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Community Work for 16 yr old

Redpunto · 2016-09-06 17:16:00

Hi, my son is looking for voluntary work for a two week period at end of October. Hes looking at working in the local Oxfam or SVP but I was wondering would there by any other place he could volunteer where he might get a bit more of a sense of "volunteering" and wanting to give, if that makes any sense as opposed to…

06-09-2016 5:16pm

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Hi, my son is looking for voluntary work for a two week period at end of October. Hes looking at working in the local Oxfam or SVP but I was wondering would there by any other place he could volunteer where he might get a bit more of a sense of "volunteering" and wanting to give, if that makes any sense as opposed to working in a shop. Dont get me wrong, Id say he'll learn a lot but just want him to make the most of this opportunity.

Thanks a mill

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#2 06-09-2016 9:21pm

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The VdeP have teams of painters who help painting flats for people in dire straits, but it's possible his age may come against him there.
No harm ask them.

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