Extra time on your hands?

You can make a difference in your community and the lives of others with that extra time on your hands, and make some new friends, too. This page will offer a list of great places and organizations for which you can volunteer.

Things to watch for:

1. Time commitment
   • Never bite off more than you can chew.
   • Really check your schedule before making a long-term commitment.
2. Expectations
   • When are you expected to be there? For how long? How will you get there? Ask these questions and more of yourself, the organization, and your family before you start.

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Places to volunteer

Alzheimer's Association of Western New York 656-8848

American Cancer Society 882-6428

American Heart Association 564-1100

American Lung Association 691-5864

American Red Cross 878-2375

Be-A-Friend/Big Brother-Big Sister 878-4337

Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo 825-1016, ext. 20

Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society 873-9644, ext. 316

Buffalo City Mission 854-8181, ext. 206

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers 856-0363

Buffalo General Hospital 859-5600

Buffalo Zoo 837-3900, ext. 111

Camp Good Days and Special Times 834-1995

Children's Hospital 878-7241

Computers for Children843-8880

Cradle Beach Camp 549-6307

Erie County Home 937-5640

Erie County Medical Center 898-5008

Food Bank of Western New York852-1305

Friends of the Elderly 882-0602

Habitat for Humanity 634-9723

Haven House of Child and Family Services 884-6002

Hearts for the Homeless 877-3536

Kenmore Mercy Hospital 447-6189

Kevin Guest House 882-1818

Kids Escaping Drugs 827-9462

Literacy Volunteers of America 876-8991

March of Dimes 626-1671, ext. 201

Mary Agnes Manor 881-0565

Mercy Hospital 826-7000

Millard Fillmore Hospital 887-4600

Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital 568-3820

National Kidney Foundation 835-1323

Ronald McDonald House 883-1177

Roswell Park Cancer Institute 845-5708

Saint Vincent DePaul Society 882-3360

Sisters of Charity Hospital 862-1000 SPCA 875-7360

T.J. Dulski Community Center 847-2860

United Way Volunteer Center 887-2690

Virtual Volunteers www.serviceleader.org/vvl