Date/Time: Thursday, April 4, 3–5 p.m.

Location: 1329 Highland Ave, Needham.

Ages: Thursday volunteers must be 12 years old or older and volunteers younger than 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Time Commitment: Two hours.

Circle of Hope has kept pace with the growth in homelessness. We make regular donations to 26 homeless shelters, healthcare clinics, universities, and other programs throughout Greater Boston and MetroWest. We will begin offering one-time volunteer opportunities at Circle of Hope's donation center. Thursday volunteers will help sort, bag, and organize donations, assemble donation kits, and assist with inventory and organization at our donation center.

Contact: Christine Ruddy, christine@circleofhopeonline.org. Individuals and groups may sign up for a one-time volunteer shift at Circle of Hope on the first Thursday of every month from 3-5 pm. There will be 8 slots available per shift and slots are first come, first served.

Date/Time: Sunday, April 14.

Location: Anywhere where there are Little Free Libraries. Use our world map to find a location near you.

Ages: All ages. This is a great activity for family and friends to do together.

Time Commitment: Flexible. Share one book, or share many!

Everyone can do something good, large or small, to improve the lives of others. Celebrate Good Deeds Day by sharing a book and a kind note in a Little Free Library near you! You’ll join a global day of doing good that unites people from over 100 countries in doing good deeds. It’s easy to participate:

Contact: volunteer@littlefreelibrary.org. Click here to register.

Date/Time: Monday, April 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Location: 1317 Beacon Street, (Trader Joe’s in Coolidge Corner) Brookline.

Ages: All ages can participate.

Time Commitment: Flexible; feel free to come for as long or as little as you can!

Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Come on out and support these dedicated runners by giving high fives and enthusiastic greetings as they pass by. Let’s make lots of noise and give these runners some energy before they hit the finish line. With all their hard work in training and fundraising, let’s make sure they feel the love!

Contact: massachusetts@bestbuddies.org. Registration is not required, feel free to join us!

Wednesday, April 17, and Thursday, April 18. There are a series of 15-minute pick-up time slots. Each volunteer is asked to sign up for one 15-minute slot. There are both morning and afternoon delivery times.

Ages: All ages are welcome with a parent chaperone.

Time Commitment: We estimate that the delivery time will take between one and two hours or less after you leave the pick-up location.

We will be delivering Passover meals to our neighbors in need, and many volunteers are needed to make it happen! Through Combined Jewish Philanthropies and along with other area agencies, JF&CS is lending a hand to our neighbors in need. We are so grateful to you as a JF&CS volunteer and would love your help delivering these complimentary, home-delivered meal boxes in the days leading up to Passover.

Important: These locations are NOT the same as Family Table locations. Please note that there are a series of 15-minute pick-up time slots. Each volunteer is asked to sign up for one 15-minute slot. Please note that JF&CS requires all volunteers to be CORI-approved. If you are planning on volunteering and have not yet been CORI-approved by JF&CS, please complete the Volunteer Forms Packet.

Contact: Ava Harder, Aharder@jfcsboston.org. Registration is available online. Click your desired date and location below and follow the registration instructions.

Date/Time(s): Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. Times vary by location. Registration will close once the maximum attendance is reached.

Location(s): Serving Boston, Brookline, Newton, Weston, Wellesley, Dedham, Waltham, and more sites west through the Upper Watershed.

Ages: All ages are welcome with a parent chaperone.

Time Commitment: Varies, typically two to three hours.

Join us on Earth Day Weekend! The Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers each year to keep the Charles River clean, safe, and beautiful for all. It is one of the largest Earth Day cleanups in the country! The Charles River Cleanup builds on a national effort as part of American Rivers’ National River Cleanup®, which has removed over 25 million pounds of trash from America’s waterways to date. Residents are drawn to the popular Charles River Cleanup from a desire to give back to their community while enjoying the beauty and wildlife along the river. This is a very popular volunteer event so we suggest that you register early. A suggested donation of $5 per person would be greatly appreciated.

Contact: Click here for contact info on the five participating organizations. You may register here for the cleanup. You will be emailed instructions on where to pick up supplies and the clean-up site based on your stated preference.

Food drop off every Thursday, 5:30–7:30 p.m., and every Friday, 9:30–10:45 a.m. 

Location: First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. The entrance is the wide brick walkway next to the fenced playground.

Ages: All ages are welcome to prepare and bring food. A parent or guardian must accompany on-site volunteers 13 years old and younger.

Time Commitment: Two to four hours, depending on the shift.

The Café features hot coffee, nourishing food, and community seating. We regularly need cooks, bakers, line servers, meal packers, and donation sorters to make everything run smoothly. We ask that the entree, side dish, or dessert be enough to serve 12 adults. No lunches will go to waste! Leftovers are walked down to Harvard Square to be delivered to the homeless.

Contact: fridaycafe@firstchurchcambridge.org, 617.851.5074. Click here to sign up to prepare and drop off food. Please click here to register for a volunteer shift.

Date/Time: The Go Camo Care Package Collection drive will run from April 1–June 30.

Location: Ship your collected items to:

Soldiers’ Angels Go Camo

2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107

San Antonio, Texas 78218

Ages: Everyone can participate.

Time Commitment: Varies.

The mission of Soldiers’ Angels is to provide aid, comfort, and resources to the military, veterans, and their families. Soldiers’ Angels Special Campaigns are designed with one goal in mind: bringing people together to collect the items our service members and veterans need. Soldiers’ Angels sends thousands of care packages to deployed individuals every year. Your family can help by collecting items for their annual Go Camo Care Package Collection drive. Items that need to be collected for care packages include hygiene and personal care items, snack care items, and downtime items. Click here and scroll down for the complete list of items needed.

Contact: inkind@soldiersangels.org.

Date/Time(s): Saturday, April 20. Choose a morning or afternoon time slot.

Location(s): Beverly, Lynn, Marblehead, Salem, and Swampscott.

Ages: Everyone can help.

Time Commitment: One hour.

In honor of Earth Day, we are cleaning parks and beaches in Beverly, Lynn, Marblehead, Salem, and Swampscott. Join us on Saturday, April 20 to pick up trash and debris in our community's unique and beautiful outdoor spaces. It's a wonderful way to volunteer as a group, a family, a team, a workplace, or a troop and become a steward for our local green spaces! We understand that you have a busy schedule, so we've arranged two different time slots for our clean-up event. You can join us at the park locations from 10 to 11 am or the beach locations from 3 to 4 pm, just in time for low tide.

Contact: blamoreau@spurnorthshore.org, 781.451.7787. Registration is available online. Spots are filling quickly so register soon!