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
Animal Rescue Foundation
ARF saves dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters and brings people and animals together to enrich each others lives. ARF strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, …
SF Animal Care and Control
The San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control is committed to the delivery of effective, courteous, and responsive animal care and control services to the residents of San Francisco. The Department is responsible for San Francisco’s stray, injured, abandoned, …
Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group
We are forming a community group in Berkeley. Please come and help to promote social justice, one individual at a time. Any positions listed in this category requires full participation in the community group! Mission Statement To promote human rights …
Ames Exploration Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html
NASA Ames Research Center is a key facility for many of NASA’s missions and projects. Come to the Exploration Center and learn what we’re doing at this amazing NASA facility. Current Exhibits Immersive Theater – The NASA Exploration Center features …
American Red Cross – Bay Area Chapter
http://www.bayarea-redcross.org
The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter provides relief to those affected by disasters and empowers individuals in our community to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. By helping people in the Bay Area learn how to take care …
American Heart Association
Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. The American Heart Association is reducing the devastating impact of heart disease …
American Diabetes Association
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected—by diabetes. We fund research to prevent, …
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. Our history In 1979, Jerome H. Stone and representatives from several family support groups met with …
Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc. and Turning Point Program
The goal of Alum Rock Counseling Center’s Ocala Mentoring Program is to pair 60 at-risk middle school students who attend Ocala Middle School in East San Jose with mentors in order to improve their academic and future success by offering …
Alameda County Food Bank
The Alameda County Community Food Bank has been in business since 1985 … with a vision toward a day when we can go out of business. We are the hub of a vast collection and distribution network that provides food …
Animal Rescue Foundation
ARF saves dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters and brings people and animals together to enrich each others lives. ARF strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, …
SF Animal Care and Control
The San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control is committed to the delivery of effective, courteous, and responsive animal care and control services to the residents of San Francisco. The Department is responsible for San Francisco’s stray, injured, abandoned, …
Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group
We are forming a community group in Berkeley. Please come and help to promote social justice, one individual at a time. Any positions listed in this category requires full participation in the community group! Mission Statement To promote human rights …
Ames Exploration Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html
NASA Ames Research Center is a key facility for many of NASA’s missions and projects. Come to the Exploration Center and learn what we’re doing at this amazing NASA facility. Current Exhibits Immersive Theater – The NASA Exploration Center features …
American Red Cross – Bay Area Chapter
http://www.bayarea-redcross.org
The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter provides relief to those affected by disasters and empowers individuals in our community to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. By helping people in the Bay Area learn how to take care …
American Heart Association
Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. The American Heart Association is reducing the devastating impact of heart disease …
American Diabetes Association
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected—by diabetes. We fund research to prevent, …
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. Our history In 1979, Jerome H. Stone and representatives from several family support groups met with …
Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc. and Turning Point Program
The goal of Alum Rock Counseling Center’s Ocala Mentoring Program is to pair 60 at-risk middle school students who attend Ocala Middle School in East San Jose with mentors in order to improve their academic and future success by offering …
Alameda County Food Bank
The Alameda County Community Food Bank has been in business since 1985 … with a vision toward a day when we can go out of business. We are the hub of a vast collection and distribution network that provides food …
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