Character isn't what we think, it's what we do. Here are some opportunities for students to apply the values we associate with good character. As Aristotle said, when we do good things we become good people.

Souperbowl of Caring
http://www.souperbowl.org

Youth Noise
http://www.youthnoise.org

YouthNoise is a non-profit online social network for youth activists and movement building. It's a great place for young people to communicate about causes, build networks, and promote their service learning projects. Anyone that promotes service learning is a friend of ours!

If you're young, curious, optimistic, seeking help, or looking to help others, Idealist is for you.Thinking about volunteering? Start your search here. Have an idea for changing your neighborhood, your school, or the world? Find resources, project ideas and organizations that can help you get started. Have a problem that you need help solving? Find some help here. Teachers should explore the whole website.

Do Something
http://www.dosomething.org

These people take their name seriously. Their mission statement says: "We inspire young people to believe that change is possible, and we train, fund and mobilize them to be leaders who measurably strengthen their communities." This is a very exciting website for anyone who wants to, well . . . do something.

Kid Care Clubs
http://www.kidscare.org

Develop a spirit of compassion and philanthropy in children by providing them with meaningful opportunities to help the sick, elderly, hungry, handicapped, and homeless. Kids Care offers hundreds of caring projects that help kids develop their charity muscles and become contributing members of the human community. They have developed projects for kids to do through their schools, churches, or community centers, as well as family charity projects that give families the opportunity to volunteer together.

Want to wipe out child slavery? Want to help poor children in third world countries go to school instead of laboring every day in dangerous, inhumane jobs? Then join this international network of children helping children, founded by (then) twelve year old Craig Kielburger. You'll be amazed at what you can do.

Help end hunger. This is the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S. Their main activity is feeding hungry people by collecting and distributing food, and they could use your help. Come to this website to get involved, or even just to learn about hunger in America.

Wanna build a house? Habitat for Humanity uses volunteer labor and donations of money and materials to build and rehabilitate simple, decent houses for low income families. Thousands of students and young people worldwide are spending school breaks or weekends on Habitat construction sites. Here's how you can join them.

CISV is a volunteer organization promoting peace education and cross-cultural friendship. There are 67 participating nations. Local chapters offer lots of exciting opportunities for young people to get involved both locally and internationally.

A fabulous website with lots of great information about volunteer work. Includes a powerful online database allowing individuals to find volunteer opportunities by zip code, category, and date.

This site is a good place to start for web surfers looking for an opportunity to volunteer. It lets users search a database of service roles to find one that's right. Click on "resources" for some great volunteer advice for people under 18.

This site makes it easy for people to learn more about the causes they care about and how to volunteer to take action.

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