The Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research works alongside our community partners, students, faculty, and staff at UAB for a more sustainable future. In 2015, a set of global goals were established to hold world leaders accountable in ending world poverty, inequality, and climate change by 2030. Our community partners support these goals in the local Birmingham community and the global community.
How to Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering with one these partners, please contact the organization directly. Be sure to discuss why you would like to volunteer, the name of the course and instructor (if applicable), the specific tasks you would like to perform as a volunteer, and the dates and times you are available (including the start and end date). Remember, though, that organizations may not be able to accommodate you as a volunteer.
*Starred organizations are walking distance from the UAB campus. This is not a comprehensive list. Please visit the Benevolent Fund website for a full list of nonprofits that work with UAB.
- All Community Partners
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water & Sanitation
- Affordable & Clean Energy
- Decent Work & Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities & Communities
- Responsible Consumption & Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life On Land
- Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions
- Disability Advocacy & Support
- 1917 Clinic
- A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club
- A friend of Mind
- AIDS Alabama Inc
- aKidz
- Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform
- Alabama Environmental Council
- Alabama Kidney Foundation
- Alabama Possible*
- Alabama Rivers Alliance
- Alabama Goodwill Industries
- Alabama Head Injury Foundation
- Alabama Policy Institute
- Alabama Wildlife Center
- Aletheia House
- American Baseball Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross Birmingham Area
- Americorps VISTA
- Angel's Hope
- ARC of Central Alabama
- ARC of Shelby County
- Bama Kids, INC
- Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs
- Better Basics
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham*
- Birmingham AIDS Outreach*
- Birmingham Board of Special Education
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Birmingham Education Foundation
- Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
- Birmingham Jewish Foundation
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Birmingham Public Library
- Birmingham Zoo
- Birmingham VA Medical Center*
- Black Warrior Riverkeeper
- Blazer Kitchen*
- Books to Prisons
- Boy Scouts of America, Greater Alabama
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama
- Breakthrough Birmingham
- Cahaba Riverkeeper
- Cahaba Valley Health Care
- Camp Fire USA Central Alabama Council
- Camp Fletcher
- CASA of Shelby County
- Catholic Family Services
- Changes Comes with Action
- Childcare Resources
- Children's Aid Society
- Children’s of Alabama*
- Children’s Harbor Family Center*
- Christian Service Mission
- Civil Rights Institute
- Collat Jewish Family Services of Birmingham
- CollegeFirst Impact Alabama
- Cool Green Trees
- Coosa Riverkeeper
- Community Care Development Network
- Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
- Community Grief Support
- Community of Hope Health Clinic
- Conversations to Remember
- Crisis Center
- Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama, Inc
- Disability Rights and Resources
- Eagle Solar and Light
- Easter Seals of the Birmingham Area
- Episcopal Place
- ESG Foundation "Special Camps"
- Exceptional Foundation
- ExpectCare Hospice
- Family Connection
- Family Court of Jefferson County
- Fellowship House Inc
- Firehouse Shelter
- Food For Our Journey (FFOJ)
- Freshwater Land Trust
- Furniture Bank
- Galleria Woods Senior Living Community
- Gasp
- Gateway
- Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama
- Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama
- Girls on the Run
- Girls Rock Bham
- Glenwood Autism & Behavioral Health Center
- Grace House Ministries
- Grace Klein Community
- Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative
- Greater Birmingham Humane Society
- Greater Birmingham Ministries
- Growing Kings
- Hand in Paw
- Hands on Birmingham Inc
- Healing Words*
- HICA
- Highlands United Methodist Church*
- Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama
- Impact Alabama
- IMPACT Family Counseling
- InToto Creative Arts
- Jefferson County Health Department*
- Jimmie Hale Mission
- Jones Valley Teaching Farm
- Junior Achievement of Greater Birmingham
- Kids First Awareness
- Lakeshore Foundation
- Legacy YMCA
- Legal Aid Society of Birmingham
- Levite Jewish Community Center
- Lovelady Center
- M-POWER Ministries
- Magic City Harvest
- Magic Moments*
- Mason Music Studios
- McWane Science Center
- Mitchell’s Place
- Moss Rock Preserve
- New Rising Star Community Support*
- Next Level Sports Camps
- Oak Tree Ministries
- Oasis Counseling
- One Roof
- Operation HOPE
- Pathways
- P.E.E.R., Inc.
- Poor of Jesus Christ Alabama
- Positive Maturity
- PreSchool Partners
- Priority Veteran
- Project HOPE
- Railroad Park*
- Red Barn
- Red Mountain Park
- Ronald McDonald House*
- Ruffner Mountain
- SafeHouse of Shelby County
- SaveFirst - Impact Alabama
- Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center
- Sickle Cell Disease Association of Central Alabama
- Smile-A-Mile
- STAIR - Start the Adventure in Reading*
- Sozo Trading
- The Alabama Virtual Library Council
- The Color Project Ensley
- The Community Kitchens of Birmingham
- The Literacy Council
- The Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command
- The Southern Center for Broadening Participation in STEM
- Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS)
- Travelers Aid Society of Birmingham
- Triumph Youth and Adult Community Development
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
- UAB Center for AIDS Research*
- UAB Institute for Arts in Medicine
- UAB Medicine Volunteer Services*
- United Ability
- United Community Centers Inc. (The Riley Center)
- United Way of Central Alabama
- Urban Ministry
- Vulcan Park and Museum
- Woodlawn Foundation
- Workshops Empowerment, Inc.*
- YMCA of Greater Birmingham
- Young Professionals of Birmingham
- Youth Serve*
- YWCA of Central Alabama