Time on your hands during the working week? Join us for short (2 - 4 hour) volunteer shifts during business hours with non-profit organizations around San Francisco and Oakland. We aim to get out and help others through volunteering.

East County Veterans is a place you will want to check out on your return home from deployment, active duty, or on leave. We Honor ALL Branches of Service: U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, National Guard.. At our center you will find a relaxed atmosphere to sit and talk, play cards, lift weights, play video games, use computers, or watch movies with other veterans and socializing & networking with Military Families. We also offer support for life skills, help finding a job, enrolling in ben …

This group is designed to unite socially responsible travelers who want more than to just see a new place. Join us and have an opportunity to both have fun and change people's and the planet's existence in meaningful ways. We will be planning trips both locally and abroad with this goal in mind. This group is focused on traveler/adventurers 30+, but all are welcome to join.

A "weed" is just a plant out of place. "Weed Warriors" remove invasive plants that ruin wildlife habitat, increase fire danger, take over and crowd out everything else, or are otherwise bad actors in East Bay natural areas. "Friends of Five Creeks' Weekday Weed Warriors" remove harmful invasive plants in natural areas 10 AM - noon Tuesdays, at a different restoration site each week. Usually, work is followed by coffee and chat. Great way to stay fit and enjoy the outdoors and good company while …

We're lively, sweaty folks from throughout the East Bay and beyond who get together pretty much every week to remove invasive weeds and replant native species in Redwood Regional Park, the Sausal Creek Watershed, Sibley and Huckleberry Regional Parks, and adjoining open space and wild lands throughout the Greater East Bay Hills Ecosystem. We help beautiful native plants and wildlife return to places from which they had been absent, get lots of fresh air and exercise in the process, and have grea …

Relay For Life is a life-changing event that helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Anyone and everyone can attend. We decided to create the Meetup Group to create more interest in this amazing event and to help us recruit those movers and shakers in the Arden Park/Sacramento area. Visit our website to register, make a donation or find out more information: www.relayforlife.org/arden …

Relay For Life is coming to the community of Cameron Park! Relay For Life is a life-changing event that helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Anyone and everyone can attend. We decided to create the Meetup Group to create more interest in this amazing event and to help us recruit those movers and shakers in the Cameron Park area. We have multiple planning meetings and fundraising act …

This is a group of people who enjoy the diverse culture of Oakland, recognize a need, and want to be involved. Oakland is a terrific area with a diverse need and tremendous opportunity. We hope that you will head the call and join - there are opportunities to suggest/sponsor volunteer opportunities and participate in organized volunteer opportunities.

If you feel a calling to do good in the world around you, this group is for you! We are a group of compassionate, caring individuals aiming to help out locally with good causes.

Updated: April 16, 2013 About us Welcome trail runners! News Schedule in 2013 Our regular weekly morning group trail runs take place on: Tuesdays 6 AM, Thursdays 6 AM, and easy Sundays 10 AM in Berkeley. Other runs take place in Oakland and other areas of the East Bay. New members of all paces are invited to drop-in and attend meets for a free trial month. Our group is small and limited in size to keep our meets from becoming impersonal, and to maintain an active roster of members. This is …

This is a group for anyone interested in participating in local community development and or international development outreach efforts. I’ve always been interested in helping others and participating in community outreach, but didn’t really find a start until some friends invited me to join them in Cambodia to participate in their work there; I loved the experience, and am now taking part. So I started this social group to create a fun way for people to get together and find ways to participate …

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in the developing world by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls have the skills and support needed to complete their secondary education. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.

San Francisco is full of very forward thinking people who are passionate about doing good for others! Let's come together and create an impact bigger than we ever imagined! This group is totally open so if you are in need of some volunteers or know of someone that is, or just want to get some of us together to create an impact, feel free to post the volunteering gig!

If you are a woman who lives, works or does business in the City of Citrus Heights, WE WANT YOU! The Citrus Heights Women's Club is a club comprised of women of all ages and are considered the "hidden gems" of the community.  We provide community service to many of the efforts which benefit so many: - Participate in the City's Red, White and Blue Parade - Participate in the City's Annual Sunday FunDay Event - Support and Raise Funds for the Domestic Violence Intervention Center - Support and Ra …

THE civic and social club of Reno, for involved people between the ages of 20 and 39! The 20-30 Club of Reno was created to provide charitable social services for children in the Reno-Sparks community while simultaneously providing a place for social interaction between peers. We are much more than just a social networking club.

