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BAY AREA VOLUNTEER INFORMATION CENTER

The purpose of this Web publication 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 the following information 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.

Information is available about the following organizations:

Click here to see the organizations listed by Bay Area geographical region or use the following alphabetical listing.

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• A BETTER WAY (Foster family, adoption, therapy programs) (Berkeley)
  
• A HOME AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS (SF and Marin)
  
• A HOME WITHIN (Connecting foster youth with volunteer therapists - SF)
  
• ABILITIES UNITED (formerly CAR) (Palo Alto)
• ADOLESCENT COUNSELING SERVICES - CARAVAN HOUSEPalo Alto
  
• ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN - CASA OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
• AGE SONG(Elder Care -SF, Oakland, Emeryville)
• AIDS EMERGENCY FUND (SF)
  
• AIDS/HIV/Hep-C NIGHTLINE
  
• AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT UCSF
• AIDS VOLUNTEER CLEARINGHOUSE - Alameda County
• AIDS WALK SAN FRANCISCO
• ALAMEDA COUNTY FOOD BANK
  
• ALUM ROCK COUNSELING CENTER, INC. and Turning Point Program San Jose
  
• ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
• AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
• AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
• AMERICAN RED CROSS - LOCAL AREA CHAPTERS
• AMES EXPLORATION CENTER Mountain View
  
• AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BERKELEY COMMUNITY GROUP
  
• ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL (San Francisco)
  
• ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION (Contra Costa County)
  
• AQUARIUM OF THE BAY (San Francisco)
  
• ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER (SF)
  
• A SAFE PLACE (domestic violence services - Oakland)
  
• ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM
  
• ASIAN AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH (San Francisco)
  
• ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WELLNESS CENTER (Community HIV/AIDS Services)
  
• ASPIRANET (CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY) (Statewide)
• ASSISTANCE LEAGUE a chapter near you
• AUDUBON CANYON RANCH (North Bay)
  
• AUTISM SOCIAL CONNECTION (Daly City)
  
• AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER OF AMERICA (Son-Rise Program)
  
• AVENIDAS (Senior services)
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• BACK ON TRACK (San Francisco)
  
• BALLET SAN JOSE (San Jose)
  
• BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT CULTURE
  
• BAY AREA GIRLS ROCK CAMP(Music Programs - Oakland)
  
• BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (BAIDO)
  
• BAY AREA JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
  
• BAY AREA LEGAL AID
• BAY AREA LITERACY a program near you
  
• BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL COUNCIL
• BAY AREA YOUTH CENTERS (Hayward)
• FIRST GRADUATE (Mentoring - San Francisco)
  
• BE A MENTOR PROGRAM (San Francisco)
  
• BENETECH (Technology Serving Humanity) (Palo Alto)
  
• BERKELEY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
  
• BERKELEY FREE CLINIC
  
• BERKELEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
  
• BERKELEY - EAST BAY HUMANE SOCIETY
  
• BERKELEY PARTNERS FOR PARKS
  
• BERKELEY PATH WANDERERS ASSOCIATION
  
• BERKELEY SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
• BEST BUDDIES CALIFORNIA
• BILLY DE FRANK LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL and TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER
• BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS of SF and the PENINSULA, & BAY AREA
• BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS (Urban Teens)
  
• BILL WILSON CENTER (youth support - Santa Clara)
  
• BOARD MATCH PLUS (SF Nonprofits)
• BOOKSHARE(Books for the Blind)
  
• BOOKS ALOUD (San Jose)
  
• BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PETALUMA
• BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN FRANCISCO
• BUDDHIST COMPASSION RELIEF TZU CHI FOUNDATION
• BREAST CANCER EMERGENCY FUND(SF)
  
• BREATHE CALIFORNIA
  
• BUILDING FUTURES WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN (Serving homeless and battered women and children)
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• CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR YOUTH (Bay Area)
  
• CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER (San Francisco)
  
• CALIFORNIA YOUTH OUTREACH (Gang education)
  
• CAMP FIRE USA - OAKLAND EAST BAY COUNCIL (West Oakland youth program)
  
• CAMPING UNLIMITED FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
  
• CANOPY : TREES FOR PALO ALTO
• CARE (Companion Animal Rescue Effort)
• CAT RESOURCE CENTER
• CATHOLIC CHARITIES
• CELLSPACE (SF Art Center)
• THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE)(SF)
  
• CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP OF MARIN
• CENTER FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LAW - BERKELEY
  
• CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
• CHABOT SPACE AND SCIENCE CENTER(Oakland)
  
• CHALK (kids & public schools - San Francisco)
  
• CHARLOTTE MAXWELL COMPLEMENTARY CLINIC(low income women with cancer - Oakland)
  
• CHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY
• CHILD ASSAULT PREVENTION at EAST BAY AGENCY FOR CHILDREN(Oakland)
  
• CHILD - CRY AMERICA (CRY)
• CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND
• CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA(San Francisco)
  
• CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY VOLUNTEER MINISTERS
  
• CIRCLE OF CARE at EAST BAY AGENCY FOR CHILDREN (Oakland)
  
• CITIZEN SCHOOLS (Santa Clara Valley)
  
• CITY CONCERT OPERA ORCHESTRA (San Francisco)
  
• CITY OF BERKELEY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES
• CITY OF DREAMS (aid youth in public housing - SF)
  
• CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
• CITY OF SUNNYVALE
• CITY YOUTH NOW (San Francisco)
  
• COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)
• THE COLLEGE BOUND FOUNDATION (San Francisco)
  
• COLLEGE TRACK(College Prep Program - Oakland)
  
• COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS
• COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH PROJECT
• COMMUNITY CONCERN FOR CATS(San Leandro)
  
• COMMUNITY GATE PATH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA(Helping Children & Adults with Disabilities)
  
• COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY (Mountain View - Los Altos)
  
• COMPUTER RECYCLING CENTER
• CONTRA COSTA CRISIS CENTER
• CORA - COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE (San Mateo County)
  
• COSTUME BANK IN LOS ALTOS - ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ALTOS
• COUNCIL ON AGING - SERVICES FOR SENIORS (Sonoma County)
  
• COYOTE POINT MUSEUM (San Mateo County)
  
• CREATIVITY EXPLORED OF SF (artistic expression for adults with disabilities)
  
• CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES OF ALAMEDA COUNTY (formerly Suicide Prevention)
  
• CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION - NORCAL CHAPTER (SF)
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• DALY CITY YOUTH HEALTH CENTER
  
• DEER HILL RANCH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
  
• DHARMA PUBLISHING (Berkeley)
  
• DIABLO VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL
• DISABLED SPORTS USA (Outdoor and Ski School)
  
• DONALD P MC CULLUM YOUTH COURT(Oakland)
  
• DON EDWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
• DRAWBRIDGE (Arts program for homeless children)
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• EACH ONE REACH ONE (Help incarcerated youth through creative arts) (Pacifica)
  
• EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE (San Francisco)
  
• EARTHSHARE (Bay Area listings)
  
• EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
• EAST BAY STREET PROJECT
• EL CAMINO HOSPITAL AUXILIARY (Mountain View)
• EDEN I & R, INC. (Community Services for Alameda County)
  
• EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (San Francisco)
  
• ELDER WISDOM CIRCLE (Elders sharing wisdom/advice)
  
• ELIZABETH GAMBLE GARDENPalo Alto
  
• EMQ CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES(Santa Clara County)
  
• ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USA SF Chapter)
• ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEERS
• ETHICAL TRAVELER
  
• EXCELLENCE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING (San Rafael)
• EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
• THE EXPLORATORIUM (San Francisco)
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• FACE THE WORLD FOUNDATION (Host families for foreign students)
  
• FAMILY RESOURCE LIBRARY Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
  
• FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY OF SAN FRANCISCO
• FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BAY AREA
  
• FAMILY VIOLENCE LAW CENTER (Alameda County)
• FESCO - THE FAMILY SHELTER (East Bay)
• FILM ARTS FOUNDATION (San Francisco)
  
• FIRST GRADUATE (Helping youth finish high school and graduate from college - San Francisco)
  
• FOOD RUNNERS
• FORESTS FOREVER (San Francisco)
  
• FORGOTTEN FELINES Sonoma
  
• FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• FREMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
  
• FRIENDS FOR YOUTH (Redwood City)
• FRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY
• FRIENDS OF THE FAIRMONT ANIMAL SHELTER (San Leandro)
  
• FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY
  
• FRIENDS OF THE REGIONAL PARKS BOTANIC GARDEN(Berkeley)
  
• FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST (San Francisco)
  
• FRIENDS OUTSIDE In Santa Clara County
• FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE OF SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES
  
