Contact Information for Charities and Non-Profits
The author and publisher made no attempt to verify the phone numbers or the legitimacy of the following charities and nonprofit organizations. This list is included for the reader’s convenience only. A more complete list of charities and nonprofits can be found at http://www.give.org Investigate before you volunteer or donate.
The Addis Clinic
www.addisclinic.org
The Addis Clinic utilizes telemedicine to connect skilled physicians with underserved patients around the world by partnering with local organizations serving in resource limited settings. They are in need of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals to help meet the health needs of the impoverished around the world who have limited access to medical care. Please click here to learn more about how you can help.
Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/
Click on "volunteer"
America Solidaria
http://us.americasolidaria.org/
Founded in Chile, America Solidaria now works in 9 countries, throughout the Americas, has over 350 volunteers working on 135 projects in the region in the fields of health, education and economic development. To learn about teaching English to children in Ecuador, and other volunteering opportunities, please visit this link.
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/involved/index Site shows you how to get involved
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/volunteer-opportunities/?loc=footer
American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.thebody.com/amfar/amfar.html
Click on "Volunteer opportunities"
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
Click on "local information" and choose a state
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/0,1082,0_325_,00.html
Contact local chapter or call 800-435-7669800-435-7669
American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.aspca.org/.
Enter "volunteer” in the search box
Animal Welfare Institute
http://www.awionline.org/
e-mail them for volunteer information
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
Click on "become a volunteer"
Boy Scouts of America
http://www.scouting.org/
Click on "site map" screen down to "volunteer opportunities"
CARE
http://www.careusa.org/?source=www.care.org
Click on "get involved"
Catholic Charities
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Click on "how to join"
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/
Click on "membership"
Free UK Genealogy
http://www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk/about/volunteer/
Provides, free, online access to genealogical records for persons with family histories from the United Kingdom.
Girl Scouts of the USA
http://www.girlscouts.org/
Go to "search" and type in "volunteer"
Greenpeace USA
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/
Click on "get active"
Guide Dog Foundation
http://www.guidedog.org/Voluntr/voluntr.htm
Click on the “volunteer programs”
Helen Keller Services for the Blind
http://www.helenkeller.org/
Click on "site map" and then click on "how to become a volunteer"
IRS Tax Volunteers
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/IRS-Tax-Volunteers
Jewish National Fund
http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Donation_Opportunities
Click on "volunteer"
Make-A-Wish Foundation
http://www.wish.org/
Click on "volunteer"
Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org/
Go to "ways to help" and click on "volunteer"
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/
Volunteer in our parks
NAACP
http://www.naacp.org/work/membership/volunteer.shtml
Click on "volunteer opportunities"
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
http://www.nrdc.org/siteMap/
Protect our natural resources
Lung Cancer Alliance
http://lungcanceralliance.org
Description: The Lung Cancer Alliance provides resources to lung cancer patients and their families.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
Go to "how to help" and click on "volunteer”
MesotheliomaHelp, is one of the web’s primary resources for information on malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
Quit Smoking
https://quitday.org/
The Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmysouth.org/about.htm
Background and history
Sambhali Trust, India.
www.sambhali-trust.org
Change marginalized females' lives through education and vocational training in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Read about senior volunteers at Sambhali: https://goo.gl/tR7EWa.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
http://www.stjude.org/
To volunteer open http://www.stjude.org/volunteers
Susan G. Komen Foundation
http://ww5.komen.org/
Team4Tech
Technology volunteers to help under-severed communities http://www.team4tech.org/
(650) 395-7076
Tobacco Free Life
Dedicated to the cessation of smoking with many tips and resources https://tobaccofreelife.org/
United Way
http://national.unitedway.org/
"Click on volunteer opportunity
The Addis Clinic
www.addisclinic.org
The Addis Clinic utilizes telemedicine to connect skilled physicians with underserved patients around the world by partnering with local organizations serving in resource limited settings. They are in need of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals to help meet the health needs of the impoverished around the world who have limited access to medical care. Please click here to learn more about how you can help.
Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/
Click on "volunteer"
America Solidaria
http://us.americasolidaria.org/
Founded in Chile, America Solidaria now works in 9 countries, throughout the Americas, has over 350 volunteers working on 135 projects in the region in the fields of health, education and economic development. To learn about teaching English to children in Ecuador, and other volunteering opportunities, please visit this link.
