Host a Food Pantry Drive with Ascencia
Donate dry goods, canned food, and breakfast items for their food pantry in their Access Center. This food helps to supplement meals in their emergency shelter and help their housed clients with immediate needs. Items must be unexpired and unopened.
Host a Blanket Drive with Ascencia
No matter the weather, blankets are an essential item to give to their clients and for their Outreach Team to pass out to individuals living on the street. You can collect new bed sheets, comforters, throws, quilts, etc. Some volunteers even buy fabric and make their own tie blankets!.
Your Contribution Makes a Difference, Donate Today with Ascencia.
Seven people die every day in Los Angeles County due to homelessness. Ascencia is working to prevent this tragedy by providing wrap-around care to their unhoused neighbors, helping them get housed, and stay housed. They rely heavily on their community to fund their life-saving services, including interim shelter, case management, mental health support, clinical services, housing retention services, and more. Their work results in a 97% housing retention rate. Consider a gift today to further their mission to lift people out of homelessness, one person, one family at a time.
More Than Just Soap: Provide Personal Care Kits to Help Local Children Thrive with Assistance League Los Angeles
Did you know that half of low-income families worry about meeting their children’s basic hygiene needs? Growing up in hygiene poverty can make it harder for children to succeed in school, increases their risk of preventable illnesses, and leaves them less prepared for the classroom. To help the children in their programs thrive, they provide each one with a personal care kit that includes conditioning shampoo, soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a hairbrush. You can support this effort by ordering items from their wishlist or shopping at your favorite store. Feel free to assemble the kits at home and drop them off at their office—or gather your group and join them to make the kits together. Every donation makes a meaningful difference!.
Beat Rising Costs, Help Low-Income Students Start the School Year Confident with Assistance League Los Angeles
According to Deloitte, the cost of school supplies has risen by nearly 24% over the past two years. For low-income families already stretched thin by rent, food, and healthcare expenses, purchasing back-to-school essentials can feel out of reach. With your support, they can help ensure every child in their programs starts the school year prepared and confident. Each school supply kit includes a notebook, pencil pouch, pencils, pens, an eraser, a sharpener, colored pencils, and a ruler—simple tools that make a big difference.
From Hardship to Hope: Empower Vulnerable Families with Your Gift with Assistance League Los Angeles
Dedicated to providing respect, compassion, and practical aid, this organization relies on the generosity of supporters to keep its front-line operations running. Financial gifts fuel an array of vital services designed to restore dignity and pave a clear path toward self-sufficiency. Together, donors and outreach teams are working to create a community where no individual or child is left invisible.
Support Aviva Family and Children’s Services
For 110 years, Aviva has provided services to meet critical needs for their clients and address the most pervasive issues in their communities. Their goals are ambitious. They are committed to improving children’s lives, strengthening families, enhancing their local communities, and creating a more equitable society. Their bold vision requires a large circle of donors and partners and they are deeply grateful for their essential support. As Aviva continues to optimize their resources and expand their capacity, they invite you to join them in fostering more stable, healthy, resilient, and happy lives for thousands of children and families.
Donate to Support Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood
For over 85 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood has been at the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged circumstances and fulfilling their mission to “inspire young people, especially those who need them most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring adults”. They are dedicated to ensuring that their students have greater access to quality educational programs; live in communities that are free of violence and all youth, especially youth in Brown and Black communities are empowered to dream big. Please consider donating to support their cause!.
Volunteer to Make a Difference at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood
When you volunteer at a Boys & Girls Club, you can make a difference in the lives of youth and give back to your community. Within the first few minutes of walking into a Club, you know you’re in a special place. Filled with the sounds and energy of spirited children and friendly, caring professionals, the Club is a fun and hopeful environment. Whether you help with homework, coach a game, or teach an art project, you’ll have the opportunity to build healthy relationships with young people eager for adult guidance, and have a positive impact on their lives. In turn, you will find that spending time with these young people has a positive impact on you as well. Please check for age restrictions when registering.
Volunteer to Make a Difference at Boys & Girls Club of Carson
When you volunteer at Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson, you’re helping them create Great Futures for thousands of young people in the greater South Bay. Whether you’re assisting with homework or inspiring high schoolers’ professional growth as a career guest speaker, your support ensures that their youth have the opportunities they need—and deserve—to succeed. Ready to make a commitment? Whether you have a little time to give or a lot, there are many ways to get involved and make a difference! Apply to become an ongoing volunteer or intern today!.
Donate to Support Boys & Girls Club of Carson
Financial contributions provide immediate funding to sustain a safe, positive, and productive environment for thousands of youth across the greater South Bay area. Every donation directly supports the organization's mission to offer life-changing resources, academic assistance, and professional growth opportunities like career guest speaking, ensuring local youth have the necessary tools to achieve great futures.
Volunteer to Make a Difference at Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach
Volunteers play an essential role in supporting the growth, learning, and personal achievement of thousands of local youth participating in club programming throughout the year. Dedicated individuals can get involved across a wide variety of impactful areas, including academic tutoring, character mentoring, youth sports coaching, leading creative arts and crafts projects, or assisting behind the scenes with special community events. Whether helping with an immediate group project or building positive relationships through regular mentorship, volunteer involvement directly expands the safe, supportive, and enriching environment local children need to thrive.
Donate to Support Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach
Invest in their Clubs, Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach provide youth with programs to capture their interests, teach valuable skills, and build supportive relationships. Their Club youth are able to grow, learn, and achieve because of people just like you believe in them. Please consider donating to give our Boys & Girls Club youth a great 2026!.
Supporting Families, Uplifting Communities: Volunteer Your Time with Child Care Resource Center
Volunteer to Help Children & Support Families with CCRC. You can help out on-site at one of their offices or help sort books or use your talents with special projects and professional services. They host a number of events throughout the year. There is always room for help with set-up, breakdown, story time, hair and face painting, etc.
Make a Difference & Doante to Help Inspire Empathy in Students Today at Children Mending Hearts
Financial contributions directly support Children Mending Hearts in their vital mission to teach empathy, kindness, and mutual respect to thousands of economically disadvantaged students throughout Los Angeles County. Your generous support funds essential school programs that combat bullying, intolerance, and youth violence by equipping children with the emotional tools to understand and care about the experiences of others—an investment that transforms lives, classrooms, and entire communities.
Support and Donate to Your LA Community to Children’s Institute
Support children and families in Los Angeles by donating to Children’s Institute (CII). Your contribution helps fund vital programs—ranging from prenatal support and early childhood education to mental health services and foster youth advocacy—that create lasting, positive change for those in need. Whether through a one-time gift, a recurring donation, or other giving options like stock or in-kind donations, your support directly impacts the lives of children and families in the community.
Facilitate Recreational Activities for Youth with Rescue Mission Alliance SFV
Bring a fun activity to share with the children participating in their program between 7pm - 8pm (please inquire about availability). Children are encouraged to participate in mission volunteer activities if accompanied by an adult. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to serve at the Valley Food Bank warehouse.
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.
Provide Childcare Support at Hope Gardens Family Center
Provide childcare and care while giving parents the chance to focus on rebuilding their lives. Opportunities are available Monday through Thursday. Volunteers must be 16 years or older and complete a background Live Scan, a virtual child abuse training module, and sign the protection policy. New volunteers must also complete 3 months of kitchen service first. Minors must have an adult present at all times.
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.