Volunteer Opportunities

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General Search Engines

• VolunteerMatch.org - The web's largest database of volunteer opportunities.
• InternshipPrograms.com - Lets you search a national database to research and apply online for more than 200,000 internships.
• HOSF.org - Hands on San Francisco is full of one-time and short-term placements, specifically in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.
• VolunteerOnline.org - The Alameda County Volunteer Center web site is dedicated to finding volunteers for agencies in the East Bay.
• VolunteerInfo.org - Created to provide information about volunteer opportunities in the Bay Area.
• CIEE.org - Choose from over 600 projects in 30 countries on 4 continents through International Volunteer Projects.
• VolunteerBayArea.org - A site that specializes in international internships and volunteering.
• Rising Star Internship - The comprehensive database of Rising Star Internships.

Local Organizations

• Volunteer Legal Services
• Jobs Consortium
• Alameda County Food Bank
• Meals on Wheels, San Francisco
• Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
• Crisis Support Services
• Cal Corps Public Service Center
• U.C. Botanical Gardens
• Bananas Childcare Services
• Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice
• Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program
• City of Berkeley Shorebird Nature Center
• Center for AIDS Services
• Lindsay Wildlife Museum
• Ecology Center
• Berkeley Youth Alternatives
• Homeless Action Center
• Berkeley School Volunteers

This isn't the only way that you can get information about volunteer opportunities, you can also come by and check out our Volunteer Placement Binders with information on over 40 local agencies that are always looking for volunteers to help them out. Just stop by the YWCA and ask to look at the binders or talk with the Director of Volunteer Placement. Good Luck and Happy Volunteering!

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