Are you ready? National Volunteer Week is here.
Check out our featured volunteer partners, along with a list of additional options to celebrate virtually.
National Volunteer Week is April 18-24 in Canada and the United States, but we want to celebrate with all V Teamers regardless of your location, we’ve got something for everyone.
The volunteer portal is full of awesome resources to participate in that align with Citizen Verizon’s three pillars of digital inclusion, human prosperity, and climate protection. To make it even easier for you to participate, our Volunteer Team has compiled a list of activities you can choose from for any day of the week.
Digital Inclusion
- #HackABetterWorld with USA for UNHCR - link for Verizon Employees
- #HackABetterWorld with USA for UNHCR - link for Verizon Media
- Support Students During National Volunteer Week - link for Verizon Employees
- Support Students During National Volunteer Week - link for Verizon Media
- Mastermind Session on Technology Strategy with Vital Voices -link for Verizon Employees
- Mastermind Session on Technology Strategy with Vital Voices -link for Verizon Media
- Mentor LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs - link for Verizon Employees
- Mentor LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs - link for Verizon Media
- Answer Small Business Questions through a Q&A Forum - link for Verizon Employees
- Answer Small Business Questions through a Q&A Forum - link for Verizon Media
- Serve as a Career Coach for 30 Minutes - link for Verizon Employees
- Serve as a Career Coach for 30 Minutes - link for Verizon Media
Human Prosperity
- English Mentorship- Net@ Arab Jewish Youth Movement - link for Verizon Employees
- English Mentorship- Net@ Arab Jewish Youth Movement - link for Verizon Media
- Support Individuals Who Have Recently Returned Home From Incarceration - link for Verizon Employees
- Support Individuals Who Have Recently Returned Home From Incarceration - link for Verizon Media
- Help Fight Misinformation by Labeling News Articles - link for Verizon Employees
- Help Fight Misinformation by Labeling News Articles - link for Verizon Media
- Talk About the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health - link for Verizon Employees
- Talk About the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health - link for Verizon Media
- Make a Virtual Food Bank Donation to Support Families Suffering the Impact of COVID-19 - link for Verizon Employees
- Make a Virtual Food Bank Donation to Support Families Suffering the Impact of COVID-19 - link for Verizon Media
- Walk and Write a Letter of Encouragement and/or Donate to Your Local Food Bank - link for Verizon Employees
- Walk and Write a Letter of Encouragement and/or Donate to Your Local Food Bank - link for Verizon Media
Climate Protection
- Prepare to Celebrate Earth Day - link for Verizon Employees
- Prepare to Celebrate Earth Day - link for Verizon Media
- Listen to our Green Bag Session: Green Eating Webinar - link for Verizon Employees
- Listen to our Green Bag Session: Green Eating Webinar - link for Verizon Media
- Permaculture for Verizon Families: There is No Waste in Nature - link for Verizon Employees
- Permaculture for Verizon Families: There is No Waste in Nature - link for Verizon Media
- Become a Citizen Science and Contribute to COVID Research - link for Verizon Employees
- Become a Citizen Science and Contribute to COVID Research - link for Verizon Media
- Join the Litter Cleanup Challenge - link for Verizon Employees
- Join the Litter Cleanup Challenge - link for Verizon Media
- Help Girls Across the Country Learn about Sustainability while Gaining Outdoor Skills - link for Verizon Employees
- Help Girls Across the Country Learn about Sustainability while Gaining Outdoor Skills - link for Verizon Media
Earth Day
- Send Letters of Gratitude to Those Protecting Our National Forests and Grasslands - link for Verizon Employees
- Send Letters of Gratitude to Those Protecting Our National Forests and Grasslands - link for Verizon Media
- Worldwide Virtual Park and River Clean-Up - link for Verizon Employees
- Worldwide Virtual Park and River Clean-Up - link for Verizon Media
- Join Women’s Earth Alliance for a Special Tree-Planting Workshop - link for Verizon Employees
- Join Women’s Earth Alliance for a Special Tree-Planting Workshop - link for Verizon Media
Low Effort Opportunities for Big Impact Events
- Express Appreciation for First Responders and Essential Workers - link for Verizon Employees
- Express Appreciation for First Responders and Essential Workers - link for Verizon Media
- Make Environmentally Friendly Gifts for Mother's Day and Other Occasions - link for Verizon Employees
- Make Environmentally Friendly Gifts for Mother's Day and Other Occasions - link for Verizon Media
- Notes From Nature - link for Verizon Employees
- Notes From Nature - link for Verizon Media
- Digital Clean-Up to Reduce CO2 Emissions - link for Verizon Employees
- Digital Clean-Up to Reduce CO2 Emissions - link for Verizon Media
- Record a Video telling Students about Your Career - link for Verizon Employees
- Record a Video telling Students about Your Career - link for Verizon Media
- Share the Love of Reading: Record Yourself Reading Children's Books - link for Verizon Employees
- Share the Love of Reading: Record Yourself Reading Children's Books - link for Verizon Media
If you have any questions about any of these events, please reach out to the volunteer team at volunteer@verizon.com
As Verizon continues to make responsible business decisions, becoming greener and increasing connectivity for all, we V Teamers play a part in making the world a better place. We bring new ideas to our work, we work smarter and more efficiently, and when we can, we volunteer. We are Citizen Verizon.
Share your stories:
If you’re participating in our featured activities or any of the other events available in the volunteer portal, we want to hear about it.