Volunteer Opportunities From: Volunteer Peninsula

The Arc of Greater Williamsburg is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and has proudly served adults with developmental disabilities in our community since 1976. Our programs provide educational, health and wellness, life skills, cultural, social, and recreational enrichment. We provide 8-10 monthly activities to enhance clients' quality of life and reinforce their abilities.

A vital part of these programs is the provided round-trip transportation option for clients. This not only connects clients to social opportunities, but also allows much-needed respite time for families and caregivers.

We have a total of five vans/small buses that are used for this transportation. As each one is used multiple times per week, the interior is in need of cleaning and refreshing when we have the opportunity.

Our Day of Caring 2025 Request and Project is for 2-5 volunteers who would be willing to clean the van/bus interiors. This cleaning opportunity would include vacuuming, cleaning interior windows, wiping down interior walls, etc. and would require physical labor though each van is approximately 8' - 15' long.

Our needs are the following and available for adults over the age of 18.  We are looking for approximately 10 volunteers for the following. Bring your own tools if you have them as we are limited.

Want to make a difference for someone in our community? A local older adult in Hampton could use a hand with some yardwork—and they’d be so grateful for your help! They’d love to have flower beds weeded, a few new plants added, and fresh mulch put down. They also needs their lawn mowed and a few overgrown bushes trimmed. It’s a great way to spend some time outside and brighten someone’s day in a big way.

We're excited to have you join Freekind for the Day of Caring event, Friday, September 12th!

Please arrive by 9:45 AM. Location TBD.

From 10 AM to 12 PM, we'll be packing Celebrate Freedom gala gift bags. Feel free to dress comfortably, and we'll provide coffee and donuts.

If you have any questions, please email TJones@freekindva.org or call 877-227-2321, ext. 108.

Thank you!

Help us get ready for our fall at Here for the Girls. We will be doing various tasks to prep for our events such as wrapping calendars, organizing supplies, and more.

We are looking for 4 volunteers to write personalized thank you cards and make phone calls to thank our WALK to End Alzheimer's donors! We would provide the donor lists and all materials needed for this virtual project.

If you would like more information about this project, please reach out to the project manager:

Traci Snyder

tlsnyder@alz.org

For Buildings 1 and 2 - Reinstall Soffit over entrance driveway, remove spider webs, pull weeds, clear bushes, remove dead limbs, clean gutters, trim limbs and bushes, remove deck storage and content, clean storage shed, remove old patio furniture, toys, pressure wash walk ways and remove shelving (additional items to be removed will be identified on the day of this event. 

We’re reaching out in hopes of finding a volunteer (or volunteer group) who may be willing to assist with some much-needed campus beautification. We currently need help with: Power washing five buildings on our campus (volunteer(s) with access to power washing equipment would be ideal).Weeding and cleaning our Survivors Garden in preparation for potential fall planting.If you or someone you know is handy, has equipment, or simply wants to give back, we’d love to hear from you! This is a wonderful opportunity to make a visible and meaningful impact on our space.

Join with like-minded ladies and gentlemen in the beautiful Hilton area of Newport News to make 3000 period packs! These period packs will be distributed to school nurses in approximately 300 elementary and middle schools all over Hampton Roads in the coming school years. Join us in erasing the shame and stigma of menstruation for this generation of students in Hampton Roads and beyond! 

Support Menchville House, a temporary emergency crisis shelter for families during Day of Caring on September 12th! Menchville House would love to receive support from an enthusiastic group of volunteers ready to clean up the surrounding property and organize within the shelter as needed. The projects may require lifting and moving a variety of objects, but nothing too heavy. We love to meet new people and look forward to welcoming a volunteer group during Day of Caring!

Volunteers in the ReStore handle a variety of duties, including customer service, furniture restoration, appliance & equipment repair and donation inventory & pricing. Volunteers need to be 16 and older and the experience can be great for seniors and their friends.

Help with landscaping and mulching the yard at our Veteran's Bridge Home. At this location, we provide short-term housing to homeless veterans until they are able to obtain their own permanent housing. Your support in maintaining the grounds will create a welcoming and supportive environment for our veterans.

By volunteering, you’ll be playing a vital role in supporting our mission to end homelessness and aid veterans in need. We greatly appreciate your time and dedication to these important tasks.

LINK of Hampton Roads needs your help with organizing the items in our storage barn. The barn is where we store several of our PORT Winter Shelter items, furniture and household items for those individuals exiting homeless into their own homes as well as other miscellaneous items. Your help in organizing these items will directly contribute to our ability to provide for those in need.

