Sign up with Habitat for Humanity to help build houses for low-income families. No experience? No problem! The on-site coordinators will walk you through each task. [more...]

Sometimes the world's problems start to seem overwhelming. With so many things wrong, how could one person begin to help? Happily, you can visit the San Francisco Volunteer Center to [more...]

The San Francisco Library needs volunteers for their adult literacy program, Project Read. As a volunteer, you'd provide one-on-one tutoring for English-speaking adults. This is a great program that could use some help. So what are you [more...]

If you live in Sonoma County, or if you just love horses, you should check out CHANGE. The name stands for Coins to Help Abandoned and NeGlected Equines, [more...]

Girl Army offers self defense classes in Oakland. Fees are on a sliding scale; students pay what they feel they can afford, and no one is turned away for lack of [more...]

Glide Memorial Church is more than just a spiritual center. The work Glide does for the community is concrete and vital. They offer more than fifty programs, everything [more...]

It's hard to do good in the world. Good-doing is not always rewarded. All you want is a pat on the head and a cookie, but sometimes you don't even get that much.

If you find yourself thinking this, visit Blood Centers of the Pacific. He [more...]

The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization nestled in the Presidio that is dedicated to archiving the internet. Why would anyone do such a thing? In the words of the [more...]

Volunteer for the Animal Rescue Foundation, ARF, in Walnut Creek. ARF rescues pets and vets their new owners before handing them over; they also have a no-kill policy for all their animal tenants.