Volunteer Opportunities

Help Hurricane Victims

The organizations listed below are organizing locally and welcome volunteers of all backgrounds. Sign up directly with the organization working around the towns you most want to help!

• New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender- W.A.R.M.
• Craven, Duplin, Jones - St. Benard Project
• Craven, Onslow and New Hanover – Samaritan's Purse
• Most of the affected counties - NC United Methodist Church
• Most of the affected counties- Baptists on Mission
• New Hanover- Team Rubicon
• Craven - Help All Hands and Hearts 
• Cumberland- Habitat for Humanity
• Carteret - Ann Street United Methodist Church
• Brunswick- volunteers needed/ Brunswick Family Center volunteers needed for distribution of goods
• Pollocksville Animal shelter volunteer

REGISTER TO GET NOTICE OF VOLUNTEER NEEDS DO NOT self deploy. Current volunteer needs are posted below. Many Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) are mobilizing. Please contact the organizations directly about volunteering. Remember, Volunteer opportunities will be available months and years after a disaster. 

State Employees

State employees have and extra 16 hours of leave to help with disaster needs that must be used before December 31. This is in addition to the normal 24 community service hours for volunteering in their community. Certain restrictions are in place so reference the state policy if you have questions. 

Reoccuring Service Days

Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a "day on, not a day off." Mark your calendars for National Volunteer Week on April 7-13, 2019. September 11th is officially designated as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.