Pivot: A Turning Point for Youth
Pivot provides support for all youth between the ages of 12-17 by securing a place to stay for those in need and offering resources necessary to navigate their lives.
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Various ways to help are found on the website, including a way to sign up for Pivot's teen board.
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BRENDON MCLARTY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
The Brendon McLarty Memorial Foundation was established in July 2017 by Lori McLarty and Jennifer Blair to celebrate and honor the life of special young man, Brendon McLarty. Brendon had a heart of gold and could light up any room with his big smile. Brendon died on May 20, 2012 at the age of 16 after suffering a fatal asthma attack. Our mission is to honor the life of Brendon McLarty by fighting asthma through education and awareness. Our vision is to educate and emphasize the importance of asthma awareness. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be managed with proper prevention and treatment. Patients, family members, and care givers can be taught to recognize the early signs and symptoms of an asthma attack. They can also be taught what to do during an asthma attack, and how to recognize and avoid environmental triggers. Many fatal asthma attacks can be prevented by early recognition and treatment.
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For more volunteer opportunities check out our website or contact Jen Blair at (405) 314-1722.
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LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OF OKLAHOMA
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is at the forefront of the fight to cure blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
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Every year, LLS hosts Light the Night in Oklahoma City. This is a community event where patients, caregivers, and supporters walk to celebrate, honor and remember those touched by cancer. Together we bring light to the darkness of Cancer.
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This year's Light the Night will be held on Friday, October 21 at Scissortail Park 300 SW 7th St. The event begins at 5:30, but there are multiple volunteer shifts throughout the day and evening.
Here are the steps:
1. Click the register button below. Then, select Get Started to create an account if you are new to the LLS volunteer community
2. Enter Zip Code
3. Select Oklahoma City Light The Night Event Day Volunteer from the list of positions and click apply
4. Complete brief Onboarding (agree to role, sign terms and conditions)
5. Click on My Calendar, select Oklahoma City Light The Night from the drop down list
6. Click the red register button to sign up for the desired volunteer job
The volunteer time slots are: 8 am-12 pm; 12 pm-5 pm; 5 pm-8 pm; and 7 pm-9 pm.
HOTDOGS FOR THE HOMELESS
Hotdogs for the Homeless is a non-profit outreach that makes and distributes sack lunches to the homeless of Oklahoma City each Sunday.
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We see volunteers to help prepare and serve the lunches each weekend. This is a great service opportunity. We always love working with high school and college students, as well as adults seeking community service work through their companies.
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Volunteers meet every Sunday morning at 10:45 at 10692 N May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73120 to prepare lunches. Volunteers have the option to travel to the Shell gas station at Reno and Classen to help distribute the lunches to the homeless.
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For more volunteer opportunities check out our website or contact our Outreach Coordinator at (405) 414-3193.
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SCIENCE MUSEUM OKLAHOMA
We have many ways to volunteer. Click the volunteer button below.
We also have a large event that utilizes hundreds of volunteers once a year called Tinkerfest. It is a free, public event with lots of community partners showing off things they do in science. The event had to be changed last year, and the website reflects those changes still, but typically there is a place to sign up to volunteer or bring out an activity that you want to show off.
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The Science Museum Oklahoma has a group of students who serve regularly as volunteers called apprentices. Click the button below to access the application.
CAMP FIRE HEART OF OKLAHOMA
We are a national inclusive youth development organization. We envision a world where all young people thrive and have equitable opportunities for self-discovery, community connection, and engagement with nature.
We offer world class leadership opportunities for juniors and seniors working with elementary students in our after school and outdoor school programs or as a summer day camp counselor at Camp DaKaNi.
GIRLS ON THE RUN
Girls on the Run of Central Oklahoma inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience based curriculum that creatively integrates running. We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities. We always need volunteer coaches. Volunteer coaching does require the most significant obligation. Coaching requires training in our offices and meeting with a team two times a week for ten weeks. We have program opportunities to coach in the spring and the fall. Our programs end with a celebratory 5k. We need volunteers to help us pull off this event. Volunteering for the 5k is easy and takes one Saturday morning. This year the event was held on May 7, 2022. We are also looking for students to start a teen board. We aren't sure what that looks like, but it would be modeled after the Cleats for Kids Teen Board or the Infant Crisis Center Teen Board. This opportunity would need highly motivated leaders in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grades.
THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma offers volunteer opportunities for students Monday-Saturday at our main location in Oklahoma City. Through this on-site volunteer experience, volunteers will sort and pack food for a variety of Regional Food Bank programs. Activities may include assembling sacks of nutritious food for the Food for Kids Backpack Program or packing Commodity Supplemental Food Program boxes for seniors living on fixed incomes. Volunteers like you are essential to our operation and work to provide food for our Oklahoman neighbors living with hunger.
