For the Riverside, CA area, here are websites that list volunteer opportunities and connect volunteers with local organizations.

• Volunteer For The City

  Resources to volunteer provided by the City of Riverside

• Riverside County Volunteer Programs

  Riverside County has a variety of opportunities to suit varied skills and areas of interest.

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  California Volunteers - Opportunity Platform

  Platform from California Volunteers listing volunteer opportunities across the state of California.

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Often prominent organzations rely on their widespread recognition rather than posting on volunteer recruiting websites.

Many communities have local service clubs that offer community engagement opportunities, such as Rotary Clubs.

• Riverside Downtown Lions Club

  Riverside chapter of Lions Club. They meet every 2nd Monday at 6:30 pm.

• Riverside Magnolia Center Lions Club

  Founded in 1917, we are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects – including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.

• Riverside Kiwanis Club

  Kiwanis Club of Riverside was chartered in Riverside in 1921. They meet each Thursday at12 pm at Habanero Mexican Restaurant in Riverside.

• Uptown Kiwanis Club of Riverside

  <p>Uptown Kiwanis Club of Riverside is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the world through a global mission of “one child and one community at a time”. It meets weekly on Tuesday’s at the Victoria Country Club Drive in Riverside.</p>

• The Rotary Club of Riverside

  <p>The Rotary Club of Riverside is the oldest service club in Riverside County and meets 12:00 PM every Wednesday at the historic Benedict Castle/Teen Challenge in Riverside California.</p>

• Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club

  The Riverside Sunrise Rotary Foundation is a local service organization of like-minded community leaders who wish to make a difference in Riverside and the Inland Empire.

• Serve Day

  Love Riverside hosts serve days with multiple projects across our city year-round. Their annual big Citywide Serve Day is on the second weekend in October. There will be many projects to choose from to show love & kindness to the community.

• Highlander Day of Service

  An event organized by the UCR Alumni Association that encourages alumni and the community to volunteer and give back.

• MLK Day of Service at UCR

  UC Riverside will host service projects to celebrate and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Many communities rely on grassroots and informal networks to meet urgent needs. There may be opportunities to get involved through mutual aid networks, food distribution efforts, neighborhood action teams, or other groups that aren’t often listed on volunteer platforms.

• Buy Nothing, Help a neighbor

  A community-led group where neighbors donate items, time, and support to those in need – providing help without exchanging money and fostering a safe, compassionate space rooted in giving.

• Riverside Mutual Aid

  <p>Riverside Mutual Aid is a group of UCR alumni/students, workers, neighbors and community members organizing a mutual aid fund, resource sharing and neighborhood support activities.</p>