It Feels Good To Do Good.
A call for volunteers
Kindness ma ers, let us help you find your perfect fit!
Choose from hundreds of ways to Do Good.
DOING GOOD makes us FEEL GOOD
Makes us feel better
When you do something good for someone else, your brain’s pleasure centers light up, releasing endorphins.
Decreases stress
A study showed that giving back can have a significant impact on reducing blood pressure.
Makes us happier at work
Researchers found that individuals in their mid-30s who rated helping others in their work as important, reported they were happier with their life.
Motivates to do good again
The research found that reflecting on your past good deeds makes you feel selfless and want to help more.
Promotes mental health
Along with improved well-being and life satisfaction volunteering is also linked to decreased depression.
Welcome Basket Collection and Assembly
Full of new linens, fresh bedding and towels, and other household items. The family then takes these items when they move into their own housing.
Charlotte Family Housing: The mission of Charlotte Family Housing is to empower working families experiencing homelessness to achieve long-term self-sufficiency through shelter, housing, supportive services and advocacy.
After School Reading Buddie
Volunteer has an opportunity to be a reading buddie with a homeless child after school. You will make a difference in a child life.
Champion House of Care Project One, Inc. CHOC Project One strives to reduce the extreme challenges that homeless families face when providing lifelong care for loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Kids cooking class
Where the kids learn how to cook healthy meals from scratch. Kids ages are between 9-15 years of age.
Culinary Connections - We are a community Culinary Organization. We feed, educate and train to improve the quality of life of groups or individuals in disadvantaged environments or communities through programming the children of the community. We introduce and educate the importance of nutritional food options that will attribute to a healthy lifestyle.
Organize a Collection Drive for Essential Items (From Anywhere)
Individuals, groups, families, or other teams are needed to organize collection drives in their community for essential items including clothing, school uniform items, socks, shoes, blankets, bedding, backpacks, etc.
Crisis Assistance Ministry is to provide assistance and advocacy for people in financial crisis, helping them move toward self-sufficiency. As Mecklenburg County’s Lead Agency offering emergency assistance to low-income families, Crisis Assistance Ministry provides for basic needs with rent and utility assistance, clothing, household goods, furniture, and appliances; fosters financial stability through partnerships, counseling, and support to give families the tools they need to reach for economic mobility; and educates and engages the community to understand the realities of poverty in Mecklenburg County.
Host a Donation Drive or Fundraiser
Opportunities for groups of friends, colleagues, or corporations to gather donations of both funds and supplies. Donation drives are a great way to give the gift of clean and are a great alternative to an event.
Project Outpour provides mobile showers and hygiene services to our neighbors in need. We operate our shower trailer at six locations around Charlotte every week.
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Pack and Sort Food
We have volunteer opportunities in our warehouse that include packing and sorting donated produce as well as at off-site events. Off-site events include Mobile Food Pantries where you can hand out food to families in need and special events.
Second Harvest Food Bank Provides a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. We provide training, technical assistance and hunger education to our partner agencies.
Volunteer Training
Join us during one of our three monthly volunteer trainings to learn more about Foster Village Charlotte!
Foster Village Charlotte: Foster families are all around you. They are regular people who are shifting their entire lives to say yes to children, doing all the things we do and adding in court hearings, visits, training, and giving love to young hearts who have known trauma and neglect. These families are doing the work, and they cannot do it alone. Foster Village Charlotte is in their corner, fighting for their voices and meeting their needs.
Snacks for Moms Moving Forward
Help stock the Moms Moving Forward food pantry with snacks for children and families.
Freedom Communities: We work holistically with families in the Freedom Drive Corridor in West Charlotte in the areas of education, affordable housing, employment and health and wellness.
Sandwich & Bag Lunch Program
Roof Above gives out 300 bagged lunches daily for over 100,000 per year. This opportunity is a great way for volunteers, regardless of age, confidence level, or size of the group, to participate in helping our neighbors.
Roof Above was born from the merger of Urban Ministry Center and Men’s Shelter of Charlotte; now one comprehensive homeless services provider working to end homelessness. Roof Above offers everything from street outreach and basic services, to shelter and housing. Our services and programs reach over 1,200 individuals every day across multiple campuses throughout Charlotte. If you’re inspired by our work, join us in some engagement!
