Projects tagged with "Youth"

"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 and a few hundred people will thank you for it. http://www.foodonfoot.org/volunteer/ Location: In the private parking lot of the Los Angeles LGBT Center (Schrader is one block west of Wilcox, between Sunset & Hollywood Blvds.)"

"Love helping kids? Join HANDS4HOPE LA during their 6 Week Academic Summer Camp. They help kids ages 8-14 get stronger in the subjects they are weak in. HANDS4HOPE LA does this by using fun hands-on project based workshops, led by staff and guest instructors as well as field trips. This kind of academic engagement helps to reduce summer learning loss. High School Teens (14 and older) are able to volunteer as Summer Camp Assistants and gain the community Service Hours required by their schools."

"Crete Academy mission is to deliver an educational program to students TK-6th grade who are homeless and living in poverty, that will meet their physical, mental and emotional needs while developing strong character and critical thinking skills so that each child is prepared for college and beyond. Curently, they are in need of monetary donations to send their gifted and talented students to summer camps."

Here's a way to help every week throughout the summer! Each Monday morning at 10 am, we host a different, fun, hands-on service project at Big Sunday headquarters called MM@10 (Monday Mornings at 10). It's a great way for folks of all ages to get together to help others. Join us as we make Summer in a Jar Lemonade Kits for PATH! To RSVP for upcoming MM@10 events, please contact Beenish at beenish@bigsunday.org. See http://bigsunday.org/get-involved/mm10/ for more info.

Join LATM's Summer Leadership Camp, a unique, week-long, college readiness camp offered to at-risk middle school students throughout Los Angeles. Facilitators will work in pairs with a team of 15-20 middle school students to complete their college related curriculum (including financial aid, admissions, and completing A-G courses) and create a culminating project they can be proud of! Many of the students will be the first in their families to attend college, so being familiar with the process of applying and attending college is a plus. This is a full-time, one week commitment, and is a great opportunity for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the education, child development, or social work fields. The commitment includes a training along with a week of camp facilitation. LATM staff is on hand to support all volunteers throughout their experience. Potential Facilitators Must Possess:Desire and ability to work with children, ability to be a positive member of a Facilitation team, ability to accept supervision and guidance (coaching, support), Good character, integrity and adaptability, Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control, Filling out our Camp Facilitator application completely, Attend a Training (Date TBD), Pass a background check.

"Los Angeles Team Mentoring (LATM) specifically helps at-risk youth (ages 11-14) coming from foster care, juvenile probation and low-income households where most family members have not graduated from high school or college. Leadership Camp is a free 5-day college/career readiness program for middle school students. Youth learn from a team of dedicated volunteers in a supportive environment. LATM youth finish camp more CONFIDENT about attending college and OPTIMISTIC about their career goals! Camp will be held at Richard Merkin Middle School from June 17th through June 21st. LATM provides all necessary materials, breakfast, and lunch. For volunteer opportunities, click on a link below. Please specify whether you would like to facilitate or interview under the Leadership Camp Site Preference" section of the application. Facilitator 5 day commitment (8 hours a day); co-leads an assigned team of students through LATM's college/career readiness curriculum. nterviewer 1 day commitment (4 hours); conducts mock interviews & reviews student portfolios."

Volunteers are needed to help sort, inspect, and repackage donated food items from local food drives. Help the LA Food Bank help those in need by donating your time to fight hunger in our community. All volunteers must register online. No walk-ins allowed. Minimum age requirement is 14 (sorry, no exceptions.) For more info please contact Anna Raguindin araguindin@lafoodbank.org

Volunteers are needed to help sort, inspect, and repackage donated food items from local food drives. Help the LA Food Bank help those in need by donating your time to fight hunger in our community. All volunteers must register online. No walk-ins allowed. Minimum age requirement is 14 (sorry, no exceptions.) For more info please contact Anna Raguindin araguindin@lafoodbank.org

"Learn about homelessness in L.A. and then lead your own project to help LAFH provide services to those experiencing homelessness. This is an excellent way to fulfill service hours! YAC meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month. Must be 14 years or older and able to commit to monthly meetings as well as independent projects."

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. JJoin 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.

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

Join LATM's Summer Leadership Camp, a unique, week-long, college readiness camp offered to at-risk middle school students throughout Los Angeles. Facilitators will work in pairs with a team of 15-20 middle school students to complete their college related curriculum (including financial aid, admissions, and completing A-G courses) and create a culminating project they can be proud of! Many of the students will be the first in their families to attend college, so being familiar with the process of applying and attending college is a plus. This is a full-time, one week commitment, and is a great opportunity for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the education, child development, or social work fields. The commitment includes a training along with a week of camp facilitation. LATM staff is on hand to support all volunteers throughout their experience. Potential Facilitators Must Possess:Desire and ability to work with children, ability to be a positive member of a Facilitation team, ability to accept supervision and guidance (coaching, support), Good character, integrity and adaptability, Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control, Filling out our Camp Facilitator application completely, Attend a Training (Date TBD), Pass a background check.

Join Alexandria House for their Annual Volunteer BBQ & Ice Cream Social! They want to say "thank you" to all their past & current volunteers and use this opportunity to introduce Alexandria House to all their new volunteers. Event details are still to come, please contact madison@alexandriahouse.org if you're interested in attending and/or volunteering.

Volunteers will be working to remove invasive weeds which degrade important wildlife habitat and will be replacing them with native, drought tolerant plants! Please meet at the Alta Vicente trailhead next to St Paul's Lutheran Church at 31290 Palos Verdes Dr W, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. Please do not park in the church parking lot. Park on the street. Extra parking can be found in Golden Cove Shopping Center. Volunteers will be working outdoors, so please wear closed-toed shoes, sun protection and be sure to bring drinking water and a snack. A reusable water bottle is recommended. Thank you for volunteering to conserve the Palos Verdes Peninsula! For more info contact: info@pvplc.org

Volunteers are needed to help sort, inspect, and repackage donated food items from local food drives. Help the LA Food Bank help those in need by donating your time to fight hunger in our community. All volunteers must register online. No walk-ins allowed. Minimum age requirement is 14 (sorry, no exceptions.) For more info please contact Anna Raguindin araguindin@lafoodbank.org

"Summer SunDay is a peer-to-peer fundraising hike that raises much-needed support for At The Crossroads' work with young people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco. Join ATC on a beautiful hike, eat delicious food, and bond with other community members while raising vital funds for our work with young people on the streets. For more info please visit: https://fundraise.atthecrossroads.org/event/summer-sunday-2019/e224281"

Volunteers are needed to help sort, inspect, and repackage donated food items from local food drives. Help the LA Food Bank help those in need by donating your time to fight hunger in our community. All volunteers must register online. No walk-ins allowed. Minimum age requirement is 14 (sorry, no exceptions.) For more info please contact Anna Raguindin araguindin@lafoodbank.org

"High School Teens can rack up service learning hours being teen counselors at Summer Adventures Day Camp. The three 1-week sessions (July 22-Aug 9) are held in the Rancho's beautiful backyard and are lots of fun for the campers and counselors alike. Find out all about this valuable volunteer opportunity at the information Session. You must be able to attend the training day the week before camp starts from 9 to 3:30 to be a camp counselor. There are also volunteer opportunities besides being a camp counselor that you will find out about at this information session. Must be at least 14."

"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 pack End of the Month meal kits for Covenant House. For more info or to sign up, please email Tamara at tamara@bigsunday.org or visit https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/2w10-2/"