Cancer Survivors Park Alliance (CSPA) has a variety of opportunities available to those interested in their mission to engage, educate, empower and enhance the lives of all cancer survivors. Join them for park clean up and planting days, support fundraising events, aid staff in special projects, or share your skills for survivor programs. With your help, they can provide resources and a place of peace and healing for those who have faced cancer.
The Family Effect works to reduce addiction as a leading cause of family collapse and harm to children in South Carolina. How? They use the most precious resource of all, a community of caring individuals who are looking for ways to make a difference. With a vision of Providing Hope, Healing Families, and Eliminating Addiction – they connect Family Champions to families in our community. From ongoing needs to special events, The Family Effect has numerous group volunteer opportunities available.
GirlUp GVL is a free life enrichment program for middle school and high school girls that seeks to enrich, empower and provide opportunities for new experiences. They do this through an afterschool program that provides daily activities, weekly enrichment classes, meals, transportation and so much more! GirlUp GVL has a variety of opportunities for those who are interested in serving young women and helping them reach their potential.
The Salvation Army of Greenville offers multiple opportunities for your group to get involved. Service opportunities include working in the dining hall, assisting in the family store, and volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club.
Loaves & Fishes increases access to fresh, healthy food for thousands of people throughout Greenville County by delivering surplus food free of charge to 100+ organizations that address food insecurity in our community, such as food pantries, soup kitchens, low-income housing, shelters, and more. Ensuring no good food goes to waste means over $9 million in surplus food is redirected to those in need and kept out of our landfills.
The mission of Infinite Possibilities, Inc. is to aid (rental, utility, food, clothing, hygiene, and case management) and provide services to prevent displacement of families, to provide for unsheltered families and to provide subsistence services to unsheltered families. Their goal is to provide basic necessities for work, school, and self-empowerment to help improve/sustain quality of life.
Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Their vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat partners with hardworking families of low income in Greenville and Laurens County to provide them with affordable homeownership opportunities or necessary home repairs.
The Ronald Mcdonald House is a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week operation and they often need the help of larger groups to lend a hand. Assistance is needed for duties such as light yard work outside, light housekeeping inside, organizing storage units, and any other specific projects around the House.
Front Porch Housing is a two-year supportive housing program designed to help individuals and families in need build a firm foundation with the goals of continued sobriety, gainful employment, financial independence, and spiritual maturity. Your group can get involved by helping residents move into their new homes (moving, set up and decorating), painting and refinishing furniture, unpacking and sorting donations, organizing community outreach and many more opportunities.
Rebuild Upstate's group volunteer days are called “build days” because you’ll be doing just that—getting your hands dirty while working on a home improvement project for a neighbor. At the end of the day, you’ll see the fruits of your labor: a finished project that fills a need immediately. You’ll witness firsthand the impact you’re having on a homeowner’s life. They welcome church groups, community groups, groups of friends, and businesses both small and large. Group volunteers don’t need to have any special training, just the ability to lift some lumber and work outside!
Harvest Hope is South Carolina’s largest food bank, providing over 20 million meals on average to neighbors in need across the Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate. Harvest Hope utilizes nearly 11,000 volunteers a year in order to keep operations running at their facilities. Last year, volunteers put in more than 65,000 hours of service, allowing the organization to invest over $1.3 million back into food sourcing and distribution!
This non-profit local food hub promotes fresh food access and farmer support. Their fresh food box program provides local families with a healthy variety of fresh vegetables and volunteers work collaboratively to assist in assembling and packing boxes.
Project Host loves welcoming groups to volunteer and bond with each other while working in service to the community. There are many opportunities to work across their programs in support of their mission including in the Soup Kitchen, community garden, and with special projects/events.
Friends of the Reedy River (FoRR) is the only nonprofit dedicated solely to the Reedy River watershed. Their mission is to conserve the Reedy through education, advocacy, and action. FoRR serves the Greenville community through river cleanups, riverbank restoration, educational events, and water monitoring programs.
Sustaining Way, a 501(c)3 formed in January 2012, is an interfaith non-profit that uses education, collaboration and advocacy to create sustainable, caring and equitable communities for current and future generations. Sustaining Way uses a unique community-based approach to sustainability through our demonstration site Annie’s House, just off the Swamp Rabbit Trail in the historic Nicholtown community of Greenville, SC. Custom opportunities are available for up to 150 volunteers.
Whether you’re looking for an opportunity to help out with a trail project, to staff an event, or to tell others about Conestee Nature Preserve, they are grateful for your support!
Make GVL Greener is a grassroots 501c3 organization focused on creating sustainable, green urban communities (they call them ecosystems) which address climate justice and social equality challenges. They do this through active involvement and offer group opportunities for litter clean-ups and special green projects in downtown Greenville and the surrounding areas.
The Greenville Humane Society is one of the largest no-kill shelters in the southeast. Volunteers are part of a large community of people who genuinely care about finding homes for animals in the Greenville community. They offer various opportunities to fit all different skill sets including greeting, dog walking, helping directly with the animals’ daily care, and much more!