• FURRY FRIENDS (Pet Assisted Therapy Services - SJ)
  
• FURRY FRIENDS RESCUE
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• GALLINAS WATERSHED COUNCIL (Marin)
• GARDENING
• GEORGE MARK CHILDREN'S HOUSE (Children's respite and end of life facility - San Leandro)
• GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER (Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender community -SF)
  
• GIANT STEPS THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER (Petaluma)
• GIRL SCOUTS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
• GIRL SCOUTS OF THE BAY AREA
  
• GIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
  
• GIRLS ON THE RUN SAN FRANCISCO (after-school running program)
• GIRLVENTURES (Development and self-discovery for girls)
  
• GIVE A DOG A BONE (San Francisco)
  
• GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH (San Francisco)
  
• GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY (Berkeley)
  
• GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY
• GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
• GOLDEN GATE OPERA (Performances and outreach) (SF,Mill Valley)
  
• GREENBELT ALLIANCE
  
• GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND, INC. (San Rafael)
  
• GUITARS NOT GUNS
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• HAAS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE(Stanford University)
  
• HABITAT FOR HUMANITY an affiliate near you
  
• HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST BAY(Alameda and Contra Costra counties)
• HAMILTON FAMILY CENTER San Francisco
  
• HANDS ON BAY AREA (monthly bay area projects)
  
• HARBOR HOUSE MINISTRIES (Oakland)
  
• HAYWARD ANIMAL SHELTER
• HEADLANDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS (Sausalito)
  
• HEALING WATERS (Wilderness Adventures - AIDS SF)
  
• HEAVENLY VALLEY-SKYLINE SKI PATROL
• HEARST MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY (East Bay)
• HIDDEN VILLA
• HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM (Peninsula)
  
• HOME AT LAST ANIMAL RESCUE
  
• THE HOMELESS CAT NETWORK (Peninsula)
  
• GENERAL HOSPICE INFORMATION
• HOSPICE BY THE BAY
  
• HOUSE RABBIT SOCIETY (rabbit rescue and adoption Richmond)
  
• HOUSING EQUALITY LAW PROJECT (Eliminating discrimination in housing -SF)
  
• HOUSING RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO
  
• HUMANE SOCIETY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
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• "I HAVE A DREAM" - EAST PALO ALTO
• "I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION" - EAST OAKLAND
• "I HAVE A DREAM PROGRAM" - SAN FRANCISCO
• IMAGE FOR SUCCESS (Employment preparation -SF)
  
• INNVISION
• INSTITUTE ON AGING(San Francisco)
  
• INTERNATONAL BIRD RESCUE RESEARCH CENTER(Bay Area)
  
• INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco)
  
• ISF (Idriss Stelley Foundation)
• ISLAND CAT RESOURCE AND ADOPTION (Alameda)
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• JAPAN - US COMMUNITY EDUCATION EXCHANGE
  
• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
  
• JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION - VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT
• JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES(Bay Area)
  
• JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN' SERVICES OF THE EAST BAY
• JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
• JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE OAKLAND-EAST BAY
• JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PALO ALTO - MID PENINSULA, INC.
  
• JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAN JOSE, INC.
• JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Bay Area Chapter)
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• KARA(Palo Alto)
  
• KTEH, SAN JOSE PUBLIC TELEVISION
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• LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES (San Francisco)
  
• LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE (Docents)
  
• LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (Northern California)
• THE LIBERATION PRISON PROJECT (Buddhist - San Francisco)
  
• LIBRARIES (99 Ways to Volunteer at Your Local Library)
• LIFE ELDERCARE (Meals on Wheels, Friendly Visitors & Home Services - East Bay)
  
• LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE (Health Care - Berkeley)
  
• LINDSAY WILDLIFE MUSEUM (Walnut Creek)
  
• LITERACY VOLUNTEER CONNECTION (support and advice for volunteers)
  
• LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY (SF)
  
• LOAVES AND FISHES (SJ family meal kitchen)
  
• LORENZEN CANCER FOUNDATION(Confronting Pancreatic Cancer -Pacific Grove)
  
• THE LOS GATOS MUSEUMS
• LOS MEDICOS VOLADORES "THE FLYING DOCTORS"
• LUCILLE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
• LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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• MAKE-A-WISH-FOUNDATION - GREATER BAY AREA
• MARCH OF DIMES
  
