VOLUNTEER IN DC AND SURROUNDING AREAS
There is goodness in everyone. When it activates and truly comes alive, great things can happen.
The best way we know to bring it out is to volunteer. Whether it’s for an hour, a day, once a week or once a month, you can create a tremendous impact on another person’s life.
DC Volunteering Opportunities Available Now
Below, you will find available volunteer opportunities around the DC area and surrounding regions that are organized by United Way NCA. We offer ways to get involved by creating notecards, packing kits for those in need, and assisting with our economic opportunity programs like our tax assistance DC and more. Whether you have volunteered with United Way NCA in the past, are a new volunteer or are interested in corporate volunteer opportunities, please navigate to the volunteer program of interest to sign up.
CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN DC & SURROUNDING AREAS
Essential Needs
For many in our community, especially members of the ALICE population, meeting basic needs on a low income is not possible. You can make a difference by supporting community members in need! From healthy meals and snacks to hygiene kits and cold-weather kits, United Way NCA volunteer opportunities provide basic needs and more to those who need it most.
Stuff the Bus
United Way NCA’s Stuff the Bus campaign provides backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies to middle school students attending our six Community Schools in DC and surrounding counties in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Join us for our in-person volunteer event to stuff backpacks full of school supplies.
Project Community Connect
Project Community Connect (PCC) is a United Way NCA signature event focused on providing essential services to those at risk of or experiencing homelessness and the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population. PCC is held annually in October, usually with multiple events to serve a few different communities throughout the DMV.
Coaching & Mentoring
Use your expertise for good! Whether you are a business owner or a professional high up in their career, you can help community members advance their own careers through volunteer opportunities like resume writing and mentoring. With the support of community members like you, we can advance the economic opportunity of the National Capital Area.
Tee Up For Equity
Tee Up For Equity is a United Way NCA signature event featuring an afternoon of golf, raffles and more. The money raised at this event supports United Way NCA’s programs and services benefitting the health, education and economic opportunity of Loudoun County community members. This event typically occurs in fall. Our next event will be held September 13, 2024.
Corporate Volunteer Opportunities in DC, Maryland and Virginia
For employers, organizing a group corporate volunteer opportunity can be a rewarding and empowering experience for everyone involved. Corporate volunteering can improve employee morale and strengthen your business’s relationship with the surrounding community.
United Way NCA offers various corporate volunteer opportunities for groups in Washington, DC and surrounding regions in Maryland and Northern Virginia. If you are a company that wishes to plan a corporate volunteer event with a nonprofit organization in the Washington, DC region, please fill out the Corporate Volunteer Request Form linked below and our team will get in touch with you.
We also offer Workplace Campaigns that allow businesses in Washington, DC and surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia to channel time and effort into contributions for specific causes and charitable organizations.
