Covid-19 Volunteer Opportunities
VOLUNTEER LA is a pilot program of the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles. With listings of ways to help and places to donate.
HANG OUT, DO GOOD (H.O.D.G) is a progressive, inclusive, action-oriented volunteer community. They are involved in political campaigns and feeding the hungry. With events happening every week, you are sure to find something great to be involved in. Specifically family-friendly opportunity is making bagged lunches and delivering them every Sunday to locations around Los Angeles. You can find more details on their events and sign-up HERE.
THE BANDINI FOUNDATION HEROES GARDEN at the West LA Veterans Association. This and every Saturday for the next couple of months - social distance gardening for a good cause! Bring your friends and family that you have been missing. This is a great way to give back while visiting with those you haven’t seen in awhile.
The Bandini Foundation runs a wellness, recreation and jobs program for Veterans at the golf course, which is open to the public every day from sunrise to sunset. The program is a social enterprise that provides work experience and job preparation skills for the Veterans so they can move on to competitive employment in the community.
Having just built a Club House / Recreation Center they are now creating a beautiful garden. The golf course is currently closed to the public. Please click HERE to sign up.
GRASS ROOTS NEIGHBORS meets the immediate needs of our neighbors experiencing food and housing insecurity. We mobilize to fill the gaps in existing services by providing assistance with love and respect. Families are needed Monday - Friday to help sort and organize donations as well as deliver grocery kits to those in need. Click HERE to see how to get involved.
Cards2Seniors is a program dedicated to sending cheerful greeting cards to isolated seniors. Cards can be sent to one of the following locations: Melrose Gardens, 960 N. Martel Ave. LA, CA 90046 OR LA Jewish Home, Attn: Stacy Orbach, 18855 Victory Blvd., Reseda, CA 91335. Please write “Cards2Seniors” on the back of the envelope.
LA REGIONAL FOOD BANK needs help across Los Angeles. They are looking for volunteers (18+) to help with Food Sorting & Food Distributing. Opportunities available through August. Please click HERE to sign up.
VENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING TLC Program - Westminster TLC is a short-term housing program that offers homeless families a safe home environment while they transition out of homelessness. A 32-bed facility where eight families with up to three children per family live in three apartments. During this difficult time, these families are becoming food insecure. Please click HERE to sign up to provide groceries.
SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH is dedicated to helping homeless youth and continues to be a source of compassion and security for the unhoused and at-risk youth of our community. At this time, these are the urgent needs of the SPY community:
Gift cards to fast food restaurants such as McDonalds, Subway, Starbucks and Jack in the Box. $10-$15 can provide a meal to one of our members or you can also donate HERE to help us be able to supply gift cards. Please contact Jessicav@safeplaceforyouth.org.
New socks and underwear are some of the items needed. To see a full list of items we are most in need of, take a look at our AMAZON WISH LIST.
We are having to postpone a few of our key fundraising events this Spring and any DONATION you can make during this time will help ensure we can continue to make a positive impact on the young people who we serve.
THE PEOPLE CONCERN serves the most vulnerable members of our community, many of whom are aging and have underlying health conditions. They are providing essential services to program participants, while keeping everyone safe and adhering to the recommendations from public health agencies. While daily routines are disrupted and essential resources become more scarce, the need for services continues to grow.
Our neighbors need us now more than ever before. For example, due to health concerns, program participants living in permanent supportive housing are having a difficult time shopping for groceries. Our teams are doing the best they can to connect them to resources and deliver groceries but the need is great.
Please consider making a MONETARY CONTRIBUTION to help address our neighbors’ most critical needs. You can also purchase items from our HEALTH & WELLNESS AMAZON WISH LIST and provide our vulnerable neighbors with the essential supplies they need to stay healthy and safe. Check HERE to see how you can support their food services efforts.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES / ST. ROBERT’S CENTER is in need of VOLUNTEERS to assist with their Saturday Food Program as well as food donations such as cans of fruit, veggies, chili, baked beans, non-concentrated soups, stew, boxes of saltines or ritz crackers, protein & granola bars, cheese sticks & jerky, Cup-O-Soup & Top Ramen, bottled water and hand sanitizer. Donations can be dropped off M-F 9a-4p at St. Robert’s Center, 211 3rd Ave., Venice 90291.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS is asking healthy members of the community to help meet two urgent needs and support the continuing work of the Red Cross here in Los Angeles County:
1. Give blood. The Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during this coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients including victims of car accidents and other emergencies, or patients suffering from cancer requiring lifesaving blood.
FIND A BLOOD DRIVE NEAR YOU.
2. Volunteer to help distribute free meals. Hundreds of volunteers are needed every weekday morning to help the Red Cross, LA County Office of Emergency Management and the Los Angeles Unified School District serve prepared meals to families and students affected by school closures.
Read about safety protocols for meal distribution volunteers.
View map of food distribution centers.
Register and/or sign up for a shift.
PATH is dedicated to helping individuals, families and communities end their homelessness. Path has remote volunteer opportunities available to help create and assemble Care Kits for Street Outreach, Isolation/Quarantine Kits, Stay-At-Home Kits for Families, Food Support Kits for Seniors and Welcome Home Kits. As you shop for personal hygiene items or grocery shopping, please consider filling your basket with a few extra food/hygiene items and/or cleaning supplies. Click HERE to see all of their remote volunteer opportunities and items needed for each Care Kit.
WESTSIDE FRIENDS LA is a “Neighbor-To-Neighbor” program. Volunteers assist neighbors with grocery runs, pharmacy pickups, phone call check-ins, etc. Please click HERE to sign up.
SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY HELPERS is a community organization dedicated to helping seniors and the sick. Volunteers needed for the pick-up and delivery of groceries, medicine and toiletries. Sign up HERE.