Assemble Non-Perishable Food Packages for Families Facing Food Insecurities with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. Volunteers will be assembling food packages for over 29,000 families, older adults, and children who face food insecurity in Los Angeles County. (The food packages consist of food items like canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, cereal and other non-perishable food items.) Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 14-17 to participate.
Whip Up Some Dinner for Vets at PATH
PATH provides meals to their residents in interim housing. When groups sign up to provide meals, it helps PATH focus its resources on providing housing and support services for their residents. Their male veterans in West LA love to have home-cooked meals from volunteers. Shifts are currently available at their West LA site. They understand not everyone is comfortable with on-site volunteering. If you want to support the male veterans, ask them about sponsoring a meal through a meal delivery service or catering!
Whip Up Some Lunch for Vets at PATH
PATH provides meals to their residents in interim housing. When groups sign up to provide meals, it helps PATH focus its resources on providing housing and support services for their residents. Their male veterans in West LA love to have home-cooked meals from volunteers. Shifts are currently available at their West LA site. They understand not everyone is comfortable with on-site volunteering. If you want to support the male veterans, ask them about sponsoring a meal through a meal delivery service or catering!
Help Project Angel Food Provide Meals To Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors
Project Angel Food’s kitchen is 80% volunteer-driven. Kitchen volunteers don’t need to be great cooks, simply take direction from their professionally trained chefs. You’ll join compassionate people in chopping vegetables, stirring sauces, mixing batter, baking cookies, and packaging the meals. They have shifts Sunday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.–Noon and 12:45–4 p.m. For the safety of all volunteers, staff and clients, all volunteers must have received a COVID-19 vaccination and be 14 years of age or older. Volunteers aged 14 or 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. Volunteers aged 16 or 17 years must have a parent or guardian sign a liability waiver form.
Help Project Angel Food Provide Meals To Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors
Project Angel Food’s kitchen is 80% volunteer-driven. Kitchen volunteers don’t need to be great cooks, simply take direction from their professionally trained chefs. You’ll join compassionate people in chopping vegetables, stirring sauces, mixing batter, baking cookies, and packaging the meals. They have shifts Sunday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.–Noon and 12:45–4 p.m. For the safety of all volunteers, staff and clients, all volunteers must have received a COVID-19 vaccination and be 14 years of age or older. Volunteers aged 14 or 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. Volunteers aged 16 or 17 years must have a parent or guardian sign a liability waiver form.
Help Westside Food Bank Distribute at their Virginia Avenue Park Pantry
Westside Food Bank operates a mobile food distribution every Thursday from 11:00 am to Noon at Virginia Avenue Park. Volunteers for this pantry will need to be 18 or over, able to lift up to 50 lbs, and be comfortable interacting directly with pantry clients. As this is an outdoor pantry, they recommend closed-toe shoes, sunscreen, a hat, etc. Volunteers will need to do an annual TEFAP Civil Rights training prior to volunteering. A Food Bank staff person will be at the park at 10 am if you need to complete the training. They are looking for adult volunteers to perform the following tasks: Setting up benches and unloading food, Communicating with clients regarding amounts of food they can take, Monitoring the line of clients waiting for the pantry, Restocking the benches with food as needed, Breaking down benches, cleanup, and loading of extra food
Help Westside Food Bank Reorganize, Clean, and Pack At Their Warehouse
Westside Food Bank are looking for adults (18+) who can lift at least 50 lbs to help reorganize, clean, and tidy the warehouse/coolers and assist with order packing. Each shift (starting at 9, 9:30, 10, 10:30, and 11) are only 3 hrs long, but if you would like to stay for more than three hours, you are welcome to do so, but please plan to stay at least that long. Please wear closed-toe shoes and refrain from bringing valuables that need to be stored during the duration of your volunteer shift.
Help Distribute Food in Torrance with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Since 1973, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to mobilize resources in the community to alleviate hunger. They will be packing and distributing food to 200-300 individuals and families. Please refer to volunteer guidelines and dress code on sign-up. Volunteers must be 18+ to participate.
Join the Fight Against Hunger By Donating to the Long Beach Community Table
ALL SUMMER LONG! Long Beach Community Table (LBCT) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, cooperative (meaning that all volunteers and recipients share in the effort and the benefits), that nourish those who are struggling and provides resources that allow everyone involved to mutually sustain each other, their families, and their neighbors. They are always in need of monetary donations, as well donations related to hygiene items, gardening supplies, and vehicles/facilities.
Donate to Support North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
ALL SUMMER LONG! There are several ways to be a giving person to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. Giving is a year-round effort, and not just during the holidays. Please consider supporting them so they can continue to provide food to the community!
Shop on Amazon for North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
ALL SUMMER LONG! Love shopping for groceries on Amazon? Then this is perfect for you! Donate food to North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry by shopping on their Amazon Wish List. Any amount helps!
Help Fight Hunger and Donate to Project Angel Food
ALL SUMMER LONG! Did you know? 86 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to our medically tailored meal delivery program. Help support Project Angel Food’s work today. Your donation will ensure that someone who is seriously ill will not go hungry.
