What We Do Here
The purpose of this website is to provide information about volunteer opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hopefully, volunteerism will be stimulated and facilitated by letting potential volunteers know about the wide range of opportunities open to them and by giving Bay Area non-profit organizations a means of publishing their goals and needs.
If you are considering volunteering, we hope this site helps you find the opportunity you are looking for. Volunteers are needed to do just about anything from repairing computers to picking fruit to making sandwiches. Time commitments can range from a few hours for a single project to as much time as you have available. Try something new. Learn new skills and meet new people.
We provide the most comprehensive searchable database of Bay Area nonprofits with continuing volunteer needs. We do not list individual opportunities. You may search for nonprofits geographically (above), by area of interest (search box above), or by other categories (links in yellow background to the right) to find organizations with the most appropriate opportunities for you.
How to Use This Website to Find Great Volunteer Opportunities Particularly Suitable for You
For example, if you are interested in working with children, type 'children' in the search box below and you will be presented with several pages of appropriate organizations and their websites for you to review and make contact with.
If you wanted to know about organizations only in Alameda County, you could type in 'Alameda' or click on 'Alameda' in the yellow box to the right, or click on 'East Bay' above to get organizations and their websites.
Then go to the listed websites to get more information and make contact through that organization's website to learn more and to set up the opportunity most suitable just for you. Hope this helps!
Find A Volunteer Opportunity
Recent Volunteer Opportunities
Rape Trauma Services
http://www.rapetraumaservices.org
The work of Rape Trauma Services is to stop cycles of suffering, for the well-being and the health of individuals and of the community. Our services are grounded in the philosophy that ending violence in all of its forms requires …
Millahcayotl Association
http://millahcayotl.wordpress.com/
Millahcayotl works towards the creation of food systems that are sustainable, just, and that do not rely on animal agriculture. We offer bilingual (English, Spanish) vegan cooking workshops in San Francisco and we are also working to start an urban …
Rainbow World Fund
is an international humanitarian charity based in the LGBT and friends community. RWF’s mission is to promote LGBT philanthropy in the area of world humanitarian relief. RWF works to help people who suffer from hunger, poverty, disease, oppression, and war …
Project Homeless Connect – San Francisco
http://www.projecthomelessconnect.com/
Project Homeless Connect strengthens and utilizes collaborations with city agencies, businesses, and organizations to provide comprehensive services at regular events for those who are at risk of becoming homeless, currently homeless, or transitioning from shelter to permanent housing.
Children’s Creativity Museum
Children’s Creativity Museum is a hands-on, multimedia arts and technology experience for kids. We envision a world where the 3Cs of 21st-century literacy – Creativity, Collaboration and Communication – inspire new ideas and innovative solutions. We believe that the success …
Uhuru Furniture C/O African People’s Education & Defense Fund
Uhuru Furniture will work with you to set up a group “Door-hanging Day”. Your group is invited to bring from 2 – 25 people to volunteer together on a single day. You arrange the day that works best for your …
Save The Frogs
Our mission is to protect amphibian populations and to promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife.
Ecumenical Hunger Program
The Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP), a 35 year old, private, non-profit, community-based organization located in East Palo Alto provides emergency food, clothing, case management, and household essentials to families in need in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. …
Sonrisas Community Dental Clinic
Sonrisas Community Dental Center opened its doors in 2001 to provide access to affordable dental care for low-income San Mateo Coastside residents. Last year, we provided dental treatment to nearly 1,500 children and adults who might otherwise have gone without …
Marin Organic
Marin Organic builds community and commitment to local, organic farms and ranches – ensuring that consumers, both today and into the future, place a high value on local organic food and can readily make a choice to access those products. …
Rape Trauma Services
http://www.rapetraumaservices.org
The work of Rape Trauma Services is to stop cycles of suffering, for the well-being and the health of individuals and of the community. Our services are grounded in the philosophy that ending violence in all of its forms requires …
Millahcayotl Association
http://millahcayotl.wordpress.com/
Millahcayotl works towards the creation of food systems that are sustainable, just, and that do not rely on animal agriculture. We offer bilingual (English, Spanish) vegan cooking workshops in San Francisco and we are also working to start an urban …
Rainbow World Fund
is an international humanitarian charity based in the LGBT and friends community. RWF’s mission is to promote LGBT philanthropy in the area of world humanitarian relief. RWF works to help people who suffer from hunger, poverty, disease, oppression, and war …
Project Homeless Connect – San Francisco
http://www.projecthomelessconnect.com/
Project Homeless Connect strengthens and utilizes collaborations with city agencies, businesses, and organizations to provide comprehensive services at regular events for those who are at risk of becoming homeless, currently homeless, or transitioning from shelter to permanent housing.
Children’s Creativity Museum
Children’s Creativity Museum is a hands-on, multimedia arts and technology experience for kids. We envision a world where the 3Cs of 21st-century literacy – Creativity, Collaboration and Communication – inspire new ideas and innovative solutions. We believe that the success …
Uhuru Furniture C/O African People’s Education & Defense Fund
Uhuru Furniture will work with you to set up a group “Door-hanging Day”. Your group is invited to bring from 2 – 25 people to volunteer together on a single day. You arrange the day that works best for your …
Save The Frogs
Our mission is to protect amphibian populations and to promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife.
Ecumenical Hunger Program
The Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP), a 35 year old, private, non-profit, community-based organization located in East Palo Alto provides emergency food, clothing, case management, and household essentials to families in need in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. …
Sonrisas Community Dental Clinic
Sonrisas Community Dental Center opened its doors in 2001 to provide access to affordable dental care for low-income San Mateo Coastside residents. Last year, we provided dental treatment to nearly 1,500 children and adults who might otherwise have gone without …
Marin Organic
Marin Organic builds community and commitment to local, organic farms and ranches – ensuring that consumers, both today and into the future, place a high value on local organic food and can readily make a choice to access those products. …
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