By volunteering, you’ll be playing a vital role in supporting our mission to end homelessness and aid veterans in need. We greatly appreciate your time and dedication to these important tasks.

Power washing 4 houses in Hampton which are in walking distance of each other.

Volunteers with need to provide the power washer and supplies.

Our Visitor Services team is preparing for a lobby remodeling project and could use a hand cleaning out their storage area, assembling shelves, merging and organizing supplies, decoration and materials. This is a capacity building project that would provide tremendous support for our staff during our Fall busy season. 

This is a great opportunity for a small group of 3-10 people that enjoying organizing, do not mind some physical work but would prefer to be indoors. 

The garden area in front of our Visitor Center needs beautification.  We will supply all needed hand tools.  Gloves and study shoes are recommended. 

Join us for a hands-on service project to help our community bloom! We're looking for 6–8 volunteers to assist with installing garden edging and weeding in our pollinator garden. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, work as a team, and support a space that helps our environment thrive. Gloves and comfortable attire are recommended. 

Volunteers for our weekly Bingo fundraisers help generate the funds for transportation for high school students with disabilities participating in supported workplace internships.

Volunteering will be at 12742 Nettles Drive Newport News, VA 23606. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 10 am - 2 pm.

Volunteers must register at https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/26699967528347400/false#/invitation. This helps us to track service hours. Community Knights will also provide upon request a letter for a school, CO, or other supervisor documenting hours volunteered.

Volunteers must be 14 or over, and have no history of a felony charge or any form of theft. Volunteers under 18 must have a parental consent form filled.

Thank you for volunteering!

We need support with updating the flowers surrounding the home and spreading new mulch for the beds to keep our community home - Hayes House looking beautiful all year round! 

We need help painting a wheelchair accessible ramp at our Saunders Community Living Home. 

We’re looking for volunteers to help with painting, organizing, and light decorating to create a fun, welcoming space for the children in our care. Whether you're great with a paintbrush or just want to lend a helping hand, we’d love your support!

We’re organizing a volunteer project to help beautify and maintain our community building. Volunteers will join together to pull weeds, clear overgrowth, and tidy up the surrounding grounds, making the space more welcoming and enjoyable for everyone. This is a great opportunity to roll up your sleeves, connect with neighbors, and take pride in keeping our shared spaces clean and inviting

We’re looking for volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks, including indoor painting to help refresh our facility, outdoor clean-up such as picking up trash, pulling weeds, and tidying around trash bins, and supporting our neighbors by shopping alongside them in The Gathering Place. Additional opportunities include sorting items in our Clothing Closet, receiving and organizing incoming retail donations, helping with general indoor upkeep, and participating in our Supporting Our Seniors initiative by helping clean out a neighbor’s home. Volunteers may also be asked to assist with other tasks as needed.

We would like one team of 20 from 8-12 doing an outdoor service project in the park removing invasive plants with our park team. They will need to dress appropriately for outside; closed toed shoes, hat, sunscreen, bugspray, and a refillable water bottle. 

Our Experience Design team is seeking support in several project areas related to our outdoor living history buildings and material culture used to teach 17th century history to school groups and the visiting public at our museum- Jamestown Settlement. All of these projects have varying degrees difficulty ranging from painting and  running the power washer to replacing structural supports in buildings. We can adjust for the skill set of the group, break up into smaller groups, and will provide tools, materials and PPE. 

Support for these projects ensures the integrity of the material culture we use to bring history to life.  It also allows us to be good stewards of funds received through the proper care and preservation, we can expand the lifespan of the these buildings and objects for future generations of students and museum guests. 

·      Cannon restoration project to include power washing and painting cannon carriages

·       Waddle Fencing to include removal of old waddle and installation of new waddle

·       We have several posts that need to be replaced in the fort buildings

·       We have historic benches that will need legs installed

·       Help cut/manufacture 50 new outdoor wayfinding signs for our annual Military Through the Ages event. 

We’re looking to restore and revitalize three existing plant beds by removing overgrowth and preparing the area for new plantings. Volunteers will help clear the space and plant fall fruit trees, helping to beautify the grounds and support long-term sustainability efforts. This hands-on project is perfect for teams who enjoy outdoor work and making a visible impact in just one day!

Did you know Victory YMCA has not one, but two Gaga pits?

Our campers and childcare kids love them, but after years of epic battles and nonstop fun, they’re in serious need of some TLC. At the very least, they could use a fresh coat of paint—but if we have a volunteer team with the right skills, a full rebuild would take them to the next level! Let’s give our kids the ultimate Gaga experience!