Why Volunteering in San Francisco Builds Culture and Community
Corporate and group volunteering in San Francisco strengthens employee engagement and supports causes that matter—from homelessness and education to climate action and equity.
But organizing opportunities takes time—often over 30 hours per event. Percent Pledge makes it easy by curating top opportunities and offering planning services when needed. Whether you’re looking to build culture or create measurable impact, these opportunities deliver.
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Best Group and Employee Volunteer Opportunities in San Francisco
Explore curated group volunteering options in San Francisco—ideal for building team culture and supporting your company’s impact goals. These listings reflect real participation from Percent Pledge customers and events we’ve helped plan.
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Restore and Revitalize Our Beloved Parks
Help keep San Francisco’s parks beautiful by participating in activities like weeding, planting, trash pickup, and habitat restoration—an impactful way to give back to the community.
- Nonprofit mission: The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department administers over 220 parks, playgrounds, and open spaces, aiming to provide enriching recreational activities and maintain beautiful parks for the community.
- Volunteer activities: Weeding, planting, trash pickup, habitat restoration.
- Location: Various parks in San Francisco, CA
- Group size: Large (up to 100)
- Causes: Environment
Protect Our Bay: Join a Shoreline Clean-Up
Engage in shoreline restoration by planting native seedlings, removing invasive weeds, and cleaning up the Bay Area’s shoreline—an excellent option for team volunteering.
- Nonprofit mission: Save The Bay has been protecting San Francisco Bay for over 60 years, working to make Bay Area communities sustainable, healthy, and equitable for all residents.
- Volunteer activities: Planting native seedlings, removing invasive weeds, trash cleanup.
- Location: Oakland, Hayward, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, CA
- Group size: Medium (up to 50)
- Causes: Environment
Give Pets a Second Chance: Volunteer at a Mobile Vaccination Clinic
Support SF SPCA’s monthly clinic by helping with patient check-in and providing assistance during the event—a great way to make a difference for animals in need.
- Nonprofit mission: The San Francisco SPCA is the largest animal shelter in the SF Bay Area and was the first cageless animal shelter established in the U.S.
- Volunteer activities: Patient check-in, assisting during the event.
- Location: Cow Palace Parking Lot, San Francisco, CA
- Group size: Small (up to 20)
- Causes: Animal Welfare
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Help Kittens Find Their Forever Homes
Play with kittens to help them build trust and prepare for adoption—perfect for animal lovers looking to volunteer.
- Nonprofit mission: The San Francisco SPCA is the largest animal shelter in the SF Bay Area and was the first cageless animal shelter established in the U.S.
- Volunteer activities: Playing with kittens, socialization activities.
- Location: SF SPCA Mission Campus, San Francisco, CA
- Group size: Small (up to 20)
- Causes: Animal Welfare
Feed the Hungry: Pack Food for Families in Need
Pack food for those in need by working on an assembly line to sort and fill food boxes—a hands-on opportunity to support your local community.
- Nonprofit mission: The SF-Marin Food Bank aims to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin, where one in four neighbors is at risk of hunger.
- Volunteer activities: Sorting and packing food, assembly line work.
- Location: Warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco, CA
- Group size: Medium (up to 50)
- Causes: Food Insecurity/Hunger, Senior Services
Help Provide Healthy Meals to the Community
Sort, label, and repack food items at a distribution center to support the community’s food needs—an essential service for those facing food insecurity.
- Nonprofit mission: Second Harvest of Silicon Valley ensures that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one, serving 500,000 people on average each month.
- Volunteer activities: Sorting, labeling, and repacking food items.
- Location: San Carlos or North San Jose, CA
- Group size: Small (up to 20)
- Causes: Hunger & Homelessness
Deliver Hope: Drop Off Meals for Homeless Veterans
Provide meals to homeless men and veterans by dropping off prepared meals at the Montgomery Street Inn shelter—an opportunity to support those who served our country.
- Nonprofit mission: LifeMoves operates 26 shelter and service sites, providing intensive case management and other services to homeless individuals in Silicon Valley.
- Volunteer activities: Meal drop-off, coordination with shelter staff.
- Location: Montgomery Street Inn shelter, San Jose, CA
- Group size: Medium (up to 50)
- Causes: Veterans, Hunger & Homelessness, LGBTQ+, Youth
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Build Bright Futures: Create Playhouses for Kids in Need
Build and decorate children’s playhouses to be donated to local families or charities—a creative and rewarding way to give back.
- Nonprofit mission: Habitat for Humanity EB/SV addresses housing issues throughout the East Bay and Silicon Valley by building new houses, making vital repairs, revitalizing communities, and helping those affected by local disasters.
- Volunteer activities: Building, designing, and decorating playhouses.
- Location: Oakland or Milpitas, CA, or your location
- Group size: Medium (up to 50)
- Causes: Hunger & Homelessness, Disaster Relief
Restore Vital Habitats: Help Revive the Bay Area’s Marshlands
Help restore tidal marsh habitats around the Bay Area through planting and weeding activities—a perfect fit for environmentally conscious teams.
- Nonprofit mission: The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory engages communities in conserving birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
- Volunteer activities: Planting, weeding, and habitat restoration.
- Location: Redwood City, Hayward, Alviso, CA
- Group size: Flexible
- Causes: Environment
Top Virtual, Remote, and Online Volunteer Opportunities
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Best Places to Work in San Francisco: Social Impact Report
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