HOW MANY TEENS VOLUNTEER?
According to a 1996 Independent Sector/Gallup poll (http://www.pointsoflight.org/pressroom/2002facts.html) , teenagers volunteer 2.4 billion hours annually. And out of 13.3 million youth, 59.3% volunteer an average of 3.5 hours per week. HOW DO THEY SERVE? The kinds of community service that interest students the most fall into four categories (Prudential, 1995, http://www.prudential.com/community/spirit): Charitable activities (88%) – non-profit or church organizations involved with the needy, youth, and senior citizens; Educational activities (83%) – tutoring, peer counseling, coaching sports and student government; Environmental activities (82%) – cleaning up or improving parks and recreation facilities; Cultural activities (66%) – theater, music and arts groups. WHY DO THEY SERVE? The “Do Something Young People’s Involvement Survey” (http://www.ysa.org/nysd/statistics.html) indicated that 73% of America’s young people believe they can make a difference in their communities. Teens c
