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National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is an American nonprofit organization whose Stand Down program has become recognized as the most valuable outreach tool to help homeless veterans in the nation today. Volunteers are needed at the two to three-day events that give homeless veterans a secure, community-like retreat to receive healthcare and personal hygiene services, food, clothing, housing, and

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages Americans in service through its AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Social Innovation Fund, and Volunteer Generation Fund programs. AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA members are involved through Community Health Corps, a CNCS program that places workers in health centers around the nation to improve access

Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization that serves children, youth, and families, the formerly incarcerated, homeless people, older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans and focuses on assistance with basic needs, behavioral health, community outreach and development, correctional re-entry services, housing, mental health, senior living and care, and substance abuse. With 33 offices

Children of the Night is dedicated to rescuing America’s children from the ravages of prostitution. Volunteers may provide their professional services to the Children of the Night shelter home in Van Nuys, California. Additionally, the Children of the Night Without Walls program connects volunteer lawyers, physicians, psychiatrists and other professionals nationwide to provide specialized services sometimes required

Interested in volunteering at a local free or charitable clinic? You can search for a clinic near you on the find a clinic page to contact a local clinic directly about volunteer opportunities in your area. Also, the nonprofit National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics holds one day events called C.A.R.E. Clinics, where uninsured patients receive free medical

Southeast Georgia Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system with multiple locations and services. Coastal Medical Access Project clinics provide health care services, including dental and vision, to uninsured and underinsured adults in Georgia’s Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. Clinical volunteer roles at the clinic include physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse, certified diabetes educator, registered dietitian,

America’s Dentists Care Foundation is a nonprofit organization that facilitates the delivery of charitable oral health care to the underserved. Volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, xray techs, and other dental professionals can serve at America’s Dentists Care Foundation Missions of Mercy events in their state.

Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) is a national network of state-based registries that allows health professionals the opportunity to get their licenses and credentials verified before a disaster happens. The time and expertise of volunteer health professionals is invaluable during a disaster or public health emergency. By registering with ESAR-VHP,

Mercy Care is a nonprofit organization that honors the healing mission of the Sisters of Mercy by providing excellent health care to the poor and marginalized in Atlanta, Georgia. There are volunteer opportunities for licensed medical providers; the street medicine programs need volunteer primary care and psychiatric professionals to offer health care to the unsheltered homeless.

Volunteers in Medicine is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a network of sustainable, free primary healthcare clinics for the uninsured in local communities in the United States. Retired and practicing physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dentists, and other medical professionals are the primary providers of care at Volunteers in Medicine clinics. If you are

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. If you are a physician or other healthcare professional, there are a number of ways you can volunteer in the United States. Please see http://www.pcrm.org/about/volunteer/how-can-i-volunteer for more information regarding volunteering.

Special Olympics is a nonprofit organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

HOPE worldwide is a non-profit, faith-based volunteer program focusing on leadership training and community service throughout the world. It brings people from all different backgrounds together to work across the globe serving the world’s poor.