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Volunteerism

Are You Into It?
Working together and having a good time is what 4-H and volunteering are all about. Find your local 4-H contact.

Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is fulfilling its promise by sharing America's most precious resource with the rest of the world: its people. 

Twenty Ways for Teenagers to Help Other People by Volunteering
One of the hardest parts of volunteering can be finding a volunteering opportunity that fits your personality. This site will give you lots of different ideas and will
show you many different possibilities.

Activism

The ACLU Freedom Network
The main site of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working in the public interest to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression in the arena of computers and the Internet.

E The People
A nonpartisan site that works with over 300 online newspapers, television stations and Internet portals to help bring government closer to the people.

Global Youth Village
A summer program, Legacy's Global Youth Village has dramatically influenced the lives of young people in more than 95 different countries. Activities evoke creativity, dialogue, cross-cultural competency, and flexibility.

Greenpeace
Greenpeace is one of the world’s foremost environmental activist organizations.

Habitat for Humanity
Habitat builds houses for people in need. Find a student chapter to help out in your area
here.
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation is the nation's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment.

Official Website of the Young Republicans
The Young Republicans Online Community Network.

Rainforest Action Network
All kinds of rainforest information is here including what you can do to help save it.

Scorecard
This site allows you to enter your zip code and find out what pollutants are being released into your community.

Unicef Voices of Youth
This is where you can find about what affects children in today's world. It is also where you can speak your mind, share what you think with other young people and read what they have to say.

WePrevent
Crime doesn't have to be a fact of life. Community and commonsense precautions cut crime and counter fear. Browse this site for ideas for way to get involved.

Young Democrats of America
YDA is a nationwide grassroots organization of the Democratic Party with 42 chartered states and 780 local chapters.

Youth In Action Network
Discuss important issues with students from around the world. Make the world a better place!

ZNet
Link to information on a politically and socially progressive range of topics.

 

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Last updated on 05/09/2007