<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a name="OLE_LINK5"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Greetings, community-service-minded Federationists!<o:p></o:p></font></b></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here is a shortlist of volunteer organization websites compiled by the Research and Resource Committee. We hope this list will help you in putting together or participating in a service project in your area.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SITES TO GET YOU STARTED<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">General Audience<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>American Red Cross : “</b><b><span lang="EN">The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors</span></b><span lang="EN">.”</span><b><span lang="EN"></span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Center for National and Community Service (CNCS): Includes Americorps, Senior Corp, and Learn and Serve America. “CNCS [provides service opportunities to volunteers] of all ages and backgrounds in six priority areas: disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families .”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nationalservice.gov/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">http://www.nationalservice.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">GuideStar Directory of Charities and Nonprofit Organizations: a comprehensive list , but no information about volunteer opportunities.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.guidestar.org/NonprofitDirectory.aspx">http://www.guidestar.org/NonprofitDirectory.aspx</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>HandsOn Network: </b><b><span lang="EN">“…we inspire, equip and mobilize volunteers to take action that changes the world.</span></b><b><span lang="EN"> “</span></b><span lang="EN"><br></span><b><a href="http://www.handsonnetwork.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">http://www.handsonnetwork.org/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://idealist.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">idealist.org</a>: “Volunteer, work, intern, organize, hire and connect. Change the world .”<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.idealist.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">http://www.idealist.org/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>United We Serve: “… </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEufpuF6om0&list=UUMsKkyK0_TlqUnSlpZIk8qA&index=91" target="_blank"><span lang="EN">President Obama’s nationwide service initiative</span></a><b><span lang="EN">, … aims to both expand the impact of existing organizations by engaging new volunteers in their work and encourage volunteers to develop their own ‘do-it-yourself’ projects.”</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.serve.gov/">http://www.serve.gov/</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><h1 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 33px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">VolunteerMatch <span style="font-weight: normal;">: </span>“Connect with what matters to you. Discover a way to give back that's meaningful to you, anywhere.”<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 33px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/">http://www.volunteermatch.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://volunteer.gov/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9">Volunteer.gov</a> home page<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.volunteer.gov/">http://www.volunteer.gov/</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sites Targeting Specific Groups or Causes<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AARP (Association of American Retired Persons): matches senior citizens to volunteer opportunities.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://volunteers.aarp.org/ones/ctg/campaigns/engagement/participate.htm?key=sem&trace=360i2011&contractInd=55594&CMP=KNC-360I-google-CTG&HBX_PK=volunteer_building_homes&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=volunteer%2Bbuilding%2Bhomes&utm_campaign=G_Volunteer%2BBuild&360cid=SI_225254801_27431234497_1">http://volunteers.aarp.org/ones/ctg/campaigns/engagement/participate.htm?key=sem&trace=360i2011&contractInd=55594&CMP=KNC-360I-google-CTG&HBX_PK=volunteer_building_homes&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=volunteer%2Bbuilding%2Bhomes&utm_campaign=G_Volunteer%2BBuild&360cid=SI_225254801_27431234497_1</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.catchafire.org/" target="_blank">Catchafire</a><b>: matches professionals who want to give their skills with nonprofits and social enterprises that need them.<o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u><a href="https://www.catchafire.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12">https://www.catchafire.org/</a></u></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Habitat for humanity </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&q=habitat+for+humanity&revid=1101003523&sa=X&ei=X2ebUu28KdTfoATqyoDYDQ&ved=0CFUQ1QIoAQ&biw=320&bih=504">https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&q=habitat+for+humanity&revid=1101003523&sa=X&ei=X2ebUu28KdTfoATqyoDYDQ&ved=0CFUQ1QIoAQ&biw=320&bih=504</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Mentor Up: “</b><b>Mentor Up is all about young people helping older adults stay connected and adjust to the many challenges they face in today’s changing world.”</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://www.mentorup.org/about" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="14">https://www.mentorup.org/about</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/aaa/emergencyplanning/VOADnetwork.pdf" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15/1">http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/aaa/emergencyplanning/VOADnetwork.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">National trust volunteering opportunities<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&q=national+trust+volunteering+opportunities&revid=1101003523&sa=X&ei=X2ebUu28KdTfoATqyoDYDQ&ved=0CFkQ1QIoBQ&biw=320&bih=504">https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&q=national+trust+volunteering+opportunities&revid=1101003523&sa=X&ei=X2ebUu28KdTfoATqyoDYDQ&ved=0CFkQ1QIoBQ&biw=320&bih=504</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Teach For America<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.teachforamerica.org/m">http://www.teachforamerica.org/m</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p 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