Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity

  • Since 1985, Habitat Wake has built over 850 safe, affordable, energy-efficient homes in all parts of Wake and Johnston counties.
  • They’ve served nearly 2,000 families with new construction, home preservation, and global building.
Triangle Red Cross - Volunteer Opportunities

Triangle Red Cross

  • The Red Cross helps with disaster relief, informational presentations for life-saving information, blood services, training services, and more.
  • Volunteers carry out 90% of the humanitarian work of the Red Cross.
Note in the Pocket Volunteer Opportunities

Note in the Pocket

  • In 2023, over 6,600 volunteers helped process over 369,000 pounds of donated clothing to be given to families and individuals in need.
  • Note in the Pocket was able to deliver 239,247 items of clothing to 10,015 individuals.
Purr Partners Volunteer Opportunities

Purr Partners

  • Purr Partners is a 100% volunteer organization and needs volunteers.
  • They need volunteers for cat cuddlers, Adoptathon staffers, fosters, fundraisers, etc.
  • Volunteers can also get involved behind the scenes through the Marketing & Publicity Committee.
Salvation Army of Wake County Volunteer Opportunities

Salvation Army of Wake County

  • The Wake Salvation Army serves over 100,000 people per year and they go wherever they are needed, supplying essentials both tangible and spiritual, and providing love in action.
  • See their list of volunteer opportunities: https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/wake/volunteer
United Way of the Greater Triangle Volunteer Opportunities

United Way of the Greater Triangle

  • United Way is a worldwide organization of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 41 countries and territories. Each is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by local volunteers.
  • United Way brings communities together to focus on the most important needs in the community, build partnerships, forge consensus, and leverage resources to make a measurable difference.
SPCA of Wake County Volunteer Opportunities

SPCA of Wake County

  • SPCA of Wake County has many volunteer opportunities available, whether it be working with pets or working behind the scenes.
  • “Our Mission: To transform the lives of pets and people through protection, care, education, and adoption.”
Dorcas Ministries Volunteer Opportunities

Dorcas Ministries

  • Dorcas was founded in 1968 by Margaret Keller known then as “Christian Community in Action.” The mission of Dorcas Ministries, based in Cary, North Carolina, is to “help our neighbors thrive by providing financial and food assistance, training and coaching, client advocacy, a platform for people to make a difference, and a best-in-class thrift shop for our community.”
  • As of 2024, more than 600 volunteers work in several areas of Dorcas Ministries including the Thrift Shop, Food Pantry, Crisis Center, and Career Coaching.
Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Opportunities

Ronald McDonald House

  • Ronald McDonald House provides support and hospitality for patients and their families welcoming 103 families each night.
  • There are various volunteer opportunities for individuals, companies, and groups.
Edenton Street United Methodist Church Doorstep Ministries Volunteer Opportunities

Edenton Street United Methodist Church

  • Edenton Street United Methodist Church’s Doorstep Ministry “aims to help pay for rent or utilities for people in desperate need.”
  • For more information call (919) 832.7535 or check out their website at https://www.esumc.org/doorstep
Raleigh Rescue Mission Volunteer Opportunities

Raleigh Rescue Mission

  • Raleigh Rescue Mission volunteers help the group’s mission to minister to clients who are experiencing homelessness.
  • Their values are compassion, prayer, collaboration, excellence, and development.
  • Volunteer opportunities include meal bagging, special events, drives, children’s ministries, and more.
Handpicked Nursery Volunteer Opportunities

Handpicked Nursery

  • Hand Picked Nursey is a Sustainable Homestead Community
  • Handpicked Nursey is a veteran-owned business with a mission to make gardening convenient for customers.
  • A percentage of proceeds are donated to local gardening co-ops.
Meals on Wheels Volunteer Opportunities

