Here are some great ways to volunteer at Toledo area organizations.
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Foodbank
Description: The Toledo Northwestern Ohio Foodbank is committed to alleviating hunger by sourcing food and other household products, and distributing these items to charitable non-profit groups serving people in need in the Northwest Ohio area.
Mission Toledo
Description: Mission Toledo is a community based Christian organization with a goal to transform tough, inner city neighborhoods by empowering drug addicts, convicted felons and three-time losers to become their own solutions.
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.
Description: Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) is a non-profit regional law firm which provides free high quality legal assistance in civil matters to help eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio achieve self-reliance and equal justice and economic opportunity.
Toledo Sister Cities International
Description: Toledo Sister Cities International (TSCI) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization dedicated to enriching the community through the spirit of international cooperation. We provide, promote, and invite global understanding through mutually beneficial cultural, educational, and economic exchanges between Toledo and its sister cities.
Ohio Citizen Action
Description: Ohio Citizen Action is the state's largest and oldest environmental non-profit organization. We work on campaigns to reduce air and water pollution.
YWCA of Greater Toledo
Description: The YWCA of Greater Toledo strives to be a powerful, proactive force for the support and advancement of women and girls in our community that will continue to work for peace, justice, equality and dignity for all people. Our ONE IMPERATIVE is the elimination of racism wherever it exists by any means necessary.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
Description: To provide quality mentoring relationships between children and qualified adults in Northwestern Ohio, and promote their development into competent, confident, and caring individuals.
NorthRiver Development Corporation of Ohio
Description: The NorthRiver Development Corporation strives for a clean, safe, diverse and economically-thriving community where residents and entrepreneurs alike have access to the recourses they need in order to prosper. We will strive to involve residents, business, institutions and government in a collaborative effort to define and carry out the development of housing and businesses, both commercial and industrial, in a way that balances the interests of all members of the NorthRiver neighborhood.
American Red Cross/Greater Toledo Area Chapter
Description: The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. It does this through services that are consistent with its congressional charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Cross movement.
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality
Description: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.(ABLE) is a non-profit regional law firm that provides high quality legal assistance in civil matters to help eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio achieve self-reliance and equal justice and economic opportunity.
Epilepsy Center
Description: The Epilepsy Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping persons with epilepsy, their families and other concerned individuals through education, residential and counseling programs. We are committed to being the local comprehensive resource for all issues concerning epilepsy minimizing its impact on society.
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
Description: Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity works to eliminate poverty housing in Lucas and Fulton Counties.