Sponsor To Help Keep Kids Exercise Programs Free with KEEN Los Angeles
Corporate and community sponsorships provide the essential financial foundation required to keep all adapted exercise and recreational programs completely free of charge for participating youth and their families.
Train To Be A Coaches Committee Member with KEEN Los Angeles
Ambitious young adults and professionals can advance to the Coaches Committee internship program, stepping into a higher level of organizational leadership, session planning, and programmatic engagement with the adapted fitness team.
Train To Be A Volunteer Coach with KEEN Los Angeles
Dedicated young professionals can train as volunteer coaches, committing to mentor youth with disabilities at least once per month during high-energy, adapted athletic and recreational sessions.
Train To Be A General Volunteer with KEEN Los Angeles
Young adults and community members can train as general volunteers to provide flexible on-site support, stepping in to coach during sessions as needed and assisting with large-scale special events and recreational activities.
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 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.
Coordinate Fundraising Initiatives with Parents’ Place Family Resource and Empowerment Center
Lend your organizational skills to support behind-the-scenes financial development. Volunteers partner with professional staff to help manage donor outreach databases, track regional gift contributions, organize physical donation bins, and handle logistics for seasonal fundraising campaigns that fund educational programs for families raising children with special needs.
Support Seasonal Educational Workshops with Parents’ Place Family Resource and Empowerment Center
Assist with the execution of on-site family programs, including community workshops, informational open houses, parent educational panels, and transition conferences. Volunteers handle multi-tier assignments such as preparing sign-in stations, greeting incoming families, arranging classroom spaces, distributing literature packets, and supporting cleanup.
Manage Office Operations and Clerical Support with Parents’ Place Family Resource and Empowerment Center
Provide essential back-office support to help the resource center run smoothly. Clerical volunteers assist with basic administrative tasks, which include answering public inquiry calls, filing documentation, compiling physical resource folders for new clients, sorting mail, and updating informational packets distributed across the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys.
Deliver Animal Assisted Therapy and Operational Support with Love On 4 Paws
Join the team to bring comfort through animal-assisted therapy. For volunteers wishing to participate with their dogs, the process involves an initial evaluation of the dog's temperament, a formal facility audition, and field training during live visits. For animal lovers who do not have a dog but want to help, general volunteer positions are available to assist with special events, handle administrative office tasks, coordinate visit schedules, or photograph therapy teams in action at various community facilities. Handlers must be 18 or older; dogs must be at least 1 year old and pass testing.
Empower the Community: Make a Donation to AbilityFirst Today!
AbilityFirst supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, by focusing on capabilities and expanding possibilities. They create a welcoming environment where participants feel they belong and are valued. Programs are tailored to individual interests and needs, from childhood to adulthood. Donate Now.
Donate to Help Children and Adults Reach Milestones at Exceptional Children’s Foundation
ECF was founded in 1946 by a group of parents and community activists who sought to establish a day training program as an alternative to institutional care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Your gift will make a difference! Thank you for your interest in supporting ECF’s exceptional programs and Kayne Eras School. You’re helping ECF provide life-changing services to individuals and families living with special needs, helping them live as independently as possible.
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.