Volunteering for 14 year old in Boston MA area. 100 mile estimated radius. animal work preffered?

Question

i am 14 years old, and i enjoy working with animals. any volunteering with children is not something i am looking for because i tend to be short tempered and easily agitated by younger children. i enjoy working with animals and i hope there is a volunteer facility that provides overnight housing for a month or two. thanks so much.

Answer 1

No overnight housing. Nonprofits put all of their money and resources towards their mission, not for housing for volunteers.

Here is where to finding listings of volunteering opportunities in your area, including organizations that are focused on animals.

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.

You can also call the Humane Society and the ASPCA in your area, to ask them about how to volunteer. However, as someone short-tempered and under 16, you may not meet their requirements for working with animals.

Answer 2

You may not need to go so far; most humane society shelters need walkers and groomers all the time. You would then still be able to live at home.

Most volunteer jobs will not provide housing since that has a level of liability the organization will not assume.