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
ARTogether
https://www.projectartogether.org/
ARTogether is a community-building creative arts project, guided by the principle that art can serve as a means of expression that transcends language and culture, while it lays a foundation for managing and overcoming trauma. ARTogether facilitate social gathering, family …
Sprouts Cooking Club
http://www.sproutscookingclub.org
Sprouts Cooking Club is a nonprofit culinary organization. We strive to empower youth from all backgrounds to eat and live sustainably through teaching them how to cook healthy foods for themselves and their families. We offer classes on a sliding …
Contra Costa Humane Society
CCHS is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization that serves Contra Costa County animals and the people who love them. We are an individual organization and not related to any other humane society, SPCA, rescue group, county shelter or government agency. …
Cityteam
Cityteam is a nondenominational Christian nonprofit compassionately serving the poor, the homeless, and the lost in San Jose, Chester, San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland. Since 1957, Cityteam has been serving people in extreme poverty and helping them transform their lives, …
Northwest YMCA
http://www.ymcasv.org/northwest/html/volunteer.html
Get involved at the Northwest YMCA. Across the United States, more than 500,000 business leaders, community advocates, parents, teens and individuals who want to give back and support their neighbors volunteer at the Y. That’s because in 10,000 neighborhoods nationwide …
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Docents share their unique maritime knowledge with park visitors through educational programs and informal contacts. This Active Docent opportunity is open to all US Residents & the Territories thereof. All Active Maritime Volunteers MUST …
Piedmont Chamber Music Festival
PCMF is a performing arts and education organization based in the Bay Area with three missions: to bring world-class chamber music programming to the East Bay, to support local music education, and to unite the Piedmont and Oakland communities through …
Spokeland Bicycle Collective
http://www.spokeland.org/volunteer
Spokeland is a not-for-profit, community-driven bicycle cooperative that aims to reach out locally and foster Oakland unity. We support the use of bicycles as a viable means of transportation as well as a healthy recreational activity. We are focused on …
Pleasanton Public Library – Adult Literacy
http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp
Are you looking for a an opportunity to make a positive difference in your community? Both new & native adult residents need help with English skills to participate fully in our society. Enjoy this meaningful and interesting volunteer job and …
Vision Literacy
https://www.visionliteracy.org
Welcome to Vision Literacy, a premium provider of comprehensive adult and family literacy education services in Santa Clara County. By partnering with local donors, volunteers, and organizations, our nationally recognized and accredited program empowers adult learners to reach their personal …
ARTogether
https://www.projectartogether.org/
ARTogether is a community-building creative arts project, guided by the principle that art can serve as a means of expression that transcends language and culture, while it lays a foundation for managing and overcoming trauma. ARTogether facilitate social gathering, family …
Sprouts Cooking Club
http://www.sproutscookingclub.org
Sprouts Cooking Club is a nonprofit culinary organization. We strive to empower youth from all backgrounds to eat and live sustainably through teaching them how to cook healthy foods for themselves and their families. We offer classes on a sliding …
Contra Costa Humane Society
CCHS is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization that serves Contra Costa County animals and the people who love them. We are an individual organization and not related to any other humane society, SPCA, rescue group, county shelter or government agency. …
Cityteam
Cityteam is a nondenominational Christian nonprofit compassionately serving the poor, the homeless, and the lost in San Jose, Chester, San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland. Since 1957, Cityteam has been serving people in extreme poverty and helping them transform their lives, …
Northwest YMCA
http://www.ymcasv.org/northwest/html/volunteer.html
Get involved at the Northwest YMCA. Across the United States, more than 500,000 business leaders, community advocates, parents, teens and individuals who want to give back and support their neighbors volunteer at the Y. That’s because in 10,000 neighborhoods nationwide …
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Docents share their unique maritime knowledge with park visitors through educational programs and informal contacts. This Active Docent opportunity is open to all US Residents & the Territories thereof. All Active Maritime Volunteers MUST …
Piedmont Chamber Music Festival
PCMF is a performing arts and education organization based in the Bay Area with three missions: to bring world-class chamber music programming to the East Bay, to support local music education, and to unite the Piedmont and Oakland communities through …
Spokeland Bicycle Collective
http://www.spokeland.org/volunteer
Spokeland is a not-for-profit, community-driven bicycle cooperative that aims to reach out locally and foster Oakland unity. We support the use of bicycles as a viable means of transportation as well as a healthy recreational activity. We are focused on …
Pleasanton Public Library – Adult Literacy
http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp
Are you looking for a an opportunity to make a positive difference in your community? Both new & native adult residents need help with English skills to participate fully in our society. Enjoy this meaningful and interesting volunteer job and …
Vision Literacy
https://www.visionliteracy.org
Welcome to Vision Literacy, a premium provider of comprehensive adult and family literacy education services in Santa Clara County. By partnering with local donors, volunteers, and organizations, our nationally recognized and accredited program empowers adult learners to reach their personal …
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