Projects tagged with "Families"

Help remove crayfish from your creeks and streams with Mountain Restoration Trust! Crayfish are a non-native species to California, and they're considered invasive because they cause quite a bit of damage to the aquatic ecosystems. They prey on native species, reduce water quality, and cause problems with creek bed erosion. They need your help in trapping and removing the crayfish as well as picking up trash along the stream. MRT staff will meet volunteers on the Medea Creek Trail, which starts at the corner of Conifer Street and Parkview Drive. Volunteers 12 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers under the age of 18 must bring the Parental Consent Form with a parent or guardian's signature if the parent or guardian is not attending. Registration is free, but required. Registered volunteers will receive an email confirmation with more details.

AHEAD With Horses will be preparing for our Annual Fundraiser on June 8th. They have a number of shade awnings that need to be put together and around 200 bales of straw that need to be moved around the property to create seating and barriers. Volunteers will be doing manual labor outside, so please come prepared with sunscreen and plenty of water. Must wear closed toe shoes and long pants.

"Safe Place for Youth (SPY) provides life-saving support to homeless and at-risk youth ages 12-25 in West Los Angeles. Join SPY on Sunday, June 2, 2019 for their 4th Annual Gala: Thrive! This year's benefit will celebrate community leaders and the resilient homeless youth who inspire us daily. Join SPY for a night of delicious food and drinks, live music, silent auction and much more! All funds raised from SPY's Gala will go directly towards providing resources to over 1,400 youth annually. They are proud to be honoring Evan Spiegel, CEO and Co-Founder of Snap Inc., for his generosity and commitment to the fight against homelessness in our community. They will be giving the Community Support Award to their 2018 Host Home program volunteers Marlene and Michael Rapkin and Lijah Barasz and Wes High who have exemplified the power of community by opening their homes to the young people they serve. This year, delicious food will be provided by Bettolino Kitchen and new SPY partner Bread Head will provide desserts featuring ingredients from their new community garden! Click link to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spys-4th-annual-gala-tickets-59226860133"

Here's a way to help every week throughout the summer! Each Monday afternoon at 2pm, we host a different, fun, hands-on service project at Big Sunday headquarters called MA@2 (Monday Afternoons at 2pm). It's a great way for folks of all ages to get together to help others. Join us as we make kid's blanets for Exceptional Children's Foundation! To RSVP for upcoming MA@2 events, please contact Beenish at beenish@bigsunday.org. See http://bigsunday.org/get-involved/mm10/ for more info.

Volunteers will be sorting and cleaning produce provided by Food Forward in preparation for a free farmers market at Watts Labor Community Action Committee. Volunteers should be comfortable standing for long periods of time, carrying boxes up to 25 pounds, and sorting out good produce from compostable produce. This opportunity is open to adults 18 years old and older.

Here's a way to help every week throughout the summer! Join us for TM@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we'll host a different service project each week that benefits a worthy cause! Enjoy good food, good company and good deeds; everyone is welcome. We've helped lots of shelters, hospitals and senior facilities all over town. Join us as we host a project for a local nonprofit! For more info or to sign up, please email Rob at rob@bigsunday.org or visit http://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tm10/ for more info.

Come to Tree People's beautiful 45-acre headquarters atop Mulholland Dr. where hikers, bikers and school children enjoy the trails, trees and views in one of L.A.'s most loved parks. Help keep the park looking great by maintaining the trails, removing invasive plants, regrading slopes to protect them from erosion, and working in their seedling nursery. This is a physically demanding project. This project will occur rain or shine. Volunteers for this project must be at least 14 years of age.

"You can help distribute food and clothing to the homeless and poor with Food on Foot on any Sunday, from 3:15pm to 5:00pm, at Food on Foot's Hollywood location (1625 N. Schrader Blvd.) Devoting 90 minutes of your time has a positive and heartwarming impact on the homeless that you serve. Food on Foot are kid friendly too! They encourage you to bring your children and inspire them to give back to their community. (All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). Volunteering requires a $25 per person donation, including children. Your gift will go towards funding for the food and gift cards you will help distribute on Sunday afternoon. Use their online volunteer sign-up (link below), and show up. It's surprisingly easy ‰ÛÒ and a few hundred people will thank you for it. In the private parking lot of the Los Angeles LGBT Center (Schrader is one block west of Wilcox, between Sunset & Hollywood Blvds.) Children ages 6 and up are welcome to attend! (All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)."

Help LAFH and the community by being a good steward of the neighborhood they live and work in by participating in their monthly community cleanup. Beautify the neighborhood and engage with participants in Bridge Housing. This event is held on the first Friday of every month from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Must be 16 years or older

Assist LAFH in sorting donations received and creating 360 hygiene kits per week in support of their participants. They sort donations every other Friday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Must be 10 years or older

Help Assistance League of Los Angeles prepare for thousands of low-income children to go back to school in the fall! This FREE event is open to ALL ages. Families, corporate volunteers, groups and individuals are welcome with advance registration! Event activities include: School supply drive to fill 500+ backpacks Book drive to collect 2,000 books Various sorting, assembling and arts & crafts stations

Join hundreds of Angelenos on Inner City Arts' campus this summer in support of equal access to arts education for the kids and teens of our city. Summer on Seventh is a special night of art installations, live music on their rooftop, food, drinks, studio tours and more! Proceeds from the event support high quality arts instruction and programming for underserved LA youth. 21+ Event Food and Drink. General Admission I ($45) available until May 24. General Admission II ($55) sale starts May 25 and ends on June 7. For More Info please visit their link.

