Take part in annual service moments that help people show up together—from MLK Day of Service and Global Volunteer Month to National Volunteer Week, 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, and Family Volunteer Day. These shared moments make it easy to serve.
Brief Overview
Volunteering is a way to connect to purpose, strengthen community, and turn care into action. Points of Light helps individuals and families find meaningful opportunities, start projects on their own, join shared moments of service, celebrate changemakers, and keep growing their impact over time.
Find a Volunteer Opportunity Near You
Search in-person, virtual, and family-friendly volunteer opportunities through Engage. Users can search by location, cause, or interest to find organized opportunities that fit their schedules and values. Whether someone is looking for one-time service, ongoing help, or family volunteer opportunities, this is the clearest first step.
Start a Volunteer Project
Not every act of service needs to begin with a formal host organization, but every act of service should begin with listening. Explore project ideas designed to help kids, teens, adults, and families respond to real needs in their communities, from wherever they are. Each one is built to connect your time and effort to what local organizations and neighbors have told us they actually need.
Meet Our Latest Daily Point of Light Honorees
Read recent honoree stories and see how everyday people are turning care into action.
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Student Volunteers Rally to Give Local Kids a Ready-to-Learn Start
Megha Pillai, co-founder and Chief Marketing officer of DFW Tools4Schools Foundation, helps make sure local students start the school year with the supplies they need. Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Megha Pillai. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as…
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Knowledge That Saves Lives
Sumner (middle), community members and volunteers assemble Hope Kits, packing each kit with the supplies needed to respond to a bleeding emergency. Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Sumner Silver. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family…
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Where Small Steps to Provide School Supplies Meet Big Community Impact
Nayana Paturi is the high schooler behind Coloring Brighter Futures, and she’s proof that you're never too young to change your community. Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Nayana Paturi. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point…
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BRIDGING THE TECHNOLOGICAL DIVIDE FOR SENIORS
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Dhilan Patel. Read his story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. Dhilan Patel saw his grandparents struggling to connect with others during COVID, and realized he could…
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The Lonely Road Through the Long Middle
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Eleanor Shell. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. Eleanor Shell, a 49-year-old ordained Presbyterian minister and mother of three, is intimately familiar with having…
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Opening the Curtain for Every Kid
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Albert Luo. Read his story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. Albert Luo still remembers sitting in the New Amsterdam Theatre, waiting for the curtain to rise on the Broadway…
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This Volunteer is Helping Break the Cycle of Period Poverty
Randi (right) receives the Regeneron Volunteer of the Year Award in 2026 for her work with the MoonCatcher Project./ Courtesy Randi Broadwell Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Randi Broadwell. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family…
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HELPING OTHERS NAVIGATE THE STORMS OF LIFE
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Linda Wise. Read her story, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of Light. VOLUNTEERS FROM MINUTEMAN DISASTER RESPONSE OUT IN THE FIELD. Linda Wise has volunteered for 40 years,…
