I've been researching this topic over the past two days, and have ascertained that there can also be negative effects of youth volunteering. I can therefore create a balanced argument for this topic.
Here are some of the links I have come across so far:
Positive impact highlighted
Child Trends: "Teens As Volunteers"
Ministry of Youth Development: "The Impact of Youth Work for Young People"
Student Volunteer Army: "History"
NZ Herald: "Social entrepreneurship: Solution to old problems?"
NZ Herald: "Student Volunteer Army to auction playhouse"
Volunteering Australia: "State of Volunteering in Australia 2012"
Weaving Connections - Tuhonohono rangatahi: "Positive Youth Development"
The Telegraph: "Volunteering legacy will help students find jobs"
Management4Volunteers Blog: "The By-Products of Volunteering"
The Times: "Volunteering is great experience"
World Volunteer Web: "Benefits of volunteering"
The Guardian: "So you want to work in the voluntary sector?"
The Guardian: "Youth volunteering portal launched"
vInspired
Negative impact highlighted
Lattitude Global Volunteering: "Avoiding the dangers of 'voluntourism'"
Sydney Morning Herald: "It was a dream job for her"
Management4Volunteers Blog: "Breaking Bounds"
Children and Youth Speak for Themselves
Blue Avocado: "Court-Ordered Community Service: Volunteers or Prison Labor?"
Stanford Social Innovation Review: "The New Volunteer Workforce"
eHow: "Disadvantages of Volunteer Work"
eHow: "Pros & Cons of Mandatory Community Service Projects Before Graduation From High School"
Good Intentions Are Not Enough
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The Dirty Truth About Disaster Fundraising"
The Telegraph: "Orphanage tourism: help or hindrance?"
Management4Volunteers Blog: "The Totally Bad Volunteer Experience"
Peter Levine: "the promise and perils of volunteering"
How Stuff Works: "How Volunteer Burnout Works"
