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
Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California
The Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization leading the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy.
YMCA Building Futures Mentoring Program
Building Futures provides the most comprehensive training of any mentoring program in the Bay Area, preparing mentors to work successfully with at-risk youth by developing relationship-building skills, exploring issues facing at-risk youth, and strategies to handle difficult situations. Thorough ongoing …
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Alameda County
http://www.casaofalamedacounty.org/
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is a nationally-based organization that provides one-on-one court advocacy to abused, neglected and abandoned children who are dependents of juvenile court.
AFS Internationa Exchange Programs
AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, …
City of Cupertino
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1109
City of Cupertino Volunteer Opportunities
Get On The Bus
Get On The Bus brings children and their guardians/caregivers from throughout the state of California to visit their mothers and fathers in prison.
Sutter Care at Home
http://www.suttervnaandhospice.org
Sutter Care at Home services enable patients to recover or live with illness in the comfort and familiarity of home, surrounded by the people and things they love. The many services and programs provided by Sutter Care at Home include: Home Care Hospice …
Sustainable World Coalition
Organizational Charter Identity We are a coalition of individuals and supporting organizations who work toward a world that is environmentally sustainable, socially just and spiritually fulfilling. Purpose Our work is to educate, inspire and activate, fostering a strong engagement in …
Sustainable Fairfax
http://www.sustainablefairfax.org
Sustainable Fairfax supports the philosophy that we must attend to the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations and the natural world to provide for their own needs. We are a nonprofit educational organization providing the …
Sustainable Business Institute
http://www.sustainablebusiness.org
The Sustainable Business Institute Inc. (SBI) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1995 and is a nonpartisan 501c(3) nonprofit. Our mission is to benefit the public by encouraging business leaders to adopt and communicate sustainable business practices. What is Corporate …
Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California
The Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization leading the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy.
YMCA Building Futures Mentoring Program
Building Futures provides the most comprehensive training of any mentoring program in the Bay Area, preparing mentors to work successfully with at-risk youth by developing relationship-building skills, exploring issues facing at-risk youth, and strategies to handle difficult situations. Thorough ongoing …
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Alameda County
http://www.casaofalamedacounty.org/
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is a nationally-based organization that provides one-on-one court advocacy to abused, neglected and abandoned children who are dependents of juvenile court.
AFS Internationa Exchange Programs
AFS-USA (formerly the American Field Service), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, …
City of Cupertino
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1109
City of Cupertino Volunteer Opportunities
Get On The Bus
Get On The Bus brings children and their guardians/caregivers from throughout the state of California to visit their mothers and fathers in prison.
Sutter Care at Home
http://www.suttervnaandhospice.org
Sutter Care at Home services enable patients to recover or live with illness in the comfort and familiarity of home, surrounded by the people and things they love. The many services and programs provided by Sutter Care at Home include: Home Care Hospice …
Sustainable World Coalition
Organizational Charter Identity We are a coalition of individuals and supporting organizations who work toward a world that is environmentally sustainable, socially just and spiritually fulfilling. Purpose Our work is to educate, inspire and activate, fostering a strong engagement in …
Sustainable Fairfax
http://www.sustainablefairfax.org
Sustainable Fairfax supports the philosophy that we must attend to the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations and the natural world to provide for their own needs. We are a nonprofit educational organization providing the …
Sustainable Business Institute
http://www.sustainablebusiness.org
The Sustainable Business Institute Inc. (SBI) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1995 and is a nonpartisan 501c(3) nonprofit. Our mission is to benefit the public by encouraging business leaders to adopt and communicate sustainable business practices. What is Corporate …
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