<p>I need some community service hours partly for my Eagle Scout, CAS, College Apps, and just because I want to. Does anyone know of any service positions that require a lot of reading? That would be my ideal service position and I believe that I would be able to get really into it if given the chance. Thanks for any info you can provide,
Austin</p>
<p>Reading to people, such as at a nursing home or hospital. Also, teaching people to read. There are adults who struggle with literacy.</p>
<p>Hmmmm… to me “service” and “reading” seem mostly an oxymoron. But maybe you could read to senior citizens or children or blind people. </p>
<p>DD enjoyed volunteering in the library. Usually she was just reshelving, but she liked being around books.</p>
<p>Check out LearningAlly.org. They always need people to record books and magazines for them - and to proof other recordings. It’s a great service and is a huge help to those that are blind, dyslexic, or have other reading issues. Plus, many people prefer the books read by a person rather than read by the computer.</p>
<p>Another option, working as a reading tutor/buddy in an elementary school. The school down the street from me utilizes high school students along with others to do this. It really helps some of the young readers - and they love it when high school aged kids come to read with them.</p>
<p>Are there any programs in your community for refugees or for immigrants? It would be more tutoring in English than pure reading.</p>
<p>I will definitely check out learningally.org. Thank you everyone else for your suggestions.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, that for Eagle Scout, the service project has to be approved by your local council and is intended to be a leadership exercise on your part, not simply some hours of service that you put in. You need to plan, recruit volunteers and manage the execution of the project.</p>
<p>No for the Eagle Scout I need 8 hours of service to a certain organization to earn one of the required merit badges. I wasn’t referring to the project.</p>
<p>Some non-profits are looking for volunteers to help research grants and to apply for them. </p>
<p>As noted above, if you want to volunteer and really love to read, your best bet may be volunteer in a library. You may get some chances to read, particularly if you work at a circulation desk during non-busy hours. You might also volunteer to help with sorting for a local non-profit used book sale. </p>
<p>In college, I worked as a security guard in an office complex on the 11 pm to 7 am shift, which was ideal for someone who loves to read.</p>
<p>also, maybe contact your state commission for the blind. Here in Iowa, our commission has a bunch of volunteers reading daily newspapers over radio waves, as well as popular magazines and books onto CD’s.</p>