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The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.
Get involved in your community! Learn more about giving your time and energy to a service project. Search for a project in your community.
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities. Through a variety of programs and services, the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life — businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth, and older adults — to volunteer.
As a national organization, United Way provides a variety of ways to get involved.
1-800-Volunteer.org's national database makes it easier than ever to bring nonprofits and volunteers together.
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
The Alabama Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives was designed to serve as a bridge between local communities and government. By combining the faith and community-based office with the existing office on service and volunteerism, we are able to maximize state resources. This combination creates partnerships between government and the compassionate hometown people who know precisely how to address the unique needs of their communities.
Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
The purpose and objectives of the Corporation shall be to foster more effective service to people affected by disaster through communication, coordination, cooperation, collaboration, convening mechanisms and outreach.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
Dedicated to establishing teams of local volunteer medical and public health professionals to contribute their skills and expertise throughout the year as well as during times of community need.
Join the movement! Learn how your organization can play a role in strengthening communities through meaningful service and civic change.
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Learn more about what you can do to prepare yourself and your family before the next disaster strikes.