Want to come up with a great project idea for yourself, your coworkers, or your family, but don't know where to begin? Here are some creative and different volunteer projects you can do as a family or a group.
Art ideas - Organized by skills
Trash to treasure - A list of volunteer projects you can do with recycled materials around your home.
Idea calendar - A few suggestions of family volunteer ideas you and your family can do throughout the year!
Volunteer projects around your home - Don’t feel like leaving your house? Here is a list of volunteer projects that can be done without having to travel anywhere.
Animal Ideas - A list of projects your family can do that involve animals (organized by age)
General Project Ideas for:
Elementary School Classrooms - Kids can make a big difference in the world! They have a lot of love and compassion, as well as a need to understand the world and help solve its problems. Volunteering can have an extremely beneficial effect on this age group. Just look at these statistics*:
Among those individuals who engaged in a volunteer activity with a family member, 72% reported being active in volunteering activities as a child.
There were also high levels of recollection in seeing other family members volunteering. Eight out of ten recalled seeing a family member when they were young.
When asked whether one or both parents volunteered in community activities, 67% said yes.
Here are some creative volunteer projects that would be great for your elementary school age group and their family members!
Middle School Groups - Middle School age groups
You want to be involved and make a difference in the world. You know how important it is to serve others, but don’t know exactly what you can do to get started.
Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your middle school age group and family members!
High School Clubs -You are talented and enjoy many things. You want to make a difference in the world. Think about things you are passionate about, find needs in the community that match your interests, and develop a plan of action to bring about these changes in the world and in your community.
While you’re at it, invite some adults in your life to remember what is really important (sometimes they become too busy with other things)! Invite family members to work with you (and your club). You will find you can do even more when you work together.
College Students -Are you interested in volunteering? Great! As college students, you are often not restricted by the age requirements of younger volunteers and have more flexibility in terms of the hours you are able to help out. You can make a big difference in your community and world!
Many colleges and universities require you to complete service learning projects and/or a set amount of volunteer hours before graduation. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to volunteer, there are plenty of great projects you and your friends can do to help those in your communities. Additionally, volunteer projects that are tailored around your fields of study often can you provide valuable, hands-on experiences in specific trades that you cannot get in the classroom. Here are a few ideas to get you started:*
Raise awareness of a world issue (such as AIDS, homelessness, etc) at a fundraiser for your group. For example, students from the Yale School of Art created a fund-raising event in which they discussed the issue of AIDS through a series of readings and remembrances of past AIDS victims.
If you are a musician or just musically talented, put together a band and give free concerts to the community
Create promotional material for a local non-profit agency
Present your trade to community members. For example, invite children from local schools to a demonstration on web design or engineering.
Tutor or mentor students in your community
Hold a canned goods drive for Thanksgiving or Christmas at your college or universities' gym, or, if the weather permits, outside in a central location
If there is a grade school near you, provide local students with a fun and safe afterschool environment through programs such as homework help, tutoring, and reading programs
Faith-Based Initiatives -You talk about love and serving others, read about it, feel it, and know that it’s important. Your beliefs have changed your life. You want to bring about changes in your community and world and show that faith is also a principle of ACTION!
Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your faith based group and family members!
Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts -Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your scouting group and family members. Volunteering can be an activity that has one of the biggest impacts on Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts! We hope your group finds an activity that will be meaningful for them.
Corporate Groups -There are many great volunteer projects for corporate groups to get involved in. Here are just a few to get you started
Be a Hero!
The world needs more heroes! If you are proactive, optimistic, and who lift and inspire people around them to build community, you have the potential to be a hero. All you have to do is be a small agent of change who is able to identify improvements in the community and devise an action plan.
In the words of Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Art ideas - Organized by skills
Trash to treasure - A list of volunteer projects you can do with recycled materials around your home.
Idea calendar - A few suggestions of family volunteer ideas you and your family can do throughout the year!
Volunteer projects around your home - Don’t feel like leaving your house? Here is a list of volunteer projects that can be done without having to travel anywhere.
Animal Ideas - A list of projects your family can do that involve animals (organized by age)
General Project Ideas for:
Elementary School Classrooms - Kids can make a big difference in the world! They have a lot of love and compassion, as well as a need to understand the world and help solve its problems. Volunteering can have an extremely beneficial effect on this age group. Just look at these statistics*:
Among those individuals who engaged in a volunteer activity with a family member, 72% reported being active in volunteering activities as a child.
There were also high levels of recollection in seeing other family members volunteering. Eight out of ten recalled seeing a family member when they were young.
When asked whether one or both parents volunteered in community activities, 67% said yes.
Here are some creative volunteer projects that would be great for your elementary school age group and their family members!
Middle School Groups - Middle School age groups
You want to be involved and make a difference in the world. You know how important it is to serve others, but don’t know exactly what you can do to get started.
Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your middle school age group and family members!
High School Clubs -You are talented and enjoy many things. You want to make a difference in the world. Think about things you are passionate about, find needs in the community that match your interests, and develop a plan of action to bring about these changes in the world and in your community.
While you’re at it, invite some adults in your life to remember what is really important (sometimes they become too busy with other things)! Invite family members to work with you (and your club). You will find you can do even more when you work together.
College Students -Are you interested in volunteering? Great! As college students, you are often not restricted by the age requirements of younger volunteers and have more flexibility in terms of the hours you are able to help out. You can make a big difference in your community and world!
Many colleges and universities require you to complete service learning projects and/or a set amount of volunteer hours before graduation. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to volunteer, there are plenty of great projects you and your friends can do to help those in your communities. Additionally, volunteer projects that are tailored around your fields of study often can you provide valuable, hands-on experiences in specific trades that you cannot get in the classroom. Here are a few ideas to get you started:*
Raise awareness of a world issue (such as AIDS, homelessness, etc) at a fundraiser for your group. For example, students from the Yale School of Art created a fund-raising event in which they discussed the issue of AIDS through a series of readings and remembrances of past AIDS victims.
If you are a musician or just musically talented, put together a band and give free concerts to the community
Create promotional material for a local non-profit agency
Present your trade to community members. For example, invite children from local schools to a demonstration on web design or engineering.
Tutor or mentor students in your community
Hold a canned goods drive for Thanksgiving or Christmas at your college or universities' gym, or, if the weather permits, outside in a central location
If there is a grade school near you, provide local students with a fun and safe afterschool environment through programs such as homework help, tutoring, and reading programs
Faith-Based Initiatives -You talk about love and serving others, read about it, feel it, and know that it’s important. Your beliefs have changed your life. You want to bring about changes in your community and world and show that faith is also a principle of ACTION!
Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your faith based group and family members!
Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts -Here are some creative volunteer projects great for your scouting group and family members. Volunteering can be an activity that has one of the biggest impacts on Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts! We hope your group finds an activity that will be meaningful for them.
Corporate Groups -There are many great volunteer projects for corporate groups to get involved in. Here are just a few to get you started
Be a Hero!
The world needs more heroes! If you are proactive, optimistic, and who lift and inspire people around them to build community, you have the potential to be a hero. All you have to do is be a small agent of change who is able to identify improvements in the community and devise an action plan.
In the words of Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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