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.
Read more about our volunteer opportunities in DC and surrounding counties in Virginia and Maryland, below.
Sign Up For Virtual Volunteer Opportunities in
DC & Surrounding Regions
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. 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.
DC AND SURROUNDING AREAS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness can make all the difference. Taking a moment to show local students, seniors, frontline workers and veterans that the community cares can put a bright spot in their day. Take a moment to show your support by writing a note of encouragement!
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. Please click here for essential needs kit-packing volunteer opportunities.
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 on Aug. 2, 2023. Sign up here.
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. Sign up here for PCC volunteer opportunities.
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.
Note: These volunteer opportunities are primarily offered to corporate groups. Please reach out to volunteer@uwnca.org.
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.
