young volunteers in community development

Text and illustrations describe how to be an activist, discussing different reasons why a person would become an activist, the power of words and more.

Features thirty-six event ideas and provides checklists, recipes, crafts, and activities to help young people plan philanthropic parties.

Provides strategies and methods for different ways to help others, including activism, volunteering and community service, and fundraising, and includes real-life stories of girls who have successfully used these methods.

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

A resource guide to volunteer opportunities for teens, offering ideas on what teens can do to help out in their own communities, including building or repairing homes, working with seniors, feeding the hungry, saving the environment, and other activities. Includes stories and quotations from teen volunteers, as well as contact information for related organizations.

Encourages volunteerism to improve communities by suggesting a variety of helpful activities children and teens can do.

Tells the stories of five young people who volunteer in a variety of activities to help others.

Presents a comprehensive teen guide for teens on volunteer opportunities such as building and repairing homes, working with the elderly, helping the homeless, and protecting the environment and contains testimonies from teens who have benefited from volunteer work.