My daughters, age 8 and 10, would like to do some volunteer work, something like helping feed the hungry, helping injured pets, cleaning up parks, etc. Something beyond helping with stuff at school, which we do when we can. I know some folks whose churches do things, but we are not religious.
I've contacted some different orgs in our area but they all want kids to be at least 14 or 15. I'm having a really hard time locating such orgs. I would not object to getting them involved in volunteer opportunities organized by a religious organization as long as there was no proselytizing of any kind involved.
Where can I look to find such organizations or volunteer opportunities? We are in Washington state if that helps...
Also, I want to make it clear that we aren't just trying to unload our kids for a few hours -- my wife or myself would be 100% eager to be doing the work right next to our kids, or not if that's how it worked...