Volunteering for 9 Year Old

My daughter (12) volunteers at Second Chance Columbia once a week.

I think Second Chance is all over the country. Or really, any shelter. she changes the food and water as well as pulls the paper out from under the cage and changes it out.
They also have "free play" or whatever where they let the cats out and she plays with them.

She has also been present at the adoption days in the park... so she would be the one who would go get the cat and show it to you.

She has LOVED it.... especially since I'm allergic!!!!!

Have you called any of these shelters, that may be what you want to do. I know here at our local shelter they take volunteers.

Also, you can check with the hospital. I'm not sure how young they take volunteers. But I used to help my friend in high school and even started volunteering on my own there when I was in high school.

Another place to try may be nursing homes. My SIL just signed up both of her kids to be volunteers at a nursing home near their home. I think she is also volunteering...but it allows her kids to do it as well.

we have a shelter that allows people to come in and play and walk the animals who volunteer their time! call a shelter and ask them if them need help doing that!!

Operation Kindness...www.operationkindness.org...in Addison. You have to fill out the volunteer paperwork, submit it and then they will email you when the next training is. Children must volunteer with a parent. My 8 yr old and I walk dogs, play with the cats and help at events.

Also try: https://www.facebook.com/WeeVolunteer?fref=ts
http://www.weevolunteer.org

You could try www.volunteermatch.org to find volunteer opportunities that are appropriate for her age.

https://www.volunteermatch.org/search?l=Plano%2C+TX%2C+USA

You may be able to volunteer WITH your daughter but many of these organizations have age restrictions.
My Girls Scouts did a fundraiser as well as a used blanket/towel and food drive for the local shelter. It was VERY hands on. They had a bake sale to raise money, and made posters and set up a bin at school to collect the food/towel donations.
When we took everything to the shelter the girls were given a tour, learned about the program and got to meet many animals and their caretakers. They felt SO good about all the work they did, and many of them are looking forward to going back to volunteer when they are old enough.
Even if your daughter is not a Girl Scout she could still work with a friend or two on a project like that. It's extremely rewarding :-)

We can volunteer at the local humane society. Does yours not allow children? Due to legal reasons they require a parent to volunteer alongside them and sign a waiver, and there are certain things they are not allowed to do (like the kids can't hold the leash on the dog, or at least CERTAIN dogs that are high energy or whatever, it must be under an adults control)... but there is plenty they CAN do.

I can take them into the cat room and let them play with the kitties to their hearts content. The kitties just love it. Many of them are attention starved.

They also allow you to "check out" a dog. You can sign them out and take them for walks elsewhere besides right there at the humane society. We are a beach community and so lots of people check dogs out for the beach. They load them up, drive to the beach, and take them for walks there, then bring them back. It's great socialization for the dogs, aside from getting them "out" from inside their kennels. If you do something like that, your daughter can pet, groom, throw balls/frisbees with the dog. Etc.

Collin County asks for volunteers. They have a class that volunteers can go to, then my understanding is you just sign up when you can. I do not have a number, but look on their website or call.

Pick up the phone and call them. They may have fosterers who could use a hand or your DD might be able to collect items for them (old towels, etc.). I realize that she may want a specific type of experience, but volunteering is meeting the needs of the organization, in the ways they need. Their websites may also be geared toward adults and not kid volunteers. So you don't know til you call. I helped out once by driving to a shelter to clean cages after a backyard breeder was investigated by the SPCA. But that was something I knew about word of mouth, not because the SPCA put it on their website.

Other volunteering she might be able to do includes visiting nursing homes. Some of the people never get visitors and some facilities have events like Bingo where a 9 yr old could play with someone. I used to do that in HS.