Note: These are suggestions only; Edgewood does not endorse any of the following organizations. Always contact outside organizations first for volunteer requirements (such as age or availability). If you find organizations that are defunct or otherwise out of operation, please contact me at worcester.jeff@brevardschools.org. Likewise, if you know of an organization that you believe should be listed on here, let me know!

 

ON-CAMPUS OPTIONS:

 

Recycling Club – contact Ms. Horton about campus beautification 

Campus Clean-up – contact Mr. Tyler for these quarterly 4-hour clean-ups

Key Club – community-service based club with plenty of volunteering opportunities; see Ms. Rawls for information

Interact Club – community-service based club with plenty of volunteering opportunities; this club needs a sponsor

Writing Center – if you’re a strong writer, help with tutoring session for students working on essays and papers for their classes; see Mrs. Allred for information and times

HOSA – if you’re interested in a career in the health services field, this club does blood drives and other community service activities; see Mrs. Glover

Senior Beta Club - community-service based club with plenty of volunteering opportunities; see Mrs. Robbins for information

 

OFF-CAMPUS OPTIONS:

 

Organized by Social Problem (for Organized by Area, scroll down)

 

Animal Care (Domestic)

Biker Bill’s Tigger Land Cat Sanctuary (Melbourne) – www.thelastchancesanctuary.com

Central Brevard Humane Society (Cocoa) – www.crittersavers.com

Horse Sisters (Mims) - www.horsesisters.org

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Titusville) - www.spcanorthbrevard.com/

Suntree Viera Pet Rescue (Melbourne) – www.svpr.rescuegroups.org

 

Child and Family Care and Counseling

Brevard C.A.R.E.S. (Rockledge) – www.brevardcares.org

Children’s Home Society of Florida (Melbourne) – www.chsfl.org

Cocoa PAL Thrift Shop (Cocoa) - https://www.facebook.com/cocoapal/ 

Crosswinds Youth Services (Cocoa) – www.crosswindsyouthservices.org

Family Counseling Center of Brevard (Rockledge) – www.fccbrevard.org

Florida Partners in Crisis (Merritt Island) – www.flpic.org

Friends of Children of Brevard (Viera) – www.friendsofchildrenofbrevard.org

Harmony Farms (Rockledge) - www.harmonyfarmsinc.com

Home at Last Adoption Agency (Cocoa Beach) – www.homeatlastadoption.com

Homework Helpers (Viera Regional CC) - 321-433-4891

KLD Youth Foundation (Merritt Island) – www.kldkids.org

Links of Hope (Rockledge) – www.linksofhope.net

Spooktackular Kids Event (Viera Regional CC) - 321-433-4891

To Write Love on Her Arms (Melbourne) – www.twloha.org

 

Cultural, Artistic, and Historic Outreach

Artworks of Eau Gallie (Melbourne) – www.artworksofeaugallie.org

Brevard Cultural Alliance (Viera) – www.artsbrevard.org

Florida Historical Society (Cocoa) – www.myfloridahistory.org

Foosaner Art Museum (Melbourne) – www.foosanerartmuseum.org

Henegar Center for the Arts (Melbourne) – www.henegar.org

Melbourne Arts Festival (Melbourne) – www.melbournearts.org

 

Disabled Citizens Care and Services

Brevard Achievement Center (Rockledge) – www.bacbrevard.com

Special Olympics (Melbourne) - www.sobrevard.org/

 

Disease Prevention, Treatment, and Research

AIDS Orphans and St Children Inc (MI) – www.aidsorphans.org

American Cancer Society (Melbourne) - www.cancer.org/involved/volunteer/index

Brevard Alzheimers Foundation (Melbourne) – www.brevardalzheimers.org

Grind for Life (Cocoa Beach) – www.grindforlife.org

Healthy Start Coalition of Brevard (Rockledge) – www.healthystartbrevard.com

March of Dimes Foundation (Melbourne) – www.marchofdimes.org/florida

Muscular Dystrophy Association (Rockledge) – www.mda.org

World Skin Cancer Foundation (Cocoa Beach) – www.worldskincancerfoundation.org

 

Elderly/Medical Care

Aging Matters (Cocoa) – www.agingmattersbrevard.org

Hospice of Health First (Rockledge) -- www.health-first.org

Hospice of St. Francis (Melbourne) – www.hospiceofstfrancis.com

Meals on Wheels (Cocoa) – www.aginmattersbrevard.org

Space Coast Therapy Dogs (Rockledge) – www.spacecoasttherapydogs.org

 

