Non-profit work eventually pays for itself. After a few months or years of volunteer work, job applicants can truthfully say they “have experience.” To an employer, non-profit work also means that an applicant has a heart.

What follows is a list of charitable organizations in Buffalo, divided up into focus areas. Choose an area that looks particularly interesting, and research the non-profit groups within it.

Arts
Opportunities in fine and performing arts organizations range from giving tours at an art museum to performing with a dance troupe. Non-profit public radio and television stations are also included here.

     Albright-Knox Art Gallery: http://www.albrightknox.org
     Amherst Players: http://www.amherst.ny.us/news/players.asp

Children and Youth Services
These organizations focus on families, offering services like counseling for children and parents, foster care placement and free health care.

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County: http://www.beafriend.org
     Boy Scouts of America, Greater Niagara Frontier Council: http://www.wnyscouting.org

This is just a sample of what you'll find in the complete Buffalo guide.