Volunteer in New Orleans, LA
Tell me when shifts open up in New Orleans
One email, when a local nonprofit posts something. Nothing else.
Nonprofits based in New Orleans
16 registered nonprofits headquartered in New Orleans, from public IRS records. 16 of them have a volunteer page on their own site, linked below. They don’t list volunteer shifts here yet — contact them through their own sites.
Operates ten nature museums and parks in New Orleans, among them the Zoo, Aquarium and Insectarium
Advocacy, education and community rides making bicycling safer across Greater New Orleans
Crisis shelter and services for over 900 young people a year, open around the clock
Year-round early childhood education for infants through five-year-olds, using a research-driven learning model
Funds and maintains improvements across City Park, supporting its gardens, recreation and education since 1979
Installs rain barrels and gardens at residents' homes, done by volunteer teams
Play-based learning across 8.5 acres of indoor and outdoor exhibits in City Park, for children and families
The state's oldest animal welfare organization — adoption, rescue, fostering and vet services
Builds and repairs homes across the New Orleans area with volunteer crews
Shelter, meals and long-term recovery programmes in central New Orleans
Affordable medical and social services for New Orleans musicians and performers, running since 1998
Shelter and daily meals for people experiencing homelessness, running since 1955
Free critical home repairs and accessibility upgrades helping Orleans Parish homeowners stay safely in their homes
South Louisiana's largest food bank, with warehouse, kitchen and disaster-response volunteering
Youth leadership, civic engagement and climate and reproductive justice organizing with AAPI communities
Education, mentoring and employment programmes for young people across greater New Orleans
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