PAYNE EDUCATION CENTER
Payne Education Center (PEC) was founded in 1984 by Oklahoma parents who were desperate to find help for their children who were unable to learn to read with the reading instruction offered in Oklahoma schools. PEC has spent the last 38 years as a non-profit dedicated to training teachers to prevent reading difficulties in children and remediating dyslexia. PEC also serves as a statewide resource and referral center connecting families, teachers, and agencies in the dyslexia community.Â
PEC is the only teacher training center in Oklahoma accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council.Â
Mission: To train teachers to prevent reading difficulties in children and to remediate dyslexia, while serving as a resource and referral center.Â
Vision: Every child in Oklahoma will be successful in reading, writing, and spelling. This vision becomes a reality by training teachers to be highly skilled teachers of reading, reaching every beginning and struggling reader in Oklahoma. "No Child Should Struggle to Read."
PEC TEEN BOARD: Our teen board is very instrumental in helping PEC put together our annual fundraiser, Payne Brain Games always held in early March. Brain Games is a night of trivia, which the teen board come up with the questions, help plan, fundraise, and work the event. We hold monthly meetings beginning in October, and run through March. Another goal for the teen board is to learn about dyslexia, and become an advocate in our community for it!
FOCUS ON HOME
Focus on Home Mission..."To serve families in need by providing the means for a dignified home, creating a clearer path towards a stronger future."
In order to accomplish our mission, Focus on Home collaborates with other organizations to identify deserving families in need of gently used, donated furniture and household goods. Focus on Home goes far beyond filling furniture gaps, helping to ensure the healthy development of children by creating warm, comfortable homes where families can live, love, and grow strong.Â
Focus on Home is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our Teen Board is a fun and exciting way to incorporate young people and their ideas into the organization. The Teen Board will meet regularly once a month to plan our activities; to include a fundraiser, donation drive, and two furniture placement days.Â
We accept applications in July & August.
OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Teen Council (OCTAC) is a diverse group of rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with varied backgrounds and experiences who are interested in exploring contemporary art, ideas, and the creative process through collaboration and engagement with artists, curators, educators, community partners, and the public.Â
OCTAC members spend an academic year planning, designing, and facilitating ways to connect teens with Oklahoma Contemporary through gallery experiences, programs, print pieces, events, and project generation. New Teen Arts Council members are selected every year to replace graduating seniors.Â
OCTAC meets during the school year (twice a month, 4:30-6:30 p.m.) to develop projects with artists, community, staff, and other teens. Food is provided for every meeting and teens get financially compensated for their time!
Contact our Teen and Youth Coordinator at teens@okcontemp.org with any questions or concerns.
OKLAHOMA CITY BEAUTIFUL
OKC Beautiful is an environmental nonprofit that provides volunteer opportunities through litter clean ups, tree plantings, school garden projects, and more. You are able to participate in group volunteer events or volunteer on your own time to clean up litter. Click the Volunteer button below.
OKC Beautiful also has a high school leadership opportunity for students interested in learning about environmental issues. The OKC Beautiful Earth Academy program opens applications in August, and the program runs from September to May each year.
If you have any questions, you can email natalie@okcbeautiful.com
WINGS OK
At Wings OK, our mission is to enhance the lives of adults with developmental disabilities through social, vocational, and residential programs guided by principles of the Bible.
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We hold our annual Fall Festival on the weekends (Fri-Sun) from Sept 30-Oct 23. The hours for the Fall Festival are Friday and Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 12-6. It takes many volunteers to make this event happen and we would welcome high school students to join us as a volunteer. The volunteer sign up for the Fall Festival will be through Sign Up Genius and is not quite up and running yet. Please feel free to pursue the website for additional opportunities.
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We love to partner with local high schools to provide volunteer opportunities for students and to help spread our mission. We have a Teen Board where students throughout the metro join for networking opportunities as well as help host our monthly Social Club for our members. The Teen Board runs the same as the school year August 2022-August 2023. Applications can be returned to Shea (email linked below) and she can address any Teen Board or Social Club questions.
OKLAHOMA CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Oklahoma Children's Theatre provides extraordinary live theatre and interactive educational experiences for young audiences. We inspire young people to visualize their potential, enhance family relationships and invest in the future of our communities.
Our teen volunteers are responsible and motivated teens aged 14-16 years old, who work alongside our campers, teaching, and administrative staff in our camp programs. Volunteers will learn leadership skills, gain professional experience, be presented with creative opportunities, solve problems, and socialize in a safe and structured environment. Our volunteers are primarily ex-students who have aged out of our regular classes but want to stay involved with our organization.
