Connecting Families to Hope, One Call at a Time – Disaster Action Team Duty Officer Volunteer at American Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. Disaster Action Teams (DAT) provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. The Disaster Action Team (DAT) Duty Officer ensures timely activation and monitoring of local and regional DAT responses. The Duty Officer supports the DAT program either at the chapter/territory or region level.
Become Disaster Client Recovery Team Member for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. Provide Follow up and Recovery Planning Services, including referrals, for individuals and households following regional events - primarily home fires.
Become a Disaster Health Services Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. Disaster Health Services (DHS) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person before, during and/or after a disaster event this hurricane/wildfire season. Volunteers in this role provide assistance and healthcare to shelter residents as needed.
Become a Disaster Information and Planning Team Member for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The purpose of this position is to perform Information Planning readiness and capacity building activities needed to enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response).
Become a Disaster Mental Health Responder for the Red Cross
Disaster Mental Health Service Associate (DMH/SA) is an operational position assigned temporarily to work before, during, and/or after a disaster event. Responders in this position provide disaster mental health support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster. This position supports the mission of the American Red Cross by providing quality mental health support to clients and workers in order to reduce the impact of trauma and support recovery.
From warehouse to care, your work powers relief, Become a Disaster Logistics Fulfillment Responder for the Red Cross
The Fulfillment Service Associate (LOG/FUL/SA) is an operational position and is assigned temporarily to support Disaster Cycle Services Logistics on a Disaster Relief Operation (DRO). This position supports congregate shelter sites by resourcing and delivering materials during daily site visits throughout the disaster operation. This position supports the mission of the American Red Cross by fulfilling requests from the shelter activity to support the needs of clients in alignment with the Service Delivery Plan.
Be Part of the Latino Engagement Team for Disaster Services for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. A Latino Engagement Team Member is a member of the Latino Engagement Team (LET). They perform the core community engagement activities for the Red Cross. This role requires cultural competency, knowledge of the Red Cross, and a willingness to be the face of the Red Cross in the community.
Become a Recovery Client Care Program Service Associate for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The Recovery Services Client Care Program allows the Red Cross to rapidly meet disaster-caused needs by enabling clients to apply and receive financial assistance and/or community resources. The Client Care Program Service Associate supports the recovery of disaster affected individuals, households, and communities by providing referrals, advocacy, and financial assistance through RC Care (case management system).
Restore Comfort, One Family at a Time, Become a Disaster Shelter Resident Transition Responder for the Red Cross
The Shelter Resident Transition (SRT) Service Associate (SA) is an operational position and is assigned temporarily, typically on level 4 and above disaster relief operations (DROs). SRT Caseworkers work with shelter residents to understand their resources and transition roadblocks to help households create an individualized action plan so that they can transition from the shelter to a more sustainable living solution.
Support Resilience, One Step at a Time, Become a Disaster Sheltering Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. The Sheltering (SH) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event. Sheltering Service Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and interacts with clients to ensure their needs are met. Sheltering Service Associates support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which can include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter.
Your skills turn data into lifesaving decisions, become a Information & Planning Generalist Service Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. An Information & Planning (IP) Generalist (GEN) Service Associate (SA) role is to assist in the collection, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of operational information related to the incident.
More Than Just Soap: Provide Personal Care Kits to Help Local Children Thrive with Assistance League Los Angeles
Did you know that half of low-income families worry about meeting their children’s basic hygiene needs? Growing up in hygiene poverty can make it harder for children to succeed in school, increases their risk of preventable illnesses, and leaves them less prepared for the classroom. To help the children in their programs thrive, they provide each one with a personal care kit that includes conditioning shampoo, soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a hairbrush. You can support this effort by ordering items from their wishlist or shopping at your favorite store. Feel free to assemble the kits at home and drop them off at their office—or gather your group and join them to make the kits together. Every donation makes a meaningful difference!.
