Want to Volunteer but Not Sure Where to Start?!
Ideas for in-Person and Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote really resonated with us this October. With many traditional Fall and Halloween activities on the back burner due to COVID, volunteering can be a great way to fill your time as well as your heart. At SDHR Consulting, we have always encouraged volunteering as a part of our dedication to our 3 C’s: Clients, Colleagues, and Community. Learn more about our 3 C’s as well as our company values on our Values + Culture page.
There are so many ways to volunteer, many of which require no money and can be performed in your PJs at home!! COVID may be causing us to be socially distant, but we don’t need to forfeit volunteer opportunities. Below is a sample of a list of volunteer opportunities local to San Diego:
In-Person Volunteer Opportunities
- Thanksgiving Food Distribution Prep
- Pack Produce Boxes
- Propagation and Potting Help
- Volunteer Driver for Food Donations
- Father Joe’s Villages
- Mama’s Kitchen
- Serving Seniors
- Distributing Meals for San Diego Unified School District
- Food Sort and Distribution for the Salvation Army
- Meals on Wheels
- 2021 San Diego Padres Home Games Volunteer
- USS Midway Volunteer Opportunities
- Surfrider Foundation Beach Cleanups
- Emilio Nares Foundation
- Outdoor Outreach
- Helen Woodward Animal Center
Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
- Bookshare – Scan and edit scans of ebooks for individuals with reading disabilities.
- Career Village – Answer questions asked by students about a specific career field that you have experience in. All you need is your LinkedIn account to start helping students!
- Learning Ally – Choose from a list of volunteer opportunities that include narrating ebooks and providing feedback.
- UPchieve – Help low-income students by coaching them through counseling, tutoring, academic motivation, and more!
- Adopt a Nursing Home – Write letters to a nursing home you get matched within Texas or call local nursing homes around your community and write letters to the tenants.
- Wildwatch Kenya – Help identify and count the giraffes and other wildlife living in our field conservation sites in Northern Kenya.
- San Diego Center for Children – Explore a list of virtual volunteer and donation opportunities that help children as well as essential workers.
- The Smithsonian Institution – Virtually volunteer for the “world’s largest museum, education, and research complex” by transcribing historical documents and updating relevant Wikipedia articles.
