Israel Volunteer Programs | 48 Opportunities

Emergency Medical Volunteer – Ambulance Crews

Magen David Adom (MDA / MADA) · Tel Aviv, Israel

Join Israel's national rescue organization as an emergency medical volunteer. Work alongside ambulance and intensive care crews, assist with blood drives, teach first aid to the public, and support the 101 emergency dispatch center. MDA operates 24/7 nationwide with over 30,000 volunteers. Training and certification provided. Ages 18+.

Dog Shelter Volunteering – Haver Dogs

Haver Animal Shelter · Kibbutz Yakum, Israel

Walk shelter dogs and give them love, cuddles, and treats at one of Israel's largest dog rescue shelters near Kibbutz Yakum. Volunteers also help with cage cleaning, office organisation, storage, repairs, and welcoming visitors. The shelter could not operate without its volunteers.

Corporate & Group Volunteering — Food Rescue

Leket Israel · Tel Aviv, Israel

Leket Israel, Israel's national food bank, runs structured corporate and group volunteering days for companies, delegations, and organised teams. Groups join field gleaning operations — harvesting surplus produce from farms — or sort food donations at the logistics centre. One of Israel's most popular CSR volunteer activities, with full coordination and impact reporting.

Medical Volunteering — Heart Surgery Support

Save a Child's Heart · Holon, Israel

Save a Child's Heart is an Israeli NGO providing life-saving heart surgery to children from developing countries at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon. Volunteers assist with patient care, host family support, post-operative recovery, and administrative coordination. A meaningful opportunity to support children and families during their time in Israel.

Civilian Volunteer on IDF Support Bases

Sar-El — Volunteers for Israel · Various, Israel

Sar-El places Jewish diaspora volunteers on IDF bases in non-combat support roles — packaging supplies, maintaining equipment, and assisting base operations. Programs run in 3-week cycles year-round. Open to individuals and organised groups. One of Israel's most established international volunteer programs, running since 1982.

Guide Dog Puppy Raising & Socialisation

Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind · Beit Oved, Israel

The Israel Guide Dog Center trains guide dogs for blind and visually impaired Israelis. Volunteers raise puppies for 12–18 months, socialising them in homes and public environments before formal training begins. The center also needs volunteers for kennel care, events, and administrative support. Located in Beit Oved, central Israel.

Volunteer with Children with Disabilities — Shalva

Shalva — The Israeli Association for Children with Disabilities · Jerusalem, Israel

Shalva runs one of Israel's leading centres for children and young adults with disabilities in Jerusalem. Volunteers assist with therapeutic activities, recreational programs, respite care, and daily support for residents and day visitors. International volunteers are welcomed for structured placements of 3 months or more.

Disability Inclusion & Therapy Volunteering

Beit Issie Shapiro · Ra'anana, Israel

Beit Issie Shapiro is a leading Israeli NGO advancing rights and services for people with disabilities. Volunteers support therapeutic sessions, inclusion programs, and community activities at their campus in Ra'anana. The organisation also runs international training programs and welcomes skilled volunteers in therapy, education, and social work.

KKL-JNF Forest & Nature Volunteer

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund · Nationwide, Israel

Join ongoing environmental projects in Israel's forests and parks: forest patrols, terrace rehabilitation, waste cleanup, and trail maintenance. Sites include Ben Shemen Forest, Canada Park, and forests across the North and Center of the country.

SPCA Israel – Animal Shelter Volunteer

SPCA Israel · Tel Aviv, Israel

Walk dogs, socialize cats, and assist with animal rescue, adoption events, and veterinary care at Israel's oldest animal welfare organization in Tel Aviv. A fixed weekly shift of 2+ hours for at least 4-6 months is required.

Pantry Packers – Food Packing for Families in Need

Pantry Packers / Colel Chabad · Jerusalem, Israel

Visit the Jerusalem packing facility to pack crates of dry food staples delivered monthly to Israel's poorest families and elderly. Welcomes families with children, individuals, tourists, and groups. No experience needed.

English B'Yachad – Online English Tutoring for Israelis

Skilled Volunteers for Israel (SVFI) · Remote / Nationwide, Israel

Serve as a weekly online conversation partner and English mentor for Israeli adults pursuing high-tech careers. No Hebrew or teaching experience required. Fewer than 2 hours per week, fully remote.