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/involved/index Site shows you how to get involved
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/volunteer-opportunities/?loc=footer
American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.thebody.com/amfar/amfar.html
Click on "Volunteer opportunities"
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
Click on "local information" and choose a state
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/0,1082,0_325_,00.html
Contact local chapter or call 800-435-7669800-435-7669
American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.aspca.org/.
Enter "volunteer” in the search box
Animal Welfare Institute
http://www.awionline.org/
e-mail them for volunteer information
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
Click on "become a volunteer"
Boy Scouts of America
http://www.scouting.org/
Click on "site map" screen down to "volunteer opportunities"
CARE
http://www.careusa.org/?source=www.care.org
Click on "get involved"
Catholic Charities
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Click on "how to join"
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/
Click on "membership"
Free UK Genealogy
http://www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk/about/volunteer/
Provides, free, online access to genealogical records for persons with family histories from the United Kingdom.
Girl Scouts of the USA
http://www.girlscouts.org/
Go to "search" and type in "volunteer"
Greenpeace USA
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/
Click on "get active"
Guide Dog Foundation
http://www.guidedog.org/Voluntr/voluntr.htm
Click on the “volunteer programs”
Helen Keller Services for the Blind
http://www.helenkeller.org/
Click on "site map" and then click on "how to become a volunteer"
IRS Tax Volunteers
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/IRS-Tax-Volunteers
Jewish National Fund
http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Donation_Opportunities
Click on "volunteer"
Make-A-Wish Foundation
http://www.wish.org/
Click on "volunteer"
Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org/
Go to "ways to help" and click on "volunteer"
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/
Volunteer in our parks
NAACP
http://www.naacp.org/work/membership/volunteer.shtml
Click on "volunteer opportunities"
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
http://www.nrdc.org/siteMap/
Protect our natural resources
Lung Cancer Alliance
http://lungcanceralliance.org
Description: The Lung Cancer Alliance provides resources to lung cancer patients and their families.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
Go to "how to help" and click on "volunteer”
MesotheliomaHelp, is one of the web’s primary resources for information on malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
Quit Smoking
https://quitday.org/
The Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmysouth.org/about.htm
Background and history
Sambhali Trust, India.
www.sambhali-trust.org
Change marginalized females' lives through education and vocational training in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Read about senior volunteers at Sambhali: https://goo.gl/tR7EWa.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
http://www.stjude.org/
To volunteer open http://www.stjude.org/volunteers
Susan G. Komen Foundation
http://ww5.komen.org/
Team4Tech
Technology volunteers to help under-severed communities http://www.team4tech.org/
(650) 395-7076
Tobacco Free Life
Dedicated to the cessation of smoking with many tips and resources https://tobaccofreelife.org/
United Way
http://national.unitedway.org/
"Click on volunteer opportunity
Phone Numbers
AARP Foundation 202-434-2018
American Civil Liberties Foundation 212-549-2500
American Foundation for AIDS Research 800-392-6327
American Friends Service Committee 800-638-8299
Alzheimer’s Association 800-272-3900
ALS Association—National Office 888-949-2577
American Association of the Deaf-Blind 301-495-4403
American Brain Tumor Association 800-886-2282
American Cancer Society 800-227-2345
American Diabetes Association 800-342-2383
American Foundation for the Blind 800-232-5463
American Heart Association 800-242-8721
American Jewish Committee 212-751-4000
American Kidney Fund 215 241-7000
American Liver Foundation 800-465-4837
American Lung Association 212-315-8700
American Macular Degeneration Foundation 888-622-8527
American Red Cross 202-303-4498
Animal Rescue Foundation 925-256-1273
Anti-Defamation League 212-885-7700
Arthritis Foundation 800-238-7800
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 212-876-7700
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America 215-567-7000
Boys & Girls Clubs of America 404-487-5700
Cancer Fund of America 800-578-5284
Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation 800-227-2732
CARE USA 800-422-7385
Catholic Relief Services 410-625-2220
