Volunteer Options

Ask a Friend is a nationwide campaign developed by Senior Corps, which taps the experience, skills, and talents of volunteers over 55 to meet a wide range of community challenges. 

Volunteer opportunities include ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides opportunities for volunteers to be friends to children who need extra time and attention to succeed in school and with family and peers.

Volunteers 55 and older are needed to be schoo ...

City Park sustained $43 million dollars in damages from Hurricane Katrina. Our staffing level has gone from 260 to just over 30. We just don't have the funds or the staff to do many of the things we used to do (e.g., ...

Common Ground's mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground ...

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The Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI) is a national nonprofit coalition of environmental, aging and volunteer organizations established in 1991. EASI's mission is to increase opportunities for o ...

Run by the Catholic Charities Diocese of New Orleans, the Foster Grandparent Program offers seniors age 60 and older opportunities to serve as mentors, tutors, and loving caregivers for children and youth with special ne ...

Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers educate kids on the economics of life through free enterprise education.  Before entering a classroom, volunteers are trained and receive a curriculum.  Volunteer programs inc ...

The Louisiana Children's Museum provides exciting, hands-on, interactive learning experiences for kids of all ages.  Volunteers can choose to be hands-on with children throughout the museum's interactive exh ...

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu's web site listing volunteer opportunities in Louisiana.

Older persons with an interest in history and the great outdoors can volunteer their time with the VIP program in one of the more than 360 national parks in the United States.  Volunteer time is very flexible - eith ...

More than 30,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 97 national service projects across Louisiana.

Serving with national a ...

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat in ...

Volunteer Vacation New Orleans holds a unique place in America’s history.  This gumbo pot has been a critical shipping port for many Midwestern farmers, the birthplace of American Jazz as well as a hub of Cari ...

Each year about seven to nine million older people use Older Americans Act (OAA) services, whose delivery largely depends upon the efforts of half a million volunteers. These volunteers work through State and Territorial ...

Parkway Partners is placing great emphasis on the replacement of trees in public spaces. We are building a coalition with neighborhoods for tree planting and protection.

A program of the New Orleans Council on Ageing, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides opportunities for people 55 and over to make a difference in their community through volunteer service.

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The Senior Companion Program is also a program of the New Orleans Council on Ageing. Through the Senior Companion Program, people age 60 and older provide assistance and friendship to homebound adults.

Senior Com ...

Senior Corps is a network of programs that tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges.  Through its three programs - Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP (the ...

The Senior Medicare Patrol, an Administration on Aging program, teaches volunteer retired professionals, such as doctors, nurses, accountants, investigators, law enforcement personnel, attorneys and teachers, to help Med ...

The Service Corps of Retired Executives or SCORE is a 13,000-member volunteer association sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE is made up of retired executives and small business owners. SCORE ...

Shelter team volunteers set-up and run shelters for people affected by disaster. Shelter team members receive Red Cross training to learn the policies and procedures of running a Red Cross shelter. 

Classes inclu ...

For over 42 years, the Peace Corps has served 136 countries by responding to the countries' requests for help in empowering people to take charge of their own future.

Volunteers age 50 and over are valuable assets ...

The USA Freedom Corps Network matches a volunteer's interests and talents with service opportunities available locally, nationally, or around the world.  Volunteer positions are available in the following intere ...

The goal of the Versailles Learning Center is to assist with and promote educational and economical development to low-income individuals and families, including both adults and youth.  The VNNLC's programs are ...

Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans has been “touching lives, building community” since the 1890s, ...

Many communities have Volunteer Centers that offer information about the types of volunteer opportunities available and the agencies and organizations that are seeking volunteer assistance. 

VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and bus ...

Volunteer opportunities to support the lives of seniors, persons with disabilities, youth, and offenders include:

• Offering holiday cheer for children with disabilities and helping children create presents and hol ...