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Host a food drive — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — Host a food drive. Host a food drive for the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry and get your community involved. We’ll give you a list of items to collect and marketing materials to help promote your drive. It’s a one-time activity, with the option to do more if you’re interested.

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412Futures — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — 412Futures. 412 Futures is a program for immigrant teens ages 14 to 22. Work with Youth Specialists to help teens with English acquisition, homework, soft skills, prepare for interviews, and apply for higher education or technical schools.

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Citizenship Test Preparation — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — Citizenship Test Preparation. Help individuals prepare for their U.S. citizenship test. After a brief training session with JFCS, you’ll review the answers they’ve completed in their application and assist them with civics and history questions.

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Interpretation and translations — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — Interpretation and translations. Provide interpretation services during Cultural Orientation sessions for refugees and immigrants, and translate departmental materials including flyers, scripts, and flashcards to ensure clear and accessible communication in different languages.

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AgeWell Visits — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — AgeWell Visits. Visit older adults (65+) in their homes to provide companionship and emotional support. These visits help reduce loneliness and isolation, foster stronger social connections, and promote independence. This requires a minimum commitment of one visit a month.

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AgeWell Rides — JFCS

JFCS volunteer role (We are excited to have you on board!) — AgeWell Rides. Provide transportation for older adults to medical appointments, grocery stores, volunteer opportunities, and social gatherings—offering not just a ride, but a chance to build meaningful connections. This requires a minimum commitment of one ride a month.

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Volunteer with Construction Junction

Construction Junction (CJ) is Pittsburgh's nonprofit building-materials reuse center at 214 N. Lexington St. in Point Breeze, diverting used lumber, fixtures, hardware, and architectural salvage from landfills and reselling it affordably to home-repair DIYers and contractors.

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Retail Volunteer

South Side Store Volunteer Shift description: As a retail volunteer, you will assist with: o Processing clothing donations o Processing donated books o Greeting people and accepting donations at the donation door o Completing other tasks as needed Gibsonia Store Volunteer Shift description: As a retail volunteer, you will assist with: o Swapping out…

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Free Store & Drop-In Center at Northside Common Ministries

Stock & Organize Free Store This shift is an opportunity to assist us in keeping our Community Free Store stocked and organized. We get many shoppers each day, and require the assistance of volunteers like you to keep it organized! Shift description: Northside Common Ministries is proud to announce the community Free Store!

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Northside Food Pantry

Partner Agency Resource Table Our food distribution runs from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., with participants often beginning to line up as early as 7:30 a.m. Most engagement with partner agencies happens between 8:30/9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., when the line is longest and most active.

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25-26 Three Rivers Rowing Communications & Development VISTA

25-26 Three Rivers Rowing Communications & Development VISTA Three Rivers Rowing Association (TRRA) is a community-based rowing and paddling organization that develops and delivers safe, sustainable, and inclusive programs and events that teach and promote the benefits of rowing and paddling to a diverse community.

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Volunteer with Open Hand Ministries

Open Hand Ministries is a Pittsburgh home-repair and affordable-homeownership ministry based in East Liberty/Highland Park (616 N. Highland Ave). Volunteers rebuild vacant houses into owner-occupied homes for local families through recurring construction workdays (First Saturdays, Third Saturdays, Weekly Workday Wednesdays); prepare and serve meals at…

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Health & WellnessAllegheny Health Network

Volunteer with Allegheny Health Network

# Become a volunteer Volunteering is a great way to help your community. AHN hospitals rely on volunteers like you to provide a more remarkable experience for our patients.* A variety of meaningful volunteer opportunities are available with the Allegheny Health Network.

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Volunteer with Literacy Pittsburgh

# Volunteer tutoring in Pittsburgh Meet inspiring people with diverse experiences, grow as a person, and make a difference in someone’s life. Volunteer Spotlight: Karen “My experience as a tutor opened my eyes to how hard people will work to achieve goals.

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Volunteer with Bricolage Production Company

### In the office! Do you like to organize? Are you good with spreadsheets? Is writing where you excel? If so, we would love to have you hang out in the office helping us cross t’s and dot i’s! Everyday is different here in the Brico-Office; sure we have the traditional tasks any admin has to tackle, but we get lots of visitors from the Community Forge…

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Arts & CultureQuantum Theatre

Volunteer with Quantum Theatre

### Sign Up to Usher for The Tempest We still have open usher slots. Sign-up today to help us produce this remarkable story and see the show for free! [Sign up today](<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A44ADAC29A2FA7-64305513-tempest#/>) ## Ushers As a volunteer usher, you are an integral part of the Quantum Theatre experience.

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