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
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 …
San Mateo & San Francisco Counties 4-H Program
http://ucanr.edu/sites/smsf4h/
Description of Organization and/or Volunteer Opportunities Available: 4-H is about helping young people discover their potential and grow into competent, contributing, and caring citizens. Learn-by-doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based educational programs help kids enhance their leadership abilities and develop …
10 Books A Home
10 Books A Home is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves families whose children are tracked to attend kindergarten in a school district where only 22% of 3rd graders read at grade level. 10BH positions children to succeed by providing families …
http://www.rotacarebayarea.org/
RotaCare Bay Area is a volunteer alliance of medical professionals, organizations and community members dedicated to providing free primary, quality healthcare services to uninsured families and individuals with limited ability to pay for medical care. We are entirely volunteer driven …
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 …
San Mateo & San Francisco Counties 4-H Program
http://ucanr.edu/sites/smsf4h/
Description of Organization and/or Volunteer Opportunities Available: 4-H is about helping young people discover their potential and grow into competent, contributing, and caring citizens. Learn-by-doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based educational programs help kids enhance their leadership abilities and develop …
10 Books A Home
10 Books A Home is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves families whose children are tracked to attend kindergarten in a school district where only 22% of 3rd graders read at grade level. 10BH positions children to succeed by providing families …
http://www.rotacarebayarea.org/
RotaCare Bay Area is a volunteer alliance of medical professionals, organizations and community members dedicated to providing free primary, quality healthcare services to uninsured families and individuals with limited ability to pay for medical care. We are entirely volunteer driven …
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