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Volunteer Opportunities for 16-Year-Olds

Nichable lists 264 volunteer opportunities whose own pages say they take 16-year-olds. Each one is checked against the organization's own page. Soonest deadlines first.

High School Volunteer Program

Yale New Haven Hospital
Volunteer· New Haven, CT
DeadlineNov 15

Volunteer Program (Ages 14+)

Discovery Center of Idaho
Volunteer· Boise, ID
DeadlineNov 30
Volunteer· Oklahoma City, OK
DeadlineDec 1
Volunteer· Sioux Falls, SD
DeadlineDec 15

Student Volunteer Program

Sanford Health Bismarck
Volunteer· Bismarck, ND
Opening soon · Due Dec 15, 2026

High School (Junior) Volunteer Program

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Jan 7, 2027
Volunteer· Fishers, IN
DeadlineJan 8, 2027

Apprentice Program

Creative Discovery Museum
Volunteer· Chattanooga, TN
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Jan 15, 2027

Teen Volunteer Program

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Volunteer· Columbus, OH
Opens Feb 1, 2027 · Due Feb 2, 2027

VolunTEEN Program

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Volunteer· Atlanta, GA
Opens Feb 1, 2027 · Due Feb 5, 2027

VolunTeen Program

Marshall Health Network (Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center)
Volunteer· Huntington, WV
Opens Dec 15, 2026 · Due Feb 15, 2027

Teen Volunteer Program

Kamin Science Center (formerly Carnegie Science Center)
Volunteer· Pittsburgh, PA
Opening soon · Due Mar 1, 2027
Volunteer· Des Moines, IA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Mar 1, 2027
Volunteer· Louisville, KY
Opens Feb 15, 2027 · Due Mar 31, 2027

Great Plains Zoo Junior ZooKeeper Program

Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum
Volunteer· Sioux Falls, SD
Opening soon · Due Apr 1, 2027

Saint Alphonsus Junior Volunteer Program

Saint Alphonsus Health System
Volunteer· Boise, ID
Opens Mar 1, 2027 · Due Apr 1, 2027

Summer Teens Volunteer Program

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Volunteer· St. Louis, MO
Opening soon · Due Apr 1, 2027
Volunteer· Kettering, OH
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Apr 15, 2027

Summer High School Volunteers

Doctors Hospital of Augusta
Volunteer· Augusta, GA
Opening soon · Due Apr 15, 2027

Junior Volunteer Program

Del Sol Medical Center
Volunteer· El Paso, TX
Opens Mar 15, 2027 · Due May 1, 2027

Junior Volunteer Program

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Volunteer· Clearwater, FL
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Armory Studio Teen Volunteer Program

Armory Center for the Arts
Volunteer· Pasadena, CA
Opening soon

Junior Volunteers

Palomar Health
Volunteer· Escondido, CA
DeadlineRolling

Volunteer Program

Scripps Health
Volunteer· San Diego, CA
Opening soon

Teen Volunteer Program

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Volunteer· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Teen Volunteer Program

NorthBay Health
Volunteer· Fairfield, CA
Opening soon
Volunteer· Fort Worth, TX
DeadlineRolling

Museum Volunteer Program

San Bernardino County Museum
Volunteer· Redlands, CA
Opening soon

Teen Team

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Volunteer· Nashville, TN
Opening soon
Volunteer· Columbus, OH
Opening soon

Library Volunteers

Cobb County Public Library
Volunteer· Marietta, GA
DeadlineRolling

Volunteer Program

Buda Public Library
Volunteer· Buda, TX
DeadlineRolling

VolunTEEN Program

North Shore Animal League America
Volunteer· Port Washington, NY
Opening soon

Teen Programs

Arizona Science Center
Volunteer· Phoenix, AZ
Opening soon

OMSI Science Squad (Teen Volunteers)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Volunteer· Portland, OR
Opening soon

Volunteer Program

Denver Health
Volunteer· Denver, CO
Opening soon

Frost Science Teen Programs (Youth Ambassadors & Internships)

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Volunteer· Miami, FL
Opening soon
Volunteer· Atlanta, GA
Opening soon
Volunteer· Mountain View, CA
Opening soon

Flight Teen Volunteers

Hiller Aviation Museum
Volunteer· San Carlos, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

Teen Volunteers

Oakland Public Library
Volunteer· Oakland, CA
DeadlineRolling

Aquarium of the Pacific VolunTEENs

Aquarium of the Pacific
Volunteer· Long Beach, CA
Opening soon
Volunteer· Los Angeles, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027

Teen Volunteer Program

Fleet Science Center
Volunteer· San Diego, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Diego, CA
DeadlineRolling

Volunteer Program

Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Volunteer· La Jolla, CA
DeadlineRolling

Museum Ambassadors

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Volunteer· Fort Worth, TX
DeadlineRolling

Cook Children's Junior Volunteers

Cook Children's Medical Center
Volunteer· Fort Worth, TX
Opens Dec 1, 2026

Teen Volunteer Program

Georgetown Public Library
Volunteer· Georgetown, TX
DeadlineRolling

Teen Volunteer

Round Rock Public Library
Volunteer· Round Rock, TX
Opening soon

Teen Advisory Board

DeKalb County Public Library
Volunteer· Decatur, GA
Opening soon

SPEAK Volunteer Program

Atlanta Botanical Garden
Volunteer· Atlanta, GA
DeadlineRolling

Teen Play Corps

Marbles Kids Museum
Volunteer· Raleigh, NC
Opening soon

Summer Camp Youth Volunteers

Museum of Life and Science
Volunteer· Durham, NC
Opening soon
Volunteer· Raleigh, NC
DeadlineRolling

Academy of Natural Sciences Volunteer Program

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Volunteer· Philadelphia, PA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· Wilmington, DE
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· Camden, NJ
Opening soon

Common questions

How old do you have to be to volunteer?

Of the 276 volunteer opportunities on Nichable whose own pages state an age, the most common minimum is 14. 55% take 14-year-olds, 73% take 15-year-olds and 96% take 16-year-olds.

Do these volunteer opportunities really take 16-year-olds?

Each listing here states an age range that includes 16 on the organization's own page. Many also limit where you live or which school you attend, so read the listing before you apply.

How do I apply?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.