SWLA Volunteer Opportunities

As Southwest Louisiana is rebuilding and moving forward in a positive direction, there are many agencies and organizations that are developing volunteer opportunities to uplift communities throughout Calcasieu Parish. Please submit events open to volunteers by utilizing the form below. If you are a volunteer coordinator, you may also fill out this form to be included in future communications from the Visit Lake Charles team.

Volunteer Organizations

United Way of Southwest Louisiana:
Volunteer: www.unitedwayswla.org/volunteerform
Donations of Goods or Services: www.unitedwayswla.org/donations

Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana:
Monetary Donations: Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
Grant Opportunity: The rapid grant program is open now and accepting applications through mid October. Qualified nonprofits can apply by filling out a simple form at FoundationSwla.org/grants-apply.

Samaritan’s Purse Operations
Volunteer: www.SPVolunteer.org
Locations in DeQuincy, Jennings, DeRidder, and Lake Charles.

Care Help
www.care-help.org
Volunteer Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Donation Drop-Off Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana
www.catholiccharitiesswla.com
Volunteer Hours: M-F 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Text Hurricane to 84576 for daily updates on relief efforts in SWLA

Second Harvest Food Bank
www.no-hunger.org/volunteer

All Hands and Hearts
www.allhandsandhearts.org/volunteer
*All Hands and Hearts is geared toward out of town volunteers willing to commit to a 12-week work session.

Love Acadiana
www.loveacadiana.org
Volunteer: www.loveacadiana.org/i-can-help
Donate: https://pushpay.com/g/loveacadiana?src=hpp

Eight Days of Hope
www.eightdaysofhope.com
Volunteer: https://eightdaysofhope.com/registration?ev=34
Donate: https://eightdaysofhope.com/donate

Team Rubicon
www.teamrubiconusa.org
Volunteer: https://teamrubiconusa.org/joinus-covid-19-1/

Volunteer Events