Sponsor a Van to Help Feed Those in Need for Project Angel Food
ALL SUMMER LONG! Project Angel Food believes that food is medicine and food is love. Our fleet of vans crisscrosses the 4,700 square miles via 52 delivery routes in Los Angeles County daily, bringing medically tailored meals to our neighbors near and far suffer from critical and terminal illnesses.
Join the Circle of Angels at Project Angel Food
ALL SUMMER LONG! Circle of Angels is a compassionate group of dedicated donors who generously provide both the financial capacity and advocacy that sustain Project Angel Food.
Come Along On The Donut Crawl! – Big Sunday’s Friday Field Trips
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Including our now-famous Donut Crawl! Here's what it is: We're renting a very cool party bus. It will be leaving from our HQ in Hollywood. We've invited nice but struggling folks from all over town with all kinds of challenges. Then again, we all have some kind of challenges. We'll all get on the bus. We'll be picking up and sampling donuts from donut stores around town, and, together, making our own, unassailable list of which are best in numerous categories. Even better (as if anything could possibly be better than sampling donuts from all over town), we'll also be enjoying one another's company! Please note that there are two Crawls - one from 9:30-11, and another from 11-12:30.
Featured Projects
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.
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 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. This week we will be sorting and packing clothing for donations.
Immerse Yourself in a Sound Bath Experience at Big Sunday’s Wellness Mondays
Big Sunday,
alondra@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
New for the summer of ’25: Stop in and come to a special session in the name of happiness, wholeness, and feeling better. Lay down and close your eyes as The Soundbath Center co-founder Jamie Bechtold performs on gongs and crystal singing bowls to generate an atmosphere of relaxing, meditative calm. You can immerse yourself in healing frequencies, take a well-deserved rest, or simply enjoy the soundscape. If you've never felt the soothing, healing effects of a sound bath, you owe it to yourself to check this one out. As the sound bath is best experienced laying down, please bring a blanket and/or yoga mat. All Wellness Mondays are FREE for all participants!
Celebrate Midsummer and Join Big Sunday for Karaoke Night!
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Mark your calendars: Big Sunday's Karaoke Night will be held Thursday, July 24th from 6:00pm-8:00pm! What better way to celebrate midsummer – and to forget the world’s troubles – than a night of karaoke. And get this: It will be with live musicians, The Pop Rocks Band! The snacks are on us. Price of admission: At least one item for our Back to School Week collection. (No, you don’t have to sing. And no, you don’t have to be a good singer. Trust us. Big Sunday's Karaoke will be held in our headquarters: 1741 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028. There is meter parking and street parking around our office or you can park at the public parking garage right across the street from our building! Please note that the parking garage across the street has a fee of $12. If you have any questions, please contact: Nicolo at nicolo@bigsunday.org! Hope to see you there!
Come Along On The Donut Crawl! – Big Sunday’s Friday Field Trips
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. Including our now-famous Donut Crawl! Here's what it is: We're renting a very cool party bus. It will be leaving from our HQ in Hollywood. We've invited nice but struggling folks from all over town with all kinds of challenges. Then again, we all have some kind of challenges. We'll all get on the bus. We'll be picking up and sampling donuts from donut stores around town, and, together, making our own, unassailable list of which are best in numerous categories. Even better (as if anything could possibly be better than sampling donuts from all over town), we'll also be enjoying one another's company! Please note that there are two Crawls – one from 9:30-11, and another from 11-12:30.
Get Flexible at Goat Yoga – Big Sunday’s Wellness Mondays
Big Sunday,
alondra@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
New for the summer of ’25: Stop in and come to a special session in the name of happiness, wholeness, and feeling better. Back by popular demand! Work out with the only trained yoga goats in the country! The goats are your helpers during a yoga class for all ages and skill levels. They help you deepen stretches, improve your core strength, test balance, and give you a goat massage at the end! There will be one hour of yoga, followed by an hour of chilling with the goats!
Let’s Go Bowling – Big Sunday’s Friday Field Trips
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
For the past few summers, we've had many adventures with all kinds of nice people – vets, foster youth, people experiencing homelessness – all over the city. One of our oldest and most beloved is Bowling! Every year, we head out to Corbin Bowl in Tarzana for a day full of strikes, spares, gutterballs, and pizza! It's a great old bowling alley with fun retro vibes, and best of all it's free. We hope you'll join us to share in the community spirit. Please note that this event is not at Big Sunday HQ in Hollywood – we'll meet you out there in beautiful Tarzana! If you'd like to bring a large group, please contact nicolo@bigsunday.org.
Show Off Your Smarts at Big Sunday’s Trivia Night!
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Test your knowledge (trivia) and test your reflexes (buzzer) on another memorable Big Sunday Trivia Night, hosted by our own Nico and Madison. The snacks are on us for this, too! Price of admission: At least one item for our Back to School Week collection. (And no, we won’t think less of you if you know more facts about sitcoms than you do about botany.) There will be awesome prizes and totally good vibes!