• MARIN ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN
• MARIN CANCER PROJECT
• MARIN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
• MARIN COUNTY CIVIC CENTER VOLUNTEERS
  
• MARIN COUNTY SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
• MARIN SYMPHONY (Marin]
• THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER (Marin]
• MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO
• MEALS ON WHEELS, MEALS OF MARIN, AND OTHER FOOD PROGRAMS near you
  
• MEDSHARE (Surplus Medical Equipment and Supplies] (San Leandro)
  
• MEETING FOR GOOD (Singles volunteering from Santa Clara Co. to Marin)
  
• MICKABOO COCKATIEL RESCUE (Peninsula)
  
• MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
• MISSION DIGNITY (Youth assistance and education SF)
  
• 1000 MOTHERS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE(Hayward)
  
• MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION
• MUSEUM OF THE SAN RAMON VALLEY
• MUSIC FOR MINORS II ( East Bay)
  
• MUTTVILLE (Senior Dog Rescue)
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• NARIKA (Helpline for abused South Asian women)
  
• NATIONAL CENTER FOR EQUINE FACILITATED THERAPY (Woodside)
  
• NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG ADDICTIONS - BAY AREA
  
• NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (Northern CA Chapter - Oakland)
  
• NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - CALIFORNIA
• NATURAL CAPITAL INSTITUTE (Social justice and environment - Sausalito)
  
• NEPAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION (Marin)
  
• NORTH BAY CANINE RESCUE AND PLACEMENT(Petaluma)
  
• NURSING HOME MONITORS(end nursing home abuse)
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• OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES
• OAKLAND HERITAGE ALLIANCE (History and tours)
• OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
• OAKLAND SPCA
  
• OHLONE HUMANE SOCIETY (East Bay)
  
• OMBUDSMAN, INC. LONG TERM CARE ALAMEDA COUNTY
  
• OMBUDSMAN SERVICES OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY(Services at long term care facilities)
  
• OMBUDSMAN SERVICES OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, INC.
• ONE BRICK (Volunteering made fun and easy)SF
  
• OPERA PICCOLA
• OPERATION HOPE (Poverty resources - Oakland)
  
• OPERATION:MOM (Military family support group - east bay)
  
• OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER WEST
• OPTIONS RECOVERY SERVICES (Help for homeless and addicted - Berkeley)
  
• OUR CITY FOREST (San Jose)
  
• OXFAM (End Poverty and Injustice) (SF)
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• PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK
  
• PALO ALTO HUMANE SOCIETY
  
• PARAMOUNT THEATRE (Ushering - Oakland)
  
• PARENTS HELPING PARENTS
• PARTNERS IN CARING AT STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
  
• PATHWAYS - HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, AND PRIVATE DUTY
  
• PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support - AIDS) San Francisco
  
• PEACE ACTION WEST (Berkeley)
• PENINSULA ACADEMIES - SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
  
• PENINSULA CATWORKS
• PENINSULA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
• PENINSULA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
• PENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
• PEOPLE'S GROCERY - WEST OAKLAND
• THERAPY PETS (animal assisted therapy)
  
• PETS ARE WONDERFUL
  
• PETS LIFELINE ANIMAL SHELTER (Sonoma)
  
• PETS UNLIMITED (SF)
• PLANET DRUM FOUNDATION (Environment SF)
  
• PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHASTA DIABLO (Concord)
• PLUGGED IN
• POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE HABITAT RESTORATION
• POSITIVE RESOURCE CENTER (HIV Services SF)
  
• PRISONERS LITERATURE PROJECT (SF)
• PRO BONO PROJECT (SJ)
  
• PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT (San Francisco)
• PROJECT OPEN HAND
• PROJECT READ (Bay Area Literacy - East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Redwood City, etc.)
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• RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK (San Francisco)
  
• RAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO(Family Shelter )
  
• READ ALOUD VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (Contra Costa)
• REBUILDING TOGETHER - PENINSULA
• RECORDING FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC
• RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHERS
• RESTORE OAKLAND'S CLEVELAND CASCADE
  
• REFUGEE TRANSITIONS (San Francisco and Oakland)
  
• RESEARCH SUBJECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM UC BERKELEY
  
• ROCKET DOG RESCUE (SF)
  
• RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO
  
• ROSETTA PROJECT (Archive human languages) (SF)
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• SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICES (San Jose)
  
• SAFE HAVEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY (Cupertino)
  
• ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER (San Francisco)
  
• SALMON PROTECTION AND WATERSHED NETWORK
  
• SALVATION ARMY
• SAMARITAN HOUSE (San Mateo)
  
• SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH (Educational hikes and weed removal)
  
• SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION
• SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
• SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
• SAN FRANCISCO BAY BIRD OBSERVATORY
• SAN FRANCISCO BEAUTIFUL
• SAN FRANCISCO BIG SIBLING PROGRAM
  
• SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK
  
• SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY
  
• SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL DOCENT PROGRAM
  
• SAN FRANCISCO CLEAN CITY COALITION
  
• SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY CLINIC CONSORTIUM (10 SF Clinics and Health Centers)
  
• SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATION CORPS
• SAN FRANCISCO COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM
• SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
• SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL
• SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ
• SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF CRAFT+DESIGN
• SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
• SAN FRANCISCO PARKS TRUST (San Francisco)
  
• SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES
• SAN FRANCISCO ROTARACT
• SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
• SCORE (Business Mentoring SF)
• SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER
• SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
• SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE PREVENTION
• SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
• SAN FRANCISCO TENANTS UNION
• SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN AGAINST RAPE
• SAN FRANCISCO ZOO
• SAN JOSE ANIMAL CARE CENTER
• SAN JOSE FAMILY SHELTER
  
• SAN JOSE JAPANESE AMERICANS CITIZENS LEAGUE
  
• SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
• SAN JOSE QUILT MUSEUM
  
• SAN JOSE REPERTORY THEATRE
• SANTA CLARA CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS
• SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARKS
  
• SANTA CLARA COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE
  
• SANTA CLARA VALLEY BLIND CENTER
• SAVE A BUNNY (Rabbit rescue) Mill Valley
  
• SAVE THE CHILDREN
• SCRAP (Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts - SF)
• SCHOOLS, MENTORING AND RESOURCE TEAM (SMART)San Francisco
  
• SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROJECT (Marin)
  
• SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
• SENIOR OUTREACH SERVICES (Contra Costa Seniors)
  
• SEQUOIA AUDUBON SOCIETY (Peninsula)
  
• SEQUOIA HOSPITAL (San Mateo County)
  
• SEVA FOUNDATION(World Service)(Berkeley)
  
• SF CAMERAWORK (promoting photography and related media)
  
• SF FUN RAISERS
• SHADY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY (Southbay)
  
• SHANTI (care for people with terminal illnesses)
  
• SILICON VALLEY ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
• SILICON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE
  
• SILICON VALLEY CHILDREN'S FUND
• SILICON VALLEY CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE (SJ)
• SILICON VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
• SILICON VALLEY INDIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
• SILICON VALLEY PUBLIC ACCESS LINK
• SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
  
• S.O.M.E. (help homeless in Sonoma County)
  
• SPAWNERS - San Pablo Watershed Neighbors Education and Restoration Society
  
• SPECIAL OLYMPICS
  
• STAND UP FOR KIDS(Help homeless and street kids)
  
• STOP AIDS PROJECT San Francisco
  
• STREETSIDE STORIES San Francisco
  
• ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION (Dining room, clinic, rehab,etc. programs -SF)
  
• ST. JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL THRESHOLDS CENTER - MISSION GRADUATES San Francisco
  
• SUNDAY FRIENDS(San Jose homeless and low-income support)
  
• SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INSTITUTE (San Jose)
  
• SUSTAINABLE FAIRFAX Marin County
  
• SUSTAINABLE WORLD COALITION (San Francisco)
  
• SUTTER VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE Bay Area
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• TAPROOT FOUNDATION (Business professionals helping nonprofits)
  
• TAX AIDE - AARP TAX COUNSELING
  
• TEAM-UP FOR YOUTH (Youth coaches needed - Bay Area)
  
• TELEGRAPH HILL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER (San Francisco)
  
• TENDERLOIN AIDS RESOURCE CENTER (San Francisco)
  
• THE CORAL REEF ALLIANCE (San Francisco)
  
• THE HEALTH TRUST(improving community health - Santa Clara)
• THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER Marin
  
• THE PERINATAL COUNCIL (Alameda and Contra Costa)
  
• THE RE USE PEOPLE (Building materials recycling - Alameda)
  
• THE RICHMOND ART CENTER
  
• THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION San Jose
• THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CLINIC (San Francisco)
• THIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER (Services for downtown San Jose families)
  
• TIBURON AUDUBON CENTER
  
• TRAIL CENTER
• TRIPS FOR KIDS (Biking for kids - Marin)
  
• TRI-VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE eastern Alameda Co.
  
