At The People Foundation, we believe community service is about more than just physical labor - it’s about accountability, growth, and giving back in meaningful ways. Our online community service program is designed to provide that same purpose-driven impact through our structured and supervised program.
Participants don’t watch videos or just click through stuff - they actively engage, reflect, and learn - building personal responsibility and awareness along the way.
While the work itself happens online, the outcomes show up in real-life - people come out more responsible, aware, and able to positively contribute to their families, workplaces, and communities... and this is the whole purpose of community service.
Our program is designed for:
Our Online Community Service program allows you to instantly enroll and start earning hours right away. We track your progress in your personal online Hour-Log which is manually reviewed by dedicated work supervisors to ensure quality, effort, and authenticity. Learn More About this Online Community Service Program.
While we welcome you to participate in our online community service program, our goal is to promote community service in all its forms. That's why we also endorse and list other reputable online community service programs below. You're encouraged to explore them too—because what matters most is giving back, however and wherever you can.
Our service is structured, supervised, and verifiable. We don't just connect you with opportunities, we provide a complete program with tracking, supervision, and certification. Here's what makes us different:
This ensures your time is not only productive but also officially recognized.
Through the Online Volunteering service of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, you can connect with UN entities, governments, public institutions and civil society organizations.
Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and help make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible.
The American Red Cross has several volunteer opportunities that can be done from home or from other remote locations. Remote volunteers support many Red Cross programs and services by providing "behind the scenes" support and organization.
Through an online system, volunteers place phone calls to supporters and voters around the country to support our legislative priorities and ballot initiatives. Subject matter varies widely, including wildlife protection, animal cruelty legislation, farm animal protection, animals in research and companion animal issues.
These virtual volunteer opportunities are the perfect way to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana (RMHC-CNI) while away from the assigned Houses and Family Rooms
Be My Eyes provides the world's largest online community of people who are blind or have low vision with seamless access to real-time visual assistance. Through our app, users can connect with a global network of volunteers, specialist company representatives, and visual AI to receive live descriptions, product support, and guidance—all for free.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of WBHI's work, and as our outreach efforts expand and evolve the need for a diverse and inclusive army of campaign warriors increases. We welcome and are grateful to work with corporations, health care partners, media outlets, colleges and universities, small businesses, civic organizations and individuals.
Whether you have special skills and expertise you want to share, can offer a friendly voice and an empathetic ear, or simply are passionate about helping people 50+, we have a volunteer opportunity that's right for you. And you can do it all from the convenience and comfort of your own home.
Miracle Friends is a phone buddy program for individuals experiencing homelessness. Volunteer from anywhere in the world, just 30 minutes per week.
We invite you to help us ensure every student has access to the supplies needed to learn with our remote volunteer opportunities. Volunteer on your time from your home or office.