Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in sharing your talents and time as a volunteer. Deaconess and its FullLife website offer a number of opportunities to get involved, during the holiday season and beyond.

An important part of volunteering is enjoying what you’re doing. Find some causes that inspire you, and match them with a need in your community. This website will help you find those matches.

We have included a list of organizations with a description of their volunteer needs. Some organizations have year-round needs. Click the button below to complete the information and select the agencies that interest you. This information will be sent to the volunteer coordinator at the agencies you select. A volunteer coordinator at the agencies will follow up with you.

Again, Deaconess thanks you for your gift of time and talent. It will make a difference in someone’s life this Holiday Season and throughout the year.

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Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

The Coming of Age initiative and RSVP program of Catholic Charities help people age 50+ lead more purposeful lives by contributing to their communities. Volunteers choose how, where, and how often they want to serve, with local nonprofit agencies, hospitals and community organizations. Starting in early 2012, workshops designed to explore their future and envision the next phase of life will be offered.
Cincinnati Area Senior Services (CASS)

Cincinnati Area Senior Services provides a variety of services to seniors throughout Hamilton County, allowing them to remain in their homes, independent and active in the community. The CASS transportation program serves seniors who no longer drive and have few, if any, transportation options. CASS provides group transportation to take seniors to and from area senior centers, the grocery and other shopping outlets and as well as on regularly scheduled recreational and social outings
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired

CABVI provides a variety of services that enable people who are blind or visually impaired to maintain their independence. Volunteers help with our mission by serving as readers either on our radio station, for our personalized talking print program, or as a personal reader working directly with a client. Most volunteers contribute once a week for 1-2 hours.
City Gospel Mission

Founded in 1924, City Gospel Mission empowers hurting and homeless men and women and at-risk youth to break the cycle of poverty and despair. The Mission annually serves 3,300 adults and 8,000 youth through several one-to-one, relationship-focused programs and services. City Gospel Mission has opportunities for you to take action in the community year-round. The Mission offers one-time, short-term and long-term volunteer opportunities, including: Weekday breakfast servers, Mentors for men in addiction recovery, Youth tutors and mentors, Step Forward Flying Pig Marathon team training volunteers.
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a nonprofit organization that empowers people who are blind and visually impaired to be self-sufficient and full participants in their communities. Program Services annually assists more than 1,000 individuals, helping them to adapt and overcome the challenges of vision impairment. Business Operations categorized into three core departments of Braille Printing, Industrial Manufacturing and Contract Packaging provide a variety of employment opportunities for more than 55 people with vision impairments, while generating revenues to support program services.We are located in North College Hill at7000 Hamilton Avenue,CincinnatiOH45231. Become a Clovernook Volunteer and help with transportation assistance, proofreading in our Braille printing house, leisure services, and youth services or develop your own volunteer role.
Cottingham

Cottingham Retirement Community is a continuing care retirment community located in Sharonville, Ohio. The residents enjoy a very uniquie and creative calendar of social activities that allows them to stay active and enjoy life to it's fullest each day. You can help us to provide these day to day programs for residents by becoming a volunteer. We match your talents and interests to a flexible schedule that allows you to participate in our programs in a way that is rewarding for you and Cottingham!
Executive Service Corps

Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati is a nonprofit consulting organization that provides capacity-building services to other nonprofits in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. Our more than 130 men and women are working and retired business professionals with a passion for giving back to the community by using their expertise to help others in the community. ESCC provides extensive training to our volunteers.
Freestore Food Bank

Freestore Foodbank is fortunate to have many generous volunteers during the holiday season, but volunteer help is critical to our mission year-round. Please consider helping us provide 17 million meals to our hungry neighbors throughout the rest of the year.
ITN GreaterCincinnati

ITNGreaterCincinnati provides a dignified transportation alternative for seniors and visually impaired adults. Every day seniors and visually impaired adults struggle to find acceptable transportation to the places they need to go, as well as the places they WANT to go. You can help open the world to those in need by volunteering as a driver. Fun, rewarding, flexible opportunity to provide help and companionship to a senior or visually impaired adult who can no longer get behind the wheel. Volunteer to drive ... change a life!
Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati strengthens lives and our community by providing professional social services to families and individuals in times of need. We do this through Adoption, Aging and Caregiver Services, Vital Services support, Family Life Education, Resettlement Acculturation, and Care Management. We serve all regardless of faith. Volunteers are needed to deliver food to families who are unable to get to our food pantry; teach English and Citizenship classes to Russian-speaking emigres from the former Soviet Union (who are mostly older adults); visit with Holocaust survivors; mentor a child, or assist with community marketing. Volunteer opportunities are available in all service areas, so visit our website choose a service area close to your heart. And Thank YOU! We appreciate your donating your time to help families in our community.
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is a volunteer driven organization with the motto of flowers before bread. We serve those who are sixty and older who have no support in their immediate area. Our most important service is our Friendly Visiting Program where a volunteer is matched with an elderly friend. We also operate direct service programs, such as Medical Transportation, Holiday Events, Social Activities, Nursing Home Program, Birthday Celebrations Program, Emergency Services/On-Call Program, etc.all designed to relieve isolation and loneliness among the elderly and to assist them in living quality lives.
People Working Cooperatively, Inc.

PWC provides critical home repair, modifications, weatherization, and maintenance services for very low-income homeowners. Work can include building a wheelchair ramp, replacing a furnace, replacing plumbing when there is no running water. Join the 6,000 volunteers help at their skill level that may include working with licensed, trained professional employee, or with a team of volunteers doing simple tasks. PWC helps more than 15,000 seniors and individuals with disabilities stay safely in their home. Our volunteers not only help our clients, they help our entire community remain vital, stable, and secure.
Scarlet Oaks

Scarlet Oaks is a non-for-profit retirement community serving the healthcare, social, and spiritual needs of seniors in the gas light district of Clifton. There are a variety of ways, to spend your volunteer time here at Scarlet including our Adopt-a- Grandparent program, providing companionship to our elders, conducting or assisting in programs such as craft activities, musical entertainment, pastoral care, or holiday parties. Volunteers at Scarlet Oaks change the world, one smile at a time.
Senior Services of Northern Kentucky

Founded in 1962 by a group of volunteers, Senior Services of Northern Kentucky works to promote the independence and dignity of adults. Volunteers are still at the heart of our services to seniors. Our three core programs focus on health and nutrition, transportation to wellness and safeguarding our seniors. We serve seniors in the eight counties of Northern Kentucky: Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton. We have on-going as well as one-time volunteer opportunities available for those interested in sharing their time to help our communitys older adults.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul

For more than 140 years, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been joining the hands of those in need to those that are able to help. Last year, volunteers gave more than 74,000 hours to reach out a loving hand to a neighbor in need. The outstretched hand may hold a bag of groceries, clothing for a child, assistance with a bill, or the hand of another in prayer. At St. Vincent de Paul, volunteers are an essential part of all we do. Everyone has talents and abilities that can be used to help others. Whether you are interested in working directly with the people we help or would prefer behind the scenes opportunities, anyone with a caring heart is invited to join us. Our volunteers are regular people of all ages and walks of life.