• TWEAKER.ORG (Meth awareness - SF)
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• UNDER ONE ROOF (AIDS benefit store - SF)
  
• THE UCSF AIDS HEALTH PROJECT (AHP)
• UCSF MEDICAL CENTER AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL(San Francisco)
  
• UHURU FOODS (Oakland)
• UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION INFORMATION AND UNICEF CENTER(Berkeley)
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• VARIETY CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA(Children and Family Assistance
  
• VETERANS AFFAIRS PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
  
• VILLAGE HARVEST (Fruit harvesting, etc. - SJ)
  
• VISION LITERACY Santa Clara County
  
• VITAL LIFE SERVICES (AIDS - SF)
  
• VOLUNTEER CENTER OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
  
• VOLUNTEER CENTER OF CONTRA COSTA
• VOLUNTEER CENTERS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
• VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
• VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY (Santa Clara County)
• VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SONOMA COUNTY
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• WESTERN AEROSPACE MUSEUM (Oakland)
  
• THE WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION (Distributes free wheelchairs - East Bay)
  
• WILDCARE (Nature and Wildlife, San Rafael)
• WILDLANDS RESTORATION TEAM
• WILDLIFE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY (SJ)
  
• WILDLIFE RESCUE (Palo Alto)
  
• WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERING
• WOMAN - WOMEN ORGANIZED TO MAKE ABUSE NONEXISTENT, INC. (San Francisco)
  
• WOMEN'S CANCER RESOURCE CENTER (Berkeley)
  
• WOMEN'S DAYTIME DROP IN CENTER (Berkeley)
  
• WOMEN'S INITIATIVE FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT (SF and Oakland)
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• YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco)
  
• YES READING - READING PARTNERS (Bay Area)
  
• YGGPRASIL URBAN WILDLIFE RESCUE (Eastbay)
• YWCA SAN FRANCISCO AND MARIN
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• ZEN HOSPICE PROJECT (San Francisco)
  
• ZEUM at YERBA BUENA GARDENS(SF - Youth Arts)
  

Federally Sponsored Local Volunteer Opportunities

Usefull Hints for Volunteering

Family Volunteering

Bay Area Volunteer Information Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Straying from the Bay Area

• Volunteer Management Resource Center for a comprehensive site dealing with volunteer management, opportunities, jobs, organizations, programs, materials, speakers, events, etc.
• Americorps is a network of service programs. Check out local offerings.
• CCTG for International Volunteer Work in Africa and Central America.
• Cross-Cultural Solutions is a nonprofit that sends volunteers abroad to provide humanitarian assistance with their programs in China, Ghana, India, Peru, and Russia, and also offers programs to travel and learn about the people and cultures of these areas.
• Frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) for Nonprofit Organizations answers a wide range of topics including fund raising,volunteerism, training, marketing, management/boards, and more.
• International Volunteer Projects (CIEE) provides short-term volunteer opportunities for individuals who would like to do environmental or community service work as part of an international team.
• The St. Vincent Pallotti Center promotes national lay volunteer service opportunities in Church-based programs.
• SCI International Voluntary Service Worldwide volunteer placement for generalists in short term 2 week workcamps and long term 3-12 month social service or non profit community grassroots projects. Dates: Year round long term and mainly Summer short term programs. Costs: $65 - $125. Contact: SCI International Voluntary Service, 814 40th Street, NE, Seattle, WA 98105; phone 206-545-6585, fax 206-545-6585; email sciinfo@sci-ivs.org
• Shepherd's Centers of America coordinates 100 centers throughout the US and Canada focusing on enriching older adults' lives with opportunities for service to others, self expression, meaningful work, and close friendships.
• Humana International People to People Various international projects including environment, education, ChildAid, HIV/AIDS, relief and refugee aid, agriculture, second-hand clothes sales.
• Action Without Borders A very usefull and extensive site offering a global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources.
• The Institute for Global Communications publishes a directory of environmental and progressive organizations and their resources.

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She would like to tell you that she is really prettier than her picture and that she finally saved up enough for a color scanner to prove it. She is a BMD (that does not stand for Big Mad Dog).

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