Youth Volunteering On the Rise (9/8/2009) [BOSTON, MA, (September 8, 2009)] – An astonishing 73% of 12-17 year olds in the U.S., or 18.8 million youth, have engaged in a volunteer activity according to a...

The Volunteer Family, Inc. Receives 2009 Best of Framingham Award (8/25/2009) WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 – The Volunteer Family, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Framingham...

The Volunteer Family Announces Sponsorship From Bright Horizons (8/14/2009) [BOSTON, Ma, (August 14, 2009)] - The Volunteer Family, a national nonprofit encouraging and facilitating family volunteering while simultaneously assisting...

School’s Out! What to do with the Kids? (6/22/2009) Parents Bond with Children this October (10/6/2008) BOSTON, MA, October 6, 2008 -- October is the perfect time to cozy up to your children and give back to the community where you live....

Give Back, Get Back (2/3/2008) From Family Circle 11/29/2007: Click here to download.

Get into the Holiday Spirit (2/3/2008) From Parents and Kids: Click here to download.

Service With a Smile (2/3/2008) From Family Circle 11/29/2007: Click here to download.

Volunteering: It takes a family (2/3/2008) From the Philanthropy Journal: Click here to download.

Family Volunteer Day Provides Opportunities to Give Back to the Community (11/13/2007) Natick, MA - A Family Volunteer Fair designed to provide area families an opportunity to learn to participate in community...

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Hoops of Hope (2/27/2010) Read about Austin and his Hoops of Hope Program! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16110914

Disaster in Haiti inspires myriad projects in Washington area schools (2/4/2010) When the earthquake struck Haiti, students at Waples Mill Elementary School in Oakton moved into action. The student council decided to launch a pennies-for-Haiti program with plans to collect...

Local Volunteers Give Back on MLK Day (1/19/2010) Local volunteers give back on MLK Day Kids Care Too volunteer group brightens seniors' holiday (12/29/2009) More than 60 people helped Kids Care Too decorate cookies, sign Christmas cards and... Back to Basics (12/24/2009) ASHLAND, MA — Stacked on seven tables in a hallway at the Mindess School yesterday was a rare sight: 1,052 pairs of new socks and... Lending a Hand: Teens spend the holiday season volunteering (12/21/2009) When 19-year-old Karissa Kinner of Rochester began volunteering her time serving food at a St. John’s Breadline four years ago, she learned much more than she thought she would. “I was... Olympic High Students Learn the Lesson of Giving (12/18/2009) SILVERDALE — Gifts came pouring into Olympic High School teacher Jerry Hurd’s room up to the last minute Friday. Towels, CD alarm clocks, a 12-cup coffee maker... Waynesboro Family Takes Holiday Giving to Heart (12/13/2009) WAYNESBORO, Pa. — They’re not much older than “tots” themselves, but five siblings from Waynesboro have committed to doing all they can for Toys for Tots this holiday season.... Definitely A Family Affair (11/27/2009) As the economic downturn has stretched on, the face of the needy has changed. The needy are not only the homeless.  They are the jobless, people living paycheck to paycheck and even the... Hundreds Step Up to the Plate (10/26/2009) Hundreds of visitors made their way through the Caroll College PE Center Sunday afternoon learning about ways they can volunteer in the Queen City. The first annual Step Up to the Plate:... Student starts volunteer group for pet rescue (10/12/2009) GREENSBORO — High school students volunteer for just about everything. They clean up neighborhoods, collect food for the poor and visit...