PPNEO's advocacy efforts help keep our community members and leaders informed about public policy decisions that affect women's health and provide tools you need to take action on important legislative and policy issues that can affect area women, families and communities for generations.

Current opportunities are in our searchable volunteer database. Some are summarized below.

To discuss volunteering, contact Dana Day, Volunteer Connections Manager, at 330-535-2674 x 1121 or send an email.

THESE FORMS MUST BE ON-FILE before you can volunteer:

Volunteer Application Form - PDF | DOC
Volunteer Agreement Forms - PDF

Some of our regular volunteer needs include:

Campus Outreach Organizer Volunteer
Are you a college student? Do you want to work on campus to organize fellow students in support of reproductive health services and pro-choice issues? There are two ways you can help:

Organize your campus around our prevention issues!
Join other pro-choice students to spread the word about the Prevention First Act, skyrocketing birth control prices, pharmacy refusals, comprehensive sex education, EC in the ER, and more. Host events and activities, conduct phone banks and canvassing, register fellow students to vote, attend a Lobby Day, sign people up for our Action Network and spread the word online and through social networks.

Join or start a VOX chapter at your school!
VOX is Latin for "voice.” VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood is dedicated to energizing and mobilizing the next generation of pro-family, pro-woman, pro-choice Americans. Through VOX, you will educate and inspire fellow college students about important health issues through community service and fun events and activities.

Grassroots Organizing Volunteer
Can you organize your community in support of reproductive health care, prevention and/or pro-choice issues? Help educate your community about our issues; show the public that PPNEO is a positive force in the community; and spread the word about the Ohio Prevention First Act by hosting small events and activities, conducting phone banks, canvassing, registering people to vote, attending a Lobby Day, signing people up for our Action Network, organizing campaigns, writing letters to the editor, and spreading the word online and through social networks.

Legislative Action Volunteer
Help build an aggressive grassroots movement focused on women's reproductive health care issues and make a difference for Northeast Ohio women, men and families. Some of the activities include: tabling events, phone banking, mailings, canvassing, lobby days, house parties, Letter to the Editor writing and message training. In this role, you must be comfortable calling other volunteers and supporters and talking about a variety of issues relevant to Planned Parenthood.

Letter Writer Volunteer
Make your voice heard and put your journalism skills to use educating the public by writing letters to the editor and contributing to blogs. All work can all be done from your home or laptop! PPNEO will provide message training and key points about current issues so you can be armed with the best information. We can even alert you when letters to the editor are needed in your area. We only require you to share your letters with us and send us the links to your blog entries so we can keep track of everything. Communication, organization and computer skills are necessary.

Media Tracker Volunteer
Do you routinely read newspapers or watch news? Do you have strong writing skills? Are you interested in journalism, women’s health, prevention, and comprehensive sexuality education? Be a Media Tracker! Simple track your local newspaper and report back to PPNEO on what you find regarding our issues and our agency. Send links or hard copies to help us track and respond to important stories in our communities.