VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Current listings focused in the greater San Jose, CA region.
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Teaching & Tutoring
- Community Technology Network @ SF Bay Area
- Reading Partners @ Silicon Valley
- Vision Literacy @ Silicon Valley
Senior Citizens
Coming Soon
Shelters, Soup Kitchens & Advocacy
- African American Community Service Agency @ San Jose
- Asian Women's Home @ San Jose
- CityTeam San Jose
- Family Supportive Housing @ San Jose
- HomeFirst (unclear volunteer opportunities)
- Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence @ San Jose
- Sacred Heart Community Service @ San Jose
- LifeMoves (formerly InnVision Shelter Network)
- Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen @ San Jose
- Martha's Kitchen @ San Jose
- Salvation Army Silicon Valley
- Second Harvest Food Bank @ Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties
Animals
- 13th Street Cat Rescue @ San Jose
- AFRP (Animal Friends Rescue Project) @ Pacific Grove
- The Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County @ Santa Rosa
- California Wolf Center @ Julian, CA
- C.A.R.E. (Companion Animal Rescue Effort) @ San Jose
- Copper's Dream Animal Rescue @ San Francisco Bay Area
- The Dancing Cat @ San Jose
- Furry Friends Rescue @ San Jose
- Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter @ Morgan Hill
- German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California @ Cupertino
- Humane Society Silicon Valley @ Milpitas
- Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue @ SF Bay Area
- NARF (Nike Animal Rescue Foundation) @ San Jose
- Rocket Dog Rescue @ San Francisco
- Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary @ San Jose
- San Jose Animal Advocates @ San Jose
- San Jose Animal Care & Services
- Shasta Wildlife Rescue @ Anderson, CA (summer opportunities)
- Silicon Valley Pet Project @ San Jose
- South Bay Purebred Dog Rescue @ San Jose
- St. Francis Animal Protection Society @ Campbell
- Tailchaser Rescue @ Various Locations
- Town Cats @ Morgan Hill
- The Wild Horse Sanctuary @ Shingletown, CA
- Wild Wolf Sanctuary @ Ramah, New Mexico
Hospitals, Clinics & Medical
- American Cancer Society
- El Camino Hospital @ Silicon Valley (multiple locations)
- Good Samaritan Hospital @ San Jose
- JW House @ Saratoga
- Kaiser Permanente Volunteer @ Santa Clara
- Kaiser Permanente Volunteer @ Milpitas
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
- Sutter Health (multiple locations)
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital @ Stanford
- O'Connor Hospital @ San Jose (not accepting applications as of 2/17)
Museums & Libraries
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
- Computer History Museum @ Mountain View (includes summer opportunities)
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose
- Harris - Lass House Museum @ Santa Clara
- History San Jose
- Portuguese Historical Museum @ San Jose (possible opportunities)
- Rosicrucian Park @ San Jose (multiple museums & opportunities)
- Tech Museum of Innovation @ San Jose
- Triton Museum of Art @ Santa Clara
- San Jose Museum of Art
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Nonprofits
- Asian Americans for Community Involvement @ San Jose
- Downtown Streets Team @ Silicon Valley (multiple locations)
- Dress For Success @ Milpitas
- Fresh Lifelines For Youth @ Milpitas
- Friends of Children With Special Needs (FCSN) @ Fremont, San Jose
- Habitat For Humanity East Bay / Silicon Valley
- Health Trust @ San Jose
- Santa Maria Urban Ministry @ San Jose
- Sunday Friends @ San Jose
- American Red Cross @ San Jose
Sustainable, Agricultural, & Environmental
- Full Circle Farm @ Sunnyvale
- Helping Hands @ Cupertino
- Walden West @ Cupertino & Saratoga
- Village Harvest @ Saratoga
Law & Politics
- Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County (opportunities unclear)
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley @ San Jose (multiple opportunities
- Peer Court @ San Jose
- ProBono Project @ San Jose (opportunities unclear)
- San Jose Police Cadet Program
- Senior Adults Legal Assistance @ San Jose (opportunities unclear)
Community Leadership
- Cupertino Teen Commission
- High School Youth Stewardship Commission @ Santa Clara County
- Leader in Training Program @ Cupertino
- Saratoga Youth Commission
Social Advocacy
- Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center @ San Jose
Specific Interests
- Cupertino ARES / RACES Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Additional Resources
- Bay Area Autism Programs (multiple)
- City of Cupertino Listings
- Human Rights Organizations (multiple) @ Bay Area
- National Nonprofits (top 100)
- Lynbrook HS Volunteer & Internship Resources