Find Family Volunteer Opportunities in Your Area
We connect families who want to volunteer with local nonprofits that need help!
Along with offering Tips on How to Volunteer as a Family and How to Volunteer During the Winter Holiday Season, we also compile FREE monthly listings of creative family-friendly volunteer projects (on-site and at-home) in ten major metro areas. We’ve done the research, so you don’t have to!
Click on any of the city names below to learn more and/or subscribe.
Reflect on your volunteering opportunity to ensure a more meaningful experience
Doing Good Together’s ready-to-print reflection activity sheets offer information and guidance before, during, and after your volunteering experience. Enjoy big-hearted discussions, find relevant books to read, or consider your next service project!
By volunteering with older people, children learn to celebrate aging and the wisdom our seniors can offer.
By volunteering together, your family can address the issue of homelessness thoughtfully and make a meaningful difference.
By volunteering together, you and your family can make a difference to those who are experiencing hunger or food insecurity.
Reflecting on your volunteering experience can lead to thoughtful learning and growth. Take time to explore these questions together!
All of us have had times of need, and times when we've given to others. Chat with your children about those times and how we are all givers and receivers.
Encourage children to appreciate and celebrate the wonderful diversity of the people and cultures around our globe.
Understanding our impact on the environment will inspire enthusiasm for any environmental volunteering you plan.
The plight of animals inspires profound empathy and makes children want to do something to help.
Read and Reflect with these Big-Hearted Books
All ready to volunteer? Already completed a volunteering project? We've got tips and tools to help you reflect on the experience with your child and enjoy deeper conversations that provide a chance for connection. In addition, we offer recommendations on picture books and chapter books to read before or after your volunteering efforts.
Start right where you are!
Visit our very own Big-Hearted Families™ program and discover dozens of volunteer projects you can initiate whenever you are ready, wherever you may live.
Share Your Story
We'd love to hear about your family's experience with service and volunteering! Please contact us with your feedback. (With your permission, we'll even include your experience on our Good Stories page.)
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