As volunteer fire departments across the country grapple with staffing shortages, Botetourt County is rolling out a new incentive program aimed at attracting and retaining more volunteer firefighters.

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer, it also signals a challenging season for the American Red Cross in collecting blood.

Wythe County has announced available resources for residents who have been impacted in the wake of Helene.

It’s National Volunteer Month, and Feeding Southwest Virginia’s whole non-profit runs off of the generosity of its volunteers.

VMI cadets are joining more than 150 volunteers from all over the country and taking on another community project — this one has a lot of excitement building behind it.

Hundreds of runners will be lining up on October 14th, and it will take lots of volunteers to make it happen.

One local group is trying to turn their passion for sewing into a smile.

God's Pit Crew's annual benefit banquet is taking place this weekend, where they plan to honor Autumn Hardin, whose home was destroyed by a tornado and rebuilt by God's Pit Crew.

Here are some ideas on how you can serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day if you can’t make it to a live event.

Organizers are looking for volunteers to help pack bags of food on Friday ahead of the event

Giving back and being part of something bigger than themselves – those are just some of the reasons why employees and volunteers of Healing Strides of Virginia love what they do.

Dozens of Lowe’s employees helped give the zoo a facelift.

The organization already has nearly 5,800 buckets ready, but they are hoping to send at least 5,000 more.

The Danville Life Saving Crew said they hosted a small ceremony to recognize their longest-serving member, Clayton Lester, who joined their crew on March 10, 1962.

Earlier this week, Hurricane Fiona knocked out power and water to most of Puerto Rico and left hundreds of people stranded. Now, an organization based out of Danville is looking to help.

Downtown Roanoke launched a new initiative Thursday to promote a cleaner and safer downtown – and it’s already in full swing.

Time has flown by for the members working on this year’s “Home for Good” project – there has been an incredible amount of progress made since the project kicked off at the beginning of June.

Laura Light, a volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg, was one of many who spent the holiday delivering food to hundreds of residents, like Eubank, to make sure they were not forgotten.

The eight-person team will be working six days a week and will be broken down into groups, all with different jobs.

You’ve probably thought of growing your own little garden in your backyard (or maybe you already have), but what happens when that garden becomes more than just a fun side project -- and ends up helping the community around you?

Teaching new skills to those who could benefit from them is one of the core ways a time bank operates.

When you walk by Jim Deveny at the St. Pete Timebank, you immediately hear the sound of a knife being sharpened.

One of the best things about the St. Pete Timebank is that you can find people from all ages coming out to make the community better.

Volunteer vacations are popular with gap-year students, retired seniors, and millions of people in between. Perhaps you’re just starting to travel again, for the first time in a long time, considering the pandemic, and you’re thinking about a volunteer vacation.

Soon it will be 21 years since Sept. 11, 2001 and the tragic terrorist attacks that surround that day -- and it’s hard to believe it’s been that long.

While emergency crews hope they never get to use it, there’s relief in knowing it’s there.

Volunteer of the Spanish NGO Open Arms Julia Martin, 38, plays with 4-month old Biel, as his father makes a PCR test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Vilafranca del Penedes in the Barcelona province, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)