Join LA Food Bank for Their Alternative Summer Break
Volunteers are needed to help sort, inspect, and repackage donated food items from local food drives. Help the LA Food Bank help those in need by donating your time to fight hunger in our community. All volunteers must register online. No walk-ins allowed. Minimum age requirement is 14 (sorry, no exceptions.) For more info please contact Anna Raguindin araguindin@lafoodbank.org
Help Feed Long Beach with City HeART
Join City HeART every Tuesday morning at Beacon for Him Ministries. Volunteers will assemble nearly 100 sack lunches for folks who are homeless in Long Beach.
Work the Soup Line with Beacon for Him Ministries
At Beacon for Him Ministries they love volunteers! Opportunities to serve include working on the soupline, in the kitchen, in the dining hall, or in the library for their Monday morning soup service from 9:00 until noon. They're also looking for more soup-makers for Monday soup line!
Help Organize LA Family Housing’s Donations
La Family Housing is in need of volunteers to help organize the many donations they receive. They have a donations storage that is in need of some love. Volunteers are needed to sort, empty, identify and label products in store. This event occors every Monday from 2pm-4pm.
Assist in Preparing and Distributing Sack Lunches for The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers with a desire to serve. Volunteers are needed to prepare sack lunches and distribute to homeless individuals that stop by the Corps for lunch. Monday through Friday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Contact Roy Snapp-Kolas 310-677-3375 to sign up!
Participate in California Native Plant Society’s Garden Day
The mission of CNPS is to conserve California native plants and their natural habitats, and increase understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants. They achieve this mission at the native garden days at Point Vicente Interpretive Center through community based native gardening. Volunteers learn about California native gardening which gazing out at the Pacific Ocean at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. The garden provides important habitat for endangered species and inspires people to plant local. The volunteer maintenance of the garden is critical to it's success. Volunteers will be pruning, weeding, watering, spreading or collecting native seeds, learning irrigation systems, planting, and mulching the oceanside garden. This opportunity occurs every Sunday from 10am to 12pm.
Learn About Animals & the Environment with Bolsa Chica Conservancy
Come join Bolsa Chica Conservancy to learn more about the animals at their interpretive center! During the feeding, they will cover feeding habits and general biology and anatomy of the reptiles and marine animals! *Please note: snake feedings involve live mice.* For more info contact: info@bolsachica.org
Featured Projects
Help Make the Summer Brighter for the Youth at Camp SoCal HeArts
Camp TLC (Together Living a Challenge),
cbaumis@thecamptlc.org,
(917)363-5154
Camp SoCal HeArts, located in East LA, is looking for day and night volunteers to come have fun at Camp!! Camp SoCal HeArts is a program that serves youth in foster care. This year, they are teaming up with Kadyn's Place, Kadyn’s Place is dedicated to serving those who are victims and survivors of military domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Together, they will host a week long overnight camp at East LA Rising from August 3rd – 10th. Opportunities for volunteers:Day Counselors (4 hour shifts) – August 3rd – 9th. Night Counselors (August 3rd – 9th). Event Volunteers (August 5th – 8th) Each day from 3:00 pm, Camp SoCal hosts special events which range from Super Hero Day, Color Games, Carnival and Water Day! They would love for you to be a part of this team as they end their day with high energy fun! Come be a part of this amazing program and help make the summer brighter for youth living through a life trauma! For more information, please email cbaumis@thecamptlc.org!
Big Sunday ,
jess@bigsunday.org,
(323)549-9944
At Big Sunday, we love bringing people together. To kick off the summer, we’ve decided to start an annual tradition – Big Sunday’s 1stAnnual Bowling Bash! We’re inviting lots of people of all ages, from all walks of life, for 2 hours of bowling, pizza, and fun. Guests will include friends of all different ages and various challenges. Many don’t get to go bowling often, if ever. (Although we hear one senior bowling has a way of getting lots of strikes!) We need other folks to come bowl with them, hang out with them, and show them a good time. All ages welcome. Groups (up to 5 people) welcome, too! Sign up below to join us at Corbin Bowl in Tarzana on June 19th from 11am – 1pm. We’ll see you there! BTW: Would you or your group be interested in being a sponsor of this event? (Sponsorships are $2500 & $1000, and $500 and allow us to keep all our programs free!) Contact david@bigsunday.org.