Tell Us: How Is Volunteering a Part of Your Life?

Over 28% of Americans report volunteering through an organization, according to the most recent available numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau — figures that have rebounded after historic lows during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

So to mark National Volunteer Week, we want to hear from you: How is volunteering a part of your life? And which organizations in your area do you want to hype up — and recommend others consider volunteering there, too?

You could tell us about:

• Your own volunteer experience — where you volunteer, how you got started and what you do.
• A nonprofit organization or community group (or even an individual) that does great work in your area and that might need more volunteers.
• Any tips you might have for how to make volunteering work with your schedule or your circumstances — for example, how can you volunteer as a family?

You can use the form below to share your thoughts with us, and what you tell us could be shared in a future KQED story.

There’s a chance we may use any contact information you provide to get in touch with you to ask a few follow-up questions, but we’ll never share your information outside of KQED without your permission. We won’t be able to reply to everyone who submits a question, but what you tell us will make our reporting stronger on KQED.org, KQED Public Radio and our social media channels.

(And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that you can also volunteer at KQED.)