Volunteering: Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer in hospital gift shop, information desk, surgery and intensive care waiting rooms; radiation oncology, medical oncology, emergency room, same day surgery waiting room and patient family services. Flexible times.

Are you looking to give back to your community? BREC needs volunteers to fulfill our mission of providing parks and recreational opportunities for all of the residents of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Helps abandoned and homeless animals find new, permanent homes. Provides pet therapy visits to nursing homes and other institutions. Provides educational presentations regarding responsible pet ownership and spaying and neutering.

CASA volunteers are trained to give special representation to abused children so they will not fall through the cracks of the juvenile justice and child protection systems.

RSVP places people fifty-five and over as volunteers in non-profit organizations having the greatest community impact and most in need of volunteer help. RSVP priority areas include Education and Youth Development, Healthy Futures, and Economic Opportunity (through literacy). RSVP provides any training needed and volunteer support.

Capital City Alliance is a community organization dedicated to engaging, promoting, and advocating for the LGBT community in greater Baton Rouge.

Help abused, abandoned, or neglected, cats and kittens find forever homes. Provide socialization, cleaning, feeding and adoptions at our shelter and offsite adoption areas. Become a foster parent. Volunteer by helping to rehabilitate our special need felines by giving those needed medications or socialization from your home. Foster healthy cats and kittens while waiting for space to become available at our shelter. Participate in special events.

Volunteers involved in making "dreams come true" for children with life-threatening illnesses. Different committees carry out visiting the child and making financial arrangements.

Work as volunteers on a one-on-one basis with exceptional/special needs children, birth to twenty-one. Grandparents serve five hours a day, four days a week and receive a small stipend, meals and transportation. Other volunteer opportunities available.

Volunteer to tutor. Help in the office. There are lots of opportunities to help out and get involved.

Volunteers build homes for low-income families who meet income guidelines.

Volunteers recruited to provide set-up, service and clean-up for "Thanksgiving Together" dinner. Sponsors two other events for children, "Christmas for Kids" and "Easter for Kids," held at elementary schools.

Provides the community an opportunity to encounter people of other nations through monthly intercultural exchanges with international students representing more than 100 countries. Has monthly Host Program (families serve as hosts to these LSU students).

Volunteer opportunities for events.

Old State Capitol Docents/Volunteers Needed!!! Docents learn about the colorful people and stories of the Old State Capitol as well as its architecture and place in Louisiana's political history. They engage visitors and inform them about the exhibits and events held there.
Contact Caroline Kennedy: ckennedy@sos.louisiana.gov or call 225-342-0500

Authentically costumed docents conduct tours of the restored plantation home. Site includes main house, kitchen & crop gardens, pigeonnier, overseer's house and slave cabin.

There are many volunteer opportunities at OLOL. You can choose how and when you would like to volunteer. Opportunities range from front desk receptionist to direct interaction with patients on the units.

Trained volunteer survivors call or visit (home or hospital) patients who have just had a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Resource for finding volunteer opportunities from the federal government.

Volunteer or become an ambassador.

Whether you have 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days, you can find ideas for making a positive impact in your community

Site includes volunteer matching and an interactive map of opportunities.

Searchable by city

Volunteer opportunities include reading tutor, answering the phone, buddy program, gardening, maintenance, special events.

VoA offers many opportunities for committed volunteers. Check our Community Information Database for a complete list of programs.

Volunteer opportunities include information desk, flower & mail delivery, patient discharge, answering phones, gift shop, gift wrapping, and greeter at outpatient registration. Other opportunities are also available.