Calling all teen volunteers: Activate Good seeks community helpers for Global Youth Service Day

Activate Good is looking for Triangle teens and families with kids to participate in Global Youth Service Day, an international event that runs April 20 to April 22 and celebrates the power of young people to impact their community.

Activate Good hopes to sign up at least 500 young volunteers to help out and has curated a list of Earth Day-focused opportunities for teens and younger kids to choose from.

“Since 2005, Activate Good has sought to inspire youth to get involved in our community, not just adults," Amber Smith, Activate Good's executive director, said in a press release. "Teens have a unique creativity and passion when it comes to tackling community issues, but they are so rarely invited to get involved. It’s time we change that.”

Raleigh-based Activate Good is designated 2018 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency, mobilizing young people in the Triangle to fill community needs through service, according to the press release. It's working with the Young Professionals Network of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the City of Raleigh, Triangle Land Conservancy, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, the Town of Garner, and other groups.