Local Volunteer & Community Work

GOYA Student Volunteerism at Rutgers - Teaching the value of service to others through volunteer projects reaching from the local to the global
Rutgers Gardens
Elijah's Promise - Helping low-income people in the central New Jersey community
St Peters University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
Highland Park Community Food Pantry
Middlesex County Volunteer Opportunities
OneBrick.org - Volunteering in NYC

National, International & Online Volunteering

SCI - Service Civil International - Each year more than 5,000 volunteers participate in 2-3 week workcamps all over the world
Global Volunteer Network - The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world.
Volunteer Abroad Program - Volunteer Abroad Programs with Institute for Field Research Expeditions offer community orientated volunteer abroad opportunities in India, Nepal, Thailand, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Peru, and Costa Rica.
World Teach - WorldTeach offers teaching programs in several different countries
Habitat for Humanity

Eco Encore - Donate your reusable books, CDs, movies and software to support 19 environmental nonprofit organizations .
Books for Africa - Accepts fiction, non-fiction, text-books, reference, journals, National Geographics, school supplies for shipping to schools and communities in Africa.
Housing Works Used Book Cafe - Accepts books, records and CDs. Proceeds from bookstore & cafe assist homeless New Yorkers living with HIV & AIDS.

Rutgers RideShare Program A carpool program open to all Rutgers Faculty and Staff on all campuses.
Earth 911 New Jersey Recycling reference - find a location to recycle your batteries, electronics, aluminium cans etc.

* Charity navigator Provides information and evaluation of many charities.