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!
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Recent Volunteer Opportunities
Sunday Friends
Sunday Friends provides a safe place where very low-income families come together with volunteers in a secular community setting. Children and their parents are provided opportunities to earn the things they need to promote self-reliance and a healthy, productive lifestyle. …
St. Jude Heroes
As one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a beacon of hope to families with sick children everywhere. Hope that there are new …
Mission Graduates (Formerly St. John’s)
http://www.missiongraduates.org
Mission: Mission Graduates is a nonprofit organization that increases the number of K-12 students in San Francisco’s Mission District who are prepared for and complete a college education. Vision: Mission Graduates is building a community where every young person has …
St. Anthony’s – San Francisco
In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, The mission of St. Anthony Foundation is to feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need, and create a society in which all persons flourish. We are committed to …
Streetside Stories
Streetside Stories is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit that teaches storytelling through writing, the arts, and technology. Our programs encourage young people to draw on their own experiences for inspiration. As they share their true stories, they begin to …
STOP AIDS
STOP AIDS Project was founded in 1984 by concerned and frightened community members who invited others into their homes to discuss their fears and figure out how to protect each other in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. For …
Stand Up For Kids
Will You StandUp For Kids? The mission of StandUp For Kids is ending the cycle of youth homelessness. We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets …
STAND! For Families Free of Violence
STAND! For Families Free of Violence leads the community in ending domestic violence and child abuse and rebuilding lives. STAND! For Families Free of Violence is committed to promoting safe and strong families. Our approach to eliminating family violence is …
Special Olympics – Northern California
BECOME A VOLUNTEER Athletes are why we exist, and volunteers are how we exist. Volunteers are the backbone of our program. Currently more than 9,200 volunteers in Northern California have discovered the rewards of working with a Special Olympics athlete. …
San Pablo Watershed Neighbors Education & Restoration Society (SPAWNERS)
Mission: to protect the San Pablo Creek Watershed and inspire community appreciation and stewardship through advocacy, education, and habitat restoration. SPAWNERS formed in the spring of 2000 to bring together local residents interested in making the creek a community asset, …
Sunday Friends
Sunday Friends provides a safe place where very low-income families come together with volunteers in a secular community setting. Children and their parents are provided opportunities to earn the things they need to promote self-reliance and a healthy, productive lifestyle. …
St. Jude Heroes
As one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a beacon of hope to families with sick children everywhere. Hope that there are new …
Mission Graduates (Formerly St. John’s)
http://www.missiongraduates.org
Mission: Mission Graduates is a nonprofit organization that increases the number of K-12 students in San Francisco’s Mission District who are prepared for and complete a college education. Vision: Mission Graduates is building a community where every young person has …
St. Anthony’s – San Francisco
In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, The mission of St. Anthony Foundation is to feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need, and create a society in which all persons flourish. We are committed to …
Streetside Stories
Streetside Stories is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit that teaches storytelling through writing, the arts, and technology. Our programs encourage young people to draw on their own experiences for inspiration. As they share their true stories, they begin to …
STOP AIDS
STOP AIDS Project was founded in 1984 by concerned and frightened community members who invited others into their homes to discuss their fears and figure out how to protect each other in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. For …
Stand Up For Kids
Will You StandUp For Kids? The mission of StandUp For Kids is ending the cycle of youth homelessness. We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets …
STAND! For Families Free of Violence
STAND! For Families Free of Violence leads the community in ending domestic violence and child abuse and rebuilding lives. STAND! For Families Free of Violence is committed to promoting safe and strong families. Our approach to eliminating family violence is …
Special Olympics – Northern California
BECOME A VOLUNTEER Athletes are why we exist, and volunteers are how we exist. Volunteers are the backbone of our program. Currently more than 9,200 volunteers in Northern California have discovered the rewards of working with a Special Olympics athlete. …
San Pablo Watershed Neighbors Education & Restoration Society (SPAWNERS)
Mission: to protect the San Pablo Creek Watershed and inspire community appreciation and stewardship through advocacy, education, and habitat restoration. SPAWNERS formed in the spring of 2000 to bring together local residents interested in making the creek a community asset, …
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