Environmental Preservation

Brevard County Parks and Recreation - www.brevardcounty.us/ParksRecreation/Home

Brevard Nature Alliance (Titusville) – www.brevardnaturealliance.org

Brevard Zoo (Melbourne) – www.brevardzoo.org

Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (Melbourne) - www.brevardcounty.us/EELProgram/VolunteerOpportunities

Florida Wildlife Hospital (Melbourne) -- https://fwh.wildapricot.org/page-1075230 

Hubbs Sea World Research Institute (Melbourne Beach) – www.hswri.org

Keep Brevard Beautiful (Cocoa) - keepbrevardbeautiful.wordpress.com/

Marine Resources Council (Palm Bay) – www.mrcirl.org

Merritt Island Wildlife Association (Titusville) – www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org

National Elephant Center (Fellsmere) – www.nationalelephantcenter.org

Recycle Brevard -- www.RecycleBrevard.org 

Sea Turtle Preservation Society (Indiatlantic) – www.seaturtlesacecoast.org 

 

Homelessness, Hunger, and Poverty Relief

Brevard County Legal Aid (Rockledge) – www.brevardcountylegalaid.org

Brevard Rescue Mission (Cocoa) – www.brevardrescuemission.org

Central Brevard Sharing Center (Cocoa) – www.sharingcenter.org/

Children’s Hunger Project (Melbourne) - thechildrenshungerproject.org/volunteer.html

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen (Melbourne) - www.dailybreadinc.org/index.asp

Habitat for Humanity (Palm Bay) - brevardhabitat.com/

North Brevard Charities Sharing Center (Titusville) – www.nbcsharingcenter.org

Toys for Tots (Malabar) – www.brevardcountyfl-toysfortots.org

 

International Aid and Relief

American Red Cross (Rockledge) – www.redcross.org

Teen Missions International (Merritt Island) – www.teenmissions.org

Win Our Nations (Cocoa) – www.winournations.com

 

School, Literacy, and Educational Support

A+ Thrift for Education - www.facebook.com/pages/A-Thrift-Shop-for-Education/137010206388344

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (Titusville) – www.astronautscholarship.org

Brevard Public Libraries - www.brevardcounty.us/publiclibraries

Brevard Schools Foundation (Viera) – www.bsf2.brevardschools.org

Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County (Rockledge) – www.elcbrevard.org

 

Veterans Support and Relief

National Veterans Homeless Support (Port St. John) – www.nvhs.us

Veterans Memorial Center (Merritt Island) – www.veteransmemorialcenter.com

Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard (Cocoa) – www.floridaveteransreunion.com

 

Miscellaneous

211 Brevard (Cocoa) – www.211brevard

American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens (Titusville) – www.afjra.com

BCSO Police Athletic League (Sharpes) – www.bcspal.org

Lead Brevard (Rockledge) – www.leadbrevard.org

Paws and Stripes Dog Program (Cocoa) – www.brevardsheriff.com

 

 

Organized by Area

 

Brevard County – Multiple Locations

Brevard County Parks and Recreation - www.brevardcounty.us/ParksRecreation/Home

Brevard Public Libraries - www.brevardcounty.us/publiclibraries

 

North Brevard (Titusville, Mims, Port St. John)

American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens (Titusville) – www.afjra.com

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (Titusville) – www.astronautscholarship.org

Brevard Nature Alliance (Titusville) – www.brevardnaturealliance.org

Horse Sisters (Mims) - www.horsesisters.org

Merritt Island Wildlife Association (Titusville) – www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org

National Veterans Homeless Support (Port St. John) – www.nvhs.us

North Brevard Charities Sharing Center (Titusville) – www.nbcsharingcenter.org

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Titusville) - www.spcanorthbrevard.com/

 

Cocoa

211 Brevard (Cocoa) – www.211brevard.org

Aging Matters (Cocoa) – www.agingmattersbrevard.org

Brevard Rescue Mission (Cocoa) – www.brevardrescuemission.org

Central Brevard Humane Society (Cocoa) – www.crittersavers.com

Central Brevard Sharing Center (Cocoa) – www.sharingcenter.org/

Cocoa PAL Thrift Shop (Cocoa) - https://www.facebook.com/cocoapal/ 

Crosswinds Youth Services (Cocoa) – www.crosswindsyouthservices.org

Florida Historical Society (Cocoa) – www.myfloridahistory.org

Keep Brevard Beautiful (Cocoa) - keepbrevardbeautiful.wordpress.com/

Meals on Wheels (Cocoa) – www.aginmattersbrevard.org

Paws and Stripes Dog Program (Cocoa) – www.brevardsheriff.com

Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard (Cocoa) – www.floridaveteransreunion.com

