Volunteer Opportunities

Community Service & Kindness

Ways you can get involved

š  Be a leader- join a school club https://www.smore.com/ny974 , take on a leadership role in your school or classroom, join student government.

š  Community Activities- join a theatre group, music group, or get involved in a youth group.

š  Donate your time to a cause- the options are limitless

š  Get involved at your local Community Center

š  Help at a local Animal Shelter

š  Raise money for a local Charity

š  Community Clean Up

š  Collect donations to give to a local Food Bank

š  Plant crops at a Community garden

Volunteer Opportunities

1.       Volunteer Match is a long-running volunteer organization that matches passion and talent with important causes. They have hundreds of virtual volunteering experiences in areas ranging from health and medicine, children and youth, education, to community building. They’ve also created a COVID-19 hub specifically for coronavirus volunteer opportunities. 

Learn about volunteer opportunities here: https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/?l=United%20States#k=&v=true&s=1&o=recency&l=United+States&r=country&sk=&specialGroupsData.groupSize=&na=&partner=

2.       Points of Light Global Network organizes an annual Global Volunteer Month which happens to be April. They connect virtual volunteers with projects across 37 countries across the globe.  Visit Points of Light Global Network’s virtual volunteering opportunities and resources here.

3.       California Volunteers - https://www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/join-californiansforall/

-          Support Food Banks & Shelters

-          Check in on neighbors

-          Deliver meals to Seniors in Need

o   Meals on Wheels - https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/

-          Support Nonprofits

4.       Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/youth-opportunities.html