PRO-VOLUNTEER

The following are several types of volunteer activities, groups, and organizations that may help you take some type of pro-active action that has a positive impact upon other peoples lives, particularly at the community level where the impacts are felt directly and immediately.  The author does not endorse any particular group or action, but is just making them available for the readers contemplation and convenience.  The ability to think and act in life is really left to you to decide.

Examples of Community Level Volunteer Activities:

- Volunteer tutor for children/teenagers

- Volunteer tutor for adult literacy programs

- Volunteer time at homeless shelters

- Volunteer time at soup kitchens/food banks

- Volunteer assistance for people with disabilities

- Volunteer assistance for the elderly

- Volunteer coach for children/teenager recreational activities

- Volunteer counselor/chaperon for teenagers

- Volunteer for community action projects

- Volunteer for emergency/suicide hotlines

- Volunteer fire fighter/rescue squad

- Volunteer time at libraries, hospitals, schools, and faith based organizations

- Volunteer time on governing boards as officers

- Volunteer for fund raising initiatives

- Volunteer for professional societies

- Volunteer on political campaigns

- Exercise your right to vote

- Participate in neighborhood cleanup programs

- Support fund raising initiatives and events

- Sponsor events/activities in the community

- Hire neighborhood children/teenagers to do jobs

- Hire people struggling to turn around their lives to do jobs

- Donate blood, canned food, clothing, computers, furniture, and cars

- Donate supplies to organizations and provide generous discounts

- Recycle cans, paper, plastics, and any good that is still reusable

- Support charities by making mutually beneficial business arrangements 

Examples of Charities/Non-Profit Organizations:

- African Medical and Research Foundation
- AmeriCares

- American Cancer Society                                

- American Diabetes Association                    

- American Red Cross  

- Big Brother and Big Sister of America        

- Boy Scouts of America

- Brainerd Foundation, The
- CARE

- Catholic Relief Services
- Christian Children's Fund

- Corporation For National Service

- Doctors Without Borders USA

- Easter Seals           

- Feed the Children

- Greenpeace International

- Habitat for Humanity International

- Heal the Nations

- HOPE
- Human Services Council

- Humane Society                        

- March of Dimes                                               

- National Audubon Society
- National Geographic
- Peace Corps

- Sierra Club

- UNICEF

- United Family Services
- United Nations Volunteers

- United Way

- Virtual Foundation, The
- Volunteers of America

- Wishing Star Foundation  

- World Relief

- World Wildlife Fund 
- YMCA  

Lookup Over 620,000 Charities and Locations:

- GuideStar    

- Helping.org

- PhilanthropySearch.com

- SERVEnet

- WebCharity.com