Communtiy service??

Question

How do I volunteer in New Oreleans??? Like is there anyway I can go to camp there and help out???

Is there away I can volunteer in a political campaign??? Like actually follow around the candidate??

Answer 1

New Orleans-related activities are posted here:

VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org

Idealist, http://www.idealist.org

HandsOn Network, http://www.handsonnetwork.org/

Change.org, http://www.change.org

CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com

Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org

http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/

ServeNet, http://servenet.org/

For New Orleans-specific information, also see:

-- The Web site http://fixnola.org is designed to match civic-minded individuals in New Orleans and nationwide with volunteer opportunities throughout the city. The opportunities are searchable by areas of interest and location.  

-- The Web site http://www.volunteerneworleans.com provides a clearinghouse for contact information on secular and faith-based groups doing relief and humanitarian work in the area.

-- Common Ground provides assistance to residents of the 9th Ward, including rebuilding, mowing, gardening, soil testing, handyman and gutting services. Also provides a legal clinic, a medical clinic, and a women's shelter

http://www.commongroundrelief.org  

-- Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations keeps a directory of more than 1,000 member charities.  

http://www.lano.org

-- The Louisiana SPCA

http://www.la-spca.org

Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site,

http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/

There's also this government sponsored site, http://volunteer.gov/gov/ which provides volunteer positions through USA federal land agencies like Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service, National Parks, etc.

Remember that finding a volunteering gig can be like finding a job: you may have to interview several times before you are chosen for an assignment.

For volunteering in a political campaign: you can volunteer locally. But getting anywhere physically close to a candidate is reserved for those people who have worked with the candidate for many years, who have many years of experience working in political campaigns, etc. Call the local office of whatever party represents the candidate you want to work for, and ask them how you could volunteer for this person locally. You won't get to meet the candidate, but you will help him or her and build up credentials for the future.