Why should Teens Volunteer, Anyways?
You’re in high school and you might be lucky enough that you are already volunteering in one way or another. But what’s the big deal with volunteering, if everyone else is doing it too? Volunteering has so many advantages both for yourself and for your community and the people you are helping. Find out why you need to step up and help out, right now. First of all, what counts as volunteering? Volunteering can be anything from offering to baby-sit your neighbor’s kids for a few hours, or from opening up your own soup kitchen for the homeless. Some more examples of great volunteer ideas are as follows: -Visit the elderly who get very few visitors, when they are in a retirement home. -Go to your local elementary school and help teach kids how to use computers, how to read, or just be a great role model who listens to them. -Help out your local animal shelter to clean the animals, feed them and make sure they are in a good condition. -Visit your local hospital and offer to chat with recove