Yad Sarah – Community Home Care & Equipment Lending

Yad Sarah · Nationwide, Israel

Staff one of 120+ branches across Israel, lending free medical and rehabilitation equipment to sick, disabled, and elderly patients so they can remain at home. Volunteer roles include drivers, caregivers, technicians, lawyers, and teachers.

Latet – Humanitarian Aid Packing

Latet · Beit Shemesh, Israel

Sort and pack food and hygiene boxes at the warehouse for distribution to families in need. Groups of 15–60 people, no prior experience needed.

OneDay – Corporate Group Volunteering

OneDay · Tel Aviv, Israel

Renovate homes, pack care packages, clean beaches, visit the elderly or children with special needs. Full team-building days organized for companies and organisations across Israel.

Helpi – Employee Volunteering Platform

Helpi · Givatayim, Israel

Platform matching employees and companies to one-time volunteer activities across Israel — elderly care, food distribution, tutoring, and more. Companies get a dashboard to track volunteering.

Ruach Tova – Corporate Volunteering Programs

Ruach Tova · Tel Aviv, Israel

Israel's largest volunteer-matching organisation with 3,000+ nonprofits. Builds customised full-year or one-day volunteering tracks connecting companies to the social sector.

Lasova – Serve Hot Meals & Community Work

Lasova · Tel Aviv, Israel

Serve hot meals at restaurants to people in need, run workshops, help cook meals or renovate spaces at youth centres. Groups up to 15 people at 20+ locations from Kiryat Shmona to Arad.

Code for Israel – Tech Volunteering for Nonprofits

Code for Israel · Tel Aviv, Israel

Tech companies send developers, designers, and product managers to work pro-bono on technology projects for Israeli nonprofits. Teams of 5–15 employees, 1–2 day engagements.

Yahel Israel – Community Service Days

Yahel Israel · Haifa, Israel

Community-based service for visiting groups and delegations. Projects include education, social services, and community development, determined by local grassroots partner organisations.

At-Risk Youth Education Mentorship

פרויקט היל"ה (HILA Program) · Nationwide, Israel

HILA (היל"ה — השכלת יסוד ולימודי השלמה) is an Israeli Ministry of Education program supporting teenagers aged 15–18 who have dropped out of formal schooling. Volunteers act as mentors and community activity coordinators — helping students academically, organising social activities, and building personal relationships to encourage re-engagement with education. The program runs in over 200 locations across Israel.

Coral Reef Conservation — Eilat

GoEco · Eilat, Israel

Volunteer at Israel's only coral reef, the Coral Beach Nature Reserve in Eilat on the Red Sea. Volunteers work with conservation staff on snorkelling surveys, beach and buoy maintenance, algae and debris removal, and data collection to protect one of the northern Red Sea's most biodiverse and fragile marine ecosystems. Orientation and a Tel Aviv city tour are included on arrival.

Desert Wildlife Conservation — Arabah

GoEco · Arabah, Negev, Israel

Care for endangered native desert species in Israel's dramatic Arabah Valley, south of the Dead Sea. Volunteers feed and monitor animals including Arabian leopards, oryxes, desert tortoises, and other fauna at a conservation centre in the Negev. The program supports captive breeding and reintroduction efforts for species at risk of regional extinction.

Kibbutz Ulpan — Hebrew & Kibbutz Life

Kibbutz Ulpan (Masa Israel Journey) · Jezreel Valley (Various Kibbutzim), Israel

A 5-month immersive program combining intensive Hebrew language study (Ulpan) with real kibbutz work and community life. Participants live alongside kibbutz members, work mornings in agriculture, hospitality, or industry, and study Hebrew in afternoon classes. Choose from five kibbutzim across Israel. Masa Israel Journey grants are available to eligible participants, significantly reducing costs.

Hippos (Sussita) Archaeological Excavation

Zinman Institute of Archaeology – University of Haifa · Sea of Galilee (Eastern Shore), Israel

Volunteer on an active summer archaeological excavation at Hippos-Sussita, a Greco-Roman city perched on a volcanic hill 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee. Continuously excavated since 2000 by the University of Haifa. Volunteers join professional archaeologists uncovering temples, churches, and urban structures spanning the Hellenistic to Byzantine periods. The 2026 season is open for applications.

