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.
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.
Sort and Style Essential Goods for Transitioning Families at LA Family Housing
Volunteers work behind the scenes to transform raw donations into an organized, dignified shopping experience for families transitioning into permanent housing. Shifting out of homelessness is a major life transition, and walking into an organized resource space provides participants with comfort and choice. Tasks include inventorying, sorting, and merchandising incoming clothing, hygiene items, and household goods. Must be over 18 and attend a required training session.
Sort Essential Community Donations with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
Lend a hand to PATH Community Affairs staff by signing up for a donation sorting shift at PATH Metro Villas. Volunteers are a part of PATH's essential donation program that receives donated items from all around LA County. This experience involves receiving, sorting, organizing, and distributing donated items such as hygiene items, home goods, food, clothing, and more. They accept it all and do their best to make sure each donated item goes to an individual or family affected by homelessness in the community. Shifts are available on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM & 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, and on Thursdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Sign-up is completed through Better Impact.
Sort Essential Community Donations with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
Lend a hand to PATH Community Affairs staff by signing up for a donation sorting shift at PATH Metro Villas. Volunteers are a part of PATH's essential donation program that receives donated items from all around LA County. This experience involves receiving, sorting, organizing, and distributing donated items such as hygiene items, home goods, food, clothing, and more. They accept it all and do their best to make sure each donated item goes to an individual or family affected by homelessness in the community. Shifts are available on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM & 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, and on Thursdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Sign-up is completed through Better Impact.
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
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!.
Provide Healthy Social Interaction with a Family Game Night at LA Family Housing
Volunteers play board games and chat with families transitioning out of homelessness at interim housing sites in Los Angeles County. One of the most powerful ways to help participants transitioning out of homelessness is to give them opportunities for healthy social interaction. It may seem like you are just playing checkers, but you are helping someone practice their communication skills and heal their interpersonal relationships. REQUIREMENTS: Must first attend their required (but awesome) training. Must be over 18. They do not fulfill court-ordered volunteer hours.
Join Big Sunday for our Accessible Wednesday at 10am Event
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 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.
Volunteer at the Vida Sana Farmers Market with Pico Union Project
Volunteers gather every Thursday morning to help run the weekly Vida Sana Farmers Market. The volunteer call time is at 9:00 AM, and tasks include setting up activities, running workshops, and distributing free, fresh produce to neighborhood families to foster health, resilience, and neighborhood revitalization.
Sort Essential Community Donations with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
Lend a hand to PATH Community Affairs staff by signing up for a donation sorting shift at PATH Metro Villas. Volunteers are a part of PATH's essential donation program that receives donated items from all around LA County. This experience involves receiving, sorting, organizing, and distributing donated items such as hygiene items, home goods, food, clothing, and more. They accept it all and do their best to make sure each donated item goes to an individual or family affected by homelessness in the community. Shifts are available on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM & 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, and on Thursdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Sign-up is completed through Better Impact.
Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
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 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.
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!.
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.
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!.
Pitch In With CicLAvia—Meet the Hollywoods presented by Metro (East Hollywood Hub)
Join Ciclavia on Sunday, July 19 (rain or shine!), as they transform the streets across Hollywood into a public park for the day. Jog, ride, bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, spectate, and enjoy the route however you want. Their routes are welcoming to people of all ages and abilities! CicLAvia relies on the consistent presence and commitment of community members to support open street events. Volunteers assist with route logistics, participant engagement, and hub operations to ensure a safe and vibrant environment for cyclists and pedestrians. Sign up at the link below to volunteer for the East Hollywood Hub!.
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.