volunteering for under 16's

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Does anyone know of any good causes which under 16's can help through volunteering as many charity or organisations say u have 2 be over 16

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You might be able to take part in some environmental things (try www.btcv.org.uk)and I know that the pdsa (who help look after pets) have a special young people's section (www.pdsa.org.uk). There's also www.do-it.org.uk where you can search a database of opportunities. It might just be a question of making a few contacts and seeing what opens up... Be persistent! <IMG alt="image" SRC="smile.gif" border="0">

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http://www.do-it.org.uk is a good start as has already been said. Might be worth trying the Volunteer Bureau search on the left hand menu and phoning up your local one as in my experience they are usually fairly helpful and they may be able to talk through the sorts of things you want to do.

What sort of thing is it you are interesting in helping with anyhow?

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Originally posted by spirtual_star:
<STRONG>Does anyone know of any good causes which under 16's can help through volunteering as many charity or organisations say u have 2 be over 16</STRONG>

and which one pays the best?

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yea you could help out at kith and kids

but you need to be over 14 to work on the two to one.
you'll be looking after somone that has speical needs for during the day for 2 weeks on a play sceme.
you wont be on ur own u'll have somone else with you at all times

if you want more details i can email them to you.
i just need ur addy.

ohh yea what area do you live in?
it would help if you lived in the london (i dnt mean in the center)

Former Member

please help

can anyone give me the links to :
millennium volunteers
kith for kids
and anywhere else that you can volunteer under 16
cheers

Former Member

kith and kids is

DUM DUM DUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!

http://www.caritasdata.co.uk/charity0/ch011230.htm

its just the name and addy of their office but its a start if ur honnestly serious about doing this then make the effort
it will be worth it in the end! i promise you!

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I've taken a course through my school which has "trained" me to be a volunteer, I guess. THe course was crap but at least I get to do my volunteering stuff now. I volunteer at a local preschool now, I have lots of fun and help out a fair bit.
Does your school have anything like that?

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i now volunteer at a help the aged store but it took an awful lot of convincing!lol
when i was 14 i volunteered in a zoo hmmmmm