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
Rebuilding Together San Francisco
http://www.rebuildingtogethersf.org
Are you looking for ways to give back to your community? Wanting to > get involved with an awesome organization? Would you like to make a > considerable difference in someone’s life? At Rebuilding Together San > Francisco we are …
Self-Sustaining Communities
http://www.self-sustainingcommunities.org
This organization operates primarily, but not exclusively, in Richmond, CA. Materials are provided to low income environments to create urban farms by the community including beehives, fruit trees, aquaponics, rainwater harvesting, chickens, rabbits, and more. Additionally, over 10,000 fruit, nut …
Lauren’s House 4 Positive Change Inc.
Lauren’s House for Positive Change Inc. is a certified 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving the education and emotional well-being of low-income youth in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, CA. Our Tax ID is 26-3809833. Through free after-school and …
The Space Station
http://www.thespacestationca.org
“The Space Station” is a privately funded, volunteered staffed space exploration museum that is operated by the 501c3 non-profit corporation, “The W Foundation” (TWF) (www.TheWFoundation.org). TWF owns one of the largest private collections of U.S., Russian and Soviet space exploration …
One Fam
One Fam is a W. Oakland non-profit serving youth and the surrounding community. We run a bicycle shop (Bikes 4 Life) that helps to fund our community programs. Some of our programs are On The Bricks, a youth leadership development …
Bayview Hunters Point YMCA
http://www.ymcasf.org/bayview/
Volunteering is an important part of the energy and excellence at the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA. There are many ways you can make a difference through volunteering. Check out the list for the right match for you! Ask for a …
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! – A Program of United Way of the Bay Area
http://www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org
Strengthen Your Community – One Tax Return At A Time Volunteer as a tax preparer with Earn It! Keep It! Save It! to help Bay Area residents stand on their own and bring back money to our local economy. Join …
Super Stars Literacy
http://www.superstarsliteracy.org
We give every child the foundation for lifelong learning and achievement. Super Stars Literacy classroom volunteers support students by acting as one-on-one tutors, leading small group activities, and assisting the lead teacher with his or her classroom. Many of our …
Asian Law Alliance
http://www.asianlawalliance.org
Since a group of law students from Santa Clara University founded the Asian Law Alliance to provide legal assistance to the Asian Pacific Islander communities over three decades ago, the Asian Law Alliance, a non-profit organization, has become the cornerstone …
Professional Healthcare at Home Hospice
Volunteers are a part of our hospice team and provide supportive emotional, spiritual, and other services to patients and families who are facing difficulties at the end of life. Many of our volunteers are family members who have suffered the …
Rebuilding Together San Francisco
http://www.rebuildingtogethersf.org
Are you looking for ways to give back to your community? Wanting to > get involved with an awesome organization? Would you like to make a > considerable difference in someone’s life? At Rebuilding Together San > Francisco we are …
Self-Sustaining Communities
http://www.self-sustainingcommunities.org
This organization operates primarily, but not exclusively, in Richmond, CA. Materials are provided to low income environments to create urban farms by the community including beehives, fruit trees, aquaponics, rainwater harvesting, chickens, rabbits, and more. Additionally, over 10,000 fruit, nut …
Lauren’s House 4 Positive Change Inc.
Lauren’s House for Positive Change Inc. is a certified 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving the education and emotional well-being of low-income youth in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, CA. Our Tax ID is 26-3809833. Through free after-school and …
The Space Station
http://www.thespacestationca.org
“The Space Station” is a privately funded, volunteered staffed space exploration museum that is operated by the 501c3 non-profit corporation, “The W Foundation” (TWF) (www.TheWFoundation.org). TWF owns one of the largest private collections of U.S., Russian and Soviet space exploration …
One Fam
One Fam is a W. Oakland non-profit serving youth and the surrounding community. We run a bicycle shop (Bikes 4 Life) that helps to fund our community programs. Some of our programs are On The Bricks, a youth leadership development …
Bayview Hunters Point YMCA
http://www.ymcasf.org/bayview/
Volunteering is an important part of the energy and excellence at the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA. There are many ways you can make a difference through volunteering. Check out the list for the right match for you! Ask for a …
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! – A Program of United Way of the Bay Area
http://www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org
Strengthen Your Community – One Tax Return At A Time Volunteer as a tax preparer with Earn It! Keep It! Save It! to help Bay Area residents stand on their own and bring back money to our local economy. Join …
Super Stars Literacy
http://www.superstarsliteracy.org
We give every child the foundation for lifelong learning and achievement. Super Stars Literacy classroom volunteers support students by acting as one-on-one tutors, leading small group activities, and assisting the lead teacher with his or her classroom. Many of our …
Asian Law Alliance
http://www.asianlawalliance.org
Since a group of law students from Santa Clara University founded the Asian Law Alliance to provide legal assistance to the Asian Pacific Islander communities over three decades ago, the Asian Law Alliance, a non-profit organization, has become the cornerstone …
Professional Healthcare at Home Hospice
Volunteers are a part of our hospice team and provide supportive emotional, spiritual, and other services to patients and families who are facing difficulties at the end of life. Many of our volunteers are family members who have suffered the …
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