Volunteer Match
If nothing on this list inspires you to help your fellow mankind, try
searching for something that does suit your interests. This will match
volunteer opportunities with the volunteer. It is a very good site.
Northwest AIDS Foundation
Works with AIDS patients and with educational efforts.
Vista
This is the group that has local volunteers. Kind of 'Peace Corps'
for the domisticate scene.Works with local groups to help those that need
a hand in the US of A. Does a lot of work helping set up organizations
to help themselves.
Volunteers in Parks
These volunteers work in the National Parks. Want to live for the summer
in Yosemite or Olympic National Park? This is the place to find out how
to do that.
Washington State Parks
The same deal as the National Parks volunteers, but with the Washington
State Parks.
Habitat for Humanity
This organizations builds houses. It gives you a great chance to learn
about house building while doing something for the community.
Student Conservation Association
As the name imlpies, a group for mainly student aged volunteers to
work with conservation, park, and state agencies dealing with conservation
and natural resources. But the have positions for older folks also.
AmeriCorps
"AmeriCorps is a national network of hundreds of programs throughout
the US." AmeriCorps directly manages two programs nationally and supports
hundreds of local organizations across the country. The time commitment
for these programs is from ten to twelve months and members, upon completion
of the program, receive an educational award for past or present college
expenses. The AmeriCorps site contains information on what benefits and
opportunities exist and listings of programs that are a part of AmeriCorps.
City Year
"City Year is a national youth service organization uniting young people,
ages 17 to 23, from diverse backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time
community service, leadership development, and civic engagement." City
Year is located in ten cities across the country and has over 600 corps
members.
Jumpstart
A twenty month commitment, while you are in college of tutoring pre-schoolers
for ten hours a week during the school year, and a full-time position in
a pre-school over the summer. Receive a stipend and AmeriCorps educational
award.
Peace Corps
For more than 30 years, Peace Corps Volunteers have been working in
over 80 countries to fight hunger and disease and to help educate and train
individuals. Appointments are for two years and are very competitive.
World Teach
"International social service program which places volunteers as teachers
in developing countries that request educational assistance." Eight week,
six month and full year programs available.
Action Without Borders
"Action Without Borders is a global network of individuals and organizations
sharing ideas, information and resources to help build a world where all
people can live free, dignified and productive lives." Volunteers opportunities,
non-profit jobs, non-profit internships worldwide and more at this very
rich site that links people and organizations in 120 Countries.
International
Volunteer listing
A good site to find other opportunities to volunteer. Some organizations
are local and some are international.
There are more sites out on the web. You are limited only by your imagination. Go to any search engine (Webcrawler, Hotbot, Yahoo, Metacrawler, etc) and and search for 'volunteer' and and your favoriteactivity. Like to backpack? How about spending some time repair trails. The Sierra Club does it and so does the National Park Service. Like to go scuba diving? Every year the local dive shop[s clean up some of the local beaches. If you can read this, you can spend some time as a tutor working with someone who can't read this. Give something back to the community. They gave to you to get you this far. Besides, it is good for your karma.
Last update on May 18, 1999
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