Volunteering has been a part of Stephanie's life since she was 7 years old. Now, she uses her professional skills to help animals in her community.

After hearing about his company's, ConAgra Foods'. commitment to take action against child hunger, Rajan Taylor sparked the largest, single-day, citywide food drive in history to benefit the St. Louis Area Foodbank. 

Appirio's Silver Lining volunteers are reaching for the sky with their company's employee volunteer program.

Celebrate pro bono volunteering with VolunteerMatch.

When someone says, "country music," usually volunteering does not come to mind. But the two have more in common than it would initially seem...

The winner of our #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest, Dr. John Ness spends his vacation time offering free surgery to impoverished and orphaned children.

Through VolunteerMatch, Jenna found a unique volunteer opportunity that fit her schedule and enabled her to use her skills to help thousands of people.

Joy spends her free time sharing her life-long love of nature and teaching children to respect the wildlife around them.

Molly, Shannon and Aezed use their passion and free time to run an all-volunteer international development organization that improves lives across the world.

Wendy found a way to turn the loss of her job into a positive thing – by giving her time to others.

How one company and its dedicated employees made a difference in the fight against hunger.

Michael's volunteer work in the arts community lets him follow his passion while also developing his professional communications skills.

An active member of the National Guard, a criminal investigator, a mother and a pageant queen, Rachel Keith is a busy woman - and a lifelong volunteer.

When she began volunteering at a hospice providing end-of-life care, Lisa Nordin found both a way to comfort patients and a sense of purpose for herself.

When lifelong volunteer and youth advocate Debbie Francis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2007, she was able to continue volunteering with the help of technology.

Julie Krenzer uses her creativity to help her community through her employer's volunteer program.

Michael was inspired by one late-night experience to dedicate his time to helping inner-city youth succeed.

With her work helping low-income families obtain their tax refunds, Diny Huang is certain she’s benefited just as much as the community she’s helped.

The Merry Band of Schemers volunteers their time, connections and money to change one family's life each month.

When Pat Hairston's dog provided comfort to her friend with cancer, she found a new way to make a difference to people struggling with illness.

Inspired by an employee volunteering program at The Gap, Regina has turned service into a guiding aspect of her life.

The Ross Family loves spending their family vacations building houses in Costa Rica.

SEO expert David de Souza is used to getting small websites noticed by big search engines. Now he's putting his skills to work for the International Professors Project to spur third-world education.

Anthony Palmeri lived a life of service even before 9/11. Now, after spending nine months volunteering at Ground Zero, he uses his story as part of the healing process.

While many people have multiple interests and varied talents, most of them have nothing on Gayatri Mahesh.

Sure, extra-curricular activities look fabulous on college applications. But high school senior Jessica Brenner volunteers at Sunrise Assisted Living for one simple reason: she loves doing it!

A fast food restaurant is an unlikely spot for cultural exchange, yet for Taryn Adams and her Bhutanese visitors, it was a moment of real connection.  

You can't really major in volunteering, but if you could your schedule might look a lot like Christine French's.

Easter Seals board chair Jerry Mattimore has been a volunteer leader with the organization for more than 30 years. "My involvement was very personal from the start," he says.

Following his passion for social change, musician and CLIF® BAR GreenNotes artist Brett Dennen created his Love Speaks initiative to use his nightly platform to bridge music, people and work.

When it comes to planning, Pam Farr is a hero. As national chair of volunteers for the American Red Cross, she is both a key executive leader and a spokesperson for emergency planning.

Growing up in a family with MS, Weyman Johnson feels lucky to be born at the "right time" to get treatment. Today he's on the national board of the National MS Society, helping lead the fight against the disease.

As an environmental activist and policy advisor, Nancy Pfeffer is used to fighting for the underdog. As a volunteer, she's putting her skills to use helping underprivileged teens go above and beyond their expectations.

Accountant Gene Ehlers knows that a day on the slopes means more than just exercise for individuals with disabilities -- it means the chance to break through personal boundaries.

Inspired by a movie trailer to make volunteering a priority in his life, a search at VolunteerMatch led business consultant Michael Nicklin to a life-changing opportunity.

A mission to help suffering led Toni and JD Smith to start IMPACT Ministries. Today, from the Gulf Coast to Myanmar, IMPACT volunteers are reaching out to help when it is most needed.

Thanks to Lynnette Letsky Piombo, brains, beauty, and a commitment to family won’t be the only things on stage during this year's Mrs. United States contest – so will the ideal of giving back.

Joe Alcodray is paying it forward with his new Web site RandomKindActs.com, and now he wants others to share their personal encounters with random acts of kindness.

Life-long bicycle fanatic Doug Long was smart about volunteering and took his passion for the sport to his volunteer work with kids.

Undaunted by today's headlines, Cora Judd chose to get active.

Karen Tourney is a proud American Indian who knows that promoting and protecting your native culture and history can be also be rewarding way to volunteer your time.

Want to leave the country, learn something new, and immerse yourself into a new culture? Meet Darlene Grieger and learn about what "voluntourism" and Cross-Cultural Solutions is all about.

To one person, you can mean the world, which is why Stephanie Allen believes volunteering with Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation could make all the difference to the life of a child.

Melanie Washington works hard to make sure people don't forget our incarcerated youth because they are still children and they need our help.

Talented producer Jilladair Carlson doesn't let anything get in the way of her creativity, and she's using her music to let the world know that, sometimes, "Everybody Falls".

Chased from Corporate America by his MS, Bob Gregory now uses his drive and ambition to help  the Myelin Repair Foundation.

Busy New Yorker Lesley Stewart used VolunteerMatch to find the perfect volunteer opportunity.

Molly Morris is one of a score of volunteers who have found opportunities to give back through the VolunteerMatch's recruitment partnership with the American Red Cross.