Serve Hot Meals with New Friends Homeless Center
New Friends Homeless Center is looking for volunteers to help on Friday nights. They need kitchen staff, servers, and security volunteers to assist with preparing and serving hot meals. Every role plays an important part in making sure guests receive the food and support they need in a compassionate and respectful environment.
Support the Family Giveback Program with New Friends Homeless Center
The Family Giveback Program is a wonderful opportunity for volunteers under 18, accompanied by a parent or guardian, to make a meaningful impact in a safe and supportive environment. Young volunteers can help distribute essential donated items—such as clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, pet food, and more—to those in need. As part of this program, families can also organize donation drives, such as collecting blankets, socks, or hygiene kits. Volunteers and their family & friends can gather gently-used or new items from their homes and schools. Then, they can personally hand them out. This is a great way for young people to get involved, give back, and experience the joy of helping others while fostering a spirit of generosity and community support!.
Assemble Non-Perishable Food Packages for Families Facing Food Insecurities with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. (The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items.) Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 14-17 to participate.
Assemble Non-Perishable Food Packages for Families Facing Food Insecurities with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. (The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items.) Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 14-17 to participate.
Sort and Pack Fresh Produce for Families at the LA Site Warehouse
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. All volunteers must arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time for parking and check-in. Free parking is available on-site; however, it is very limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Carpooling, being dropped off, or bussing in together is strongly recommended. For safety reasons, closed-toe/closed-heel shoes are required, and headphones or earbuds cannot be worn in the volunteer production areas. Casual, comfortable, layered attire is recommended as volunteers will work in a warehouse with cooler temperatures. Please note that shorts and tank tops are not permitted. Gloves are provided onsite. Minimum age requirement to volunteer is 18.
Sort and Pack Fresh Produce for Families at the LA Site Warehouse
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. All volunteers must arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time for parking and check-in. Free parking is available on-site; however, it is very limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Carpooling, being dropped off, or bussing in together is strongly recommended. For safety reasons, closed-toe/closed-heel shoes are required, and headphones or earbuds cannot be worn in the volunteer production areas. Casual, comfortable, layered attire is recommended as volunteers will work in a warehouse with cooler temperatures. Please note that shorts and tank tops are not permitted. Gloves are provided onsite. Minimum age requirement to volunteer is 18.
Distribute Outdoor Food Boxes and Manage Crowds with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at Carson Senior Center
Volunteers are needed to help maintain crowd control and distribute food boxes to older adults in need in the community! The food boxes consist of shelf-stable items such as milk, beans, grains, and canned fruits and vegetables. These boxes go to an average of 28,000 older adults every month at 139 sites throughout Los Angeles County! They are proud to facilitate the largest Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in the country and are eternally grateful for the dedicated volunteers who make this work possible. Requirements include being able to repeatedly bend and lift up to 30 pounds and participating for the entire shift. All volunteers must arrive 10-15 minutes early to allow time for parking and check-in. No walk-ins are allowed - all volunteers must register online ahead of time. To maintain a safe and secure environment, volunteers are required to stay on-site for the duration of their shift. Please do not leave the premises to deliver boxes to parked cars or private residences, as they cannot provide supervision or safety support outside their immediate site. The dress code requires closed-toe and closed-heel shoes, with casual and comfortable attire recommended (like a t-shirt and jeans). For safety reasons, please no shorts or tank tops. Gloves will be provided. Must be at least 18 years old.
Make and Donate Sacked Lunches at North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
Prepare and deliver sack lunches. Lunches should include: a sandwich (PB & J, turkey, or ham and/or cheese) a piece of fruit (oranges are best) chips and/or cookies (small bag) a drink (water or juice box) and a napkin. Energy bars or a box of raisins are also good. Brown or white paper sack bags and please label OUTSIDE with the type of sandwich. Sack lunches need to be delivered to the food pantry between 7:00am and 7:15am on the date for which you have signed up.
Pack a Backpack, Prime a Future: Volunteer for A Place Called Home’s End-of-Summer Backpack Giveaway
Volunteers support setup, facilitation and breakdown of an end-of-summer backpack distribution for APCH youth members – ensuring all APCH youth conclude a summer of fun ready to begin the new school year with back-to-school essentials. Please Note: Role may include moving, bending, walking, light-medium lifting and extended periods of standing. Please let the APCH team know if there is anything they can do to make this project more comfortable for you.
Join Big Sunday for our Food Pantry and Food Fridays @ 10am
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.