For over 40 years, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (http://www.sfbike.org/) has been transforming San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation. Through our day-to-day advocacy, education, and working partnerships with government and community agencies, we are helping create safer streets and more livable communities for all San Franciscans. We have a variety of way to get involved, from volunteering events th …

We are a group of women who are ambassadors to the community, assisting those who are in need including men, women and children. We are of a variety of professions, have a lot of fun and get rewarded by the smiles on faces of those who we help.

This group is for folks who love the views, wildlife, wildflowers, nature walks, conservation projects and hiking on the Mayacamas Mountains Sanctuary - a private Nature Preserve owned and managed by Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR). Hiking is with ACR’s guided programs or by permit ONLY, but you are welcome any time to enjoy birding and views from the pullouts along Pine Flat Road, which climbs a steep ridge thru the length of the Preserve. Come drive the road, but please drive slowly and carefully - …

Seeking young professionals interested in philanthropy through social engagements, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising events. We are a fun group who work toward fundraising for different causes by hosting events including nightlife productions, happy hours, and volunteer days benefiting other charity organizations. Join us! Follow us on facebook.com/philanthrosf and on Twitter @philanthrosf. Check out our website at http://www.sf.philanthroproductions.org.

This group assists Pt Reyes National Seashore staff in removing invasive exotic plant species. Park Service staff leads groups one Thursday each month and one Sunday each month, and additional days can be scheduled. Invasive exotic plant species displace native plant species and can change entire ecosystems. Examples include Scotch Broom and Cape Ivy.

We're fans of South Park, a one-block English-style park in South Beach/SOMA. It's a great park and we want to see it be even better. Many of us visit South Park on a weekly or daily basis. Some of us work nearby. Some of us live nearby. We're starting with some park clean-up events. From there, we'll gauge the interest level of members and decide if we want to go beyond occasional clean-up events. There are a relatively small number that live within a block or two of South Park. But there are h …

Community Help Desk is a place where people could discuss their needs and coordinate help on a person-to-person environment. Community Help Desk does not collect membership dues or any power or authority. It relies solely on people sharing their time, knowledge, and resources to help one another. What are your concerns? What are your dreams? What would you like to create? What would you like to share?

Get outdoors! This is a group for people who want to hike, paddle, and/or do volunteer trail work and habitat restoration in the Lake Berryessa area of Napa County. We'll do a mixture of short, easy hikes in parks at the lake for families with children, strenuous hikes of 14 miles with a 3,000 foot elevation gain, nature hikes with interpretive park rangers, paddles around the islands or in the moonlight, trail building in wilderness areas, hard work removing invasive species and easy work plant …

This is a group of First Responders and Medical Students and CERT trained individuals who don't mind giving back to their community made up of adults who want to volunteer to the people who nationally certify you to do your career. AHA and EMS Safety Services and ASHI that may be you Health Care Provider card organizer. I.E., American Heart Association. Sometimes we get caught up in our day to day or p/t career that we can forget to help and THANK our organizations that PROVIDE your current card …

"Calling all individual supporters interested in community outreach and fundraising for social change in our neighborhoods and support causes that benefit youth and families. All community outreach ideas and skills are welcome. Some great ideas are in place and we're ready to move forward on them in the Solano County, Contra Costa Count and Alameda counties; so there are many opportunities to meet new people, enjoy a great time in planning and coordinating performing arts concerts, expos, and ev …

Marin has a lot of shorelines and a lot of litter hot spots. Caltrans and DPW can't stay on top of cleaning up their domains and need a little help. Some areas require hardhats, vests and gloves which will be provided. If you dislike litter as much as I do, join up and help make a difference.

I am creating this group to recruit people to volunteer with teenagers, on already existing projects as well as future projects. If you have the heart and the time to be part of an amazing experience of giving love, patience, leadership and communication to teens that are in need, please join our group!! NO experience needed!!

This is a group for anyone who wants to do something to make the world a better place and maybe trigger a few smiles in the process. The thinking is that you can share ideas and experiences with the group and people will collaborate when they can. I started this group because a) I'm new to the area and would like to connect with like minded people and b) a lot more can be accomplished with a group. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it …