Yad Ezer L'Haver – Holocaust Survivor Welfare

Yad Ezer L'Haver · Haifa, Israel

Volunteer with one of Israel's leading Holocaust survivor welfare organisations in Haifa, founded 1995. Serve in the 30-year-old soup kitchen, visit isolated elderly survivors at home, assist at the social club inside Kiryat Chesed (a complex housing 120+ survivors who previously lived below the poverty line), and support events such as Bar Mitzvah ceremonies for survivors who missed them in childhood. Hundreds of active volunteers.

Meir Panim – Restaurant-Style Soup Kitchen

Meir Panim · Jerusalem, Israel

Volunteer at one of Meir Panim's five restaurant-style soup kitchens, serving 2.6 million dignified hot meals annually to impoverished Israelis. Roles include food preparation, serving, Meals on Wheels delivery, soldier BBQs, and packing holiday gift packages. Jerusalem branch accommodates up to 10 volunteers; larger branches accept groups of up to 40. Branches in Jerusalem, Beer Sheva, Ashdod, Eilat, and Beit Shemesh.

Krembo Wings – Inclusive Youth Movement Counselor

Krembo Wings · Nationwide (HQ: Ramat Hasharon), Israel

Join Israel's only inclusive youth movement for children and teenagers with and without disabilities as a volunteer counselor. Krembo Wings has 85 branches in Jewish, Arab, and Bedouin communities across Israel; each branch holds weekly social activities and outings. Counselors (aged 12–18) are paired two-to-one with members aged 7–22 with various disabilities. Recognised as a UN model for inclusion since 2018.

Hand in Hand – Jewish-Arab Bilingual School Volunteer

Hand in Hand Schools · Jerusalem / Multiple cities, Israel

Support Jewish-Arab integrated education at one of six Hand in Hand bilingual schools in Jerusalem, Haifa, the Galilee, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Wadi Ara, and Kfar Saba — serving over 2,000 students. Both Hebrew and Arabic have equal status in every classroom, taught by Jewish-Arab teacher pairs. Volunteer roles include counseling at the English-language Project Harmony summer camp (Jerusalem), classroom support, photography, and communications internships.

Akim Israel – Intellectual Disability Companion

Akim Israel · Nationwide (Tel Aviv HQ), Israel

Volunteer with Israel's national organisation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, supporting over 20,000 individuals. Akim operates day centres, supported housing, and community programmes in cities nationwide, including an innovative pre-military integration track for young adults with IDD. Volunteer roles include companionship, social activities, leisure outings, and helping people transition to independent living.

Orr Shalom – Foster Care & At-Risk Youth Volunteer

Orr Shalom · Beit Shemesh / Nationwide, Israel

Support Israel's largest foster care network, caring for over 1,300 children and young adults removed from their biological homes by court order. Orr Shalom has operated for 45+ years, providing a continuum of care through foster families, therapeutic family group homes, and young mothers programs. Volunteer roles include National Service placements assisting foster families, plus community volunteers leading enrichment programs and mentoring for children across Israel.

Israel Antiquities Authority – Free Archaeological Volunteer

Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority · Various (Jerusalem HQ), Israel

Dig at official IAA excavation sites across Israel at no cost — one of the most accessible archaeological volunteer programs in the country. Volunteers use picks, shovels, and hand trowels from 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Sunday through Thursday, uncovering ancient artifacts under professional supervision. Sites span Biblical, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Volunteers must be physically fit and provide their own food, water, and transport.

Wildlife Hospital – Ramat Gan Safari

Beit HaHolim LeHayot Bar · Ramat Gan, Israel

Volunteer at Israel's wildlife hospital inside Ramat Gan Safari. Regular shifts involve cleaning and preparing food for hospitalised wildlife (5 hours, starting 7:30 AM). Chick care option involves cleaning, feeding, and releasing orphaned young animals.

For the Wildlife – Animal Rescue Clinic

For the Wildlife Association · Elishama, Israel

Help rescue and rehabilitate wildlife in distress at a clinic treating thousands of animals yearly across Israel. Minimum one shift per week for 3 months. Work involves learning, physical labour, and animal care. Open mind and commitment required.

