voluntarism

Reggie, who is known as "Pukey" McKnight at his Brooklyn middle school, attempts to refine his image and social status, and when he gets involved at a local homeless shelter, two clients help him believe he is making a difference, which could help him in the world and at school.

Text and photos explain how teenagers can become volunteers in a variety of settings; provides suggestions for where to volunteer and tips on how to get started, and also includes a glossary and a brief list of organizations.

Includes a wide variety of service projects, involving different degrees of time and commitment, that young people can implement to better their communities, with step-by-step instructions, a discussion of why community service is important, and advice on how to plan, execute, and gather support for a project.

Tyler Watson and his teammate, the star center for the Portland Winter Hawks hockey team, discover that working with street kids has placed their own lives in danger.

Provides advice for teen volunteers who are considering working with animals, discussing the possible duties and requirements of animal care jobs, considering the pros and cons of such work, and including a listing of where to find opportunities in the field.

Dyamonde, longing for a pair of red high-top sneakers, is persuaded by a classmate that it is her mother's job to give her what she needs, and she learns an important lesson when she tries that argument on her mom who responds by literally giving Dyamonde only what she needs.

Seventeen-year-old Harper Evans hopes to escape the effects of her father's divorce on her family and friendships by volunteering her summer to build a house in a small Tennessee town devastated by a tornado.

Individual teenagers relate their experiences in various types of volunteer activities.

Nikki, sentenced to work as a volunteer at the hospital after being caught spray-painting the building, gets involved with the patients in the children's ward--especially seventeen-year-old Austin who lost the use of his legs in a motorcycle accident, and begins to see the folly of following the gang.

Describes ways in which children have helped their communities and the world by working on such problems as the environment, drugs, and health care.