Does anyone know any charitable organizations that high schoolers may join in to help out?

Question

For example, medical groups, humanitarian groups, environmental groups, or just any group that helps give back to children on a national or world level. Even ones in California could work as well.

Answer 1

try these websites you should find something

http://www.volunteermatch.org/

http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/index.cfm

Answer 2

Habitat for Humanity

Answer 3

all non-profit hospitals use young and old volunteers. if young they generally end up finding a place in the hospital to hire you. and then later help with college reimbersment. i hope this helps you.  find a hospital and ask if they are nonprofit

Answer 4

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.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/

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.

If you want to be a volunteer to help with the consequences of a natural disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina, you need to register and prepare NOW. Here's a web site where you can register and start your preparation so that you can help the next time disaster strikes:

http://www.helpindisaster.org/

NetAid has programs specifically for high school students in North America who want to help in the developing world. NetAid is now a part of MeryCorps

http://www.netaid.org

TakingIT Global is another resource for young people in the USA who want to do something to affect the situation positively in developing countries

www.takingitglobal.org/

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