PENINSULA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PENINSULA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
(Includes San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)
The following organizations are based or conduct activities in San Francisco or San Mateo counties. You
may also wish to check adjacent counties (Marin in the North Bay and Santa Clara in the South Bay).
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- ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN - CASA OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
- A HOME AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS (SF and Marin)
- A HOME WITHIN (Connecting foster youth with volunteer therapists - SF)
- AIDS EMERGENCY FUND (SF)
- AIDS RESOURCES, INFORMATION & SERVICES of Santa Clara County (ARIS)
- AIDS WALK SAN FRANCISCO
- AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT UCSF
- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CALIFORNIA DIVISION
- ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL (San Francisco)
- AQUARIUM OF THE BAY (San Francisco)
- ASIAN AMERICAN DONOR PROGRAM
- ASIAN AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH (San Francisco)
- ASSISTANCE LEAGUE a chapter near you
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- BACK ON TRACK (San Francisco)
- BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT CULTURE
- BAY AREA JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
- BAY AREA JEWISH HEALING (SF)
- BAY AREA LITERACY a program near you
- BENETECH (Technology Serving Humanity) (Palo Alto)
- BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS of SF and the PENINSULA
- BILL WILSON CENTER (youth support - Santa Clara)
- BOARD MATCH PLUS (SF Nonprofits)
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN FRANCISCO
- BREAST CANCER EMERGENCY FUND(SF)
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- CANOPY : TREES FOR PALO ALTO
- CELLSPACE (SF Art Center)
- THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE)(SF)
- CHALK (kids & public schools - San Francisco)
- CHILD ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES
- CHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY
- CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA(San Francisco)
- CHRISTMAS IN APRIL an affiliate near you
- CITY YOUTH NOW (San Francisco)
- THE COLLEGE BOUND FOUNDATION (San Francisco)
- COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR REHABILITATION, INC (Palo Alto)
- COMMUNITY IMPACT
- CORA - COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE (San Mateo County)
- COYOTE POINT MUSEUM (San Mateo County)
- CREATIVITY EXPLORED OF SF (artistic expression for adults with disabilities)
- CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION - NORCAL CHAPTER (SF)
D
- DALY CITY YOUTH HEALTH CENTER
E
- EACH ONE REACH ONE Help incarcerated youth through creative arts (Pacifica)
- EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE (San Francisco)
- ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USA SF Chapter)
- ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEERS
- EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
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- FAMILY RESOURCE LIBRARY Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
- FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY OF SAN FRANCISCO
- FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BAY AREA
- FILM ARTS FOUNDATION (San Francisco)
- FIRST GRADUATE (Helping youth finish high school and graduate from college - San Francisco)
- FOOD FIRST (Oakland)
- FOOD RUNNERS
- FORESTS FOREVER (San Francisco)
- FRIENDS FOR YOUTH (Redwood City)
- FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST (San Francisco)
- FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE OF SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES
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- GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER (Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender community -SF)
- GARDENING
- GIVE A DOG A BONE (San Francisco)
- GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH (San Francisco)
- GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY (Berkeley)
- GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION
- GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY
- GOLDEN GATE OPERA (Performances and outreach) (SF,Mill Valley)
- GREEN CIRCLE PROGRAM (San Jose)
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- HAAS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
(Stanford University)
- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY an affiliate near you
- HAMILTON FAMILY CENTER San Francisco
- HAMOTSI feed SF hungry
- HANDS ON SAN FRANCISCO (monthly SF projects)
- HEALING WATERS (Wilderness Adventures - AIDS SF)
- HIDDEN VILLA
- HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM (Peninsula)
- THE HOMELESS CAT NETWORK (Peninsula)
- HOUSING EQUALITY LAW PROJECT (Eliminating discrimination in housing -SF)
- HOUSING RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO
- HOSPICE BY THE BAY
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- "I HAVE A DREAM" - EAST PALO ALTO
- "I HAVE A DREAM PROGRAM" - SAN FRANCISCO
- INNVISION(San Francisco)
- IMAGE FOR SUCCESS (Employment preparation -SF)
- INSTITUTE ON AGING(San Francisco)
- INTERNATONAL BIRD RESCUE RESEARCH CENTER(Bay Area)
- INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco)
- ITALIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY (San Francisco)
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- JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
- JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES(Bay Area)
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- KARA(Palo Alto)
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- LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES (San Francisco)
- LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (Northern California)
- LIBERALNET - A BAY AREA PROGRESSIVE DIRECTORY
- THE LIBERATION PRISON PROJECT (Buddhist - San Francisco)
- LIBRARIES (99 Ways to Volunteer at Your Local Library)
- LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY (SF)
- LUCILLE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
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- MAGIC, INC (Palo Alto)
- MAKE-A-WISH-FOUNDATION
- MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO
- MICKABOO COCKATIEL RESCUE (Peninsula)
- MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
- MEETING FOR GOOD (Singles volunteering from Santa Clara Co. to Marin)
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- NATIONAL CENTER FOR EQUINE FACILITATED THERAPY (Woodside)
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- OAKLAND VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- OMBUDSMAN SERVICES OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, INC.
