Volunteer Opportunities
Even during a pandemic there are ways we can help our communities, neighbors and local organizations. Student Response Corps is one way for university students to help local government and nonprofits. Online volunteer centers have opportunities listed year round. Below are pressing volunteer needs. Need help? Learn about some of the resources and assistance available.
We can connect you: Please enter your email address to sign-up for volunteer opportunities related to the COVID-19 coronavirus and HURRICANES. We will put you in touch with trusted volunteer organizations that need your help.
Vaccination Event
Volunteer at a Vaccination Event
Cabbarrus, Cleveland, Mecklenburg, Lincoln and Union - Atrium Community Event Volunteer Application (Be sure to watch the brief training video) (The link to complete your background screen will come via email from a company called Sterling)
Statewide Volunteers- TERMS Application (Public Health offices are using volunteers who have signed up & been background checked in the TERMS system)
Volunteer at Home
Remote Volunteer Opportunities
Location | Opportunity |
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Statewide | Attorney volunteers needed with Legal Aid of North Carolina |
Statewide |
Write notes of encouragement to participants of substance abuse programs; letters can be sent via email or mailed to: Healing Transitions |
Statewide | Healthcare navigator for insurance help |
Statewide |
MasksNOW - needs donations of quilting cotton and t-shirt fabric to make mask kits for sewists, as well as other volunteer needs. |
Various Locations |
Sew face masks for various organizations:
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Cary | Write cards to seniors |
Chatham County |
Chatham opportunities from anywhere |
Charlotte |
Share Charlotte opportunities from anywhere |
Forsyth County | Hands On Northwest covid opportunities |
Greensboro | |
Guilford County | Wellness check calls to older adults in Guilford County |
Haywood, Jackson counties | Wellness check calls in Haywood and Jackson counties; call 828-356-2833 |
Hickory | Write cards to nursing homes |
Wake County | Kindness calls to seniors in Wake County |
Education
NC Education Corps - mentors and tutors apply now
Moore County Literacy Council -Volunteer at outdoor reading stations. Email Heather for more information.
Virtual volunteer for Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools.
Volunteer for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.
Volunteer for Orange County Schools.
Hurricane Volunteers
Hurricane Immediate Response
Hurricane Shelters will need shelter workers in greater numbers. Sign up to receive online training information.
To hear about pressing volunteer opportunties, sign up above.
Hurricane Recovery Is Ongoing
Hurricane recovery is ongoing and organizations need volunteers from all backgrounds and levels of experience.
Volunteer with UMCOR or call 888-440-9167
Get Trained Before the Next Disaster
Register for updates about additional trainings.
Depending upon the disaster and individual abilities, volunteers could be preventing further damage to homes, running a volunteer center, supporting mass care, managing crisis calls etc. All willing residents, especially veterans and AmeriCorps alums, are encouraged to register and get trained before a natural disaster strikes, .
Background checks may be required prior to deployment as required by the ReserveCorps partnering organizations.
Attorney & Paralegal Training
Watch the recorded continuing legal education presentations at the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center’s Disaster Legal Services Bootcamp for attorneys and paralegals wanting to help following a natural disaster.
Medical Volunteers
Volunteer as a Health Care Worker
North Carolina has built a medical response capability through the state’s health care coalitions that can augment all levels of care to citizens affected by a disaster event, such as COVID-19. The capability includes medical supplies and equipment, as well as volunteer health care and medical professionals who are willing to deploy to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care.
This response is provided through the State Medical Response System, which recruits and manages volunteers in the following areas:
- Clinical (physicians, advanced care providers, nurses, EMS)
- Clinical support (pharmacy, imaging and respiratory care)
- Non-clinical support (facility maintenance, safety and administrative)
We are also asking volunteers to provide medical supplies if they are able, including personal protective equipment.
If you can volunteer, please register though the N.C. Training, Exercise and Response Management System (NC TERMS) at https://terms.ncem.org/TRS.
- Once you create a personal profile, you will need to access the Request for Team Membership from the response profile page.
- Click Join a Team, then select ESF8 – Public Health and Medical Services.
- Select COVID-19 Medical Response Volunteers.
- Select the team you wish to join, and click Request Membership.
As your help to respond to the evolving COVID-19 crisis, you will be vetted then onboarded through Temporary Solutions, the temporary staffing agency of the N.C. Office of Human Resources prior to assignment.
According to N.C. General Statute 166A, individuals providing health care services as part of a State Medical Assistance Team designated by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services will be considered an “emergency management worker” and will be subject to the Immunity and Liability provisions outlined in 166A-19.60.
Food Assistance
Food Banks
Food Banks provide food to pantries all over the state. Volunteers are essential. (Asheville, Charlotte, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Sandhills, Wilmington, Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Winston-Salem)
Please volunteer or donate, or check out local food pantries and food service listed below.
Running a food pantry or delivering food? Read these helpful tips to keep people safe.
Prepare, Pack & Deliver Food
County |
Organization |
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Anson County |
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Chatham County |
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Craven County |
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Durham County |
Feeding Durham Together |
Edgecombe County |
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Forsyth County |
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Guilford County |
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Jones County |
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Mecklenburg County |
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Nash County | |
Orange County |
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Rowan County |
Jeannie's Kitchen - Prepare & Serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Please contact Cheryl Linder, Kitchen Manager 704-637-6838, ext. 108, if you can help. |
Wake County |
Wake County Public School System Senior food and medicine delivery Urban Ministry packing food (13 yo with adult) |
Yancey County |
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels
County | More Information |
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Chatham County | Meals on Wheels |
Cherokee County | Deliver meals in Andrews. The route takes about an hour to complete. Contact 828-837-2467 with questions. |
Cumberland County | Meals on Wheels & other services |
Currituck County | Helping Hands delivering meals |
Durham County |
Meals on Wheels |
Edgecombe/ Nash County |
Meals on Wheels |
Lee County | Meals on Wheels |
Northampton County | Home Delivered Meals |
Orange County | Meals on Wheels |
Polk County | Meals on Wheels immediate need |
Richmond County | Meals on Wheels 5-7 volunteers needed |
Rockingham County | Meals on Wheels |
Rowan County | Meals on Wheels |
Stanly County | Contact DSS to volunteer |
Stokes County | Immediate need in Walnut Cove and Danbury |
Transylvania County | Contact Pam McCall 828-862-4466 or 828-553-7469 |
Tyrrell County | Meals on Wheels |
Union County |
Meals on Wheels |
Wake County | Meals on Wheels - urgently needed |
Washington County | Meals on Wheels |
Wayne County | Meals on Wheels |
Wilson County | Meals on Wheels |
Yancey County | contact Teresa or Jackie at 828-682-6011 |
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