Volunteer

Add to this page volunteer opportunities in the Rochester area.

Can also look at the Nonprofit Organizations page as well.

General

• Community Wishbook lists volunteer opportunities for not-for-profit organizations in and around the Rochester area.
  

• Compeer of Rochester: Volunteers Desired. We match individuals and volunteers in supportive relationships. All it takes is a few hours a month to help someone grow and learn new skills. Compeer has many rewarding opportunities that will fit your lifestyle.Contact Mary Jo <MJCicero-Bold AT compeer DOT org> or visit our Website.
  

• Genesee Country Nature Center - outside in nature help.
  

• Gilda's Club of Rochester provides a meeting place for men, women and children living with cancer, along with their family and friends. They join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care.
  

• Partners in Restorative Initiatives provides opportunities to bring people together who are experiencing conflict or are working through harm, whether in schools, neighborhoods, or organizations. Become a trained facilitator in Community Conferencing and Peacemaking Circles to bring people together! Also see our site for further volunteer opportunities.
  

• Rochester Police Department - Citizen Volunteers making Rochester a safer place to live
  

• RATS social group for twenty somethings, with strong emphasis on volunteer activities.
  

• Rochester AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps, often referred to as the “domestic Peace Corps,” is a national program that engages people of all ages and backgrounds in strengthening America’s communities through service. For a full-time term of service, AmeriCorps members receive a modest living allowance and an education award. Each year Rochester AmeriCorps enrolls members who are placed at a variety of community, city and county organizations.
  

• RochesterCares sole purpose is to connect volunteers to volunteer opportunities.
  

• Sample Soap website Volunteer Page - We help Rochester's neediest citizens by distributing the toiletries you don't want. We have 2 basic rules: we never ask for money & we aren't allowed to feel guilty - because we're volunteers!
  

• Single Volunteers of Rochester (SVR) is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit group of energetic professionals looking to meet others through community service. Our objective is to fulfill the volunteer needs of non-profit organizations in the Rochester area while having fun and meeting other single people.
  

• UR Rotaract-A local and international service club in University of Rochester sponsored by Rotary International.
  

• Volunteers of America - We are currently recruiting for a Words Travel Adult Reading Volunteer, and EBay/Web Book Seller and an EBay Photographer. Visit Volunteers of America http://www.voawny.org/ to learn more about this and other opportunities.

Animal Related

• Friendly Visitors to Animals
  

• GRASP - Greece Residents Assisting Stray Pets
  

• Greece Residents Assisting Stray Pets - as the name says - Info on website
  

• Lollypop Farm
  

• Scottsville Animal Shelter
  

• Springdale Farm - Ogden

Arts, Theatre, Music

• Blackfriars Theatre; Blackfriars Theatre is seeking a variety of volunteers to help with ushering, stage work and administrative activities.
  

• Penfield Players

Emergency Services

• Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc.
  

• Henrietta Volunteer Ambulance
  

• Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance - Website

Food

• FOODLINK
  

• Friends Helping Friends

Health and Healthcare

• Hospices
  

• Ronald McDonald House

Housing

• Flower City Habitat for Humanity

Senior Support

• See Senior Living Options
  

• St. Ann's Community

Teen/Adolecent

• Center for Youth