If you don’t know where to start, start here. Boston Cares is Greater Boston’s volunteer hub, and it runs dedicated Family Volunteer Days built for kids rather than adults-only shifts.
Boston Cares is the clearing house: instead of contacting a dozen nonprofits and asking each one whether children are allowed, you look at one calendar. The part that matters for families is the Family Volunteer Days — projects specifically designed so children can take part, rather than adult shifts that tolerate a child.
Because projects rotate across the region, the age floor and the task change from date to date. Filter their calendar for family-friendly listings, read the age note on the individual project, and register in advance — the family dates are the ones that fill.
Yes — Boston Cares runs dedicated Family Volunteer Days built for kids, alongside its regular adult projects.
Boston Cares keeps one calendar of volunteer projects across Greater Boston. Look for the Family Volunteer Days and check the age note on the individual listing, then register in advance.
Across Greater Boston, at partner sites that change from date to date — which is why the age requirement and the task vary by project.
More ways to help: all kids’ volunteering in Greater Boston.