Many of you are looking for service-oriented opportunities for your kids for the summer. Here are some options (below). If you know of others we should list, please forward the info to tanya_ott@yahoo.com. Thanks!
YouthServe is the largest youth service organization in Birmingham bringing youth, ages 13-18 from all walks of life and from all over Birmingham together to participate in community service and social change. YouthServe hosts monthly Saturday workdays, summer camps and teaches a service learning curriculum in area schools.
At YouthServe, we believe EVERYONE can make a difference if given the proper tools. And we don't believe in focusing on just one community service area. We do all kinds of projects: everything from creating community gardens to tutoring children to clearing vacant lots to building affordable housing to speaking out in support of public transportation to building community across neighborhoods to delivering fresh fruit and vegetables to the homebound. You name it, we have probably done it.
The Exceptional Foundation is looking for volunteers aged 16+. Through the use of sports, games, activities, arts-and-crafts, and field trips, The Exceptional Foundation helps its participants achieve a higher level of confidence and gives the participants the opportunity to lead a more “normal” life. The activities that participants at The Exceptional Foundation engage themselves in are fun and entertaining, but the ultimate goal of any sport, craft, or field trip is to teach the participants social skills and cognitive skills, thus enabling the participants to attain the greatest level of independence that they have known.
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