Volunteer Opportunities for Your Family!
Volunteering with your family can be rewarding in several ways; you better your community, strengthen your family bond and build your child’s self esteem. But the most important reason is to have fun. Get started by figuring out what your family’s interests are and what organizations apply.
We have put together a list of places where you can volunteer with your children and also sites that will connect your family to an organization that interests them.
To add places that aren’t listed here please email the information to [email protected]
Feeding America (Formerly America’s Second Harvest)
Find a local food bank in your area.
Habitat for Humanity
Helping others receive their very own home
Keep America Beautiful
Focuses on litter prevention, beautification and community improvement
Humane Society of Fairfax County
Site has a wish list of products they need donated. Also lists what volunteer opportunities are available
Meals on Wheels
Providing meal services to those in need
Montgomery County Humane Society
Volunteering opportunities for ages 15-17 and over. Can also make donations of blankets, towels and more.
Youth Service America
Resource center that partners with thousands of organizations in order to increase the volunteer opportunities for youth ages 5-25.
1-800-Volunteer.org
Find local opportunities and organizations that need help
The Volunteer Family
Gives ideas of who to help, what to do, how to get started, and finding local opportunities
The Network for Good
Connects people to charities through the Internet and has a search tool to pinpoint organizations that welcome youth.
Local Volunteer Resource Centers
Alexandria, VA
http://volunteeralexandria.org
Arlington, VA
www.volunteersolutions.org/acvo/volunteer
Bethesda, MD
Fairfax, VA
Frederick, MD
Howard County
Loudoun County, VA
Montgomery County, MD
Prince George’s County, MD
www.princegeorgesvolunteer.org
Prince William County, VA
