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
City of Mountain View, California
The City of Mountain View’s mission is to provide quality services and facilities that meet the needs of a caring and diverse community in a financially responsible manner. The organization’s established values are: Provide exceptional service Act with integrity Treat …
City of Berkeley Animal Care Services
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/animalservices
2013 Second Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510)-644-6755 The Berkeley Animal Shelter The City of Berkeley animal services is a division of the city of Berkeley in the office of special community services. Animal services provides field services for the cities …
City and County of San Francisco – Dept on the Status of Women
http://www.sfgov3.org/index.aspx?page=2006
The Department primarily focuses on 4 program areas: Women’s Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Women in the Workplace, and Girls. Women’s Human Rights Women’s rights are human rights. The Department is committed to advancing women’s human rights in San Francisco …
Citizen Schools
Since its founding in Boston in 1995, Citizen Schools has been re-imagining the learning day to bring more time, more talented adults, and more relevant learning experiences to middle-school students in low-income neighborhoods. We provide: Extended learning time for middle-school …
Scientology Volunteer Ministers
http://www.volunteerministers.org
The Volunteer Minister (VM) program was launched more than thirty years ago, in response to an appeal by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. Noting a tremendous downturn in the level of ethics and morality in society, and a consequent increase …
Chinese Historical Society of America
The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum opened in its landmark Julia Morgan-designed Chinatown YWCA building in 2001. Founded in 1963, CHSA is the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to the documentation, study, and presentation of Chinese …
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the only independent children’s hospital in Northern California. That’s why it’s able to focus all its attention and all its people on caring for children. Children’s Hospital Oakland, the oldest pediatric medical center …
CRY America
CRY America is a 501c3 non-profit organization, driven by its vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. With the support of over 500 volunteers and …
East Bay Agency for Children
For nearly six decades, East Bay Agency for Children has worked tirelessly to teach children in Alameda County the strategies needed to overcome issues standing in the way of achieving success in school and life. Our unique and broad range …
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley
Childhood is a precious and critically important time for building self-esteem and nurturing dreams, but some children are faced with extreme challenges. As the Nobel Laureate Poet Gabriela Mistral has written, “ Many things can wait, but a child cannot.” …
City of Mountain View, California
The City of Mountain View’s mission is to provide quality services and facilities that meet the needs of a caring and diverse community in a financially responsible manner. The organization’s established values are: Provide exceptional service Act with integrity Treat …
City of Berkeley Animal Care Services
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/animalservices
2013 Second Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510)-644-6755 The Berkeley Animal Shelter The City of Berkeley animal services is a division of the city of Berkeley in the office of special community services. Animal services provides field services for the cities …
City and County of San Francisco – Dept on the Status of Women
http://www.sfgov3.org/index.aspx?page=2006
The Department primarily focuses on 4 program areas: Women’s Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Women in the Workplace, and Girls. Women’s Human Rights Women’s rights are human rights. The Department is committed to advancing women’s human rights in San Francisco …
Citizen Schools
Since its founding in Boston in 1995, Citizen Schools has been re-imagining the learning day to bring more time, more talented adults, and more relevant learning experiences to middle-school students in low-income neighborhoods. We provide: Extended learning time for middle-school …
Scientology Volunteer Ministers
http://www.volunteerministers.org
The Volunteer Minister (VM) program was launched more than thirty years ago, in response to an appeal by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. Noting a tremendous downturn in the level of ethics and morality in society, and a consequent increase …
Chinese Historical Society of America
The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum opened in its landmark Julia Morgan-designed Chinatown YWCA building in 2001. Founded in 1963, CHSA is the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to the documentation, study, and presentation of Chinese …
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the only independent children’s hospital in Northern California. That’s why it’s able to focus all its attention and all its people on caring for children. Children’s Hospital Oakland, the oldest pediatric medical center …
CRY America
CRY America is a 501c3 non-profit organization, driven by its vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. With the support of over 500 volunteers and …
East Bay Agency for Children
For nearly six decades, East Bay Agency for Children has worked tirelessly to teach children in Alameda County the strategies needed to overcome issues standing in the way of achieving success in school and life. Our unique and broad range …
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley
Childhood is a precious and critically important time for building self-esteem and nurturing dreams, but some children are faced with extreme challenges. As the Nobel Laureate Poet Gabriela Mistral has written, “ Many things can wait, but a child cannot.” …
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