Children’s Defense Fund 202-628-8787
City of Hope 800-826-4673
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America 800-932-2423
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 800-344-4823
Disabled American Veterans 859-441-7300
Doctors Without Borders, USA 888-392-0392
Easter Seals 312-726-6200
Epilepsy Foundation 800-470-1655
Feed the Children 800-627-4556
Global Fund for Women 415-202-7640
Greenpeace 202-462-1177
Humane Society of the US 202-452-1100
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 800-533-2873
Lance Armstrong Foundation 512-236-8820
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 800-955-4572
Lupus Foundation of America—N.O. 301-670-9292
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 800-438-6233
March of Dimes Against Birth Defects 888-663-4637
Medic Alert Foundation U.S. 800-ID-ALERT
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 800-225-6495
Muscular Dystrophy Association 800-572-1717
NAACP 877-622-2798
National Alliance to End Homelessness 202-638-1526
National Audubon Society 212-979-3000
National Mental Health Association 800-969-6642
National Police Defense Foundation 888-723-3267
Oprah’s Angel Network 312-633-1000
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 800-457-6676
Ronald McDonald House Charities 630-623-7048
Salk Institute for Biological Studies 858-453-4100
Salvation Army 703-684-5500
Save The Children Federation 800-243-5075
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 800-877-5833
United Cerebral Palsy Associations 800-872-5827
United Jewish Communities 212-284-6500
United Way of America 800-892-2757
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 816-756-3390
Volunteer Match 415-241-6868
Volunteers of America 800-899-0089
Wilderness Society 800-843-9453
World Society for the Protection of Animals 508-879-8350
World Wildlife Fund 202-293-4800
American Civil Liberties Foundation 212-549-2500
American Foundation for AIDS Research 800-392-6327
American Friends Service Committee 800-638-8299
Alzheimer’s Association 800-272-3900
ALS Association—National Office 888-949-2577
American Association of the Deaf-Blind 301-495-4403
American Brain Tumor Association 800-886-2282
American Cancer Society 800-227-2345
American Diabetes Association 800-342-2383
American Foundation for the Blind 800-232-5463
American Heart Association 800-242-8721
American Jewish Committee 212-751-4000
American Kidney Fund 215 241-7000
American Liver Foundation 800-465-4837
American Lung Association 212-315-8700
American Macular Degeneration Foundation 888-622-8527
American Red Cross 202-303-4498
Animal Rescue Foundation 925-256-1273
Anti-Defamation League 212-885-7700
Arthritis Foundation 800-238-7800
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 212-876-7700
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America 215-567-7000
Boys & Girls Clubs of America 404-487-5700
Cancer Fund of America 800-578-5284
Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation 800-227-2732
CARE USA 800-422-7385
Catholic Relief Services 410-625-2220
Children’s Defense Fund 202-628-8787
City of Hope 800-826-4673
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America 800-932-2423
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 800-344-4823
Disabled American Veterans 859-441-7300
Doctors Without Borders, USA 888-392-0392
Easter Seals 312-726-6200
Epilepsy Foundation 800-470-1655
Feed the Children 800-627-4556
Global Fund for Women 415-202-7640
Greenpeace 202-462-1177
Humane Society of the US 202-452-1100
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 800-533-2873
Lance Armstrong Foundation 512-236-8820
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 800-955-4572
Lupus Foundation of America—N.O. 301-670-9292
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 800-438-6233
March of Dimes Against Birth Defects 888-663-4637
Medic Alert Foundation U.S. 800-ID-ALERT
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 800-225-6495
Muscular Dystrophy Association 800-572-1717
NAACP 877-622-2798
National Alliance to End Homelessness 202-638-1526
National Audubon Society 212-979-3000
National Mental Health Association 800-969-6642
National Police Defense Foundation 888-723-3267
Oprah’s Angel Network 312-633-1000
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 800-457-6676
Ronald McDonald House Charities 630-623-7048
Salk Institute for Biological Studies 858-453-4100
Salvation Army 703-684-5500
Save The Children Federation 800-243-5075
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 800-877-5833
United Cerebral Palsy Associations 800-872-5827
United Jewish Communities 212-284-6500
United Way of America 800-892-2757
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 816-756-3390
Volunteer Match 415-241-6868
Volunteers of America 800-899-0089
Wilderness Society 800-843-9453
World Society for the Protection of Animals 508-879-8350
World Wildlife Fund 202-293-4800