Giving Back

Identifying a purpose and being involved in something beyond yourself can help to give life meaning and help you feel connected.

These are good podcast to listen to get ideas about how to do good in your community.

This Ted Talk highlight how to ge the most joy out of volunteering.

Repair the World Pittsburgh offers virtual service and learning. Additionally, their Peer Corps program for middle school & high school students is an in-depth immersive program in social justice issues & service.

Offers virtual volunteer opportunties & instructions to do your own service at home. Also have the opportunity to be entered for a chance to get scholarships and volunteer credit.

Idealist enables you to find internships , jobs, and volunteer opportunities in your area for causes you care about.

Here you can find opportunities to volunteer around Pittsburgh

An initiative of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation that seeks to empower teens and young people to make systematic and policy changes to improve mental health services and supports.

Stand Together is a program through Allgehengy DHS that empowers teens to combat stigma around mental illness.

Learn about how this teen championed a state law to get student mental health days in Oregon.

A movement by students for students on advocating for ending all forms of discrimination within schools through policy and community level change.

TeenBloc is a program of A+ Schools aimed to empower teens to engage in educational advocacy.