Book Drive
Collect Spanish preschool books for literacy component of bilingual school
La Escuelita Bilingual Preschool provides native Spanish-speaking preschool children in the Lake Norman area a solid foundation for kindergarten and elementary school by teaching them basic classroom language and social skills, exposing them to arts, science, and sports, and instilling in them a love for learning in a safe, loving bilingual classroom environment.
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Spring Mint to Be of the Carolinas Community Baby Shower
Mint to Be of the Carolinas Spring baby shower volunteer opportunity!
Mint to Be of the Carolinas mission is to significantly improve the support to single and married mothers in need of our community through support, counseling, education, and advocacy. Mint to Be will continue to be a safe place for mothers regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or economic status.
Sound Panels Weaving
We are diverting t-shirts from the landfills by weaving them into sound panels, which we sell as a fundraiser to support the Innovation Barn. This is a self-guided project : find the instruction sign, scan the QR code for an instructional video.
Envision Charlotte is a public private plus collaborative that leads Charlotte’s progress to a circular economy through innovations that strengthen economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and positive community impacts.
YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Help us to build boxes of food and distribute them to families in need by placing them in trunks as they drive through.
YMCA of Greater Charlotte - a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose and each other. Working locally, we focus on empowering young people, improving health and well-being, and inspiring action in and across communities.
Hospitality House of Charlotte
Our guests love to find a homemade meal waiting for them after a long day at the hospital. Bring your work team, church group, friends, or family to prepare a meal for our guests!
Hospitality House of Charlotte creates community for patients connecting to vital medical care. Our 20-bedroom facility makes it easier for patients to access the healthcare they need by offering low-cost accommodations in the heart of Charlotte’s medical community.
Meal Partner
We encourage individuals, families, and groups to prepare and deliver a ready-to-serve meal for our teens.
Children’s Attention Home provides nurturing care and life-changing services for over 8,500 of the community’s most vulnerable youth and families. Primarily serving teens ages 13+, the Home comes alongside every youth, meeting them where they are, investing in their strengths, and preparing them for the journey ahead.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council
High school students: join the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council, the student advisory council for City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, CMS, and GenerationNation. Advise CMS and community leaders about issues impacting K-12 students and the future of the city!
GenerationNation programs combine K-12 education and real-life experiences that help to narrow civic learning gaps, other initiatives that build civic literacy and leadership from an early age.
Build a Bedding Bag!
Build a Bedding Bag with Furnish For Good.
Furnish For Good - Through over 30 partner agencies, Furnish for Good serves Charlotte area individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness, poverty, and other dire circumstances.
Build Kits for a Cause
Every kit that you create will enable a child to have the most basic tools they need to be successful in school. Choose from a variety of kits to build: Dental, Pencil Pouch, Hygiene, Wellness, Art, STEM, Homework, and Backpacks.
Classroom Central’s Mission: To foster equity in education by providing teachers and students with the free resources they need to succeed.
Stable Barn Hand
Volunteers responsible to assist in: Raking up hay, tossing out. Cleaning and filling feed bins& water troughs. Filling and hanging hay bags, Sweeping mats. Shoveling manure, taking in wheelbarrow to manure barn. Groom horses.
Mending Strides Ranch, Inc partners people with horses to improve their mental health! Our programs provide tools and strategies that promote personal growth and healing.
Campus Beautification
We are looking for volunteers who have an interest in beautification. We would love assistance with keeping our grass cut, flowers planted and nurtured and ensuring that our campus remains beautiful.
The Harvest Center of Charlotte - Our mission is to create a community where individuals affected by homelessness, poverty, and unemployment are empowered through our transitional programs and transformed by the love and ministry of Jesus Christ.
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Pizza Friday
Our students look forward to lunchtime every day. Pizza Lunch Volunteers provide lunch for our 50 students. Pizza volunteers can be a monthly, weekly, or one-time sponsorship for The Nest to purchase pizza lunch for our students.
