Volunteering with a school classroom or a youth group is a wonderful way to get involved in volunteering. The Volunteer Center has designed a number of tools that be can useful for teachers, students and youth leaders when planning your volunteer project.
Youth Volunteer Project Ideas – this list of youth-friendly volunteer and service-learning projects identifies projects based on community needs and academic subjects. To download this brochure, click here.
50 Volunteer Project Ideas – this list of project ideas developed by the Points of Light Foundation, is especially suitable for younger children. To download this brochure, click here.
Create-Your-Own Volunteer Projects – the Volunteer Center has developed this list of project ideas to allow groups of any age or size to develop projects on their own that meet community needs. To download this brochure, click here.
Planning Your Volunteer Project – this document provides important questions to ask as you plan and prepare your group’s volunteer project. To download this brochure, click here.
Tips for Volunteers – We want your volunteer project to be a great experience for you and the people you serve. This document provides tips that will help your volunteer experience to be a success. To download this brochure, click here.
One great way to involve your group in volunteering is to participate in one of our Days of Service. The Volunteer Center provides toolkits that can assist you in planning your project. Don’t forget to register your project with us so we can recognize the great work your youth are doing!
Alternative Spring Break - Youth Responding to Poverty – This event will educate and engage teens in volunteer and advocacy work around the issues of poverty and homelessness in Larimer County. The event will take place in March, 2010 More information to come.
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) – GYSD is April 19-25, 2010 and it is the largest service event in the world! The goal of GYSD is to mobilize youth to identify and address the needs of their communities through service, recruit the next generation of volunteers, and educate the public about the year-round contributions young people make as community leaders. Why not work with a class or club at school to plan a project for GYSD! More information to come.
Make a Difference Day – Make a Difference Day is October 19-24, 2009 and it is Larimer County’s largest community-wide day of service. In 2008, over 3,700 volunteers (including 1,200 youth volunteers) helped out at over 160 projects at 90 nonprofits in Larimer County. Talk to your teachers and contact the United Way Volunteer Center about how your class can get involved in Make a Difference Day 2009! More information to come.
The Volunteer Center provides a number of services to support teachers as they develop volunteer and service-learning projects with their students. To download a list of resources and services available to teachers, click here.
The Volunteer Center also has a number of service-learning books and materials available for teachers to borrow, free of charge. To receive a brochure of available service-learning materials please contact our office.
For more information contact Andrea Bloomquist, Volunteer Center Specialist, at (970) 407-7054 or abloomquist@uwaylc.org
