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
Diablo Valley Literacy Council
http://dvlc.tripod.com/index.html
Our History The Diablo Valley Literacy Council was started in 1978 by a group of women from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, along with several women from other churches, who had been active in literacy. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church sponsors us …
Dharma Publishing
http://www.dharmapublishing.com
Dharma Mudranalaya, doing business as Dharma Publishing and Dharma Press, was founded by Tarthang Tulku to protect the Tibetan heritage. It began operations in 1963 in Varanasi, India, and continues since 1971 in California, and now based at our own …
Sienna Ranch
http://www.siennaranch.net/Volunteers.html
Ranch Hands gives youth, ages 10 and older, an opportunity to experience the satisfaction and learning which comes from working on a small, family-owned ranch. Under the supervision of Sienna Ranch’s Animal Care and Education Coordinator, Savannah Beauregard, Ranch Hands …
Daly City Youth Health Center
The Center is one of kind, since it is the only health care provider in Northern San Mateo County that is just for teens. DCYHC has been around a long time and has over 18 years of experience working with …
Urban Wildlife Rescue (East Bay)
http://www.urbanwildliferescue.org
Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc., located in Denver, Colo., saves approximately 10-12 thousand lives a year using their “Humane Solutions to Wildlife Problems”. They use various repellants, exclusion and eviction techniques. Urban Wildlife Rescue is manned by two licensed Rehabilitators. They …
United Way of Silicon Valley
Vision: Every person is fully capable of participating and flourishing in his/her family, neighborhood and community. Mission: Improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community to meet our most critical local health and human services needs. United Way …
United Nations Association Information and UNICEF Center
http://www.unausaeastbay.org/unicef_center.htm
The Center offers: Selected UN items, UNICEF cards, international fair trade gift items (T shirts, jewelry, posters, etc.) and educational books for sale Flags of all UN member nations (large ones available for rental as well as small flags and …
Uhuru Foods
http://apscuhuru.org/uhurufoods
UHURU FOODS MISSION “To create, produce and sell the freshest natural food that raises resources supporting African self-determination and self-sustaining economic development projects. To educate the public on health, nutrition and the environment and build international relationships to acquire land …
UCSF Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/about/volunteering/index.html
Volunteers come to UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital for many reasons but most come to help others and contribute to the community. In addition, volunteers can learn about the medical profession …
UCSF Alliance Health Project
The mission of the UCSF Alliance Heath Project is to support the mental health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
Diablo Valley Literacy Council
http://dvlc.tripod.com/index.html
Our History The Diablo Valley Literacy Council was started in 1978 by a group of women from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, along with several women from other churches, who had been active in literacy. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church sponsors us …
Dharma Publishing
http://www.dharmapublishing.com
Dharma Mudranalaya, doing business as Dharma Publishing and Dharma Press, was founded by Tarthang Tulku to protect the Tibetan heritage. It began operations in 1963 in Varanasi, India, and continues since 1971 in California, and now based at our own …
Sienna Ranch
http://www.siennaranch.net/Volunteers.html
Ranch Hands gives youth, ages 10 and older, an opportunity to experience the satisfaction and learning which comes from working on a small, family-owned ranch. Under the supervision of Sienna Ranch’s Animal Care and Education Coordinator, Savannah Beauregard, Ranch Hands …
Daly City Youth Health Center
The Center is one of kind, since it is the only health care provider in Northern San Mateo County that is just for teens. DCYHC has been around a long time and has over 18 years of experience working with …
Urban Wildlife Rescue (East Bay)
http://www.urbanwildliferescue.org
Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc., located in Denver, Colo., saves approximately 10-12 thousand lives a year using their “Humane Solutions to Wildlife Problems”. They use various repellants, exclusion and eviction techniques. Urban Wildlife Rescue is manned by two licensed Rehabilitators. They …
United Way of Silicon Valley
Vision: Every person is fully capable of participating and flourishing in his/her family, neighborhood and community. Mission: Improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community to meet our most critical local health and human services needs. United Way …
United Nations Association Information and UNICEF Center
http://www.unausaeastbay.org/unicef_center.htm
The Center offers: Selected UN items, UNICEF cards, international fair trade gift items (T shirts, jewelry, posters, etc.) and educational books for sale Flags of all UN member nations (large ones available for rental as well as small flags and …
Uhuru Foods
http://apscuhuru.org/uhurufoods
UHURU FOODS MISSION “To create, produce and sell the freshest natural food that raises resources supporting African self-determination and self-sustaining economic development projects. To educate the public on health, nutrition and the environment and build international relationships to acquire land …
UCSF Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/about/volunteering/index.html
Volunteers come to UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital for many reasons but most come to help others and contribute to the community. In addition, volunteers can learn about the medical profession …
UCSF Alliance Health Project
The mission of the UCSF Alliance Heath Project is to support the mental health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and HIV-affected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.
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