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What are some Community service ideas for spoiled teens?

  • Pardon me, i do not mean to offend anyone by using the term spoiled in such a harsh context it's just that unfortunately it describes these teens I work with to a 'T'. A few months ago I got us to volunteer at a soup kitchen on the poorer, rural outskirts of our town (Greenwich, CT) unfortunately, it did not go well and I am afraid to admit that the behavior and comments that some of the guests at the soup kitchen made, made many feel uncomfortable and turned off of the organic self gratifying feeling that community service usually brings to the volunteers and helping others in general. I need a few ideas for this month (January) that would show the teens the true nature of community service that i know exists. Could you recommend a particular activity that could take place this month ( January) preferably indoors that the teens would be enthused in participating in?

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    Let's face it. If the teens are spoiled, how do you think the next project is going to go? Ask a community center if they have indoor projects like painting. Collect gently used paperback books and send them to the soldiers overseas or bring them to the VA hospital and hand them out (with the hospital's permission) to veterans waiting for appointments. It's often a long wait. Make fleece blankets for women and children at the domestic abuse shelter. A warm coat drive is a good thing to do t his time of year too. Find out of a local dry cleaner's will clean them for free. They can also always use shampoo, soap, lotion, and other sample sized items that people usually take home from a hotel. Toward the end of the year, you can collect gently used school supplies to bring to the shelter. Blanket URL: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-a-Blanket Start a penny drive at the school and have the teens decide where to donate the money. If you're hell bent on the little darlings spending actual time with the less fortunate, then you could try the following site: http://www.volunteermatch.org/

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Work at an animal humane center... Its a great way (for animal lovers especially) to get people involved in a great project :)

Maddie H

Seek out some elderly or widowed people and help them by doing yard work or help around the house. They always appreciate the kindness. You could just hang out and read to nursing home patients or contact Children's Hospital. Good luck!

walked365

Try www.volunteermatch.com I would suggest a humane society, a domestic abuse shelter...something of that nature.

help:)

I don't get it "spoiled teens." 1. I would suggest a senior citizens home, someplace they can try to talk to some of the people in the home and make them feel comfortable. Talking to young people is always a plus in a senior home. 2. I would suggest getting out of doors and doing some Habitat for Humanity. You will probably do most of it indoors now, since they cover it up and all work indoors.

lar45

The Shoebox Project is a great way for volunteers to make their efforts really count in their own communities. I've listed my website below so you can see the sort of projects we undertake. I cover the shoeboxes with wallpaper paste & fabric, then they are filled with basic toiletries, school supplies & samll games & toys. We distribute them through the women's shelter (children brought by moms) & Dept. of Social Services (foster kids). These are easy projects, & even small children have fun shopping for other kids at the Dollar Tree. We tie a ribbon around the box & tie on a computer, "For a Special Little Girl," "For a Special Teen Boy," etc. The project helps participants think of the specific needs of others. Most of the boxes we prepare go to kids who have been traumatized, probably removed from their homes for neglect or violence, & just having their own "stuff" makes a real difference in their lives. Good luck with your brats & don't let them make you give up on them! (My guess is that they were rude because they were uncomfortable.) Another thought--the best way to really learn something is to teach it to others. Perhaps your teens could teach another group how to benefit the community. The Shoebox Project is easily teachable to young, old & to DD populations.

www.ShoeBoxProject.org

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