Volunteer Today

Want to volunteer but not sure where? Here are a list of places you can volunteer at to help your community and on-line volunteering opportunities.

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1. Your local Humane Society
2. Hospitals
3. Nursing Homes
4. Homework Tutoring
5. Zoo’s
6. Soup Kitchen
7. Habitat for Humanity
8. Library
9. Meals on Wheels
10. Churches
11. Senior citizens centers
12. American Red Cross
13. Neighbors
14. Ronald McDonald House
15. Food Bank
16. Parks
17. Food & Friends
18. National Archive
19. Animal Hospitals
20. Baby Sitting

Things you can do if you don’t have time to volunteer but want to help

1. Host a collection drive for animals at the humane society
2. Donate money to a charity or organization
3. Kroger has donations for the local food bank. There’s a card at the register with $1, $2, & $5 donations
4. Host a collection drive for food for your local Food Bank
5. Host a collection drive of books for your local library
6. Donate a toy for Toys for Tots
7. Make a shoe box of toys and clothes for a child in need and send to Operation Christmas Child
8. Create an Angel Tree at work and put a list of toys, clothes, and other essentials on the tree with a needy child’s name on the list. 
9. Give to the Salvation Army
10. Put an ad in the paper if you have extra time to put up Christmas lights for those who are not able to. Make sure to set a date and time when you will be there and a date and time to come take everything down also. 

Here is a great website to look for places in your area that need your help:

Volunteer Match