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Why Should Teens volunteer? -Make your life more fulfilling because you've helped people. -Learn more about a career your interested in. -Can improve your school work and grades. -If you volunteer with your parents, you can create a stronger family bond. -Earn volunteer hours towards a scholarship. ~information came from GALE
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59% of teenagers ages 12 -17 in 1996 volunteered in the past year.
What age should you start volunteering? Volunteering can be started early in childhood and during early teenage years. Adults who report volunteering in their youth are twice as likely to volunteer as adults. More than 1 out of 3 of all teenagers, 6 out of 10 volunteers, started volunteering by the age of 14. ~click here for more information a printable booklet
Over 70% of teens reported that volunteering is important because it gives them a new perspective.
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Volunteer as a family -''Volunteering as a family can teach children tolerance and start them on a lifetime of charitable giving,'' writes Jenny Friedman ~information came from GALE
Get in the flow by volunteering. -Psychologist talk about a state of mind called "flow". You're in flow when you're so busy with some activity that you forget to worry about yourself and your surroundings. ~"Catch the Spirt" by Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.
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