Can’t find anything you are interested in, or looking for more opportunities near you? Here are some ideas of places that you can reach out to locally, which generally allow volunteering from kids.

Animal Shelters: Many animal shelters look for people to clean cages, rooms, and more.

Food Pantries: Food Pantries commonly look for help sorting and organizing supplies.

Libraries: Many libraries allow teenagers to work as assistants for programming, as well as organizing and taking care of shelves.

Nursing Homes: Most local nursing homes look for volunteers to spend time with the residents.

Parks Organizations: Nearly every borough has its own parks organization, and many look for help cleaning trails and more.

Rec Centers: Many local rec centers look for teenage volunteers to aid in sports practices for kids.

School Sporting Events: A lot of schools offer service opportunities for kids, especially as scorekeepers for sports games. Many schools look to students to run the scoreboards for games.

YMCAs: YMCAs look for camp counselors and teenagers to help run activities and sports for younger kids.