United We Serve

This summer, President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama launched the "The United We Serve" program, encouraging all Americans to volunteer and improve their communities this summer through September 11, 2009. YWCAs across the country have joined hundreds of other nonprofits and community organizations in posting their volunteer opportunities to the site http://www.serve.gov/. This site was specifically to be a comprehensive clearinghouse of service opportunities throughout the country. First Lady Michelle Obama even released a special video about this project.

We have posted numerous YWCA of Charleston volunteer opportunities on this site, from reading to children at the YWCA Child Enrichment Center, to cooking healthy meals for residents at the YWCA Sojourner's Shelter, to sorting donations at the YWCA Past & Present Gently Used Clothing Store. Click here for a full list of our volunteer opportunities in Charleston, WV.

Like the President and First Lady, we encourage you to get involved and give back to your community during this last month of the summer. Sign up for one of our opportunities, contact a YWCA in your hometown, or go to http://www.serve.gov/ and look for special projects that fit your interests and talents. Whatever you choose, you will be helping someone in need and improving the quality of human life in your community. United, we serve.