Outside of our normal monthly projects (click here to see them) we have several ways to volunteer, each program has a unique focus.

Flexible Volunteering

Every month we offer over 100 project a month covering a wide variety of volunteer opportunities within the Charlotte community. Our flexible volunteer model means that most of our projects have no long term commitment or specialized trainings. We encourage you to try several projects to find the right one for you. Click Here for more info.

Hands On Skills

With our Skills Based Volunteer program, we work to match individuals with specific skills sets to agencies in need. The types of skills can be anything, the need in Charlotte's Non-Profits for skilled and professional volunteers is great. Working with volunteers and agencies, we work to match the right people with the right agency to meet everyone's needs. Click here for more info.

Charlotteen Youth Program
(Ages 14-18)

If you're a teenager interested in performing community service in Charlotte, then you're in the right place! Each month the CharlotTEEN Youth Program coordinates service projects specifically designed for young volunteers. Through the exploration of the significance, adequacy, and effectiveness of what is being done to address these community issues, our teenage volunteers will develop an ethic of giving, a sense of compassion, a hope for justice, and a desire to become responsible citizens. We offer a variety of dates and locations in hopes of engaging a diverse population of teens in volunteer work throughout Charlotte! Click Here for more info.

Neighborhood Focus Initiative

In order to address urban poverty in one Charlotte Community (Thomasboro-Hoskins) our AmeriCorps VISTA works to help build neighborhood capacity by supporting and managing volunteer leadership development, supporting outreach and helping create and expand programs with direct input from residents.

The purpose of this program is help provide sustainable solutions to under-served communities. This is a pilot program which we hope to use in other low-resource communities throughout Charlotte.

Hands on Schools

Hands On Charlotte - as part of a national effort by Hands on Network to increase academic achievement in elementary, middle, and high schools - is partnering with AmeriCorps and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to help volunteers and community partners make a difference in our schools. Click here for more info.

Business Cares

Through the Business Cares Program, Hands On Charlotte partners with area companies to create opportunities for them to give back to their community through volunteer work. Business Cares enables companies to "make good" on their desire to become more involved and caring corporate citizens. Click here for more info.