Teen volunteering high - newsarticle - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "Teen volunteering high
Rate almost double that of adults, study says.
12.30.2005 -
More than half of American teenagers volunteered last year, a rate that almost doubles that for adults, a new study says.
The study, conducted by the Corporation for National and Community service, the U.S. Census Bureau and Independent Sector, analyzed volunteer activities of youth ages 12 to 18 and found they contributed a total of more than 1.3 billion hours of service in 2004."
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