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Help Vets with PTSD Get Life-Saving Service Dogs

Waiting lists for trained service dogs are often years long; volunteers are being sought to raise puppies and prepare more dogs more quickly
April 8, 2024
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Volunteer Love, a Different Kind of Matchmaking

Finding people to work without pay may not be as glamorous as flying to the moon or fighting fires, but it can be deeply fulfilling
February 12, 2024
Two people looking up at a horse. Next Avenue

Shelter Volunteers Do More than Walk Dogs

Animal lovers are needed for all sorts of tasks at understaffed shelters, from photographing pets for adoption to making treats that dogs love
December 20, 2023
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You’re Never Too Old to Help Save the Planet

Diane Wilson, a Texas shrimper, spent three decades battling a plastics factory that was polluting the bay where her family has worked for generations
December 14, 2023
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Looking for Unique Volunteer Opportunities?

Unshackle your imagination and follow it to volunteer experiences you never thought you’d have, from the Super Bowl to the Rose Parade
December 7, 2023
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