Welcome to VolunTeens!
Founded in December 2019, VolunTeens is a student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping other high school students find ways to serve the community while exploring their interests. It aims to connect high school students with service opportunities and projects, giving them a chance to take on leadership roles and accumulate service hours. We help and collaborate with various nonprofits all across Howard County, providing them with volunteers and outreach help while also conducting our own projects to brighten the community. VolunTeens is also a certified organization for the Presidential Service Volunteer Award!
To join, you can click on the join button or contact us directly through phone, email, or social media. To find something that sparks your interest, browse through our “Service Listings” tab. Be sure to also check out our “About Us” pages for more information. Happy volunteering!
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Testimonials
Audubon Society of Central Maryland
Kathleen Marino
WOW!! You and your team are AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for jumping in there to help with weeding the garden boxes at DLES this morning!! I cannot even imagine how long that would have taken me if I didn't have all of you!!! One of the custodians already emailed me to say what an awesome job we did!
Dr. Calvin Ball
Howard County Executive
VolunTeens is an important program that helps nurture and support our youth who want to do more in our community. I am so proud of Michael Zhao from Atholton High School for his diligence and tenacity in ensuring that every student can excel in our community.
Brian L
Marriotts Ridge HS
A friend suggested VolunTeens. I attended the first volunteer fair and was extremely pleased with the number of opportunities I was presented. I would 100% recommend VolunTeens to anyone who is looking for opportunities but doesn’t want to waste time finding them!
The Kindness Pantry
Greta Luhar
"We are incredibly grateful for Zach Kersh and the volunteers involved in VolunTeens, an organization created and run by high school students, whose mission is to partner with local nonprofits to help our community. Michael Zhao, wonderful work creating this organization!"
The Community Ecology Institute
Veronica Adler
VolunTeens has been absolutely incredible in every way! All of the student volunteers are ready to help and give back to their communities! Michael is a great leader and always follows through.
Howard County Public School System
Gino Molfino
The HCPSS Fine Arts Office cannot thank the student representatives from VolunTeens enough for their help. All twenty volunteers from the organization were responsive, professional, and willing to jump in where needed to help ensure that curricular materials were organized, packed, and prepared for over 35,000 K-12 students this school year.
Maryland Stem Festival
Phil Rogofsky
Twelve Howard County High School students have volunteered to help promote the Maryland STEM Festival as a result of the Virtual Volunteer Fair. These students are the initial members of the new Ambassador program. They have taken over our Instagram and Twitter Accounts and created a Snapchat account. They have been updating our website. They created our first newsletter.
Shannon Q
Atholton HS
In addition to the volunteer fair, I also enjoyed my experience with their website. Their quick sign-up buttons help me get easily connected with the nonprofits and services that interest me, and I love their monthly email service.
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