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A Southern Oregon nonprofit trains service dogs specifically for children and young adults with disabilities, but they need more volunteers to raise puppies. Canine Angels has graduated 120 service dogs and relies on volunteer families to care for puppies during their critical first year.
A New York hospice volunteer has dedicated three decades to helping the organization thrive, while two others were named Volunteers of the Year. Hospice of Orleans celebrated their volunteers during National Volunteer Week with heartfelt recognition.
Military families at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico gathered to celebrate volunteers who've strengthened their community for over six decades. While hundreds of service members remain deployed overseas, these dedicated volunteers ensure families have support at home.
Park City's third annual 9/11 Day of Service has expanded to 44 community projects, up from 35 last year, with nearly 1,200 volunteers expected to turn tragedy's anniversary into neighborhood connection. From fence building to letter writing, this Utah mountain town is proving that service brings people together.
Kayla Viramontes runs concession stands, leads youth programs, and chairs a beloved teddy bear parade. The Gresham volunteer was named 2024 Volunteer of the Year after a decade of hands-on community service.
Volunteers in Scottsdale gave back in a big way during 2025, contributing service valued at millions of dollars to their community. Their dedication helped keep essential city programs running while strengthening neighborhood connections.
Volunteers transformed Humboldt Park School with 28 vibrant murals, new benches, and lockers during City Year Milwaukee's Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Families worked side by side to create lasting messages of belonging for students.
Hundreds of volunteers across Sarasota spent a week transforming their city through 20 different service projects. The fifth annual "Fall For Sarasota" initiative brought business leaders and nonprofits together to tackle everything from park beautification to feeding families in need.
More than 150 volunteers from six churches transformed Sequim, Washington, painting, landscaping, and power washing community spaces during the annual Beautiful Day service event. The grassroots movement proves neighbors helping neighbors can create lasting change.
Park City's third annual Day of Service brings together 1,200 volunteers and 39 nonprofits this Saturday to honor 9/11 through community action. The event transforms remembrance into real help for local organizations, from animal shelters to youth suicide prevention groups.
Hundreds of Alabama Power volunteers worked across the state on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, serving breakfast to hundreds, beautifying historic districts, and filling backpacks for families in need. The effort shows how one company's culture of service can strengthen entire communities.
Hundreds of volunteers across Chicago honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by collecting winter coats for kids in need. The annual MLK Day of Service brought communities together to warm children during one of the coldest times of the year.
A new platform in Alabama is making it easier than ever for volunteers and nonprofits to find each other. The Volunteer Switchboard connects willing helpers with organizations that need them, all through one simple signup.
Over 1,100 volunteers spread across Park City, Utah, transforming 44 community projects in a single Saturday, turning the anniversary of 9/11 into a celebration of service. The third annual event drew hockey teams, college students, and out-of-town visitors who chose helping over everything else.
The American Red Cross is celebrating the 4,000+ Alabama volunteers who make up 90% of its workforce while recruiting helpers for roles from disaster response to blood drives. National Volunteer Week runs April 19-25. #
A small group of 15 women who met in a hospital waiting room in 1966 launched a volunteer program that has now served patients and families for six decades. The SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary in Mount Vernon, Illinois, was honored with a city proclamation and anniversary luncheon celebrating their legacy of compassion.
Over 900 volunteers tackled 40 community projects across Denver this weekend, sanding playgrounds, organizing toys, and breathing new life into community spaces. What started as a 9/11 remembrance event 16 years ago has grown into one of the city's biggest volunteer mobilizations.
At a Sherwood sanctuary caring for 140 unadoptable cats, volunteers are discovering that giving their time might be helping them even more than the animals. One volunteer says the work brought stability and purpose exactly when she needed it most.
Sacramento County is honoring National Volunteer Week by recognizing the thousands of volunteers who strengthen communities through animal care, family support, emergency services, and more. Whether you have a few hours or want a long-term commitment, opportunities are waiting.
Amazon employees volunteered over 500,000 times across 55 countries in 2025, fighting hunger, teaching students, and helping disaster victims. From cleaning polluted lakes in India to delivering groceries to 2,000 families monthly in Washington, they're turning corporate volunteering into real community impact.
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