Distribute Food with Community Action Partnership of Orange County Food Bank
Are you ready to help Community Action Partnership of Orange County Food Bank feed the community? They are in need of volunteers to help with set up and food distribution on the first Tuesday, second Thursday and third Thursday of the month. Volunteers must be free of any common flu symptoms, i.e. fever, cough, runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat etc. Must wear a mask and follow Covid-19 safety protocols. They need volunteers that can lift 20 - 30 lb. boxes. To sign-up, visit: https://capoc.volunteerhub.com/
Food Pantry Volunteer APLA Health
The Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) provides groceries to over 1,700 clients who live on a limited income. Clients are able to access the food bank weekly, and take home five bags of groceries per visit. They receive a wide variety of predetermined items that include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh produce, and an assortment of canned and dry goods that cover 100% of weekly meals as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies. NOLP is one of the largest programs at APLA Health, and have a number of opportunities for volunteers, such as distributing groceries to clients, pre-bagging groceries, filing, and stocking shelves. REQUIREMENTS: The desire to help improve the quality of life of low-income people with HIV. Enjoy working in a warehouse environment. Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. Outgoing personality, excellent communication skills. Bilingual Spanish helpful, as well as some knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Proof of negative tuberculosis test signed by a licensed California physician and dated within the last 12 months. Proof of COVID full vaccination. A person is fully vaccinated when they have received their booster dose or they received their initial vaccine series but are not yet eligible for their booster. Wear an approved face covering, as recommended by Los Angeles County Department of Public health. For more info please visit: https://aplahealth.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Deliver Meals with Meals on Wheels West
Help deliver food with Meals on Wheels West! Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID.Meals on Wheels West deliver More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Pickup time from our office in Santa Monica is between 10:45 am – 11:45 am depending on the route. They deliver to Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Pacific Palisades and Malibu. There is Hidden Hunger in even the most affluent communities. Delivery time can take approximately 1 – 2 hours and each route has an average of 8-10 clients. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/
Sort and Pack Meals with Meals on Wheels West
Help Meals on Wheels West prepare for their meal deliveries! Help with the packing of meals to delivery bags, unloading frozen meals and placing them into freezers, helping delivery volunteers with carrying delivery bags and placing them in their car, and helping with the clean up and sanitizing of delivery bags. Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID. Meals on Wheels West prepares More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/
Help North Valley Caring Center with their Breakfast Program
Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Breakfast Program to help prepare and serve a warm meal to local homeless and hungry families! To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer
Join North Valley Caring Center with their Oureach Meals
Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Outreach Meals program! Every Wednesday night approximately 240 meals are prepared and delivered to homeless families in local motels and those living on the streets in the North East Valley.To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer
Distribute Food at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County’s Distribution Center
Help Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County bring consistent, nutritious food to those experiencing hunger in Orange County by participating in a variety of projects in our Distribution Center. All food is ultimately distributed to individuals and families in Orange County. Together you are creating a future in which no one goes hungry! Currently, the Distribution Center volunteer opportunity is only available to people who are: Fully vaccinated OR provide proof of negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the volunteer shift* and 13 years old and above. To volunteer, visit: https://feedoc.volunteerhub.com/?format=0&filter={%22eventGroupId%22:46333}
Food Pantry Volunteer APLA Health
The Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) provides groceries to over 1,700 clients who live on a limited income. Clients are able to access the food bank weekly, and take home five bags of groceries per visit. They receive a wide variety of predetermined items that include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh produce, and an assortment of canned and dry goods that cover 100% of weekly meals as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies. NOLP is one of the largest programs at APLA Health, and have a number of opportunities for volunteers, such as distributing groceries to clients, pre-bagging groceries, filing, and stocking shelves. REQUIREMENTS: The desire to help improve the quality of life of low-income people with HIV. Enjoy working in a warehouse environment. Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. Outgoing personality, excellent communication skills. Bilingual Spanish helpful, as well as some knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Proof of negative tuberculosis test signed by a licensed California physician and dated within the last 12 months. Proof of COVID full vaccination. A person is fully vaccinated when they have received their booster dose or they received their initial vaccine series but are not yet eligible for their booster. Wear an approved face covering, as recommended by Los Angeles County Department of Public health. For more info please visit: https://aplahealth.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Assemble Boxes of Food for Low-Income Seniors
