Volunteer Opportunities
Hundreds of Possibilities
RSVP has partnered with more than 100 nonprofits and agencies to offer over 1600 different volunteer opportunities. Anyone 55 and over can become a member of RSVP. Our staff works around your schedule to find a volunteer opportunity that fits your interests. View Current Opportunities.
Lots of Choices
RSVP members work in a variety of community assignments: tutoring children, promoting adult literacy, helping with food distribution to those in need, providing health education, serving as museum docents, providing vital administrative support--and much more! The opportunities are endless. Tell us what YOU enjoy doing as a volunteer, and we'll find you the best assignment.
Watching Your Clock
Opportunities for RSVP members to give of their time, talent and passion run the gamut from episodic (one- or two-time events) to regularly scheduled opportunities. Our staff is committed to matching prospective RSVP members with the most appropriate partner, taking into account an individual’s interests, location and availability.
Immediate Openings
Of the hundreds of compelling volunteer options available through RSVP San Francisco & Alameda Counties, we’ve listed samples below. We will update this list every other month. Contact the RSVP offices, if you would like to learn more. If you are aware of a non-profit or civic organization that needs volunteers, please let us know.
Volunteer Opportunities in San Francisco
For questions or for more information, call Barbara Marré at 415-474-RSVP (7787), ext. 12 or email bmarre@ncphs.org.
- National Parks Conservancy
Outdoors or indoors, you can make a difference. Be part of the volunteer team at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Presidio National Park (and wear one of those great hats) helping with the native plant nursery or be part of the Green Team at Ft. Funston.
- Salvation Army Outer Mission Adult Rehabilitation Center
Seeking volunteers with backgrounds in cosmetology to teach classes in grooming and makeup. There are other volunteer opportunities available to work with men and women in recovery. Classes in life skills (personal financial management, nutrition, etc.) are a significant component of the program and volunteers are needed to teach these classes.
- Urban Sprouts
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Help some San Francisco school children get their school garden started and be part of their growth process as well. Your support will be long remembered. School gardens are in Alamo Square and Visitation Valley.
- California Academy of Sciences
Get ready for the “new” Academy opening in Golden Gate Park next year by training to be an Academy Guide. As an Academy Guide you will choose from diverse topics on which to focus, including, the state-of-the-art building, the specimen carts and live animals. Volunteers will shine at the new Academy by creating an unforgettable learning experience for the visitor.
Volunteer Opportunities in Alameda County
For questions or for more information, call Scott Weinzirl at 510-452-0868 or email sweinzirl@ncphs.org.
- Albany Senior Center
Take a tour of the beautiful Bay Area! The Albany Senior Center needs a volunteer van driver and chaperon for day trips. The volunteer will shuttle groups of seniors to different landmarks, museums, and points of interest throughout the Bay Area and bring them back to the senior center in the afternoon. The center also needs help with its Meals on Wheels program to support homebound senior. You can also volunteer at the reception desk to greet new guests and assist members of the center.
- Alta Bates and Summit Hospital
Alta Bates and Summit Hospitals are looking for compassionate individuals to staff their Family Resource Centers. The new Centers are designed to assist the families of hospital patients throughout the process of critical care for their loved ones. The right volunteer will be responsible for maintaining a beautiful and inviting resource center equipped with family and meeting rooms, kitchen, beds, and all the comforts of home.
- Lifelong Medical Care
So many people in our society suffer with expensive, inadequate health care. Come be a part of a clinic that’s making a real difference in the health care system. Lifelong Medical Care provides health services to low-income residents and is seeking volunteers to work in medical records management and help clinic staff as an administrative assistant. Individuals with a social work or medical background are strongly encouraged to become a part of the team.
If you are aware of a non-profit or civic organization that needs volunteers, please let us know.