Community outreach
The following items are opportunities to volunteer your time, resources, or services to help your neighbors and your community.
- American Red Cross Recruits Volunteers
The American Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to serve local needs. - Washington Needs You
Lists community service organizations that require your support, either as a volunteer or in any other way you wish to assist. - Arlington County Volunteer Office
- Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation has several opportunities for volunteers to participate in health fairs, special events, speaking engagements, and office assistants in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Call Sharon Shaw at the Metro Chapter Office at 202-537-6800 ext. 3023 for more information. - Capitol Hill's community service and calendar information "Our Nation's Neighborhood"
- Greater DC Cares
- Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. (LVA)
- Northern Virginia public service agencies and volunteer organizations
- The Reading Connection
- Washingtonian Online Helping the Hungry—for people looking to help out, this listing provides local community service opportunities.
- Washingtonian Online Volunteer Organizations—Washington-area programs and organizations where adults and children can volunteer.
- Where to give things away —Cars, computers, toys, and clothing are a few of the things charities can use all year long.
- Prince George's County Stream Teams Citizen Volunteer Monitoring Program
Join Stream Teams, adopt a stream in Prince George's County, and make a difference! Call 301-883-5898 to contact Sharon Meigs in the PG county Programs and Planning Division. - Student Stream Teams a National Parks Lab partnership between the Potomac area national parks and schools
Join Stream Teams, adopt a stream in Prince George's County, and make a difference! Call 301-883-5822. - Volunteer CityMatch
- WETA fund raising
Contact WETA for volunteer information in the following areas:- General: 703-998-2697
- WETA-FM FM91 Marathons: 703-998-3407
- TV26 Pledge Drives: 703-998-3407
- Station Tours: 703-998-2696
Donations needed
Many organizations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area accept donations for a wide variety of items. Some of these are
- Washington Area Wheelchair Society
The Washington Area Wheelchair Society (912 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, MD; Phone: 301-495-0277) accepts durable medical equipment in good shape, such as wheel chairs, hospital beds, stair glides (electric stair elevators), scooters, and other equipment. Even though delivery is requested, it is possible to drop the donation off at a designated location. - Arlington County's list of donation-accepting organizations
The Arlington County Volunteer Office lists the following categories: Appliances, Bicycles, Books, Cars, Cellular Phones, Clothing, Computers, Food, Furniture/Office Equipment, Medical Supplies, Miscellaneous, and Toys. - Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is looking for office equipment such as laptop computer, PowerPoint® projector, camera, office chairs and bookshelves, scanner, desk (L-shaped), desktop printer, portable tabletop display, large-screen computer monitors, ergonomically designed computer accessories such as keyboard cradles, etc. Contact the Metro Chapter Office at 202-537-6800.
For more information about community outreach programs and how you can help, contact Laura Illanes, Vice President, Advocacy/Community Outreach, at laura.illanes@ey.com
Committee opportunities • Community opportunities • Volunteer form • Mentor enrollment form