Enjoy an easy, flat 5K course around the Griffith Park Golf Course. Following the 5K, enjoy free post-race snacks, a DJ, games, and reconnect with SRLA family. Registration is open to EVERYONE! All ages and experiances are welcome. If you are a SRLA alum or a Los Angeles run club member, please contact naomi@srla.org for a special discount code! Thru April 30th: $35 After May 1st: $40 All proceeds benefit the next generation of SRLA students. Online registration is available until Friday, June 8th at 11:59 am. Students Run LA has a NO REFUND policy. We do not offer any refunds or discount codes if you cancel your registration. Parking: Suggested to arrive 30 minutes before race start. Cars will enter from the north side of Crystal Springs Drive allowing for easy entry and exit from the park. Event schedule and times: Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. It is recommended you arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the race. Event Schedule 7:00 a.m. Check-in opens 8 a.m. 5K Fun Run / Walk 9:00 a.m. Refreshments, Games, Raffle 9:30 a.m. Post-run festivities 10:00 a.m. Festival concludes. All runners/walkers will receive a SRLA shirt, water, and snacks. Picnics Lots of green space to picnic with family and friends after the run!

Help remove crayfish from your creeks and streams with Mountain Restoration Trust! Crayfish are a non-native species to California, and they're considered invasive because they cause quite a bit of damage to the aquatic ecosystems. They prey on native species, reduce water quality, and cause problems with creek bed erosion. They need your help in trapping and removing the crayfish as well as picking up trash along the stream. MRT staff will meet volunteers on the Medea Creek Trail, which starts at the corner of Conifer Street and Parkview Drive. Volunteers 12 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers under the age of 18 must bring the Parental Consent Form with a parent or guardian's signature if the parent or guardian is not attending. Registration is free, but required. Registered volunteers will receive an email confirmation with more details.

Join Mountains Restoration Trust to help restore native upland and riparian habitats at Headwaters Corner right off of Mulholland Highway. Volunteers will be collecting seed from native plants around the site. They will also participate in weeding invasive plants to restore our native habitat and prevent competition with natives. Please arrive by 8:45am in the parking lot off of Mulholland Highway. Please bring a hat, water, snack, and sturdy shoes. Gloves and tools provided. Receive community service credit. Great Fun for Kids and Families! Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian. Volunteers under the age of 18 must bring the Parental Consent Form. Registration is Required: Registered volunteers will receive an email confirmation with more details.

Every June, AHEAD With Horses Inc. holds their Annual Children's Demonstration and Fun Day. This is a day when all of the children in their program can showcase all of the wonders they have accomplished while riding a horse and have their friends and family cheer them on as they receive their Outstanding Achievement Awards. These accomplishments can range from now being able to lift their head, sit, use their hands and arms, move legs, stand, walk, speak or other communication, focus, follow directions, etc. These might seem like simple tasks to you, but to these children and their families, they can be life changing! Tickets are $14 adults, $7 children, under 3 free Ticket price includes BBQ lunch and a free toy for the kids. The event will include a demonstration by the AHEAD With Horses students, BBQ, Silent Auction, games, arts & crafts, a massage booth, and more! All proceeds benefit AHEAD With Horses, a non-profit developmental therapeutic riding program for children with disabilities.

"Here's a way to help every other Wednesday throughout the summer! Join us for 2W@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we'll host a special event the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month from 10:00am - 11:30am to help local nonprofits. And what's extra special about these days? Our guests of honor will be wonderful and fun volunteers with some developmental challenges who want to give back and help others, from groups including our great old friends from AbilityFirst, ETTA and Giant Steps Training Programs, Inc. Join us as we make summer in a jar Lemonade Kits for Project Joy. For more info or to sign up, please email Tamara at tamara@bigsunday.org or visit https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/2w10-2/"

Prepare nutritious grocery bags for those living with HIV/AIDS. APLA Health and Wellnes is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease, reducing the incidence of HIV infection, and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy. Volunteers help prepare grocery and nutrition bags for distribution through the Necessities of Life Program, which provides food and other basic necessities to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. APLA policy prohibits the following: tank tops, sleeveless shirts, sandals, or open-toe shoes. Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:18+.

Here's a way to help every week throughout the summer! Join us for TM@10 at Big Sunday headquarters where we'll host a different service project each week that benefits a worthy cause! Enjoy good food, good company and good deeds; everyone is welcome. We've helped lots of shelters, hospitals and senior facilities all over town. Join us as we host a project for a local nonprofit! For more info or to sign up, please email Rob at rob@bigsunday.org or visit http://bigsunday.org/get-involved/tm10/ for more info.

Come to Tree People's beautiful 45-acre headquarters atop Mulholland Dr. where hikers, bikers and school children enjoy the trails, trees and views in one of L.A.'s most loved parks. Help keep the park looking great by maintaining the trails, removing invasive plants, regrading slopes to protect them from erosion, and working in their seedling nursery. This is a physically demanding project. This project will occur rain or shine. Volunteers for this project must be at least 14 years of age.