Always save copies for your portfolio. You do not receive money. You do gain valuable experience. You meet people in your community you otherwise would not. You create a porfolio and resume that looks good to colleges.
Some teachers offer extra credit.
Check with your school about fulfilling community service hours through Off Campus work. Off Campus stories can cover just about anything or anyone that is of interest to local teens. They can cover or promote events or they can be profiles, analyses or editorials. They can investigate serious issues or be funny. Short stories, poetry and essays may be submitted for special publications.