Charity Basics
Ways to Donate
Volunteering 101
Teens Making a Difference
Real-Life Scenarios
100

This word means an organization that helps people, animals, or communities.

What is Charity?

100

Giving money to an organization is called a ___.

What is a monetary donation?

100

Working without getting paid is called ___.

What is volunteering?

100

Helping younger students with homework is an example of ___.

What is tutoring or mentoring?

100

You see trash outside school. What volunteer action could you take?

What is picking it up?

200

This is what a charity uses to provide services (money, items, volunteers).

What are donations? 

200

True or False: Time is considered a donation.

What is true? (Volunteering = giving time)

200

According to the Central Career video, you can volunteer at schools, parks, and ___.

What are community organizations, shelters, or churches?

200

A teen who organizes a clothing drive is helping people with ___.

What is basic needs?

200

A neighbor is elderly and struggles with yard work. How could you serve?

What is raking leaves, carrying groceries, or helping with tasks?

300

According to the Easy Peasy Finance video, people donate because they want to ___ others.

What is help?

300

Donating things like clothes, toys, or food is called a ___ donation.

What is an item donation? 

300

Teens often volunteer to gain this type of experience for future jobs.

What is work experience?

300

Volunteering at a food pantry helps people dealing with ___.

What is food insecurity?

300

A charity is collecting coats for winter. You don’t have money to donate. What can you do?

What is donate old coats, help sort items, spread the word?

400

True or False: Only adults can donate to charity?

What is false? 

400

A donation that helps the environment could include picking up ___ at parks.

What is trash/litter?

400

This quality makes a good volunteer—showing up on time, being dependable.

What is responsibility?

400

True or False: Teens can create their own service project.

What is true?

400

Your class wants to help the animal shelter but can’t visit. What could you do?

What is donate supplies, make toys, create posters to help with adoption?

500

This type of charity helps people without homes.

What is a homelessness or shelter charity? 

500

Donating your special abilities, like tutoring or art skills, is called donating your ___.

What are skills/talents?

500

A volunteer project that helps protect wildlife would fall into this category.

What is animal/environmental volunteering?

500

This term describes making a meaningful change in someone else’s life.

What is impact?

500

Your group wants to help fight hunger in your community. Create one realistic idea.

What is a school food drive, snack pack project, lunch-bag prep, volunteering at pantry, etc.?