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Service and Volunteer  Career Information

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Freedom Corps | Who We Are

National organization helping Americans serve their country in extraordinary and countless ways. Links to other sites under this government agency.

National Service Resource Center Other Sites

Links to other national organizations that coordinate or ask for volunteers or provide service opportunities.

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps - Basic Information

Put your idealism to work through AmeriCorps. Make a community safer. Help a kid get a real education. Protect the environment. Whatever your interest, there's an AmeriCorps program that needs your courage, your skills, and your dedication.

AmeriCorps State and National

AmeriCorps members are sponsored by national, state, and local nonprofit organizations. In order to meet the specific needs of the communities they serve, local AmeriCorps sponsors recruit and train AmeriCorps members themselves.

AmeriCorps - Application Instructions

Explains three different ways to receive an AmeriCorps application and apply to the program(s) of your choice.

Join AmeriCorps - Quick Search Form

To perform a quick search: Select a Service Area and/or a State. Then you may select Work Schedule, Program Type, or search on Keywords.

California Projects: AmeriCorps

Lists only those Americorps projects available in California.

Other Government Sponsored Service Opportunities

California Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism

Various volunteer opportunities listed with the California Governor's Office are listed and described here.

U.S. Peace Corps

Mostly for college graduates, Peace Corps is a way to serve people in need in many countries around the world. Offers paid positions!

Peace Corps | Benefits | Professional and Career Benefits

The benefits of Peace Corps service are listed here, including the training you will receive.

 

Organizations Where You Can Find Service Career Opportunities

The American Red Cross 

Offers paid and non-paid internship positions for high school students [and] the opportunity to gain career-related work experience [and] allow students to explore their career options while developing their personal and professional skills  "on-the-job."

Break Away: the Alternative Break Connection®

Their "Mission is to train, assist and connect campuses and communities in promoting alternative break programs of this caliber."

Break Away: National/International Service Organizations

List's various organizations that seek volunteers.

DoSomething.org

"Do Something is an organization that helps you get involved in your community. As part of Do Something at your school, you and your friends identify the issues YOU care about and create community projects to turn your ideas." into action.

Habitat for Humanity 

In partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service, Habitat provides hundreds of service opportunities for persons of diverse ages and backgrounds (including paid positions). 

Idealist.org - the place to help yourself and others

Lists over 26,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission. I

Points of Light Foundation and the Volunteer Center National Network

Lists information nationally about a wide variety of volunteer opportunities in a variety of organizations.

SERVEnet - Welcome

"Through SERVEnet, users can enter their zip code, city, state, skills, interests, and availability and be matched with organizations needing help. SERVEnet is also a place to search for calendar events, job openings, service news, recommended books, and best practices."

VolunteerMatch

Various volunteer opportunities, showing both paid and non-paid positions, are listed and described here.

Volunteer Opportunities (AFSC)

Various faith-based volunteer opportunities, showing both paid and non-paid positions, are listed and described here.

YMCA Career Pathways 

"Many YMCA employees start their careers as member-service coordinators, swim instructors, lifeguards, health and fitness trainers, child care and camp counselors, community outreach directors, and sports directors." 

Youth Conservation Corps Program (USFS)

Offers "summer employment program for young men and women age 15 through 18, from all segments of society, who work, learn, and earn together by doing projects on public land." See also Job Corps on the same page, which has jobs for young adults between the ages of 16 and 25.