Volunteer in Boston, MA
Tell me when shifts open up in Boston
One email, when a local nonprofit posts something. Nothing else.
Nonprofits based in Boston
15 registered nonprofits headquartered in Boston, from public IRS records. 15 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.
Paid art and design apprenticeships for Boston teens at the South Boston EpiCenter
Free job training, English classes and career services for low-income Bostonians since 1967
Child care, adult education, family services and arts programmes in Chinatown
Free public programmes and stewardship across Boston Harbor, its islands and waterfront
Medical, dental and respite care delivered to people experiencing homelessness across Boston
Places academic mentors in Boston Public Schools classrooms, one hour a week
Shelter, health care and education pathways for homeless and at-risk youth aged 14–24
Boston's largest domestic violence shelter provider, running the statewide SafeLink hotline
Soup kitchen, food pantry and urban agriculture in the South End, built on volunteer shifts
New England's largest homeless services provider — shelter, outreach and housing since 1969
The country's first women's shelter — meals, advocacy and support in the South End
Literacy, mentoring and tennis programmes with Boston Public Schools students
New England's largest food bank, serving 190 cities and towns, with warehouse volunteer shifts
Shelter, housing and addiction recovery services for people in crisis across Boston
Daytime shelter serving meals and advocacy for women facing homelessness and poverty
Run a nonprofit in Boston? List your shifts here so neighbours searching for somewhere to help can find you.