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Volunteer Opportunities for Youth in the St. Louis Area

General Opportunities

St. Louis Volunteen is focused on spreading the spirit of youth volunteerism in the St. Louis Metropolitan community by offering a comprehensive website for youth ages 10-17 and families to easily find volunteer opportunities.

Organization	Age	Requirements/Task	Contact
TrailNet	12+	· Volunteers assist w/trail maintenance, tree plantings, other special projects and	Call 314.416.9930 email: trailnet@trailnet.org
World Bird Sanctuary Volunteer Opportunities	13+	· Assist with daily chores in the education and animal management departments	Call: 636.225.4390 email: volunteer@worldbirdsanctuary.org Application for Jr. Volunteer
Ride on St. Louis, Inc Equine Therapy	14+	· Variety of youth volunteer positions available with horses. Volunteers have a wide range of tasks	Susan Hoffman 636.464.3408 info@rideonstl.org Volunteer Interest Letter (PDF) Volunteer Information Form (PDF)
Missouri Botanical Garden	14+	· Lead activities about plants and nature in the Children’s Garden SAGE (Students as Garden Educators) can earn up to fifty service hours from April through October. The deadline to apply is March	Jackie Juras Jackie.Juras@mobot.org Application for SAGE program
Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House	14+	· Volunteers must fill out an application, be interviewed, complete orientation and training.	Volunteer Contact: Jessica Deering Phone: 636.530.0076 (ext.12) email:jessica.deering@mobot.org
St. Louis Zoo Volunteer Youth Opportunities	15+	· Help lead educational activities for Zoo visitors and campers Minimum 30 hrs/per year attend free training and background check.	Youth Program Coordinator Eve Cooney Phone: 314. 646.4563 email: Cooney@stlzoo.org
St Charles Humane Society	16+ solo 13+ w/parent	· Application plus volunteer training plus $10. fee for volunteer training class	Call 636.949. 9918 Volunteer Application
Wildbird Rehabilitation Volunteer Opportunities	16+	· Help work with injured and orphaned birds. Through training, bird volunteers will clean, set up cages, and feed the bird patients.	Volunteer Contact email: volunteer@wildbirdrehab.org
Therapeutic Horsemanship (TH)	14+	· SIDE WALKER walks beside the horse during each lesson. · LEADER: primary duty is to lead the horse safely throughout the lesson. Other duties may include Side Walking or barn duties as needed. · HORSE HANDLER takes part in a mentorship program to learn the techniques and standards involved with getting horses out of pasture, groom them, tack and untack them, and take them back to pasture. · OFFICE AND SPECIAL EVENT volunteers assist with filing, data entry, copying and special event activities. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m · BARN/GROUNDS HELPER assists with maintaining the barn and grounds. This includes cleaning stalls, mowing, gardening, weed trimming and other jobs per volunteer's skills.	Volunteer Coordinator : Monica Marsh mmarsh@thstl.org Volunteer Application - Page 1 Volunteer Application - Page 2 Volunteer Pledge Volunteer Emergency Form Volunteer Photo Release Volunteer Indemnification Child Abuse or Neglect/Criminal Record

*some volunteer organizations allow volunteers as young as age 8 w/ parent

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· LEADER: primary duty is to lead the horse safely throughout the lesson. Other duties may include Side Walking or barn duties as needed.

· HORSE HANDLER takes part in a mentorship program to learn the techniques and standards involved with getting horses out of pasture, groom them, tack and untack them, and take them back to pasture.

· OFFICE AND SPECIAL EVENT volunteers assist with filing, data entry, copying and special event activities. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

· BARN/GROUNDS HELPER assists with maintaining the barn and grounds. This includes cleaning stalls, mowing, gardening, weed trimming and other jobs per volunteer's skills.