Published on: 2026-09-26
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Citizens of any age and with various experiences can join volunteering in the capital. Resource center “Mosvolonter” offers everyone many ways to be helpful to others and learn something new. Young helpers start their journey together with their parents or at school, youth and middle-aged city dwellers choose social, environmental, patriotic, sports, and other projects, while Muscovites over 55 pass on their experience and knowledge to newcomers.
“The volunteer movement of the capital unites more than 1.7 million people. In the city, a continuous system of volunteer participation has been created that allows everyone to find a suitable format, develop professionally, receive support, and inspire others by their example. As they gain experience, volunteers develop competencies, lead teams, train newcomers themselves, and become mentors and ambassadors of the ‘Volunteers of Moscow’ community,” said Alexander Levit, director of the resource center ‘Mosvolonter’.
To become part of the team of volunteers, you need to register on website and select event. You can help in any field or combine several at once.
More than 10 directions for different interests
Muscovites over 14 years old can independently join more than 10 areas of volunteering. This social, inclusive, environmental, zoo-, sports, patriotic, cultural, media- and event volunteering, as well as volunteering in the field of health care and public safety.
On the website mosvolonter.ru there is information on how to help, as well as partner organizations that value regular support.
Volunteers in the social sector are invited to join workshops on making greeting cards for the Senior Citizens’ Day in centers “A Good Place. SEAD”, “A Good Place. Southern Administrative Okrug”, “A Good Place. Zelenograd Administrative Okrug”, “Good Place. Neva”, “A Good Place. Kurkino”. At the ‘Good Place. Eastern Administrative Okrug’ center, a class on manufacturing of florariums. Finished products will be delivered to social institutions.
Volunteers helped in forming the library collection of the “Phoenix” school, and will also support the organization of the military-historical miniature festival “Modelers — Keepers of History” at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Together with sports assistants, you can participate in Saturday races, get acquainted with “A good running spot” resource center “Mosvolunteer”, become part of the marathon “Running for the dream — to walk” and district athletics competitions as part of the “My Sports District” Spartakiad.
Volunteers in the environmental field regularly participate in sorting recyclables, as well as recycling plastic bottle caps — you can choose the nearest event on on the website. Animal rights activists choose trips to shelters, as well as helping dogs and cats left without the care of their owners.
Within the patriotic direction, it is possible to weave camouflage nets for participants in the special military operation in “In a Good Place. CJSC” and on on partner platforms resource center «Mosvolonter». At «Good Place. Neva» they invite to draw portraits for an exhibition “Heroes of Our Time”, as well as participate in the event “The Heart of One Country”.
Good is closer than it seems
10 volunteer centers help find initiatives near home “The Good Place”. The convenient location of spaces in different districts of the city allows you to dedicate more free time to volunteering, to participate in useful activities with the whole family after work or study. In addition, ‘Good Places’ have special bins for paper waste, plastic, bottle caps, and pet supplies. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 1,200 events have been held here.
The “Good Place” space for introducing children to the volunteer movement has opened in the park “KidZania”. Here, young participants are told about socially significant professions: they can become zoo assistants, learn the skills of organizing a sporting event, support those in need. Since its opening in 2023, more than 15.2 thousand events have taken place here.
Leaders and Mentors
With experience, volunteers choose an individual trajectory of professional development for themselves. Citizens have access to 96 free educational products from the “Mosvolonter” resource center. In the section “Training” Volunteers can choose directions that allow them to independently build a continuous system of competence development — from a beginner assistant to an experienced trainer and mentor.
City residents are becoming ambassadors of the “Volunteers of Moscow” community. They conduct “Kind Lessons,” create materials for social networks, and share their experiences with those who are just starting their journey. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 2.3 thousand materials about volunteering have been published, accumulating over a million views.
The ambassadors community unites 65 experienced volunteers, 21 of whom have been awarded the Moscow Government’s distinction badge “Volunteer of Moscow.” Until September 30, the resource center “Mosvolonter” accepts documents from city organizations that wish to reward their helpers with a well-deserved award.
From first experience to team management
Anastasia Ryabova began volunteering back in 11th grade. Gradually, she moved from individual tasks to coordinating other participants, and then to managing volunteer teams. Anastasia headed the volunteer center of the Moscow State Linguistic University. Together with her team, she participated in major city and international events, including the International Exhibition-Forum “Russia” at VDNH, the World Youth Festival, and events of the BRICS countries.
“I like the scale: not just completing a single task, but building a system in which hundreds of volunteers understand their roles and act in harmony,” Anastasia Ryabova said.
Find friends and gather your volunteer team
In the summer of 2022, Nikita Kolesnikov saw an announcement about recruiting volunteers for the All-Russian Spartakiad in summer sports on the website of the resource center “Mosvolonter.” He decided to give it a try—that’s how his acquaintance with the volunteer movement began. Nikita is especially drawn to military-patriotic and mass events. At the same time, he continues to help after events: supporting elderly people who find themselves in difficult life situations and participating in the search for missing persons. Nikita perceives the volunteer community as a large, close-knit family. Here he found friends who share his desire to help.
Nikita is proud to be able to help the townspeople. He is currently planning to create his own volunteer squad so that he can support as many people as possible together with the team.
You can learn more about volunteering on the resource center’s website “Mosvolunteer”, his social media page “VKontakte”, as well as in in the messenger “Max”.
The work and functional development of the resource center website on the mos.ru portal are supervised by the Moscow city Department of Information Technology and Committee for Public Relations and Youth Policy with the support of the Public Chamber of Moscow.
The organization of volunteer activities and the involvement of young people in city events align with the objectives of the national project “Youth and Children” and the federal project “We Are Together.” More information about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
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