YOUNG LIFE
Young Life is a place where students can grow personally and spiritually alongside their peers, and are given adult leaders/mentors. Young Life is in every major city, state, and in over 100 countries. Most universities will recognize students being a part of Young Life in high school.Â
We have opportunities for high school students to be student leaders by helping run our Sunday night events. We also provide service hour/volunteer weekend opportunities throughout the school year. Our largest volunteer opportunity is every fall, where we take a group of students to serve as "work crew" at a Young Life Camp in Lampe, Missouri to serve families or middle school students. Students usually earn 15-20+ service hours from that weeekend.Â
Young Life is ecumenical, meaning students from any faith tradition or background are welcome.Â
There is no need to apply to Young Life, you just show up when you can!Â
For the most up to date information on ways to get involved and upcoming events, and trips, visit our instagram @yl_okcprivate and DM us for more information.
CLEATS FOR KIDS
Cleats for Kids empowers kids to live healthier lifestyles and learn life lessons through sports by providing sports shoes and safe equipment to kids in need. It is a unique, one-of-a-kind mission in our community.
Our Cleats for Kids Varsity Teen Board is open to all high school students. Our application each year is on August 1st.
Over 100 high school students from across the state come together to make a difference in the community through sports-related community service. The Varsity Board helps us by hosting donation drives, helping inventory in our Locker Room, volunteering at C4K events, and more.
The deadline to apply for the 2022 Varsity Teen Board is September 2, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
For more information, you can email Varsity Board Coordinator, Allyson Meyer, at allyson@cleatsforkids.org
OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME
The Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board is a group of high school students from across the state dedicated to learning about Oklahoma's history and heritage while supporting the Oklahoma Hall of Fame's education programs. The Teen Board offers students the opportunity to meet and learn from the Oklahomans who are changing the world, while at the same time learn valuable real-world skills that help them develop deeper connections to one another and their communities. The Teen Board is responsible for planning and implementing an annual fundraiser benefiting the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Gaylord-Pickens Museum's Free Field Trip Program.Â
Board service entails monthly meetings with featured speakers, monthly professional development opportunities, volunteer hours, and the special opportunity to serve as an Induction Ceremony escort for an Oklahoma Hall of Fame honoree or dignitary. Applications are opened each March and April. Board service is August through December.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
Children's Hospital Foundation raises money for pediatric research, education and clinical care. All funds raised in Oklahoma, stay in Oklahoma to treat and care for our children, so Oklahoma's children don't have to leave the state to receive the best care possible.
The Children's Hospital Foundation Teen Board is made up of students in 9th through 12th grade. Meetings occur monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month, from September through May. Additionally, there is also a mandatory retreat held in July. The location for monthly meetings is undecided at this time and members will be updated once a location has been determined. The role of the Teen Board is to help expand the base of volunteer support at the high school level among service-oriented school groups within the Oklahoma City metro. The Teen Board will plan and host fundraising events throughout the year; all efforts benefit Children's Hospital Foundation directly. Board members have the opportunity to develop leadership and volunteer skills, as well as utilize their talents to build a professional network with their peers from around the city. Each individual is asked to commit to a personal fundraising minimum of $250.
CITIZENS CARING FOR CHILDREN
The CCC Teen Board is composed of outstanding students from Oklahoma high schools who have a passion to serve, lead, and help children in foster care. Students that participate in our Teen Board will have the opportunity to partake in leadership training, fundraising events, and volunteer service hours. Teen Board members meet monthly from August-May and support the Citizens Caring for Children mission. Membership on our Teen Board is hands on with many commitments. Members will be responsible for successfully executing fundraising events and sharing the mission of our organization with their community.
Applications can be found at the link below. Membership on the CCC Teen Board is limited. In an effort to develop a balanced and well-rounded CCC Teen Board, applicants will be selected from various schools and not all applicants will be selected for membership. We encourage interested students to consider all Teen Board responsibilities and requirements prior to submitting their application. Members will be selected by their application, recommendation, interview, previous involvement, and/or ability to serve.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY
The Oklahoma City Branch's Student Board of Directors program gives students the opportunity to learn about the nation's central bank and its role in the United States economy.
The Student Board of Directors program will prepare students to become knowledgeable citizens by increasing understanding of economic, financial and occupational topics through collaboration with peers and business leaders.
Each session will introduce students to a different topic: the missions of the Federal Reserve, personal finance, college and career readiness, regional economy and professional and personal development.
SPECIAL CARE
Special Care serves children, with and without special needs, through year-round, high-quality early childhood education, specialized care and on-site therapeutic services. Our mission is to nurture all children with and without special needs in safe, inclusive and supportive environments through education, therapeutic intervention and community acceptance.Â
Some volunteering opportunities were suspended due to COVID-19, so check the website for new information regarding the Teen Service Board.