One benefit of your kids volunteering is that teen volunteers can use their volunteer experience on job applications—something that they may appreciate being able to do when looking for a summer job.  Some of the organizations that my kids volunteer for provide them with a nicely written letter each year that notes how many hours . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 6

Another way for my kids to volunteer in the community is by being a part of an organization that promotes volunteering.  They have been members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for several years (they have now reached Life rank) and enjoy it quite a bit.  It is one of the largest youth organizations in . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 4

Until this last year, another area of volunteering was at our local library.  Sadly, with the budget cuts as a result of the current economy, our library has drastically reduced their operating hours.  The current operating hours are not conducive to my kids’ volunteering availability.  We hope, of course, that things will get better and . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 3

Volunteering yearly at a local haunted house is not the only thing that my kids do in regards to community service.  They participate in our local teen court program (after their swimming season is over), which meets every other week.  Some teen court programs meet weekly.  This volunteering program, open to homeschoolers and public schooled . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 2

Yesterday was Halloween.  We do not celebrate Halloween in our household, at least not in the way that most people do.  When our kids were young, we dressed them up for the first year or so of their lives and took them to their grandmas’ and grandpas’ houses for pictures and “safe” candy; but then . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 1