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Volunteer Opportunities for Teens in the Bay Area

Nichable lists 25 volunteer opportunities for high school students based in the South Bay, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Francisco. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Teen Wild Guides

Oakland Zoo
Volunteer· Oakland, CA
DeadlineRolling

Discovery Guide Volunteer

Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
Volunteer· Palo Alto, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling

ZooTeen Volunteer Program

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling

Teen Volunteers

Oakland Public Library
Volunteer· Oakland, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· Walnut Creek, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

Galaxy Explorers Teen Volunteers

Chabot Space & Science Center
Volunteer· Oakland, CA
DeadlineRolling

Teen Docent Program

Environmental Volunteers
Volunteer· Palo Alto, CA
Opening soon

Service Opportunities

Youth Community Service
Volunteer· Palo Alto, CA
DeadlineRolling

Teens Reach: Community Service

San Jose Public Library
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Teen Volunteer Shifts

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Flight Teen Volunteers

Hiller Aviation Museum
Volunteer· San Carlos, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
Opening soon

Teen Volunteer Intern Program

Computer History Museum
Volunteer· Mountain View, CA
Opening soon

Good Samaritan Hospital Junior Volunteer Program

Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
Opening soon
Volunteer· Mountain View, CA
Opening soon

Teen Advisory Board

Los Altos Library
Volunteer· Los Altos, CA
DeadlineRolling
Volunteer· Los Gatos, CA
Opens Apr 1, 2027

Teen Library Advisory Board

Palo Alto City Library
Volunteer· Palo Alto, CA
DeadlineRolling

SCCLD Teen Volunteer Program

Santa Clara County Library District
Volunteer· Cupertino, CA
DeadlineRolling

Youth Volunteer Program

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Sutter Health)
Volunteer· Burlingame, CA
DeadlineNov 15

High School (Junior) Volunteer Program

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Volunteer· San Jose, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Jan 7, 2027

JFCS East Bay Youth Ambassadors

Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
Volunteer· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Common questions

How do high school students apply to volunteer opportunities in the Bay Area?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.