April 17, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Volunteer opportunities for teenagers are now just a text message away.
Do Something, a youth organization in New York, has collaborated with VolunteerMatch, Idealist, and the Points of Light & Hands On Network to create an online database of volunteer openings designed for teenagers.
Young people can sign up to receive text messages on their cellphones that list local volunteer assignments once or twice a month. They can specify which issues they’re most interested in, such as education, the environment, or homelessness.
The Sprint Foundation, in Overland Park, Kan., made a grant of $150,000 to support the text-messaging program.
For more information: Go to http://www.dosomething.org/textme.