Beat Rising Costs, Help Low-Income Students Start the School Year Confident with Assistance League Los Angeles
According to Deloitte, the cost of school supplies has risen by nearly 24% over the past two years. For low-income families already stretched thin by rent, food, and healthcare expenses, purchasing back-to-school essentials can feel out of reach. With your support, they can help ensure every child in their programs starts the school year prepared and confident. Each school supply kit includes a notebook, pencil pouch, pencils, pens, an eraser, a sharpener, colored pencils, and a ruler—simple tools that make a big difference.
Featured Projects
Join Big Sunday for Relaxation and Community Care at Wellness Mondays
Big Sunday,
dom@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
If you're feeling like you could use a holiday – or a way to relax and recharge while meeting great, helpful folks -you're going to love Big Sunday's Wellness Mondays. Every Monday at 10 AM, we'll be hosting a different, fantastic sound bath here at Big Sunday HQ. Every Sound Bath is wonderful, designed to help you relax, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and others. They're all incredibly relaxing, totally free, and everyone is invited! We want everyone to be as comfortable as possible and suggest that you bring your own mat, cushion, pillow, blanket, eye cover, etc. – whatever you need to feel relaxed and cozy!
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
Big Sunday,
josh@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Every Tuesday, volunteers join us at Big Sunday HQ to decorate mosaics in the shape of a sun. These beautiful works of art are then donated to schools, shelters, food banks – anywhere in need of a little more sunshine and warmth! This wonderful project is the brainchild of our old friend Cathy Weiss and led by Cathy and our own Big Sunday staff. You don’t need to be a brilliant artist to participate – just friendly and sincere. Just about everybody who’s worked on one tells us the mosaic suns are their favorite Big Sunday project!.
Join Big Sunday for our Accessible Wednesday at 10am Event
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
A spin-off of our flagship weekly event TM@10, Accessible Wednesdays @ 10 (AW@10 for short) hosts volunteers every Wednesday to work on hands-on projects to help local nonprofits. The difference? The projects we do on Wednesdays are specially geared to be accessible to folks of all ability levels! Our guests of honor at each AW@10 are groups of volunteers with intellectual and developmental disabilities from some of our partner organizations like AbilityFirst, ETTA, PassAbility, Partners For Potential, and Arroyo Development Services. At Big Sunday, we firmly believe that everyone has something to give, and that everyone has fun helping others! Anyone and everyone is invited to join us for AW@10, whether it’s with a group or as an individual who wants to help out and hang out with some of the best volunteers in the business. From assembling goodie bags for unhoused people and their dogs to decorating pumpkins for underserved kids at Halloween, there’s always something fun going on at AW@10. This week we will be sorting cloths for donations.
Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
TM@10 (Thursday Morning @ 10) is not only one of our favorite programs, but it’s one of our most popular, too! Every Thursday morning from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, volunteers gather at Big Sunday HQ to work on hands-on projects that help local nonprofits. We’ve assembled birthday gifts for folks in shelters, written letters to soldiers stationed overseas, packed backpacks for ex-gang members starting college, made fleece blankets for shelter kittens, and done about a thousand other fun and meaningful things. In classic Big Sunday fashion, it’s a great way for people to meet new people, work together, and enjoy some laughs while helping someone else. It’s no wonder we have so many regulars who come every single week! We’re regularly joined by groups like AbilityFirst, Partners For Potential, and of course the famous TM Ladies! Projects we’ve worked on have benefited organizations like Covenant House, Carlos Santa Ana Academy, PATH, Exceptional Children’s Foundation, Angelus Plaza, and countless others.
Join Big Sunday for our Food Pantry and Food Fridays @ 10am
Big Sunday,
madison@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Big Sunday has given away mountains of food over many years, but now we’re going to make it a weekly event. Our Food Pantry will be open year ‘round and will contain both perishable and non-perishable food. We’re also introducing Food Fridays. Every Friday morning we’ll be open from 10-11:30 to sort and pack food. We’ll also distribute to nonprofits and schools from all over town who will distribute the food to hungry and grateful people in their communities. All ages are welcome. Groups, too! We need volunteers, collectors, donors and sponsors.