The Nest Academy - we educate, empower, and enrich Charlotte’s refugee, immigrant, underprivileged and at-risk children to become first-generation graduates. We have a traumainformed, holistic approach to education, addressing the whole child: educationally, emotionally, socially, nutritionally, and experientially to help them become Whole, Healthy, Youth for tomorrow!
Elementary Tutors
The student advisory council for City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, CMS, and GenerationNation. Advise CMS and community leaders about issues impacting K-12 students and the future of the city.
Caterpillar Ministries is an ESSENTIAL service for 200+ families. We provide a full continuum of programs, while building genuine relationships. We need volunteers and financial donations for longterm help for paying rent, utilities, phone bills, gift cards for Walmart, Food Lion, Target, and more!
Dance for Disabilities
The young adults with disabilities can dance with their peers. We’ll listen to various dance-a-long songs and sing-a-long songs that the young adults can have movement and have fun at the same time!
Champion House of Care Project One, Inc. CHOC Project One strives to reduce the extreme challenges that homeless families face when providing lifelong care for loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
LiveLearnPlay volunteer opportunities
We’re always on a mission to upgrade our school facilities and appreciate having volunteers! We offer year-round outdoor volunteer opportunities that include; creating sensory areas, landscaping, and construction projects.
LiveLearnPlay is a nature-based preschool that serves little ones ages 2-5 and their families through occupational therapy, livestock care, gardening, music therapy, SEL techniques and yoga. We are located on a 3 acre farm in west charlotte and intentionally serve marginalized and underserved populations in order to empower them through outdoor learning.
Donate dog food/treats
Feel free to bring unopened dog food/ treats or monetary donations to the McGrady Tent at our 2024 “Paws in the Park”.
Charlotte Black Dogs has been listed as a Great Non-Profit with Great Non-Profits from 2019-Present. We work with area rescue groups and shelters to promote adoptions and bring awareness to Black Dog Syndrome.
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Foundational Math Tutors
This is an exciting opportunity to help those with Down syndrome learn to do math skills! The time commitment per week is 1 hour plus prep time. We ask our tutors to commit to one session (12 weeks).
GiGi’s Playhouse provides free educational, therapeutic-based and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome of all ages, their families, and the community. Its goal? To change the way the world views Down syndrome and send a global message of ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL.
Volunteer Online: Help Ukrainians Learn English
ENGin is looking for volunteers to serve as conversation partners for Ukrainian youth.
ENGin is a nonprofit organization changing the world one conversation at a time. We connect English-speaking volunteers ages 13+ with motivated young Ukrainians ages 9 to 35 for online speaking practice and cross-cultural exchange.
Social Media
We need regular posts on our social media platforms promoting our events and showing our impact.
Healing Vine Harbor, Inc. - our mission is to reduce the number of single women living in shelters or unsafe situations, providing a pathway out of poverty to ensure self-sufficiency. We transform lives one woman at a time through independent living skills such as financial literacy, educational preparation, employability readiness, mentoring and much more.
Volunteer to Usher
Volunteer ushers are a vital part of the CTC family. Whether seating a classroom of kindergarteners, or helping a family of six find seats together, ushers ensure that CTC patrons enjoy the very best experience possible during their time with us.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is a nationally-recognized theatre company in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 1948. They produce professional theatre experiences for children and families through Mainstage productions, educational programs, and outreach initiatives, inspiring generations to explore the wonder of their world.
K-3 Reading Tutor
Volunteers will tutor in “Active Reading” to small groups of 2-3 kids in Kindergarten - third grade for 30-minute time blocks as part of the children’s after-school program from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
StriveCLT, Inc. - We provide reading, digital and financial literacy, community & civic engagement and family mentoring to help families reach their full potential to improve their social capital.
Donations Pricer
Inspect and price donations to be sold in our thrift shop, Backporch Treasures. Matthews HELP Center has been a part of the community since 1979. We are here to serve and help our neighbors during times of a financial crisis by providing short term assistance.
Garden Helper
The Park CDC is growing a bountiful assortment of fresh, pesticide-free vegetables to be shared with the community, and we are seeking volunteer support for our gardening efforts at Sunset Farm.
The Park Community Development Corporation creates sustainable change within marginalized communities by investing in solutions to affordable housing, healthy living, and economic mobility.”
