Links

www.servenet.org
Reach out. Reach out and touch someone. Call it the Volunteer Yellow Pages. Type in your zip code and this search engine will grab all volunteer opportunities available in your local area.

Student Volunteer Story
There's no better altruistic feeling than giving your time and talents to a worthwhile cause and gaining valuable experience in the process. College students are highly courted for volunteer excursions here and abroad. You can start your journey by browsing these Web sites:

www.vanderbilt.edu/breakaway
Break away from the routine party circuit. By working as a community-service specialist, you will get up, close and personal with such issues as literacy, poverty, racism, hunger, homelessness and the environment. Sign up to be an agent of change and you'll find these Spring Break "alternatives" to be enriching and rewarding experiences.

www.americorps.org
Ain't no mountain high enough. Push yourself to the limit. Learn what you're capable of doing in this community-based program initiated by President Bill Clinton. AmeriCorps volunteers are eligible for bountiful benefits including a living allowance, education award, health benefits, and student loan deferment.

www.nal.org
National Assistance League
The NAL Operation School Bell Program works to provide new and almost new clothes to underprivileged school children.