Do you know any teen summer volunteer programs around Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose?

Question

i'm gonna be 15 in the summer and i'm searching for a volunteer program. i have tried researching but nothing much has come up. kaiser hospital's deadline has already passed....

any help would be appreciated! thanks!

Answer 1

Check with your school counselor and also your unemployment office. There are programs just for school kids to actually earn some money during the summer. I know you are searching for a volunteer program so maybe they would also be able to steer you to what you are looking for.

Answer 2

You could create your own volunteer program by volunteering on an ad hoc basis with various organizations. You can find these at:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

HandsOn Network, http://www.handsonnetwork.org/

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

If you see an organization that you would like to help, but don't see a volunteering opportunity posted by that organization, it's okay to call them and say you would like to volunteer -- they may have opportunities they haven't posted. Also, many organizations are open to your own suggestions for volunteering activities.

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site,

http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

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.

Remember that finding a volunteering gig can be like finding a job: you may have to interview several times before you are chosen for an assignment.