Volunteer Information
"Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't need to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve. You don't have to know the second theory of thermo-dynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
Martin Luther King Jr.
(From http://volunteercentersca.org/disability.htm)
There many people who wish to get involved in their communities and become volunteers, but are confused as to how to become one. These sites and matching programs will hopefully allow prospective volunteers to find the nonprofit organizations that give opportunities for the kinds volunteer activities, environment, or goals that these individuals seek.
Volunteer Match
Visit http://www.volunteermatch.org/ This site matches volunteers with nonprofit organizations and institutions and vice versa. The uniqueness of this site is the fact that all one needs is to is complete three simple steps.- Type in a ZIP code to find programs in your area
- check the boxes for listings to their interest to find out more
- and finally register as a VolunteerMatch member, which causes the site to automatically send an e-mail to the organization, notifying them of your interest in volunteering
The Volunteer Center of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, located at:
The Volunteer Center for Alameda county is now located in Walnut Creek. To find more information without having to drive all the way their, visit their site, and check out their volunteer matching system and other opportunities at http://www.helpnow.org/ .
This is powered by volunteersolutions.org to help match volunteers with nonprofits and vice versa through their volunteer referral matching system.
They have their own volunteer-matching application at http://www.volunteersolutions.org/vccc/volunteer/ fill in the information for your zipcode, general interest, and any keywords that might help you find a good match, or find a more detailed list of possible activities or interest in a Full Search.
Volunteer Centers of California
This Volunteer organization is a nonprofit organization that helps relations between
Walnut creek based volunteer center: http://volunteercentersca.org/vc_walnutcreek.htm
http://volunteercentersca.org/index.html - volunteers of California
Youth Action Council:
Contact the Walnut Creek volunteer center or call Joan Tomasini at (925) 472-5773 to find out more about a great program that allows middle school and high school students to act as community and school leaders by planning volunteer events, fairs, and other projects for their schools.
Youth Action Council:
Walnut Creek , CA 94598
Telephone: (925) 472-5760 • Fax: (925) 472-5780
E-mail: tmurray@helpnow.org
Web Site: www.helpnow.org
Executive Director: Tracy Murray





