Our Community Needs Your Help. Help support urgent community needs created by the Coronavirus outbreak.

Here's a few reminders:

Be sure to follow the public health recommendations. Not sure what they are? Learn more here. Click here for more Safe Volunteering Recommendations from our partners at Monroe County Department of Health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings to slow the spread of COVID-19. For more information on masks and donating cloth masks, visit here.

Follow the suggestions for social distancing. If you are delivering goods or meals to houses, or distributing door hangers with information – know that the people you’re helping appreciate your outreach and you’re helping people feel connected. Follow protocols set by the agency. Ring the doorbell and move away from the door, text them beforehand, etc.

Stay home when you are sick. If you are not feeling well, please stay home and get well. Opt-in for a virtual volunteer opportunity.

Donate to the Community Crisis Fund: United Way and Rochester Area Community Foundation have partnered on the Community Crisis Fund. This centralized funding pool will rapidly deploy flexible resources to nonprofits that are disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the economic consequences of the outbreak, community and organizational recovery, and future community emergencies. Your gift will make a difference! Donate here.

Agencies: Click here to register your organization to post a need below. Need help registering your need? Email: Volunteer@uwrochester.org

Volunteers: First things first, you will want to create a profile. Begin by going to the Sign Up button, located at the top of your screen.

When that's done, and you're ready to find a need to respond to, you can filter by a variety of different options, including --