voluntarism

Explores ways that young people can help others, and gives examples of things other kids have done.

Provides advice for teen volunteers who would like to help the ill, the poor, and the elderly, discussing the possible duties and requirements of such jobs, considering the pros and cons of the work, and including a listing of where to find opportunities in the field.

Just graduated from high school and in the midst of deciding her future, eighteen-year-old Miranda joins her older brother in Virginia, where he is doing volunteer work building houses for the disadvantaged.

When he and his family help finish a Habitat for Humanity house, Connor expects to be bored; but when another boy is assigned to help him paint a bedroom, the results are surprising.

Presents approximately one hundred stories of celebration and inspiration for volunteers about the efforts of such organizations as the Peace Corps, the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Describes ways in which children can help at home, in their community, with the environment, and around the world.

A collection of essays that offers varying perspectives on issues related to national service.

Two women, separated by eight centuries, become caught up in the same mystery when volunteer archaeologist Alice Tanner, working in a cave near Carcassonne, stumbles upon two skeletons, and a stone ring engraved with a labyrinth which had been entrusted to Alais, the daughter of one of the appointed guardians of the Holy Grail, in 1209 on the eve of the invasion by French Crusaders.

Explores volunteerism, including the benefits to yourself and to others, how to find volunteer work, creating your own projects, and more.