TIME for Kids: Service Stars Field Guide

A How-To Book for Making the World Brighter Through Community Service

Learn how to help the causes you care about most through volunteer work with this TIME for Kids field guide that teaches kids how to practice community service!

This special book gives the caring kid in your life a guide to volunteering and helping worthy causes through community service! Perfect for children who want to make a positive impact, these pages are full of tips on getting involved, discovering local organizations, and exploring volunteer opportunities suitable for kids. Whether it's an animal shelter, a community garden, or a local food bank, there are plenty of ways for kindhearted students to show up and help a great cause. Make a difference today!
JAIME JOYCE is a former editor at TIME for Kids. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Washingtonian, as well as BuzzFeed and NPR, among others. This is her first book with National Geographic. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Jaime Joyce
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Learn how to help the causes you care about most through volunteer work with this TIME for Kids field guide that teaches kids how to practice community service!

This special book gives the caring kid in your life a guide to volunteering and helping worthy causes through community service! Perfect for children who want to make a positive impact, these pages are full of tips on getting involved, discovering local organizations, and exploring volunteer opportunities suitable for kids. Whether it's an animal shelter, a community garden, or a local food bank, there are plenty of ways for kindhearted students to show up and help a great cause. Make a difference today!

Author

JAIME JOYCE is a former editor at TIME for Kids. Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Washingtonian, as well as BuzzFeed and NPR, among others. This is her first book with National Geographic. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Jaime Joyce

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