Learn more about volunteer and donation opportunities in Fort Bend County, including Sugar Land, Missouri City and Stafford. For specific volunteer requirements, contact the organization directly.

This list is not comprehensive.

Fort Bend County Animal Services

The organization welcomes volunteers to assist with animal care for the more than 3,500 animals the shelter takes in each year. The minimum volunteer age is 16 years old, with younger participants required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is also a volunteer, and 18 years old to handle dogs.

Volunteers must first attend an open house, with dates posted on social media once they are scheduled. The organization also encourages engagement on social media to help pets in need of more attention.


Sample activities: socializing, walking, bathing and grooming tasks

Donations accepted: food, toys, beds, bottles for kittens and puppiesServe Sugar Land

The city of Sugar Land offers opportunities for volunteers ages 14 and older to assist different city departments, including the Sugar Land Animal Shelter, Parks and Recreation, Civic Arts and Board and Commissions.

Sample activities: cat enrichment, cleaning cages, providing fresh food and water, dog walking, helping at adoption events, parks cleanup, special events assistance, wildflower seeding events and clerical work


Donations accepted: animal shelter donations: money, Fancy Feast canned kitten food, fleece blankets, cat hideaways and dog enrichment itemsAttack Poverty

The organization's vision is to empower people to attack poverty in their life and community by strengthening under-resourced communities through spiritual growth, education, revitalization and basic needs.

Volunteer serve locally, launching what they call ‘Friends Communities' programming that requires mutual relationships and collaborative efforts with local organizations, churches, residents and stakeholders committed to community transformation.

Sample activities: tutoring and mentoring afterschool programs, assisting in English as Second Language, GED prep courses, financial and digital literacy classes, participating in home repair and community revitalization projects and volunteering in wellness programs for both youth and adults


Donations accepted: financial donations, non-perishable food items, school supplies, backpacks, building materials and tools, computers and learning technology and ride share or grocery gift cards for emergency relief.Civic

Missouri City Green

A Gold Star affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful, this environmental nonprofit inspires residents to create a cleaner, greener and more beautiful Missouri City through community action and education. Individuals, school groups, businesses and service organizations can volunteer.

Sample activities: community cleanups, composting, backyard gardening and rainwater harvesting workshops, recycling drives and storm drain marking projects


Donations accepted: monetary contributions
(Courtesy Missouri City Green)
Missouri City Green was founded in late summer 2010 by residents committed to improving the city’s beauty and livability, per the website. (Courtesy Missouri City Green)
Keep Sugar Land Beautiful

The affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful offers youth and adult environmental education and engagement programs based on litter prevention, recycling and waste reduction, conservation, beautification, tree planting, pollinator meadows and water quality.

Sample activities: litter cleanups, tree and wildflower planting, storm drain marking, Earth Day Celebration, school and community programs

Donations accepted: monetary donations, event and corporate sponsorships
(Courtesy Keep Sugar Land Clean)
As of 2025, Keep Sugar Land Beautiful has 904 volunteers, according to the website. (Courtesy Keep Sugar Land Beautiful)
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation


This organization’s mission is to inspire community pride by collecting, preserving, communicating and celebrating the history of Sugar Land. The museum is open by appointment only.

Sample activities: become a heritage ambassador, office management, artifact cataloging, data entry services and assist with tours and educational programs

Donations accepted: monetary donationsEducation

The Fort Bend Education Foundation

This nonprofit organization supports Fort Bend ISD students through its grant programs and community events. Volunteers are needed year-round to assist with events such as the annual gala and other fundraisers.

Sample activities: join the efforts of the Friends of the Foundation Auxiliary, a group that helps create awareness of the community’s educational needs; help with fundraising recruitment; support fundraising events; assist with donation collections

Donations accepted: monetary donations accepted in tiers, cakes before auctions, other auction items for galas, adopt-a-teacher program
(Courtesy Fort Bend Education Foundation)
Funds from local donors go to funding innovative classroom learning, according to the website. (Courtesy Fort Bend Education Foundation)
The Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

The museum offers multiple volunteering opportunities year-round for both adults and high school students looking to promote science education at the museum.

