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Promotes voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership.

Empowers youth and caregivers with Long-Term Mentoring Program to achieve personal success, our Long-Term Mentoring Program matches them with trained volunteer mentors. These mentors spend quality time with their mentees, helping them build confidence, learn new skills, and discover new passions. The program requires a 12-month commitment, with an option to renew. With Short-Term Mentoring Program provides weekly phone calls to seniors who miss community connections but cannot leave their homes, our Short-Term Mentoring Program offers essential social support. This helps alleviate loneliness and improve overall well-being, with matches renewed monthly based on participants' needs and volunteers' availability.

Participating in the Citizen Corps Program, CERT-Community Emergency Response Team organizes volunteer services for crime, natural disasters, and terrorism. CERT members play a crucial role by offering vital support to first responders during emergencies, aiding victims, coordinating spontaneous volunteers, and gathering disaster intelligence. Training typically spans 18 hours, conducted in 2-4 hour modules over weeks or months, covering areas such as basic First Aid, Family Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Fire Suppression, Medical Operations, CERT operations, Disaster Mental Health, Basic emergency Management, and Disaster Simulation-Skills review.

Provide crisis intervention, domestic violence awareness, food pantry aid, legal and immigration help, workshops, career and notary services, therapy referrals, and emergency housing through WAFAA's Community Involvement program, fostering connections, reducing isolation, and empowering families

Allows seniors to be included in volunteer opportunities with the community. Seniors have the freedom to choose what non-profit, faith-based organizations, government agencies, health centers, schools and senior centers. They are able to volunteer whenever they choose.

Pairs specially trained volunteers with at-risk third and fourth grade children in the classroom in the fight against childhood obesity. By encouraging physical activity and modeling healthy eating, the program helps children adopt healthy behaviors.

Operates a clearinghouse for volunteer services in Burlington County. Recruits and places volunteers by matching their interests and skills with the needs of the public and private agencies and community organizations.

Recruits and trains seniors for volunteer opportunities, including foster grandparents, senior companions, and retired and senior volunteer program.

Provides volunteer opportunities available off-site, as well as at the Center City Philadelphia headquarters. The agency provide training wherever it is required. Over 120 people actively assist in areas such as braille production, individual tutoring, and counseling. Personal services like mail and book reading, check writing, and shopping assistance can also be handled by volunteers.

Empowering both youth and adults to enhance their knowledge, skills, and quality of life, and address challenges in food, nutrition, health, wellness, safety, agriculture, and environmental management through science-based insights and university research. Available programs encompass 4-H Youth Development (grades K-13), Master Gardener training and certification, and volunteer initiatives, alongside family and community wellness programs.

Fundraises for the community and social services through campaigns in the workplace, and special event activities. Coordinates with local state and federal governments in joint funding ventures. Directs funds to agencies that provide services to residents in the community who are in need.

Offers resources to obtain volunteer opportunities. Promotes and encourages individuals and families to help non-profit organizations in the community.

Provides educational and employment services for income-eligible participants seeking to achieve personal, educational, and professional self-sufficiency goals. Access services such as Adult Basic Education, ESL, Adult Literacy, Computer Literacy, Financial Education courses, Career & Skills Assessments, Job Training, Job Placement & Referral, and Professional Development Workshops & Activities.

Recruits volunteers for the Sexual Abuse and Assault Program at Saint Francis Counseling Service to work on the 24-hour hotline and provide support to rape survivors at area hospitals. Individuals with relevant work or life experience, particularly bilingual (Spanish), are encouraged to apply. Training workshops, leading to certification as Confidential Sexual Violence Advocates (CSVA), are held periodically. Volunteers commit to three flexible 12-hour shifts per month upon completion of the training.

Operates as a civilian volunteer component of the US Coast Guard. Teaches boating safety classes. Performs boating safety checks. Patrols the waters and coastline on sea, in the air, and on land.

Offers individuals with developmental disabilities a range of tailored supports and services, including fee-for-service options, individual advocacy, IEP support, person-centered planning sessions, service planning, social work services, transition planning for high school graduates, a three-year college experience, an Independent Living Program for those living independently, and the DDD Supports Program featuring community-based supports, inclusion, prevocational services, and volunteering opportunities.

Arranges volunteer opportunities for interested individuals, school, corporate and civic groups, etc. Volunteers are matched with non-profit community organizations who can benefit from the volunteer's interests, skills and talents.

Seeks individuals and students that are looking to give back to the community and/or who need to fulfill community service hours. The Volunteers are the backbone of the organization.

Provides a volunteer program for people, age 55 and over, where participants can choose how and where to volunteer in the community. Volunteers can also determine a time commitment that suits their lifestyle.Volunteer-Based Programs

Aids community needs through recruiting and placing volunteers, ages 55 and over, who are pursuing meaningful activity, in non-profit organizations, public agencies, and proprietary health-care organizations. The program also contains some information and referral elements.

Works with community partners and volunteers to provide manpower and support to aid in more efficient work. Provides an opportunity to engage and connect with veterans and community members while generating community impact in a tangible way.

Recruits people of all ages who would like to volunteer their time and talents to assist various county departments and/or programs, and will assist anyone interested in volunteering in general. Volunteer programs includes handyman program, tax assistance program, tutoring program (K-12), and State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).

Recruits' youth, school-aged youth, for volunteering in supervised community service projects. Members come together from throughout the county to volunteer community service projects. Summer intensive programs place volunteers at non-profit organizations over two 4-week sessions. Weekend projects take place throughout the year. Transportation is provided to and from volunteer sites.

Provides advocacy, community service information, education programs, recreation programs, and volunteer opportunities to senior citizens.

Matches individuals who wish to volunteer their time and talents with organizations in need of assistance.