Angel Food Ministries needs volunteers to help bag groceries and load them in vehicles one Friday a month. Help is needed between 8am-7pm. Call 225-9790 for more information.

Gentiva Hospice is seeking volunteers Ages 16+. Please contact Melissa Henderson, Volunteer Coordinator Gentiva Hospice 864-329-0588 or cell 864-304-6904 or Email: Melissa.Henderson2@gentiva.com

Generous Garden
Generous Garden is a new non-profit organization in Greenville county, growing, harvesting, gleaning and giving fresh fruits and vegetables to area food banks, shelters and agencies. They have a 3 acre garden located between Woodruff and Butler Roads and are in need of volunteers to help maintain this area. Generous Garden also takes groups of volunteers to area farms to glean fresh veggies. So far this year, the group has given away over 25,000 pounds of fresh produce to the hungry in the Upstate.

Goodwill Industries is seeking volunteers to serve as peer mentors for individuals with disabilities and disadvantages. Mentors would meet once a week with proteges to discuss goals and job success. Call 864-467-3200 x124.

Greenville County Guardian ad Litem Program trains volunteers to represent abused children in Family Court. Call 467-5863 ext. 263.

Greenville Literacy Assocation needs volunteers to work with adult students to improve reading, writing, math and English as a Second Language skills. Training is provided. Call 467-3456 for more information.

Greenville Sexual Trauma Center is seeking individuals to be "on call" at least twice a month to respond to phone calls to the hotline and to be available to go to the Emergency Room when there are sexual assault cases. The training for this volunteer opportunity begins on September 17th. Please call 864-467-3633 for more information.

Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County is a Christian housing ministry building simple, affordable homes for deserving, needy families. Habitat is seeking individuals who are good with their hands, organized, able to give direction to others and have good people skills to volunteer. To get involved call the Greenville Chapter at 864-295-4315 or the Spartanburg Chapter at 864-595-1851 for more information.

Hands On Greenville
Hands On Greenville was founded ten years ago in response to this challenge, with the goal of creating, organizing, and leading meaningful service projects that positively impact Greenville County.

Hospice Care of South Carolina needs volunteers! What a great way to become involved in the community! Help with patient care, small household chores, or childcare. Groups are also welcome to help with small home repairs, building ramps, yard work, etc. Volunteers are also needed in our Hospice offices, or to bake cookies or make “goodie” bags. Please call 1-800-932-2738 for more information. Visit our website at www.hospicecare.net.

Hugs for Hounds
Hugs For Hounds is an organization devoted to sheltering, caring for and rehoming unwanted and homeless Dogs and Puppies. We are a small, non-profit organization of VOLUNTEERS, volunteers being the key word. We are not running a business and have no paid employees. We have many dogs in our care from varied backgrounds Hugs For Hounds works solely from donations, fundraiser's and volunteers. Therefore, we welcome any and all assistance that the public can give.

Animal Care
Can you spare two hours a week? The shelter always needs animal care volunteers. Volunteers work during the shelter's open hours to feed the cats and dogs, clean the cages,sweep and mop floors, and walk the dogs. We also try to make sure all the animals get love and attention while we're there. We have a great group of teenagers helping at the shelter, but we need more adults to help with the animal care and adoptions.
You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer--no exceptions (sorry).
Young people under 16, need to have a parent with them.

Killingsworth, Inc.
Killingsworth is a transitional home for women emerging from crisis situations in Columbia, SC. The home serves women from across the southeast, including residents of Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and surrounding counties. They are looking for volunteers in the Columbia area.

Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes delivers donations of perishable food to local human services agencies that feed the hungry 364 days a year. More than 60 regular volunteers assist two staff drivers in picking up food donations and delivering them directly to the agency that will use the food. Great family activity, as drivers must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver's license and auto insurance and use their private vehicle.

MEALS ON WHEELS of Greenville
MEALS ON WHEELS is a home-delivered hot meal service for persons who are unable to prepare their own food, primarily the frail elderly who are confined to their homes. MEALS ON WHEELS is desperate for volunteer drivers to deliver a hot nutritious lunch to the elderly and homebound.

Mental Health Association of Greenville County has several volunteer openings. Good listeners are needed to volunteer on CRISISline and TEENline, confidential services providing free community resources information, crisis intervention, and non-judgmental active listening. For more information, please call 864-467-3348. "I'm Thumbody," a self-esteem program for first-graders, needs volunteer presenters. Please call 864-467-3598.

National Mental Health Association 1-800-969-6642

National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800-FIGHTMS
The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of MS.

Operation Comfort is a special program in Army Community Service (ACS) that was established to support deployed service members of Fort Gordon, Augusta and their families, many of whom have roots in the Upstate. Support through Operation Comfort may come in the form of respite childcare, outings or other events that boost morale, family members directly purchasing goods for service members and their families. Call 1-877-310-5741 for more information.

Safe Homes - Rape Crisis Coalition
Safe Home - Rape Crisis in Spartanburg will offer training for volunteers to assist with their 24-hour crisis line during weekends, evenings and holiday. Training is provided free by community agencies. Call 864-583-9803 or 800-273-5066.

St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Support Group offers free training for volunteers to serve as resources persons for information on hospice and end of life care in their congregations and faith communities. For more information, call 864-233-5300 ext 260.

Senior Action, Inc. is seeking volunteers who would enjoy making a difference in the community. Volunteers of all ages are needed. A wide range of individual and group volunteer opportunities are available. Project also available in the evenings, weekends, or from home. For more information, call Dana L. Davis, Volunteer Coordinator, 864-467-3660.

SouthernCare has volunteer opportunities ranging from office assistance to visiting with patients in their private residences and care facilities. It is easy and fun and you will know you are making a difference. No special skills are needed, and we will give you the training and support you need. You may visit us at www.southerncareinc.com and please contact Barbara Stacy, Volunteer Coordinator at barbara.stacy@southerncareinc.com or 864-351-0740 if you are interested or would like more information.

Got retail experience?  
Enjoy international art?  
Ten Thousand Villages needs you to help artisans all over the world by selling their beautiful handicrafts in our Greenville nonprofit store.  You can make a difference for families and communities in 38 developing countries in just four hours a week.  Sign up for a volunteer training meeting by contacting us at 239-4120.  Thank you! 

United Ministries
United Ministries is a direct service agency intently focused on poverty, homelessness, and their root causes.  Our programs and services help create environments in which people can improve their lives.  We use and need volunteers for the following types of jobs: 

• Stocking the pantry and packing grocery bags
• Interviewing participants in Emergency Assistance
• Data Input
• Tutoring in Adult Education
• Conducting orientations in Employment Readiness
• Teaching participants to fill out on line job applications
• Assembling our newsletter

United Way-VITA Program
The United Way Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is designed to help low-income taxpayers with the preparation of returns and also to help them obtain eligible tax credits and deductions, especially the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit, Education Tax Credits and Child Care tax deductions. Anyone who files a basic tax return can have taxes prepared at one of the VITA sites.   

Volunteermatch
This website allows you to search for volunteer opportunities in Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and surrounding counties.

Women Build 
Women Build, a subsection of Habitat for Humanity, is a group of all-women volunteers who unite each year to raise funds and gather workers (female only) to build a home for a needy single woman with children. The local chapter of Women Build has been selected as one of 15 charities to work the Fall for Greenville festival on October 12, 13 and 14 and they need 80 - 100 people (400 volunteer hours) to represent Women Build by working a shift at FFG.  Anyone at least 16-years-old (including guys) is eligible to volunteer. Please sign up by going to www.gallagher-research.com/womenbuild.htm.