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Tree Pittsburgh volunteer program — Heritage Nursery. Volunteer with Tree Pittsburgh on Heritage Nursery.

Tree Pittsburgh volunteer program — Tree Planting and Care. Volunteer with Tree Pittsburgh on Tree Planting and Care.

# We believe in the power of mentoring The Mentoring Partnership advances mentoring in Western PA to ignite community involvement, strengthen programs and empower all youth to succeed in life. ## Our Impact The Mentoring Partnership grows mentoring to ensure that all young people in our community have caring adults in their lives who are equipped to help…

Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA (8 Allegheny County clubhouses: Lawrenceville, Millvale, Carnegie, Shadyside, Somerset, Mon Valley, etc.) recruits volunteer coaches across flag football, hockey, baseball, basketball, soccer, martial arts, golf, and dodgeball; Special Skills volunteers (cooking, art, dance, magic, outdoors, environmental ed); plus…

BASE (Brothers and Sisters Emerging) is a Garfield-based youth org running the Gatorway Male Mentoring Program (ages 8-14, ~20 volunteer coaches), Garfield Gators football and Gatorettes cheerleading (ages 7-17, ~40 volunteers), a Girls Group (ages 10-14: arts and crafts, gardening, fitness), and after-school plus summer-camp programs serving ~150 youth…

Sojourner House (residential addiction-recovery treatment for mothers and their children) recruits volunteers for the on-site childcare center, skill / talent sharing with moms and kids (arts and crafts, music), administrative and clerical support, facility maintenance (painting, landscaping, cleaning, repairs), and special events including Victorian Tea,…

## Volunteer ## Join our Volunteer Community BikePGH offers volunteer opportunities to individuals as well as businesses and clubs – Perks include getting to know an awesome community of cyclists and pedestrians making Pittsburgh’s streets safer!

Pittsburghers for Public Transit runs three active volunteer committees: Organizing (phone banks, bus-stop canvasses, in-person Shadyside meetings, 6-month training series), Communications (blog writing, video editing, social media, photography, graphic design), and Research (weekly meetings, data and policy research, reports).

The Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club is a volunteer led group – our members are what make the work we do possible. We are one of nine regional groups across the state that help the people of Pennsylvania explore, enjoy, and protect our state's many environmental resources and fight for safe and livable communities.

Allegheny CleanWays runs Thursday-Monday cleanups along land and water across Allegheny County, plus the GrateKeepers program (storm-grate maintenance), StepKeepers (public-step cleaning), corporate Group Cleanups, and tools to host Self-Organized Cleanup events with planning checklists and waivers. 40,000+ volunteer hours logged.

## VOLUNTEER WITH US! We love our rivers, and we know many others do too. Donating your time and expertise to Three Rivers Waterkeeper helps us sustain our efforts to patrol and monitor our rivers, hold polluters accountable, and protect the water quality of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers and tributaries.

By volunteering at UpstreamPgh, you’re playing a role in solving some of our region’s toughest environmental challenges: flooding, habitat loss, polluted waterways, and responding to the climate crisis. Through natural solutions like rain gardens and native plant restoration, as well as community engagement, we’re working towards climate justice for all —…

Mount Washington CDC supports volunteers for the Farmers Market on the Mount (Wednesdays 3-7 PM Jun-Sep at St. Mary of the Mount Church) as traffic coordinators, clean-up crew, and planning committee, plus the Mt. Washington Community Garden and Emerald View Park co-stewardship roles.

We are structured as a collaborative organization comprised of community-based organizations from the following eleven South Pittsburgh neighborhoods: Allentown, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Beltzhoover, Bon Air, Carrick, Knoxville, Mount Washington, Mount Oliver City, South Side Slopes, and Saint Clair, as well as Mount Oliver Borough.

# Programs * Jump to Program OCA Youth * Medical & Dental Clinic * Chinese Nationality Room * Congressional Award * President's Volunteer Service Award * Asian American Heritage Committee * Get Out the Vote (GOTV) * # OCA Youth OCA Youth, Pittsburgh Chapter, is comprised of teens ranging from 7th to 12th grade.

# Volunteer Opportunities ## Join Our Volunteer Team at Independence Health System When you volunteer at Independence Health System (IHS), you become part of a unique group of individuals motivated by various reasons but together, working toward one goal ― improving the health and well-being of every life touched.

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LifeSpan, Inc. supports Allegheny County residents 60+ with three volunteer tracks: delivering Meals on Wheels along home routes, assisting at Active Life Centers (their senior centers), and making Friendly Visits to isolated older adults. Call 412-464-1300 to be matched.

Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS) is volunteer-driven and runs year-round adaptive sports for people with disabilities across Pittsburgh: Bowling (since 2008), Snow Skiing, Cycling, Paddling / Kayaking (including the Allegheny River Rumble), and Water Sports.

CLASS - Community Living And Support Services places volunteers in five named roles: Event Companion (attend social or sporting events with someone supported by CLASS), Special Events Assistant, Clerical Support, Classroom Support, and Home Visitor.

Foundation of HOPE, a Pittsburgh prison-ministry and re-entry nonprofit, trains volunteers to serve as one-on-one peer mentors for incarcerated and returning citizens, as Class Leaders / Teachers (faith study, life-skills, and reentry curriculum) inside the Allegheny County Jail, and as general support volunteers via foundationofhope.org/get-involved.

The Woodlands Foundation in Wexford serves children and adults with disabilities and chronic illness across a 52-acre accessible campus. Volunteers can sign up as Corporate / Group Volunteers (facility painting, landscaping, cleaning), Individual Volunteers supporting Weekend Retreats and June-August Summer Camps, or as immersive Volunteer Counselors who…

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum's Education Department trains volunteer docents to lead public museum tours, school field trips, and 2-hour group programs that include behind-the-scenes artifact presentations. The military museum also welcomes event-support volunteers for memorial services and ceremonies.

Wildbird Recovery runs a wild-bird rehabilitation center at Stormy Oaks Nature Conservancy in Butler County (Western PA, within 25 miles of Pittsburgh). Volunteer roles include Animal Care, Educational Programming, Facility Maintenance, Native Plant / Native Gardening Work, Conservation Research (Chimney Swift data collection), Creative Services (mural /…

# Volunteer Addiction feeds on isolation. Recovery is based on connection. You can be one of those connections by becoming a POWER volunteer. Work alone or in a group, on short- or long-term projects. Some examples: make a meal, lead a class in yoga or art, teach literacy or financial skills, provide cosmetic services, help plan or staff our annual…