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
SF Volunteer Opportunities – SF Dept of Public Works
http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1235
Various volunteer opportunities in SF sponsored by the Dept of Public Works. Gleaning, graffiti removal,internships, adopt-a-street, cleanup
Urban Gleaning Program – San Francisco
http://sfdpw.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=218
The Department of Public Works is working with San Francisco residents and businesses to help collect and distribute food grown from trees and Community Gardens for distribution to shelters, food banks and other communities of need.
Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County is a unique organization consisting of 3 Club facilities and 2 school site programs. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, …
Breathe California
Breathe California has many services to promote lung health and clean air. Our current focus is on Asthma, Air Quality, Tobacco Prevention and Control and Lung Health Research
Rebuilding Together East Bay-North
Rebuilding Together East Bay-North (RTEBN) is a non-profit that provides free critical home repairs to low-income seniors and people with disabilities. RTEBN is a volunteer based organization that is constantly looking to expand it’s volunteer base. We look for volunteers …
Science is Elementary
http://www.elementaryschoolscience.org
We work to effect systemic change in elementary school science education by teaching students, training teachers, and engaging the scientific community.Want to do fun science experiments with elementary school kids? Science is Elementary (SIE) needs volunteers that love to show …
Berkeley Symphony
http://www.berkeleysymphony.org
Provide concert evening support, including pre- and post-concert receptions; help at outdoor community events, social fundraisers, and at the Music in the Schools program; assist with office projects such as mailing and other administrative tasks
18 Reasons
https://www.18reasons.org/cooking-matters/volunteer
18 Reasons is a non-profit based in SF’s Mission District. It is the only organization in the Bay Area running Cooking Matters, a Share Our Strength nationwide program. Through Cooking Matters 18 Reasons brings free 6 week nutrition and cooking …
SCRAP
SCRAP is a creative reuse center in San Francisco. Essentially, the way SCRAP works is businesses and individuals donate unwanted art parts and materials (things like upholstery sample books, misprinted stickers, or an old yarn collection), then we sort them, …
TEALS
According to a 2013 study by Code.org, 90% of US high schools do not teach computer science. TEALS helps high schools offer computer science by providing a team of trained volunteers to partner with a classroom teacher and teach a …
SF Volunteer Opportunities – SF Dept of Public Works
http://sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1235
Various volunteer opportunities in SF sponsored by the Dept of Public Works. Gleaning, graffiti removal,internships, adopt-a-street, cleanup
Urban Gleaning Program – San Francisco
http://sfdpw.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=218
The Department of Public Works is working with San Francisco residents and businesses to help collect and distribute food grown from trees and Community Gardens for distribution to shelters, food banks and other communities of need.
Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County is a unique organization consisting of 3 Club facilities and 2 school site programs. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, …
Breathe California
Breathe California has many services to promote lung health and clean air. Our current focus is on Asthma, Air Quality, Tobacco Prevention and Control and Lung Health Research
Rebuilding Together East Bay-North
Rebuilding Together East Bay-North (RTEBN) is a non-profit that provides free critical home repairs to low-income seniors and people with disabilities. RTEBN is a volunteer based organization that is constantly looking to expand it’s volunteer base. We look for volunteers …
Science is Elementary
http://www.elementaryschoolscience.org
We work to effect systemic change in elementary school science education by teaching students, training teachers, and engaging the scientific community.Want to do fun science experiments with elementary school kids? Science is Elementary (SIE) needs volunteers that love to show …
Berkeley Symphony
http://www.berkeleysymphony.org
Provide concert evening support, including pre- and post-concert receptions; help at outdoor community events, social fundraisers, and at the Music in the Schools program; assist with office projects such as mailing and other administrative tasks
18 Reasons
https://www.18reasons.org/cooking-matters/volunteer
18 Reasons is a non-profit based in SF’s Mission District. It is the only organization in the Bay Area running Cooking Matters, a Share Our Strength nationwide program. Through Cooking Matters 18 Reasons brings free 6 week nutrition and cooking …
SCRAP
SCRAP is a creative reuse center in San Francisco. Essentially, the way SCRAP works is businesses and individuals donate unwanted art parts and materials (things like upholstery sample books, misprinted stickers, or an old yarn collection), then we sort them, …
TEALS
According to a 2013 study by Code.org, 90% of US high schools do not teach computer science. TEALS helps high schools offer computer science by providing a team of trained volunteers to partner with a classroom teacher and teach a …
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