VolunteerNC
NC Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service
Volunteer Opportunities
Tab/Accordion Items
| Group | Description | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Mutual Aid | Help people affected by recent floods in the triangle and surrounding areas | Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Mebane, Saxapahaw, Hillsborough, & Durham, NC | Sign up here |
| Day One Relief | Help sort and deliver critical donations | Durham, NC | Sign up here |
| Saxapahwaw Forward | Help people affected by recent floods in the triangle and surrounding areas | Saxapahaw, NC | Sign up here |
| Diaper Bank of North Carolina | Prepare supplies for distribution | Hillsborough, NC | Sign up here |
| The Expedition School | Cleaning out Classrooms | Hillsborough, NC | Sign up here |
| The River Durham | Care packages, clean-up, or outreach | Durham, NC | volunteers@theriverdurham.com |
Organization | Event | Location/s | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Emergency Child Care Network | You will be deployed to help families with emergency child care. | Asheville,NC | Sign up here |
| America Cares | Sort and distribute supplies as families come in to the warehouse and as requests come in from hard hit mountain areas. | Arden, NC | Sign up here |
| United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County | Volunteers to help with evolving daily operations of our offices. | Asheville,NC | Sign up here |
| Big Ivy Community Center | Volunteers are needed to help pack and distribute boxes for our community members needing supplies. | Barnardsville, NC | Sign up here |
| Energy Savers Network | Volunteer workdays consist of going out to small and mobile homes to implement small energy-efficiency upgrades like replacing light bulbs, adding water aerators to sinks, sealing windows and doors (with caulk and door weather stripping), adding window inserts, and much more. | TBD | Sign up here |
| Appalachian Community Relief | Volunteers to help with sorting and organizing the store for shopping and to help support shoppers one-on-one to navigate/pick up items in the store. | Black Mountain | Sign up here |
| Western Carolina Rescue Ministries | Volunteers to help package clothing and shoes for distribution. | Asheville,NC | Sign up here |
| Manna Foodbank | Volunteers gather to sort and pack the food donations that come through our doors. | Mills River, NC | Sign up here |
| Montmorenci United Methodist Church | Unloading food; sorting, arranging, and storing food; setting up shopping stations and parking areas; and beginning client intake process. Indoor and outdoor tasks are available. | Candler, NC | Sign up here |
| BeLoved Asheville | Distrubution center help. | Asheville,NC | Sign up here |
| Red Cross | Volunteers work directly with residents to ensure their basic needs are met as well as help them access additional services. | Asheville,NC | Sign up here |
| Catholic Charities | General office support and food pantry | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Heart with Hands | Assist with packing boxes with water, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, baby supplies, cat and dog food. | Swannoanoa, NC | Sign up here |
| Read to Succeed | Assist with tutoring and reading literacy | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Lutheran Services Carolinas | Support long-term relief and recovery efforts. | Salisbury, NC | Sign up here |
| Baptist on Mission | Skilled and unskilled volunteers to help with this first rebuild phase which will get people back into their home and make it safe, sanitary and functional (not finished) before the worst of winter. Volunteers will be needed for the next few years to help people finish their homes. | 7 disaster rebuild locations in WNC | Sign up here |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC | Food Sorting and Community Meals programs, directly helping provide much-needed food and resources to the communities affected by Helene. | ongoing sign up in: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | Sign up here |
| ABCCM- Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry | Assist with emergency food boxes, sorting of clothing and furniture items, and other resources | Arden, NC | Sign up here |
| Support WNC | Various opportunities | Western North Carolina | Sign up here |
| Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders | Contstruction and Labor. | Buncombe/McDowell | Sign up here |
| NECHAMA Jewish Response to Disaster | Manual labor outside. | Henderson and Buncombe | Sign up here |
| Resilient Recovery NC | Contstruction and Labor, equipment operator, electrician, plumber, and fundraising | McDowell, Mitchell, Avery, Buncombe, Rutherford, Yancey, and Watauga Counties | Sign up here |
| Lost Province Center for Cultural Art/Old Lansing School | Organizing, sorting, receiving, traffic, and personal shopping. | Lansing, NC | Sign up here |
