Volunteering near you
Getting involved starts in your own city
Anyone who wants to volunteer needs a door. Every large city has places that bring volunteers and tasks together
All cities at a glance
| City | State |
|---|---|
| Volunteering in Berlin | Berlin |
| Volunteering in Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Volunteering in Munich | Bavaria |
| Volunteering in Cologne | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Volunteering in Leipzig | Saxony |
| Volunteering in Dresden | Saxony |
| Volunteering in Frankfurt | Hesse |
| Volunteering in Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg |
| Volunteering in Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Volunteering in Hannover | Lower Saxony |
This series lists, city by city, the places where you can find a volunteering role: volunteer centres, municipal portals and established organisations. Each page names only contact points whose offer we checked on their own website, and shows the first steps.
The cities
Berlin
Volunteering in Berlin
Berlin has volunteer centres in its districts, a large volunteering fair and a church-based placement service, and here you will find the three main routes to your role
Go to the cityHamburg
Volunteering in Hamburg
In Hamburg, volunteer centres in the districts and the social affairs authority advise anyone who wants to get involved and show where volunteers are needed
Go to the cityBavaria
Volunteering in Munich
In Munich several volunteer agencies offer personal advice, and the city bundles everything you need to know about getting started on a platform of its own
Go to the cityNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Volunteering in Cologne
In Cologne an independent volunteer agency, the digital volunteering exchange of the city and the AWO civic engagement office help you find a role in your own neighbourhood
Go to the citySaxony
Volunteering in Leipzig
In Leipzig the route into volunteering usually leads through the volunteer agency, complemented by city advice, a volunteering fair and the institutions of welfare organisations
Go to the citySaxony
Volunteering in Dresden
From the Citizens Foundation platform to the volunteer fair at the town hall: how to find a role in Dresden that fits your time and your interests
Go to the cityHesse
Volunteering in Frankfurt
From the Bürgerinstitut and the city guide to AWO: how to find a volunteering role in Frankfurt that fits your everyday life and your interests
Go to the cityBaden-Württemberg
Volunteering in Stuttgart
From the city volunteer agency and its online exchange to the Citizens Foundation: how to find a role in Stuttgart that suits you and your district
Go to the cityNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Volunteering in Düsseldorf
From the Caritas and Diakonie volunteer centres to the city’s own office: how to find a volunteering role in Düsseldorf that fits your life
Go to the cityLower Saxony
Volunteering in Hannover
From the volunteer centre in the city centre to the regional offers and AWO: how to find a volunteering role in Hannover that fits the time you have
Go to the city
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