Queens Youngsters Can Volunteer This Summer

Children bored during the long, hot summer and looking for something to do? How can parents find meaningful summer activities for their children? Now is the time for children and teens to volunteer! The not-for-profit organization Children for Children (CFC) makes finding a volunteer project easy with its free Kids for Community interactive Web site database-the only centralized, online source for youth volunteer information in New York City. In Queens, the Web site, www.childrenforchildren.org, leads to volunteer opportunities with a wide range of not-for-profit organizations including Project Sunshine, the Arbor Day Foundation, Helping Hands for the Disabled of NYC and City Harvest.

Young New Yorkers can round out their summer with volunteer projects designed especially for them. The Web site shows children how they can get involved with summer volunteer projects, including organizing food drives, working to beautify a local park or assisting persons with disabilities. Young people can create their own volunteer activities with help from the children for children Web site. Why not make it a family affair? Parents can log on to the Web site along with their children to encourage volunteerism and teach their youngsters

about meaningful life experiences. By participating in a volunteer project, young people can learn the importance of giving back to the community.

Children for Children is a not-forprofit organization founded by New York City parents in 1996 to foster community involvement and social responsibility in young people. Its wide range of programs encourage children to grow involved, beginning at an early age, by helping children and others. The organization also provides resources for schools struggling to offer quality education in Queens and throughout New York City's underresourced communities.

For more information about children for children or to find a youth volunteer opportunity in Queens, visit www.childrenforchildren. org or contact Children for Children at 212-708-0200.

Young New Yorkers can round out their summer with volunteer projects designed especially for them. The Web site shows children how they can get involved with summer volunteer projects, including organizing food drives, working to beautify a local park or assisting persons with disabilities.