| Compassion in Action | Load/unload, sort, inventory, stock | North Wilkesboro, NC | Sign up here |
| Avery County Donation and Volunteer Coordination | Various opportunities for skilled volunteers. | Newland, NC | Sign up here |
| Appalachian Rebuild Project | Appalachian Rebuild Project is doing home/property repair in Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties. I'm unsure exactly where they will be on that Monday and Tuesday, but can make a connection for more details if this is of interest" | Spruce Pine, NC | Sign up here |
| Asheville Poverty Initiative-12 Baskets Café | Volunteering with Project Conserve members to servea meal | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Beacon of Hope | Pantry and Thrift store opportunities | Marshall, NC | Sign up here |
| Hola Carolina | Distribution Center | Hendersonville, NC | Sign up here |
| Caja Solidaria Cata Norena | Provides healthy produce, meats and protein options to area residents in need.Volunteers can sign up for 3-hour shifts to package fresh produce and bulk goods, clean, organize and stock. | Hendersonville, NC | Sign up here |
| Mountain CORE Mission | Organize and sort donations, help load deliveries and pick ups, and other warehouse duties. | Sylva, NC | Sign up here |
| Marshall Relief Alliance 806 | clean up work for Marshall High Studios (Art studio - local artists livelihood) in downtown Marshall OR organization of Disaster response materials | Marshall, NC | Contact Rebecca Sharp 828-329-0675 |
| Catawba River Inn | A hotel that transformed into a distribution center to support its community continues to host distribution events, provide meals, and operate a clothing closet. This area was a hard to reach area. | Marion, NC | Contact Melanie Harris 828-460-2080 |
| Mitchell County Distribution Center | Mitchell County Distribution Center located at Bowman Middle School | Bakersville, NC | Contact Katie Vogel 828-467-8783 |
| The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run Farm | This is a hay and feed bank for all of WNC. Very active during Helene | Columbus, NC | Contact Mary Adams 863-956-7571 |
| Reconcilation House Food Pantry | They have become the primary post-storm distribution site for Yancey, and have been a trusted and respected community support for decades addressing food insecurity, heating and rent assistance, among other supports. They may have opportunities on Tuesday as we | Burnsville, NC | Sign up here |
| Bald Creek Relief | Assist with unloading and sorting supplies as well as assisting the shoppers find what they need. | Burnsville, NC | Sign up here |
| Hospitality House | A variety of tasks to support the operation of the Hospitality House. | Boone, NC | Learn more here |
| Mountain True | Various volunteer opportunities. | Asheville, NC | Sign up here. |
| Blunt Kitchen | Volunteers to help in our mobile kitchen in Swannanoa, where you will kitchen prep, readying meals for delivery pickup, organizing, cleaning, delivery driving, and more. | Swannanoa, NC | Sign up here |
| Literacy Together | Seeking tutors to meet with students K-5 twice a week for 50 minutes, between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. The Youth Literacy Program works with two after-school programs that primarily serve youth of color. | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Equal Plates Project | Volunteers with process local farm products, chop fresh vegetables, prepare meals and portion into meal trays, wash dishes, related kitchen tasks as needed, have fun with the awesome and talented Central Kitchen team. | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Meher Archive Collective | Seeking able-bodied volunteers to help our team clean our building. Sweeping, cleaning windows, mopping, dusting, and vacuuming | Weaverville, NC | Sign up here |
| MountainTrue | Design volunteers needed architects, engineers, landscape architects, environmental consultants, land planners, surveyors, and soil scientists. | Swannanoa and Marshall, NC | Sign up here |
| Mercy Chefs | Volunteers will assist experienced Chefs preparing hot meals and fresh baked goods. Plating up hundreds of meals for those who were affected by Hurricane Helene. | Black Mountain, NC | Sign up here |
| Open Hearts Art Center | Transports adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Monday through Friday. | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Western North Carolina Bridge Foundation | Housekeeping, Front desk, Maintenance, and Kitchen duty | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |
| Buncombe County VOAD | Plays a critical role in emergency management by providing coordinated, community-driven support across the full disaster lifecycle: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. | Asheville, NC | Sign up here |