Whether you are a student, a group, or a community member, the Y has event, one-time, and long-term volunteer opportunities that can easily fit into your busy schedule.

 Volunteer Highlight of the Week:  Join us for "Ytoss?" at VT and RU.  "Ytoss?" collects gently used items from students as they move-out in May and provides them for purchase at great prices during move-in week.

"Ytoss?" at VT will be held Wednesday, August 18 & Thursday, August 19 at Cassell Coliseum on VT's campus.  (Work days will start on Tuesday the 17th.)  "YtossS?" at RU will be August 28 and will be held at the YMCA Thrift Shop on Lee Highway (beside Kroger).   Click here for volunteer dates and times for both events. 

Below are volunteer opportunities for students and community members.  Join us as we make a difference in our community!

Student Volunteer Opportunities (while VT is in session)

• Tutoring, Classroom Aide and One on One
• After School Programs 
• Buddy Playgroup (working with special needs children & families)
• Senior Connections (senior visitation)
• Applied Environmental Awareness (environmental issues)
• Alternative Breaks & Weekends

If you are interested in the above student volunteer programs, please visit us here.  These opportunites require a sustained commitment and you will need to fill out a volunteer application and attend a volunteer training session before joining your volunteer project.

Student & Community Volunteer Opportunities (ongoing projects)

• Hale-YMCA Gardens.  Building raised beds, helping prepare planting beds, creating trails & paths, laying stone for gathering areas, and helping with general maintenance.  Please let us know if you would like to be added to the list to be notified of works days, or if you would like to schedule a project for your group.
• Neighborhood Harvest.  If the trees and fields are yielding crops, we'll be there picking!  Late summer through fall, the Y picks fruit & veggies from backyard trees and gardens (as well as small farms) and distributes the goods to local food banks.  Please request to be on the notification list.  During peak seasons, groups may schedule picking days in advance.  NOTE:  We are looking for a "volunteer champion" to help lead this project! 
• Community Helping Hands.  This project is on an as-needed basis that responds to elderly or at-need community members who need assistance painting, raking their yards, and other projects. 
• Special Events.  The YMCA has many special events throughout the year and relies on volunteers to make these fundraising projects a success!  Healthy Kids Day (April), International Street Fair (April), Ytoss? (May), Food & Wine Auction (June), Book Fair (October), and Y Crafts Fair (November) are some of the primary events.  GREAT for groups and individuals.

There are many more opportunities to volunteer with the Y and work in the community.  If you would like to arrange a special project for your group be put on our e-mail notification, please contact Gail at gail@vtymca.org.

More Group Volunteer Opportunities

If you have ideas about other volunteer projects that would benefit the community, please let us know!

Questions? Contact Gail at gail@vtymca.org.

 Thank you for volunteering with the YMCA at Virginia Tech!

 The following links are in beta testing....an e-mail will be a bit safer at the moment, but please feel free to test these out and let us know what you think. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Application Form

Volunteer Information Center