Adult sample activities: demonstrate hands-on activities at exhibits, assisting with field trips and exhibit tours, participating in museum-wide events and helping maintain ongoing exhibits behind the scenes

Teen sample activities: demonstrate hands-on activities at exhibits, assisting with field trips and participating in museum-wide events

Donations accepted: monetary donations
(Courtesy Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land)
The museum opened in October 2009 as a satellite campus to the Hermann Park location, according to the website. (Courtesy Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land)
The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County

The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County provides basic literacy and English instruction, GED, computer classes and citizenship to area adult residents.

Sample activities: work one-on-one with adults needing help in basic literacy, assist with mailings, provide administrative support, outreach for participant registration, and help with annual fundraising events

Donations accepted: monetary donations, in-kind donations, paper products, notebooks, general office supplies, children’s booksHousing support

Fort Bend Family Promise

The organization mobilizes local congregations, businesses and community partners to help families experiencing housing insecurity regain stable housing.

Sample activities: administrative support, children’s activities, meal service and hospitality, light maintenance and cleaning, donation sorting and landscaping projects

Donations accepted: gift cards, monetary contributions and in-kind donations, including new and gently used clothing and vehicles
(Courtesy Fort Bend Family Promise)
Using existing church facilities and volunteers, families receive a week of overnight shelter while working with a Housing Navigator to create a personalized plan for securing stable housing. (Courtesy Fort Bend Family Promise)
Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity

This nonprofit seeks volunteers who can donate their time and skills to build homes throughout the county for the less fortunate.

Sample activities: homebuilding, administrative support at office or ReStore

Donations accepted: monetary donations; household items; building supplies; furniture; building materials such as doors, windows, working appliances; parcels of land; vehiclesFort Bend Rainbow Room

The Rainbow Room provides emergency and transitional supplies to Fort Bend County children and families involved with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services due to abuse and neglect.

Sample activities: assist with events, grant writing, inventory management, donation solicitation and organizing drives to collect needed items

Donations accepted: monetary donations, in-kind donations, new diaper bags, twin-sized sheets and comforters, new athletic shoes, pillows, paper towels and toilet paper, school supplies, books, toys
(Courtesy Rainbow Room)
The Fort Bend Rainbow Room is a 24/7 resource center providing resources to children and families in crisis—needs once met by caseworkers using their own funds, per the website. (Courtesy Rainbow Room)
Fort Bend Women’s Center

The organization is designed to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children to gain safety and independence through its services.

Sample activities: work in the shelter and alongside clients through its various programs, assist with special events, help with office administration or help sort through ThriftWise store donations

Donations accepted: monetary donations, household items, toiletries, clothing, diapers, give or shop at ThriftWise store, sponsor eventsHUGGS Inc. (Helping Underprivileged Guys & Girls Succeed)

The nonprofit provides voucher-based support programs that deliver essential furniture, cleaning services, and disaster relief to vulnerable families and seniors throughout Fort Bend County. Backed by trusted partners—including the Houston Furniture Bank, St. Vincent de Paul Disaster Services, and the Coordinated Assistance Network—participants can turn every $1 in staffing into $3 of direct household assistance, creating an economic-resilience multiplier that strengthens entire neighborhoods.

Sample activities: warehouse organizing, client follow-ups, case-management support, and community outreach

Donations accepted: monetary donations, donor-advised fund contributions, gently used furniture, and operable pickup trucks, cargo vans, or box trucks
(Courtesy HUGGS, Inc.)
The organization's programming provides immediate support to stabilize households in ways national disaster relief cannot achieve alone, per the website. (Courtesy HUGGS Inc.)
Senior resources

Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels

The nonprofit helps Fort Bend and Waller counties’ seniors ages 60 or older with free programs ranging from meal delivery to senior center activities and transportation. They have six congregate—or social—centers throughout Fort Bend County, including Sugar Land and Stafford.

