Volunteer Ideas
Community Service Ideas for Teens
Offer to rake leaves, shovel the driveway, or do housework for an elderly neighbour.
Do you love to cook and bake? Invite your friends to participate, and hold a bake sale for your favourite charity.
Become a volunteer tutor at your school. If you excel in a particular subject, share that knowledge with other teens who are struggling.
Volunteer to run/walk for an event, like The Bridge Hospice Walk-A-Thon or Relay for Life.
Offer your help taking registrations, handing out water bottles, cleaning up after, or other administrative tasks for local events.
Participate in a clean-up of a beach, riverbed or local park.
Volunteer at your local library, helping to keep everything neat and organized through tasks like book sorting and craft preparation.
Help pets in need at your local humane society. Volunteer duties can include feeding, cleaning, and walking animals, as well as sorting donated goods at the shelter.
Help special needs kids or adults through an organization like Community Living.
Deliver food to those who are unable to leave their home. Contact your school or church to see if they have programs in place, like Meals on Wheels, or start one of your own.
Visit a retirement home and spend time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family.
