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
Green Festival – San Francisco
http://www.greenfestivals.org/sf
Be a Green Festival Volunteer! You’ll meet new people, have fun and support a great cause! Volunteers are a critical part of the Green Festival! The event would not be possible without you. As a member of our amazing volunteer …
San Francisco Food Bank
We rely on volunteers like you to help sort, package and distribute healthy food to people in need in San Francisco. Each year, over 22,000 people contribute thousands of hours to fighting hunger in our community. This support will enable …
San Francisco CASA Program – Court Appointed Special Advocates
The mission of the SFCASA Program is to train community volunteers to serve as officers of the court to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the foster care system. Our vision is that every child …
San Francisco Conservation Corps
The San Francisco Conservation Corps offers young people opportunities to develop themselves, their academic abilities and marketable job skills while addressing community needs through service work. Corpsmembers are young adults aged 18-26 who join our job training and education program …
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
In 1982, a group of community-based, non-profit health clinics – recognizing their shared values and concerns – came together to form the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium (SFCCC). The creation of SFCCC allowed these clinics to pool their collective resources, …
San Francisco Clean City Coalition
The San Francisco Clean City Coalition is a non-profit organization established in 1991 to focus on cleaning, greening and beautifying the City of San Francisco. Clean City’s mission is to build bridges between quality of life resources and the neighborhood …
San Francisco City Hall Docent Program
The General Services Agency (GSA) is comprised of a broad array of departments, divisions, programs, and offices reporting to the Office of the City Administrator. The majority of the services provided by the GSA are provided to support the effective …
San Francisco Botanical Garden
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society is the non-profit support organization for the San Francisco Botanical Garden. SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN VISION STATEMENT The San Francisco Botanical Garden will be cherished locally and recognized internationally for beauty, diversity of plant …
San Francisco Center for the Book
The San Francisco Center for the Book fosters the joys of books and bookmaking. The history, artistry, and continuing presence of books in our culture and enduring importance as a medium of self-expression. We provide both a home for Bay …
San Francisco Beautiful
San Francisco Beautiful is the only organization that works to assure that the city retains and enhances its unique and memorable sense of place, balance and diversity as a beautiful, livable, green and vibrant urban center.
Green Festival – San Francisco
http://www.greenfestivals.org/sf
Be a Green Festival Volunteer! You’ll meet new people, have fun and support a great cause! Volunteers are a critical part of the Green Festival! The event would not be possible without you. As a member of our amazing volunteer …
San Francisco Food Bank
We rely on volunteers like you to help sort, package and distribute healthy food to people in need in San Francisco. Each year, over 22,000 people contribute thousands of hours to fighting hunger in our community. This support will enable …
San Francisco CASA Program – Court Appointed Special Advocates
The mission of the SFCASA Program is to train community volunteers to serve as officers of the court to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the foster care system. Our vision is that every child …
San Francisco Conservation Corps
The San Francisco Conservation Corps offers young people opportunities to develop themselves, their academic abilities and marketable job skills while addressing community needs through service work. Corpsmembers are young adults aged 18-26 who join our job training and education program …
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
In 1982, a group of community-based, non-profit health clinics – recognizing their shared values and concerns – came together to form the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium (SFCCC). The creation of SFCCC allowed these clinics to pool their collective resources, …
San Francisco Clean City Coalition
The San Francisco Clean City Coalition is a non-profit organization established in 1991 to focus on cleaning, greening and beautifying the City of San Francisco. Clean City’s mission is to build bridges between quality of life resources and the neighborhood …
San Francisco City Hall Docent Program
The General Services Agency (GSA) is comprised of a broad array of departments, divisions, programs, and offices reporting to the Office of the City Administrator. The majority of the services provided by the GSA are provided to support the effective …
San Francisco Botanical Garden
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society is the non-profit support organization for the San Francisco Botanical Garden. SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN VISION STATEMENT The San Francisco Botanical Garden will be cherished locally and recognized internationally for beauty, diversity of plant …
San Francisco Center for the Book
The San Francisco Center for the Book fosters the joys of books and bookmaking. The history, artistry, and continuing presence of books in our culture and enduring importance as a medium of self-expression. We provide both a home for Bay …
San Francisco Beautiful
San Francisco Beautiful is the only organization that works to assure that the city retains and enhances its unique and memorable sense of place, balance and diversity as a beautiful, livable, green and vibrant urban center.
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