Project Guidelines

Project idea starters and examples of service projects for grades 6-8

  • Plan an intergenerational cultural exchange
  • Gather oral histories
  • Get training for peer tutoring and conflict resolution
  • Develop water quality projects
  • Plan and carry out environmental protection awareness campaigns
  • Volunteer at a soup kitchen or nursing home
  • Help with literacy and voter registration campaigns
  • Serve on boards for non-profits that affect youth issues
  • Do a community needs assessment survey
  • Plant and maintain a community garden
  • Sponsor a school wide drive for canned food, small toiletries, and clothing
  • Volunteering at a soup kitchen
  • Sorting and packing food at a food bank
  • Plan and sponsor a "dog walk" to raise money for local pet shelters
  • Make or donate bird houses for parks and walking trails
  • Tutor younger students after school