Sample activities: delivering meals, assisting at special events, packing meals at distribution sites, volunteering at senior centers, holding donation drives, socializing via telephone, providing office clerical assistance, organizing outside fundraising events

Donations accepted: money, in-kind donations including auction items, bingo prizes and welcome bags with toiletries
  • Four Corners Recreation Center, 15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land
  • 5th Street Community Center, 3110 Fifth St., Stafford
  • Christ United Methodist Church, 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land
  • www.fortbendseniors.org
(Courtesy Fort Bend Meals on Wheels)
The organization serves Fort Bend County’s large and growing senior population, per the website. (Courtesy Fort Bend Meals on Wheels)
Human services

Attack Poverty

The organization's vision is to empower people to attack poverty in their life and community by strengthening under-resourced communities through spiritual growth, education, revitalization and basic needs.Volunteer serve locally, launching what they call ‘Friends Communities' programming that requires mutual relationships and collaborative efforts with local organizations, churches, residents and stakeholders committed to community transformation.

Sample activities: tutoring and mentoring afterschool programs, assisting in English as Second Language, GED prep courses, financial and digital literacy classes, participating in home repair and community revitalization projects and volunteering in wellness programs for both youth and adults

Donations accepted: financial donations, non-perishable food items, school supplies, backpacks, building materials and tools, computers and learning technology and ride share or grocery gift cards for emergency relief.
(Courtesy Attack Poverty)
The organization serves communities throughout the greater Houston area with dedicated volunteers. (Courtesy Attack Poverty)


The Arc of Fort Bend County

The Arc of Fort Bend County is a local chapter of a nationwide advocacy organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.

Volunteers ages 14 and older are invited to apply online to participate in monthly Teen/Tween Social Nights—evenings filled with games, crafts and activities to foster friendships in an inclusive environment.

Sample activities: being a peer, providing social and recreational activities, playing sports, crafting and playing board games

Donations accepted: money, gifts and sponsorships
Teen/Tween Social, pictured above, is a social skills practice event for area families with children aged 11-18 with intellectual and developmental disorders.(Courtesy The Arc of Fort Bend County)
Teen/Tween Social, pictured above, is a social skills practice event for area families with children ages 11-18 with intellectual and developmental disorders. (Courtesy The Arc of Fort Bend County)
Child Advocates of Fort Bend

The nonprofit is dedicated to supporting neglected and abused children and their families. Volunteers, who must be at least 21 years old, can participate in its Court Appointed Special Advocates program, or CASA, by volunteering at the Children’s Advocacy Center.

Sample activities: helping with the Christmas Home Tour, becoming a Voices of Children Ambassador, helping with administrative office tasks, working with children by becoming an advocate

Donations accepted: monetary donations, small bottles of water, snacks, toys and activities for teens, gifts cards to local stores
Since its founding in 1991, the agency has supported 23,000 children from birth through 18 years and beyond, according to the website. (Courtesy Child Advocates of Fort Bend)
Since its founding in 1991, the agency has supported 23,000 children from birth through 18 years and beyond, according to the website. (Courtesy Child Advocates of Fort Bend)
East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry

The privately funded nonprofit helps provide the basic needs of families facing food insecurity or temporary financial crisis. Volunteer opportunities are available at the Tri-City Churches Resale Shop (whose proceeds support food pantry programs at EFBHNM), the Food Pantry and through event support.

Volunteers must be 16 or older to serve at the resale shop and 18 or older for the food pantry.

