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Oxfam Action Corps

Build leadership skills and attend our free Oxfam volunteer training! Limited space available. Apply by February 14, 2012.

Concerned about poverty and hunger on a global scale, but not sure how to make a difference at the local level? Volunteer with the Oxfam Action Corps and find out how your efforts can change the bigger picture.

Join the movement.
Become an Oxfam community volunteer.

We're making a difference on the world's biggest issues, starting from right here in our own communities.

Welcome! The Oxfam Action Corps is a group of dedicated volunteers based in more than a dozen US cities who campaign with Oxfam to fight poverty around the world. We're currently teaming up with Oxfam on the GROW campaign for food justice. You can read about our latest efforts on the Oxfam Action Corps blog.

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Volunteers with the Oxfam Action Corps lead a coordinated charge to improve national legislation and deepen local community resources for fighting poverty and injustice.

When you volunteer with the Oxfam Action Corps, you might attend a house party or collect signatures at a concert. You could join a delegation to a lawmaker's local office, organize a petition drive, or plan an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. Anyone is welcome to volunteer, regardless of age or experience level—all you need is a willingness to make a difference.

Volunteers receive continuing support from Oxfam, including campaign materials, strategy tips, and advice on community organizing. Each city has two trained volunteer Corps organizers who welcome and orient volunteers throughout the year.

What volunteers have to say: "As an activist, I had done fundraising. But the Oxfam Action Corps was about public education and raising awareness, and I found people really appreciated my work,” said Khadija Lynch, a mechanical engineer from Pennsylvania.

“My work with the Oxfam Action Corps has helped immensely in building organizing and mobilization skills. It was a great way for me to start reaching out and getting to know the people in the community,” said Julie Johnson, an assistant office manager from Colorado.

 

 

Email volunteer organizers in your city:

For general questions, email actioncorps@oxfamamerica.org