About VolunteerPGH
VolunteerPGH is a free directory of volunteer opportunities across Greater Pittsburgh. We pull together the work that nonprofits, schools, parks, shelters, and faith communities are quietly doing every day — and make it searchable in one place.
No login. No account. No fees. Search, find something that fits, and show up.
How to use VolunteerPGH
- 1. Search. Type a keyword (e.g. tutor, food bank, park) or browse the popular chips on the home page.
- 2. Filter. Narrow by cause, commitment, neighborhood, and work type on the Browse page.
- 3. Save favorites. Heart any opportunity. Favorites persist in your browser — no account needed.
- 4. Share a list. Group favorites into a list and share the link with friends, family, or your team.
Where the data comes from
VolunteerPGH aggregates listings daily from 233 Pittsburgh-area organizations. Every listing links back to the original posting so you can verify details, sign up directly with the organization, and trust what you’re seeing.
Organizations included in VolunteerPGH
- Catholic Charities Pittsburgh
- Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh
- Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
- Pleasant Hills Public Library
- YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
- Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services
- Goodwill of Southwestern PA
- United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
- Ways to Connect Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
- Animal Friends
- Family House Pittsburgh
- UPMC Magee-Womens
- Amedisys Hospice of Greater Pittsburgh
- American Red Cross of Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Casa San José
- Pittsburgh Cares: Private Service Days
- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
- Vitalant
- Cancer Bridges
- Free Store Wilkinsburg
- Friends of the Riverfront
- Lawrenceville United
- Tree Pittsburgh
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Hilltop Urban Farm
- International Council for Education Research and Training
- Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
- Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
- Sojourner House
- The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
- Three Rivers Rowing Association
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Vincentian Home
- the Petey Greene Program
- 412 Food Rescue
- Allegheny Services Foundation
- Amachi Pittsburgh
- Amedisys Hospice of Washington
- Crisis Center North
- First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
- Grow Pittsburgh
- Homeless Children's Education Fund
- Homewood Children's Village
- Life Builders
- Little Free Library
- Munhall Volunteer Fire Company # 1
- National Health Corps Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corps
- PitCare, Inc.
- Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
- Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
- Redstone
- WQED Community Engagement
- Washington Area Humane Society
- Yoga Recovery Pittsburgh
- Achieva
- Acquaint
- Allegheny CleanWays
- Allegheny Health Network
- Allegheny Land Trust
- Amedisys Hospice Care of Monongahela
- American Cancer Society
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Pennsylvania Chapter
- American Red Cross — Greater Pennsylvania Region
- Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
- Anti Hunger Corps
- Attack Theatre
- Auberle
- August Wilson African American Cultural Center
- BASE - Brothers and Sisters Emerging
- Bach Choir of Pittsburgh
- Berkeley Hills Volunteer Fire Company (Station 247)
- Bethany Hospice & Palliative Care
- Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company
- Bethlehem Haven
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
- Bike Pittsburgh
- BikePGH
- Bloomfield Development Corporation
- Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA
- Braddock Carnegie Library
- Breakthrough Collaborative
- Bricolage Production Company
- Bridges Hospice
- Bridges Hospice, Inc
- Brighten A Day Foundation
- Brother's Brother Foundation
- Butler County Family YMCA
- CASA of Allegheny County
- CHS Food Pantry
- CLASS - Community Living And Support Services
- Campus Compact — University of Pittsburgh
- Caring for Moms
- Carnegie Library of Homestead
- Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department
- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
- City of Asylum
- City of Pittsburgh — City Planning
- Cochran Hose Co. (Sewickley Station 258)
- Common Cause Pennsylvania
- Compass
- Construction Junction
- DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
- Dress for Success Pittsburgh
- ENGin
- East End Cooperative Ministry
- Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania
- Elliott Acres Therapeutic Riding Center
- Etna Volunteer Fire Department (Station 149)
- Family House
- Familylinks (incl. Vintage Center for Active Adults)
- First Trinity Lutheran Church
- First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
- Foundation of HOPE
- Freedom Unlimited, Inc.
- Ganga Library, Nobel & Prize Winners Library!
- Girls Inc. of Greater Pittsburgh
- Glade Run Lutheran Services
- Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
- Hazelwood Initiative
- Head for the Cure
- Heinz History Center
- Hello Neighbor
- Hill Community Development Corporation
- Hilltop Alliance
- Hindu Jain Temple of Pittsburgh
- Holiday Park VFD (Plum Station 236)
- Hope Grows
- Hope Hospice
- Humane Action Pennsylvania
- I Support The Girls, Pittsburgh
- Independence Health System (formerly Excela)
- Inspiring Service
- Iota Phi Foundation
- JCC Pittsburgh — AgeWell
- Jewish Association on Aging
- Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
- Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
- Just Harvest
- KEYS Service Corps
- Lawrenceville Corporation
- Letters Against Isolation
- LifeSpan, Inc.
- Literacy Pittsburgh
- Logans Ferry Heights VFD (Plum Station 235)
- Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- Meals on Wheels Southwest PA
- Mt. Lebanon Fire Department (Volunteer)
- Mt. Lebanon Public Library
- Mt. Washington Community Development Corp
- NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania
- NCJW Pittsburgh
- National Aviary
- New Sun Rising
- North Hills Community Outreach
- Northland Public Library
- Northside Common Ministries
- OCA Pittsburgh - Asian Pacific American Advocates
- Oakland Planning and Development Corporation
- Open Hand Ministries
- POWER (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery)
- Penn Hills Library
- Penn Hills VFD No. 222 (Rosedale)
- Penn Hills VFD No. 223 (North Bessemer)
- Penn Hills VFD No. 227
- Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN)
- Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
- Perrysville VFC (Ross Township Station 248)
- Persad Center
- Phipps Conservatory
- Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
- Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- Pittsburgh CLO (Civic Light Opera)
- Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- Pittsburgh Equality Center
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
- Pittsburgh International Airport Volunteer Ambassadors
- Pittsburgh Lions Club
- Pittsburgh Magazine Volunteer Directory
- Pittsburgh Mercy's Operation Safety Net
- Pittsburgh National League
- Pittsburgh Opera
- Pittsburghers for Public Transit
- Quantum Theatre
- Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh
- Repair the World Pittsburgh
- Riverlife
- Rivers of Steel
- Rodef Shalom Congregation
- Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania
- Sewickley Public Library
- Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company
- Sierra Club Allegheny Group
- Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
- South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM)
- Special Olympics Pennsylvania — Western Region
- St. Clair Health
- Survivor PAC
- Ten Thousand Villages Pittsburgh
- The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
- The Citizen Science Lab
- The Education Partnership
- The Lighthouse Foundation
- The Mentoring Partnership of Southwest PA
- The Open Door
- The Woodlands Foundation
- Three Rivers Adaptive Sports
- Three Rivers Rowing Development
- Three Rivers Rowing Operations & Volunteers
- Three Rivers Waterkeeper
- Travel Unity
- Tube City Renaissance
- Under One Sun (Formerly Ten Thousand Villages PGH)
- Unity VFD (Plum Station 233)
- UpstreamPgh (Nine Mile Run Watershed Association)
- Uptown Partners
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
- Venture Outdoors
- Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania
- VisAbility (formerly BVRS Pittsburgh)
- Wesley Family Services
- Western PA Diaper Bank
- Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
- Whitehall Public Library
- Wildbird Recovery
- Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
- YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
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Who’s behind VolunteerPGH
VolunteerPGH is built and maintained by Pittsburgh Tomorrow as part of the Life in Pittsburgh family of civic tools.