Category: Volunteer
Why Should I Volunteer?
Do you think of volunteering as just for people with a lot of time and money on their hands? Wrong! Volunteering is for everyone – and as well as helping to change the lives of other people for the better, there’s a lot in it for you as well. The benefits of volunteering – [...]
Choosing a Summer Experience: Go Abroad or Stay in the U.S.?
An annual rite for American teens—as much as learning how to drive or taking final exams—is a question kids ask each other this time of year: “What are you doing this summer?” For many U.S. teenagers, a summer camp abroad is expected and encouraged, has even become de rigueur. The preponderance of opportunities from which [...]
How to Get into Your Dream College
By May 1, which is National Deposit Day, students will have officially committed to which college they will attend in the fall. Graduating high school seniors (and their parents) are breathing a sigh of relief right now as the college decision-making process is over. Families of high school juniors, meanwhile, are keenly aware that college [...]
How Can You Benefit from Volunteering
At TeenLife, we know that community service is a buzz topic for parents and students. As you know, most middle and high school students are required to complete 40 or more hours of service work before graduation. But more importantly, we also know that community service has the potential to be life changing in more ways than [...]
Volunteer Profile: Simone Bernstein
Moira Bernstein wasn’t surprised when her daughter, Simone, started her own non-profit business at the age of 17. Throughout Simone’s childhood in St. Louis, Moira and her husband, Brad, stressed the importance of service, both through example and by actively raising their children’s awareness of social issues in the community. Each contributed significant time to the [...]
Make a Difference: Put Your Teen Energy and Enthusiasm to Work!
Many middle and high schools require community service as a condition of graduation. Whether or not your school does, service offers many benefits—to others as well as to yourself. WHY TEENS SHOULD COMMIT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE Teens can single-handedly improve the lives of others. Consider the impact of helping an elderly neighbor who no longer [...]