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

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  iHelpChattanooga

  A local/regional directory provided by United Way of Greater Chattanooga.

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  Volunteer Tennessee

  A statewide directory provided by the State Service Commission.

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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.

• Chattanooga Lions Club

  This club is focused on improving the health of communities, along with their well being. They host several event for fundraiser and projects. They help adding for disaster relief, sight and hearing, help spread diabetes awareness, along with aid with childhood cancer.

• Rotary Club of Chattanooga

  This service is to help promote peace, provide clean water, support education, along with helping our environment get better. They host several volunteering jobs to help push their help their cause.

• Kiwanis International

  Kiwanis international, they push for helping the youth and the communities, they also provide disaster aid and allow push community health. They do over 150,000 of the community service hours and they do many fundraisers

• Rotaract Club of Chattanooga

  Young professionals’ service club affiliated with Rotary, focusing on community service, networking, and professional growth.

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.

• Chattanooga Free Store

  A volunteer-run that sells free clothing, food, and harm reduction supplies, that have been donated to them by other volunteer.

• Hope for the inner city

  This organization host food banks for other and help the community where every they might find the need for help in, along with reducing hours.

• Community Helps Itself

  This is a local grocery that focuses on helping with food issues, by using locally sourced produce and other food items, and volunteer give them free produce to help run the store