Youth Service Opportunities

The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum

• 13+

Work with KIDS! Make a DIFFERENCE in your community! Make new FRIENDS! Gain new SKILLS! Complete COMMUNITY SERVICE hours! Strengthen your RESUME or COLLEGE applications! Have FUN! Youth volunteers (age 13 through college students) who are outgoing, flexible, patient and love children get to rotate through a wide variety of tasks throughout the museum. New volunteers start as Play Assistants, providing support to the staff on the museum floor. As you gain more experience, more opportunities open up for you! Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to serve at least 30 hours within a year. Scheduling is flexible! Find out more at http://www.magichouse.org/opportunities-volunteer-youth-adult.php

• Contact Information:

• 516 S. Kirkwood Rd.

• Saint Louis, MO, 63021

• Volunteer Coordinator

• (314) 288-2522

• kim@magichouse.org

• www.magichouse.org

 

Grace Hill Settlement House

• 12+

We are looking for inidviduals to work with the children in our Head Start program. Our kids range from the age of 3-5.Classroom aides will read to the children, play outside and/or assist with daily activities in the classroom.

• Opportunity Location:

• 5 STL locations

• Saint Louis, MO, 63106

• Contact Information:

• 2600 Hadley Street

• Saint Louis, MO, 63106

• Daniel F. Kellerman

• (314) 584-6701

• dkellerman@gracehillsettlement.org

• http://www.gracehill.org

 

SouthSide Early Childhood Center

• 10+

Classroom Assistants Assist teachers by reading books, playing games, helping with group activities, or assisting with arts and crafts projects. Clerical Assistants Help with mailings, data entry, filing, copying, and typing. Special Event Assistants Assist with agency’s special events such as classroom holiday parties, agency picnics and fundraising events. Translators Help communicate with Learning Center children and families. We need volunteers who are fluent in Spanish. Committee Members Serve on a committee of the Board of Directors: Finance, Facilities/Information Technology, Human Resources, Public Relations, or Resource Development. In addition, SouthSide offers service-learning opportunities for middle and high school students, and works with corporate groups to arrange one-time or short-term volunteer projects.

• Contact Information:

• 2930 Iowa Avenue

• Saint Louis, MO, 63118

• Indira Murray

• imurray@southside-ecc.org

• www.southside-ecc.org

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St. Louis Crisis Nursery

• 14+

Interact,play,and read with young children. Assist kids with games and art activities.

• Contact Information:

• 1928 Gravois Rd. 

• St. Louis, MO, 63104

• Sara Nelson

• 314-768-3201

• sara@crisisnurserykids.org

• http://www.crisisnurserykids.com/volunteer_opportunities.htm

 

Glen Carbon Centennial Library

• 12+

The Jr. Friends group consists of young adult volunteers (ages 12-18) who meet at the library to perform community outreach projects. JFOL members organize fund raising activities. They also provide a safe environment within the Library young adults can meet and socialize. JFOL meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.

• Contact Information:

• 198 S. Main

• Glen Carbon, IL, 62034

• Glen Carbon Library

• (618) 288-1212

• gle@glencarbonlibrary.org

• http://www.glencarbonlibrary.org/friends-of-the-library/

 

CENTER FOR YOUTH ON THE RISE

12075 Bellefontaine Rd. Spanish Lake 63138 314-355-2348 Ages 12 to 19.

A variety of activities and services. Life skills workshops, counseling services, educational support, employment preparation, legal assistance.

 

YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER

 818 Cass Ave. 63106 314-231-1147

 Youth programs, summer camp, and family support services