Places to volunteer both in-person and online. Some are local, some are international, but it's a place to get started and think about how you can give back to your community or other people in general.
This is a cool online volunteer job that you can do whenever you get a chance. They especially need people who can read cursive!
Citizen Archivist
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Volunteer to help at a local animal shelter. They always need people who are willing to do the cleaning-type jobs, and it helps the organization out overall.
Local animal shelters
Look for smaller organizations that help with food distribution. The bigger groups get all the publicity but smaller groups do a lot of good!
food pantry programs
A lot of groups need volunteers for running and biking races, check their websites out to see how you can help.
Local sporting events
This is a project that keeps track of bird migration info and numbers, and you can do it online.
The Great Backyard Bird Count
This is an interesting one…You register, then can accept assignments based on your interest and expertise.
Become a UN Volunteer
This AARP-run group matches you with local volunteering opportunities.
Create the Good: Find Volunteer Opportunities Near You
This is an app where people who are visually impaired can get help with things in real time.
Be My Eyes
This group gets people help in situations where translation is needed, so if you speak two or more languages fluently, they need you!
Translators without Borders
This one is pretty cool, you take satellite images and help create maps for areas that don't have them yet.
MissingMaps
This group connects volunteers with research science that's happening now. You can participate in tests or help organize data.
Zooniverse
This group helps create human-read audiobooks for students who are visually-impaired or who have learning disabilities.
Learning Ally
The Smithsonian has a program where you can help transcribe their records to make them digitized and searchable.
Smithsonian Digital Volunteers
This group sends written letters of support and encouragement to people who have signed up to receive them. They need volunteers!
Letters Against Depression
The ACS needs online and in-person volunteers in multiple roles.
American Cancer Society
Help uncover and stop human trafficking, this is everywhere so it affects every community whether you know it or not.
Volunteer with Guardian Group to Help End Domestic Trafficking
