Volunteer and Community Service Opportunities
What Counts as Community Service-Per TMCC for Nevada Promise Scholarship
Community service is time contributed to a nonprofit or public service organization. The community should be benefiting from the work you do!
Community service performed to satisfy the requirements for participation in the Nevada Promise Scholarship Program must not:
- Result in compensation, payment or remuneration of any kind for the student.
- Directly benefit a member of the family of the applicant or student, as applicable.
- Include paid or unpaid internships.
- Include donation of money or items as community service.
- Include participation in fund-raising events, but may include volunteering to assist in the administration of the event. For example, participating as a "walker" in a "cancer walk" to raise money for cancer research does not qualify as community service; but volunteering to assist with registration, set-up or similar activities at the event may qualify as community service.
Community service may be performed with or under the direction of a faith-based organization, but must not include religious proselytizing or persuasion.
Community Service Organizations
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| American Red Cross Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. |
| Amplify Life Provides life-changing programs with educational and therapeutic benefits that are not only designed to enhance the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities but also provide much-needed respite for caregivers. |
| Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows Enhancing the quality of life for children, ages 0 to 18. |
| Eddy House Promotes self-sufficiency and empowerment to homeless, runaway, foster, and at-risk youth ages 18-24 by providing safety, basic needs, and access to community resources in Northern Nevada. Can manage no more than five (5) Nevada Promise volunteers at a time on a first- come first-served basis. |
| FIRST Nevada Inspires young people to become science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that instill innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada Feeding the hungry today and solving hunger for tomorrow through community partnership. |
| For Kids Foundation Fills in the gaps created by other programs to provide one-time funding for the urgent, unmet needs of Northern Nevada children (from birth to age 21) when there is no other known resource available. |
| Friends of Nevada Wilderness Dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, informing the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and restoring and improving the management of wildlands. |
| Geo Trash Collect trash in your community and place it into designated bags for pick up. |
| Girls on the Run Sierras Inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running, envisioning a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. |
| Good Shepherd’s Clothes Closet Provides clothing for free to people in need, only requiring a valid ID to shop. |
| Healthy Young NV Empowering young Nevadans by providing comprehensive health and wellness resources, paving the road toward healthy lifestyles. |
| High Sierra AHEC Addressing Nevada’s healthcare workforce shortages through recruiting, training, and retaining health professionals committed to increasing access to primary care in underserved urban and rural communities. |
| Immunize Nevada A 501c3 nonprofit that receives educational grants and funding toward achieving our goal of eradicating vaccine-preventable disease throughout Nevada. |
| JUSTin Hope Foundation Dedicated to building a community of inclusion, empowerment, and support for families and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various educational and support programs. |
| Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Creating a cleaner, more beautiful region through education and active community involvement. |
| Kiwanis Bike Program Teaching bike safety and repair, donating the majority of the refurbished bikes to youth organizations and schools of Northern Nevada. |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Join MADD’s legacy of extraordinary activists saving lives and preventing injuries since 1980. Whether you’re interested in volunteering a couple times a year or a couple times a week, there is a place for you at Mothers Against Drunk Driving. |
| Nevada Hands and Voices Exists to support, encourage, and educate families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children, so that they can be empowered to make choices that will enable their children to achieve their full potential. |
| Nevada Museum of Art Striving to offer meaningful art and cultural experiences, and foster new knowledge in the visual arts by encouraging interdisciplinary investigation. |
| Northern Nevada RAVE Providing respite to families caring for children with special needs while training high school volunteers to work with these very special children. |
| Note-Able Music Therapy Services Creating lasting changes in the lives of people of all abilities through music. |
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Our Center Project 150 Reno Producing high-quality theatrical experiences that inspire, entertain, and enrich our diverse community. Ronald McDonald House Safe Embrace Senior Outreach Services Program (Sanford Center for Aging) Sierra Arts Sierra Nevada Journeys Sierra Nevada Zoological Park Soulful Seeds Sparks Heritage Museum SPCA of Northern Nevada Special Olympics Nevada Spread the Word Nevada St. Vincent's Dining Room with Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada Tahoe Ability Truckee Meadows Park Foundation United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra Urban Roots Volunteer Transportation Program (Sanford Center for Aging) Volunteers of America: Northern CA & Northern NV Washoe County Regional Parks WCSD Volunteer Services
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