Serve as a Volunteer Crisis Listener with Community Helpline, Inc.
Become a Volunteer Crisis Listener to provide a confidential, safe, and empathetic space for individuals facing hardships such as addiction, abusive relationships, depression, or grief. Volunteers answer the regional crisis hotline to offer non-judgmental emotional support and resource referrals. Vetted participants must complete a mandatory two-phase training program, which begins with up to 25 hours of intensive, in-person active listening and communications classes held in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Following classroom completion, volunteers undergo individual mentorship and shadowing in the office for 5 to 9 shifts alongside a seasoned listener before handling calls independently. A one-year commitment of one 3-hour shift per week (or two shifts per week for 6 months) is required. Must be 16 years or older, clear a Live Scan fingerprint background check, and submit an application essay.
Join the Emergency Response Volunteer Roster with CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
Sign up for the emergency response roster to form the backbone of their domestic disaster operations. Vetted participants enable the organization to significantly expand its impact when a crisis occurs. Roster members play a vital role in all facets of US-based operations, from on-the-ground assistance to logistical and administrative support. A willingness to help, regardless of skill level, is invaluable to their mission's success during regional crises, hurricanes, wildfires, or other sudden humanitarian emergencies over the summer. Must be 18 years or older to be deployed to active disaster zones.
Serve as a Volunteer Crisis Listener with Community Helpline, Inc.
Become a Volunteer Crisis Listener to provide a confidential, safe, and empathetic space for individuals facing hardships such as addiction, abusive relationships, depression, or grief. Volunteers answer the regional crisis hotline to offer non-judgmental emotional support and resource referrals. Vetted participants must complete a mandatory two-phase training program, which begins with up to 25 hours of intensive, in-person active listening and communications classes held in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Following classroom completion, volunteers undergo individual mentorship and shadowing in the office for 5 to 9 shifts alongside a seasoned listener before handling calls independently. A one-year commitment of one 3-hour shift per week (or two shifts per week for 6 months) is required. Must be 16 years or older, clear a Live Scan fingerprint background check, and submit an application essay.
Join the Emergency Response Volunteer Roster with CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
Sign up for the emergency response roster to form the backbone of their domestic disaster operations. Vetted participants enable the organization to significantly expand its impact when a crisis occurs. Roster members play a vital role in all facets of US-based operations, from on-the-ground assistance to logistical and administrative support. A willingness to help, regardless of skill level, is invaluable to their mission's success during regional crises, hurricanes, wildfires, or other sudden humanitarian emergencies over the summer. Must be 18 years or older to be deployed to active disaster zones.
Support Legal Advocacy and Case Management with Crime Survivors Resource Center
Assist with essential advocacy and case tracking services for crime victims and survivors. Vetted volunteers and legal interns work alongside staff advocates to guide clients through the challenges of the judicial system, track case developments, assist survivors with preparing documentation for court or parole hearings, and coordinate travel or legal assistance programs. Requires specialized legal, social work, or advocacy training and a clean background check.
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.