Youth Volunteer Opportunities

The following nonprofits accept youth volunteers. Please note age requirements, although many will accept younger volunteers with an adult. For details, call the nonprofit directly.

VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads also produces the annual Nonprofit Resource Directory which includes information about nonprofits' missions, programs, volunteer opportunities, locations and more. This directory is organized to help readers easily find nonprofits according to their location and service focus. The directory is available for $25.00 plus :$5.00 shipping and handling. For an order form, contact us at volunteer@volunteerhr.org.

NOTE: Nonprofits with an * by their name require adult supervision. 

Opportunities for volunteers ages 8 and over:

• *Union Mission Ministries
  (757) 427-1500

Opportunities for volunteers ages 10 and over:

• *Chesapeake Arboretum 
  (757) 382-7060 
• *National Multiple Sclerosis Society  
  (757) 490-9627
• *Norfolk Botanical Garden 
  (757) 441-5828  x327

Opportunities for volunteers ages 11 and over:

• *Virginia Conflict Resolution Center  
  (757) 480-2777
• *Virginia Living Museum   
  (757) 595-1900                

Opportunities for volunteers ages 12 and over:

• *Beth Sholom Village 
  (757) 420-2512                
• Cerebral Palsy of Virginia                                                  
  (757) 497-7474                 
• *Eggleston Services                                                          
  (757) 858-8011                
• *Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia 
  (757) 627-6599                
• *Keep Norfolk Beautiful  
  (757) 441-1347                
• *Norfolk Senior Center t/a Primeplus 
  (757) 625-5857                
• *Oakmont Community Development Corporation
  (757) 857-5513                
• *Operation Homefront Hampton Roads, Inc.
  (757) 369-3064                
• *Virginia Aquarium 
  (757) 385-0247                
• Virginia Conflict Resolution Center 
  (757) 480-2777
• *Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
  (757) 393-8031                
• *Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation
  (757) 671-3200  x118     

Opportunities for volunteers ages 13 and over:

• *Academy of Music
  (757) 627-0967                
• Beth Sholom Village 
  (757) 420-2512                
• *EDMARC Hospice for Children
  (757) 967-9251                
• *Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Inc.
  (757) 321-2223     
• Norfolk Public Library
  (757) 664-7323                
• Norfolk Senior Center t/a Primeplus                             
  (757) 625-5857               
• Virginia Beach SPCA
  (757) 427-0070                

Opportunities for volunteers ages 14 and over:

• Chesapeake Community Services Board 
  (757) 819-6299                
• EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Program                         
  (757) 425-8833                
• Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital                          
  (757) 461-5001                
• Norfolk Botanical Gardens                                               
  (757) 441-5828  x327     
• Park Place School                                                              
  (757) 624-3473                
• Virginia Aquarium                                                               
  (757) 385-0247                
• Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation              
  (757) 671-3200  x118     
• YMCA of Portsmouth                                                         
  (757) 483-9622                

Opportunities for volunteers ages 15 and over:

• Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads          
  (757) 640-0595               
• The Hermitage Museum and Gardens                           
  (757) 423-2052                
• M.E. Cox Center for Elder Day Care                                
  (757) 340-1468                
• Virginia Living Museum                                                     
  (757) 595-1900                
• Virginia Sports Hall of Fame                                             
  (757) 393-8031                

Opportunities for volunteers ages 16 and over:

• Academy of Music                                                              
  (757) 627-0967                
• American Red Cross of Southeastern Virginia             
  (757) 446-7700                
• American Red Cross Suffolk Chapter                            
  (757) 539-6645                
• Armed Services YMCA                                                       
  (757) 363-1884                
• Barrett Transitional Home                                                
  (757) 624-6990                
• Cancer Care Foundation                                                  
  (757) 737-2538                
• Chesapeake Care Free Clinic                                          
  (757) 545-7090                
• CHIP/ Healthy Families of Chesapeake                        
  (757) 543-9100                
• Contemporary Art Center of Virginia                               
  (757) 425-0000                  
• d’Art Center                                                                         
  (757) 625-4211                
• Dolphin Scholarship Foundation                                    
  (757) 671-3200                
• Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads        
  (757) 466-3696                
• EDMARC Hospice for Children                                         
  (757) 967-9251                
• Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia                                
  (757) 627-6599                
• Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation                                  
  (757) 686-8684                
• International Cooperating Ministries                             
  (757) 827-6704                
• Judeo-Christian Outreach Center                                    
  (757) 491-2846                 
• Lee's Friends: Helping People Live with Cancer           
  (757) 440-7501                
• Mea'Alofa Autism Support Center                                  
  (757) 465-3933                
• Oakmont Community Development Corporation        
  (757) 857-5513             
• Operation Smile                                                                  
  (757) 321-7645                
• Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA                                        
  (757) 867-3300                
• Portsmouth Area Resources Coalition, Inc. (PARC)     
  (757) 393-7848                 
• REACH Mission of the Holy Spirit                                    
  (757) 858-0010                
• Suffolk Meals on Wheels, Inc.                                         
  (757) 934-4911               
• Young Widows or Widowers                                             
  (757) 468-2144                

Opportunities for volunteers ages 17 and over:

• Wave City Care                                                                  
  (757) 965-8494