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

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  One OC

  A local/regional directory provided by One OC.

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• Orange County United Way

  Discover volunteer opportunities for you and your family or for your company, employees, and co-workers.

• County of Orange Volunteer Opportunities

  The Human Resources website for Orange County highlights various volunteer opportunities across the county’s agencies and departments. It features both ongoing and short-term volunteer options.

• Volunteer Network OC

  Volunteer Network OC connects volunteers with over 90 non-profits focusing on issues ranging from homelessness to mental health.

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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.

• Orange County Central Lions

  OC Central has been a very active club in Orange County for years.  Members enjoy friendship and camaraderie working together on projects like cooking for the residence of Ronald McDonald House & the annual Trunk-0-Treat, working sight screenings with CA Lions Friends In Sight (CLFIS), or working the booth raising funds at local community festivals, distributing food for the needy at the Food Pantry-Anaheim United Methodist Church, or picking up waste in Orange Adopt-A-Street program.

• Garden Grove Lions Club

  We are a community-based organization focused on helping make the world around us a better, happier place. With the help of our members, we organize fundraisers, exciting community-building events, and in-depth training sessions for our volunteers.

• Rotary Club of Orange

  Orange Rotary is a leadership organization of local business, professional, and community leaders who meet regularly to form friendships, have fun, and work together to impact our community.

• Rotary Club of Irvine

  Rotary is where neighbors, friends, and problem-solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change. Each day, our members pour their passion, integrity, and intelligence into completing projects that have a lasting impact. We persevere until we deliver real, lasting solutions.

• Kiwanis Club of Orange

  <p>The Kiwanis Club of Orange is a service organization dedicated to improving the community by leading local projects and partnering with schools and other groups to address the needs of Orange, CA and surrounding areas.</p>

• Kiwanis Club of Orange County

  <p>Kiwanis Club of Orange County primarily focuses on supporting and sponsoring an AKTION Club. Aktion Club empowers members to be themselves, work together with friends and implement plans through action. As an extension of Kiwanis International, Aktion Club shares the mission serving children around the world.</p>

• Exchange Club of South Orange County

  We are a local chapter of the National Exchange Club, which was founded in the early 1900s for the purpose of exchanging business ideas, referrals, and providing service to the community.  If you’re looking for opportunities to make a positive difference, the Exchange Club is for YOU! Call (949) 683-3283 or ‭(714) 394-1843‬ for further information.

• Exchange Club of Newport Harbor

  The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor is one of over 600 Exchange Clubs in the United States. It’s vision is for a strong America, safe communities, and a unified people.

• Volunteer Day - City of Orange

  On the 2nd Saturday in October, we host our Annual City-Wide Volunteer Day. We start the day with a Volunteer Festival, which brings everyone together, before volunteers head off to help out with the projects they’ve signed up for. It’s a special day where our whole community works together to practically serve and make a difference in our city.

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.

• Love Orange

  Love Orange was founded with the intent to bring together community partners in year-round service projects to show our love for the City of Orange.

• 714 Mutual Aid

  714 Mutual Aid is a 100% volunteer run mutual aid group operating in Orange County, CA since 2020.

• Mutual Aid Orange County

  A Facebook mutual aid group for Orange County residents.

• Buy Nothing Orange County, CA

  This is a donation group to help each other in the OC area. Instead of trashing things that can benefit someone around us, our relatives, friends, and neighbors. Not a sales-oriented group.

• Give freely in the city of Orange

  This group is for those that live in the city of Orange (including Villa Park). The purpose is to get to know each other and to create a community of giving neighbors!