If you like:	Try:	Call:
Kids	-Day or Overnight camp counselor (sometimes called Leader or Counselor In Training) -Scout, Guide or Boys and Girls club leader -Homework tutor -Reading to elementary school kids -Activity leader at a Sunday School or kids' club	- Camps, Camping Association and community centres. -Scouts, Guides and the Boys and Girls club have area offices. -Look for other local kids' clubs -Elementary schools -Churches -Community centres
Sports	-Coaching or managing teams -Helping disabled people participate -Fundraising -Taking care of equipment	-To find teams call local sport associations, community centres and schools. -Look in community services guides and the phone book.
History/ Culture	-Museum guide -Theatre usher -Activity leader or presenter to children or the public -Ticket seller -Fundraising committee -Library information staff	-Local museums, historical sites and houses -Local performing groups like Drama clubs, orchestras etc. -Art Galleries -Theatres and Performing Arts Centres -Libraries
Animals/ The Outdoors	-Walking and grooming animals -Cleaning cages and stalls -Giving park information to the public -Cleaning parks, trails and rivers -Helping with wildlife studies	-Vet clinics, riding stables -The Humane Society -Visitors Centres at parks -Trail, environmental or outdoor sports clubs -Community centres may have information.
Technology	-Helping people use computers at a library -Designing web sites or posters for community groups -Setting up and maintaining computer equipment for community groups.	-Libraries -Community centres may have information on interested groups.
Helping People	-Teaching English or basic skills to adults -Serving food at free dinners -Collecting donated clothes, sleeping bags and blankets and delivering to the homeless. -Answering phones at distress lines or community groups -Cheering patients, helping with recreation activities, working in a gift shop or information	-There are groups that run language and skills classes, free meals and distribute clothing and blankets. Find their names in the phone book, community guides or volunteer centres. -community centres and groups -hospitals and seniors' homes
Being Part of a Team	-a group that plans events for other youth -organizing a group of friends to volunteer together, like at a food bank -an organizations fundraising or event planning committee	-local youth groups or councils -look in the phone book and in community centres and guides for places you and your friends can help out.
Working Independently	-Office work for a local non-profit group -Shoveling snow, mowing lawns, grocery shopping etc. for seniors or the disabled. -Shelving and checking out books in the library	-Local community groups -Ask or advertise at seniors or community centres -Community or school libraries

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