Sample activities: donation sorting (for both food and resale shop items), screening clients, reception duties, packaging food, community event support and more

Donations accepted: monetary donations, non-perishable and unexpired food items; items in good condition for the resale shop, including furniture, clothing, and electronics; and new hygiene products. A full list of eligible donations and most-needed items is available on the website.
  • EFBHNM Food Pantry and Business Offices: 435 Stafford Run Road, Stafford
  • Tri-City Churches Resale Shop: 425 Stafford Run Road, Stafford
  • www.humanneeds.org
(Courtesy East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry)
EFBHNM receives no government funding, relying instead on local donors and a diverse volunteer base—ranging from grade school students to retirees—who help carry out its mission. (Courtesy East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry)
Fort Bend Care Center

The nonprofit focuses on supporting community members through health services, food security, education and community development programs. Volunteers can help with community food fairs, special events, tutoring classes and office work.

Sample activities: food sorting, packing and distributing; event set-up and clean-up; client registration; tutoring, answering phones, helping with walk-in client inquiries, helping with data entry or special events

Donations accepted: monetary donations
(Courtesy Fort Bend Care Center)
Fort Bend Care Center started at the end of 2017 as a ministry of Fort Bend Community Church to address unmet community needs in English learning, health and financial empowerment, per the website. (Courtesy Fort Bend Care Center)
Gigi’s Playhouse Sugar Land

The nonprofit offers free educational, therapeutic and career-building programs for individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Volunteers are delivering impactful programming, hosting inclusive events, and driving community engagement.

Sample volunteer activities: tutoring in literacy and math, assisting with administrative tasks, helping at events, joining planning committees and participating in group volunteering

Donations accepted: Monetary donations through the website.
All ages are welcome from prenatal to adults. (Gigi's Playhouse Sugar Land)
All ages are welcome from prenatal to adults. (Gigi's Playhouse Sugar Land)


The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County

The organization serves adults 18 and older with tutoring in basic literacy, English language learning, GED, citizenship preparation and digital literacy. Its mission is to improve community, family, and professional lives through adult literacy education.

Sample Activities: 1-on-1 and small group tutoring, administrative support, annual fundraising event support, and outreach

Donations Accepted: monetary donations, in-kind donations, paper products, notebooks, general office supplies children’s and young adult booksTexana Center

The nonprofit organization provides services to children and adults with mental health issues, autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities across several Texas counties, including Fort Bend, Austin, Colorado, Matagorda, Waller, and Wharton.

Texana offers programs including the 24/7 crisis hotline (800-633-5686), crisis intervention, applied behavioral analysis and career development services. With multiple locations throughout Fort Bend County, Texana is committed to helping individuals and families thrive in their communities.

Sample activities: vary by location but include administrative work, hands-on projects, helping where needed, assisting with events, and working in classrooms

Donations accepted: Monetary and in-kind donations can be sent via mail with the organization’s attached donation form or through online giving through the website.
  • Mental Health Sugar Land Clinic: 2535 Cordes Drive, Sugar Land
  • Children’s Center for Autism at Sugar Land: 130 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 200, Sugar Land
  • www.texanacenter.com
(Courtesy Texana Center)
The organization's staff provides assessment, treatment and coordination to help children and adults navigate life as the area's designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority, per the website. (Courtesy Texana Center)
Hope for Three

The Fort Bend County nonprofit is dedicated exclusively to serving families with autistic adults and children. The organization provides direct support through vetted resources, programs and education. Inspired by one family’s journey raising autistic triplets, the organization seeks to walk alongside and support families on their autism journey.

Through hands-on programs, financial assistance, and community partnerships, the programming bridges critical service gaps to ensure no family faces autism alone.

Sample activities: supporting children and families during sensory-friendly programs and community events; assisting with resource fairs, outreach and awareness campaigns; helping at fundraising events, donation drives and seasonal campaigns

Donations Accepted: one-time or recurring monetary donations for family assistance program; gift cards and raffle items for events; in-kind donations such as office supplies, bottled water, and snacks for events and sponsorships for awareness campaigns and events; Donor-Advised Funds and Qualified Charitable Distribution
(Courtesy Hope for Three)
The Family Assistance and Resource Support programs provide financial aid to qualified Fort Bend County families with children and loved ones diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder while also offering resources and referrals to anyone, anywhere, per the website. (Courtesy Hope for Three)