Can children do voluntary jobs?

Question

Can a 12 year old do voluntary jobs such as for helping other children, anything like elderly,children,cancer and even just things like litterpicking if i can can you tell me how...thanks much appreciated x*x

Answer 1

Well at my work we have volunteer days where you can bring your family to help out including children. Example were going to a shelter soon to help out people that are homeless and help in the kitchen, light cleaning and tell kids stories and such so you might  check with your employer, church or maybe google volunteer help with your city in the search.

Good Luck and thanks for thinking of others.

Answer 2

Many young people volunteer through scouting, or through their community of faith (church, temple or mosque). Some young people volunteer with their families; I used to help in the office with my mother at a nonprofit organization doing work we both cared about.

VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org), Idealist (http://www.idealist.org), Change.org (http://www.change.org) and CraigsList (http://www.craigslist.com) all list volunteering opportunities with thousands of organizations, many which involve young people. There's also this government sponsored site (http://volunteer.gov/gov/) which provides volunteer positions through USA federal land agencies like Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service, National Parks, etc. Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site (http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/).