Over the last 20 years, fewer and fewer people in the U.S. have donated their time through volunteering with nonprofits. While it’s not the only way to give back to your community, volunteering ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Two activists working together to plant more trees and greenery, filling up ground holes and ...

Mother and daughter Friends of Karen volunteers (L-R) Charli and Jami at one of the organization’s fundraising events. The organization provides vital financial, advocacy, and emotional support to ...

Beginning in the late 19th century and continuing through the mid-20th century, communities across the country relied largely on women’s unpaid civic labor to create welcome, integration, and ...

Ashley Abigana sits with a dog in the Arboretum at UC Davis. Abigana wants to be a veterinarian and volunteers with the Vet Clinic. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Volunteers give their time for so many ...

Volunteering — corporate, local or otherwise — is the act of offering your services, time and skills to an organization, group, club or neighborhood. It can have an immediate impact on the recipient.

The days are short, the Thanksgiving leftovers devoured, and every coffee shop is pumping Christmas music: It's officially the holiday season. While Americans prepare their menus and shopping lists, ...

As part of our series on community and service, called Here to Help, Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the benefits of volunteering. Time for our series Here ...

A guide at the Mennello Museum of American Art discusses a Bo Bartlett Painting. Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images If the approximately 1,000 active volunteers at the ...

Many retirees have the time and expertise to do good. Yet seniors frequently struggle to find rewarding volunteer activities. Finding the right fit is important for several reasons. Studies have shown ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Leading a nonprofit in eye care, the Armenian EyeCare Project, I hear regularly from colleagues about how much ...

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services. Food pantry volunteer Starling Martin, 66, ...