Looking for a way to serve your community? Check out these resources for places to serve both nearby and afar. Have you worked with a great organization before that we don't know about? Let us know!
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/teams.htm
What is it: Directory of service work opportunities for those who have been touched by natural disaster.
What it provides: A map and directory of various places that face need as a result of natural disasters. It has a page full of ministries and contact information in order to connect people with organizations that need volunteers and people willing to serve.
Ecumenical Campus Ministry Team: Service Opportunities
http://www.higheredmin.org/service.htm
What is it: Directory of various service opportunities through a variety of denominations.
What it provides: A thorough directory and list of ministries, church organizations, service opportunities, and internships.
Peacework: Get Involved
http://www.peacework.org/index.php?pr=involved
What is it: A global partnership for integrated development.
What it provides: Short term and long term service opportunities in countries like Belize, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Honduras, India, Nepal, Russia, and Vietnam.
Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection (DOOR)
http://www.doornetwork.org/
What is it: Faith based urban outreach in cities across the USA.
What it provides: Urban service-learning programs that expose, educate, challenge, and motivate participants to respond to the issues and concerns facing an increasingly urban world. Programs are lead in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Hollywood, Miami, and San Antonio.
The Pilgrimage
http://www.thepilgrimage.org/
What is it: A ministry program located in Washington D.C., dedicated to serving the poor.
What it provides: Service learning programs for those called to explore the connection between urban poverty and the Christian faith.
National Volunteers Office
http://www.pcusa.org/nvo/
What is it: Presbyterian group that helps connect people with ministries.
What it provides: Ideas that help assist you in finding the right organization to work with. Create a profile and get connected with ministries across the country.
Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/getinv/volunteer_programs.aspx
What is it: A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry.
What it provides: Opportunities to serve families and communities by building houses. The organization hopes to eliminate homelessness in both the United States and abroad.
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
https://www.cnvs.org/volunteers/index.php
What is it: Non-profit membership organization of domestic and international volunteer programs.
What it provides: Volunteer and mission programs that promote national and international service opportunities for people of all backgrounds, ages and skills. It also provides training, resources, networking opportunities, and national advocacy for volunteers.
Witness for Peace
http://witnessforpeace.org/index.php
What is it: An organization committed to nonviolence, led by faith and conscience.
What it provides: An opportunity to serve in places like Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, and Bolivia as a supporter of peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas. Work towards changing U.S. policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean. If you wish to serve your local area, join WFP’s grassroots movement to connect citizens who are concerned about the impacts of US Policy on the world.
Center for Student Missions (CSM)
http://www.csm.org/
What is it: A nationwide faith-based program that aims at bringing awareness to urban poverty.
What it provides: Service opportunities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia. Through working with different ministries, you will have the opportunity to touch the lives of the urban poor and learn what it is like to live a life of simplicity. |