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
Museum of the Eye
https://www.aao.org/museum-of-the-eye
How do you see the world? Find out at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye®. The world’s only free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
Bill Sorro Housing Program
Welcome to the Bill Sorro Housing Program. BiSHoP is a nonprofit that is dedicated to ensuring vulnerable members of our community have access to affordable housing in San Francisco, and we also advocate for their right to keep it.
Center for Elders’ Independence
http://www.cei.elders.org/volunteer/
You can help keep seniors healthier and happier—and have a really great time doing it. Volunteer at one of our nearby CEI Centers. No special skills required. Just your time and enthusiasm!
mentor Tutor Connection
http://www.mentortutorconnection.org
Mentor Tutor Connection places trained volunteer tutors at Mountain View Whisman elementary and middle schools. MTC also places trained volunteer mentors at the three MVLA high schools.
Museum of the Eye
https://www.aao.org/museum-of-the-eye
How do you see the world? Find out at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye®. The world’s only free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
Bill Sorro Housing Program
Welcome to the Bill Sorro Housing Program. BiSHoP is a nonprofit that is dedicated to ensuring vulnerable members of our community have access to affordable housing in San Francisco, and we also advocate for their right to keep it.
Center for Elders’ Independence
http://www.cei.elders.org/volunteer/
You can help keep seniors healthier and happier—and have a really great time doing it. Volunteer at one of our nearby CEI Centers. No special skills required. Just your time and enthusiasm!
mentor Tutor Connection
http://www.mentortutorconnection.org
Mentor Tutor Connection places trained volunteer tutors at Mountain View Whisman elementary and middle schools. MTC also places trained volunteer mentors at the three MVLA high schools.