with food packing, distribution, and more.
In New York City, Central Park offers Teen Volunteer Days on the weekends, where groups of teens clean up areas of the park. (Space is limited and advance registration is required.)
Interested in farming in NYC? Earth Matters offers volunteer opportunities at the farm and compost builds, where teens can learn about composting, gardening, and animal care.
Even if you only have an hour to spare, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine uses volunteers to pick up food at local restaurants and deliver it to a nearby food pantry.
Yorkville Common Pantry has volunteer shifts working in the pantry or serving hot food in Manhattan. (All volunteers must be 16+)
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