About BOOYAH!
Boston Cares' Youth & Family volunteering program, more popularly know as BOOYAH! (Boston Young Active Hands),  is the driving force behind Boston Cares' new youth and family volunteer initiative. Launched in December 2004, the program aims to address the skyrocketing interest in youth and families to be engaged in community service.

Steve Culbertson, president and CEO of Youth Service America, recently announced that "today's young people are volunteering at record rates - more than any generation in history."

At Boston Cares, we believe that volunteering starts at an early age. While the majority of our volunteers are between 13-17 years old, opportunities are available for families with children and individual teens who are younger as long as they meet project requirements. Projects range from building picnic benches to packing back-to-school supplies to removing invasive species along the Charles River. The impact of our volunteers' work create rippling effects and lasting changes that transform organizations, neighborhoods and ultimately, individuals.

Looking to find kid-friendly projects?  Find all the information you need here...

BOOYAH! creates positive social and personal change by:

- Empowering youth and families with opportunities to make a difference
- Instilling volunteers with life and leadership skills that are essential to them in becoming socially responsible citizens.
- Placing young people in opportunities where they are viewed as positive role models.
- Creating waves of young activists who will help shape future generations of volunteers

Interested in joining BOOYAH!
Not a member? Please register in the Member Center and select "BOOYAH!" in the Interests section.

Already a member? Log into the Member Center and in "Personal Information, select "BOOYAH!" in the Interests section.

Have questions or you are under the age of 13? Please contact Andrew Olson, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at aolson@bostoncares.org  or 617-422-0910, Ext. 206.