Volunteer in our Warehouse
Volunteers have the opportunity to help us sort shoes in our warehouse at our international headquarters. Samaritan’s Feet is a humanitarian aid organization that shares a message of hope and love by distributing new shoes and washing the feet of under-served individuals around the world.
Campus Beautification Project
Help us revive our campus by completing inside and outside beautification projects.
Hope Haven is a Therapeutic Community that provides a foundation of recovery for individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder so they can build healthy independent lives.
Spring Cleaning Windows/Doorways at PMT Main
Help to make our windows and doors clean & shining as clients, caregivers, students , community partners and staff rock & roll at our main location.
Piedmont Music Therapy connects, play and grow with individuals of all ages and abilities through music therapy treatment, music lessons and educational programs centered around health and wellness in Mecklenburg and York Counties of the Carolinas.
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Grocery and Meal Delivery Drivers
Volunteers are needed to deliver Friendship Trays meals weekdays beginning at 10am or to deliver groceries to the homes Loaves & Fishes clients Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10am - Noon.
Nourish Up formerly Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays, is a network of emergency food pantries and the primary Meals On Wheels program in Mecklenburg Co. providing nutritionally balanced groceries for neighbors in need and healthy prepared meals for those unable to prepare or secure meals for themselves. Our mission is to nourish our neighbors with food and compassion.
Afterschool enrichment Program Volunteer
Afterschool program volunteers that contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement. Kings Growing Kings: Mentoring program teaches non-traditional sports, health, fitness, outdoor recreation and personal development to youth and families to the diverse communities of Charlotte NC.
5th-8th Grade Homework Helpers
Patience and empathy are needed to assist our 5th-8th graders with snacks and one-on-one tutoring in core subjects (Math, ELA, Science, & Social Studies). One day a week is ideal and 30 minutes to 1 hour sessions would be perfect!
Center 360 is a grassroots non-profit organization that provides a holistic approach to career development. Our aim is to empower middle school students who are atrisk of disengaging from school by providing them with life skills training, personal development, and career enrichment activities.
Join Our Team in Advancing Our Non-Profit Mission
Multiple roles are available
Another Chance: House of Refuge, Inc. - The mission of Another Chance: House of Refuge is to empower underserved individuals to reach their fullest potential by providing a safe environment, safe housing, educational support, employment training, and self-sufficiency skills.
Charlotte - On Site Wrapping Session (Mon. & Wed.)
Volunteers will count and wrap diapers/pull-ups and prepare them for distribution to families in need.
Diaper Bank of North Carolina works towards the vision that every family in our state have access to basic necessities to support their dignity, health, and quality of life by providing diapers, period supplies, and adult incontinence products to those who need it most.
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Families Doing Time Program Volunteers
can include but is not limited to phone calls to families, assembling program packets, reading buddies, preparing the space, assisting during facilitation, and more.
The Center for Community Transitions: For nearly 50 years, CCT has strengthened the community by helping the formerly incarcerated and people with criminal records and their families rebuild pathways to living healthy and productive lives.
Breakfast Team
With the assistance from the Chef, you will set up the cook line for service and prepare menu items to order following recipes and procedures.
FeedNC stands for Food, Education, Essentials, and Dignity. We create connections to food, education and resources as a catalyst for change by providing hot meals, supplemental groceries, educational opportunities, culinary workforce development, and community resource connections.
Upcycle Arts Move
Upcycle Arts is moving to Eastway Crossing! We will need all the help we can get setting up our new store. We have two 4-hour volunteer shifts available, if you have partial availability that is ok.
Upcycle Arts is Charlotte’s first creative reuse center. Upcycle Arts collaborates with Charlotte manufacturers, businesses, and individuals to divert their materials from the landfill. Those materials are then available to the community for use in new ways such as mixed media arts. We connect to the community through our creative reuse center and our programming.
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---Help us prepare for summer 2023! Our warehouse team has a list of tasks to complete that may include grouping items for distribution, counting items for inventory, or sorting books and supplies to be stored. ---
---Freedom School Partners: To inspire our scholars to love reading and learning, believe in themselves, and create extraordinary futures.
Woodworking Enrichment Class
Once a month to do woodworking crafts with four year old children.
