Hands On Greenville, a program of United Way of Greenville County, helps individuals, families and corporate and community groups find flexible volunteer opportunities at more than 300 service organizations. Hands On Greenville volunteers are at work every day of the year building community and meeting critical needs in schools, parks, senior homes, food banks, pet shelters, low-income neighborhoods and more.

Hands On Greenville has been a strategic partner of United Way of Greenville County since 2005.  In January 2010, Hands On Greenville merged with United Way of Greenville County.  The merging of these two strong organizations further strengthens our commitment and ability to link volunteers with rewarding opportunities, champion volunteerism and civic engagement, and understand, identify and respond to the changing needs of our community.

Hands On Greenville is an affiliate program of Points of Light Institute and Hands On Network.

Volunteerism:
Hands On Greenville guides the entire volunteer experience, transforming an initial interest in helping into a meaningful service experience.  The keys to our success are the unique services we offer:

• Project Choice.  We develop over 40 volunteer projects each month in partnership with community-based agencies in Greenville.   We then recruit and manage teams of volunteers to staff those projects. 

• Variety of Services.  We offer on-going and one-time referral volunteer opportunities managed by our partner agencies in Greenville.
• Volunteer Flexibility.  We offer accommodating scheduling, commitment flexibility and team-based programs, allowing volunteers to serve with colleagues, friends, family or to make new friends serving with like-minded volunteers.

Project Sites:
Hands On Greenville works closely with over 100 agencies throughout Greenville County to create meaningful projects with flexible volunteer options.  Some of our partner agencies include: