Where to Volunteer

Find 25 Hours. Strengthen Your Community. Reconnect with Family.

Give Back, Get a Flight

Volunteer opportunities are all around you: from military support organizations and youth programs to animal shelters, churches, food banks, and community events. The organization doesn’t need to partner with Miles for Military. If it’s an eligible nonprofit or community organization, your service can make a difference.

Not sure where to start?
We’re happy to help you find opportunities near your installation.

Eligible Volunteer Organizations

Where can I volunteer?

You can complete your volunteer hours with an organization of your choice that serves your community, including:

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Military or installation volunteer programs
Military or Veteran support organizations
Faith-based organizations or churches
Community centers

Popular volunteer opportunities include:

USO
American Red Cross
United Way
Animal shelters and SPCAs
Churches and faith communities
Youth sports leagues
Food banks
Habitat for Humanity
Base volunteer programs
Airman Against Drunk Driving (AADD)
Better Opportunities for Single Service Members (BOSS)
Environmental cleanups
Veteran service organizations
Community festivals and local events

Find an Opportunity Near You

On Base Volunteer Opportunities

Your installation is often the best place to begin. You can find military installation specific opportunities by reaching out to your base Volunteer Coordinators. These will give you an on-base option that often won’t require personal transportation.

Army

Contact these offices on any Army installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Army Community Service (ACS)
Family, Morale, Welfare, & Recreation (FMWR)
Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS)

Marine Corps

Contact these offices on any Marine installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS)
Single Marine Program (SMP)

Navy

Contact these offices on any Navy installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Fleet & Family Support Center (FFSC)
Morale, Welfare, & Recreation (FMWR)
Single Sailor Program (SSP)
Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD)

Air Force

Contact these offices on any Air Force installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Military & Family Readiness Center (MFRC)
Force Support Squadron (FSS)
Airman Against Drunk Driving (AADD)
Single Airman Initiative or R4R

Space Force

Contact these offices on any Space Force installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Military & Family Readiness Center (MFRC)
Force Support Squadron (FSS)

Coast Guard

Contact these offices on any Coast Guard installation for opportunities to volunteer:

Morale, Well-Being, and Recreation (MWR)
Your Unit Resilience Program Coordinator

National Volunteer Resources

Looking for opportunities beyond your installation? These trusted organizations connect volunteers with nonprofit, community, and military support organizations across the country. Search by location, cause, or interest to find an opportunity that’s a good fit for you.

These are simply recommended resources. You are not required to complete your volunteer hours with these organizations. Eligible volunteer service may be completed with any qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit, on-base program, faith-based organization, or community organization.

Join Us For 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance

Miles for Military is a proud partner with 9.11 Day Org. This year, in honor of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we’re joining organizations across the nation to make a difference in our communities.

Community and Faith-Based Organizations

Volunteer opportunities can be found in nearly every community. Here are just a few examples of eligible organizations where Miles for Military flyers commonly serve:

✅ Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship
✅ Church food pantries, soup kitchens, and community meal programs
✅ Local animal shelters and SPCAs
✅ Youth sports leagues, including Little League, soccer, football, and basketball
✅ Community centers and recreation programs
✅ Food banks and meal distribution organizations
✅ Homeless shelters and transitional housing programs
✅ Community gardens and environmental cleanup projects
✅ Senior centers and assisted living communities
✅ Local nonprofit organizations serving your community

Not sure if an organization qualifies? Contact Miles for Military at info@milesformilitary.org before you volunteer, and we’ll be happy to help.

The Miles for Military Model .

Why We Require Volunteering

Volunteering is the foundation of our mission.

We believe that when junior enlisted service members invest in the communities where they’re stationed, everyone benefits. Through volunteer service, military members build friendships, develop local support networks, and strengthen the connection between the military and the communities they serve. Those relationships foster a greater sense of purpose and belonging while helping reduce the isolation that can come with serving far from home.

When it’s time to travel, those same volunteers return home to reconnect with the family and loved ones who help sustain them. The result is a cycle of service, connection, and resilience that strengthens service members, military families, and communities alike.

Every volunteer project strengthens a community. Every flight strengthens a family.

Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM)

Volunteer service can also provide lasting personal and professional benefits. In addition to developing leadership skills, teamwork, and community connections, your volunteer experience may contribute toward recognition such as the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM). While eligibility and approval vary by branch of service and your chain of command, maintaining a record of your volunteer service can support future award nominations, performance reports, resumes, scholarship applications, and other career opportunities.

Impact stories

Reuniting service members with their families one trip at a time

Brandon — USMC

“I had a great time on the trip, not having to worry about expenses just made the trip 1000x better! Do not let this opportunity pass you by!”

Melina and baby Eleanor — USMC

“We were able to visit family, do a bunch of different things, we had no trouble traveling home”

Nathaniel — USMC

“Any opportunity to go home is really awesome! When I mentioned it to my mom she bawled her eyes out.”

Ivan — USMC

“I’d like to thank everybody at MFM for letting me come out to Bernie Missouri and propose to my fiancé, I got to see all my family. Thank you to everyone, I had a great time!”