Project idea starters and examples of service projects for grades 6-8
- Plan an intergenerational cultural exchange
- Gather oral histories
- Get training for peer tutoring and conflict resolution
- Develop water quality projects
- Plan and carry out environmental protection awareness campaigns
- Volunteer at a soup kitchen or nursing home
- Help with literacy and voter registration campaigns
- Serve on boards for non-profits that affect youth issues
- Do a community needs assessment survey
- Plant and maintain a community garden
- Sponsor a school wide drive for canned food, small toiletries, and clothing
- Volunteering at a soup kitchen
- Sorting and packing food at a food bank
- Plan and sponsor a "dog walk" to raise money for local pet shelters
- Make or donate bird houses for parks and walking trails
- Tutor younger students after school
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