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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think OP is having trouble finding opportunities for her and her husband. The issue is that she wants her kids to participate and in the States they don’t allow that for liability reasons. I think people having trouble picturing an environment where kids could be useful without adult supervision (since the adults would be doing other things) for a long period of time. OP do you have a vision of what this looks like for you? [/quote]

OP here. Yes, my vision looks more like how I served with my parents in the 80s as a child from a lower middle class family volunteering in public housing and free or low cost programs for peers in subsidized housing. This included tutoring, soup kitchen, after school and summer volunteer helping with creative play, theater productions, sports and recreation, grooming/hygiene, house cleaning and organizing. We were active year round and had many opportunities to give back. We regularly served our neighbors with time and talents (yes, even us single digit age children).

I do not see those opportunities as readily here that allows elementary age children to serve without running into the liability issue. So I wondered if DCUM had some ideas. Given many of the comments here, I now wonder if my parents just created those opportunities on their own rather than going through an established program or non profit. Or if risk considerations have changed so much in the past 40 years.

It pains me to read that my inquiry comes across as narcissist. I was looking for recommendations from those who know this area and the opportunities and some of you have provided those for which I am grateful. [/quote]

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