Hurricane Helene Response
To find information about donating or volunteering for Hurricane Helene relief, please visit our Disaster Services page and Tennessee Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) https://www.tnvoad.org/.
- DO NOT collect or send donated items unless there is a specific request for those items from a responding agency. In most cases, cash donations are the best and most effective way to help people impacted by disasters.
- DO NOT SELF-DEPLOY to volunteer in the affected area. You should only travel to volunteer as part of an officially deployed volunteer team.
Volunteer Tennessee
The mission of Volunteer Tennessee is to encourage volunteerism and community service. Volunteer Tennessee is the 25-member bipartisan citizen board appointed by the Governor to oversee AmeriCorps programs, manage the Tennessee Serves Network, promote service-learning opportunities and foster community service initiatives and partnerships in which people of all ages and backgrounds engage in addressing the educational, public safety, environmental and other human needs in the Volunteer State.
Get the latest news on service in the state and updates on funding opportunities. Click here to sign up for the Volunteer Tennessee monthly newsletter.
Tennessee CERT Resource Guide
Would you like to establish a local CERT program for your community, workplace, or organization and need additional information about CERT emergency preparedness training? If so, download the Resource Guide to Starting or Revitalizing a Local CERT Program in Tennessee.
Tennessee Serves
Volunteer Tennessee and Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee have announced the official launch of the Tennessee Serves Network, the statewide volunteer opportunities portal. The Tennessee Serves Network is a statewide collaboration of volunteer centers dedicated to bringing people and community together through an easily accessible online portal. The portal launch also marks the second anniversary of the first lady’s volunteer initiative, Tennessee Serves.
Click here to register your organization or search for volunteer opportunities in your community.
Friends of Volunteer Tennessee
Are you interested in helping strengthen volunteerism and community involvement in Tennessee? Donate to Friends of Volunteer Tennessee! Friends of Volunteer Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to support the programs and services of Volunteer Tennessee. Your donation will help with fundraising and managing donations, overseeing grants, training services, and supporting the Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning and the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Volunteer Tennessee Announces 2025-26 AmeriCorps Funding Opportunity
- Volunteer Tennessee Commission Announces 2024-25 Planning Grant Recipients
- Volunteer Tennessee Commission Announces $8 Million in AmeriCorps Grants to 18 Tennessee Organizations
- Volunteer Tennessee Recognizes Heath and Janna Cable as Champions of Service
- Priority OnDemand Donates PPE, Volunteer Tennessee Helps Coordinate Effort
- Volunteer Tennessee Announces the 2023 Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards Nonprofit Honorees