Every person that volunteers with the OC Food Bank will be an empowering force to helping change the community. Volunteers will be working on assembly lines packing a variety of food items into boxes that will be serving approximately 25,500 low-income seniors monthly. These boxes are eventually distributed to over 70 sites all throughout Orange County and surrounding areas. This is a high energy, fast-paced event well loved by volunteers. Thyey are currently adhering to CDC guidelines & practicing social distancing requirements. Please note that masks, gloves, & hand sanitizer are available. Important: Due to safety measures we require volunteer groups to register each volunteer individually for an event. All volunteers must register as individuals. To fidn out more, visit: https://capoc.volunteerhub.com/
Serve Breakfast with Union Rescue Mission in Angeles House
Help Union Rescue Mission prepare and serve breakfast meals, to those that are sheltered within their new Angeles House facility. Angeles House will shelter an additional 86 families in Los Angeles. To register, visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0267&console_type=event&ht=1
Serve Lunch with Union Rescue Mission in Angeles House
Help Union Rescue Mission prepare and serve breakfast meals, to those that are sheltered within their new Angeles House facility. Angeles House will shelter an additional 86 families in Los Angeles. To register, visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0267&console_type=event&ht=1
Serve Dinner with Union Rescue Mission in Angeles House
Help Union Rescue Mission prepare and serve breakfast meals, to those that are sheltered within their new Angeles House facility. Angeles House will shelter an additional 86 families in Los Angeles. To register, visit: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0267&console_type=event&ht=1
Pack Food Bags for Low Income Kids with Giving Children Hope
Volunteer on Fridays with Giving Children Hope! They distribute food to roughly 300 families from their We've Got Your Back program. This means they have been identified by school partners as having risk factors such as housing insecurity, food insecurity, and or lack of employment. At the distribution, you will load boxes of produce, meat, dairy, and more into the vehicles. They need volunteers to help prep bags and load them into the cars. If you're interested, please email volunteer@gchope.org. Check out their website for more information about the amazing work they do!
Transport Food Bags for North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry needs your help transporting their food bags! You will bring packed food bags up from the basement in the elevator on carts. Bags are then loaded onto pantry-owned vehicles. You must then drive or be driven to First Christian Church (on the corner of Colfax and Moorpark) to help unload the bags into the pantry distribution center. Once a month, they require help unloading pallets of food from the large truck, and carting it down into the temple basement. Closed shooes and masks are required. Hours given for service. To sign-up, visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=60b0a4ba5a82fa5fa7-transporting&view=calendar&mo=1651359600
Help North Valley Caring Center with their Breakfast Program
Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Breakfast Program to help prepare and serve a warm meal to local homeless and hungry families! To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer
Get in the Dirt with GrowGood
GrowGood works with the Salvation Army Bell Shelter to provide residents and community memebers access to nutritious and clean foods by tending to an organic community garden. Their garden-based programing uses healthy food as a way to help people heal through learning new skills, eating healthy food, and getting work expierence. Volunteer and work at the GrowGood farm! Masks required. Also bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, gloves and hand tools if you have them. Children 12 and over are welcome accompanied by an adult. Sign up through their website here: https://www.grow-good.org/volunteer
Provide Breakfast to 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! For more info, visit: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/f36ff9d2-7476-4797-8747-b7487cbd57aa/1
Hang Out At Service Sundays with Food on Foot
Food on Foot is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting our unhoused and low-income neighbors in Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, and a fresh start through life-skills training, full-time employment, and permanent housing. They work out of their Hollywood HQ to give out food, build community with those in their jobs and housing programs, and raise spirits of those in tough situations. Being a volunteer at one of their service sundays is not only an incredible help, but its also fanstastically fun! Kids 6 and up are welcome to come, and children 12 and under must have a chaperone. Sign up here: https://www.foodonfoot.org/volunteer/
Deliver Meals with Meals on Wheels West
Help deliver food with Meals on Wheels West! Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID.Meals on Wheels West deliver More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Pickup time from our office in Santa Monica is between 10:45 am – 11:45 am depending on the route. They deliver to Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Pacific Palisades and Malibu. There is Hidden Hunger in even the most affluent communities. Delivery time can take approximately 1 – 2 hours and each route has an average of 8-10 clients. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/
Sort and Pack Meals with Meals on Wheels West
Help Meals on Wheels West prepare for their meal deliveries! Help with the packing of meals to delivery bags, unloading frozen meals and placing them into freezers, helping delivery volunteers with carrying delivery bags and placing them in their car, and helping with the clean up and sanitizing of delivery bags. Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID. Meals on Wheels West prepares More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/
Featured Projects
Lend a Hand at Big Sunday’s Greatest Hits Volume II
Big Sunday ,
davidmcb@bigsunday.org,
(323)549-9944
Big Sunday will be hosting their second Greatest Hits Event at the great Evergreen Avenue Elementary School in Boyle Heights on Saturday, May 14, 12pm-3pm. We’ll be doing all kinds of helping, giving and beautifying activities for – and with – this Evergreen community. All ages welcome. All activities will be outdoors. Click here to sign up: https://bigsundayorg.wufoo.com/forms/z1qcok690o4mous/