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
Brave New Voices
We have many volunteer opportunities during Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, and we need YOU to help make Brave New Voices a success! Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to: ushering, helping set up, and helping …
Boys & Girls Club of Petaluma
http://www.petaluma-marinbgc.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of Marin and Southern Sonoma Counties serves more than 4,700 youth ages 6 through 18. We provide a safe place where youth can interact with caring adults who help them to develop a sense of belonging, …
Books Aloud
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people unable to benefit directly from the printed page by providing a service to stimulate minds, stir emotions and foster independence through our “Reading by Listening” program. Books Aloud is …
Bookshare
People with print disabilities deserve to enjoy reading as much as all other readers. Yet, currently fewer than five percent of the books needed by people with print disabilities are available in accessible formats such as digital text or digital …
Bill Wilson Center
http://www.billwilsoncenter.org
Each year, Bill Wilson Center serves more than 10,000 clients in Santa Clara County through our various programs. Bill Wilson Center programs focus on housing, education, counseling, and advocacy. Bill Wilson Center is committed to working with the community to …
Big City Mountaineers
http://www.bigcitymountaineers.org
Big City Mountaineers transforms the lives of under-served urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions that instill critical life skills. We partner with community-based youth organizations and caring adult volunteers who act as mentors in the field to help young people …
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of SF, the Peninsula, and Bay Area
Our Mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better…forever. Our History Big Brothers was founded in New York City in 1904 by Court Clerk Ernest Coulter. …
Billy De Frank Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
Mission Statement Through collaboration and unity, the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center strives to provide a diverse platform for our community to meet, learn, be challenged and grow. Vision The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center strives to be the community’s …
Best Buddies California
http://www.bestbuddiescalifornia.org
Our Mission To establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Vision To put Best Buddies out of business. Our Goals Best Buddies created …
Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Berkeley Youth Alternatives is a community based organization. Our vision is to provide a secure and nurturing environment for all the children, youth, and families of our community. We desire to promote, to their fullest potential, the freedom to develop …
Brave New Voices
We have many volunteer opportunities during Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, and we need YOU to help make Brave New Voices a success! Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to: ushering, helping set up, and helping …
Boys & Girls Club of Petaluma
http://www.petaluma-marinbgc.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of Marin and Southern Sonoma Counties serves more than 4,700 youth ages 6 through 18. We provide a safe place where youth can interact with caring adults who help them to develop a sense of belonging, …
Books Aloud
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people unable to benefit directly from the printed page by providing a service to stimulate minds, stir emotions and foster independence through our “Reading by Listening” program. Books Aloud is …
Bookshare
People with print disabilities deserve to enjoy reading as much as all other readers. Yet, currently fewer than five percent of the books needed by people with print disabilities are available in accessible formats such as digital text or digital …
Bill Wilson Center
http://www.billwilsoncenter.org
Each year, Bill Wilson Center serves more than 10,000 clients in Santa Clara County through our various programs. Bill Wilson Center programs focus on housing, education, counseling, and advocacy. Bill Wilson Center is committed to working with the community to …
Big City Mountaineers
http://www.bigcitymountaineers.org
Big City Mountaineers transforms the lives of under-served urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions that instill critical life skills. We partner with community-based youth organizations and caring adult volunteers who act as mentors in the field to help young people …
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of SF, the Peninsula, and Bay Area
Our Mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better…forever. Our History Big Brothers was founded in New York City in 1904 by Court Clerk Ernest Coulter. …
Billy De Frank Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
Mission Statement Through collaboration and unity, the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center strives to provide a diverse platform for our community to meet, learn, be challenged and grow. Vision The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center strives to be the community’s …
Best Buddies California
http://www.bestbuddiescalifornia.org
Our Mission To establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Vision To put Best Buddies out of business. Our Goals Best Buddies created …
Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Berkeley Youth Alternatives is a community based organization. Our vision is to provide a secure and nurturing environment for all the children, youth, and families of our community. We desire to promote, to their fullest potential, the freedom to develop …
Continuing support has been provided by 