Join Pico Union Project for their Community Garden Cleanups
Have some extra time in your day and looking for a good way to spend it? Join Pico Union Project for their weekly community cleanups to help beautify their thriving two-acre garden. It’s a chance to weed, plant sweat and bloom! Gardening opportunities always include a tasty community meal as well. Volunteers can come to the Pico Union Project any time between 9 am and 3 pm to help out.
Assist LA Family Housing with Kitchen Duties and Prepping Meals – Dinner Shift
Volunteering in the kitchen can be a great way to give back to your community. Whether you're helping to prepare meals for those in need, or assisting with kitchen duties such as food serving, bussing, or greeting, your time and effort can make a significant impact on those transitioning away from homelessness. Please keep in mind that you will be asked to also tend to the dining area where you will interact with the participants that LAFH serves. Provide quality service by serving nourishing meals for those who may not otherwise have access to them. You can also help to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where people can gather and connect over a warm meal. Dress code: Pants, closed-toed shoes, and clean shirt. All volunteers will be wearing a hairnet and gloves. Volunteers need to be 18 plus.
Assist LA Family Housing with Kitchen Duties and Prepping Meals – Dinner Shift
Volunteering in the kitchen can be a great way to give back to your community. Whether you're helping to prepare meals for those in need, or assisting with kitchen duties such as food serving, bussing, or greeting, your time and effort can make a significant impact on those transitioning away from homelessness. Please keep in mind that you will be asked to also tend to the dining area where you will interact with the participants that LAFH serves. Provide quality service by serving nourishing meals for those who may not otherwise have access to them. You can also help to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where people can gather and connect over a warm meal. Dress code: Pants, closed-toed shoes, and clean shirt. All volunteers will be wearing a hairnet and gloves. Volunteers need to be 18 plus.
Assemble Non-Perishable Food Packages for Families Facing Food Insecurities with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. (The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items.) Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 14-17 to participate.
Assemble Non-Perishable Food Packages for Families Facing Food Insecurities with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. (The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items.) Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 14-17 to participate.
Sort and Pack Fresh Produce for Families at the LA Site Warehouse
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. All volunteers must arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time for parking and check-in. Free parking is available on-site; however, it is very limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Carpooling, being dropped off, or bussing in together is strongly recommended. For safety reasons, closed-toe/closed-heel shoes are required, and headphones or earbuds cannot be worn in the volunteer production areas. Casual, comfortable, layered attire is recommended as volunteers will work in a warehouse with cooler temperatures. Please note that shorts and tank tops are not permitted. Gloves are provided onsite. Minimum age requirement to volunteer is 18.
Sort and Pack Fresh Produce for Families at the LA Site Warehouse
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. All volunteers must arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time for parking and check-in. Free parking is available on-site; however, it is very limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Carpooling, being dropped off, or bussing in together is strongly recommended. For safety reasons, closed-toe/closed-heel shoes are required, and headphones or earbuds cannot be worn in the volunteer production areas. Casual, comfortable, layered attire is recommended as volunteers will work in a warehouse with cooler temperatures. Please note that shorts and tank tops are not permitted. Gloves are provided onsite. Minimum age requirement to volunteer is 18.
Train with Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for Trail Maintenance
Join Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy's indoor introductory class to learn more about how you can help improve Peninsula trails! Learn about trail building and maintenance from a nationally-recognized trail expert. Following this course, join their team on the 2nd Saturdays for in the field training and experience. They will focus on various techniques for erosion repair, building rock walls, proper pruning and more! No experience needed for the introductory course. Age 18 and over.
Join the Surfrider Foundation at a Beach Clean-Up in Manhattan Beach
Join Surfrider Foundation for a mid-summer beach cleanup at the Manhattan Beach Pier (just north of the pier)!.
Rescue Produce From Being Wasted with Food Forward at the Ventura Farmers Market
Recover produce, fight hunger, and build community at your local farmers market! Food Forward "gleans"---meaning they collect fresh, surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste--and donate 100% to local hunger relief organizations. Join the Volunteer Glean Team to help collect fruit and vegetable donations from vendors at the farmers market, and then box, sort, and weigh the donations. Volunteers should be comfortable carrying boxes of produce that may weigh up to 40 pounds, but can register to volunteer with someone who can help them lift if 40 pounds is too heavy. Volunteers don’t need to worry about bringing equipment or transporting the food. This opportunity is open to volunteers 12 years old and older, though children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please check out the Volunteer FAQ page on their website to learn more about what to expect at volunteer events.
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.