This is not a complete list of local volunteer opportunities.
Check out more opportunities at Volunteer Match and this page from UMass.
Description: The Amherst Senior Center welcomes older adults from the many diverse populations residing in and around Amherst. We foster mutual understanding and respect as we educate the community about aging, promote independence, advocate & build coalitions.
Town: Amherst
Transportation: 31 minutes via bus
Description: Join the team of 200+ people a week that help us towards our goal of getting more food to more people by volunteering at the Amherst Survival Center.
Town: Amherst
Transportation: 57 minutes via bus
Description: Arise for Social Justice is a member-led community organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of poor people. Arise has worked on issues such as housing, homelessness, criminal justice, environmental justice, and public health.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 18 minutes via bus
Description: Our volunteers are a dedicated group who provide an invaluable resource by providing an extra special personal element and supplementing the services throughout the Health System.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 16 minutes via bus
Also: Project Sunshine volunteer position at Baystate Medical Center
Description: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County matches adult volunteers (“Bigs”) with kids aged 6 to 18 (“Littles”). Our goal is to help foster positive relationships that have a lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Town: West Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 38 minutes via bus to
Description: Care Center students derive the most benefit from their classes in math, language arts, and social studies when they have the support of one-on-one tutors. Do you love babies? Help out in our daycare! We occasionally need help in the office with filing and mailings, and welcome volunteers interested in helping out at our events.
Town: Holyoke
Transportation: 36 minutes via bus
Description: Center for New Americans welcomes and serves immigrants, refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers in Western Massachusetts. We offer free classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), career preparation assistance, support services and immigration legal services.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 32 minutes via bus
Description: Join a dynamic community of over 150 volunteers who make a difference every day at Cooley Dickinson Health Care. Share your gifts and abilities serving patients, or staffing the Coffee Shop, or one of the many other volunteer capacities.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 56 minutes via bus
Description: To “Feed our Neighbors in Need” — the first part of our mission statement — we distribute healthy food that comes from a number of different sources, including the state government (MEFAP), the federal government (TEFAP), local farms, our own Food Bank farms, retail and wholesale food businesses, community organizations, and individual donations.
Town: Chicopee
Transportation: 1 hour and 27 minutes via bus to main site. Some volunteer opportunities take place in other locations.
Description: The expressed mission of The Friends is to help homeless people in Hampshire County live with dignity by providing services, creating housing, and advocating for the homeless.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 29 minutes via bus
Description: Gardening The Community is a food justice organization engaged in youth development, urban agriculture and sustainable living to build healthy and equitable communities.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 29 minutes via bus
Description: Holyoke VNA and Hospice Life Care has been a trusted, long respected Home Health Agency serving Hampden and Hampshire counties since 1905. We offer a full range of services including Home Health Care, Palliative Care and Hospice Care and are committed to this and the patients and families we serve.
Town: Holyoke
Transportation: 47 minutes via bus
Description: Homework House strengthens our community by promoting educational success and providing free tutoring and mentoring for children living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Homework House provides a safe and nurturing place for children to grow and learn.
Town: Holyoke
Transportation: 33 minutes via bus
Description: ILI’s mission is to promote intercultural understanding and diverse communities by providing high-quality language instruction and teacher training.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 32 minutes via bus
Description: Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts serves as a community leader, partnering with people to achieve fulfilling lives. Rooted in Jewish values, we provide exceptional social services to support individuals and families from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 26 minutes via bus
Description: The Literacy Project provides free classes to adults in basic skills, high school equivalency, and college and career readiness.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 32 minutes via bus
Description: Our efforts to provide high-quality food to our hungry neighbors has created a remarkable community. The guests who are welcomed at Manna meals come from varied backgrounds, but really they are simply our neighbors, any one who suffers from food insecurity in any way we are here to help.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 32 minutes via bus
Description: The Northampton Survival Center is dedicated to improving the quality of life for low-income individuals and families throughout Hampshire County by providing nutritious food and other resources in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 51 minutes via bus
Description: Nuestras Raíces is a grassroots urban agriculture organization based in Holyoke, MA. Our mission is to create healthy environments, celebrate “agri-culture,” harness our collective energy, and to advance our vision of a just and sustainable future.
Town: Holyoke
Transportation: 23 minutes via bus
Description: Working with our many partners, Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity builds strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership in Hampshire and Franklin Counties.
Town: Florence
Transportation: 1 hour and 10 minutes via bus
Description: Safe Passage helpline advocates can provide support, resources, and assistance with safety planning for survivors of domestic violence.
Town: Northampton
Transportation: 50 minutes via bus
Description: SSV’s programs provide a comprehensive approach to helping children succeed in school and in life. Combining individualized personal support with academic support helps students build confidence in their abilities, challenges them to a higher level of effort, and increases their feelings of connection to school and community.
Town: Springfield
Transportation: 1 hour and 41 minutes via bus
Description: We seek out new ways to improve the lives of children and young people who have experienced foster care through our intergenerational communities and national advocacy. We have achieved recognition for strengthening families, creating a culture of purposeful aging, and addressing the “aging-out” crisis among young people exiting foster care. We started a movement to bring foster care alums into the conversation about child welfare at all levels, and we continue to celebrate those change-makers as Champions.
Town: Easthampton
Transportation: 1 hour and 30 minutes via bus