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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.


Recent Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco

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Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International that partners with hardworking families, community volunteers and donors, to build affordable ownership homes in Marin, San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Through the Habitat …
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Operation Access

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The mission of Operation Access is to mobilize a network of medical volunteers, hospitals, and referring community clinics to provide low-income, uninsured people access to donated outpatient surgical and specialty care that improves their health, ability to work, and quality …
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Youth Empowered Action Yeacamp

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So many issues in the modern world require attention: global warming, violence, homelessness, animal cruelty, and equality in marriage just to name a few. At Youth Empowered Action Camp young people learn to advocate for change on the issues that …
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Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula’s (BGCP) vision is for all youth of the Bay Area Peninsula to graduate from high school with a plan. Over the past five years, in neighborhoods where less than half the youth …
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Marine Science Institute

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The Marine Science Institute was founded in 1970, around the time that the issue of water resources was becoming a major concern for many Bay Area inhabitants. The Institute’s philosophy was founded on the idea that putting students in direct …
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Peninsula Volunteers

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  Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI), is a visionary service organization that raises funds to provide seniors with over $5 million annually in services designed to enhance and enrich their lives. PVI prepares and delivers over 1,300 hot meals every week to the homebound …
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ALS Association Golden West Chapter

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OUR MISSION: Leading the fight to treat and cure ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support

Santa Clara County Audubon Society

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Since 1926, our mission has been to foster public awareness of native birds and their ecosystems and habitats in Santa Clara County, California. Through guided walks, public events, kids education and community awareness programs, we celebrate our feathered friends. Join …
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Breakthrough Silicon Valley

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Our dual mission is: to prepare academically motivated middle school students with limited educational opportunities for success in rigorous college-preparatory high school programs and entry into four-year colleges and to prepare outstanding high school and college students to enter careers …
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