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Each Charity that appears in this site has been asked to respond to six questions regarding their organiziation, including "Can I Volunteer? How?" The list you see below are charities that have answered this question affirmatively.

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Alaska
Trustees for Alaska

California
A Child's Hope Fund
Advanced Cancer Research Center (Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center)
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
Alpha Project for the Homeless
Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay
American Cancer Society, California Division, Inc.
Animal Protection Institute
Armed Services YMCA -- San Diego Branch
The Beacon House Association of San Pedro
Birthright
Boys & Girls Club of Vista
Brain Tumor Foundation of America
Catholic Charities CYO
Child Care Law Center
The Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families
Children's Food Fund/World Emergency Relief
Children's Hospital and Research Center Foundation
Children's Network International
The Elizabeth Hospice
Father Joe's Villages
Friends of the Urban Forest
Giving Children Hope
Giving Hope International
Global Exchange
HEAR Center
Hillsides
Institute on Aging
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International -- San Diego Chapter
La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center
La Clinica De La Raza, Inc
Lupus Foundation of Northern California
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
Mama's Kitchen
Martha's Village and Kitchen
Mexican Medical, Inc.
Military Outreach Ministries
National AIDS Foundation -- Josue Homes
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California Chapter
New Directions, Inc.
The Padre Luis Jayme International Outreach Program
Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego
Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo
Project Concern International
St. Anthony Foundation
St. Joseph Center
St. Vincent de Paul Village
Toussaint Youth Villages
Tri-Valley Haven
The Yosemite Fund

Colorado
Focus on the Family
Missionary Care Services International

Connecticut
Coast Guard Foundation
Healing the Children Northeast, Inc.
NORD -- National Organization for Rare Disorders
Save the Children Federation, Inc.

District of Columbia
Abortion Federation, National (NAF)
Africa Action
Africare
Alliance for Justice
American Forest Foundation
Arthritis Foundation, Metropolitan Washington Chapter
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Black Student Fund
Bread for the City
Capital Area Food Bank
Carl Vogel Center
Children of God Relief Fund/Nyumbani
The Children's Law Center
Christ House
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. (DC)
Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place
Community Family Life Services, Inc.
DC Rape Crisis Center
Defenders of Wildlife
Emmaus Services for the Aging
The Empower Program
FINCA (Foundation for International Community Assistance)
Food & Friends
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
Global Rights
Good Shepherd Ministries, Inc.
Gospel Rescue Ministries
Green Door
Habitat for Humanity Washington, DC
Holy Trinity School
Hospice Foundation of America
The HSC Pediatric Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Jubilee Jobs, Inc.
Latin American Youth Center
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, DC, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of the National Capital Area
Lupus Foundation of America
Lydia's House
Mary House
Meals-on-Wheels of New York Avenue
Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council, Inc.
Miriam's Kitchen
My Sister's Place, Inc. (MSP)
N Street Village, Inc.
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation
National Parks Conservation Association
National Partnership for Women and Families
National Symphony Orchestra
National Women's Health Network
New Endeavors by Women
Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Injury Education and Training Foundation
Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research Foundation
Perry School Community Services Center, Inc.
PETS-Washington DC (PETS-DC)
Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
Rebuilding Together -- National Office
Senior Citizens Counseling and Delivery Service
SOME -- So Others Might Eat
USA for UNHCR (United States Association for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
Visitors' Services Center/DC Jails
Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Whitman-Walker Clinic
The Wilderness Society
World Wildlife Fund
YMCA of Metropolitan Washington

Florida
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
Food for the Poor, Inc. - Poverty

Georgia
CDC Foundation

Idaho
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)

Illinois
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc.
Cancer Treatment Research Foundation/ Gateway for Cancer Research

Kansas
Christian Foundation for Children and Aging

Kentucky
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust

Maryland
Anacostia Watershed Society
Assateague Coastal Trust/Assateague Coastkeeper
Autism Society of America
Bowie Crofton Pregnancy Clinic
Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council
Cancer Research for Children (National Childhood Cancer Foundation)
Children's Inn at NIH
Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc.
Earth Share
Epilepsy Foundation
FARM -- Farm Animal Reform Movement
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry
Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc.
GUIDE Program, Inc.
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
Hospice Caring, Inc.
Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington (JCA)
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
Lutheran World Relief
Montgomery Hospice
The National Center for Children and Families
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.
Potomac Conservancy
Rockville Pregnancy Center
SIDS Educational Services, Inc.
Silver Spring Interfaith Housing Coalition
SladeChild Foundation

Massachusetts
South Africa Development Fund

Michigan
Autoimmune Diseases Association

Missouri
Children International

Nevada
Miracle Flights for Kids

New Jersey
Autism Speaks

New Mexico
The Archaeological Conservancy
The Life Link

New York
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Children Awaiting Parents
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
The International Rescue Committee
Marine Corps -- Law Enforcement Foundation
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

North Carolina
Cleft Palate Foundation

Oklahoma
Feed The Children
Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation
orphanCare International/Dillon International

Oregon
India Partners

Pennsylvania
National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF)

Tennessee
American Eagle Foundation
Ducks Unlimited

Texas
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
National Domestic Violence Hotline

Virginia
4 Paws Rescue Team, Inc.
Abused and Homeless Children's Refuge -- Alternative House
Air Force Association
Alzheimer's Association
American Indian Youth Running Strong
Bread and Water for Africa
The Children of War
Christian Relief Services
Christian Service Charities
Feline Foundation of Greater Washington (FFGW)
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
Homestretch, Inc.
Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc.
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
Masonic Foundation for Children
Medical Research Charities
Mental Health America (Formerly National Mental Health Association)
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
PHILLIPS Programs for Children and Families
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Residential Youth Services, Inc.
Society of St. Andrew
Volunteer Emergency Families for Children (VEFC)
Wildlife Rescue League
The Women's Center

Washington
Children's Hospital Foundation and Guild Association
FaithTrust Institute
World Concern - A Division of CRISTA Ministries
World Vision
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