Meals on Wheels

  • Meals on Wheels‘ mission is to deliver essential services that promote the independence of seniors so they may remain in the comfort of their own homes
  • They deliver 4,000 meals to seniors around our 13-county region each day.
  • Beyond just home-delivered meals, they also help with emergency meal boxes, pet programs, transportation, and more.
SAFEchild NC Volunteer Opportunities

SAFEchild NC

  • 16,000 children and families are impacted daily by SAFEchild NC.
  • There are programs and groups to help parents through issues such as postpartum, domestic violence, child bonds, and more.
Transitions LifeCare Volunteer Opportunities

Transitions LifeCare

  • Transitions LifeCare helps individuals and families when facing serious illness or near life’s end.
  • Transitions LifeCare helps with compassion, support, and expertise for families as they navigate change.
Green Chair Project Volunteer Opportunities

Green Chair Project

  • The Green Chair project provides essential resources to individuals overcoming homelessness, crisis, or disaster.
  • Their mission is to make sure that every child has a bad and that every home is stocked with essentials.
  • Since being founded in 2010, the Green Chair Project has served over 24k individuals.
Oak City Cares Volunteer Opportunities

Oak City Cares

  • Oak City Cares is a multi-service center for those at-risk, experiencing, and overcoming homelessness.
  • Across the 21-22 season, 17,153 services were provided, helping individuals with housing, health, mental health, employment, basic needs, substance use, and food.
Boys & Girls Club Volunteer Opportunities

Boys & Girls Club

  • Boys & Girls Club’s mission is to make a difference in youth, ensuring that they reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
  • 97% of Club teens expect to graduate from high school and 88% expect to complete post-secondary education.
Special Olympics North Carolina Volunteer Opportunities

Special Olympics

  • Special Olympics has over 5 million athletes and 46,000 competitions globally per year.
  • Their mission is to end discrimination against individuals with intellectual disabilities.
  • Special Olympics never asks athletes to pay a fee to participate and they offer 20 Olympic-type sports.
Big Brothers, Big Sisters Volunteer Opportunities

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters is the nation’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network.
  • Adult volunteers are matched with children ages 6 through 18 to develop positive relationships with these young individuals.
SECU Family House Volunteer Opportunities

SECU Family House

  • SECU Family House is an affordable and safe home for patients who travel long distances to UNC hospitals for life-saving procedures and serious illnesses.
  • “In our House, from your office, school, or home, there are many ways for individuals or groups to make a difference in the lives of the patient families staying at Family House.”
  • Whether you provide a meal, fold laundry, host a food drive, or make care packages, it is so appreciated by SECU Family House guests who are going through life-saving treatment far from home
Make a Wish Volunteer Opportunities

Make a Wish

  • Since 1986, Make a Wish has granted over 4,232 wishes at zero cost to families. Their goal is to reach every eligible child and grant their wish.
  • Volunteers can help in wish discovery, wish celebrations, events, and skill-based volunteering.
Junior League Volunteer Opportunities

Junior League

  • The Junior League of Raleigh is open to women interested in volunteerism and is a member-based program.
  • They help in multiple community areas including advocating, fundraising, and hands-on volunteering.
Durham Rescue Mission Volunteer Opportunities

Durham Rescue Mission

  • Durham Rescue Mission serves the community by helping those facing homelessness and addiction. 
  • They provide shelter and supplies to men, women, and children and have given $21,689,004 of total value to the Triangle community.
  • Check out their website or reach out directly to 919-688-9641 or [email protected]
Designed For Joy Volunteer Opportunities

Designed For Joy

  • Designed For Joy has over 400 volunteers annually to help with over 140 vulnerable women in our community.
  • Designed For Joy helps integrate women back into society from hardship by providing employment and support.
Raleigh Jaycees Volunteer Opportunities

Raleigh Jaycees

  • Raleigh Jaycees is a young professional, age 18-40, group for leadership development through community impacts.
  • They have helped with events such as Goodfellows, Turkey Shoot, and Chapel Hill Holiday Parade.