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Offers volunteer opportunities for a variety of service needs including transportation to appointments, running errands, small home repairs, prayer, as well as care and concern.

Grows fresh fruits and vegetables that are donated to the community, affiliated pantries, and mutual aid networks. Also provides volunteer opportunities. Offers community farming days monthly for volunteers and serves as educational demonstration on farming for community members.

Offers volunteer opportunities, accepts donations of used/unused eyeglasses, and monetary donations.

Operates a veterans outpatient clinic with services including primary care, audiology, dental care, dermatology, gynecology, podiatry, rehabilitation services, smoking cessation, social work and mental health services. Does not offer emergency services at this location. Has volunteer opportunities available.

Operates a full-service shelter that provides services such as shelter, emergency treatment, investigation and prosecution of cruelty and abuse complaints, pet spaying and neutering, adoption, counseling, education, outreach, and humane care. Volunteer opportunities to work at the facility are available.

Offers a place during extreme cold/heat. Individuals may have access to showers, internet, snacks, and laundry.

Provides an array of public library services. Additional services at this location:

• Local history collection
• Moores Book Group
• Weekly storytime for preschool children on Wednesday morning at 10:30am during the school year
• Lego Club, Knitting Club, Crocheting Club, Wooden Blocks Collection for kids

Offers a financial education program that supports the opportunity for affordable home ownership in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Garfield and East Liberty. Participants are supported through the process of credit building, goal setting, budgeting with potential opportunities to purchase an affordable home. The program also includes education on how to maintain and sustain a property once it has been purchased. Using a predominantly volunteer workforce, Open Hand Ministries also purchases and renovates properties for those low-medium income families who qualify.

Provides a network volunteers to represent the best interests of foster children in their respective communities. Provides an advocate to help amplify their voice and make sure they are safe, secure, and given the opportunity to thrive.

Offers day support and community participation services to provide opportunities for social inclusion and employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provides training for volunteers to be guardians ad litem for children within the child welfare system.

Provides opportunities for volunteer work, socialization, games and activities, health screenngs and information, various forms of exercies, and healthy meals.

Provides a wide range of services to clients, with the interest of keeping them in their own homes and community for as long as possible and/or practical. Offers services that include adult day care, care management, senior centers, home-delivered meals, assessment personal care, and volunteer opportunities.

Recruits, screens, trains, and supervises volunteer advocates who are then appointed by the Juvenile Judge to advocate for the best interests of abused and/or neglected children. Offers services that may include: Advocating for abused and/or neglected children involved in dependency court proceedings; Independently investigating facts of the case for the court; Making recommendations to the court based on case facts and information gathered; Monitors court orders to ensure services are provided to and utilized by the child and family; Attending all meetings and court proceedings.

Serves as a clearinghouse of information on volunteerism in Lancaster County. Provides the following services:

• Administers Get Connected, a web-based volunteer matching application for individuals, nonprofit agencies and corporations
• Administers Corporate Volunteer Network
• Recruits volunteers for non-profit agencies
• Publishes bi-weekly newspaper column advocating volunteerism
• Promotes volunteer recognition
• Publishes directories listing volunteer opportunities
• Provides volunteer management assistance for agencies
• Administers the Student Volunteer Program which recruits and refers students to summer opportunities
• Recruits volunteers for educational entities, e.g. Service Learning, Book Challenge, H.O.S.T.S., etc.
• Serves as link to national organizations addressing volunteerism

Offers volunteer opportunities with roles that include barn work, equine therapy, and more.

Matches the talents, skills, and experiences of a volunteer with volunteer opportunities at area non-profit agencies, schools, government offices, and other organizations. Examples of services completed include building ramps, tutoring, visiting, grocery shopping, computing, knitting, serving, and driving. Volunteers choose to serve daily, weekly, monthly, or at at-need, accommodating their own schedules.

Provides a client choice food pantry to food-insecure individuals, families and their pets. Volunteer opportunities available. Accepts donation, see website.

Sells used construction and building materials at low prices, with a focus on home improvement items such as furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances. Accepts donations and arranges for pick ups. Volunteer opportunities available for individuals and groups.

Providing professional fire and rescue services.

Volunteers provide non-medical, in-home services to seniors on a short term or intermittent basis to complement care provided by family or friends. Services available grocery delivery, and telephone reassurance.

Builds, rehabilitates houses, and sells them. Provides training in home ownership skills. Seeks volunteers for construction, community service, and our ReStore.

For 100 years United Way of Lancaster County has helped make change happen across Lancaster County by providing opportunities for community members to give, advocate, and volunteer. In addition to offering a 2-1-1 information and referral service, a volunteer center, and free tax preparation services for low income workers, United Way fosters collaborations between nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers, schools, faith-based groups, businesses, and government. United Way and its supporters create lasting change in Lancaster County, achieving results that no single organization or sector could accomplish alone.

Offers the following volunteer opportunities: A) Meal Delivery - hot or frozen home delivered meals B) Medicare counseling C) Tax Assistance D) Chore Service E) Senior Centers

Provides several hospice and palliative care services including pain management, assistance with personal care, psycho-social needs, complementary therapies, assistance with activities of daily living, nursing care, bereavement and grief counseling services, and volunteer help.