- ONE BRICK (Volunteering made fun and easy)SF
- OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER WEST
- OXFAM (End Poverty and Injustice) (SF)
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- PALO ALTO HUMANE SOCIETY
- PARTNERS IN CARING AT STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
- PATHWAYS HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE
- PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support - AIDS) San Francisco
- 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
- PETS UNLIMITED (SF)
- PETS ARE WONDERFUL
- PLANET DRUM FOUNDATION (Environment SF)
- PLUGGED IN
- POSITIVE RESOURCE CENTER (HIV Services SF)
- PRISONERS LITERATURE PROJECT (SF)
- PROJECT OPEN HAND
- PROJECT READ (Bay Area Literacy - East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Redwood City, etc.)
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- RAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO(Family Shelter )
- RECORDING FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC
- REFUGEE TRANSITIONS (San Francisco and Oakland)
- RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHERS
- RESTORE OAKLAND'S CLEVELAND CASCADE
- 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)
- ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER (San Francisco)
- SAMARITAN HOUSE (San Mateo)
- SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION
- SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
- SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
- SAN FRANCISCO BEAUTIFUL
- SAN FRANCISCO BAY BIRD OBSERVATORY
- SAN FRANCISCO BIG SIBLING PROGRAM
- SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY
- SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK
- SAN FRANCISCO CLEAN CITY COALITION
- SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL DOCENT PROGRAM
- 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 GENERAL HOSPITAL'S VOLUNTEERS
- SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL
- SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ
- SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
- SAN FRANCISCO PARKS TRUST (San Francisco)
- SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES
- SAN FRANCISCO ROTARACT
- SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
- SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER
- SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
- SAN FRANCISCO STREET PROJECT
- SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE PREVENTION
- SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
- SAN FRANCISCO TENANTS UNION
- SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN AGAINST RAPE
- SAN FRANCISCO ZOO
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARKS
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE
- SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH (Educational hikes and weed removal)
- SCHOOLS, MENTORING AND RESOURCE TEAM (SMART)San Francisco
- SCORE (Business Mentoring SF)
- SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
- SEQUOIA AUDUBON SOCIETY (Peninsula)
- SEQUOIA HOSPITAL (San Mateo County)
- SF CAMERAWORK (promoting photography and related media)
- SILICON VALLEY ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY
- SILICON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE
- SILICON VALLEY CHILDREN'S FUND
- SILICON VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
- SPECIAL OLYMPICS a chapter near you
- STREETSIDE STORIES San Francisco
- ST. JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL THRESHOLDS CENTER - MISSION GRADUATES San Francisco
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- TELEGRAPH HILL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER (San Francisco)
- TENDERLOIN AIDS RESOURCE CENTER (San Francisco)
- THE CORAL REEF ALLIANCE (San Francisco)
- THE WOMEN'S CLINIC (San Francisco)
- THIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER (Services for downtown San Jose families)
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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)
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- VITAL LIFE SERVICES (AIDS - SF)
- VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO - LISTINGS
- VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
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- THE WELCOME MINISTRY (San Francisco)
- WILDLIFE RESCUE (Palo Alto)
- WOMAN - WOMEN ORGANIZED TO MAKE ABUSE NONEXISTENT, INC. (San Francisco)
- WOMEN'S INITIATIVE FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT (SF and Oakland)
- THE WOMEN'S BUILDING (San Francisco)
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- YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS (San Francisco)
- YES READING (Bay Area)
- YOUTH MENTOR NETWORK (San Francisco)
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- ZEN HOSPICE PROJECT (San Francisco)
- ZEUM at YERBA BUENA GARDENS(SF - Youth Arts)
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