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| I'm trying to have my teens do a monthly service project. I think it will help them grow when they can see the needs of others. What service projects have impacted your youth the most? What ways do your teens serve in your local community? Please share...inquiring minds and hearts want to know 
Joyfully,
Barb
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Many of our Middle School youth have a habit of showing up to every one of our church wide community ministry projects. Most recently we had a community picnic & grocery give away. We had a record number of volunteers, and many of the adults came because of their middle school kids. The youth and a few adults bagged up more than 250 bags of grocery to give away. As well they did almost all of the work canvassing the neighborhood with flyers advertising the event, and helping out in other ways.
We have a "Great Backpack Giveaway" going on in another month in which we will be reaching out with backpacks and school supplies. We expect a very large turnout by the middle school there as well. Currently we don't have any youth/middle school focused ministries as of right now, but when the entire team is volunteers, it becomes a little difficult to get that setup.
If you want high-school students to be involved in ministry, the best bet is to get them started in middle school.
Masterpiece in Progress - Building masterpieces one person at a time.
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| Hi, I am getting excited about starting my new Church School/Youth Coordinator position in a few weeks...but with my previous youth group (ages 9 to 14), we would assist our Church's Food Cupboard on a monthly basis. The kids would basically "shop" for the family in the food cupboard located in our church's basement (picking out items on the list they were provided for either a single person or a family's needs), pack-up the items and then drive with me to deliver the groceries to the person in need. All of the kids in my group came from very affluent families, and when we left each home after making our deliveries they left with their jaws open in shock to see how less fortunate people live hand to mouth. It was a great community outreach program for our youth and one I hope to assist with in my new church community.
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| There are several upcoming things we are going to be doing with our youth. 1. we are going to the area nursing home and passing out 'lap blankets'. My mother crochets and can whip out a lap blanket in a cpl hours. She is making me a dozen or so and we are going to the senior home and passing them out. The residents in wheelchairs like a small blanket to drape over their lap--and these are perfect 2. During Christmas, there is a table set out where everyone puts their Xmas cards to the ppl in the congregation. This year, the youth will be handing them out. They will hand them out before service. That way they will get to know the congregation and the congregation will get to know them. 3. There is a program called Samaritan's Purse where you fill a shoebox with Xmas goodies to ship overseas. We do that every year. 4. We offer a car wash--free (but we accept donations). 5. We do can drives or toy drives them deliver them to the food pantry or hospital...or for a family in need. The possibilities are endless--and we do all this with an average of 6 teens!
 ~Misty from Indiana
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| Our teens started a ning website as a place where they could develop ideas for local service projects. They throw around all kinds of ideas and choose the best ones. One idea we call "living water." The teens collect water bottles until we have the desired amount. We schedule a Sunday for delivery. On that Sunday we put the drinks on ice and take them to the known "hangouts" for local homeless people. We drive down streets looking for individuals. We also walk through the tent cities. The teens learn how to talk one on one, have conversations, and build ongoing relationships. Teens have also donated the shoes off their feet and cleaned out their closets to donate to the area shelters. These have been lead by HS students.
~ Stephen
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We live in a small community so we pack water and hand them out at baseball games and so forth on hot days, free of charge
~Misty from Indiana Non-conformist!! Romans 12:2 Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth!
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Our youth really like to participate in the Shoebox Ministry (Operation Christmas Child I think). They love getting presents for other kids.
Carrie
from Ohio
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