You can beat the boredom and help others while at home by volunteering virtually!
Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum and research center, needs help transcribing historical documents. These range from dairies and field notes to photo albums and biodiversity specimen labels.
Crisis Text Line, a free and confidential 24/7 messaging support service, is always looking for volunteers.
Be My Eyes is a free mobile app that pairs sighted individuals with blind or low-vision people who need help with small, everyday tasks. As a volunteer, you might be asked to distinguish colors, check product expiration dates, read instructions, find lost or dropped items, or even navigate new surroundings.
If you’re fluent in more than one language, consider volunteering with Translators Without Borders, a non-profit organization that provides translation services for humanitarian non-profits, like UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and Oxfam.
By volunteering with Learning Ally, you get to help make audiobooks for students with learning disabilities like dyslexia or visual impairment. To join, fill out a volunteer form, watch a short orientation video, and complete a quick quiz to see where you’d best fit in the Learning Ally mission.
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