Greater DC Cares
http://www.dc-cares.org
Greater DC Cares is the region's largest volunteer coordination
organization, focusing on seven critical issue areas: children and
families, elderly, hunger and homelessness, affordable housing,
environment, people living with disabilities, and people affected
by HIV/AIDS. Whether you are looking for volunteer opportunities
for you, your family, or your company, Greater DC Cares offers nearly
one hundred volunteer opportunities monthly.
Touch
DC
http://www.touchdc.org/volunteer
Touch DC is an online giving site developed by a coalition of nonprofit
and philanthropic organizations in the National Capital Region,
including VPP. It provides an easy way to search for local volunteer
opportunities using the VolunteerMatch database and links to the
region's eleven volunteer centers. Over 25,000 local nonprofits
are profiled.
USA Freedom
Corps
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
The USA Freedom Corps is a coordinating council housed at the White
House and chaired by President George W. Bush that works to strengthen
our culture of service and help find opportunities for every American
to start volunteering. The USA Freedom Corps website has a searchable
database of national volunteer opportunities. This database is powered
by Network for Good, one of the members of the USA Freedom Network,
along with America's Promise, Idealist, the Points of Light Foundation,
The United Way, VolunteerMatch, National Mentoring Partnership,
and SERVEnet, each of which represent thousands of organizations
using volunteer services to meet important community needs.