Win Our Nations (Cocoa) – www.winournations.com

 

Cocoa Beach/Satellite Beach

Grind for Life (Cocoa Beach) – www.grindforlife.org

Home at Last Adoption Agency (Cocoa Beach) – www.homeatlastadoption.com

World Skin Cancer Foundation (Cocoa Beach) – www.worldskincancerfoundation.org

 

Indiatlantic/Melbourne Beach

Hubbs Sea World Research Institute (Melbourne Beach) – www.hswri.org

Sea Turtle Preservation Society (Indiatlantic) – www.seaturtlesacecoast.org 

 

Melbourne/Viera

5K Reindeer Dash & Fun Walk  (Viera Regional CC) - 321-433-4891

American Cancer Society (Melbourne) - www.cancer.org/involved/volunteer/index

Artworks of Eau Gallie (Melbourne) – www.artworksofeaugallie.org

Biker Bill’s Tigger Land Cat Sanctuary (Melbourne) – www.thelastchancesanctuary.com

Brevard Alzheimers Foundation (Melbourne) – www.brevardalzheimers.org

Brevard Cultural Alliance (Viera) – www.artsbrevard.org

Brevard Schools Foundation (Viera) – www.bsf2.brevardschools.org

Brevard Zoo (Melbourne) – www.brevardzoo.org

Children’s Home Society of Florida (Melbourne) – www.chsfl.org

Children’s Hunger Project (Melbourne) - thechildrenshungerproject.org/volunteer.html

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen (Melbourne) - www.dailybreadinc.org/index.asp

Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (Melbourne) - www.brevardcounty.us/EELProgram/VolunteerOpportunities

Florida Wildlife Hospital (Melbourne) -- www.floridawildlifehospital.org/volunteering.html

Foosaner Art Museum (Melbourne) – www.foosanerartmuseum.org

Friends of Children of Brevard (Viera) – www.friendsofchildrenofbrevard.org

Henegar Center for the Arts (Melbourne) – www.henegar.org

Homework Helpers  (Viera Regional CC) - 321-433-4891

Hospice of St. Francis (Melbourne) – www.hospiceofstfrancis.com

March of Dimes Foundation (Melbourne) – www.marchofdimes.org/florida

Melbourne Arts Festival (Melbourne) – www.melbournearts.org

Special Olympics (Melbourne) - www.sobrevard.org/

Spooktackular Kids Event  (Viera Regional CC) - 321-433-4891

Suntree Viera Pet Rescue (Melbourne) – www.svpr.rescuegroups.org

To Write Love on Her Arms (Melbourne) – www.twloha.org

 

Merritt Island

A+ Thrift for Education - www.facebook.com/pages/A-Thrift-Shop-for-Education/137010206388344

AIDS Orphans and St Children Inc (MI) – www.aidsorphans.org

Florida Partners in Crisis (Merritt Island) – www.flpic.org

KLD Youth Foundation (Merritt Island) – www.kldkids.org

Teen Missions International (Merritt Island) – www.teenmissions.org

Veterans Memorial Center (Merritt Island) – www.veteransmemorialcenter.com

 

Rockledge

American Red Cross (Rockledge) – www.redcross.org

Brevard Achievement Center (Rockledge) – www.bacbrevard.com

Brevard C.A.R.E.S. (Rockledge) – www.brevardcares.org

Brevard County Legal Aid (Rockledge) – www.brevardcountylegalaid.org

Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County (Rockledge) – www.elcbrevard.org

Family Counseling Center of Brevard (Rockledge) – www.fccbrevard.org

Harmony Farms (Rockledge) - www.harmonyfarmsinc.com

Healthy Start Coalition of Brevard (Rockledge) – www.healthystartbrevard.com

Hospice of Health First (Rockledge) -- www.health-first.org

Lead Brevard (Rockledge) – www.leadbrevard.org

Links of Hope (Rockledge) – www.linksofhope.net

Muscular Dystrophy Association (Rockledge) – www.mda.org

Recycle Brevard -- www.RecycleBrevard.org 

Space Coast Therapy Dogs (Rockledge) – www.spacecoasttherapydogs.org

 

Palm Bay

Habitat for Humanity (Palm Bay) - brevardhabitat.com/

Marine Resources Council (Palm Bay) – www.mrcirl.org

 

Other

BCSO Police Athletic League (Sharpes) – www.bcspal.org

National Elephant Center (Fellsmere) – www.nationalelephantcenter.org

Toys for Tots (Malabar) – www.brevardcountyfl-toysfortots.org