Will this count toward my 40 hours?

Your school decides, not us. In Ontario the principal confirms which activities count, and Lambton Kent asks students to check with guidance before they start. Check first, use your school's tracking form, and ask the organization to sign it. We'll help with any information your school needs.

A parent or guardian, or a student who is 18 or older. We only ask for the adult's name and email, and the student's grade, school board and area. We don't collect a student's name, school or email on this page.

Does it cost anything?

No. It's free for families and free for organizations.

What happens when I say I'm interested?

We introduce you to the organization by email. Your details go to that organization and nowhere else, and only because you asked.

We're a nonprofit. What do we get?

Young volunteers who chose your opportunity, and a person at Launch League who makes the introduction. Your opportunity is read before it goes up, and your contact details are never published.

What usually doesn't count?

It varies by board, but paid work and anything that's already part of a class or co-op generally don't count, and some activities are ruled out for safety. The full guide explains it.

Chatham-Kent · Volunteer hours for high school

Find community service hours in Chatham-Kent

Real opportunities with local organizations, matched to what a student actually likes. Tell us their interests, when they're free and how they get around, and Launch League will help connect them.

Find volunteer opportunities I need volunteers

The board

Open right now

Every opportunity is posted by a local organization and read by a person before it goes up.

Just opening

Nothing posted yet.

Families: sign up below and you'll hear first. Organizations: post the first one, it's free.

Community-hour eligibility: students are responsible for confirming that an opportunity meets their school board's community involvement requirements before taking part. Launch League and participating organizations can help provide the information needed for approval and verification.

Ontario's new recognition

Don't just finish your 40. Make them count.

Ontario students need 40 hours of community involvement to graduate. Students who do more may also qualify for the Minister's Certificate of Recognition for Community Involvement, which the principal awards at graduation.

Source: Government of Ontario. Everything that counts, and what doesn't: the 40 volunteer hours guide.

Bronze

50–99 hours

Silver

100–199 hours

Gold

200+ hours

The hours are also some of the best material a student has for a résumé and for working out what they'd like to do next.

For students and families

Need volunteer hours for high school?

Tell us what they're into, when they're free and how they get around. We'll send opportunities that fit.

Sign up once
A parent or guardian fills it in, or the student if they're 18 or older.
Hear when something fits
We match on interests, area, age and time, and email you.
Check with your school
Confirm with guidance that it counts before starting.
We make the introduction
Say you're interested, and we connect you with the organization.

Who's filling this in?

I'm the student's parent or guardianI'm the student, and I'm 18 or older

Under 18? Ask a parent or guardian to fill this in. We don't collect a student's name or email here.

Your name

Your email

Student's grade

School board

Area

Hours still needed (optional)

What sounds interesting?

When are they usually free?

Getting there

Send me volunteer opportunities that match. (Required: it's what this form does. Unsubscribe any time.)Also tell me about other Launch League opportunities for young people. (Optional.)

For nonprofits and community groups

Need young volunteers?

Post an opportunity for free and we'll put it in front of local students and families.

Post it
What, when, how many, minimum age, who supervises.
We read it
Every opportunity is checked before it goes on the board.
Families find it
On this page, and by email to families whose interests match.
We introduce them
Your contact details stay private; volunteers come through us.

Signing students' school tracking forms helps a lot: it's how their hours get counted.

Serve First

Launch League's own community projects

Free yard cleanups for neighbours in treatment, veterans and others who need a hand. When a project has spots for student volunteers, it appears on this board like any other, with the same rule: check with your school first.

See the Serve First projects

Questions

Straight answers

Will this count toward my 40 hours?: Your school decides, not us. In Ontario the principal confirms which activities count, and Lambton Kent asks students to check with guidance before they start. Check first, use your school's tracking form, and ask the organization to sign it. We'll help with any information your school needs.
Who can sign up?: A parent or guardian, or a student who is 18 or older. We only ask for the adult's name and email, and the student's grade, school board and area. We don't collect a student's name, school or email on this page.
Does it cost anything?: No. It's free for families and free for organizations.
What happens when I say I'm interested?: We introduce you to the organization by email. Your details go to that organization and nowhere else, and only because you asked.
We're a nonprofit. What do we get?: Young volunteers who chose your opportunity, and a person at Launch League who makes the introduction. Your opportunity is read before it goes up, and your contact details are never published.
What usually doesn't count?: It varies by board, but paid work and anything that's already part of a class or co-op generally don't count, and some activities are ruled out for safety. The full guide explains it.

Community-hour eligibility: students are responsible for confirming that an opportunity meets their school board's community involvement requirements before taking part. Launch League and participating organizations can help provide the information needed for approval and verification.