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Volounteering 16 year olds

Hello, I have 4 weeks I the summer where I'm not doing much and I thought it would be good to do some volounteering or get a job especially if it means I can carry on doing it regularly for gold dofe but if not even just to have a few days of experience would be great
I can't find anything where i live - I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong place- does anyone have any places they've been which are good or know of any places that hire 16 year olds or accept them to volounteer w them please?
I sort of want more fun volounteering like with animals or helping at holiday camps idk if they exist though
Thanks
Original post by Sillystrawberry7
Hello, I have 4 weeks I the summer where I'm not doing much and I thought it would be good to do some volounteering or get a job especially if it means I can carry on doing it regularly for gold dofe but if not even just to have a few days of experience would be great
I can't find anything where i live - I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong place- does anyone have any places they've been which are good or know of any places that hire 16 year olds or accept them to volounteer w them please?
I sort of want more fun volounteering like with animals or helping at holiday camps idk if they exist though
Thanks

You can try finding summer camps. Most summer camps needs teenage volunteers, especially if it's a summer camp for children. Or if you're a Christian (not saying that this only works for Christians, but I'm a Christian so I don't know if other religions also offer this) you can try finding a local church and volunteers in the Children's Ministry, or maybe volunteer in a youth group. What country do you live in if I may know?
hey i live in england so there doesnt seem to be many summer camps round here
Original post by Sillystrawberry7
hey i live in england so there doesnt seem to be many summer camps round here

Oh sorry, I don't live in England, but I've seen a bunch of summer camps in England on my Instagram fyp. Maybe you can try searching summer camps near you on google.
I just searched up summer camps in England and found this summer camp https://derbykidscamp.co.uk/summer-camp-volunteer/ I don't know if this is near to where you live or not, nor did I find the dates of the camp, but maybe you can take a look at the details, and maybe you'll be interested in volunteering here
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Original post by Sillystrawberry7
Hello, I have 4 weeks I the summer where I'm not doing much and I thought it would be good to do some volounteering or get a job especially if it means I can carry on doing it regularly for gold dofe but if not even just to have a few days of experience would be great
I can't find anything where i live - I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong place- does anyone have any places they've been which are good or know of any places that hire 16 year olds or accept them to volounteer w them please?
I sort of want more fun volounteering like with animals or helping at holiday camps idk if they exist though
Thanks


Maybe reach out to your local zoo/ petting farm or an animal sanctuary they will probably offer some volunteering :smile:
Original post by Bernadette12365
Maybe reach out to your local zoo/ petting farm or an animal sanctuary they will probably offer some volunteering :smile:


ooh thank you good idea

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