Volunteering

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Kathlyn Gay (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

2004
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-4922-8 (ISBN)

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More than 70 percent of America's 60 million young people believe they can make a difference in their communities, and the numbers support their assertions. Teenagers spend 2.4 billion hours annually in volunteer service, and their labor is worth $34.3 billion to the U.S. economy. Volunteering brings emotional satisfaction, provides opportunities for learning skills that can be used in the job market, and helps teens to make career choices. But the major reasons that teens cite for performing volunteer service is the compassion they feel for people in need and the belief that they improve the quality of life for others. Volunteering: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a complete guide for teens who want to volunteer. Young people get a complete picture of what volunteering involves, including the personal commitment and the physical and emotional stamina, as well as the positive—and sometimes negative—consequences. This book is filled with inspiring and rewarding stories from teen volunteers who testify to the benefits and the immense personal satisfaction as a result of their volunteer efforts. Volunteering is a wonderful resource for both teens as well as those who work with teens on how to use one's time and energy to positively impact society and to gain personal satisfaction from helping others.

Kathlyn Gay is a full-time freelance writer and author of young adult books.

Chapter 1 1. Being a Volunteer Chapter 2 2. Building and Repairing Chapter 3 3. Closing the Generation Gap Chapter 4 4. Helping with Health Care Chapter 5 5. Helping the Homeless, Feeding the Hungry Chapter 6 6. Protecting the Environment and Animals Chapter 7 7. Preserving the Past Chapter 8 8. Counseling, Teaching, and Tutoring Chapter 9 9. Reducing Bigotry, Prejudice, and Racism Chapter 10 10. Campaigning, Communicating, and Collecting Chapter 11 11. Getting Started, Reaping Rewards Chapter 12 Selected Resource Organizations Chapter 13 Index Chapter 14 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.9.2004
Reihe/Serie	It Happened to Me ; No.9
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	187 x 263 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
ISBN-10	0-8108-4922-4 / 0810849224
ISBN-13	978-0-8108-4922-8 / 9780810849228
Zustand	Neuware