YinzerJagsNat t1_iqy3nu2 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:02 PM

At your age, I really recommend volunteering. You will meet other folks (largely female) who share your values and many of whom are also doing volunteer work due to being lonely. Good luck! It's hard in a new city.

onlineRVS t1_iqyd99j wrote on October 4, 2022 at 12:17 AM

Any recommends for volunteer opportunities?

YinzerJagsNat t1_iqygsrb wrote on October 4, 2022 at 12:44 AM

Pittsburgh Works is basically a volunteer opportunity aggregator- lots of deserving organizations post their needs there.

Yelloeisok t1_ir7ur3k wrote on October 5, 2022 at 11:41 PM

Any pet rescue as well.

ace_account456 t1_ir0p2nl wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:20 PM

If you're into bikes:

Free Ride and Trail Pittsburgh. The former recycles bikes headed for the landfill into low-cost fixer uppers. The latter maintains the trails in Frick Park. Also critical mass is the most fun you'll ever have doing activism. It's just riding bikes around the city in a large group to get better infrastructure.

Accomplished-Fox1050 t1_ir1qgep wrote on October 4, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Are there any lgbtq+/queer volunteer opportunities? My partner volunteers at a cat shelter and I go with him sometimes but that’s just playing with cats…..

YinzerJagsNat t1_ir1rq5m wrote on October 4, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Yup! The Shepherd Wellness Center does amazing stuff https://swconline.org/volunteer-opportunities/: I'm sure there are loads of others, but I used to volunteer there and it was great.