Virtual Volunteer Opportunities for High Schoolers
Here are some suggestions for volunteer opportunities that high school students can do remotely. Click the organization name for more information.
Politically-Focused
Turn Up: Geared for teens, the remote Youth Activism Internship teaches volunteers how to amplify youth civic engagement on issues like climate change, criminal justice, reproductive rights, ending gun violence, and combating voter suppression in the United States.
Service
Be My Eyes: Connects volunteers with blind and low-vision individuals through a video app to provide visual assistance on a variety of things (expiration dates, reading instructions, etc.) Students must download the app, sign up as a sighted volunteer, and select the language.
Operation Gratitude: Students can write cards and thank you letters to individuals who have served our country.
Elders
Love For Our Elders: Write letters to senior citizens, host a letter drive, or start a chapter at your high school.
Adopt a Nursing Home: Students can volunteer to write messages (online or physical letters) to nursing home residents to keep their spirits high.
Tech
TED Translators: Volunteer to add subtitles to TED talks.
Mozilla: Students can volunteer to help Mozilla (the organization behind Firefox) with programming, designing, and testing content.
Education
Learn to Be: Tutor elementary, middle or high school students with a variety of subjects.
UPchieve: Students can volunteer to tutor low-income students.
Science
NASA’s Citizen Science Project: Students can participate in projects and research.
Science Buddies: Available to 10-12th-grade students. The volunteers help increase science literacy and foster enthusiasm for K-12 science and science fair projects. The volunteer opportunities are flexible, virtual, and often take less than an hour per week.
STEM-E: Provides virtual volunteering opportunities for all high school grades in various STEM fields. They help students gain experience, connect with mentors, and prepare them for professional environments.
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