What are the community service ideas for High School Junior?

High School Community Service Ideas

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  High school students are full of energy to put toward a good cause. Community service is a great way for teens to give back to their community and help people in need. It just takes an idea and a plan of action to begin. Students will find that they enjoy helping others, and they will feel like part of the community. Volunteering also helps students to feel a sense of accomplishment in knowing that they succeeded in helping someone. Waste Project High school students can serve their community by helping to reduce the amount of waste produced. The Environmental Protection Agency suggests that students learn what type of waste is produced the most in their town. Then students can create a plan to educate and encourage the community to begin recycling regularly. Students can contact buyers of recyclable material or set up recycling centers throughout the town. It is important to track the results of the recycling project so students know which method works best. Then they can continue this community service idea for years. Hunger Project Encourage high school students to serve the less fortunate in their community. Have each student start by choosing one family they know who needs help with food. The student can think of different methods to collect food for the family. They can organize a food drive or ask for donations from the community. Helping that family will be the student's own personal project for as long as they desire. This idea will allow many different families to receive personal attention from a student who cares about them. Then students can work with food drive agencies and soup kitchens to help more people in need. Neighborhood Fix-up Project High school students can help the appearance of their community by volunteering to help homeowners who cannot perform physical work. Students should find elderly people, disabled people or anyone who cannot work on their home. Students can offer to fix up the paint on the outside of the home, or fix broken items in the home. Some students can volunteer to mow lawns, pull up weeds or rake leaves for neighbors. Churches or other community centers may also appreciate the help from students offering to clean up trash from their property. Book Drive A book drive is a fun way for teens to get involved in community service. Students should contact people in their community and ask for book donations. Organizing a contest for the student who finds the most book donations is a great way to get them motivated. Libraries and public schools may also be willing to donate books for the community. Have students find parent volunteers to drive them around and pick up the book donations. The books can be donated to local children's hospitals, nursing homes or shelters.