La Escuelita Bilingual Preschool provides native Spanish-speaking preschool children in the Lake Norman area a solid foundation for kindergarten and elementary school by teaching them basic classroom language and social skills, exposing them to arts, science, and sports, and instilling in them a love for learning in a safe, loving bilingual classroom environment.
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Volunteer Dispatcher
After receiving requests for assistance during a fire, flood, or other disaster, Duty Officers assess the situation and deploy the most appropriate resources to support recovery efforts.
American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need through five key service areas: 1. Disaster Relief 2. Supporting America’s Military Families 3. Lifesaving Blood 4. Health and Safety Services 5. International Services.
Community Cat Foster
Our trapping volunteers often find friendly community cats and kittens who were abandoned pets and/or born to a community cat. Are you interested in making a difference in a friendly community cat’s life?
Friends of Feral Felines - is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the lives of community cats through Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, and Return (TNVR).
Young Professionals Board!
Young professionals to become members of a Young Professionals Board (YPB) that will raise awareness and support for the organization’s mission.
Supportive Housing Communities - The mission of Supportive Housing Communities is to provide affordable housing to alleviate homelessness and human suffering.
Discover How You Can Be A Relative To Youth in Crisis
There are so many ways you can be a Relative to youth in crisis! From making Snack Packs to organizing our clothing closet to providing meals!
The Relatives keeps kids safe and families together while preparing youth and young adults to become healthy, productive, engaged members of the community. We aim to be a Relative to the vulnerable youth and young adults in our community, by enabling them to achieve independence through comprehensive services tailored to their individualized needs, in a space where they feel loved, supported and accepted as their authentic selves.
Videographer
Family Mankind is looking for an eclectic and energetic videographer to join our marketing team.
Family Man: Rehabilitation, Recovery & Restoration for individuals, families, and communities impacted by domestic violence.
Mentoring MATTERS Mentor
Mentors can be matched one-to-one or can participate in regular group mentoring sessions at one of our community site programs or at our school-based programs.
Firm Foundations provides teens with mentoring support services which include academic support, character development and personal growth.
Marketing & Promotion
Participate in a variety of projects to help promote the CineOdyssey Film Festival. Press relations, grassroots, design projects, social media, copywriting and design work.
CineOdyssey Film Festival: Created to reflect and spotlight filmmakers of the African, Caribbean, Asian, Latino, and Native American diaspora.
Career Speaker/Presenter
Share insights about your specific career or field with high school students looking for knowledge about viable career options.
Stewart Creek High School: Our mission is to help students at-risk of not graduating earn a standard high school diploma and prepare for post-secondary success.
Fundraising for Low Vision devices
Help us with fundraising.
Lion Services has provided job training and career employment opportunities to people who are blind, low vision, and blind veterans in Charlotte for 88 years.
Board of Ambassadors - Taste of Hope Gala
This volunteer leadership Board will help the American Cancer Society achieve our vision of ending cancer as we know it, for everyone thru monthly meetings, approximately one hour, and a focus on one of the below areas.
American Cancer Society: To improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
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Construction Crew Leader
Assist Habitat Charlotte staff in leading small groups of 4-5 volunteers in particular construction tasks on-site.
Habitat for Humanity strives for a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We build strength, stability and self-reliance by partnering with families and communities.
Facility Volunteer - Outreach Center
Assists with the day-to-day operations at the Outreach Center.
MiraVia serves pregnant women in need through long-term support groups and material assistance.
Career Speaker / Presenter
Share insights about your specific career or field with high school students looking for knowledge about viable career options.
Commonwealth High School helps students at-risk of not graduating earn a standard high school diploma and prepare for post-secondary success.
Audition Volunteer
Assist with setting up the audition table, checking in actors as they arrive, distributing any audition materials, keeping forms organized, and cleaning up at the end of auditions.
Matthews Playhouse: Community based non-profit theater committed to enriching the lives of children, adults, and families by inviting them to participate in the world of performing arts and education.
High School Homework Help
Work with high schoolers to understand and complete daily homework assignments.
Caterpillar Ministries is an ESSENTIAL service for 200+ families in the Huntington Green, a mobile home community in Huntersville.
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