I need to have ALOT of community service hours any ideas??

Question

Its for a medallion ball or something and i need them by junior year i think (freshman now) By the way im talking like 200+ hours i think so does anybody have any ideas ???

Answer 1

well you could volunteer at a homeless center, or a animal center, or vet.

Or a after school program for kids in need, or just for kids.

Answer 2

Volunteer at an animal shelter after school and on weekends. Or somewhere else if animals aren't your thing.

Answer 3

Go to a local hospital and see if you can volunteer as a candy striper or just to help. Some hospitals can use people in the NICU and pediatrics to help with the babies and children.

  Try meals on wheels as a helper. Talk to one of the local senior citizens homes, they can always use someone to spend time with the olde folkes.

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/

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.

For New Orleans:

-- The Web site http://fixnola.org is designed to match civic-minded individuals in New Orleans and nationwide with volunteer opportunities throughout the city. The opportunities are searchable by areas of interest and location. Nonprofits may post opportunities at volunteermatch.com.

-- The Web site http://www.volunteerneworleans.com provides a clearinghouse for contact information on secular and faith-based groups doing relief and humanitarian work in the area.

-- Common Ground provides assistance to residents of the 9th Ward, including rebuilding, mowing, gardening, soil testing, handyman and gutting services. Also provides a legal clinic, a medical clinic, and a women's shelter

http://www.commongroundrelief.org  

-- Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations keeps a directory of more than 1,000 member charities.  

http://www.lano.org

-- The Louisiana SPCA

http://www.la-spca.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.

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.

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/

Answer 5

a church or a homeless shelter is always looking for volunters also your local fire dept. my help i.e. washing trucks

Answer 6

Find a soup kitchen in your area or call a volunteer service in your area. Both should be able to help you.