Hai Bar Carmel – Predator Care

Nature and Parks Authority · Carmel, Israel

Volunteer at the Hai Bar Carmel Nature Reserve assisting with predator care: feeding, cage cleaning, maintenance, and monitoring. One day per week (6+ hours), minimum 6 months. Ages 18+. Physical and technical work.

National Sea Turtle Rescue Center

Nature and Parks Authority · Mikhmoret, Israel

Two volunteer tracks: sea turtle hospital care and green sea turtle breeding nucleus project. Ages 18+, minimum 3-month commitment, independent transport required. Swimming/snorkelling required for breeding project. Physical work in all weather.

Hai Bar Yotvata – Desert Wildlife Care

Nature and Parks Authority · Yotvata, Negev, Israel

Work with tigers, wolves, and desert animals in the Negev: monitoring, observations, feeding, meat preparation, portion planning, maintenance, and cleaning. Ages 18+, minimum 1 month, starting 7:00 AM daily.

Leket Israel – Food Rescue & Harvest

Leket Israel · Gan Haim, Israel

Help collect, harvest, sort, and distribute fresh nutritious food for those in need across Israel. Volunteer tasks include food sorting, harvesting, packaging, and assisting Holocaust survivors. No special requirements.

EcoOcean – Marine Environment Protection

EcoOcean · Kibbutz Sdot Yam, Israel

Join volunteer communities protecting Israel's marine environment. Activities include beach cleanups, ecological emergency response, researcher support, marine reserves promotion, and citizen science projects along the Israeli coast.

Safe Space for At-Risk Girls

Urban Volunteering Unit – Ramat Gan · Ramat Gan, Israel

Support a safe feminine environment for at-risk adolescent girls and young women in Ramat Gan. Volunteers create a warm, supportive space for girls facing difficult personal situations.

Mental Health Support – Enosh

Enosh – Israeli Mental Health Association · Nationwide, Israel

Assist with content guidance and support activities for the Israeli Mental Health Association. Active in 33 cities including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Beer Sheva. One of Israel's largest mental health volunteer networks.

One-on-One Youth Mentorship

The Israeli Spirit · Nationwide, Israel

Individual mentoring for at-risk children and youth across Israel. Build a meaningful ongoing relationship with a young person who needs a consistent, caring adult presence. Nationwide program.

Sports Coaching for Children

Metamsrim LeToov · Various, Israel

Teach group sports activities including yoga, basketball, or football to children across Israel. Activity kits and lesson plans provided. Sports background helpful but not required.

Youth Mentoring – Opportunities Program

Yedidim – Youth & Society Organization · Multiple cities, Israel

Mentor at-risk youth aged 20–30 through personal guidance and support in 10 cities including Katzrin, Lod, and Ashdod. University students or graduates preferred. Part of one of Israel's largest youth volunteering organisations.

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Carpentry & Yurt-Building Volunteer, Neot Semadar

Neot Semadar · Neot Semadar, Israel

A 36-year-old intentional-community kibbutz in the Arava desert, home to about 150 permanent residents. Within the kibbutz's volunteer program, a dedicated carpentry track involves woodworking and building yurts in a small team, requiring a love of working with wood. Room and board included, minimum 1 month. State "interest in the carpentry program" when applying.

Community Volunteering, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Volunteer Unit

Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Volunteer Unit · Tel Aviv, Israel

The city's official volunteer coordination unit, placing close to 5,000 volunteers a year (ages 18-40) in personally adapted assignments: childcare, mentoring at-risk youth, homework help, elderly companionship, and support for people with disabilities. A Volunteering Coordinator meets each candidate to match them with a suitable placement, with training and supervision provided throughout.

Urban Farming Volunteer, Tel Aviv

Association for Urban Farming (החבר"ל) · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

A nonprofit growing produce and cooking healthy meals for communities in need, including special-needs schools, elderly Holocaust survivors, and low-income residents, through hands-on work at urban agriculture sites across Tel Aviv (rooftops, schools, and public spaces). No prior experience needed, the organization builds a suitable program for each volunteer and provides all necessary training.